Westward Women and Frontier Trials in Stanley County
A 1900s era newspaper column reflects on Stanley County life noting women in commerce and homesteaders, the impact of weather on crops, and rail of optimism amid hardship. It discusses petitions for new counties, postal delays, and rural social dynamics, including a tragic crime by a Minnesota man after farm distress.
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Stanley County
New West
Philip
Stanley
Prairies
West
The Woman Who Works
The article laments past ignorance about women’s work and recalls how wives were once kept from skills and duties. It notes social shifts toward recognizing women's ability to perform household tasks and contribute, acknowledging growing common sense and new notions about female work.
Burke Promises Honest Verdict In National Inquiry
UC H. Burke leads a congressional investigation with national implications. A suspected bribe offer to halt efforts, a land deal involving Indian lands in Oklahoma, and a lawyer’s multi million fees are at issue. Senator Gore seeks congressional sanction before approving deals and names several senators and congressmen as having interest. Burke vows to reveal South Dakota’s name during hearings and deliver an honest verdict.
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UC. H. Burke
Oklahoma
Gore
Congress
Burke
South Dakota
Homesteading Tricksters Testimony Near Lemmon
A homesteader near Lemmon attempted to prove residence by plowing between ten and eleven acres but was caught mis measuring two separate tracts ten and eleven acres. A new claimant seeks to beat the record. The tale echoes settlers of years past who built tiny houses with cramped interiors.
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Lemmon
Strange Phenomena Over Huron Horizon Report
The Huron Herald notes that yesterday afternoon residents witnessed a large black misty object rising from the western sky with wind and dust, followed by occasional light flashes and later large drops of liquid. An elder recalls this liquid as rain from ancient memory.
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Huron
Tragic double murder suicide near Sutton Minn shocks region
News reports a farmer named Jason Quitall killed his wife and two young children near Sutton Minnesota and then killed himself with a shotgun. The family previously lived in Stanley County north of Philip where they owned land. The grisly details describe the daughter harmed at the doorway, the wife hacked with an ax, and the son cast into a cistern before the father ended the tragedy.
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Quitall
Stanley County
Minnesota
Sutton
Minn
Jason Quitall
Philip
Mavericks rings in county and state Haems fraud claim
A stray clipping scheme run by a smooth talking Rev Hilton claiming to write territory pieces for a syndicated Chicago Record-Herald is labeled a fraud. The report notes the scam involved a Milwaukee road topic and plagiarized items across papers in the syndicate. Separately, J H Fox and son Farrell suffered a runaway near Bravo Bull creek. Fox badly hurt, Farrell with a fractured leg and facial gash, attended by Dr. Minard after a long tow to town.
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Rev
Hilton
Chicago Record-Herald
Milwaukee Road
Record-Herald
Interior Index
J. H. Fox
Farrell
Bravo Bull Creek
Mr. Fox
Gus Tusha
Dr. Minard
Midland
Childs
Fox
Stamford Standard
Farming Year Highlights Success in Dakota Agriculture
A cautious analysis of farming year shows profit potential for large scale operations in North Dakota. Leading farmers credit disciplined planning, crop diversification, and timely harvests for improved yields.
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Iowa
Land Office
Saturday Evening Post
Sam
Faith
Samuel
Faith Gazette
The
Bielski Farm Loan Co
Philip, South Dakota
In Farm Loans
Is. Ap
Bank of Philip
Oxfords
H. A. Kumm
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