Supreme Court rejects headlong charge on misbranded medicines
The court grants habeas corpus to R F Brown a Sioux Falls druggist and rejects the Food Commissioner Wheaton claim that the 1917 act requires printed formulas on patent medicines. The decision analyzes misbranding and drug sale penalties, concluding no authority to arrest Brown for selling unlabelled medicines. The ruling covers the statute's misbranding provisions and legal limits for enforcing the act.
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Supreme Court of
South Dakota
Habeas Corps
Supreme Court
R. F. Brown
Wheaton
Sioux Falls
A. H. Wheaton
Cartain
Pivo
Dr. Kfig
Food and Dairy Commissioner
Fuller
Ceylon Pearl Harvest Report From Calcutta
Consul General Michael forwards from Calcutta that Ceylon pearl fisheries closed after a thirty five day campaign. The total realized amounted to 343 284 dollars, down from 445 581 dollars the previous year.
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Ceylon
Michael
Calcutta
Railroads win temporary injunction against new South Dakota rates
Judge Carland of the United States court in Sioux Falls granted a temporary injunction blocking the railroad commissioners from enacting a proposed passenger rate cut from 3 cents to 2.12 cents per mile. This follows a prior restraining order secured last October. The injunction lasts until the main hearing, date not set, where railroads seek permanent relief. S.D. Attorney General S. W. Clark and RR Commissioner secretary William H. Stanley are no longer included as defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Stock Food Company
Marion W- Savage
Minneapolis
A. H. Wheaton
Food and Dairy Commissioner
South Dakota
United States
Sioux Falls
Carland
United States Court
Fixes School Age Limit Fifteen Years Appeal Planned
Lily Mattson’s case probes when South Dakota’s compulsory schooling ends. County Judge Bennett ruled the law requires education until age fifteen, interpreting inclusive eight to fourteen. Mattson argues the legislature meant until after the fourteenth birthday. The Mattson family, large and poor, says sending Lily to school risks starvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
State Supreme Court
Lily Mattson
Bennett
Mattson
Holy Terror Mine Sold to United Mines Company
Charles Morgan of East Orange New Jersey has sold all interests in the Holy Terror property to United Mines Company of New York, which already held a lease. Morgan bought a controlling stake two years ago for about 400000 and invested over 125000 in improvements. the sale is reported near 500000. Also noted are South Dakota state finances with December treasurer’s figures showing reduced bank clearances and dwindling funds in the general and permanent school funds.
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Morgan
Keystone-Holy Terror
Charles Morgan
The
Holy Terror
United Mines Company of New York
Mr. Morgan
East Orange
N. J
South Dakota
Range Rider Captures Eight Foot Eagle With Rope
Bad River rider Jack Mathieson rope catches an eight foot wingspan eagle as it leaves the ground. The eagle, sleeping in a hole, starts to fly but is ensnared around the neck and wing by the rope. Mathieson notes this is a new record for range riders and claims he has roped many animals across the range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Mathieson
Bad River
Mathyleson
Mathleron
Mage
Tts
Pioneer Prospector Mann Found Dead in Creek
The body of Bishop Mann, sixty three, an early Spearfish prospector, was found face up in a shallow creek. Believed to have intoxicated himself during New Year celebrations and fallen in, he may have frozen to death in the bitter cold night. Mann settled here in 1876 after leaving Montana, leaving only a sister in New York whose whereabouts are unknown. burial will be by friends.
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Bishop” Mann
Spearfish
Mann
Montana
New York State
State land commission to offer school lands under new law
The State Public Lands Commission will meet in Pierre to act under chapter 226 laws. Beginning in 1908 it must select about 50 900 acres of public school lands to offer annually before February 1. The goal is to dispose of one fourth of the state's school lands, though past years saw little demand for land offers in various counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Public Lands Commission
Pierre
State Land Department
More Gifts For College At Huron College
Mrs. Elizabeth Voorhees, in whose honor the girls dormitory at Huron is named, donates 2000 to current expenses. She also pledges 15000 to reduce indebtedness against Voorhees hall, named for her late husband Ralph Voorhees who gave 160000. Dr. French, president, returns from New York optimistic about further donations to Huron college next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Voorhees
Huron
French
New York
Huron College
Viborg Boasts Of 1907 Public Improvements
Viborg residents claim they led South Dakota towns in public and private improvements in 1907. They report about 40000 dollars of work, including a municipal waterworks system costing nearly 11000 dollars now operating, and a sewerage system. The town also touts superior streets and sidewalks for its size.
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Viborg
South Dakota
Minnehaha County Seeks Drainage Ditch Plan
County commissioners adopt a resolution backing a drainage ditch north of Sioux Falls to drain about 50 000 acres along the Big Sioux river. They set Tuesday January 14 for a meeting to assess land damages and price for the project an effort cited as one of the greatest in South Dakota.
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Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls
Big Sioux
South Dakota
Capron Mulls West Point Bid After Gopher Kicking Fame
Minneapolis January 5 George Capron University of Minnesota star drop kicker may leave Minnesota to enter West Point if he can gain admission. Coach Hob Forbes of West Point recently visited Minneapolis and proposed Capron join the cadets. Capron has not decided but is weighing the offer seriously.
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Minneapolis
George Capron
University of Minnesota
Gopher State
West Point
Hob" Forbes
Capron
Elodher Boys
Black Book Case Up in Minnesota Delayed
In St Paul and Minneapolis on January 5 the demurrer to the Northwestern lumbermen indictment for conspiracy to defraud through alleged mail misuse in the so called little black book will be argued before Judge William A. Lochren in Minneapolis on June 10. Arguments were postponed as district attorneys and defendant counsel John Lind are tied up with a case in St Paul before the U S district court.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Northwestern
William A. Lochren
John Lind
United States District Court
Stove Polishing Fatal Explodes Liquid Polish
In Caledonia Minnesota a 14 year old Alma Warmager, daughter of O H Warmager of Wilmington township, died after a liquid stove polish exploded while she polished a kitchen stove. She suffered severe burns to chest arms and face despite rolling in snow and attempting to extinguish flames.
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Caledonia
Minn
Alma
O. H. Warmager
Wilmington
Tobacco Growers Push 15 Cent Tobacco Price in Vernon County
Six of eleven Vernon county unions formed a county equity society to press for 15 cents per pound for the 1907 tobacco crop. Purchases remain light as tobacco firms say they will pay only 10 to 12 cents for Wisconsin tobacco.
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Wisconsin
Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County
County Society of Equity
Spare boy burglar fined and sentence suspended
Hot Springs South Dakota. Jno Bresher, arrested a week ago for third degree burglary at the Fair owned by BH Elsey, pleaded guilty to petty larceny. He was fined 50 dollars and costs and given ten days in jail, suspended due to his age under twenty on good behavior. His father paid the fine.
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Jalil
Hot Springs
S. D. Jno
W. EB. Bresher
BH. Elsey
Jailed Labor Leaders Over Contempt in Montana Case
In Helena five Butte labor leaders were jailed by U S Judge Hunt for contempt after failing to purge themselves for disobeying an injunction. They interfered with non union workers on the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Co building project in Butte. In Red Lodge mystery swirls around J F Gist tar penter arrival from the coast and death with money found nowhere on the body. He has kin in Portland Los Angeles and St Louis.
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Helena
Mont
Butte
Hunt
United States Court
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Red Lodge
J. F. Giat
Gist
Portland
Los Angeles
St . Louis
Health Walk Is Fatal in Wis Town Accident
Hans Gilberteen was killed near Westby Wisconsin on January 5 while crossing the Southeastern railway tracks. He had been ill and was out for a walk when a train struck him in the accident authorities reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virogna
Wis
Hans Gilberteen
Westby
Farmer Found Dead in Aitkin Residence
Aitkin Minn Jan 6 William Clark while after load of wood stopped at the residence of Gilbert Garrys and found Carry dead. The body was solidly frozen. The suppo selting is that he died of heart failure.
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Aitkin, Minn
William Clark
Gilbert Garrys
Plunges From Window Claim Forest City Man
Forest City Jan 5 J W Judson of this city died instantly after plunging from a second floor hotel room window at the Hotel Summit by accident or personal crisis.
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Forest City
J. W. Judson
Summit
King Leopold's Health Deteriorates in Brussels
Jan 1 reports King Leopold s condition worsening as Bout disease progresses. Doctors fear bone decay in a heel and spread of the illness, with officials declaring the monarch in grave condition in Brussels.
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Leopold
Brunesels
Educators Elect South Dakota Association Officers
Dr Thomas Nicholson was unanimously elected president of the South Dakota Educational Association at Watertown. Aberdeen won the meeting site vote 123 to 120 over Huron with Lead at 80. Addresses covered child welfare, feminization of education, physical education, and library needs, with debates on teachers social conduct and fathers meetings.
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Thomas Nicholson
Wesleyan University
Mitchell
South Dakota Educational Association
Watertown
Aberdeen
Huron
Huton
G. Stanley Hall
F. B. Gault
South Dakota University
Hall
J. W. Heston
Madison Normal
Robert Matheson
State Agricultural College
Modern College
A. G. Warfield
C. H. French
Huron College
C. H. Greed
Warner
Eva Allinson
la Delle
Florence Pond
Adah Minard
State Library Association
Madison
Katherine E. Gold
Lead
Mra. A. F. Laity
Edna M. Laurson
College
Helen E. Miner
Yankton
WAGE COUNTY SEAT WAR IN CHARLES MIX TOWNS
Some towns push for a special primary or general election to decide the county seat contest in Charles Mix County. Others oppose, arguing the vote would be costly and nonbinding since commissioners act only after a legal petition and cannot be bound by a referendum.
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Charles Mix
Charlies Mis
Beneft
Good Old Year Leaves Promise for South Dakota Farmers
The state shows strong finances with low delinquent taxes. A Sioux Falls agency holds about 2 million dollars in loans to 1,600 farmers east of the Missouri River. Interest paid runs low. about 25 percent due Jan 1 already paid. In December, twenty farmers paid principal plus interest early. October through December voluntary payments totaled 122000.
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South Dakota
Missouri River
Sioux Falls
United German Church Reunites After Long Schism
In Yankton the German congregations heal long split now worship as the United German Evangelical association. Rev Rest of Lockwood preached Christmas Sunday to the reunited church, with strong satisfaction at the reunion and restoration of unity.
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Yankton
United German Evangelical Association
Rest
Lockwood
Towa
Lays Fortune at Feet Stockman Weds Widow
Lou May a Belle Fourche stockman returns from an eastern trip with a bride Mrs. A Webb formerly of Belle Fourche. The wedding occurred in Missouri three weeks ago and ends a boyhood romance. The groom made his fortune in stock business and will host on a large ranch near town.
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Epming
Lou May
Belle Fourche
May
A.webb
Missouri
Black Hille banks adopt uniform exchange rates
The Black Hille Clearing House association has fixed a uniform schedule of rates for all banks. A 15-cent rate on $25 or under becomes the minimum collection rate. Exchange will be moderate across the Hills.
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Black Hille
Black Hille Clearing House Association
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BIG Eagle
Mrs. Voorhees
Pillikn
West Point Arcer
Dr. Nicholson
South Dakota Association
Department of Colleges and High
E. @. Frisk
Pierre City
M. M. Ramer
Eastern College
Worcester
Mass
Tibrary Association
W. M. H. Powers
Miss Laiaan
Mice Currant
Sioux Falls Associated School Boarda
M. Moriarity
Redfield
C. J. Ronald
M. M. Williams
Centerville
B. Dickinson
College and High School Department
A. McDonald
Crippen
Supt
Kirk
Duell County
WAGE
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