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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1907
Page
4
Bullion Output Surges From Black Hills Mining Activity
Black Hills shipments rise to about one million dollars in thirty days with Homestake and new mills like Gilt Edge Maid Brinch Mint and Globe starting cleanups this month. By January the output is expected to exceed one million monthly and reach about one and a quarter million later. Armed guards now escort bullion between assay and express offices. The electric air drill Temple pattern boosts Homestake efficiency, while Branch Mint at Galena expands with sixty to one hundred twenty stamps and an 800 ton daily capacity ready for continuous operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hills
White Hills
Philadelphia
United States
Homestake Mining Company
Ingersoll
Galena
AAD 6 SCHOOLS NOW 72 STANLEY COUNTY GROWTH
Stanley county shows growth as superintendent Mra M L Weed expands from six to seventy two schools over a territory ninety miles by fifty. Bernard Prentice a cowboy is dead and Dick Moran a cook from Kansas City is likely to die from a Deadwood duel. Two women Benny Fowler and Belle Haskell narrowly escape being shot in a five shot exchange, Prentice shot in the head Moran wounded in the breast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley County
Mra M. L. Weed
Bernard Prentice
Dick Moran
Deadwood
Kansas City
Benny Fowler
Belle Haskell
Prentice
Moran
Misa Fowler
Enemies Wrecked Trains Hit by Murderous Vandals
Officials of the Missouri and Northwestern railroad report secret enemies attempting to wreck trains on the Rapid City to Mystic line. Two fatal wrecks, burning bridges, twisted machinery, and missing spikes are linked to incendiary acts. Detectives are on the case as the Crouch line faces ongoing sabotage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri & Northwestern Railroad
Rapid City
Mystic
Crouch
Cleveland
Ohio
Railway grade reaches Watertown on New Year’s day
The South Dakota Central railway grade is completed to Watertown and the camps extending from Watertown to Arlington for the last three months will reach Watertown in a couple of weeks. Work continues despite weather and the first Sioux Falls train on the new line is expected to arrive on New Year’s day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota Central Railway
Watertown
Arington
Sioux Falls
Proposed Bill Aims at Second Homestead Rights
Lawmakers consider a bill by Senator Kittredge to allow a second homestead for settlers who did not complete title to the first filing under specific conditions. The measure seeks to relieve distressed claimants in Stanley County and other western districts facing loss of improvements and stakes amid shifting General Land Office rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Senator Kittredge
General Land Office
Stanley County
H. Burke
Kittredge
Easy for trespassers homesteaders fined for timber theft
William Brooks and George Kelley homesteaders from Iowa pleaded guilty in U S court at Sioux Falls to cutting timber from an Indian allotment near Philip South Dakota. Judge Carland gave the minimum fine of 25 dollars to each and dismissed the case after payment. Government officials halted further timber hauling as the men had entered Cheyenne reservation land to build their shanties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Brooks
George Kelley
South Dakota
Carland
United States Court
Sioux Falls
Iowa
Philip
Stanley County
Herd Law Election Fight Renewed by Lyman County Farmers
Farmers in Lyman County press to revive a herd law election after county commissioners, aligned with stockmen, rejected a petition for the vote. They say the petition was trimmed by 176 names to fall 32 short of the governor vote total, and vow to present a new, enforceable petition before next year’s crop season to prevent cattle losses. The dispute centers on petition eligibility and poll-list requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman County
Rancher Allegedly Aids Morgan Gang Fence in Trials
In Judge Rice’s circuit court a rancher north of Bella Fourche faces trial for being part of the underground network that aided the Morgan gang’s horse thefts. Prosecutors say Eichler and rustlers used his ranch as a fence to move stolen horses out of the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rice John Hihlee
Bella Fourche
Morgan
Eichler
Rustlers
Prey Upon the Farmer Peddlers’ Honest Look Turns Fraud
An East panic spurred yeggmen to the West, but a new scam targeted farmers through traveling grocery peddlers. Claiming reliable houses, they start with a small cash payment then deliver a cheap second order, siphoning funds as they vanish. A farmer in a neighboring county lost about 75 dollars after trusting the dealer twice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Conventions Tour Mitchell With Four Big Shows This Week
Mitchell hosts four conventions starting this week as the South Dakota Corn Show and Breeders' association opens proceedings with cash premiums. The South Dakota Telephone association meets for two days starting January 8, followed by the Improved Live Stock Breeders' association into February. An enlarged building welcomes stockmen, and the South Dakota Poultry show runs parallel at the city hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
South Dakota Corn Show and Breeders’ Association
South Dakota Telephone Associaton
Live Stock Breeders’ Association
South Dakota Poultry Show
Filing decline at Pierre land office in November
Pierre district land office reports a drop in November activity with about two townships taken up and 245 filings led by 81 final proofs. Most filings were homesteads. four were soldier declaratories while many entries required payment to obtain final title from the government. Contests remain heavy and strict adherence to rulings is urged to defend titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
Lkely
Gospel of Love Endures: Pioneer Clergyman Marries Widowed Ranch Owner
Rev George Perry, early Black Hills missionary and first Presbyterian clergyman in Deadwood, marries widow Katherine Lane of Whitewood after decades of service. The couple elopes on a Southern honeymoon, the bride a prominent ranch owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parson
Deadwood
George Perry
Black Hills
Katherine Lane
Whitewood
Perry
Lane
Laneta Large
City on the Boom rapid city to get electric light
Rapid City will receive a complete electric lighting system as the Dakota Power Company takes over local water, flume and ditch rights. The new plant, rated at 1,600 horsepower, will supply light and heat to Rapid City and nearby areas and operate within the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Rapid City
Dakota Power Company
Explosion at Dupont Powder Works Near Bowling Green
Six hundred quarts of nitroglycerin exploded at the Dupont powder works two and a half miles from Bowling Green Ohio at 5 30 last evening. Officials believe there were no fatalities though injuries are being checked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowling Green
Ohio
Dupont
Here
Early opening of government lands delayed for Rosebud reservation
Government allotting agent J. H. Scriven reported field work on Rosebud reservation lands is suspended due to ground frost. He estimated completing allotments by August if frost melts, enabling an opening by mid autumn 1908, with plans to file by November and allow settlers to establish residence next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripp County
Rosebud
J. H. Scriven
Mr. Scriven
Ules
Banks Thrive In South Dakota Deposits Rise In Year
State and national banks in South Dakota report strong gains for the year ending August 1907. State banks grew from 336 to 387 with deposits totaling 84.73 million dollars, up 6.59 million. National banks rose from 79 to 89 with deposits of 20.23 million, adding about 3 million. Total state deposits reach 54.96 million, implying about 100 dollars per resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Mitchell Grants Light Franchise To Local Company
Mitchell city council approved a twenty year electric franchise to a local firm. The plan includes cut rates as low as ten cents per thousand watts with higher usage. A rival gas franchise plan also lowers rates to about 1.25 and 1.50 per thousand cubic feet. If approved three gas firms would operate in Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
King
Mitchell Gas Company
Scotland
Inheritance tax law deemed defective in collection expenses
The November revenue of 823.32 to the state treasury comes entirely from Clay county. 789.43 is credited to Julius Schatzel's estate and the remainder to John Ganvin's estate. The law fails to specify how collection expenses must be paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Treasury
Clay County
Julius Schatzel
John Ganvin
Indian Lads Run Away from Pine Ridge School
Three Sioux Indian boys from Pine Ridge ran away from the government Indian school at Flandreau, wandered near Trent and Egan, then were captured in Sioux Falls. John Martene, Charles Martene, and Joe Comes Again originally hailed from Pine Ridge and sought to return home on foot, covering several hundred miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Ridge
Flandreau
Sioux Falls
Trent
Egan
John
Charles Martene
Joe
Pine Ridge Reservation
Huron Financier Advocates Deposit Insurance Plan
E J Abel president of City National Bank of Huron, once urged deposit insurance by tax in a Sioux City bankers convention. The proposal, circulated widely, now gains support from William J Bryan and other Eastern bankers. Abel’s address drew broad financial notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
E. J. Abel
City National Bank of Huron
Northwest
Abel
Sioux City
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
South Dakota
William J. Bryan
Death Laid to Lover in South Fort Pierre Murder
Katherine Kille, formerly of Laverne Minnesota, identified as the murdered woman. Suspect Aurelius Bowen, from Smithland Iowa, held a homestead claim nearby. Inquest finds death by pistol shot. Bowen arrested seven miles from the scene. Defense argues, case remains under coroner review with additional evidence claimed by the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine 8
Kille
Fort Pierre
Laverne
Minn
A. Bowen
Katherine Kille
Aurelius Bowen
Bowen
Smithland
Iowa
Sunday Show Protest Fails to Stop Miller Matinee
Clergy and townsfolk protested a traveling troupe's Sunday matinee at Miller. Arrests and fines were threatened but the mayor council and theater owner could not halt the performance due to contract. A referendum left the Sunday show ban inoperative. Schoolmasters from the Black Hills met in Deadwood deciding to seek state affiliation while preserving a separate group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Deadwood
Watertown
Batavia
Black Hills
B. J. Cook
State Normal School
Spearefish
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Sherif Astrous
Cross
Pettt
Aldwell
Jetter
Nat Grant
York
Eben W. Martin
Black Hill
Congress
Roosevelt
AAD
Vandale
Charles H. Burke
Burke
Bill
Ald
Filera
Allege Ranch
Gospel OF Love
Gets Light
Asbail
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