Mitchell stock breeders set sale aim high in Dakota event
J M Dunmire, VP of the South Dakota Stock Breeders Association, says Mitchell hosts January 30 31 and February 1 with 65 cattle and 65 hogs listed for the sale. Each animal is inspected to ensure top quality and breeding. The article also discusses postal savings banks and local bank security versus large centers, proposing state and national guarantees or bank associations to cover deposits and prevent losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Dunmire
South Dakota Stock Breeders’ Association
Mitchell
Watertown man aged 117 deemed insane then jailed
John Keifer of Watertown reported to be 117 and a veteran of four wars was adjudged insane last week and committed to the Yankton asylum. Meanwhile the state penitentiary faces enrollment needs to operate a planned twine plant. Three granite buildings cost 80000 dollars and machinery 50000. Inmates total 197 with 105 needed for the shirt factory. the rest are tied to kitchen, farm and other duties, leaving no one to run the twine plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Keifer
Watertown
Yankton
State Penitentiary
County School Notes And Teacher Meeting Rules
County school notes outline the next regular examination on February 20 and 21 for primary certificates, and a call for a qualified lady teacher at $45 monthly with board. Warren R. Wicks now heads Lake Point School No 65. Teachers attending full district meetings earn full daily wages. nonattendance incurs dockage, with written excuses required if absent. The county superintendent must notify boards of any teacher absence. A book titled Among Country Schools by C J Kern, longtime Winnelago County superintendent, praises rural schools and is in Bon Homme county libraries.
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Warren R. Wicks
Lake Point School
C. J. Kern
Winnebago County
Ill
Kern
United States
Bon Homme County
Wise Counsel From the South on Electric Bitters
J R Blankenship of Beck Tennessee promotes Electric Bitters as a guaranteed cure for back and kidney trouble. He claims initial relief after the first bottle and full recovery after several bottles, endorsing the remedy with a strong personal testimony. Sold at all drug stores for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Blankenship
Beck, Tenn
Teachers' District Meeting Encourages Rural Education Efforts
Reports from Armstrong Byrne and Valley View schools praise student work and map drawings. A Springfield teachers meeting drew nine teen public school teachers and many patrons, with standouts in Phonics and Reading and plans to fund a monument at the first Dakota school site. Scheduled events include Tyndall, Scotland, Avon, and Tabor meetings with a Scotland program featuring lectures on reading, numbers, geography, writing, and physiology.
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Armstrong School
Beatrice Noble
Johannes
Olga Uken
Valley View
Laura Scholl
Peter Becvar
Joseph Peska
Anna Dvoracek
Byrne School
Irene Saarosy
Springfield
Normal School
Cooper
Buckle
Boyd
Geo. W. Snow
Dakotas
Tyndall
Scotland
Avon
Tabor
Thore
Cora M. Trager
Adelaide Simmons
Agnes Strelesky
Lola Campbell
Grace Y. Eells
Mary Plattner
J. J. Manthey
Observations—Co
The Right Name Mr August Sherpe Endorses Dr King Pills
A Fort Madison Iowa official praises Dr King’s New Life Pills as the best laxative, claiming they cure biliousness and constipation. The ad promises quicker, gentler relief and a general feeling of wellness, priced at 25 cents at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Sherpe
Fort Madison
Farmer Philip Orth weds inKan and returns home with bride
Philip Orth a prominent farmer from near town married Mrs Peters at St Frances Kansas on December 31 1907 and returned home last Saturday with his bride. The Ledger congratulates the couple and notes the surprise of friends about the trip.
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Philip Orth
Nebraska
Peters
St. Frances
Kan
Orth
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Lesterville Ledger
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