Father slain in fight over daughter's suitor in Sioux Falls
George Hurd was killed in the northwest section of Sioux Falls at about 1:30 this morning. Eugene and Charles Radford of Franklin Illinois surrendered to police and face murder charges. The Radfords say they acted in self defense after Hurd struck Charles with a club. Charles fired twice, killing Hurd with shots to the eye and neck.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
George Hurd
Eugene
Charles Radford
Franklin, Ill
Far West
Hurd
Eugene Radford
Fugene Radford
Miss Hurd
Charles
Yankton College Plans $150000 Endowment Drive
Yankton South Dakota announces a drive for 150000 dollars to fund endowment a new girls dormitory and central heating plant as it begins its 28th year on September 15 with Rev L O Baird of Omaha delivering the opening address Dr Christine Iverson a former student now bound for Arabia mission work to speak to Christian associations in the evening All dormitory spaces were filled last June and local guest houses are at capacity signaling strong demand for enrollment
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Yankton
S. D
Yankton College
L. O. Baird
St. Mary’s Avenue Congregational Church
Omaha
Christine Iverson
Arabia
Farmer Fred Feske Shoots Self in Domestic Troubles
Bridgewater South Dakota September 9 Fred Feske a farmer seven miles northeast of town attempted suicide by shooting himself in the forehead with a revolver. He is said to have recently married his second wife and domestic troubles are given as the cause.
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Bridgewater, S. D
Fred Feske
Here
Lyman County Resents Slender Letter About Aid Claims
Lyman County residents protest a Chicago Record Herald letter alleging local destitution after a fire. They argue the county is self supporting, producing enough this year to feed Chicago for a year and to aid its own people, despite outside claims.
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Lyman County
Chamberlain
SL. D
Chicago Record- Herald
Chicago
Hyde County Fair Opens With Stock Exhibits
Hyde County fair opens in Highmere S L Sept 9 featuring agricultural and stock displays over three days. Races in trotting pacing and running offer over 600 dollars in purses. A F Chamberlain and Professor Willis of Brookings to speak. travel incentives provided by the Co and N W Ry to invite farmers to visit the experiment station.
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Hyde County
Highmere
S. L
A. EF. Chamberlain
Willis
Brookings
Coffin Bell Prevents Burial Alive in Sioux Falls
John Freese of Sioux Falls has patented an attachment for coffins that rings a bell if the deceased shows movement, a device designed to prevent burial alive. He seeks a law banning embalming to popularize the invention nationwide.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
John Freese
Freese
Family in Runaway Makes Narrow Escape
Frank Lansing and his wife and baby narrowly escaped injury when a runaway started as they rode in Van Metre South Dakota. A pole crashed down as the horses blinded past, tossing the woman and child to a distance while Lansing remained in the wagon until the team broke free. The family sustained only a shaking experience and were otherwise unharmed.
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van Metre
S. D
Frank Lansing
Cind
Tansing
Egan Announces Candidacy for Governor of South Dakota
Sioux Falls Sept 8 George W Jogan of Sioux Falls announces his Republican bid for governor in next year’s primaries. He plans an extensive October Centerville address and a broad campaign. His platform calls for recall for county officials, nonpartisan judiciary, direct election of U S senators, and empowering citizens over partisan machinery.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Egan Club
Centerville
George W. Jogan
South Dakota
Egan
Tam
State Board of Charities and Corrections
United States
Heroic Method to Save Girl's Life
Peter Rutan of Oacoma South Dakota saved his daughter Miss Jessie Rutan after a rattlesnake bit her twice on the foot. He sucked out the venom then treated the wounds with soda and kerosene before rushing her to the Chamberlain sanitarium where she is recovering.
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Oacoma, S. D
Peter Rutan
Jessie Rutan
Chamberlain
Burglar Steals Doctor’s Trousers After $100 Heist
Dr Arner of Scotland South Dakota reports a bold night burglary in which a thief entered while the doctor slept and escaped with about 100 dollars. The pursuer fired twice but failed to capture the intruder, who also stole the doctor’s trousers containing the money. only the discarded trousers and empty pocket book were later found on a sidewalk.
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Scotland
S. D
Arner
Projected Interurban Through Rich Country
At a mass meeting in Westerville on September 8 farmers along the proposed interurban line expressed readiness to back construction. The route from the Big Sioux river to Platte and Plankinton would serve the state’s richest agricultural belt between the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul and Northwestern lines.
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Westerville
S. D
Big Sioux River
Platte and Plankinton
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Northwestern
Chief Clerk for Aberdeen Postal Center
Announcement says the post office department will install a chief clerk in the Aberdeen government building to supervise mail service and railway mail clerks across South Dakota and parts of North Dakota and Montana. This enhances Aberdeen as a postal center, with closest chief clerks at Fargo and Sioux City.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Post Office Department
South Dakota
North Dakota
Montana
Fargo
Sioux City
Man dies in barn fire near Reliance South Dakota
A sleeping man, described as a stranger, perished when a barn on W A Green’s farm five miles east of Reliance caught fire. Coroner Murray investigated but could not determine exact cause, though authorities believe the man lit a match to find his way to the loft and was consumed by the flames. The victim, a negro, had been allowed to sleep in the barn and had been cautioned against lighting matches.
Railway directors meet in Huron for company business
A Pierre Rapid City Northwestern Railway board meeting was held in Huron with B F Varrell as chairman and C T Dyke as secretary. W A Gardner was elected president along with other officers and directors. Railroad men including M J McGrath W P Cosgraw and A C Johnson of Winona attended.
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W. P. Cosgraw
A. C. Johnson
Winona
Hayes Murder Verdict Upheld After Sensational Chase
In the supreme court today the state case against Charles Hayes of Lawrence county was affirmed. Hayes was found guilty of murder after a sensational chase and capture and sentenced to be hanged.
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Pierre
S. D
Supreme Court
Charles Hayes
Lawrence County
Hayes
Stranger from Spokane Injured in Centerville Fall
Joseph Farley, a Spokane traveler bound for Grand Island Neb, fell on the Centerville sidewalk yesterday sustaining a head injury. He was carried to his room unconscious, later revived enough to supply his name and address, and it was noted he suffered a heart failure.
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Centerville
S. D
Joseph Farley
Spokane
Grand Island
Neb
Shipping record set to break as stock moves out
Belle Fourche South Dakota reports the annual stock shipping season has begun with expectations of a record. Last week 565 cars of cattle and sheep left the Black Hills and Casper divisions and this week should be similar. Forty to fifty cars of Texas cattle will arrive for range turnout and shipments are likely to continue. Stock is in good condition and both sheep and cattle are optimistic about the outlook.
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Belle Fourche
S. D
Black Hills
Casper
Texas
Rural mail carriers to meet in Elk Point for convention
Elk Point South Dakota will host the annual convention of rural mail carriers on Monday and Tuesday at the court house. A large agenda includes many topics with emphasis on improving roads and good transportation infrastructure.
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Elk Point
S. D
South Dakota
Watch Gift Honors Judge Corson for 20 Years on Bench
Pierre, S. D. Sept 7 A presentation to Judge Corson by the State Bar association honors his two decades of service. Rapid City lawyer Charles W. Brown describes a gold watch made from Black Hills gold as a fitting tribute symbolizing purity of character. The judge expresses thanks and hopes to retire with esteem.
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Corson Pierre
S. D
Supreme Court
Charles W. Brown
Rapid City
Brown
State Bar Association
State Bar
Carson
Mr. Brown
Judge Corson
Black Hills
Corson
Lawrence County
Judge Carson
Supreme Bench
Northwestern railroad extension to White Owl planned
Deadwood South Carolina September 7 contracts awarded for 35 miles of line northward and arrangements made to extend 65 more miles to White Owl. Construction will begin in a few days under this expansion plan.
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Deadwood
S. C
Northwestern Railroad
White Owl
Transport Runs Down Steamer at Plymouth
In Portsmouth harbor the Duchess of Kent was struck by a government transport with 400 aboard. The steamer began taking on water but was beached safely and all passengers reached shore without injury.
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Plymouth
Portsmouth
Eng
Isle of Wight
Twine Plant at the Penitentiary Shows a Profit
Warden Swenson reports the new penitentiary twine plant is profitable for the state with a $3000 gain in the initial period. He expects annual profits of $12 000 to $15 600 as convict labor expands. The plant faces competition from International Harvester which uses raw material pricing to its advantage. officials have secured hemp supplies to weather market shifts.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Swenson
South Dakota
International Harvester Company
Rock Collapse Kills Louis Benassa at Homestake Mine
Louis Benassa was crushed and killed when a two ton rock rolled from above while he worked at the foot of a rock pile in the Homestake mine. Despite efforts to free him, he died on the stope floor. Benassa, who had recently moved from New York, leaves a wife and baby.
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S. D
Homestake
Louis Benassa
Brenassa
New York
McCook County Fair Set for Salem September 8 9 10
Bridgewater S D Sept 6 Elaborate preparations are under way for the McCook county fair at Salem September 8 9 and 10 A purse of 2500 will be distributed across departments with emphasis on races stock farm products and women s fancy work A girls and boys department is planned daily sports will be featured with teams from Montrose Canastota Spencer and Salem and bands from Bridgewater Spencer Salem and Canastota providing music
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M’cook
Bridgewater
S. D
McCook County
Salem
Montrose
Canastota
Spencer
No Prizes for Rifle Team of State Squad
Watertown South Dakota rifle team returns from Fort Perry without prizes though their aggregate score exceeds last year's winner by 35 points. They were 100 points from class C top and 200 from class B, a solid showing for a green first year at the national tournament.
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Watertown
S. D
South Dakota
Fort Perry
Well tiling sinks down out of sight in Watertown
In Watertown South Dakota on September 3 a 52 foot section of cement curing tiles 30 inches in diameter slid into a subterranean lake or bed of quicksand beneath a hospital well as the last tile was set workmen watched in astonishment with no explanation offered the old well was rotten and being replaced with cement tiles.
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Watertown
S. D
Watertown Veterinary Hospital
Latte Saloon Case Dismissed By Court
In Charles Mix County South Dakota the case of R A Parks former saloon keeper from Platte against county commissioners over saloon licenses was heard by a circuit court jury. After close evidence the court ruled Parks not entitled to force a new meeting to pass his bond and dismissed the jury.
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G. M. Caster
Lak Andes
Senator Dillon
Yankton
Parks
Tipton
J. W. Lindsay
Geddes
County Board
Fairfield socialite sued for alienation of affections
Bridgeport New York and Fairfield resident Mrs Jessie Livingstone Forbes wife of aeronaut A Holland Forbes is defendant in a $75 000 suit brought by Mrs Ira Rowley of New York. The complaint charges alienation of affections by Mrs Forbes.
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Bridgeport, Conn
Jessie Livingstone Forbes
Fairfield
New York
A. Holland Forbes
Ira Rowley
Ernest Rowley
Forbes
Egan's Case Taken Before the Supreme Court
George W. Egan sought re admission to the South Dakota bar as the Supreme Court heard his case. He argued at length about his disbarment tied to Julia Ann O'Grady, who killed her husband John O'Grady. Opponents argued he remains unfit. the court adjourned deliberations with no decision date.
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A. B. Kittredge
Henry Robertson
Minnehaha County Bar
Egan
Minnehaha County
Haney
Supreme Court
Charles Deland
Pierre
C. W. Brown
Rapid City
State Bar
Corn crop optimism rises in Centerville South Carolina
Centerville reports near ideal conditions across six weeks boosting corn expectations for a large yield with strong quality. Demand is expected to rise due to little surplus carryover from last year and prices outlook remains favorable.
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Centerville
S. C
Tis State
State board of equalization adjusts Lawrence county valuations
Deadwood South Dakota September 4 the report shows few changes to Lawrence county valuations by the state board of equalization with two exceptions. Agricultural implements valuations rise ten percent and bank stock increases fifty percent from 150112 to 222168.
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Deadwood
S. D
State Board of Equalization
Lawrence County Board
Grain elevator adds 30x70 feet to boost capacity
In St Onge South Dakota an addition measuring 30 by 70 feet is being built to the local grain elevator. Crops are reported unusually good with oats yielding 60 to 85 bushels and dry land potatoes averaging 150 bushels per acre.
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St. Onge
S. D
Yeggmen Loot Store In Plana Near Aberdeen
The store of N. J. Wilmsen at Plana near Aberdeen was entered by yeggmen who took 7 dollars in cash and about 30 dollars in merchandise. No clue is available.
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Aberdeen
S. D
N. J. Wilmsen
Plana
Early Bird Registers for Land Handed to Sioux Lands
Lars Royde of Sparta Wisconsin arrived in Aberdeen to register for the Cheyenne River and Standing Rock lands, planning to stay to beat crowds when registration begins. Two easterners sought immediate registration, but the land office refused, leaving them to face the later rush.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Lars Royde
Sparta
Wis
Cheyenne River
Standing Rock
United States Land Office
Lars
Land Office
Local Harvest Yields Report Strong Wheat and Oats
Reports from Yankton South Dakota on September 4 describe threshers near town noting good wheat yields up to 30 bushels per acre with averages around 20 and oat yields around 34 bushels per acre. Some poor fields exist but 13 to 25 bushels is common and oats are described as a very heavy, promising crop this year.
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Yankton
S. D
Freeman Knowles Pays Fine and Is Released
Freeman Knowles has paid the $500 fine for sending obscene material through the mails and was ordered released from jail in Rapid City after serving 50 days. It was unclear where the money came from but supporters likely aided the payment. His release followed the court’s refusal to grant pauper’s relief.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Freeman Knowles
Rapid City
Cattle Scorched as Freight Car Burns Near Armour
A freight train from the West stopped at Armour when a spark from the engine ignited a stable car. Twenty two cattle were badly scorched but survived the journey. Firemen and the Armour department controlled the blaze. the cattle continued on to market. A separate Soil Survey report from Rapid City notes government engineers surveying western South Dakota soils for agricultural value, with seven men on site and a finish expected by early November.
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Armour
S. D
Armour Fire Department
Rapid City
George N. Co
Seno de Penton
North Dakota
Texas
Egan's Case Appears Before South Dakota Supreme Court
George W. Egan of Minnehaha County faces the South Dakota Supreme Court today in a bid to reinstate his bar status. His motion is opposed by A B Kittredge and Henry Robertson representing the Minnehaha County Bar Association.
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Egan
Pierre
S. D
George W. Egan
Minnehaha County
Supreme Court
South Dakota
A. B. Kittredge
Henry Robertson
Girl Attacked by Hobo Near Centerville
Centerville South Dakota September 3. A young girl delivering milk was attacked near the railroad yards. The assailant, described as an Italian worker, was arrested but later cleared by witnesses. Police seek the true culprit amid clues of possible hitchhiking hobos in the area.
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Centerville
S. D
Winona Hatch
Turner
Johnson
Former Elk Point editor Mallahan dead at Jackson
C. F. Mallahan, once a resident of Elk Point, died in Jackson, Minnesota. He lived here over 25 years and formerly edited the Courier, which is now owned by C. R. Bruce.
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Elk Point
S. D
C. F. Mallahan
Jackson, Minn
The
Courier
C. R. Bruce
Fire Probe Highlights Wakonda Kitchen Blaze
Nels Madison home in Wakonda South Dakota was saved from total loss after quick local response to an oil stove fire. The blaze stayed in the kitchen with about $150 in damages, insured.
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Wakonda
S. D
Nels Madison
Indian papoose dies of pneumonia at state fair grounds
Wauhalla a four month old papoose of Amos Blackstone died early this morning in the Indian village at the state fair grounds from pneumonia contracted on a cold night. She was the granddaughter of Chief Renville and will be buried here but later removed to the Cheyenne reservation.
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Des Moines
Wauhalla
Papoose
Amos Blackstone
State Fair Grounds
Renville
South Dakota
Boy shoots sister during play with shotgun in Kentucky
In Nicholasville Kentucky today James Littrell aged 8 accidentally fired a shotgun while playing war with his sister 6 causing her death. The incident occurred during a game of pretend battle in the family home setting.
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Lexington
Nicholasville
James Littrell
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