State a Great Wealth Producer in South Dakota Banks
W A Otis argues from five weeks in South Dakota that banking wealth centers on farms east of the Missouri. He notes Andover Aberdeen Chamberlain Canova Huron banks show deposits many times capital tied to farm wealth, with corn thriving across the state and young farmers drawn to land investment.
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South Dakota
Missouri River
Andover
Builings
United States
Northville
Aberdeen
Chamberlain
Canova
Huron
Tidiwna
Missouri
W. A. Otis
Minneapolis Journal
Range hard wit by Jack Frost and the spring storm
Reports from the west recount last week’s May snow storm as the harshest of the year. It shattered stock due to soaking rain and sleet, with foot to seven foot drifts challenging shepherds. Wool prices rise, with 2,000,000 pounds forecast at Pierre as buyers expect a stronger market. Cattlemen prepare for new range rules and winter pasturing with ample hay as settlers and railroads reshape grazing.
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Ross
Bad River
Haxby
Cheyenne
Pierre
Lyman County
Sheep and wool meeting agenda in Aberdeen June 22 23
The South Dakota Sheep Breeders and Wool Growers association hosts sessions in Aberdeen on June 22 and 23 with talks on grasses fodder care of full-blood sheep feeding lambs and buying and selling. Morning and afternoon programs feature speakers from South Dakota Minnesota Nebraska and Wisconsin. The piece also notes the injunction on the Zastrow Manufacturing company sale tied to Aberdeen Hardware's judgment and bankruptcy steps.
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South Dakota Sheep Breeders and Wool Growers’ Association
Aberdeen
E. T. Taubman
M. F. Greeley
Gary
W .W. Bell
Mansey
Minn
Peter Jansen
Omaha
Neb
J. W. Wilson
South Dakota Agricultural College
Brookings
J. Burnett
Minneapolis
E. L. Spurling
A.’ M. Mitchell
Hecla
Dakota
Dr. Moore
F. M. Joslin
Frederick
W.E. Raymond
Twin Brooks
South Dakota
P. S. Ingersoll
Selby
W. F. Kelley
Baltic
Zastrow Manufacturing Company
Aberdeen Hardware Company
Carland
Zastrow Company
Visit Lewis and Clark Exposition This Summer
Fred Rogers of the Great Northern and Western Pacific Railway outlines travel plans for an illustrated booklet. It details the exposition, the cross continental trip via the Great Northern Line, route suggestions, fates or fashions of travel, and practical travel information. The address is Sioux City Iowa.
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Fred Rogers
Sioux City
Towa
Extortion Case Against Casey and Thornbury Delayed to Next Term
In Bon Homme county the state circuit court continued the extortion case against H Casey and a companion Thornbury. The alleged victim, Frank Ritter a prominent Bon Homme farmer, was found dead after a visit by the men, with authorities suggesting poison in a personal crisis. Remorse over an alleged transaction with the defendants was blamed for Ritter’s act.
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H. Casey
Thornbury
Bon Homme County
Casey
Frank Ritter
Prospects Favorable for Wakonida Creamery Move
Prospects are favorable for Wakon ida to secure a creamery that will improve the financial condition of the people. Efforts are under way to attract a Des Moines Town creamery company to start operations there. The company viewed the matter positively and arrangements for construction and operation seem likely to be completed soon.
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Wakonida
Des Moines
State capitol plans mirror Montana pattern in South Dakota
Gov 3 H Elrod leading South Dakota capitol commission studied Montana’s capitol, predicting a similar model for Pierre. Delegation including C J Bach and D D Wipf toured the Montana building, noting its budget and offices layout, and planned construction financed partly by land sales to avoid debt.
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Montana
H. Elrod
Southpakett
State Capitol Commission
Hassist
Pierye
Wideanunis
Hod
Jaave
C. J. Bach
D. D. Wipf
JF. Halliday
Geurdmen
South Dakota
Montana Capitol
Alybany
Dion
Nes Moines
Iowa
Elrad
Gay. Toole
Hell
Minneapolis
South
Northwestern
Pierre
Belle Fourche
Rosebud Girls Guard Husbands in Marriage Test
About 1,000 men from across the United States seek to wed 120 Rosebud Indian Reservation homesteaders. Prospective husbands must farm a season with plowing sowing and harvesting. If work is solid and no grumbling, a wife and a quarter section may be earned. Ruth Pyrie of Lincoln Nebraska leads. Estelle Salle of Mexico Missouri is vice president.
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Rosebud
Ruth Pyrie
Lincoln
Neb
Estelle Salle
Mexico, Mo
Aberdeen High School Plans and Gun Club News
The Aberdeen high school graduation program is set for May 25 and 26 with afternoon and evening events at the assembly hall and opera house. Norma Brown writes a class play, followed by a court martial of Virgil and Trigonometry, ivy planting, and a Venice spoof. The Aberdeen Gun Club forms with officers Otto E Mueller and J K Hull. money from the government adds $4,450 to the soldiers’ home aid.
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Aberdeen High School
High School
Opera
Norma Brown
Phil Mcffugh
Lillie Eggabroad
J. B. Bushnell
Minneapolis
Aberdeen Gun Club
Otto E. Mueller
J. K. Hull
Frank Suttle
South Dakota
Storm in Hills Destroys Stock and Crops
Reports from the mining prosper district describe a severe storm that trapped families, disrupted supplies, and killed cattle and horses. Prospector tales recount survival efforts and aid to a starving family. Sheep losses and widespread stock devaluation are noted, with insurance covering future crop losses.
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Prosper
Ragged Top
Rapid City
Mack Hills
Mende
Caille
Grand River
Hunter Slays Giant Wolf After Prolonged Chase
Charles Persson, Sully county ranch man, with a dog, pursued and killed a six foot wolf preying on local herds. After a fierce hand to hand fight and failed lasso throws, he cut the animal's throat with a jackknife ending its life.
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Charles Persson
Sully
Capitol Plans Move Forward as SD Contracts with Minneapolis Firm
South Dakota capitol commission contracts with a Minneapolis firm for the new state capitol plans. The architects, who also did the Montana building, expect detailed plans by mid next month and then bids will be sought. The structure will be 291 feet long with two stories and a high basement, the tower top 165 feet above the first floor. Only the east wing will be completed initially, but plans cover the full building. Foundations will mainly use Missouri bluffs rubble and South Dakota materials.
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South Dakota Board
Minneapolis
State Capitol Commission
Capitol
Montana
Missouri Bluffs
South Dakota
Emery adopts meal-ticket plan to deter hoboes
In Emery South Dakota near Sioux Falls the town authorizes 250 meal tickets for the tramp nuisance. Tramps who enter the town must work on the streets to earn a ticket. those who refuse cannot eat unless they pay. The move aims to disrupt itineraries of professional beggars.
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Emery
Sioux Falls
Knights of the Road
Land Tax Roll Growth Prompts Higher Assessments
Reports to the state auditor show a yearly rise in taxed land as final proofs add about 400 000 acres this year and 500 000 acres last year. The expanding acreage fuels real estate assessments and will continue to affect tax tolls in the coming years.
Des Moines Mutual Hail Insurance Association 1904 Ledger
The Des Moines Mutual Hale Insurance Association filed in this office sworn statements of its condition and finances for the year ending December 11, 1904, under the state insurance laws. The company, authorized to do business in Iowa, provided charter certificates and organizational details, with disclosures of assets liabilities and income for the year.
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Tore
Mompany
Phis
Aisling
Tie Yell SmiTh
Arbonus
Wis
Aines
Perkins
Sealy Joules Vhs Ins
Inure
Sons of
Oe Des Moines Mutual Hail Insurance Association
Infirunes
Veriitiente
Ativarity
de Des Moines
Mull Hall Insurance Assantition
Tows
Vie Gal Company
SRI Lot
I Corpanition
California
Haa
Ite
Tetefor
C. Perkins
Soun Dakota
Jis
Genta
Tornido Tiaumen
Pierre
Joan CU. Prekins
Boy's Idea of Nero Surprises Family in Camden Dinner
Seven year old Franklin, told by his older sister about Nero, answers at dinner that Nero is a bird who ate worms. The story, from the Philadelphia Record, highlights a playful misinterpretation of Roman history by a bright youngster.
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Franklin
Camden School
Ster
Nero
Rome
Philadelphia Record
Sundial and Alarm Clock Poem Fragment by McLandburgh Wilson
A fragmentary verse contrasts clocks for work and pleasure. It notes sundials mark peaceful, cloudless time while alarm clocks spur wakefulness and hustle, reflecting casual observations on timekeeping devices.
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Pather
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