Lemmon North Dakota town gains post office status
News from the Northwest confirms Lemmon in northern Butte county now has a post office with George F. Ankman as postmaster. Lemmon, named after a local cattle region, is emerging as a growing range town. The Milwaukee extension affects Lemmon's role and future division points. The Home Telephone and Telegraph Company of Lemmon files incorporation to serve nearby small towns.
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Milwaukee
Lemmon
Butte County
Sam
George F. Ankman
Aberdeen
McIntosh
Little Missouri
Home Telephone and Telegraph Company of
Plot to wreck auto ends in near catastrophe
Potter and wife along with Reuben Chilson of Day County faced a near fatal wreck when a hidden wooden block, concealed in a sheaf of wheat on a wagon, was struck by their speeding car. Investigators believe the act was a deliberate attempt to wreck passing autos.
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Potter
Reuhen Chilson
Day
Nave Tuat
Day County
Wien
Dormitory Contract Awarded by State College Board
The state college Brookings board of education met last week to finalize the erection of a girls dormitory. The contract was awarded to Moser Nidson & Co of Mankato after two bidders submitted bids. The governor appointed Albert M. Anderson of Sturaia to fill the vacancy left by S. E. Forest of Britton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Regents of Education
State College
Brookings
S. E. Forest
Britton
Huelness
Albert M. Anderson
Sturaia
O Moser? Nidson & Co
Mankato
Plans Theater Circuit in Black Hills Cities
Plans to form a syndicate of theaters in Black Hills towns led by a prominent showman. Reports say capital backs regional expansion to Deadwood Lead Spearfish and nearby towns, with new venues erected in the past year and opposition in some areas.
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Black Hills
Valdeville
Praih Halos
Omata
Lead
Deadwood
Ete
Byive
Betcy
Phelps
Gasoline explosion burns man at Gettysburg
Jed J. Baxter suffered severe injuries from a gasoline blast while washing garments near a stove and lamp at Gettysburg. A basin eight to ten feet away ignited, flames seared his clothes and burned his face, left hand, and right hand.
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Jed J. Baxter
Gettysburg
Sneak Thief Plunders Armour Resident N M Simpson
A thief entered N M Simpson of Armour home and stole money and items from his pockets. The total value taken was about 74 dollars, with Simpson having just drawn that amount from the bank to pay a coal bill, suggesting the thief watched for the cash.
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N. M. Simpson
Armour
Mr. Simpson
North Western Railroad to Start Major Belle Fourche Projects
Workmen for the North Western railroad are at Belle Fourche to commence construction on a large freight depot the town has needed for years. The current depot is inadequate for the business handled. The new building will include an addition. Later this fall a new round house will be erected and in a few weeks work is expected to begin on the Pacific coast extension from Belle Fourche.
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North-Western Railroad
Belle Fourche
North Western
Pacific Coast
Crop report shows better quality and yields decline in corn
Final report on crop conditions along the North-Western railway west of Winona notes improved barley and flax prospects in Minnesota and South Dakota. Corn yield is forecast at about 71 percent of last year’s feeding quality due to late spring and uneven weather, while overall small grain quality is much better than last year.
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Winona
Minn
North-Western Railway
Minnesota
South Dakota
Stock Law Fizzles Out in Wisconsin Bond Decision
The Wisconsin railroad rate commission ruled that a stock and bond law cannot stop the Southern Wisconsin Railway company from issuing $300,000 in bonds. The commission can only demand full information from corporations seeking certificates to issue bonds and must grant permission after receiving necessary data.
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Madison
Wis
Southern Wisconsin Railway Company
Wisconsin Railroad Rate Commission
NO CHANGES IN METHODISM
Minnesota Conference members vote down proposals for radical church administration changes. Bishops remain, representation to the general conference not reduced. A memorial is ordered to seek electing presiding elders by conferences rather than by bishops for the next general conference.
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Minnesota
Marshall
Minn
Methodist Episcopal Church
General Conference
Don t Oppose Divorce Sixteen Husbands Let Whven Have Their Own Way
Waterloo Iowa September 28 Seven teen divorce cases sixteen brought by women went by detail yesterday in Blackhawk county courts for want of answer. Plaintiffs may secure separation documents by proving up claims. Divorce actions where defendants contest decrees alimony total twenty five.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Blackhawk
Indicted for Murder in BENTON County Iowa
In Benton County Iowa the grand jury returned indictments including William Stout of Belle Plaine for first degree murder and Officer Charles Baumgardner of Vinton for manslaughter. Stout allegedly killed William Stewart on September 14 with a blow to the head. Baumgardner allegedly shot Frank Fawley during an arrest on July 4.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Benton County Grand Jury
William Stout
Belle Plaine
Charles Baumgardner
Vinton
Stout
William Stewart
Baumgardner
Frank Fawley
Death by own action of Farmer in Minnesota
Renville Minn Sept 28 Charles Bryngleson a young and prosperous Norwegian farmer near the city hanged himself. No cause for the act can be found.
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Renville
Minn
Charles Bryngleson
Roberts County Fair Opens in Sisseton
Sisseton South Dakota September 28 Roberts County fair opened with a gratifying display of fruit vegetables and grains. Livestock exhibition is not large but good. The association has hung up 1000 in prizes and purses.
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Sisseton
S. D
Roberts County
First Snow Falls in Warroad Minn News Brief
First snowfall reported in Warroad Minnesota with roads so poor that the daily mail is now carried on horseback. Roseau dispatch notes conditions as crews struggle to clear routes and residents prepare for winter weather.
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Roseau
Minn
Warroad
Daily Mail
Chinese in Deadwood Fortunes and Exclusion Laws
Chinese have long been a notable presence around Deadwood, with many earning fortunes and sending money home. Local exclusion laws hinder return for those who depart, while assimilation remains limited and economic success contrasts with prevailing prejudice.
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Milnek Hills
Bayden
Black Hills
Deadwood
Births in Lawrence County Reach 500 annually
Lawrence County in the Black Hills shows an annual birth rate over 500 with a population around 20 000, yielding roughly one birth per forty people. Records reveal large families among foreign elements, including a seventeen-child household and several with twelve to fifteen children, based on two years of vital statistics since the 1905 law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Black Hills
Stork
Roosevelt
Clerk of Courts Star
Farm College Opens With Two Semesters At Brookings
South Dakota State College at Brookings opened the first semester earlier than usual to split the year into two terms. Enrollment may lag briefly due to wartime price tensions and work requirements, but faculty expect the total to reach normal levels soon. The year’s outlook is strong across departments, and athletic prospects are bright with returning veterans and ample new material for a solid football lineup.
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South Dakota State College
Brookings
Missing Miss Crane Believed Not Suicidal
The father of Miss M. J. Crane, a milliner in Huron, reported in charity last week about his daughter's disappearance since August. No search has yielded fruit. she left Pierre for Lone Lake Minnesota where her parents live and was to marry a physician in St Peter this fall. Health described as perfect. foul play and suicide unlikely, yet no contact since she left the Pierre hotel three weeks ago.
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M. J. Crane
Huron
Harity
Miss Crane
Pierre
Lone Lake
Minn
St. Peter
Excuses Self to Kill His Wife in Minnesota Farm Incident
Jens Loft shot his wife at their home in Foreus Fills Minnesota then hanged himself behind the house after Deputy Oleson attempted to serve a peace bond. Loft, a former Sveninub farmer, had a history of drinking and financial decline. Neighbors had sworn warrants against him for threats. a fatal shotgun discharge ended the sequence and Loft’s life.
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Foreus Fills
Minn
Jens Loft
Loft
Sveninub
Freiburg
Wegelund
Loff Farm
Lofft
Oleson
Marig
Loff
Northwestern railroad commissioners meet to harmonize state laws
Railroad commissioners from Minnesota Wisconsin North Dakota Montana Washington and Oregon meet at the Ryan hotel in St Paul to pursue uniform state rail regulations and avert federal jurisdiction. The preliminary talks precede the national convention in Washington October 8 where findings will be shared.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Montana
Washington
Oregon
Ryan Hotel
Northwestern States
National Convention of Railroad Commissioners
D. C
St Paul
National Association
Eliel Dies at Minnetonka Beach Prominent Minneapolis Figure
J C Bile, president of Minneapolis Drug Company and a leading local businessman, died at his Minnetonka Beach home. He had long faced a illness that could end fatally at any time. A year abroad brought apparent improvement before his condition worsened again in recent months.
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Minneapolis
J. ¢. Bile Twerldent
Minneapolis Drug Company
Minnetonka Beach
Record Roll Shows 130 Pupils at Rapid City Mines
State School of Mines in Rapid City reports a record enrollment of 130 pupils this year with more expected. Freshmen class contains twenty scholars versus six in 1906, and the school has new furnaces equipment for testing ores from the Black Hills installed over the summer.
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State School of Mines
Rapid City
Black Hills
Throngs Visit the Corn Palace at Mitchell
A vast crowd fills Mitchell for the annual Corn Palace exhibition opening day. Gov Crawford and Mayor Branson address the crowd as Sousa brass fills the palace. Record crowds and trains from Aberdeen, Armour, and Iowa lingered outside while electric lights and exhibits showcase agricultural products and the Palace’s famed display.
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Corn Palace
Thomas Nicholson
Dakota Wesleyan University
J. Branson
Coe L Crawford
Mitchell
South Dakota
Philip Sousa
Thesday
Milwaukee Road
Aberdeen
Platte and Armour
Tyndale and Armour
Sousa
Iowa
Palace
Nis
Injunction Case Raises Sioux Falls Freight Rates Dispute
Justice in Sioux Falls hears arguments in Jewett Bros and Sioux Falls Jobbers and Shippers association suit to block Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railroad from enacting freight rates 104 percent of Sioux City rate. Railroad argues federal court lacks jurisdiction until Interstate Commerce Commission acts. case poised for appeal.
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Sioux Falls
Jewett Bros. & Jewett
Interstate Commerce Commission
Carland
Methodists Win Race for Church Building in Florence
In Florence, eighteen miles northwest of Watertown, Methodists won the church building race against Baptists. Both sides gathered pledges from the same citizens, with many subscriptions limited to whichever group first enclosed its edifice. The Methodists plan to share the building half the time with the Baptists, and Rev. W. I. Graham, D. D., presiding elder of the Watertown district, is credited with the victory.
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Florence
Watertown
W. I. Graham
Cattle Derails Passenger Train Near Mid Canyon
In Great Falls Montana on October 1 a westbound passenger train No 26 derailed after colliding with cattle on the track near Mid Canyon. No injuries were reported and only the smoker car left the rails.
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Reat. Falls
Mont
Mid Canyon
Bonfire Ignites Dress Fatality in Houghton Child
In Houghton Michigan on October 1 Senna Walsanen a young girl died after her dress caught fire from a bonfire in a yard where she was playing. The tragedy highlights dangers of open flames around children.
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Houghton
Mich
Senna Walsanen
Oil Prospecting Near Pierre Promised by Kansas Firm
A Kansas City firm has surveyed the Northwest and informed the Pierre board of trade it will sink a test well for oil or gas near the city if leases can be secured on a specified land area. Efforts will be made to meet the requirements, with a thorough test planned early next year.
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Kansas City
Northwest
Board of Trade of
Pierre
Plague at Oran Reports Four Deaths and Twelve Cases
Oran reports four plague deaths and twelve hospital cases. All affected are said to be recovering. Contagion traced to ships arriving from India.
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Oran
Oram
India
Ninety Year Old Plaintiff Wins Bond Suit Against Township
Ninety-year-old widow Catherine Dring sued St. Lawrence township for 7600 dollars in a case of money had and received. The jury awarded 4000 dollars after debate as judges wrestled with township indebtedness limits. The judge ruled only part of the debt was legally due, contrasting earlier U.S. court findings. The aged plaintiff testified after traveling over twenty miles to court.
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Catherine Dring
St. Lawrence Township
Miller
St. Lawrence
Boutcher
Carland
United States
Pierre
Prairies
Frederick Stansby Claims Season Bird Kill Record
Frederick Stansby of Montrose, a noted resident and sportsman, says he set a season record by killing eight ducks and one mudden one blackbird and one snipe in a single shot. He offers witnesses from his hunting party to prove the feat.
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Frederick Stansby
Montrose
Stansby
Principal Wilkenson Bans Hazing at Sioux Falls High
New principal Prof. Wilkinson, who took over at the start of the term, has ordered a blanket ban on hazing. Reports say older students hazed freshmen, with some cases involving lath and shingles. Parents complained after injuries, and the practice has been halted.
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Parente
Wilkinson
Sioux Falls High School
Helpless Plaintiff Seeks Divorce In Yankton Court
An unusual divorce case before Judge E. G. Smith features a physically disabled plaintiff carried into court and out each session by attendants. The plaintiff, Sophia Wysuph, seeks an absolute divorce from Paul Wysuph of Bon Homme County on cruelty grounds, with alimony still under advisement.
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Yankton
E. G. Smith
Paul
Sophia Wysuph
Bon Homme County
Hyde county wins first prize at Gas Belt exposition
The Gas Belt exposition awarded Hyde county the first prize for exhibits with Stanley county taking second and Sully county third. Hughes was barred from contest. George Schreiber of Sully won first prize for the fruit exhibit. Young of Peoria township Hughes county led the farm exhibit. E D Stoddard of Canning earned first on the garden exhibit for his irrigated garden.
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Hyde County
Stanley County
Sully County
Hughes
George Schreiber
Sully
Young
Peoria Township
Hughes County
E. D. Stoddard
Canning
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Eliel
Sous
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Milawakee
Sistix City
Canton
Omaha
Havillton
I. Cc. Co
Methodists
Mrs, Dring
Hyde
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