Rosebud free homestead lands in Gregory county to be withdrawn
Rosebud reservation lands opened four years ago will close to public entry after August 7 1908 under the 1904 act. About 40000 acres remain to be filed with most suitable for farming. Some entries were not pursued. policy may allow future access via public channels or contest preferences, with remaining lands to be disposed of under interior department rules.
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Rosebud
Gregory County
Mitchell
Register Burns
Rosebudndian
South Dakota
Secretary of the Interior
Beciin
Fight for Spearfish River Power Fight
Plans announced for a mammoth water power plant on the Spearfish river with estimated expenditure of 2 million dollars to harness most of the stream. The move pits General Electric against Black Hills Traction for regional dominance, with Homestake backing the traction effort to protect riparian rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hills
Spearfish River
General Electric Company
Plima
Athentic
Spearfish Canyon
Homestake Company
Canyon
Homestake
Black Hills Traction Company
Vote Proposal To Split Butte County Into Three New Counties
Petitioned measure seeks to create Perkins county in northeast Butte area and a second in northwest with a third county absorbing Camp Crook region. Backers argue it restores former boundaries and improves governance while residents name potential county seats and boundaries extending to borders with North Dakota and Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemmon
Counly
Butte
State Line
Meade County
Fos
Perkins
Harding
Camp Crook
Pulte
Perkins County
Montana
Dajcota
Butte County
Diggers Strike Gas While Drilling For Water Near Warner
A well crew drilling for water about east of Warner struck gas at a depth around 281 feet. Water disappeared from the pipe during drilling and mud ejected from the bore. The crew halted operations and investigated as a strong gas odor filled the area. Names and exact locations are uncertain from the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rahskopf
Mrles
Warner
Famous Range Town Evarts Is Razed By Time
Evarts in S. D. faces oblivion on Aug 1 as the railroad abandons the site. Once a major cattle shipping center, the town lost buildings, population, and even tracks. Engineers chose Mobridge, miles away, as a new hub, leaving Evarts emptied and ready to disappear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evarts
S. D
Great Plains
Indiana
St. Paul
Rvarts
Mobridze
St. Panl
Evaris
St. Pant
Favor Kerfoot for Prexy Dakota Wesleyan Trustees Eye Kerfoot
Dakota Wesleyan University trustees visited Mankato Minnesota to interview Dr Kerfoot presiding elder of the Mankato district of the Methodist church as a potential president. The trustees plan to meet in Mitchell on August 5 to decide among two or three candidates with a strong lean toward Kerfoot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota Wesleyan
Dakota Wesleyan University
Mankato, Minn
Kerfoot
Mankato
Methodist, Church
University
Mitchell
Fr. Kerfoat
Fort Sully site deeded to state for park
Doane Robinson secretary of the State Historical Society and C. C. Bennett of Pierre helped secure a deed from William J. Roadman for four acres at the Fort Sully site two miles downriver from the city. The parcel is to be made a public park, marking a historical preservation effort. Fort Sully stood there for years before relocation about forty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doane Robinson
State Historical Society
C. C. Bennett
Pierre
Fort Sully
William J. Roadman
Multiply Tax Valuation Increases Corporate Property
The state assessment board finished corporate property assessments with increases across classes. Railroads gain generally, North-Western in Fargo-Miles district rises from 90000 to over 100000, express firms up around 40 percent, Western Union boosted, Dakota Central and other large lines also raised while smaller telephones largely hold. Complete figures to show exact ratios forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Assessment Board
Western Union
Dakota Central
Mormons Plan Statewide Campaign Tour from Mitchell
Six Mormon elders led by William Redd are in Mitchell preparing a campaign to spread their teachings across South Dakota. The plan calls for a northern tour stopping at towns and farms, with four elders walking rural routes to reach farmhouses and hold open air meetings. The group notes growing local interest despite past anti Mormon tensions in Mitchell two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Mitchell
William Redd
Company
Religious Workers
Nat
Bull Tosses Woman in Pasture Attack Near Mitchell
Mrs. L. D. Pull, wife of a local farmer north of Mitchell, narrowly escaped death when a bull charged her in the pasture. The horns pierced her abdomen as she dodged toward the fence, and she crawled to safety after being knocked down. Medical fears point to internal injuries, with her condition described as serious and likely to keep her laid up for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Pull
Mitchell
Patt Caue
Hirthierons
Farmhonee
Prize for Every County at Corn Palace Exhibits
The Corn Palace committee plans special incentives for county farm exhibits this year to highlight 彩 agricultural products. Space is filling fast as counties prepare displays, with emphasis on agricultural features and cross displays to showcase the harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mirebell
Palice Committee
Leckdell
Father Choked by Meat At Breakfast in Hijchinson County
Six motherless children witnessed the tragedy as Gottlieb Schmittgall, a farmer in Hijchinson county, choked to death when a piece of meat lodged in his throat during breakfast. Despite efforts by the man and his children, the obstruction could not be removed and he died. His wife had died last spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
M. D
Gottlieb Schmittgall
Hijchinson County
Fire razes mine hoist at Mogul mine
A fire of accidental origin cost Mogul Mining Company thousands of dollars and left thirty five men temporarily unemployed. The blaze began in the blacksmith shop and spread to the shaft area despite bucket brigade efforts. Several mules perished in the blaze in Terry South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry
S. D
Mogul Mining Company
Belle Fourche Shipping Point Surges Despite Timeworn Range
The Belle Fourche market improves with strong demand and rising prices as cattle shipments exceed last year. New range conditions and continued northward migration keep Belle Fourche as a world leading cattle shipping point with 1800 to 2000 carloads anticipated this fall. Milwaukee and Northern Pacific routes shift cattle origin to wider areas, while Underwood emerges as a potential regional center for shipping between the Missouri River and Black Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Fourche
Belle Fourche Jong
Omaha
Sioux City
Chicago
Butte County
Milwaukee
Belle Pourelys
Raltroyd
Hemen Iiterested
Belle Poutehe
North Dakota
Montana
Wyoming
Moaoard
Tuci Hills
Mitchell May Get School for German Lutherans
German Lutherans of Iowa seek a college site in South Dakota for a prospective center to educate their youth. The synodical group, in conference with Dr S Sprevtien of Mitchell, expects to secure a location in Sioux Falls area with a planned building for about 100 boarding students. The move aims to serve Germans in central and southern Iowa and nearby Minnesota.
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Iowa
South Dakota
German Lutheran Synod of
Towns
Dubiane
Lowe
Clinton
Toway
Arvana
Cord
Abeergern
Enreki
S. Sprevtien
Mitehwl
Iowi
Minnesota
Opening of Lemmon land office Aug. 1
Federal officials in Lemmon South Dakota announce the opening of the new United States land office in Lemmon Williams county on August 1. Chief clerk George Aberteen will assist Seaviound. Clay I Carpenter of Sisseton is chosen as registrar and J G Coleman of Flaudrewn as receiver.
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Lemmon
S. C
Neve United States
Uitte County
Ik Xeana
Vinx George
Aberteen
Washington
Seavioud
Avélst
Tn Clay I. Carpenter
Sisseton Register
J. G. Coleman
Flaudrewu
Wool Shipments Light at Pierre This Year
Wool shipments from South Dakota are far below typical totals with projected dispatches around a quarter of a million pounds from Pierre and other regions. Prices lag behind recent years as shipments from Belle Fourche and nearby areas decline.
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Pierre
Belle Fourche
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Unty Commissioners
Butte County Commissior
Famous Range
Make. Park
Open Land Office
Lyons
Alonzo Witams
Clare Bowen
Choopes
Kos
HH. Mead
Propriaton
Second Ave
Sisseton Milling Co
The
Sisseton Mill &Light Co
Issoton
Snyder & Dale
Proprietors
Sisseton Produce Co
Sisseton, S. D
Suramit
Axness & Co
T. Axness Co
Wilson
Siseoon, South Dakota
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