Stiff hats condemned at Northwestern Town Horticultural meeting
Sioux City reports a Northwest ern Town Horticultural society gathering at the city building condemned stiff hats or derbies as unsafe in cold weather. Professor N. E. Hansen of South Dakota State college stressed brain protection and noted tropical helmets as a model for sun protection. He also discussed alfalfa in cold climates, urging state support for research, seed trials, and expansion to boost South Dakota lands and farming in coming years.
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Sioux City
Northwestern Town Horticultural Society
N. E. Hansen
South Dakota State College
Brookinga
Hansen
Siberia
Arctic Circle
South Dakota
Arctic
Rockies
Seed Distribution Delays for Field Sowing
The report notes seed remains scarce until it is available in quantities large enough for field sowing. It highlights production and supply chain hurdles delaying timely access for farmers seeking to plant across regions.
Miner Finds Cigar Box Rich Ore Near Roubaix
John Hill, a rancher, discovers two cigar boxes of rich Uncle Sam mine ore in an old shack near Roubaix. The ore, valued at hundreds of dollars, is presumably stolen from the mine by a former employee and cached. An agent later induced Hill to surrender the rock.
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Deadwood
Roubaix
Uncle Sam
John Hill
Hill
Sam
Fighting Joe Kirby Challenges License Law In Siouxx Falls Case
Sioux Falls, Nov. 15. Joe Kirby, a Hayti defendant previously, argues the state license law is unconstitutional for non residents. He hunted without a license while with Sioux Falls hunters. He was found guilty and fined the legal amount, and gave notice of appeal to circuit court. The question goes to the state supreme court for a ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Joe Kirby
Hayti
Hamlin County
Kirby
Castlewood
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Belle Fourche and Spearfish Line Incorporation
Belle Fourche to Spearfish article notes a new Belle Fourche and Spearfish Electric Railway company being formed with headquarters in Belle Fourche and capital of 5000 dollars. Incorporators A A Moodle Bruce Sebastian Fred Harris and F E Cuba all of Belle Fourche. The plan calls for an electric line about fifteen miles long across Butte and Lawrence counties. Several investors also back the Belle Fourche electric light plant.
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Belle Fourche
Reward Offered for Information on Griffin House Burglary
A five dollar reward is offered by C. E. Mower of Cottonwood for information leading to the identification and capture of the person or persons who entered the Griffin house in section 20-3 N-19 and removed one new pair of Mandt bobbleds. Call or address C. E. Mower. D. Subscribe for the Review.
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Griffin House
Mandt Bob Aleds
C. E. Mower
Cottonwood
3. D
Cyclone and tornado devastating storms hit Wisconsin and Illinois
Nov 13 reports from Janesville Wisconsin and Orfordville recount nine dead and many injured as a cyclone wrecks property worth nearly half a million dollars. In nearby Virginia Illinois a tornado devastates the town with widespread destruction and no fatalities. Black Hills cold snap and prairie winter follow as heavy winds and snow delay farming and rail travel across Mitchell Pierre and Rapid City areas. Authorities note record low temperatures and early onset of severe winter conditions.
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Janesville
Wis
Rock County
Orfordville
Smith
John Clowder
Brodede
Fred Lentz
Carpenter
Amy Kerban
Wenzell Kerber
Clinois
Springfield
Ill
Virginia
Earl Whittaker
French
Otis Middleton
Whittaker
Deadwood
Black Hills
Here
Pierre
Rapid City
Mitchell
Mercury
Minnesota to require lights on baby carriages after dark
In St Paul on November 15, Minnesota mandates warning lights for baby carriages after dark. The rule requires two white front lights and a red rear light, tied to a tariff law interpretation by Attorney General Simpson. The provision also covers children's velocipedes wheel barrows and kiddies express wagons.
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St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Simpson
Night headlight rule for wheeled vehicles sparks road talk
A proposed law to require lights for horsedrawn vehicles and other wheel driven conveyances leads residents in St Paul to compare the streets by night to fire processions. A city executive plans to keep his auto in the garage three nights weekly so his wife can use its lamps on a baby carriage. Infants are startled by approaching headlights.
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St. Paul
Strenuous Financier Robs Bank With Gun in Western Style
Belle Fourche Nov 15 Ash er Knepper of Hulett Wyo uses a six shooter to seize a note from the Hulett bank after his mother in law seeks to cash a disputed 500 debt. He surrenders the weapon after forcing payment, is arraigned on assault with a dangerous weapon, bonds out, and returns home.
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Belle Fourche
Asher Knepper
Hulett
Wye
Here
Hulett Bank
Knepper
Kneppers
Storm
Sam Woolridge
Justice of the Peace comments on Burns vs Road case
A former Justice of the Peace responds to Bad River News remarks on Burns vs Road, asserting that during his term he would decide cases strictly by law and facts, not public sentiment. He expresses openness to Burns or supporters appealing the case to circuit court.
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Burns
Circuit Court
Why Is a States Attorney February 1909 Advice
A 1909 letter from South Dakota Attorney General S W Clark explains that a state's attorney serves county prosecutions and is not obligated to counsel township or school district divisions. Subdivision counsel is allowed if paid and retained, but not part of the state's attorney duties. The piece clarifies separation of corporate bodies and roles within county governance.
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Julius Ho Johanson
Fort Pierre
Sth
Board of County Commissioners
Jormes
Wwo
Iis
Lesarr
W. Clark
Philo Stephens Not Guilty In Horse Rustling Trial
Philo Stephens of Indian Creek near Belvidere was found not guilty in Fort Pierre circuit court of horse rustling involving two mares and a colt from Francis P. Ryan of Midland dated September 1, 1908. He had eluded arrest for three years, escaped Kadoka jail, was recaptured on the Pine Ridge reservation, and witnesses including Clif ford Wyman and Hank Oakes offered limited testimony.
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Philo Stephens
Indian Creek
Belvidere
Fort Pierre
Stephens
Kadoka
Coyne
Pine Ridge
Francis P. Ryan
Midland
Clifford Wyman
Sioux Falls
Hank Oakes
Dakotans Seek Gold in Congo Free State Journey
Spearfish, Nov 15. Two Black Hills miners Fred Jobston and a companion named McVey venture into the Congo Free State seeking rich gold diggings. They left South Dakota months ago with 140 natives hired to guide them, though several deserted before the dangerous trek into unexplored jungles.
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Black Hills
Congo Free State
South
Central Africa
Johnston
Tehuadi
Yeggman Confesses Hidden Loot in Wooden Leg
An alleged yeggman from Edgemont was jailed in Tot Springs after a restaurant disturbance. A cavity in his wooden leg yielded nickels dimes and quarters, matching coins taken in a recent Edgemont saloon robbery. He is held for further examination.
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Tot Springs
Edgemont
Two Great Annual Events in Chicago Headline
The International Live Stock Exposition runs December 2 to 9 and the U S Land and Irrigation Exposition from November 18 to December 9 in Chicago. Attend for full particulars via Ticket Agents Chicago North Western Ry. Fine photos and view work offered at the High Studio at reasonable prices.
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Chicago & North Western Ry
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Game Law
Siouxx Falls
Illinois
Wisconsin
Africa
Yeggman
Chicago
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