South Dakota Methodist Conference elects trustees and officers
At the Sioux Falls annual conference, trustees for three, two, and one year terms were elected. Five preachers from each district were chosen to secure subscriptions for a $50,000 endowment. Several members were promoted to orders, and a memorial service was announced for deceased trustees. The boundary between missions was set at the 101st meridian.
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The
Methodist Church of South Dakota
Sioux Falls
W. D. Deeble
J. S. Harrisons
G. T. Nolson
T. H. Youngman
G. W. Rosenberg
J. B. Norvell
J. B. Dibble
W. S. Shepherd
H. W. Smith
Charles E. Wilcock
Clier
Pierre
Milbank
Fitzwater
Board of Home and Church Extension
Barackman
Fred H. Ray
C. B. Wilcox
Thomas M. Brimsow
Ralph C. Sherer
J. Hunter
Nels Fanebust
Wilson
Elopement in North Dakota Ends in Court Ruling
Will Graves and Inga Gradt of South Shore wed by night after guardians oppose and suitor warns. Neighbors report abduction charges but a municipal court clears Graves and Gradt after the girl swears she is sixteen, guardians absolved, and the couple sent home with a blessing.
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Willian Graves
Inga Gradt
South Shore
Codington County
Inga Grudt
Denmark
Elmer Grudt
South, Shore
Will Graves
Girmer
Graves
Wheat shipments rise in Aberdeen and Hastings divisions
Milwaukee Road released estimates showing Aberdeen territory shipments at 4 425 cars in 1908 with an expected 6 403 cars this year. Hastings & Dakota division totals rose from 6 195 cars to an estimated 7 466 cars, indicating a wheat surplus. Toloy fire destroyed six buildings totaling 26 000 dollars with 13 000 dollars insured. loss included a general store and post office, origin undetermined.
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Milwaukee Road
Aberdeen Territory
Milwaukee Railroad
James River
Hastings & Dakota
Toloy
Iass
Amphibious Alligator Stirs Old Man at Wharf
A northern tourist comments on an alligator near Ben Smith on a wharf. Smith snaps that the animal is amphibious and warns it would bite an arm off before you could pay Jack Robinson.
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Ben Smith
Jack Robinson
South Dakota Education Association to Meet in Aberdeen
Aberdeen hosts the South Dakota educational association December 29 to 31 with 700 to 1,000 teachers expected. Dr. Nicholson will preside, hotels have set rates, and the Commercial Club promotes events. Sessions will be at the Northern Normal and Industrial School with a Sherman hotel reception.
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South Dakota Educational Association
Aberdeen
Cite
Nicholson
Dakota Wesleyan University
New York
New Sherman Hotel
Board of Regents
Northern Normal and Industrial School
Normal
Mystery of Two Runaway Boys Solved in Wisconsin
In Claremont and Bowdle areas of Wisconsin two sons of farmer Huffman of Java returned to their Walworth County parents after months of wandering. The older Philip found work near Claremont before ending up in Bowdle, where an employer who knew the family helped reunite them.
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Lad
Claremont
Brown County
Huffman
Java
Walworth County
Philip
Barto
Barton Place
Bowdle
Walworth
Dialogue Exchange Over Matinee Funds
A short scene shows Mrs Wade Parker asking for two dollars to attend a matinee while Mr Wade Parker offers twenty cents and Mrs Wade calls for the change to go shopping instead.
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Wade Parker
Time Aids Repair as Watchmaker Checks Mr Smart
A brief dialogue shows a jeweler testing a watch for Mr Smart, noting that fit is improving daily though not yet satisfactory. The exchange implies ongoing adjustments and cautious optimism about restoration progress.
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Mr. Smart
Dairymen Seek State Aid and Dairy Building at State Fair
The South Dakota Dairymen and Buttermakers Association adjourned after electing E. H. Baldwin of Letcher as president and C. H. Winn of Castlewood as vice president. They urge the next legislature to fund at least 1000 dollars annually for conventions and dairy education and to build a permanent dairy building at the state fairgrounds in Huron. Prize winners include A. H. Ruger Milbank Fred Madsen Summit Chris Hanson Stockholm and Chris Togness Astor Iowa.
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South Dakota Dairymen and Buttermakers Association
South Dakota Dairymen and Buttermakers’ Association
Sioux Falls
Follwing
E. H. Baldwin
Letcher
C. H. Winn
Castlewood
Albert Anderson
Savo
Association
Huron Alse
A. H. Ruger
Milbank
Fred Madsen
Summit
Chris Hanson
Stockholm
Chris Togness
Astor
Iowa
Two Die in Rosa Angels Feud Shootout
In Lexington Ohio County two men Sarin Angell and Harry Trovsin were shot dead in a feud clash as they moved toward a church. Witnesses say friends nearby tended the wounded while authorities delay arrests amid fear of renewed sectarian violence.
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Lexington
Yeats du
Beastyville
Lee County
Von Buelow Relieved as Chancellor Resolves War Credit Row
Imperial Chancellor von Buelow remains in office after reconsidering William II’s resignation amid backlash over an interview in the London Telegraph. The emperor endorses von Buelow, but the crisis shakes cabinet authority and fuels calls for parliamentary responsibility as Reichstag reconvenes Wednesday.
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Berlin
von. Byelow
Willian
London Telegraph
Keiser
Great Britain
Prince von Buelow
von Buclow
Kaiser
Reichstag
New Farming School Opens At Brookings
A new school of agriculture will open in November at Brookings in cooperation with the State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. It offers a three year, five month program for both men and women, admitting eighth grade graduates to compensate for missing secondary education.
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School of Agriculture
State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Brookings
Cattle Syndicate Hopes 10 000 Acres Near Chilco Lake Lease
A syndicate of Minnesota Montana and Oregon cattle men leased 10 000 acres of grazing land near Chilco Lake British Columbia to support a large cattle industry. Thousands of yearlings will be shipped in with J A Steto of Duluth handling mojos. In Lake Chileo area there is no snowfall and young cattle stay out all year.
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Winnipeg
Minnesota
Montana
Oregon
Catte Men
Chilco Lake
Butte Inlet
British Columbia
J. A. Stet +o
Duluth
Lake Chileo
Bootleggers in Trouble in Mitchell After Fines
After prohibition, Mitchell bootleggers George Stevens Paul Thompson and Tred Hollands were arrested under city ordinances and fined. The U S government now pursues the liquor sale violation without a license. They were bound over to appear before U S Commissioner Tidrick on October 29 after pleading guilty in justice court.
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Sam
Sinc
Mitchell
George Stevens
Paul Thompson
Tred Hollands
United States
Chamberlain
Tidrick
Justice Court
Dined Guests of Amoy Fleet and Smuggling Suspect
Amoy reception saw two thousand sailors land for European and Chinese meals hosted by Admiral Sah in honor of Rear Admiral Emory and fleet commanders. In Pensacola a Boston schooner Fddie W. Alton is detained on smuggling suspicions as master Daly vanished during inquiry.
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Jackles
Amoy
Admiral Sah
Emory
Pensacola
Fla
Mexico
United States
Freddie W. Alton
Boston
Daly
Brookings & Sioux Falls Rail Road Underway
Track laying soon to start as 18 miles of grade are completed on the Brookings and Sioux Falls railroad. The line, a gasoline powered motor road, is expected to reach Erico in Moody county before snow flies after receiving a city franchise.
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Brookings
Sioux Falls
Erico
Moody County
Court Holds Sunday Session in Election Fraud Sweep
St. Joseph Missouri November 3 190? Court held a session yesterday to take up election frauds uncovered by police and officials. Nearly fifty arrests and several convictions have been reported. Police say they found 150 straw men in three wards.
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St. Joseph
Cadet Killed in Football Game
Cadet G. Cook Ferebee son of G B Ferebee of Norfolk Virginia died from a brain concussion suffered in a football match between Virginia Military Institute and Roanoke College in Lexington on November 2.
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Lexington
G. Cook Ferebee
G. B. Ferebee
Norfolk
Virginia, Military Institute
Roanoke College
Street Car Crash Kills Man and Injures Woman
In St. Joseph Missouri on November 3 a street car hit a buggy carrying William Groves who died and Mrs. Carrie M Bolling who was badly injured.
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St. Joseph
William Groves
Carrie M. Bolling
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High Point
Dakota
Union
von Byelow
NEW Farming School
Second Ave
HM. Mead
Sikketon Muiting Co
Sisseton Mill &Light Co
Ciscoton Produce CO
Snyder & Dale
Sisseton Produce Co
Sisseton, S. D
Try
Axness & Co
T. Axness Co
Wilson Bros. Puoe
Northwest
Siserjon, South Dakota
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