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Newspaper
Philip Weekly Review
Location
Philip, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
8
Local column reports Quigg selling land and various town updates. Mentions Philip Clothing Co. sales, grain company invites, jewelry, post office news, and multiple residents traveling or visiting nearby towns. Minnesotan and South Dakota connections appear alongside local business chatter and upcoming entertainments.
A Christmas Eve scene shows a thin hungry girl prayerfully gazing at a shop window filled with toys. A policeman nearby escorts her inside where she receives a yellow doll and candy, ending with a kiss good night from the officer.
Department of the Interior notice from the United States Land Office at Chamberlain states Matte Edwards of Philip S.D. has filed intent to make final proof on land sections 1 and 2 Township 0 Range 205 BHM in the Philip area with Byron L. Clow as U S Commissioner on December 22, 1908. A separate contest affidavit by Chester P. Chase challenges homestead entry 1020 from August 10, 1907 for section 7 T5N R23E with no stated improvements. public notice requests evidence by 10 a.m. December 28 before the U S Land Office Registrar and Receiver.
Several contest affidavits filed by contestants Chas Culbertson JT Cody Thomas Williams challenge homestead entries by Hans Ness Charles Straub Frederick Eaton and others. Each case notes abandonment claims, required appearances before Register and Receiver at the U S Land Office Pierre with final hearings scheduled in December 1908, notices given by publication.
A contest affidavit by John F. Beck alleges Pred Flecher abandoned a tract in township 1 N 21W for over six months. No residence, cultivation, or improvements have occurred despite two years of filing. Hearing set with official notice to proceed February, time listed as 2 o clock, with Albert Wheelow registering.
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