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Newspaper
The Kadoka Press
Location
Kadoka, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1909
Page
1
Coroner Winter reported a tragic accident at the C. E. Fairchild home thirty miles north of Philip. A nine year old girl found a gun and it fired, fatally wounding her twelve year old sister Emma. The incident occurred Monday around three o'clock. An inquest was deemed unnecessary.
Clerk of Courts Rickets notes 200 births in Stan ley county since January 6, 1909 with 102 boys and 98 girls. Sixty four marriage licenses issued and thirty four declarations of intention recorded. forty deaths reported by August 1 of the current year.
Two men with a rig to sell nursery stock from Kadoka West are sought. Exclusive territory offered with a cash salary to the right man. Write at once to F. M. Johnson, Authorized Agent, Kadoka, S. D.
The North Main Street baseball game ends with the single men scoring 15 and the married men 6 as the series stands tied at one game each. Scoring details show heavy late offense by the singles after a back and forth contest.
Instructions by Mr. McCain of Pennington County guide farmers preparing exhibits for the Dry Farming Exhibition at Billings Montana Oct 25 29 and also for the Stanley County Fair Kadoka Sept 22 23 24 1909. It covers preparing grain sheaf forage and ear corn samples with curing in dark dry conditions and careful labeling and bundling practices.
On Monday Justice Stevenson heard R. T. Berry versus D. P. Prouse over a maltreated horse with both sides represented by local attorneys. A jury of six residents returned a verdict for the defendant. Separate action by Dr. J. S. Newcomer against Nat Holmes over a $45 bill ended with the plaintiff awarded $45 and costs. Garnishee proceedings against wages were dismissed. Also noted are regional social items and a report from Scotty Brown praising crops at the State Experimental Farm.
Robert Rouge, about 23, died at the Pearl Hotel Tuesday night at 7 15 from appendicitis and bowel adhesion after illness of less than a week. He declined surgery at Chamberlain Sanitarium and had been working in a Hillsboro area before falling ill. He leaves his father Charles Rouge and stepmother in Live Oak California, three brothers and two sisters, with services planned in Hillsboro.
The region reports rainfall from May 23 to August 10 totaling 9.51 inches with only one dry spell. Crops are generally good, corn in fine condition, hay and vegetables promising, and county produce could boost state fairs if collectors cooperate.
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