Price of Silver Revives Black Hills Interests
Black Hills mining booms potential with silver prices rising to multiyear highs. Old Carbonate and Galena properties may reopen as ore processing improves, attracting investors. Eastern South Dakota interest grows as reservation railroads enable daily excursions to Wind Cave, Spearfish, and other resorts from Aberdeen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hills
Deadwood
Carbonate
Carbonate Camp
Galena Mining
United States
Chicago
Mick Hills
Aberdeen
South Dakota
West
Wind Cave
Supreme Court Trials Rule On Food Labeling Requests
The South Dakota Supreme Court issued multiple opinions affirming or reversing lower court rulings in cases from several counties. The decision also includes a temporary injunction against enforcing a state pure food label requirement on all consumer cans and packages, staying the label mandate pending further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Bench of
South Dakota
Supreme Court
Fuller
Anna Edge
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company
Faulk County
Mina A. Gould
C. Tucker
BE. B. Kng
Spink
Peter Godfrey
Emil Faust
Lawrence
Carson
James Philip
Royal B. Stevans
Stanley
Mary Carrigan
Joe Mortimer
Minnehaha
State of South Dakota
Claude Cameron
Beadle
C. M. Nelson
Nathaniel Drill Manufacturing Company
William Boeyandy
Colonial
Twnsted States Mortgage Company
Appellant
Kingsbury
Lena A. Hawley
Amon P. Bond
Minnehar
A. F P. Kelly & Co
Ellery O. Meade
Brown
Edmund A. Bruce
Eewin P. Wonzer
Douglass
N. J. Schladter
St. Bernard's Roman Catholic Church of
William Winter
Jerauld
Joseph Remilliard
George Authier
Union
Haney
George W. Barrett
Minerva
Barrett
Jewett Bros. & Jewett
E. W. Small
State Food and Dairy Commissioner
State Pure Food Commissioner
Unruly Artesian Well Threatens Bonesteel Area
A large artesian well near Whetstone Creek ten miles NW of Bonesteel is ruptured with casing breaking fifty feet underground causing water to flow underground while hillsides sink toward the valley. Nearby home of Andrew Qualm flooded as cellar remains waterlogged for a week and risk of destruction grows. Rosebud homesteaders move toward final proof with many applications daily as winter sends many away until spring.
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Whetstone Creek
Bonesteel
Andrew Qualm
Rosebud
Open Letter to Friends of Education in South Dakota
Supt M M Ramer calls teachers and community members to attend the State Educational association session in Brookings from December 27 to 29. He urges enrollment, outlines dues, a county prize, and travel plans with rail and hotel details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt
Ramer
Friends of Education
Ranier
State Educational Association of
South Dakota
Brookings
Boards of Education
University, College, Normal
Pension examiner Swearington reassigned to Indiana field
H. B. Swearington, pension examiner based in Sioux Falls for three years, has been transferred to Indiana to assume duties at New Albany. The district work is in such shape that a regular examiner will not be required for many months and a successor is unlikely to be named soon.
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H. B. Swearington
Sioux Falls
Indiana
New Albany
Ind
Rancher Attacked by Coyote Near Midland
Alfred Linder, a young rancher near Midland, trapped a coyote. He clubbed the captured animal and carried it home, but the coyote feigned stillness, seized his leg, and dragged him across the prairie before escaping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Linder
Midland
Village of Sparta to be moved for Mesaba mine shaft
Sparta Minnesota residents face relocation as mine work beneath the village advances. A three compartment incline shaft as yet thirty feet deep, with a new engine house and timber shafting, will cost about $100,000. The business district likely must move after winter ends.
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Sparta
Minn
Mesaba
Desperate Safe Blowing Attempt Near Hartford
United States authorities report a bold robbery bid near Hartford west of Sioux Falls. The assailants blew the outer shell off the safe but fled when plans failed, leaving two men suspected of involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Stony Falls
M. D
United States
Sioux Falls
Chicago Defeats Michigan for Western Football Title
Chicago earned the undisputed Western football championship with a 2 to 0 victory over Michigan. Captain Catlin of Chicago starred in a second half safety that sealed the win after a Michigan punt return attempt went wrong near the goal line.
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Chicago
Michigan
Chicago Yeaterday
Capt. Catlin
Clark
Bckersall
Michigan ‘Owl
Catlin
Dakota Makes Record Run on First Voyage to Seattle
The Dakota arrived from Japan and China on its inaugural voyage, beating its sister ship the Minot to Seattle. Great Northern Steamship Co. announces a new second class round trip rate of 250 dollars to Hong Kong, lower than the previous first Hong Kong rate of 337.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern Company
Hongkong
Seattle
Wash
Dakota
Japan
China
Great Northern Steamship Company
Hong Kong
Deer Hunt Becomes Record Season in Hills
Deadwood reports the hunting season nearly closed with over 400 permits issued for deer in the Hills. Anticipated total deer killed by each hunter averages one, while many nimrods have reached the two deer limit. Light snow aided the unusually good season.
Militia Company Organized in Worthington
Fifty six young men were mustered into the state militia at Masonic hall on Wednesday evening. Col. Van Puzco and his aide from St Paul observed the recruitment. A Schaffer of Nashmore was elected captain with S Smith of Worthington as first lieutenant and C B Ward of Worthington as second lieutenant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worthington
Minn
Masonic Hall
van Puzco
St.Paul
A. Schaffer
Nashmore
Farmer killed near Cokalo in wagon accident
Charles Rosen, a farmer from north of Cokalo Minnesota, died after his wagon horses were frightened and he fell under the wagon. He was dragged against a tree and sustained fatal injuries, dying within hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cokalo
Minn
Charles Rosen
Farm Property Burned Near Groton in December Fire
Aberdeen dispatch reports the granary of James Julson seven miles south of Groton burned in an incendiary blaze. A discharged farm hand is suspected as the arsonist. Loss estimated at 3000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
James Julson
Groton
Fever Cleaned Out in Chepo After Fever Reports
Panama reports the sanitary department extended work to Chepo forty miles away where fever cases appeared among foreigners building the government road. Town thoroughly fumigated to halt spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Sanitary Department
Chepo
Store Burns at Mora in Minnesota
Mora Minn Dec 2 The furniture store and stock of Israel Anderson burned after midnight. Nothing was saved. Loss 3000 insurance 1100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mora
Minn
Israel Anderson
Terrible Lake Storm Wrecks Many Vessels and Lives
Duluth reports recount a devastating storm on the upper lakes. At least fifteen vessels sunk or missing and more than twenty others wrecked. The George Spencer and Amboy went aground near Two Harbors, with crews saved or lost. Rescue efforts from Thompsonville and Split Rock saved fifteen on the Matanfa after a night of exposure and horror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Ateol
George Spencer
Amboy
Tonawanda Steel Compan Line
Thomasville
Ivy
Buffalo
Frank Conlin
George Stether
Thomisville
Logeins
Madeira
Lake Superior
Split Rock
James Marrow
George Herbert
Herbert
Wy Jolene
Henry Anson Dies at 5 Oclock in Marshalltown
Henry Anson founder of Marshalltown and early Central Iowa settler died yesterday at 5 pm of pneumonia. He was father of Adrian Anson, longtime Chicago city clerk, and reputed as the pioneer fisher of Adrian. Anson helped shape the city and county history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rider
Marshalltown
Iowa
Henry Anson
Adrian
Anson
Chicago
Marshall County
Second Klondike in Chile Sparks Gold Field Boom
In Santiago on December 2, great excitement surrounds the Straits of Magellan gold fields. Many companies have been formed and washeries opened. The territory is described as a second Klondike with a rapid expansion of mining activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
Straits of Magellan
King Edward to honor Oyama and Togo with Order of Merit
London December 2 reports King Edward has decided to confer the Order of Merit on Field Marshal Oyama and Admiral Togo. The announcement underscores wartime honors for two leading Japanese military figures.
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London
Edward
Field Marshal
Oyama
Togo
Merchants War in Butte Over Glove Dumping Prices
Traffic halted as a crew of Holive reserves scuffled with workers during a glove dumping spree. CWO Weharment stores Negrin allegedly dumped heaps of gloves into steel pails, trampling seven women in the chaos. Merchan ts offered refunds and free gloves as prices plummeted and rival dealers rushed to clear stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bittie
Moat
Nee
CWO Weharment
Wei
Not His Sanctuary Gunman Captured After Church Standoff
In Milwaukee Dee s Giovanni Allott, an Italian suspect in a family murder linked to a landlord dispute, hid at a church for warmth a day after fleeing. He drew a revolver during his arrest attempt, wounding no one as detectives restrained him amid fleeing worshippers.
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Milwaukee
Dee.s
Giovanni Allott
Alliot
GRIDIRON HERO SHOT BY AN OFFICER
William Baine an Indian and noted football player pulled a revolver and began shooting promiscuously. Night Watchman Mahoney ordered him to drop the gun and Baine turned the weapon on him. Mahoney fired, shooting Baine in the head. Baine was taken to city hall for treatment and will probably die. He played with Wisconsin two years ago and coached at Brookings last season. The shooting is considered justifiable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Baine
Sixseton
S. D
Mahoney
Baine
Wisconsin
Brookings
Madman Near Perishes Found Singing in Abandoned Hut
Abraham Rhodes, a former assayer, was found wrapped in sacks and singing Salvation Army songs in a deserted cabin near Nahant by a Lawrence County deputy sheriff. In the coldest weather he slept in a hut with a torn roof. he is in critical condition and considered possibly insane and may be sent to a state hospital. He is about fifty years old.
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Asgayer
Deadwood
Salvation Army
Abraham Rhodes
Lawrence County
Nahant
Fire at Sioux City station as man crawls to furnace
In Sioux City Iowa a man named Robert Ray crawled through a basement window to sleep behind the furnace at the police station. His clothing ignited on the furnace and set nearby kindling ablaze. Officers extinguished the fire before damage occurred. Ray received burns but were not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa
Robert Ray
Ray
Watch Theft Alleged in Renville Minnesota
George Stevens of Montevideo is alleged to have stolen a watch from Gustave Stark of Renville, sold it for 2.50, and left town. Marshal Symes arrested him after a message went along the line.
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Renville
Minn
George Stevens
Montevideo
Gustave Stark
Ine
Marshal Symes
Little Stock Lost in Storm
Stock losses in this locality due to the sleet and snow storm on Tuesday and Wednesday are light, according to reports from farmers and ranchmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuvan
Jowa Pioneer Dies
John A Martin a pioneer of Iowa Palla and longtime resident of Mie community died at his home this evening. Born in Tarwiltanil N11, he was 40 years a resident of the area and known for his public service and local leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jowa
Iowan Palls
Towa
John A Martin
Iowa Palla
Martin
Tarwiltanil
Sisseton Stean Laundry Burns. Loss Total
Fire destroyed the Sisseton steam laundry building. The structure burned completely with the loss covered by insurance, leaving no remaining laundry operations at the site. No injuries reported.
Fatal Fall From House Kills Mover in Town City
Murray a house mover fell twenty feet from the top of a house and died an hour later. Three others also fell but were not injured. The accident followed the breaking of a rope on the hoist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town City
Low Dee
Murray
Founder of Leadville Dies
Kansas City businessman J. R. Meyer widely known as founder of Leadville Cole died yesterday afternoon in Kansas City after a rheumatic heart illness. He was among the citys most prominent capitalists and business leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leadville
Kansas City
Dee
R. Meyer
Cole
Proved a Failure in Chiriqui Russian Colony
Panama December 2 The Russian colony in Chiriqui proved a failure despite government help. Officials blame incompetent directors for the collapse of the project and the loss of the settlement efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Chiriqui
Resignations and appointments mix in Brookings area
South Dakota notices include WW Rodle resigning as assistant general and Aubrey Lawrente appointed to fill the vacancy at Brookings near Aberdeen. Reports cover a fire at a prairie resort near Tacoma Park, a Yankton murder trial verdict with leniency urged, and county bids on a Lawrence County courthouse bond issue.
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Jarre
Lawrence County Court House
Cleveland
Albert H. Stites
Siouxalls
Jefferson Sears
Minnehaha County
Sully County
Missouri Valley
M. B. Ainsworth
First Christian Church
Aberdeen
National Board of Evangelism
The
Christian Church
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State Educational Association
Brookings County
Western Passenger Association
J. F. Olander
Omer
M. M. Ramer
Charles Byrne
Henry Saunders
Herbert Haigh
Butte
Madman
Sisseton
General State
Huron
Gaffy
Sixth Judicial Circuit
Whiting
C. A. Kelley
Register of Deeds Office
Brown County
Aberdeen Lodge
Cochinbus
Watertown
Town
Nebraska
Sherman
Finnerty
Harry Trathen
Caesar
Retay
Norfolk
Neb
Thi Hills
D. Fisher
Ideal Mining Company
Custer
Arnold Spencer
Innapolis
Fisher
Spencer
Butte County
James Malcolm
George Ray
Scotty Matthews
Slim Butte
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