Richard Hite Mourned As Dead In Identity Mix Up
Richard Hite, a farm hand in Perry township near Mitchell, is believed dead by his Kansas City identifications. J W Hite of Heath Kentucky positively identified the body and sent it to Heath for burial, but his brother Bernley Hite and others insist Richard is alive, prompting a mistaken identity mystery and inquiries from Heath.
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Richard Hite
Rowley
Perry Township
Mitchell
Kansas City
Heath
Hite
Rowley Farm
Father of Runaway and Seven Others Inherits Half Hundred Thousand
Telegram from Seattle states John Gregor Jr of Phoenix died of pneumonia. He left a will to relatives in Madison with $50,000 each to his father, five sisters, and two brothers. He mined Alaska’s Circle City with partner Berry, first discovering gold there in the 1890s. Gregor, now deceased, left his father an aged county surveyor.
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Seattle
John Gregor
Madison
John Gregor, Jr
Phoenix
Ariz
Teo
Gregor
Circle City
Alaska
Thas
Berry
Mitchell
Holiness Association Plans Big Mitchell Camp Meeting
President Norvell of the South Dakota Holiness association travels to Mitchell to arrange a camp meeting July 13 to 26. The group owns three miles northeast of Mitchell with land expansion for growth and a new two story building to house visiting ministers. A river crossing tent, bridge, cottages, and enhanced eating facilities are planned with Rev. Huff and Rev. Robinson preaching and Rev Stebbins directing singing, aiming for record attendance.
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Norvell
South Dakota Holiness Association
Mitchell
Will H. Huff
Sioux City
Bud Robinson
Texas
Charles M. Stebbins
Davis
Mystery in Alcester murder of Ed Nelson business man
Ed Nelson a local business man was found dead along the railroad tracks in Alcester. Authorities now believe he was murdered with a board of scantling and nails, not killed by a train. Two men are under suspicion as the Sioux City and Alcester police cooperate on the case ongoing since March 15.
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Nelson
Ed Nelson
Alcester
Ig 8
Sioux City
Capitol nearing completion pushes work on South Dakota State House
Contractor Ofsense speeds the project as marble floors and ornamental plaster take shape in the new capitol corridors. Domes near readiness for steel work, with efforts aimed at finishing before cold weather returns.
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South Dakota State House
Capitol
Captor of John Brown Dies at 85 Maj Israel C Green
Maj Israel C Green a Confederate veteran died at his home two miles east of Mitchell of heart trouble at eighty five. He previously served in the US Navy and led the force that captured John Brown at Harper's Ferry. Green struck Brown with his sword then Brown was bound and taken into custody before the Civil War.
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J. C. Green
Israel C. Green
Mitchell
Maj. Green
Virginia
United States Navy
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
Brown
Green
Maj
South Dakota
Woman Identifies Dead Man as Half Brother
Near Osceola residents Ben Folker and wife were brought to Huron by Sheriff Huntley and Coroner Tolmie to view the remains of Henry Waterman killed on the Chicago and North Western tracks on May 7. Investigators learned Waterman had worked for years near Watseka, Illinois. Mrs Folker admitted the dead man was her half brother, Folker paying burial expenses as authorities planned further inquiries.
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Ben Folker
Osceola
Huron
Huntley
Tolmie
Henry Waterman
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Wahrman
Ilinois
Watseka
Perkins County Division Pact Revealed in Aberdeen
Reports from Aberdeen claim Lemmon and Bison businessmen have agreed to bury the hatchet and push a peaceful division of Perkins County into two counties with each town serving as a county seat. The move hinges on statutes allowing the split as populations rise with new settlers from railroad expansions PE and the Milwaukee St Louis and Northern lines.
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Lemmon
Bison
Perkins
Aberdeen
Perkins County
Milwaukee, St. Louis
Dakota Farmer Stock Change at Aberdeen Publication
B E Carnine and L H Storgaard have sold their interests in the Dakota Farmer to Will C Allen M F Greeley and Mrs Blanche Bushnell who now own nearly all the stock of the Aberdeen semi monthly agricultural paper established by W F T Bushnell.
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B. E. Carnine
Dakota Farmer
Aberdeen
L. H. Storgaard
Will C. Allen
M. F. Greeley
Blanche Bushnell
W. F. T. Bushnell
Auditor Salary Battle Ends With $1 500 Cap
Supreme Court upholds Brookings county paying P J Murphy $1 500 a year as auditor for two years. Court rules statute fixed a salary framework not an unlawful delegation of legislative power. Also affirms a ruling allowing a minor to enter and remain in a saloon after a band visit to Clear Lake. dissent by Judge Haney.
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Supreme Court
Justice Smith
Ise
Boards of Commissioners
PJ. Murphy
Brookings County
Murphy
Johnson
Sult
Whiting
Haney
Milwaukee Extension Routes Through Camp Crook Area
Rumors of a Milwaukee railroad extension from Rapid City toward the Belle Fourche irrigated district gain plausibility after Camp Crook reports that Milwaukee officials surveyed the region. The proposed line would run north to the Little Missouri Valley and then toward Marmath or through 8% Gap, with construction possible soon, aiming at a north south corridor along natural watercourses through largely undeveloped territory.
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Rapid City
Belle Fourche
South Dakota
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Milwaukee
Range Gazette
Camp Crook
Harding County
Milwaukee Railroad
Farling
Bowman
Rapidityine
Little Missouri Valley
Marmath
Drowned Child in Slop Barrel On Bon Homme Farm
A two year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs L den Ouden of a Bon Homme County farm in southwest South Dakota, drowned after falling head first into a partially filled slop barrel behind his home. He was last seen playing in the yard before his fatal accident and his body was found beside the fence.
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South Dakota
Will of the Stridbecks Describes Local Philanthropy
The Stridbecks of Karls krona bequeathes 10 Pangres honteux and 35,000 crowns to various Nordic charities. Gifts include 10,000 to the home for Incurables, 5,000 to the common boys school, 5,000 to the orphans home, and 5,000 to churches at Aspo and Haxsla. The Lund and Danielson fund gets 15,000 crowns for annual distribution to the poor. Sweden hosts 100 French deputies for a royal visit, with Anders Nielsen resigning as Daniel minister of agriculture over policy disputes. Elections May 25, adjourn May, Senate to reconvene June 7. Three Vinteras citizens get three months for refusing military drill. A woman’s remark about a manta acquaintance ends with a glare.
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Stridbecks
Karlskrona
Aspo
Haxsla
Lund and Danielson Funda
Eee
Anders Nielsen
Daniel
Nielson
Rigadag
County Judge McNaughton Orders Estate Guardians to File Reports
Aberdeen County Judge A L McNaughton warns all Brown county guardians of estates to file reports in strict compliance with the law, or legal action will follow under the statutory provisions.
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A. L. McNaughton
Aberdeen
Brown County
Man Charged in Detroit Disorder Case Linked to Huron Arrest
Harry Leeman alias Harry Scanlon among five arrested at Huron for alleged disorderly conduct is charged with breaking fall at Detroit Minnesota and has been transported to that city.
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Harry Leeman
Harry Scanlon
Huron
Detroit
Minn
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