Snowfall Bulletin Highlights Heavy December Snow in Black Hills
The December 1909 snowfall in South Dakota exceeded normal levels with statewide totals from 3 to 24 inches. Black Hills reports ranged from 59.3 inches at Hardy Range to trace at some western counties, while wind and temperature shifts reduced depths near month end. Section Director S. W. Glenn notes heavy packing in elevated areas and well-filled gulches, with data limited to the Black Hills district.
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South Dakota
Durin
Black Hills
Hardy Range Station
Lawrence County
Hill City
Pennington County
Tinton
Wyoming Line
Butte
Custer
Pennington
W. Glenn
Huron
Urban mail delivery bill eyed for small towns
Representative Griest of Pennsylvania introduces a bill to create urban delivery in towns with second or third class post offices. He says the change would close a gap between city and rural services, cost about 1,000 dollars per office annually, and benefit millions in about 5,000 smaller cities or towns seeking equal mail collection and delivery.
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Priest
Pennsylvania
Griest
Congress
Journal
Rapid City
False imprisonment charged in Day county case
Frank Anderson state's attorney of Day county backed a rule that courts may tax prosecution costs on defendants who are jailed for nonpayment. A convicted man sued Sheriff Lindquest and Anderson for false arrest seeking 5000 dollars. Judge McNulty sustained the demurrer, ruling lack of legal cause of action.
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Frank Anderson
Day County
Clark
Lindquest
Anderson
McNulty
Sisseton
Journal
Rapid City
Saviour of Homesteaders Commission Proceedings
Charles F. Weiss from Fairpoint reports snow up to ten inches with heavy drifts. notes coal availability and local mining at Tama and Fairpoint. South Dakota county board conducts January 1910 sessions, approves payments for court certificates, road work, supplies, salaries, and tax abatements. adjourns to Jan 7.
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Charles F. Weiss
Fairpoint
Rapid City
Tama
George Higgins
Weiss
H. O. Flats
Eight-mile Creek
Weil and Briggs Ice
Ed Blodgett
Educator
News Printing Co
MT Cavanaugh
Frank D Scott
Peter Mintener Lumber Co
Peter Mintener Co
Lillibridge Drug Co
Henry Peterson
Goodwin
Geo Philipson Beard
Robertson Lumber Co
Geo O Barnard & Co
Robinson Lumber Co
Burbee
Otto Linstead
Pierre
Brown & Saenger
E Coyne
Gama
Will A Beach Pie Co
Speaeten
Jane B Breedes
Deiee II
Walter Hutchins
RF Sultz
Interior Township
W M Gilchrist
J F Beinecker
Price
Philip Weekly Review
Independent Publishing Co
Stanley Co Homestead
Byron L Clow
LE Aldrich
Geo A
Grace A Reed
Maud V Reed
JH Johnson
Joseph Barr
Mary L. Whitney
Reg Ol Deeds Office
Geo
Belford
J A MccKillip
Lavery & Walsh
A Chapman
Auditors
E Chapman
H McKillip
Flora Hahn
County Treas
Chas J Lavery
J M Walsh
S$ Williams
Schroner
Cowen
Edlen
Vincent
Fort Pierre
R Sullivan
Alfred Nichols
Frank E Wood
Hudson
Dinsmore
C McGuire
Warner Wolf
Nash
Collier
Nat Stevens
Rosh
Banks
Kingsbury Lumber Columber
Patterson
Leedom
Moon
Dra Heineman Medic
Alfred Creech
Frank Newman
C M Freyman
Andy Sieketts
Courts
Bernautoaa
Cook’s Polar Claim Yields Not Pole But Attorney H Wack
Louis Times quotes Stbet mockingly on Cook failing to reach the pole yet praising a puzzling discovery. The piece notes he found a lawyer billed as Wellington Wack and later Wellington Oh in a spoof valorizing H Wellington Wack. The tongue in cheek tribute reframes fame around a quack figure.
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Cook
North Pole
Stbet. Louis Times
Pole
Attorney
Wellington Wack
Milwaukee CM and St Paul Car Shops Output in One Year
The Milwaukee shops built 5685 box cars and equipment for the Pacific Coast Extension and 90 locomotives. They repaired 69298 freight cars, and employed an average of 5616 people with a total payroll of 3361256 dollars, averaging 593.50 per worker.
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Pacific Coast Extension
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Road
Milwaukee
Kadoka Bank Offices Offer Resident Hunter License
County game warden C. E. Coyne announces residents may obtain a Hunter license by visiting Kadoka State Bank, completing the form, and paying the required fees.
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Kadoka State Bank
C. E. Coyne
Werner School District warrants payment notice Kadoka 1910
Notice warns holders of school district warrants Nos 26 to 84 registered with the treasurer that payment is required and interest will stop ten days after this notice. Dated Kadoka January 28 1910. Philip Werner 892 School Treasurer.
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Werner
Kadoka
Philip Werner
Presbyterian Church announces weekly services schedule
Rev. D. H. Brown leads preaching each Sunday at 4 30 PM and 7 30 PM. Prayer meeting Thursday evenings at 7 30. Sunday School at 11 30.
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Phile Tank
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Ital
Dea
Saviour OF
Ft. Pierre
Board of County Commissioners
T. H. Tolton
F. E B. Morrison
Ed Jones
Auditor Price
T. H Tolton
Andy Ricketts
M. L. Parcells Dept Clerk of Courts
Ed Sutton
B Rosa
J ¥ Hughes
Edward Gates
Gus Atkins
F Sandman
O Stroup
Frank Strain
Hattie P Berry
Jay Kirby
Ester M Anderson
B Davis
Witness
Dorothy
W Bastion
Chas Courtney
G. A.cGarrough
E Goldsmith
Frank Perry
Mike Dunn
Richard Wallan
I Shultz
Higsby
E Coyne Gams
Claud Smith
H. Tolton
Fort Pierre Nat Bank
Aldrich & Son
Fischer Bros
Mcinley
Wellington
H. Wellington
H.wellington Wack
West Milwaukee
Hunter’s
Sherman Nursery Co
Charles City
Iowa
R. W. Gross
Shrove Bros. Land Co
Kadgea
Stanley Conn
Macaroni
Te Kadoka Grain Co
Louis Dettermann
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