Settlers Flocking To South Dakota
Herbert Vanderhoof describes South Dakota in 1906, praising its growth, climate, and soil. He cites 1905 population 455,185, vast Black Hills territory, rich grasses, and leading crops with corn and wheat yields, plus fruit prospects. Land prices and homesteading attract eastern buyers, while cattle and livestock prosper in the prairie state.
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South Dakota
Lewis and Clark
Dakota
North
Black Hills
James River
Sioux River
Missouri River
Blind Pig Put Out After Sheriff Raid In Sanborn County
Sheriff Webber of Sanborn County raided a local blind pig and shut it down. Proprietor E C Cooper was arrested and held for appearance at the next term of state circuit court after a preliminary hearing. Bond details were not fully disclosed.
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Sanborn County
Webber
E. C. Cooper
Regents Face Hard Task At South Dakota University
Regents struggle to appoint a new president for the University of South Dakota as they face the challenge of finding a suitable leader and considering a possible salary increase to attract an acceptable candidate. The board held no decision after Vermillion commencement events, with discussion limited to the difficulty of securing a stable educator at 3000 dollars annually.
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University of South Dakota
Droppers
I. W. Goodner
Board of Regents
F. A. Spafford
Flandreau
Milton P. Goodner
Law
Lillian Spafford
College of Arts and Science
Vermillion
Goodner
Thiia
Front door broken as two beer cases vanish from jail scene
Sheriff Webber locked the building housing the blind pig conviction where two cases of beer remained. An unknown person forced the front door and removed both cases, leaving only the broken entry.
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Webber
Brave Man Quoter Fable Sets Hero as Whisky Drinker
A dialogue features an Indiana man asking for a hero and a Kentucky colonel answering that a hero is a man unafraid to drink drug store whisky, framing courage in blunt, period speech.
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Indiana
Kentucky
State school fund apportionment tops $325000
State land department Commissioner Bach announces the June semi annual apportionment of the state school fund. The total sent out is 325000, about 20000 more than last June. Each pupil receives 2.34 dollars, easing general school taxes as census data shifts to newer counties. Officers for the year are named. A constitutional amendment proposal seeks wider residency eligibility in Hughes, Stanley, or Sully counties. Bach and Auditor Halladay begin to appraise state lands along the Minnesota Dakota Pacific line by auto starting from Watertown.
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United States Department of Agriculture
South Dakota
New England
Pacific Coast
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Tatmeyer
Kentucky
United States
Towa
Turner County
New York
East
Middle Western States
Herbert Vanderhoof
Minneapolis Journal
Bach
State Land Department
P. F. McClure
Pierre
W. H. Frost
Fort Pierre
C. W. Richardson
Hughes
Stanley
Sully
Halladay
Minnesota, Dakota & Pacific Railway
Watertown
Winter Wheat Experiment In Gregory County Near Ends
Farmer G. F. Siler south of Gregory grows forty acres of winter wheat to test if it can beat spring wheat in South Dakota. The crop is advancing rapidly and heads out earlier, possibly becoming Gregory county’s future grain if harvest precedes dry season and supports claims winter wheat suits the region.
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Gregory County
G. F. Siler
Gregory
Gregory Conty
Siler
United States
South Dakota
Gen Lowthian Elected G A R Department Commander
Gen N I Lowthian of Milbank was elected department commander of the South Dakota G A R at Yankton. The Women’s Relief Corps named officers: Laura Harmon Parker president. Katherine Weeks Vermillion senior vice president. Almera Stowell Aberdeen junior vice president. Emma Kingrye Parker secretary. Edith Wilsey Parker treasurer. Louise Wilson Hudson chaplain. Nellie Appleby Jennie R Jones Helen Tease Parker Minnie Nash Canton Eveline Russell Salem executive board. Delegates to the national convention: Matilda Lawrence Huron Ida M Nelson Pierre Nanna Moore Mitchell.
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South Dakota
N. I. Lowthian
Milbank
Yankton
Woman’s Relief Corps
Laura Harmon Parker
Katherine Weeks
Vermillion
Almera Stowell
Aberdeen
Emma Kingrye
Parker
Edith Wilsey
Louise Wilson
Hudson
Nellie Appleby
Jennie R. Jones
Helen Tease
Minnie Nash
Canton
Eveline Russel
Salem
Matilda Lawrence
Huron
Ida M. Nelson Pierre
Nanna Moore
Mitchell
Drainage Ditch Petitions Face Legal Hurdles in Clay County
South Dakota drainage ditches face likely rejection as county boards say petitions cannot meet legal requirements. Irene ditch completed with underfunded assessment. additional funding and land payments loom large. Courts may be the route, but constitutional questions about drainage law linger, with survey costs at stake.
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South Dakota
Clay County
Irene
Clay
Yankton
Gayville
Wniderstanding
Clay Crook
Eirewit Court
Supreme Court
Clay Creek
Longest River To Be Shorter By James Missouri Confluence
A thin dirt neck between the James and Missouri rivers is shrinking the James, long deemed the world’s longest unnavigable river. Reporters observed a finger of Missouri water crossing toward the James, with two spots already pouring in. The likely outcome is a new James mouth, five miles of neck becoming a slough, restoring the Missouri to its old channel without major damage.
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Missouri
James River
James
Carnegie Helps A College In Yankton Gift
President H. K. Warren of Yankton College reports Dr. D. K. Pearson will match $30,000 in pledges, bringing total aid to $60,000. After two years of effort to raise $50,000, the Chicago meeting ended in Pearson agreeing to equal the pledged sum. Funds to be placed at college authorities on June 30.
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H. K. Warren
Yankton College
Chicago
D. K. Pearson
Dr. Warren
Warren
Pearson
Man Killed In Brookings Rail Yard Accident
Charles Barr residing with his brother in law C Gaukle Moody county was killed in Brookings railroad yards after walking from an incoming passenger train. He had just come from a west of Pierre trip where he filed on a homestead and fell asleep. The brakeman’s whistle woke him and in a daze he stepped from the coach and fell, striking his head with a broken jaw and fractured skull.
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Charles Barr
C. Gaukle
Moody County
Brookings
Pierre
Baer
Kaufmann Woman Granted Bail On 25000 Bond In Murder Case
Sioux Falls officials report Mrs. Kaufmann, wealthy murder suspect in the death of her young servant Agnus Poirols, is freed on a 25000 bond. She may be released as preliminaries proceed, while friends discuss potential travel to Europe and trial timing set for November.
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Sisireie
Pierre
Hilton
Kaufmann
Kalfmann
Kaufmanns
Sioux Falls
Emma Kaufmann
Supreme Court of South Dakota
Water rights clarified for Missouri river irrigation use
The War Department in Washington ruled that the federal government cannot grant or deny irrigation rights on the Missouri River while preserving navigation. If irrigation does not obstruct boats and does not reduce flow, water may be used without challenge, aiding local tracts and riverbank gardening efforts.
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Lea
Department of Government
Missouri River
War Department
Washington
BE. J. Phares
Rght
Haxineor Lea
H. F. Hodges
Engineers
War on Bark Beetle Spurs Forest Reserve Campaign
Campaign to eradicate the bark beetle continues within the Forest Reserve. Officials marshal resources in a focused effort to protect forests from the despoiler, emphasizing organized control measures and public cooperation.
Mining case decided court finds suit not in good faith
Judge Whitin of Huron rules in A. T. Bene v American-Mexico Mining and Development Co. Chicago case. He grants injunction against dividend payments except from net profits, refuses to appoint a receiver, and orders the plaintiff to pay his own costs.
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Whitin
Huron
A. T. Bene
American-Mexico Mining and Development Company of
Chicago
Sh Wile
Hls
Court Grants Relief in Bail Hearing for Mrs Kaufmann
Judge Jones fixed bail at 25000 after ruling the proof of the crime was not plain and palpable. Attorney Jiley Atkens for Mrs Kaufmann welcomed relief and noted the amount exceeded expectations but was just and reasonable given circumstances.
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Jiley Atkens
Allorney
Kaufmann
Ial
Jones
Circuit Court
Foresters Begin Battle Against Pest on Reserve
Forestry officials initiate large scale cutting on the reserve to remove infested timber. Workers target diseased trees to thin stands and restore browning pines, aiming to end the pest’s damage.
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Forestry Bureau
Belle Fourche Irrigation Project Advances in Favorable Weather
With good weather, construction on the Belle Fourche irrigation dam progresses. Concrete work on the south side near the diversion dam nears completion, filling gaps to divert water into the inlet canal toward Crow Creek. The Gilberts ranch cut should finish by mid September as crews push two grading outfits and a steam shovel toward the reservoir site.
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Belle Fourche
Soth
Inlet
Crow Creek
Gilberts Ranch
Owl
Indian Creeks
Dan
Company Solvency Confirmed Amid Financial Review
The firm is deemed solvent and not at risk of imminent insolvency after a focused financial review. Directors state liquidity is strong, with adequate working capital and no immediate debt maturities threatening operations.
Stamps Stolen From Post Office Recovered Near Albee
Postage stamps stolen from the Reville post office were found in a straw stack near Albee. About 600 dollars worth of stamps were recovered. George Friday of Albee discovered the cache while working near an old straw stack along with two drills believed used to bore into the safe.
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Reville
Albee
George Friday
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