Governor Proclaims Constitutional Day in South Dakota
The governor designates Americanization Week starting September 14 and Constitution Day on September 17, 1919, urging churches schools and the press to promote 100 percent Americanism and broader understanding of liberty and the constitutional document in South Dakota. The proclamation is signed with the Great Seal at Pierre on September 4, 1919.
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United States
South Dakota
State of
Pierre
A. D
Brave Woman Keeps Cool After Home Burglary Threat
In a dramatic home incident a man confronted an intruder who fled without stealing. The victim praised his wife for staying calm and asking about life insurance payments, urging him to do his duty.
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Jenny
Presbyterian Church Service With New Era Pictures
Sunday worship at 10 30 morning service Bible school at 11 30 and evening worship at 7 30 Paul Andrus Grube leads the first part Descriptive pictures with screen and lantern of the New Era movement to accompany a talk by Grube Public urged to attend the event.
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Paul Andrus Grube
Grube
Oil Find Triggers Suit Over Hill City Lots
Discovery of oil at Fairburn near Hill City in the Black Hills spurs litigation. Buyers who purchased town lots from a town site company agent seek valid titles after the company refused to issue titles. Attorneys for buyers press the case to force issuance of proper titles.
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Hill City
S. D
Fairburn
Burlington Railroad
Black Hills
County Offices Go Begging in Sully County
A former Sully County auditor, John Mason, tendered resignation citing the need to return to farming. The article notes a historic view of county offices as coveted and well paid, with last election showing difficulty in securing candidates for several county posts.
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Pierre
Sully
John Mason
Milwaukee rail line seeks delay in daily service start
Pierre S C The Milwaukee railroad asks the state railway commission to extend the starting date for daily service between Mitchell and Rapid City to September 16. The order originally set September 1 as the start date and the extension is likely to be granted.
Oil boom at Bixby collapses as promoter vanishes
The Deadwood Pioneer Times reports the Bixby oil boom ended after promoter Flynn disappeared. Grimshaw Hayes and O’Brien returned from on-site inspection, noting a $40,000 fund raised by 400 locals and 100 units for Flynn. Lawyer Tscharner declared the contract one sided, Flynn refused terms, and he left with the cash.
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Deadwood Pioneer Times
Bixby
Flynn
Deadwood
Grimshaw
Hayes
O'Brien
Deadwood Party
Lemmon
Pete Tscharner
Srain
Picture of Death of Quentin Roosevelt Returns Home
Corporal Harry Sankey from this place brings back a German taken image showing Quentin Roosevelt dead beside his machine. Sankey says the photo circulated nationwide to boast German aviators prowess.
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Deadwood
Quentin Roosevelt
Germany
Harry Sankey
Sankey
Quiet Home Wedding Seals Crist Moles Union in 1919
Mrs G F Moses married William C Crist in a small Sep 4 1919 ceremony at Earl B Moles home. Rev G D Brown officiated. The couple, both longtime residents of Wessington Springs, planned a trip to the Black Hills and will reside in the eastern part of town after their return.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Wessington Springs
Crist
Woonsocket
Moles
Jerauld County
Dale Township
Vandergeen
Wayne
Nebr
South Dakota
Weasington Springs
Anina
Electy Tal
Black Hills
Fire Threatens Town of Draper
Draper residents escaped destruction as a garage fire, aided by a chemical engine and bucket brigade, risked sweeping the remaining business blocks. Seven years earlier Draper endured major fires. a southeast wind could have completed the town’s ruin.
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Draper
Shot Proves Expensive In Prairie Chicken Attack
In Lyman County a hired man armed on a mower fired at a prairie chicken. A horse team collided, the mower was wrecked, and one horse broke its leg requiring euthanasia. Police announced several arrests in related hunting incidents.
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Pierre
Lyman County
Hog Thieves At Work In Black Hills
Deadwood, S C hog thieves sit the old-time boss thief in the Black Hills. Early practice had horse thieves tried before a judge but likely not same summary punishment for hog thieves. Thieves raided James Hansen’s place. 23 hogs worth about as much as horses, hidden in a secluded Black Hills spot until safe for market.
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Deadwood
S. C
Black Hills
James Hansen
Broken flange causes wreck on Rapid City rail line
A broken flange derailed fourteen oil tanks and a coach near the Tamarack mine on the R. C. H. H. & W. road. The coach overturned. injuries were minor. Wrecking crew and doctors reached the scene within thirty minutes. It was the first such accident in seven years on this division.
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Rapid City
S.D
Tamarack
R. C
Sheriff Fined for Hunting Out of Season in Brule County
Brule County Sheriff George F. is fined 350 after pleading guilty to hunting out of season. The charge was brought by Mike Flynn, a local Brule Township farmer, following a complaint filed yesterday.
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Orlain
S. C
George F
Brule County
Mike Flynn
Brule Township
Midland businessmen survey river road route to Philip
A Midland party led by Taggart Pier Minard McKay Brown Robertson McGuire and Cole inspected the Bad river route via Nowlin and Powell toward Philip to gauge feasibility. They found hills to grade and draws to bridge but predicted lower costs than expected with about 28 miles by river road and 44 by the north road.
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Midland Mail
Midland
Messrs
Taggart
Pier
Minard
McKay
Brown
Robertson
McGuire
Cole
Nowlin
Powell
Philip
Seed Wheat Presents Problem in Pierre South Dakota
Pierre Capital Journal reports seed wheat quality in the state is uneven and raises questions on next year’s seed sources. Observers point to Missouri Valley areas near Belvidere in Jackson County, where yields reach about 18 bushels per acre, as a potential seed wheat supplier for future planting. Miss Betty Huss, visiting Pierre friends from the Huss ranch, will coach girls basketball at Philip High School after transferring from Pierre High.
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Pierre
Methodist Church Service Notes Cancelled By Accident
Pastor H. M. Knight reports the Methodist Church could not meet last Sunday due to an auto accident. Evening service planned titled The Authors of the Master. Attention to congregation for presence at upcoming church services.
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H. M. Knight
Atchoo
Latie Ae
Boys and Girls to State Fair Elimination Winners
County fair concluded elimination contests for boys and girls club work with Milesville contestants selected for the state fair in Huron. Helen Elshere Florence Bellamy and Marie Barnhart will compete in canning demonstrations under chaperone Mrs. Freda Morrison Cole. Joining them are boys James Bellamy Ellis Berry Jasper Fairchild and Frank Hart with County Agent H Anderson, chosen for stock judging and overall county representation at the state fair.
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Huron
Helen Elshere
Florence Bellamy
Marie Barnhart
Milesville
Freda Morrison Cole
Pany
H.anderson
James Bellamy
Ellis Berry
Philip
Jasper Fairchildy
Elbow
Frank Hart
County approves $150000 road bonds for Black Hills county
Custer county voters, by about a two to one margin, approved a special election measure authorizing the issuance of $150,000 in bonds to construct and improve roads across the county. The plan aims to enhance access to the Black Hills region for tourists and residents.
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Custer
S. D
Custer County
Black Hills
King George and Wilson Trade Historian Jokes in London
At a St Louis American Legion gathering, tales of President Wilson chatting with King George in London surface. Wilson reportedly talked generously about the king’s family history, and King George conceded the president knew more about it than he did, joking about historians’ edge.
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American Legion
St. Louis
Pres. Wilson
King George
London
Wilson
Black Hills Bill Passed by House in Washington
The House passed the Black Hills bill, allowing Sioux Indians to present claims to the Court of Claims for adjustment against the government. Introduced by Representative Gandy, it hinges on the 1876 Black Hills ceded territory dispute. Mrs. F. M. Rood and daughter Hazel plan travel to Columbus for a national G. A. R. event, then to New Jersey before returning to South Dakota.
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Washington
Dakotas
Northwestern States
Court of Claims For Adjustment
Black Hills
House
House of Representative
Gandy
Senate
Court of Claims
Pierre Capital-Journal
F. M. Rood
Misa Hazel Rood
Ruble
Columbus
Ohio
G. A. R. and
W. Boc
Rood
Mina
New Jersey
South Dakota
Miss Josephine Stormo Weds Albert Samuelson at Glenwood Home
Rev H J Stormo presided at the Sept 3 2 30 p m ceremony in Glenwood Old People's Home chapel for Miss Josephine Catharine Stormo daughter of Rev and Mrs I J Stormo and Albert H Samuelson son of Mr and Mrs Hans Samuelson of Starbuck The event featured a white and green chancel decorayion and a ring ceremony with maid of honor Inga Stormo and best man Ole Samuelson. Afterward a two course dinner followed with toasts by Carl Stormo Ole Samuelson Rev Gerhard Forde Rev Linnevold and Rev H J Stormo. About seventy five guests attended and gifts included money from guests and residents. The couple will reside on Mr Samuelson's farm near Starbuck.
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H. J. Stormo
Lutheran Church People's Home
Glenwood
Minn
Glenwood Herald
Josephine
The
Herald
Josephine Catharine Stormo
I. J. Stormo
Albert H. Samuelson
Hans Samuelson
Starbuck
Inga Stormo
J. T. Akre
Garretson
Pauline Stormo
Miss Samuelson
Ole Samuelson
Carl Stormo
Henry Samuelson
Mra. J. T
Gerhard Forde
Linnevold
Mrs. Samuelson
Highway to Custer Field Prompts Northwest Tourists
Wyoming and Montana road enthusiasts visit Lead and Black Hills to promote an automobile highway to the Custer battlefield on the Little Big Horn river in southern Montana. The route would pass through Sheridan and avoid difficult mountain passes, attracting 20 tourists to the Black Hills while boosting regional access.
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Lead
S. D
Wyoming
Montana
Black Hills
Northwest
Custer Battlefield
Little Big Horn
Sheridam
Sheridan
Wyo
Hudson Man Severely Wounded in Argonne Forest
Olaf Wold of Hudson, returned to South Dakota after serving in France, bears a piece of shrapnel from the Argonne fighting. The fragment tore the windpipe, lodged in his throat, cutting through flesh and muscle to the bone and required five operations to remove it.
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Sioux Falla
S. D
Olaf Wold
Hudson
South Dakota
France
Argonne Forest
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