Tragic accident maims 20 month old near MacInerney home
The 20 month old Perry Marmon son of Mr and Mrs H B Marmon lost his right arm when a locomotive and two freight cars passed over it on the track near the MacInerney home southeast of town last Friday morning. He was taken to hospital and, aside from the severed arm, uninjured. A claim adjuster visited Tuesday but settlement was not reached. Memorial Day events announced with parade at ten and an Opera House program at two.
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Perry Marmon
H. B. Marmon
MacInerney
Concensus
Wilmot Enterprise
Half Billion Road Expenditures Seen This Year
Bureau of Public Roads officials project highway and bridge spending in the United States may reach about 500 million dollars this year. Reports from state highway departments show an estimated 385 million dollars, about 110 million more than the 1916 and 1917 averages, with additional federal funds anticipated if a post office appropriation amendment passes.
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United States
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Ariculture
Bureau
Post Office
Margaret Otto-Brown wed Ted Brown in Mobridge South Dakota
Friends of Miss Margaret Otto-Brown and Mr Ted Brown announce their marriage in Mobridge South Dakota on Friday May 16. The bride, born in Roberts County and long a teacher, later worked in Mobridge as a candy kitchen saleslady. They plan to reside in Tacoma Washington with hopes for happiness and peace.
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Otto-Brown
Margarette
Ted” Brown
Mobridge
S. D
Roberts County
Jenck
Wash
Henrietta Wenschlae
Otto
Brandenburg
Prussia
America
Oshkosh
Wis
Ana
Dakota
Lidgerwood
Frank
Claire City
Emil
Sask
Claire City Press
Sisseton Victorious In Wheaton Baseball Contesto
Sisseton ball club defeated Wheaton 8 to 4 in a Sunday game. Pitcher Williams shut out opponents for seven innings while catcher McCauley starred both behind the plate and at bat. Nelson collected three safe hits, and McCauley and Horton anchored the lineup of local home boys as Ortonville and Graceville games loom next Sunday with a 3:30 kickoff. Admission 26 and 35 cents.
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Sisseton
Wheaton
Williams
McCauley
von Nelson
Horton
R. F
Standfast
S. B. Hatch
C. Keble
Minder
L. F
Nelson
Campbell
Beardsley
Clinton Beardsley
Clinton
Graceville
Ortonville
Republicans target luxury tax cuts in proposed revenue reform
The article describes House Republicans pushing to repeal or reduce luxury taxes from the postwar revenue law. It cites Representative Bascom Slemmey proposing cut by percent, and outlines plans to tax normal government expenses while treating abnormal costs like debt service and wartime needs as bond-funded. It also notes death of Henrietta Wenschlae and Indian affairs criticism by Dr. Charles Eastman at the University of Minnesota.
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Washington
Republican Congress
Democratic Congress
Ways and Means
House
Senate
Bascom Slemy
Virginia
Mineapolis
United States Bureau of Indian Affairs
Charles A Eastman
Society of American Indians
Little Theatre
University of Minnesota
Eastman
Dartmouth College
Minneapolis
Society
Congress
Doctors Endorse Pie As Fine Breakfast Food
Some doctors say pie makes a good breakfast. The idea isn’t as shocking as it seems since many non doctors have eaten pie for breakfast for years. If pie is truly hard to digest it may be wiser to eat it in the morning and spend the day digesting.
Obituary for Mrs M Michelson of Long Hollow township
Mrs M Michelson of Long Hollow township died at Graceville Hospital after gall stone surgery. Survived by husband and a large family of children. Publisher notes inability to learn further details this week and promises a full obituary in the next issue.
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M. Michelson
Long Hollow Township
Graceville Hospital
Pig Club Tour Highlights Local Sow-Litter Pigs
In Sisseton area on May 17, the Pig Club toured nearby farms to compare members’ pigs. President Ben Petess and Sam Osberg organized the trip with Osberg supplying transport and funds. Members visited Myron Elmore, Richard Hagen, BerY, Walfred Torvik, Ralph Lauer, Elmer Polnau, Thorne Twittero, Meland brothers, Lewis Eddy, Marvin Pederson, and Victor Nordstrom, noting Poland China, Duroc Jersey, and Chester White breeds and varying herd sizes from three to eleven pigs.
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Sisseton
Sam Osberg
Myron Elmores
Myron
Richard Hagen’s
Poland
Hagens
2En Petess
Ber
Nat
Walfred Torvick
Ralph Lauers
Elmer Polnau
Thorne Twittero
Clifford
Leonard
Kenneth Meland
Lewis Eddy
Lewis
Chester White
Marvin Pederson
Victor Nordstrom
Clifford Munsetter
Mussetter Place
Mussetter
Carl Hagen
Joseph Krosch
Rhys Batterberry
Wilmot
Duroc
China
South Dakota Boys and Girls Camp at Brookings
A junior short course for club members from South Dakota will be held at State College in Brookings the week of June 9. Paul J. Scarbro leads with college faculty county agents and club leaders guiding livestock poultry farm skills and home projects. The trip departs June 8 returning June 15 with cost of one dollar per day and space for a few more participants.
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South Dakota
State College
Brookings
Paul J. Scarbro
Roberts
Drainage Plan Approved for Big Stone Lake Improvements
Last week reports show state and federal engineers approved a drainage and flood control plan for Big Stone Lake head and foot areas. Projects include dikes to create a reservoir at the lake end, deepened river channel, and rerouting the Whetstone to divert flood waters away from the lake. A Drainage and Flood Control board meeting was held but Champlain could not attend. another session is planned to advance appraisals and begin work this fall.
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Big Stone Lake
Browns Valley
Minnesota
Dakota Hills
Spa
Big Stone
Drainage and Flood Control Board
Chamberlin
Notice to Speeders in City Ten Mile Per Hour Limit
A plain clothes officer will observe and collect evidence against violators of the speed ordinance. Be careful how you take the corners. The speed limit within the city is 10 miles per hour. A. O. Bunde.
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A. O. Bunde
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S. D. Indian
Ey sensiWigaaert
Harry Lauder
Baldy Strang
Beasie
Baldy
Chautauqua
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