Aquaplane Introduced For Rapid Water and Land Travel
Pierre S D Sept 16 Judge S M Howard Gettysburg announces a new aquaplane model aimed at rapid water travel and shallow water work. The 25 by 5 foot craft with Bascoline motor is designed to reach up to 50 miles per hour on water and switch to land mode using cushion wheels for sandbars. He plans to display the machine on the Missouri and Forest City to test long distance travel records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
S. D
S. M. Howard
Gettysburg
Judge Howard
Missouri
Forest City
Daughters Tragic Note Precedes Suicide in Aberdeen City
Mrs. Jennie Burns, daughter of C. Crawford of Aberdeen South Dakota, killed herself with carbolic acid in Washington last night after leaving a farewell note to her father. She cites fear of separation from her two young children a girl of five and a boy of three and mentions impending hardship and burial beside her mother. Joseph Burns husband faced business reverses and potential separation, adding to her distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bourne
Jennie
Jennie Burns
South Dakota State Fair Opens at Huron
The South Dakota state fair began with many displays set up and more on the way. Cattle horses and livestock exhibits are large with growing arrivals. Machinery and vehicle displays surpass last year with special programs for women including a Wednesday reception and Pearle Penfield's auditorium address. Thursday features Mrs. Grey neth King Roe and a Delineator platform representative. Mrs Sarah T. Rover of the Ladies Home Journal will give daily cooking demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Huron Huron
M. C
Pearle Penfield
Texas
Greyneth King Roe
New York City
Sarah T. Rover
The
Ladies’ Home Journal
South Dakota Forest Reserve Fund Amounts Noted
Governor Vossey received notice that the forest reserve fund for the state totals 10498.88 dollars. The Black Hills reserve and the Sioux reserve including Cave Hills Slim Butte and Short Pine in Harding county divide the funds. Harding county receives a little over 800 dollars with the remainder shared among Black Hills counties in the forest reserve.
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South Dakota
Pierre
S D
Vossey
Black Hills
Sioux Reserve
Cave Hills
Slim Butte
Short Pine
Harding County
Scandinavians of Volin dedicate new church
Yankton South Dakota September 16 The Scandinavians of Volin dedicated their new church costing near 3000 dollars Rev C J Eastvold Jewell Iowa president of the Hauge synod conducted services assisted by pastor Rev A M Mannes A severe electric storm felled 200 phones and burned Mrs Haley's clothing and lower limbs The South Dakota national guard captain Fred B Ray went to Huron to aid Major Mc Farland at the fairgrounds A model camp will feature the fair New Yankton schools opened with large enrollment under new superintendent T A Harmon High School principal Fred Deming and athletic director Edward Cook
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
Volin
C. J. Eastvold
Jewell
Hauge Synod
A. M. Mannes
D. J. Haley
Boy dies from accidental gunshot in Britton home
Elroy Cooley, 5, son of Mr and Mrs Glen Cooley of Britton, was playing with a .22 rifle from a bureau drawer when it discharged and bullet lodged in his brain, killing him instantly in Aberdeen South Dakota.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Elroy Cooley
Glen Cooley
Britton
Presbyterians Hold Sessions at Parkston
Representatives of the Presbytery lying east of the Missouri river and south of Davison county meet in Parkston for a three day session. Addresses will be given by Rev. Thomas MacMurray of Mitchell Rev. A. C. McCauley of Bridgewater Rev. D K Kuhn of Alexandria and Rev L Barackman of Sioux Falls.
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Parkston Parkston
Presbytery
Missouri River
Davison County
Thomas MacMurray
Mitchell
A. C. McCauley
Bridgewater
D.K. Kuhn
Alexandria
L. Barackman
Sioux Falls
Arrest in Platte Tells of Man About to Marry
Sheriff Daw Bon of Rockwell City Illinois travels to Platte with Chris Nelson who was captured there awaiting marriage to his Iowa betrothed. Nelson agrees to return to Iowa without requisition papers charged with misappropriating funds in a business dispute. The couple’s wedding plans intersect with a police action as Nelson is escorted back to Rockwell City with his fiancée present.
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Platte
M. D
Daw Bon
Rockwell City
Ill
Chris Nelson
Vander Herg
Nelson
Iowa
Huron Fair Opens With Record Exhibits Expected
Sept 14 reports arrivals of car loads of livestock farm machinery vehicles and other displays at the Huron fairgrounds for the 1910 fair opening Monday. department heads and helpers arrange exhibits while counties bring county exhibits and state livestock from Minnesota and elsewhere. attendance expected to surpass previous fairs as all buildings are ready and the city swells with visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
Prep to Open New Catholic Institution in Chamberlain
Father O Flaherty of Kimball has spent the week buying furniture for a new college in Chamberlain South Dakota. The school may open next month with enrollment already underway and a plan for a full college course open to Catholic and Protestant students. Rumor suggests Sisters of Mercy may run a small hospital in town.
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Chamberlain
SL. D
Father O'Flaherty
Kimball
Sisters of Mercy
Young Centerville Youth Dies of Typhoid Fever
Robert Ege, 17, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ege, died after a short illness amid a farm work spell near Centerville South Dakota. He was 6 feet 4 inches tall and grew worse after a chilling episode while plowing, found unconscious roadside, and transported by John Finley to the Eye home where doctors fought to save him.
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Centerville
S. D
Robert
W. E. Ege
John Finley
Centerville Storm Tops Season With Severe Thunderclap
Centerville South Dakota reports a Saturday night storm from 8 o clock lasting nearly three hours. The weather damaged trees and small buildings and disrupted local phone service due to lightning.
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Centerville
S. D
LeBeau Prepares for Registration Crowds
LeBeau as the nearest registration point to the Cheyenne and Standing Rock lands set to open for settlement invites multitudes. The Cheyenne reservation lies across the river with ferry service and conveyances to reach interior lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebeau
Cheyenne
Standing Rock
Kissed His Wife and Dropped Dead in Field
Ferris D. Gilbert a well known farmer near Clark South Dakota fell dead in a field moments after kissing his wife on the mowing machine. He had just helped her onto the seat and spoke lightly about the kiss before collapsing instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark, S. D
Ferris D. Gilbert
Radford to Face First Degree Murder Charge
Charles Radford, held on a shooting in a quarrel over a daughter, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing today in Sioux Falls. He is expected to be charged with murder in the first degree and his brother Eugene Radford faces a complicity charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Charles Radford
George Hurd
Eugene Radford
Squatters Have No Prior Rights to Homestead Lands
Dallas S D Sept 14 reports that after the Tripp county drawing many squatters set up shacks hoping vacant claims would yield filing rights under homestead law. Interior Dept dispels this belief: no prior rights exist for squatters over others presenting filing at the land office. Huron Sept 14 convention of Degree of Honor lodges in the state featured Elizabeth Shroader of St Paul deputy superior chief of honor, accompanied by H Holmes and A Sherwood among others.
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Dallas
S. D
Tripp County
Interior Department
Huron
Degree of Honor
Elizabeth Shroader
St. Paul
Big Crops Accompany Hills Gold Output
Belle Fourche South Dakota September 14 largest acreage and heaviest crops ever grown in the Black Hills are assured. Wild fruits abundant and apple orchards will yield heavily. Threshing has begun with George A Ross harvesting 36 bushels of winter wheat per acre from 37 acres and H M Eaton threshing 470 bushels from 10 acres. Wheat yields range 15 to 40 busheks per acre. Butte will send a county exhibit to the State fair at Huron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Fourche
S. D
Black Hills
George A. Ross
H. M. Eaton
Butte
Huron
Murdered Policeman Hawley Laid to Rest at Howard
The funeral of Policeman C. A. Hawley, shot by a hobo Tuesday night, was held in Howard with the city fire department and trainmen present. Authorities continue pursuit of the murderer, aided by well organized posses, and a $1,000 reward is offered.
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Howard Huron
C. A. Hawley
Howard
D. Risenbark
Hawley
Three Men Die As River Seining Goes Wrong Near Pierre
John Mc Laughlin drowned while seining five miles up the river from Pierre S D. L G Sensenny and E W Simpson were rescued after a hard struggle. The trio stepped into a deep hole and all three fell in the water. McLaughlin, though a good swimmer, drowned before help arrived.
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Pierre
S. D
John McLaughlin
L. G. Sensenny
E. W. Simpson
McLaughlin
Gasoline Explosion Destroys Store in Fairpoint
Rapid City note reports a gasoline tank blast at J. W. Bobier’s hardware store in Fairpoint 75 miles northeast of Rapid City. The $15,000 stock was destroyed while Bobier was away. residents woke to the blast from a 150 gallon tank and no insurance covered the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid City
S. D
J. W. Bobier
Fairpoint
Homestead Country
Bobier
Yankton Citizens Wed in Omaha
An Omaha marriage ties Yankton’s Charles Kingsbury and Miss Jessie Wynn, prominent locals. Kingsbury, son of G W Kingsbury of the Press and Dakotan, wed the daughter of the late H B Wynn and Mrs Maria Wynn of Yankton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
Omaha
Charles Kingsbury
Jessie Wynn
Kingsbury
G. W. Kingsbury
The
Press and
Dakotan
H. B. Wynn
Maria Wynn
German Laborer May Jump Job At Mill
Washington reports an agreement after a weeks long strike in Nuremberg Germany introduces the right of laborers to quit without prior notice and lets employers discharge without notice. American Consul G N Ifrt notes this marks a new rule in German labor relations while German conditions are seen improving. Pierre South Dakota treasurer says the 1909 state general fund receipts totaled 1 626 931 and disbursements 1 499 351 for the year ending June 30 1909.
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Washington
Nuremberg
Germany
G. N. Ifrt
Pierre
Appointments of Enumerators Stir South Dakota row
Sioux Falls reports the selection of Dave Wipf of Parkston and George B. Mansfield of Rapid City as census supervisors, a choice fueling a dispute between senators and congressmen over who should name the officials. The Missouri River boundary sets district control east and west.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Dave Wipf
Parkston
George B. Mansfield
Rapid City Commercial Club
South Dakota
Wipf
Mansfield
Missouri River
Friends of the Senators
Off' Zer's Assaulter Not Yet Found in Huron
In Huron South Dakota on September 13 authorities scoured miles with hundreds of armed men for the man who shot Officer Hawley Tuesday night. Two men are in custody as possible sources of information. Hawley rests comfortably but remains unlikely to recover. The search continues for the perpetrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
S. D
J. H. Kinney
Zer
Hawley
Col Frost to Make Sioux Falls Home
Colonel A. B. Frost named inspector general of the South Dakota National Guard has decided to reside in Sioux Falls and will move his family there at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Frost
Sioux Falls
S. D
South Dakota National Guard
Missing 15 year old Waldo Hagel in Sioux Falls
Unease grows in Sioux Falls as Waldo Hagel aged 15 son of Mr and Mrs Charles Hagel disappears. He worked as a messenger for Western Union, had just been paid 15 dollars, and his hours were 6 pm to 2 30 am. He telephoned home saying he would stay at the office until morning but has not been seen since. His mother urged him to come home and he agreed but vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Waldo Hagel
Charles Hagel
Western Union Telegraph Company
Drawing Balance of Tripp County Claims
The final 2,000 of 6,000 homesteads in Tripp county ceded lands are being filed before U S land officers. Applicants toured ceded areas before the filing date, with many valuable quarter sections remaining that will be patented later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripp County
Gregory
S. D
Government Land Lottery
United States Land Officers
Farmer kills 25 rattlesnakes in nest
Blunt, S. D. Sept. 13. Eckert brothers on a large local farm report a rattlesnake nest found while mowing. He killed 25 snakes after starting the task and tallying the reptiles.
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Blunt
S. D
Eckert Brothers
Eckert
CANCELLATION OF HOMESTEADS FOR MANY CLAIMANTS
Rapid City and Belle Fourche districts see widespread cancellation actions as 104 August investigations reveal 62 unfavorable reports. Deserts misclassified due to heavy rainfall, while timber and stone lands are flagged for proof. A southern state homesteader falsely claimed plowing 11 acres, later found to have covered 21 acres.
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Rapid City
S. D
Charles W. Atkinson
General Land Office
Washington
Belle Fourche
Atkinson
Snake in grain shock bites laborer in South Dakota
Wail South Dakota September 11 Albert Ramsell a homesteader about 12 miles north of town was shocked by a rattlesnake lying under grain shock. The reptile bit his left hand before he could withdraw and Ramsell treated himself with first aid then sought further care in Wall from local doctors.
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Wail
S. D
Albert Ramesell
Ramsell
Wall
Lead Schools Open in Lead South Dakota
Lead Public Schools opened for the year with A. H. Bigelow continuing as head. Attendance expected to match last year as numerous teaching changes occur, especially in the high school. A new heating and ventilating plant was installed summer, grounds to be sodden, and cement walks laid. Manual training and domestic science start delayed until rooms are ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. D
A. H. Bigelow
Watertown officer takes command at state fair grounds duty
Watertown South Carolina September 11 Major J G McFarland of this city has been put in command of the camp at the state fair grounds fair week Seventy five men from Companies C G and L have been ordered to report to Major McFarland at Huron for police duty on the grounds during fair week
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Watertown
S. C
J. G. McFarland
McFarland
Huron
Coroner's Jury Charges Charles Bradford in Hurd Killing
Sioux Falls reports Charles Bradford charged by the coroner's jury in the George Hurd homicide. Bradford admits the shooting but says he acted in self defense. A preliminary hearing date has not yet been set.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Charles Bradford
George Hurd
Bates Named Chairman of Elks Judiciary Committee
C P Bates a Sioux Falls attorney and long time Elks member was appointed by J A Sammis of LeMars Iowa as chairman of the judiciary committee the highest post under the grand exalted ruler This honor reflects well on Bates and on the Elks of Sioux Falls and South Dakota Sammis previously led the Elks judiciary committee before becoming grand exalted ruler
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Cc. P. Bates
Sioux Falls
SC. D
C. P. Bates
Elks Order
J. A. Sammis
LeMars
the Elks of
United States
Judiciary Committee
Bates
Elks
South Dakota
Sammis
The
Elks of
South Dakota Dogs Said to Help Reach North Pole
Dr. T. H. Druen of Lebanon asserts in a letter to a Sioux Falls paper that he bought the dogs for both the Cook and Peary Arctic expeditions. He claims South Dakota dogs aided the pole discovery, with purchases made at Bowdle and corroboration from banker Henry Groos of Bowdle.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
T. H. Druen
Lebanon
Cook
Peary
North Pole
South Dakota
Pole
Druen
Bowdle
Denver police seek Denver jewel robbery suspect in Detroit
A 27 year old man known as Charles Soorey or Thomas Mulligan is jailed in Detroit awaiting a Denver police officer. The Denver officer wants to question him about a $3000 jewelry robbery at the Kaiserhoff hotel in Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Charles Soorey
Thomas Mulligan
Denver
Police Officer Shot by Tramp in Huron
In Huron South Dakota on September 10 a police officer, A Hawley, was shot in the left temple during a disturbance in the business district by a man among four hoboes. The wound is described as potentially fatal. The assailant fled toward the Great Northern yards. several arrests followed but the killer’s identity remains uncertain. Hawley is married with one child. In Eureka South Dakota the contract to build a large Lutheran college advanced with construction material orders. the main structure excluding heating and plumbing is estimated at 20500 dollars.
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Huron
S. D
A. Hawley
Great Northern
Hawley
Eureka
Woonsocket Drillers Reach Deep Artesian Well Depth
In Woonsocket South Dakota drillers have sunk the new artesian well beyond 600 feet with a water flow expected before week’s end. The town once housed a famed artesian source whose pressure and flow were extraordinary. the old well declined and the new bore is hoped to become one of the state’s best artesian wells.
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Woonsocket
S. D
Unidentified Man Found In Missouri River Near Gettysburg
Officials in Gettysburg South Dakota seek identification of a nude male body found in the Missouri river a week to 10 days earlier. The 25 year old, 126 pound man about 6 feet 7 inches tall likely drowned while swimming, with the body believed to have been in the river for about a month before discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
S. D
Missouri River
Here
Milwaukee Road fast mail train denied by official
Officials deny plans for a Chicago to Seattle fast mail service via LaCrosse and Woonsocket Woonsocket and Aberdeen. Superintendent J T Gillick says the service will not run that route at all until the Puget Sound extension is prepared for fast traffic, which will take many months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Aberdeen
S. D
Woon
Milwaukee Road
Chicago
Seattle
LaCrosse
Wis
Woonsocket
J. T. Gillick
James River
South Dakotans Form Minneapolis Society
Minneapolis plans a South Dakota society formed by H. T. Summers who says the organization is assured and will call a meeting of former residents in a few days in Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis Society
Minneapolis
Minn
H. T. Summers
South Dakota
Girls Organize To Combat Spinsterhood In Presho
At a Chamberlain home gathering in Presho South Dakota on September 19 the town’s young women formed the K. K. club also called the Anti Old Maid association inviting sisters to join and protect local men from bachelorhood. Carrie Jost was named grand matron Edna Chamberlain lustra matron Iva Pickett marshal and Rosa Hagler treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presho
S. D
Chamberlain
K. K
Notaries Organized to Aid Cheyenne River Lands Visit
Aberdeen S D Sept 10 Interest in opening Cheyenne River and Standing Rock lands spreads nationwide with inquiries from multiple states. Notaries have organized with 74 members under James W Witten guidance and elected I O Curtiss president W F Mason vice president William Wallace secretary and R G Townsend treasurer Booths will register home seekers expeditiously per Witten recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
S. D
Cheyenne River
Standing Rock
United States Land Office
California
Kentucky
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan
North Dakota
Minnesota
Ohio
Idaho
Washington
South Dakota
Notaries
James W. Witten
I. O. Curtiss
W. F. Mason
William Wallace
R. G. Townsend
Witten
Woman Dies After Kerosene Explosion Near Volga
Mrs. Peter Kolberg of seven miles southwest of Volga dies from burns after a kerosene can exploded while she was tending a house fire started at ten. The tragedy leaves a husband and three children, the youngest born days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volga
Peter Kolberg
Here
Beline
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National
Huron State Fair
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