South Dakota capitol ruling upholds commission
The South Dakota Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice Hatey, upheld the Capitol Commission against the Sioux Falls Commercial Club challenge. The court rejected claims that the legislature improperly delegated powers, ruled on land sales, and affirmed the commission's authority to select stone and manage contracts.
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Supreme Court
Hatey
Sioux Falls Commercial Club
State Capitol
Public Lands Board
Penitentiary Quaries
Commission
Hal T
Many New Phone Lines Spark Rural Telecom Growth
Secretary of state records show over sixty new telephone company filings in the last ten months. Rural lines expand on farms in thickly settled counties and unincorporated private lines serve farmer party lines, notably west of the river near Leslie. The Ainth Mail Telephone Co. forms in Lebanon Potter county with incorporators John Nold O W Beach Joseph Tilgen and C L Keller.
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Secretary of State
Leslie
Ainth
Mail Telephone Company
Lebanon
Potter County
John Nold
O. W. Beach
Joseph Tilgen
C. L. Keller
Capitol East Wing Foundation Completed
The foundation of the east wing has been finished after delays due to weather. Contractor Lepper will oversee remaining work as heavy walls were required and the project is reported complete and satisfactory to all parties.
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Capitol
Haseen
Lepper
Florence Named New Townsite on St Louis Extension
Florence will be the first new townsite on the St Louis extension, about twenty miles north of Watertown. It is expected to house 1000 to 2000 people, spur banking and timber yards, and attract rail construction by July 15 with over 100000 bushels of grain expected to be marketed this fall.
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St. Louis
Watertown
Florence
Dexter
Bradley
Waubay
Webster
W. D. Morris
Citizens’ National Bank
Lorenzo T Morris
H. L. Sheldon
Citizens’ National
Brule County Auditor Dispute Over Uncollected State Taxes
Brule county faced a $536 claim after the auditor left without formal farewell and left muddled records. The state sought payment for unextended state taxes, and county officials agreed to pay if the attorney general deemed it a valid claim after long correspondence.
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Brule County
Brule
Last Rites For Dead Editor Wheelock
Joseph A. Wheelock, longtime editor of the Pioneer Press, was buried Saturday after private family rites at Summit Avenue home. Public services followed at House of Hope Church, with many city and state leaders in attendance and floral tributes. Dr. M D Edwards delivered the farewell address.
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St. Paul
Joseph A. Wheelock
Pioneer Presa
Northwestern
Lowell
M. D. Edwards
Dayton Avenue
Presbsterii
Wheelock
Distrust of Banks Costs Farmer in South Dakota
Phillip Schenk of Bon Homme county kept cash on his farm instead of banks, but an intruder broke in while the family slept and stole gold coins valued at 1300 dollars. The burglary was not detected until the next morning and no clue to the thief’s identity was found.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Phillip Schenk
Bon Homme County
Schenk
Skunk Attacks Child in Wisconsin Woods
A Hartford mother and her three year old son were attacked by a large skunk while gathering soil for flower beds. The child was bitten and scratched on the arms and legs as he fled, until the family dog helped drive the animal away.
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Wisconsin
Hartford
Wis
Adam Weiss
Hert 1
Shell in Stove Explodes Injuring 7 Year Old
A seven year old girl, daughter of William Wardell, died instantly and was badly wounded when a stove in her Kaukinna Wisconsin home exploded during a chip fire. Investigators believe a shell charged with shot was hidden among yard debris.
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Kaukinna
Wis
William Wardell
Shiroton
Astortion
Anoka Man Found Dead After Suicide in Barn
In Anoka Minnesota on May 15 S W Southard, husband of Dr Flora L Aldrich, shot himself with a double barrel shotgun. He left home in the afternoon, returned late, and was found in a neighbor’s barn with the weapon. The cause appears related to ill health and low mood.
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Minn
S. W. Southard
Flora L. F. Aldrich
Megan
Suit Against Dead Man Stirs Sioux Falls Row
Deputy Sheriff serves execution on man already dead. Joseph Hostetter sues dead Kuut Thompson of Baltic area after a judgment against Thompson. deputy discovers Thompson died two days earlier, delaying the action.
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Sioux Falls
Joseph Hostetter
Kuut Thompson
Baltic
Thompson
Peterson
Sficer
Sturgeon Haul Seized in Green Bay
In Green Bay Wisconsin on May 15 Game Warden Haslem seized 20 sturgeon weighing a combined 1 284 pounds from a fish house where the catch was to be sold. The fish averaged about 65 pounds each and is described as the largest known in Green Bay.
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Green Bay
Wis
Haslem
Itasca County Homesteader Killed in Quarrel Near Laurel
Fred Henning died after a quarrel with Albin Johnson near Laurel, Itasca County. Johnson, deputy sheriff’s deputy, is bound over to await grand jury action after allegedly shooting Henning three times following a dispute. Johnson was taken into custody at once and jailed in Grand Rapids for murder.
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Duviih
Minn
Laurel
International Falls
Fred Henning
Albin Johnson
CIA
Conmmors
Grand Rapids
Hemming
Johnson
Hibbing
Sde
Joingun
Erickson
Bennd
Fugitive Shot Twice In Montana Escape Bid
Mike Makihis, an escapee from Deer Lodge penitentiary, was captured near Missoula after a weeklong dash for liberty. A rancher named Golden wounded Makihis with rifle fire as he resisted arrest, leaving a bullet in his arm and another in his thigh.
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Missoula
Mont
Mike Makihis
Deer Lodge
Makahus
Fort Missoula
Golden
Convier
Ter
Holes Shot in Parsonage Suspect Held for Sanity Review
Aberdeen S D May 18 Deputy Sheriff Hale arrested farmer Anton Salberg after neighbors reported threats and his allegedly firing bullets into the parsonage of Rev C M Grimerud a Lutheran pastor. Salberg defended by saying neighbors stole from him and was held for examination.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Hale
Gem Township
Anton Salberg
Salberg
C. M. Grimerud
Lone Ranchman Found Dead in Montana Cabin
Morrison H. Wilton a ranchman living alone on the Upper Yellowstone above Livingston was found dead in his house with a bullet through his heart. A note indicated a personal crisis and intent to take his life. He shot himself with a rifle. He was well to do and had no family and had been acting queerly of late.
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Helena
Mont
Morrison H. Wilton
Yellowstone River
Livingston
Destructive Fire Ravages Sawmills Near Hite Mont
May 1 dispatches report a fierce fire near Sand Point Idaho burning toward Sparky engines of Great Northern trains. The blaze has escaped control as ranchers strive to save belongings. Numerous sawmills and thousands of poles and posts are lost.
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Hite
Mont
Sand Point
Idaho
Great Northern
Stand on His Head Ten Years for Assault at Track Dance
George Waterman tells the sentencing judge he can stand on his head for ten years after pleading guilty to first degree assault for shooting Darrell Whitcraft at a New Year’s race track dance. The Montana case ends with Waterman receiving a ten year state penitentiary sentence.
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Montana
George Wate
Waterman
Darrell Whitcraft
Trampled by Horse In Lightning Rescue Tragedy
In Houston Minnesota on May 1 a woman identified as Mrs Joe Orr was trampled to death while trying to free horses during a lightning event. A horse and several cattle were killed by fire from the strike.
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Houston
Minn
Joe Orr
Died While Eating Supper in Wheaton
Peter Friend, longtime Neville resident, collapsed and died while dining at the Ideal restaurant in Wheaton Minnesota. Medical examiners cite heart failure as the presumed cause of death.
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Wheaton
Minn
Peter Friend
Neville
Senator Heyburn Stricken by Serious Illness
Idaho Senator Heyburn is very ill with a recur rent catarrhal appendicitis. He was forced to give up his Senate duties a month ago and remains in a grave condition in Washington.
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Heyburn
Washington
Idaho
South Dakota Prosperity Shown In Early State Growth
Herbert Van Jerhoof reports in the Minneapolis Journal on South Dakota’s rapid development since 1889. He notes vast land improvements, modern homes, fences, and stock growth, with rising land values and strong bank deposits. He cites low state debt, high per capita property value, and widespread prosperity among farmers and ranchers.
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South Dakota
Atate
Wen
Herbert van Jerhoof
Minneapolis Journal
Bankers Meet in Aberdeen Preview Speakers Named
Des Moines editor Lafayette Young of the Capital and W R Dawes of Chicago, ex controller of the currency, are named as speakers for the fifteenth annual South Dakota Bankers association convention in Aberdeen on May 23 and 24. arrangements committee reports progress.
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Des Moines
Bankers
South Dakota Bankers’ Association
Aberdeen
Lafayette Young
W. R. Dawes
Chicago
Birth and death rates steady as Beadle county reports April
Beadle county vital statistics show 17 births in April with unspecified gender split and 4 deaths 1 female 3 males. Six persons naturalized and 1 divorce granted along with 12 marriages. Railway officers from Chicago Southwestern visit Tirona Way surveying Pierre progress. Northwestern plans westward line extension beyond the Missouri River.
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Beadle County
Chicago& Southwestern Railway
Tirona Way
Jamon Hem
Northwestern Company
Missouri River
Third Fatal Accident Claims Shea Family
Charles Shea, 20, single, died when he fell into a well and was run over by a car twenty miles southeast of Miller. This marks a third fatal accident for the family in a short time. Earlier, Michel Shea was killed by a falling tree while stacking. a house fire then killed another son. The widow is left with two sons.
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Kittredge
Senate
Burke
House
South Dakota Stock Growers’ Association
Rapid City
Missouri River
Wilson
South Dakota
White House
Foss
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas
Middle Western States
Mr. Foss
Charles Shea
Miller
Michel Shea
Apeakera Invited for Convention’s Record Attendance
The convention is expected to be the most successful in the association’s history with more than 250 delegates in attendance.
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Apeakera
Aberdeen High School Placed On Northwestern Accreditation
President T. R. Kirke reports Aberdeen high school has been placed on the accredited list by Northwestern University. Aberdeen graduates are admitted without examination under the new status.
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TR. T. Kirke
Aberdeen High School
College of Liberal Arta
Northwestern University
Aberdeen
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