Mitchell Votes Dry for First Time in City History
State and city results show Mitchell voting for prohibition for the first time in thirteen years. W. T. Doolittle wins Sioux Falls mayoralty over incumbent Frank Pillsbury by 498, aided by independents. License vote carried 552, while several South Dakota towns shift to dry. Across the state, races in Sturgis, Deadwood, Lead, Spearfish, Chamberlain, Aberdeen, Pierre, Milbank, Milner, and other cities reflect mixed gains for prohibition and license and party lines.
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Mitchell
Sioux Fall
W. T
Gilly) Boolitile
Wahba
Frank M. Pillsbury
Municipal League
League
Doolittle
Pillsbury
Sup Doolittle
Lcense
Prohibition
I Rence
A.M. Hitchcock
H. C. Preson
Mr Hitchcock
Sturgle
Josep Myer
W. &. Jones
Theo. Tass
Matt Flavin
Fred Harlow
Ligen
Deadwood
Black Hilla
Lead
Offloe
Citizens
John Blatt
Beadwood
Adams
Spearfish
Henry Seebbinw
Ciitizens
Chamberlain
James W. Sanford
Pierre
LB. Wadlight
C. N. Fishe
C. ©. Moulton
Liceme
Salem
Anton Lee
Delays Halt Herd Law Vote in Lyman County Petition Leads to Referee to Count Signatures
Homesteaders in Lyman County seek a writ of mandamus to force submission of the herd law measure. A referee will count petition signatures, delaying any potential June election and delaying a special vote. If enough signatures exist, officials may place the measure on the November ballot. Homesteaders push for timely vote to protect crops this year.
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Lyman County
Opened Waste Land to Settlers Now Watertown Rejoices
Watertown is celebrating a telegram reporting passage in the Senate of a bill opening reservation land for settlement. The plan creates a vast 3,000,000 acre sweep from the Missouri River west, linking strips extending toward Cannon Ball and Cheyenne rivers. The measure promises rapid settlement and rapid access.
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Watertown
S. X. Way
S. D
Senate
Robert J. Gamble
Missouri River
le Beau
Cannon Ball River
Daota
Cheyenne River
Dakota
Schanasse County
Connecticut
Rhode Island
South Dakota
New England
Hottes
Fort Meade to Become Brigade Post with Expansion Plan
Special agents of the government are at Fort Meade as part of an expansion drive. Taft reportedly supports enlarging the post with a full township, three regiments, and many buildings. Estimated cost exceeds $500,000 as plans foresee a larger army reservation.
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Fort Meade
Taft
Mitchell corn palace elects officers for fall festival
The Mitchell corn palace executive committee names William M. Smith as president I W Seaman as vice president J T Welch as secretary and J T Morrow as treasurer for the September 28 to October 3 festival. Smith oversees attractions Burns handles advertising Seaman county exhibits Michels buildings and decorations and Davis transportation. The palace plans improvements and added features to boost agricultural benefits.
Watertown Bars All Street Carnivals This Summer
Watertown mayor and city council with local merchants ban all street carnivals and shows for the coming summer. The compact labels carnivals a nuisance, saying they fail to draw beyond the trade district, disrupt merchants, and leave streets torn and dirty, with the town regretting carnival week.
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Watertown
Business Men's Union Drives Watertown Union Station Plan
The Business Men's Union pushes for a six road union depot in Watertown and asks Great Northern Chicago Rock Island Portland lines and others to send representatives on April 20 to discuss the project. Plans reportedly include a $100,000 union station for the St. Louis and Rock Island lines.
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Watertown
Business Men's Union
Great Northern
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Minneapoli & St. Louis
South Dakota Central
St. Louis
Rock Island
To Build Two New Schools at Wessington Springs
Contracts issued for two new school buildings in Wessington Springs. A public school will be brick with sandstone trim costing 25,934 dollars and start work immediately. A seminary replacing a recent fire will have a granite first story and brick upper, costing 20,840 dollars, with completion by late September.
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Wessington Springs
Noted Interpreter Alex Rencounter Dies on Missouri Frontier
Northwest historic figure Alexander Rencounter, known as Alex the Interpreter and guide, dies at Lower Brule after an apoplexy. He guided Father De Smet on Sioux missions, joined Sherman and Sully in 1866, served as Sioux interpreter in treaty talks, and aided Milwaukee Road rights of way, leaving a progressive legacy on the reservation.
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Alex Rencounter
Northwest
Alexander Rencounter
Lower Brule
Alex
Missouri Valley
St. Laws
Fort Benton
Father de Smet
W. F. Sherman
George Sully
Yankton
Black Hills
John Lawler
Milwaukee Road
Missouri River
Rencounter
Judge Directs Verdict In $50,000 Railroad Damage Suit
Judge Carland of the United States court directed the jury to return a verdict for the Omaha Railroad Co in a suit by former Sioux Falls yardmaster William McConnell seeking 50 000 for loss of a leg. McConnell's attorney said an appeal would be taken to resolve state contributory negligence questions.
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Carland
United States Court
William ©. McConnell
Sioux Falls
Omaha Railroad Company
McConnell
Red Hawk Weds Widow in Crow Reservation Wedding
Red Hawk, a sixty nine year old Sioux Indian, married Mrs Walk-With-Irons, a Sioux widow aged sixty plus. The ceremony combined white law with tribal custom as hundreds attended at their home on the Crow reservation to celebrate the union of two elder grandparent figures.
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Crow Indian Reservation
Red Hawk
Walk-With-Irons
Small bank closed in Sioux Falls area
Central Banking and Trust company of Sioux Falls shuts its doors ending its local banking operation. President H B Natwick says there is no cause for creditor unease and cites ongoing concerns as the reason for the closure.
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Sioux Falls
Central Banking and Trust Company of
Sioux Fall
H. B. Natwick
Slour Falla
Era of cowmen gives way to settler influence at Rapid City meeting
The Western South Dakota Stockgrowers association held its sixteenth annual meeting in Rapid City showing a shift from old timer cowmen to new settlers from Iowa Nebraska and other regions. The change signals the decline of open range cattle operations as homesteads and railroads reshape the state. Leaders like Ton Sweeney defended Rapid City while railroads inspectors and buyers prepare for future consolidation and larger shipping from smaller ranches.
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South Dakota
Amail
Rapid City
Ton Sweeney
Rapid Gily
Micham
Franklin Catle Company
White River Cattle Company
Hobcolm
Hugh Chittick
Milwaukee Railroad
Robert V. Carr
Chicago Union Stock Yards
A Possible Reason For Tramps In Alexandria
A historical remark attributes Alexandria’s infestation of tramps to its extensive library facilities. The line suggests the town’s intellectual resources drew or housed visitors, prompting questions about the social scene and public amenities in the era.
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Alexandria
Lightning Kills Two In Annona Home
Paria April 24. James and Thomas Trimm aged fifteen and twenty two were killed by lightning at their home yesterday. They were at the window when the bolt struck.
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Paria
James
Thomas Trimm
Annona
Medals for Spanish War First South Dakota unit veterans
An excerpt from a letter forwarded to Senator Gambia announces bronze medals authorized by a 1906 act for officers and men of the First South Dakota Volunteer Infantry and other Spanish American and Philippine War regiments. It notes those who volunteered between April 21 and October 26, 1898 and served beyond enlistment, or died, may receive medals. Watertown’s famed H Company had fifty survivors still living who will receive them.
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First
South Dakota Volunteer Infantry
Philippines
Spain
George H. Bancroft
Watertown
Robert J. Gambia
Congress
Noers
Army of the United States
Indians Protest Bill Opening Cheyenne River Lands
Indian delegation to Washington protested provisions of the land opening bill and won partial gains including a modification to the north line opening but failed to keep the reservation closed for 25 years. They did not secure favorable terms on land for Indians, school land payments, or other points as Senate approves the bill and likely action awaits in the House. Government survey for mineral lands may delay settlement until fall next year at best.
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Schnanse
Washington
Cheyenne River Reservation
Indiana
Senate
House
Geological Department
State Appeals On Estate Funds For Debts
The South Dakota Supreme Court is asked to rule if estate funds belonging to a state-willed estate with no heirs can be diverted to satisfy private debts. John K. Wilson died intestate, his widow died soon after, leaving no heirs, and the state claimed the estate worth thousands. Administrator John A. Burns was ordered to apply inheritance to mining stock assessments. Burns and Attorney General Clark appeal to retain the funds for the state.
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Supreme Court of
South Dakota
John K. Wilson
Ge John A. Burns
Burns
Clark
Wilsons
Two Sioux Warriors Buy Coffin for Dying Relative
Two Rosebud Sioux men traveled from Proshe to Presho to purchase a coffin for an Indian man about to die. The seventy seven year old, whose relatives plan to keep the coffin ready, aims to have it handy for his imminent departure to the afterlife.
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Bier
Lown
Proshe
Misaauri
Uving
Rosebud
Presho
Wool Growers Debate Statute Amendments at Belle Fourche
Following a highly successful Northwestern Stack Growers convention in Bella Fourche a Belle Fourche Wool Growers association meeting discussed whether current state laws governing the sheep industry are adequate and considered possible amendments.
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Northwestern Stack Growers' Association
Bella Fourche
Belle Fourche
Injured In Ball Game at Naval Hospital
Annapolis April 24 R Hy Aronson a member of the Harvard baseball team is in the naval hospital with a fractured knuckle sustained during the game with the mig shipment yesterday afternoon.
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Annapolis
Mil
R. Hy Aronson
Harvard
Naval Hospital
Congress Debates Naval Policy and Rail Grants in April Sessions
Congress and Senate grapple with naval policy and land grant disputes across a week of April sessions. The House approved several bills under suspension, while the Senate debated the Oregon California Railway forfeiture case and a four battleship program. The article notes key figures such as Speaker Cannon and Senators Warren and Bacon, detailing votes, amendments, and fiscal implications for navy expansion and railroad finance.
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Washington
House
Senate
Oregon & California Railroad Company
Bend
Oregon
Toad Company
Piles
Colt Strikes Farmer in Interurban Crash Near Gar
Chicago April 29 A colt pulling a farmer named Hertram Daily of Aurora was dragged beneath an Elgin and Aurora interurban car. Both horse and man died instantly. Daily, 42, planned to sell his farm and move to California, now leaving behind his plans.
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Colt
Gar
Chicago
Hertram Daily
Aurora
Man
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