Pioneer tourists shaped Yellowstone Park fame in 19th century
In 1881 a New York developer conceived personal tours of Yellowstone Park and built the Wylie Permanent Camps for elite travelers. His advertising boosted the park’s fame, drawing thousands of tourists yearly. He sold his stake in 1905 and moved to Pasadena, California.
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Tewelings
Bovenland Mont
Atraction
Yellowstone Park
Wylie
Yellowstand
California
Pasadena
Important ruling on Workmen's Compensation
An arbitration ruling clarifies that if an injured worker dies before compensation is determined the widow cannot be party in interest in arbitration. Legal rep may be substituted and the widow may file an independent action or appear as an intervener in the original proceedings.
Fewer Deaths from Tuberculosis Across Counties
The town reports TB deaths fell to 33 per 100000 last year, two fewer than the year before and 9.6 below 1922. Nationally 50 counties posted lower rates in 1929, while 41 rose. declines ranged from 1 in Butler and Wright to 41.8 in Davis. O'Brien County again had no deaths for five consecutive years.
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Butler
Wright
Davis County
O'Brien
Relic Skull of Fossil Buffalo Unearthed Near Portsmouth
Angi from the bed of Mosquito Creek reports petrified skull remains of a buffalo, believed to be a monster specimen. The skull weighs eighteen pounds, with horns spanning two and a half feet, well preserved above the eye sockets, though the nose portion did not petrify and is missing.
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Portsmouth
Towa
Zena Lenfen
Angi
Junkers Burn Wood in Oslwein Stock Yard
Residents of Oslwein protest wasteful burning of wood in junkyard while iron steel and brass are saved for sale. Junk dealers claim wood cost of cleanup makes burning the only practical option. railway officials lobbied without result as dilapidated cars cluster at Odlwain prompting need for 1000 new box cars to rebuild the fleet.
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Oslwein
Ttde
Grant Western
Gneh
Ron
Auto Thief from Rock Rapids Sentenced to Three Years
Sheldon Sun-Herman Rel, 17, of Rock Rapids, stole Ger rit Rodtuian's Nash car in Sheldon last weekend rough joy ride. He entered Wolff Bros. store, drained fuel from another car, then drove to Boyden Hull Rock Valley and toward Sioux Center before returning to Sheldon where Marshal Hatch arrested him. Rel confessed to taking an O'Donnell car last Wednesday and was sentenced to three years in reform school at Hidora until age 21.
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Sheldon Sun
Herman Rel
Rock Rapids
Gerrit Rodtuian
Nash
Sheldon
Rel
Wolff Bros
Boyden
Hull
Rock Valley
Sioux Center
Rol
10Th
4Th
5Th Ave
Jack Hatch
Leamkuil
the Sun
Yormz
O'Donnell
6Th St
Sun
Primghav
Hidora
Electric lamp aids engine start in cold weather
An old test suggests a 41 watt lamp under the hood can keep water and engine warm to ease starting on winter nights. A weighted blanket or cover with a handle encloses the hood space but allows radiator access. The energy use is about one kilowatt hour per twenty five tons of condition.
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Trapper
Rhode Island
Minorcas
Per. Ege
A. F. Schemmer
Rock Valley Grain Co
John Coert
Earl Hayden
L. D. Shannon
John Kersbergen
Peter Spruyt
C.J. Schroeder
Iowa
ACME
John Vander Poel
Home Bakery
van Ber Meer & Son
SSSR
Wagner, Garrison & Abbott
Sioux Falls
Sioux City
OWA
Huntting Elevator Co
WM. Schouten
Chevrolets
Chevrolet
Ford
Pontiac
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