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Newspaper
Philip Weekly Review
Location
Philip, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1912
Page
1
Bad River News reports Dirty Durk, Lavery's man, mocks Chess Leedom over lost teeth while others defend him. The exchange suggests Durk criticizes Leedom's appearance as Durk eyes pie and pop habits, contrasting with Leedom's pledge to share his pie with constituents and Lavery’s lawmakers.
The document accuses Dr. Lavery and Fort Pierre officials of improper bond schemes over the Stanley County courthouse project. It charges Lavery with steering a bond issue to benefit his bank, claims an attempted sinking fund manipulation, and notes unsettled bonds and a questionable sale plan.
A historical proclamation urges observance of Mothers Day in May. Governor R. S. Vessey proclaims a statewide memorial month observance with the Great Seal affixed at the Capitol in Pierre. A stray political aside references court house bonds and constitutional sections.
A quote from Page 242 of the South Dakota Political Code cites Paragraph 1394: when a county seat sits in an incorporated city and the county lacks a courthouse, the city may assist the county in building it. The provision continues to specify the conditions for such assistance.
Brookings South Dakota May 3 a record rain storm drenched the Sioux Valley with five inches in four hours causing widespread flooding. Basements filled, property damage runs to thousands, tracks washed out between Brookings and Aurora, a bridge destroyed, and trains rerouted via Watertown. A new lake formed east of Brookings as the Sioux bottom flooded and farmers moved to higher ground with livestock.
A Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul oil train wreck five miles east of Presho caused a fire that burned eight cars of gasoline while seven gasoline cars and six kerosene cars were saved. The train, from Casper WY for Terry and Three Forks MT, left the track with wires down and the line out of service.
Rev. A. C. Miller of Pierre South Dakota, active mainly west of the Missouri River, reportedly holds the state walking record. Over the past two years he has walked more than 2,000 miles each year, with daily runs of 45 to 50 miles. He travels about 4 to 4.5 miles per hour, with a top pace near 40 miles in seven and a half hours. His longest single day is 54 miles, and he has walked 40 miles on Sundays while preaching three times.
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