Fraternal Wisdom and Local News Briefs
J W Francis began an extended trip by team Monday morning aiming for the state fair at Aberdeen then his farm near Watertown and home via the state convention at Huron. Also notes critique on meeting sites for the South Dakota Press Association during the Republican state convention. A discussion on death row conduct comments by a De Smet News Leader editor regarding Mr Thompson's behavior during confinement.
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Gettysburg
J. W. Francis
Aberdeen
Watertown
Huron
de Smet News-Leader
Thompson
Foolish Boomers on Government Land Suffering
The Sioux Falls Press notes the extreme suffering endured by men waiting for land in the Cherokee strip. It describes long hours in the sun with temperatures near 100 degrees and dust the men bear to secure government land.
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Sioux Falls
Peaches Raised Here on J M Stone Farm Near Yankton
A Press and Dakotan reporter investigates a peach orchard on the J. M. Stone farm near Yankton. Twenty trees grew from seed planted in September 1888 by Mrs. L. M. Pardy, current owner, near a currant patch with a cottonwood grove to the north. The following year the trees were allowed to develop their own preservation.
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Yankton Press
Dakotan
J. M. Stone
Yankton
L. M. Pardy
Acclimated Peach Trees Prove Superior in Cold Winters
The text notes peach trees that have thrived through severe winters with no extra winter care. They are vigorous, well shaped, and fruiting with superior flavor, unmatched by Yankton peaches. The author attributes hardiness to thorough acclimation and suggests planting peach stones to start orchards rather than importing young trees from foreign nurseries.
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Yankton
Loucks touts wheat shipping plan in South Dakota
Sioux City Journal notes H. L. Loucks the populist agitator lecturing on a wheat shipping scheme he claims will save 34 cents per bushel. Farmers reject the proposal, citing prior failed Loucks schemes, while the idea could make him a fortune if true.
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Sioux City Journal
H. L. Loucks
South Dakota
Loucks
Fountain of Youth and Hot Springs Health Outlook
Jubilant over renewed health, veterans from the Ft. Leavenworth National Home contemplate returning home as discussions of a national sanitarium persist. The search for a dry, pure climate with warm medicinal waters shifts among potential sites including Colorado Springs, Hot Springs Arkansas, and Hot Springs South Dakota.
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Fountain of Youth
Hot Springs
Leavenworth
Elkhorn
Ft. Leavenworth National Home
National Board
Colorado Spring
Arkansas
South Dakota
Hot Springs South Dakota Soldiers Home praised by veterans
Invalid soldiers came on July 7th and during a hot summer they gained health and strength. They go home cured and in fine spirits, praising Hot Springs and the treatment by citizens officials and inmates at the home and the pine air and scenery.
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South Dakota
Great International Coursing Meet Draws South Dakota Kennels
Several kennels from New York Kansas and an Indian kennel prepare for the October meet at Huron with trainers at Whipple farm Col Ed Sterlings and Mitchell Brookings and other sites while California entrants are expected. Theう meet promises grand grounds rabbits and strong participation as sports fans anticipate the event.
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Madison Daily Leader
Huron
South Dakota
New York
Whipple Farm
Ed Sterling
Kansas
Mitchell
Brookings
California
de Smet News
National Coursing Association
Coal bursts from new well near Torrey Lake
Report describes a Terry Lake spouter near Torrey Lake spouting coal like bi turbid bituminous matter. Contractors Cleminger and Morrison sink perforated pipe to 130 feet to prevent choking as coal gasses and blue smoke rise, with no immediate industrial plans or regional transport. A traveller notes Western American progress and invites to the world fair.
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Tinan
Kimball Graphic
Pierre Lar
Chamberlain
Kimball
Torrey Lake Township
Terry Lake
Cleminger & Morrison
Pierre
Milwaukee Road
Northwest
Congress
Weather Bureau Display Shines At State Fair
At the State Fair, Glenn of the weather bureau showcases instruments used for meteorological observations. He helped establish South Dakota’s weather service in 1885 and now gathers monthly reports from over sixty sites. The system includes four stations on the reservation and five counties still lacking stations.
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Glenn
Weather Bureau
Huron
South Dakota Weather Service
McPherson
Roberts
Lincoln
Butte
Coster
Observed riding tips for graceful street cyclists
Bishop notes proper form for riders to show expertise. He advises letting go of handles briefly to adjust hat and apparel. A spectator should see control and dexterity without dismounting. He suggests a small box of caramels as a playful prop while passing through town. Graceful riders of either sex should not forget proper conduct.
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Bishop
Wardall Aims for North and South Road Terminal
Wardall travels from Velasco Texas to assess the proposed North and South road. He visits jetties, reports the project impressive and encounters strong encouragement from delegates. A Topeka meeting of state delegates is planned in January before construction begins. The plan calls for initial wars at Velasco moving northward.
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Wardall
Jay Gould
Imes
Velasco
Tex
Wardail
Huron
Topeka
Loyal Republican slur and mortgage foreclosures in South Dakota
A letter from a reader in Kingsbury County accuses several papers of payments for political support while a mortgage on Jennie B. Ray’s Beadle County property to Laura A. Matthews of Wisconsin faces default. The notice details nonpayment, due principal and interest, attorney fees, and a November 6 sale of the property at the Beadle County courthouse.
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Brookings
Watertown Kampeskian
Kingsbury County
de Smet News and Leader
Lake Preston Times
Arlington Sun
Andrews
Dick Halladay
Sherwood and
Bates
Jennie EB. Ray
Beadle
South Dakota
Laura A. Matthews
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Mort
Territory of Dakota
Court House
Huron and Co
South Dakot
Toy Verte
Uron
Circuit Court
Huron
Leon Court
Nron
Ite
P. M
John H. Miller
of Huron
County of Beadle
State of South
Hills to Huron with nine solid votes for Judge Carson
The Deadwood Times declares the Hills will go to Huron with nine solid votes for Judge Carson and favorable to the renomination of Judges Bennett and Kellam. The other fellows must hustle to defeat Bennett or Kellam if they hope to win.
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Watertown
Deadwood Times
Huron
Carson
Bennett
Kellam
Regents Chief, Attorney General Return After Whitlock Hearing
President Shannon of the State Board of Regents and Attorney General Crawford returned home Saturday afternoon after presenting their side of the Whitlock case before Judge Haney. Haney has the matter under advisement. A. E. Hitchcock, Esq., represented Whitlock.
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Shannon
State Board of Regents
Crawford
Whitlock
Haney
A. E. Hitchcock, Esq
Mileage bill rush shows Senate delay in aid to people
The Madison Sentinel notes lawmakers raced the mileage bill through the senate in forty minutes, yet it took six weeks to begin legislation for the people, arguing the dignified senators favor swift action before enduring countrywide impact.
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Madison Sentinel
Senate
Pettigrew Warns On Wool Tariff Free List
Senator Pettigrew writes to W F T Bushnell editor of the Dakota Farmer and secretary of the State Wool Growers association declaring he will introduce a bill to place woolen goods on the free list if Democrats move to put wool on the tree list. The Redfield Journal-Observer praises his vigilance and notes growing public esteem for his services.
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Sioux Falls Press
Senator Pettigrew
W. F. T. Bushnell
The
Dakota Farmer
State Wool Grower’s Association
Redfield Journal-Observer
Pettigrew
Bushnell
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News of the World
Ay Paber
United States
Dakota
Huronite
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Geo. W. Best
Tribune Ee
New York City
New York Weekly Tribune
Argusys
Sioux Palle Argus
Jim Valley
Yancey
Atlanta Constitution
John Sherman
House
Tom Reed
Aberdeen News
Count Rostputzef
C. M. Harrison
Mortgagee
Mitchell Republican
Phen Gore
Onyancy
USA
San Diego
Cal
Shiloh
Edson Casey
Jaine
Wis
Iola Sanitarium
Iola
Aupaca County
R. N
Tresh
Ness
Summons
State of South Dax
Fifth Judicial Circuit
Beadle County
Equitable
Nathan T. Smith
Lelia L. Smith
E. H.aptey
W. A. Lyxee
S = County
South Dakotas
Aptos and
W. A. Lynch
South Dalbot
Edmund R. Persons
Jeanie C. Carroll
William F. Carroll
James E. Dere
Carroll
City of
Huron Turon
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