Drain Upper Lake Traverse Aims To Relieve Lowlands
White Rock citizens visited Wahpeton to push action on draining surplus water threatening White Rock Fairmount and Wheaton. Local landowners suffer losses. cooperative effort across North Dakota South Dakota and Minnesota states is planned with a joint meeting of Roberts Richland and Traverse counties to decide remedies.
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White Rock
Wahpeton
Fairmount
Wheaton
Roberts
Richland
Traverse Counties
White Roel Journal
Death of Mrs Hayes in Browns Valley
Mrs Mayes wife of Dr James Hayes died after a prolonged illness from childbirth complications. A specialist from St Paul aided but she died around 3 am on Saturday May 22. Funeral held in Minneapolis, her former home, after a three year Browns Valley residence.
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Mayes
James Hayes
St. Paul
Dennis
Browns Valley
Minneapolis
Browns Valley Tribune
That New Railroad Huron & Northwest Rail road Will Complete This Fall
The Huron and Northwest Railroad of South Dakota has finished surveying from Huron to Roslyn and will begin construction immediately with funds ready. Frank W. Henderson stated promoters have completed arrangements and will push to complete the line this fall. Hankinson seeks the route, current survey ends at Roslyn to meet the Fairmount and Veblen line, with possible extension to Fairmount next year.
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Huron & Northwest Railroad Incorporated
Was of
South Dakota
Huron
Roslyn
S. D
Frank W. Henderson
Newst
Hankinson
Fairmount & Veblen
Fairmount
Pairmount
Gas Explosion Kills Colton Auto Co Proprietor
Colton Auto Co proprietor Colton-Clifford S Hall was killed by a gas explosion in his garage while filling a tank for presto lights. The blast wrecked the garage, blew out rear and sides, damaged a hotel, and threw wreckage into a street and across to a building. Two other men were unhurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colton
Clifford S. Hall
Colton Auto Co
Midsummer Celebration Planned at White Rock
White Rock will host a glorious Old Time celebration on Midsummers day June 24. A Commercial club committee led by L T Schumann P C Dahl C H Ghent Oscarson and H Squires will organize events and spare no expense to make it the gala day of the year in the northeast region. The article warns against boys jumping trains at the depot and urges stopping the unsafe practice before an accident occurs.
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White Rock
Ing
L. T. Schumann
P. C. Dahl
C. H. Ghent
S. [. Oscarson
H. Squires
Commercial Club
Aleu
Ido
Oregon
Memorial and Decoration Day gratitude from G A R and W A C
The G A R and W A C express thanks to many for Memorial and Decoration Day activities on May 31. They praise Mr Strand for Opera House use, Capt Kelley and the Militia, City Council, the music band, pastors and choirs, Supt J W Thomas, teachers, school children, auto drivers, and editors of the Standard and Courant for space and programs.
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Strand
Kelley
J. W. Thomas
Standard and Courant
Mrs Hebtner and Hanison Return to Battle Lake Home
Mrs H C Hebtner and Hattie Hanison returned to their Battle Lake Minnesota homes Friday evening. Mrs W L Johnson accompanied them and plans to spend about three weeks at the lakes.
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H. C. Hebtner
Hattie Hanison
Battle Lake
Minn
W.L. Johnson
the Lakes
Memorial Day in Sisseton Observed With Parade and Programs
Decoration Day was observed in Sisseton on Monday May 1 with a large crowd. A parade formed at Woodman Hall led by Capt Kelly marching to the cemetery for services. The afternoon featured a program at the Opera House, praise for teachers and pupils, and patriotic readings and songs. The day closed with community meals and expressions of pride in local efforts.
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Our
Woodman Hall
Capt. Kelly
Mil
W. R.C
Sons of Vetrans
Rey Shearer
Sisseton School
Mr. Thomas
Supt. of Schools
Leroy Wolff
Clifford Jorrenson
Mileelson
Knight
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Medals and Packed Tents at Chautauqua Feature
The Kitties Rand, famed as a royal command performer for King Edward VII at Balmoral, received the Victorian Medal third class and a diamond baton. Locals expect a large crowd as the troupe returns, with the tent to be packed both afternoon and evening on the fifth day.
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Kitties Rand
Edward VII of England
Balmoral Castle
Chautauqua program highlights distant speakers and music
The program promises a wide range of lectures addresses by statesmen journalists scholars farmers businessmen humorists philosophers preachers and travelers. It emphasizes men of this type as central to Chautauqua's mission and goals.
Castelucci leads small Italian orchestra to Chauteau burlesque
Castelucci directs an orchestra of seven in a Chautauqua program famed for burlesque on Creators and sacred and humorous selections. The varied show starts the week strong, entertaining patrons with disciplined artistry and a lively opening dash.
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Castelucci
Sisseton Chautauqua Set To Open In June
The six day Chautauqua in Sisseton begins Tuesday June end and runs through June 28. A strong talent lineup is promised and admission is priced so low that all can attend. Burns and Wolff advertise fresh cucumbers and tomatoes for Saturday.
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Burns & Wolff's
New Invention Could Send Voice Via Postal Card
Mitchell-Shirley E Stout claims a postal card device records a voice onto a card with wax, then sends it through mails to play back on a phonograph. The system uses a two inch guide disc and one inch by four inch etched path, taking about ninety seconds to produce.
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Mitchell
Shirley E. Stout
Shirley Stout
Stout
Unknown man killed by Milwaukee extra near Appletor Minn
An unidentified man, likely Loreng Oxendahl, was struck and killed by a Milwaukee extra freight three miles east of Appletor Minnesota on Sunday afternoon. A card reading Lorenz Oxendahl with a street address 83 Second Avenue South was found, but city unknown. The victim walked along the track after multiple whistle blasts. emergency brakes were applied but he was hit as the westbound train traveled twenty five miles per hour.
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Loreng Oxendahl
Milwaukee
Appletor
Minn
Lorenz Oxendahl
Oxendall
Second Avenue South
Wa Hoi
Witty musings on marriage and manners from Elbert Bede
A humorous, datedぶobservational piece explores courtship, self view, vanity, and domestic roles in marriage. It riffs on wit, money, gender dynamics, and social expectations with playful proverbs and quips about wives, brides, and husbands amid a lighthearted tone.
Wm Koepke Returns Home From Wisconsin Sanatorium
Wm Koepke came back Monday from a Wisconsin sanatorium after spending two months there. His health shows marked improvement and he is reported in good spirits and restored strength.
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Wm. Koepke
Wisconsin
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Lockhart
Milbank
Big Stone Lake
Albert
Chas
Fenner
Justice Smith
Sisseton
W. RB. C
GA. R
Burlesques Creatore
Elbert Bede
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