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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1906
Page
2
A noisy jumble of dispatches reports Allied and Japanese military actions, political moves, and court actions. Included are mentions of American mobilization at Camp Mabry, a divorce in Reno, a Brazilian crown theft, and a Berlin critique of a German African expedition, with scattered notes on Paris, London, and Washington correspondents.
Fragments report a Wilkesbarre girl 7 killed by a fall from stairs during whooping cough. A Muskegon man 45 dies from cigarette smoking with body turning yellow near the end. A Scranton man, Mix. 1" A Cavanaugh, married Aug 8, with newborn daughter. Indiana promises a tenary age child guarantee via state boards.
Soldier boys gather for a practice encampment of the Fourth regiment South Dakota National Guard at Camp Roosevelt on State Camp Grounds near Watertown. Units from Sioux Falls Aberdeen Yankton and Black Hills areas attend with attendance notable from New York visitors and U S Army officers guiding daily drills amid flag ceremonies and lake-side maneuvers.
Ed Hellenbeck, a well known local pressmen’s union member, was found dead in his bed in Sioux Falls. Coroner Miller will hold an inquest to confirm death. His widow is away in Minneopa, and his street number is unknown. He leaves a young son.
Tobias, held on charges of robbing the mails and arson, escaped from the county jail last Tuesday. He was found at his Bradley home by a deputy sheriff after returning to see his wife and child. Tobias planned to return after visiting his family and will face trial at the September term of the United States court at Deadwood.
Deadwood South Dakota August 15. After two weeks of excruciating pain from an ulcerated tooth which defied medical aid John Blatchford superintendent of Warriman's Golden Reward mine at Terry near Deadwood blew out his brains with a revolver at his home. He was 42, a thirty second degree mason and one of the west's best known mining men. He leaves a widow and six children.
Sturgis South Dakota August 15 a Meade county farmer Tracey living near here lost his right hand yesterday when a shotgun discharged while he cleaned it He dropped to the floor and the weapon fired The accident leaves a single missing hand and injuries noted in local reporting
A prominent local pioneer, Aug. William Hiru Boy Kor, was found dead yesterday in the courts of a building, aged 8. The event follows illness reported the day before, and investigators are examining the circumstances surrounding the death.
Fifteen year old worker injured at a harbor yard during wartime production. Authorities report the boy was hurt while loading materials at the industrial site. No further details on condition or cause are disclosed in the partial OCR fragment.
Western news recounts Edmunds conviction for first degree manslaughter in Meckling on July 1 1904. He is to be sentenced next October by Judge Smith with a four to twenty year penitentiary term. A bat was used in the fatal strike after a dispute over wages. Edmunds maintains he acted to defend himself and faces appeals while his wife endures hardship. Nearby Sioux Falls reports two sets of heirs disputing Mrs Mery S Safford’s estate valued around 50 000 in the state with contention over South Dakota administration and Miss Mary Sanford seeking appointment as administrator.
Denel county farmers plan a seven mile drainage ditch to reclaim 2800 acres of wet land worth as little as 4 per acre for hay. General Carpenter will survey, estimating land value could rise by about 30 per acre. Work to be done with spades and shovels to cut costs. Completion hoped before ground freezes.
Fire in Faulkton destroyed an entire block and three stores, total loss around 785,000 with 15,000 insurance. Origin unknown. Fire fought from rooftops as citizens aided. absence of wind helped prevent greater disaster. Buildings damaged include Bryden block, Kelley & Murray, Rounds gallery, Concannon parlors, and Knute Olson stock.
In Milwaukee a prominent editor F. W. Sallet married his former bookkeeper Miss Elizabeth Goetz after a lengthy courtship. The couple plan a six month European tour. Sallet, aged 50s, has a complex family history including previous marriage and children. Goetz, Yankton native daughter of Au gust Goetz, rose from local clerk to wife of a newspaper editor.
Prolonged litigation over the estate of Wilson S Jones dubbed Corn Jones continues with a U S suit by Isaac S Jones his brother. Defendants Harry W Subera N B Jones Edgar L Smith Vincent Theodore F Les face claims to recover cash property and papers tied to the estate and a Minnehaha County farm. Subpoenas returnable September 3 for a preliminary hearing. Isaac, 73, has suffered a collapse.
Aberdeen reports Rev. Marshall F. Montgomery, rector of St Mark's Episcopal Church, resigns and will move to Lead and Deadwood in October. He replaces Ware, known for land fraud fame, with a new will issued by authority of Bishop Hare after a prior rejection.
State Chairman Cook to open Republican state headquarters in Sioux Falls next week. Meeting of the executive committee produced plans for a vigorous campaign with Cook possibly naming a secretary soon. Notables present included U.S. Senator Gamble and numerous state officials and nominees.
Britton Sentinel urges the state board of regents to appoint George W. Nash former state superintendent and current president of the Aberdeen normal school as president of the state university at Vermillion since Dean Jones of Minneapolis declined the post Nash has many supporters across the state who would welcome the appointment.
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