Triennial Episcopal Convention Held in Yankton SD
The triennial convention of the missionary district of the Episcopal church in South Dakota met in Yankton with Bishop Hare presiding and a large delegation. Officer elections included A. W. Bell as secretary and J. W. Campbell as treasurer, with Miss Mary P. Peabody as president of the women’s auxiliary. The group pledged to educate the public on divorce evils and criticized the referendum delaying a law.
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Missionary District of the Episcopal Church
South Dakota
Yankton
Hare
Ine
A. W. Bell
Mitchell
J. W. Campbell
Huron
Dean Cornell
Rd. Ishely
Cleveland
Cornell
McKay
Sparling
Black Hills
Ashley
Niobrara
Mary P. Peabody
Sioux Falls
Woman's Auxiliary
Tragitt
Clark
Montgomery
Smith
Flandreau
Fowler
Aberdeen
Ohlman
R. E B. Cone
Wrong Drug Crazes and a Sheriff’s Son Death in Spearfish
Nor ton Moses son of Sheriff William Moses of Butte county died in Spearfish from cocaine mislabeled as codine after eye pain drove him to self administer. The pharmacist youth, once seen serving soda to unseen customers, had recently survived a chemical explosion and was suspected by town residents as a popular local student engaged to Emma Hodgins of Terry.
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Sweethean
Norton Moses
William Moses
Butte County
Spearfish
Moses
G. L. Smith
Ald
Spearfish Norm School
Emma Hodgins
Terry
Company Must Pay Up In Mutual Cash Guaranty Case
Supreme Court upholds lower ruling in ED Smith vs Mutual Cash Guaranty Insurance. An agent for the insurer set property values for a $2500 policy on a Seneca Faulk County mercantile building. After a November fire caused total loss, the insurer’s over insurance and incendiary defenses are barred by the agent’s valuation and fee acceptance.
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Mutual Cash Guaranty Insurance Company
ED. Smith
Supreme Court
Faulk County
Smith
Seneca
Redfield
Woman Slugs Intruder in Rapid City Home
Belle Morley, a fearless Rapid City landlady, confronted intruder Frenchie O'Brien when he assaulted girls in her rooming house. She struck him with a six shooter, he collapsed, and Morley and a tenant turned him over to the police. He chose to leave town to avoid imprisonment.
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O'Brien
Belle Morley
Rapid City
Do Uce
Injured Tot Plucky After Horse Attack in Tiberty Township
Ruby Renaus eight suffers severe forehead wound when horse kicks while she and sister drive a buggy in Tiberty township Beadle county. The girls unhitched the horse tied him to the buggy and dragged it home over a mile. Physicians expect recovery.
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Ruby
L. P. Renaus
Tiberty
Beadle County
State Fire Marshal Urges Tight Gasoline Safety Rules
The Fire Marshal sends warnings to fire chiefs statewide urging rigid handling and storage rules for gasoline. He cites sixty nine fires since July 1, with eight from careless gasoline handling and notes Huron Teporte five fires, three from gasoline explosions.
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Huron Teporte
Lone Man Knocks Five In Depot Fight At Miller
A lone man fought five on the Miller depot platform after a west bound train stopped. He knocked one into the car wheels while the others lay about. A fighter was cut by a whisky bottle, and bystanders were splashed with liquor. The five assailants were fined nine dollars each the next day.
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Miller
Capitol Commission May Rethink Sioux Falls Stone Use
The Capitol Commission accepted bids for Sioux Falls stone but may remove the material from plans. Quarriers requested spring delivery but Sioux Falls quarry owners now seek a longer supply window to next fall, risking delays of up to a year. If stone cannot arrive early next year, alternative stone will be used.
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Sioux Falls
Capitol Commission
Deadwood Mint Office to Adopt Uniform Routine
An inspection by F. P. Dewey, mint inspector from Washington, D. C., of the United States assay office in Deadwood marks the first official review for the local office. Plans include aligning all branches to a uniform scale of routine work similar to other offices, likely to be completed within the year.
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Deadwood
United States Assay Office
F. P. Dewey
Washington, D. C
Mint
Roberts
United States
Guilty Of Illegal Grazing In Federal Court
In Meadwood last week jurors convicted Robert Filward Bale of Rapid City on illegal grazing charges. Bale, a prominent stockman, brought sixty seven cattle onto a forest reserve near Custer a year ago. The verdict urged mercy, and he faces a likely fine.
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Meadwood
Robert Filward Bale
Rapid City
Bale
Custer
Grain Yields Shaped by Hail and Varied Across Counties
Threshing reveals that grain yields in the region are better than expected despite July hailstorms. In Aurora county farms suffered heavy losses while wheat and oats overall show strong yields of ten to sixteen bushels for wheat and forty to fifty bushels per acre for oats. An Illinois visitor noted oats in the area outpacing Indiana and Illinois, with a Kennebec farmer reporting twenty four bushels per acre of wheat. The Sioux reservation notes a strong wheat and oat showing but the corn crop will be light due to sod planting and scarce rain.
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Uie
Aurora County
Illinois
Iiinote
Indiana
Sioux Reservation
Kennebec
Bound by Agent Supreme Court Rules Insurance Valuation
The South Dakota Supreme Court sustained a lower Faulk county ruling in a case where an insurance agent set the policy value and the company cannot use overinsurance as a defense after a fire loss. E D Smith of Seneca held a 2500 dollar policy with Mutual Cash Guaranty Co. The loss occurred in November after the May policy issue. The insurer alleged incendiary fire and overinsurance. the agent had lowered the building value at Smith’s request when writing the policy. The court ruled the policy obligation valid and payable.
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Supreme Court
Lower Court
Faull County
E. D. Smith
Seneca
Faulk County
Mutual Cash Guaranty Company
Smith
Redfield
Giant guard sacks bank cash in Ree Heights heist
J D Humiston, a nearly seven foot tall former legislator, drove an open buggy with a load of silver to the new First National Bank of Miller branch at Ree Heights. He traveled alone without arms, meeting few witnesses and facing possible danger along the lonely road.
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Ree Heights
First National Bank of
Miller
J. D. Humiston
Lane votes bonds for new graded school in Jerauld County
Lane, the new town in Jerauld county, quickly voted to issue bonds for a graded school. Only five votes opposed. County auditor declared the measure carried Wednesday. Money was ready, funds provided, and bids for the building were promptly advertised.
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Lane
Jerauld
Troops Sail for Honolulu Guam and Manila from San Francisco
The Lint en Star Ting transport Thomas ships out from San Francisco carrying nine troops of the Sixth army and a detachment of field artillery for the Philippines. A large number of cabin passengers also travel aboard this voyage bound for Honolulu Guam and Manila.
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Orient
San Francisco
Linten Star Ting
Thomas
Honolulu
Guam
Manila
Sixth
Feld Ar
Philippines
Falls From Loft In Barn Accident At Minneapolis
Joseph Francis fell from the loft of his barn yesterday and sustained injuries from which he may not recover.
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Minneapolis
Joseph Francis
St Paul Maine Sola fair hailed as best yet despite weather
The St Paul Maine Sola fair finished after a week of rain and gloom, hailed as the best and biggest fair yet. Attendance eased by about 10,000 from last year, with Monday and Tuesday down, but St Paul day and Old Settlers' day drew strong crowds. Managers expect a net gain near $60,000 to $80,000, marking a successful financial outcome.
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St. Paul
Bayhday Arenil
C. N. Cosgrove
Land Openings At Lower Brule Reservation Draw Near
Pierre South Dakota September 102 The land office reports a surge of inquiries about lands on the Lower Brule reservation to be opened for settlement early in October The tract contains five acres and is twelve miles from Pierre Registration is slated for the first week of October with a drawing to follow and filings accepted as claimants secure numbers
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Lower Brule Reservation
Pierre
S. D
Safes Cracked in Annandale Robberies
Robbers cracked safes at Watt Bros. Miller and at the Annandale post office in Minnesota on September 19. They recovered about 16 cents in stamp money, $40 in stamps, and $165 in cash. An alarm summoned a pursuer, and the culprits were spotted fleeing into nearby woods two miles east of the village.
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Annandale
Minn
Watt Bros. & Miller
Welock
Qursuit
Farmers sue Lake Benton residents over dam damage
Ivanhoe Minnesota September 10 Three farmers owning land by Lake Benton M H Bolts Oliver Rorcoe and Neil Bressler sue several prominent Lake Benton citizens in district court for damages claimed from partial damming of the outlet to create a nearly usable body of water.
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Ivanhoe, Minn
Lake Benton
M. H. Bolts
Oliver Rorcoe
Neil Bressler
District Court
Fire destroys large sale barn in Melford Wis
The sale barn of Joseph Bauer in Melford Wisconsin burned completely on September 10 inflicting about 4000 dollars in loss. Fire officials suspect incendiary origins.
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Melford
Wis
Joseph Bauer
Zion's German Evangelical church cornerstone laid at Faribault
The cornerstone of the new Zion's church of the German Evangelical association was laid yesterday afternoon with impressive ceremonies at Church Cornerstone, Faribault, Minnesota.
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Faribault
Minn
New Zion's Church of the
Fbvangelled! Association
Farmer Dies by Own Action Near Osakis Minnesota
Ole Marson, aged fifty, a farmer living west of Osakis, Minnesota, hanged himself. Despondency over his wife’s death last spring is cited as the cause.
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Osakis
Minn
Ole Marson
Agen
Wheat Thresher Poisoning Reported in Manson Iowa
Twenty workers at a wheat threshing cutter in Manson are poisoned after eating native chicken sandwiches. Several are gravely ill but doctors expect most to recover. Authorities investigate source of contamination and track possible food safety lapse.
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Matson
Iowa
Manson
Tragedy Near Benson Man Killed by Train
A farmer near Appleton, Ole A Norton, was struck and killed by a St Paul toad passenger train as he reportedly failed to hear the approaching locomotive. The incident occurred near Appleton, with authorities investigating possible causes.
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Benson
Minn
Ole A Norton
Appleton
St. Pal
Sanity of Montana Pioneers Meet at Billings
Montana Pioneers at Helena announce the twenty fourth annual meeting to be held in Billings on September 26. Attendance is expected to set a new high for recent years.
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Montana Pioneers
Helena
Mont
The
Sanity of Montana Pioneers
Billings
State Fails to Fund Glanders Horse Claims Legislation
State lawmakers have not appropriated funds to cover glanders related horse claims despite repeated bills. The legislature passed no provision to finance future payments, leaving many residents pursuing claims with no state money available. Attorney Lee, representing the board, argued the measure unconstitutional class legislation.
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Pyle
Lee
Aswess Wenhotyd
Sioux Falls Plans to Refund Floating Warrants
Sioux Falls board of education seeks to refund about 80000 dollars in floating warrants outstanding. The proposal, once opposed by the bonding firm over legality concerns, now hinges on a likely special election to approve refunding the current warrants deemed legal under past levy limits.
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Sioux Falls
Board of Education of
Board of Edition
County Bar Plans Quick Dedication for New Federal Building
Deadwood unveils a federal building costing over 200000 dollars with parts in use but no ceremony yet. Lawrence County Bar association formed a committee led by Judge G G Bennett to coordinate with federal authorities on a soon dedication, with possible government officials attending from the District.
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County Bar
Deadwood
Lawrence County Bar Association
Tt Wis
G. G. Bennett
Interurban Rail Likely in Clay County Within Year
Clay County expects an Interurban electric railway within a year linking Brookings to Sioux City via Sioux Falls. Prominent backers Amman Gross of Sioux Falls and Banker Smith of Dell Rapids toured the northern county, signaling a high probability and noting easy right of way.
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Clay County
Amman
Gross
Sioux Malls
Smith
Dell Rapids
Brookings
Sioux City
Sioux Falls
Auditor Persons Denies Irrigation Graft Report
R S Persons auditor of the interior department treas ury was in Pierre last week reviewing irrigation projects under government control. Accompanied by Secretary Garfield he denied Belle Fourche reports alleging graft and said no interview or statement asserting graft exists was made.
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R. S. Persons
Treasy
Interior Department
Pierre Dast
Garfield
Belle Fourche
Train Derailment in Wilcox Creek Injures Five
An eastbound Seaboard Air Line passenger train derailed at Wilcox Creek near Helena Georgia on September 1 injuring five seriously and leaving many others with minor cuts and scrapes.
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Helena
Seaboard Air Line
Wilcox Creek
South Dakotas Local News Roundup Mixes Deaths and Developments
Mrs. Ole Shaw wife of a prominent contractor in Arlington died of consumption at her home. Fort Meade Sixth Cavalry departed for the Philippines with ten desertions reported. Deadwood figures Mexian Joe dies after a long street presence. Keystone bank reports deposits surpassing ten thousand and total near thirty thousand. A Deadwood dairy yields eight dollars per cow for the month, while F P Dewey surveys federal offices here. A Deadwood pioneer William Peck dies. Miners Castelan killed in a shaft accident. Miller hosts circuit court September 17 and civil cases loom, including Mrs Pring’s artesian well bonds. A silk thief Shop charged in Waterloo. Marguerite Hodgson survives after a hotel fall in Deadwood. Wessington Springs hotel plans progress. lightning damages Miller home. Rapid City to Pierre mail service launches, including Deadwood and other Northern Hills towns.
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Circuit Court
Miller
Pring
St. Lawrence Township
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Charles Mullis
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Arlington
Fort Meade
Joseph Topas
Joe
Qvor
New York
B.T. West
Battle Mountain Sanitorium
Hot Springs
Keystone
Keystone Bank
Ed Butz
Cavour
Butz
William Peck
Mr. Peck
Ohio
Steve Castelan
Homestake
Castelan
Jacob Shops
Waterloo
Maynard
Shops
Rock Island
Rowley
Marguerite Hodgson
Mansion Hotel
Wessington Springs
J. L. Coram
Plankinton
Mia
Luccess
Belle
Daily Mail
Lead
Sturgis
Whitewood
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