Rattlesnake bite romance ends in White River wedding
Charles W. Kerlin, auditor of Mellette county, married nurse Oltilie C. Vavra after his rattlesnake bite in Happy Hollow. Miss Vavra arrived Aug 7 to care for him. he recovered and wed three weeks after her arrival. Kerlin is a longtime Rosebud settler and reform candidate. notes include an odd ad seeking a rattlesnake with biting qualities.
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Mellette
Charles W. Kerlin
Ottilie C. Vavra
Cupid
Goa
Mellette County
Oltilie C. Vavra
Omaha
Happy Hollow
Little Dan
Kerlin
Whiteriver
S. D
Homer Tr. Gillespie
Mr. Iwerlin
Vavyra
White River
Mr. Kerlin
St. van Valkenburg
Congregational Church
A. Bradbell
Bellevue Hospnital
New York City
Rosebud Country
Jie
R. V. Wletcher
J. M. Corvigain
Ben Smith
L. K. Trucy
P. J. Mavin
J. Stone
W. Jarboe
G. FF. Schanbacher
A. V. Watson
M. IL. O'Reilly
Mitchell Notes From Local State Fair and Community Life
Local notes recount the Yankton to Huron fair train with 95 Mitchell tickets sold and many residents visiting the state fair. Senior class officers named and various Mitchell residents traveling to Huron and Sioux Falls for events and work.
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Yankton
Mitchell
Mitchell Briefs and Agitatives: Local Figures Move On
A roundup of Mitchell area notes and movements including students leaving for the University of Wisconsin, officials on official business in Sioux Falls, building work at Fourth Avenue and Main Street, local visitors from Lead and Wagner, and community events. The Democratic state central committee designates Mitchell as state campaign HQ. new Knights of Columbus officers are elected. local obituaries and social visits noted.
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I A. Tatkaberry
Sioux Falls
Vestertay
Warts Ale
Fourth Avenue
Main Street
Sam T. Greene
G. S. Jackson
Ray Alsip
2. P. Johnson
Tom McDonald
A. Martinez
Democratic State Central Committee
Mitchell
Knights of Columbus
N. H. Behrens
J. A. Rogan
SS. I. Kearns
L. M. Kilburg
M. M. Morgan
Ke Ssiberz
J. Fergen
J. W. Sibert
J. WT. Coughlin
W. P. Glennon
J. B. Taylor
John Michels
Sid W. Leehan
C. E. Doty
Chicago
J. B. Doty
Notice of Foreclosure and Estate Hearing Prompts
Notice combines a mortgage foreclosure sale for Jennie J. Lord Bertha A. Christy and a hearing for letters of administration in the William Hingworth estate. Foreclosure set for October 21 1916 at Mitchell courthouse with a $525.44 claim. probate hearing September 25 1916 in Davison County Court, Mitchell.
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Davison County
South Dakota
Mitchell
G. S. Burr
Spangler & Haney
Bertha A
Christy
Bertha A, Nelson
State of
Davison
William l Hingworth
Susan Hlingworth
Maggie ‘Schnes
Ada i. Smith
William J Hingworth
Susan Ingworth
William Lingworth
Two American Sailors Saved After Strathtay Sinking
Consul General Skinner in London cabled the state department that William Wootton and Wher rord Sweeney from New Jersey were saved from the British steamer Strathtay after it was torpedoed by a submarine on September 6 in the British Channel.
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Washington, D. C
Skinner
London
State Department
William Wootton
Wherrord Sweeney
New Jersey
Strathtay
British steamer Counsellor foundered off London shores
The captain and crew of the British steamer Counsellor have landed in London reporting their vessel foundered in the sea. One crew member is an American.
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London
Ineland
Counsellor
Launch Booze Seller Fights Jurisdiction Over Lake Waters
Milbank, SD The arrest of Joseph Bowers operator of the launch Comet on selling beer to passengers leads to a legal dispute over which city has jurisdiction. Attorneys for the defendant will contend that Big Stone Lake is governmental waters and that Big Stone City authorities had no power to arrest on the lake side of the middle.
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Milbank
Big Stone Lake
Joseph Bowers
Big Stone City
South Dakota
Circuit
Boundary dispute over lake jurisdiction between states
The report discusses a legal contention that county authorities can arrest within South Dakota boundaries on a lake area, with the boundary claimed at the lake center. Defendants argue the arrest of Powers occurred west of the center, thus inside South Dakota.
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South Dakota
Minnesota
Congress
Union of States
Bowers
Chilly Wave Over Mitchell Follows Sudden Temperature Drop
A sharp cold snap hit Mitchell with a 26 degree drop in an hour and a low of 43 by 7 this morning. The day featured 56 degrees at 7 pm, a 50 degree midnight reading, and frost warnings in parts of the state that did not materialize. Pedestrians bundled in coats over summer wear as northerly winds drove the cold front.
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Mitchell
Nation earns praise as Hampshire hog breeder and shipper
John Nation a well known farmer and stock breeder near Plankinton has achieved prominence in breeding pure bred Hampshire hogs. His Trampshires have won prizes in several states and he has become a leading shipper in the region, drawing many orders from across the country.
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John Nation OW
Plankinton
Hampshire
John Nation
Nation
Suspect Jumps From Fast Train in Transit
Arthur Walto men, arrested in Tronwood Michigan for the murder of Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols, leaped from a train at Harmon New York as it moved through. He allegedly pushed a detective, then jumped. The train stopped and he was taken to the city in serious condition with possible skull fracture.
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New York City
Arthur Waltomen
Tronwood
Mich
Elizabeth Nichols
New York
Harmon
N. Y
Waltomen
International Students Entering Dakota Wesleyan Academy
The 1909 intake includes several foreign scholars from Bolivia Japan Italy and the United States with Jose Hinojosa from Cochabamba Bolivia returning after a year away to enter the academy. Melcher Guzman from Bolivia will begin as a college freshman and Flaviano Arnez of Punata Bolivia starts freshman year. Yasuma Oda from Nagasaki Japan is a senior and poised to be the 61st Japanese graduate. Jobie A Ferrante, an Italian, joins the academy as a new entrant.
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Dekota Weseyan
Bolivia
S. A
Jipein
United States
Jose Hinojosa
Cochabamba
Jose
Dakota Wesleyan
Melcher Guzman
Tlinojosa
Flaviano Arnez
Punata
Yasuma Oda
Nagasaka
Japan
Oda
Foreign Students and Local Ties Highlight Dakota Wesleyan
The article notes Ferrante and several international students at Dakota Wesleyan along with Americans from distant states. Malcolm G. Shurtleff from Adamsville Rhode Island is highlighted as a football find. Other students come from Michigan Oklahoma Arkansas and nearby states.
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Ferrante
Mediterranean
Dakota Wesleyan
Malcolm G. Shurtleff
Adamsville
Rhode Island
Michigan
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Aberdeens of Sportman Seeks Return of Stolen Auto
Aberdeen public square tale tells how Babe Ward sued Sheriff T Wykoff to recover a car he bought from a stranger that was stolen in Milwaukee. Ward wants either the vehicle or his money, and the theft occurred the night before hunting season.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Wykoff
Babe” Ward
Ward
Milwaukee
Allies ration neutral nations through British provisioning plan
London reports Scandinavia and Holland largely on food cards under British commissariat control. The provisioning orders limit neutral exports and allow American ships to pass goods only via the British blockade. Neutrals may receive sufficient supplies for normal needs, with replenishments at set intervals.
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London
Wasland
Scandinavia
Holland
Great Britain
Commissariat
Germany
First Frost Appears Across Central Plains and Midwest
From Friday's Daily Record Chicago reports frosts across central western states with the first frosts in fourteen years in Kansas and northern Missouri. Light frosts in Iowa and central Illinois. temps down to 29 in parts of South Dakota. No crop damage reported.
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Harley
Chicago
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
South Dakota
First Frost Touches Mitchell With Cold Snap
Temperature dropped to 29 degrees as frost and ice formed on water pails. Some areas report minor damage while others see little effect, with frost aiding late maturing crops in parts of the county and delaying it in others.
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Mitchell
Neat
Decline in Insanity Rates in Ireland Likely Tied to Living Standards
A Belfast asylum superintendent cites a drop in insanity in Ireland, especially among women, due to improved living standards and liquor restrictions. He notes many formerly poor residents now live in relative luxury and expresses hope for continued improvement.
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Dublin
Ireland
Belfast
Pettigrew Says Amendment Void In South Dakota
Former U.S. senator Richard Franklin Pettigrew argues in a Sioux Falls Journal piece that the proposed statewide prohibition amendment contains a flaw that would transform every drug store into a saloon and every saloon into a drug store if adopted. He warns the proviso allowing medicinal liquor would nullify the ban and leave the legislature powerless to curb unrestricted sales.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
South Dakota
Richard Franklin Pettigrew
United States
Pettigrew
Egan Declared A Dry Town After License Election
Litigation following last April elections led to referee Winans deeming Egan a dry town. He upheld the official count favoring the drys after multiple hearings in Flandreau and Sioux Falls. Judge Jones of the circuit court will render the final decision.
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Egan
J. R. Winans
Sioux Falls
Gaw
Winans
Gan
Flandreau
Jones
State Circuit Court
Robs Harvest Hand on Train in South Dakota
Earl Ancell, a transient, is charged with robbing a fellow traveler on a Milwaukee freight train between Parkston and Scotland. Fenton P. Whalen testified that Ancell and a companion held up passengers at gunpoint. the crime is in Bon Homme County. Ancell was taken to Tyndall for possible penitentiary sentencing.
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Parkston
S. D
South Dakota
Earl Ancell
Milwaukee
Here
Scotland
Fenton P. Whalen
Whalen
Ancell
Bon Homme County
Tyndall
Santa Fe Derailment Kills Engineer and Missing Fireman
In Los Angeles, engineer Gholson died after a Santa Fe derailment. Fireman Osborn is missing. Five passengers and four employees sustained injuries. The incident occurred today as investigations begin into the cause and rescue operations continue.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Gholson
Osborn
Lintha Darosilmarta
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