Farmer Folkerts Narrowly Survives Runaway Crash
Jom Folkerts, a well known eastern Han son county farmer, suffered a perilous run away while riding home on a seeder. A wheel struck a hole breaking the tongue, the horses ran wild, the machine toppled twice, dragging him seventy yards before a final somersault left him unconscious. He sustained severe injuries to his face head and back though not fatal, and was found later by his son.
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Jom Folkerts
Hanson County
Folkerts
Drowned Farmer Struck by Lake Ice While Driving Home
John Pearson a farmer from near Lake Norden disappeared after driving across the lake neck toward his home. A search found his horses dragging the wagon in water near ice. the wagon box and rear wheels vanished, suggesting he was swept under the ice.
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John Pearson
Lake Norden
Fourche Irrigation Work Resumes With Washington Engineers
Washington engineers arrive in Belle Fourche as the Belle Fourche irrigation project readies spring work. Chief Engineer AP Davis outlines yearly goals and bids, with the first contracts set for April 20. Bids are more numerous this year, promising lower costs. initial contract covers 160000 yards of ditching northeast of town and additional smaller bids soon after.
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Fourche
Belle Fourche
Washington
AP. Davis
Creameries in Wild West Move to Milwaukees Extension
Lemmon and Hettinger plan immediate creamery plants at Hettinger and in Milwaukee. A local creamery company formed by business men subscribes 3500 dollars in stock and aims to run the plant by mid June. The First State bank sends L. W. Head to Iowa to purchase 500 cows. The West’s ranges shift toward farming and dairying.
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Lemmon
Hettinger
Milwaukee
Tarmere
Hetttinger
First State Bank
L. W. Head
Towa
State seeks to set aside Hippen deed in murder case
The state attorney for Charles Mix County asks a court to invalidate a deed by William Hippen to the widow of his murdered brother Bere. Hippen, jailed on the murder charge, transferred all property to the deceased’s wife, claimed to reimburse her for losses. The motion argues Hippen is not a pauper and should bear trial costs instead of the county.
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Charles Mixewusty
John E. Tipton
William Hippen
Hippen
Bere
Revival meetings in Arlington yield over five hundred conversions
Four weeks of revival services led by evangelist Rev. Oscar Lowry and Rev. George Moody closed with a pastors' meeting. Since March 1 they have conducted forty services in Arlington, resulting in 508 confirmed conversions and 1200 total religious professions across the county.
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Arlington
Oscar Lowry
George Moody
Rapid City Civic Leader Honored by Possible New County
Rapid City man, one of the citys foremost citizens and boosters, is likely to have a new county named after him if a Davison County division progresses. He was recently named secretary of the State Federation of Commercial Clubs of South Dakota.
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Rapid City
New
Davison County
Haned
State Federation of Commercial Clivs
South Dakota
Warrant Clean-Up Plans and State Treasurer Calls
The state treasurer will call about 250000 of general fund warrants for March and another 200000 in April to largely clear outstanding warrants. An emergency warrant issue of 250000, at 6 percent, has been taken up, with a parallel 2 percent debt saving. Receipts of 447507 from 45 counties show mixed use into the general fund and other funds including the twine plant.
Primary Law Upheld in South Dakota Fee Case
Deadwood circuit judge McGee sustains the South Dakota primary law requiring a $15 filing fee for all candidates before appearing on the ballot. Socialists challenge as a barrier to poorer contenders. an appeal to the state supreme court is planned, with lawyers Free man Knowles and BR C Bayes for the Socialists and R P Stewart for the state.
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Deadwood
McGee
South Dakota
State Supreme Court
Socialista
Naves
Jesse TB. Billenger
Lawrence County
Freeman Knowles
BR. C. Bayes
R. P. Stewart
Timber cutting charges against Lemmon liveryman
United States authorities order the arrest of Thomas Gordon of Lemmon on charges of unlawfully cutting and removing timber from the Blanding Rock Indian reservation extending into South Dakota. The alleged offense occurred in Boreman county within the reservation. Gordon appeared before U.S. Commissioner Charles J. Dolisman at Lemmon and is held for a U.S. grand jury in Sioux Falls convening April 7. bond posted.
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Lemmon Liveryman
United States
Ltose Falls
Thomas Gordon
Lemmon
Blanding
Rock Indian
South Dakota
Boreman
Gordonia
Iveryman
al Lemmon
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Charles J. Dolisman
Sioux Falls
GOLD HID EVEN FROM SELF IN CAMP CROOK TREASURE
John Dahl of Camp Crook spent three months secretly searching for a buried savings pot he hid over two years ago. He had guarded his stash to avoid banks and finally recovered the gold by candlelight under his cabin shed. Dahl planned to marry this summer and left for Denmark with the money.
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John Dahl
Camp Crook
Fially
Dahl
Denmark
Contest over Sell Right of Bug Infested Timber
A federal case in Deadwood questions whether the United States may sell timber from the Black Hills National Forest that is infested with bugs. Hasbach sues Garlock and Alngree, claiming the timber belongs to unpatented mining claims after transfer from the state to federal court. The United States intervened, making the suit significant to mining interests and Federal Timber policy.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Hasbach
Garlock
Alngree
Tost
Bert
Deadwood
Black Hills National Forest
Department
Revival Drives Kingsbury County Toward a Single Wet Village
Evangelists Oscar Lowry of Cedar Falls and George Moody of Chicago lead a county revival in Kingsbury County. More than 1,200 converts have been reported, with Arlington hosting a 1200-seat tabernacle and 335 conversions there. Three excursions brought 450 converts from nearby towns as the county remains stirred. Troquoia has closed saloons, leaving Oldham as the sole wet village in the area.
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Kingsbury County
Oscar Lowry
Cedar Falls
Iowa
George Moody
Chicago
Arlington
de Smet
Lake Preston
Iroquois
Troquoia
Oldham
New East Side School Opens At Mitchell
Mitchell opens a six room East side primary building costing about 25000 to relieve congestion. Thirty teachers join the faculty as the city schools expand. High school remains crowded with over 200 students for 100 seats. bonds totaling 69000 were approved for a new high school to start this summer.
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Mitchell
Lo Ca
State lands appraised at 36 to 45 per acre in southern counties
The state appraisement board completed work in southern counties offering school lands with minimums at 36 to 45 dollars per acre. Northern counties to be appraised this week will affect endowment lands. overall average may be slightly lower than southern figures.
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Wouthern
A Cause of Worry for Wise-Poor Burroughs Debts
The speaker jokes that Burroughs worries not about old debts he can’t pay but about new ones he can’t contract. The quip plays on debt fears as a social gag within a witty exchange.
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Burroughs
Newitt
Wiss
Man Found Insane While Traveling With Emigrant Goods
John Flitsch accompanied a carload of emigrant goods from Lancaster Wisconsin bound for Woonsocket. He wandered two miles into the countryside near Mitchell in a raging state, alarming farmers. He was taken before the insanity commission and declared insane.
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John Flitsch
Lancaster
Wis
Woonsocket
Mitchell
Flitsch
Great Speed Program Attracts Top Horses To State Fair
South Dakota State Fair at Huron September 8 to 11 offers 6750 in stakes and prizes. top horses from across the country expected to enter. Stakes include 1 mile heats for three year olds, hundreds in purses, and several pace and trot races with entry payments staged across June to August dates.
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South Dakota State Fair Association
Huron
South Dakota
Ior
Murase
Hajimije
Hopples
American Trotting Association
South Dakota State Fair
Farmers Organize Madison Stock Company Elevator
Farmers at Madison gathered 100 at the courthouse to organize a stock company for a modern elevator with 75 000 bushel capacity. Officers elected include G Schmidt C W Shirley Peter Backus Tom Johnston M E Hart M C Obi Lars Sundi with $25 000 capital, about $4 000 subscribed. Solicitors will canvass for further stock. earnings plan pays up to 8 percent on stock, remainder pro rata to grain sold by stockholders.
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Farmers of
Madison
Court House
Farmers’ Elevator Company
G. Schmidt
C. W. Shirley
Peter Backus
Tom Johnston
M. E. Hart
M. C Obi
Lars Sundi
New Way Is the Best for Settlement Travel
The record of immigrant traffic west of the Missouri shows more than a hundred cars weekly during March with unloading at stations from Fort Pierre to Rapid City. Wendie, twenty miles from Fort Pierre, logged thirty arrivals in twenty days, while Atmintloma farther out is reporting growing numbers of stopovers.
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Missouri
Fort Pierra
Rajrid City
Wendie
Fort Pierre
Mintloma
Bell ruins claim two youths in Provincetown collapse
In Provincetown Massachusetts on April 1 two boys were killed when a wall of the burned Centenary Methodist Episcopal church collapsed as they searched for firewood inside the ruined building.
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Provincetown
Mass
Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church
Plans for a mid sized bank barn with side drives
A detailed 40 by 60 feet barn plan suited for 5 horses, cattle, calves, and root cellar. Specifications cover stone or concrete walls, basement 9 feet clear, spliced main plates, extensive framing details, roof pitches, and a full bill of materials including beams, joists, siding, roofing, and granary components.
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Kune
Jan Velie
Emmer and Spelt Dry Farming Compared and Methods
Emmer and spelt differ from wheat yet both suit catte feed. Emmer yields higher than spelt with Ontario and Brandon trials showing emmer superior. Dry farming requires planning and a full kit of implements including harrows plows drills and a press wheel system for seedbed and planting efficiency.
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