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Newspaper
Philip Weekly Review
Location
Philip, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1907
Page
2
A local painter Arnold advertises door west of the News office offering all kinds of painting neatly and promptly done. He notes sign work decoratings carriage painting and paper hanging by contract and states he is in town to stay and will be pleased to figure on the work.
Classifieds list goods and services including pure apple vinegar, sugar cured bacon, ice cream, a thoroughbred bulldog for sale or trade, private boarding at a Des Moines rooming house, a practical jeweler and optician, and building sales. Also notes stray rewards, residents’ visits, and Emerson county area updates with encouragement about Ash Creek called Phillips and Stanley county prospects.
The Pilgrims of Cottonwood beat the Scrubs 18 to 12 after a seesaw baseball game at the local field. Johnson started strong for the visitors before injuring a wing, while Slain held steady on the mound for the locals amid a lively crowd. Also a $500 reward posted by Harry Hall of Cottonwood, S. D., for information leading to the arrest and conviction of arsonists who burned ranch buildings near Hardingrove on the Cheyenne river.
A cheerful Cottonwood Boosters group visited last Saturday to support the Cottonwood team. The ladies wore hats with ribbons bearing The Cottonwood Boosters and praised the crowd for contributing to the fun and spirit of the event. Names listed include Wera LeRoy Lulu Ruth May Campbell Laura Bolander Alice Barada Louise Spang Mae Klar Frances Hudly E. B. LeRoy Lee Croft Otto Qleson John Neville Robi Buchanan M McGarraugh.
Elgin windmill makers advertise up-to-date windmills and offer prices. Joseph Ladgin and J Q Peterson of Deadman Creek plus A A Shoemaker of Grindstone report their wind mills in operation as good samples of the work. The firm has eleven years in the business and invites inquiries.
Robert M. Freeburg files a contest affidavit against James J. Hurk for a homestead entry made April 9, 1903 in section 24 township 5 north, alleging abandonment for over six months before January 1907, lack of settlement and improvement, and that absence not due to military service. Notice to appear and offer evidence set for July 20 before the U.S. Land Office in Pierre. due to personal service difficulties, notice is to be given by publication.
Peter J Kane files a contest affidavit against homestead entry No 28 in township 2 north range 10 west alleging abandonment for six months before January 18 1907 and no improvements or cultivation. Contestants must appear to offer evidence at the Land Office in Pierre South Dakota. service on the entrant failed.
A contest affidavit filed by Robert E. Farmer challenges Homestead entry made July 15, 1904 in a Dakota district. The entryman allegedly failed to settle and use the land. the interior office invites evidence and sets hearing details with the register to determine if the land should be forfeited or restored for others.
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