Dakota and Montana Telephone to Extend Lines Across West
The Dakota and Montana Telephone Company plans an eighty six mile extension to connect with Miles City and ferry Montana lines, linking with the Montana States Telegraph and Telephone Company for direct service west. Metallic line installation will begin from Flettinger Marmarth as orders for poles and fials are placed and work progresses this fall, weather permitting. Local exchanges in Baker Ismay Mildred will be tapped. costs run about 1500 dollars.
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Tonmarth
Marmarth
Baker
Ismay
Mildred
Lewis
Min Jeapolis
Stellie Voaterials
Ashe County
Bankers Move To Block South Dakota Depository Order
C O Bailey filed a circuit court injunction in Sioux Falls to restrain the state banking department from enforcing an order requiring county and state banks to deposit 50 percent of their funds with South Dakota banks in designated depository cities. Four national banks of Sioux Falls and other bankers in the state joined the protest, with over 100 banks reportedly affected. A bankers committee recommended resisting the order, warning it would harm banking and business interests without real benefit.
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Sioux Falls
C. O. Bailey
Circuit
South Dakota
Banking Department
Bailey
Mitchell
National Banks of
Atlerve
Aleo Suth
Perkins Plans For Good Roads Work
Perkins county proposes over thirty thousand dollars in county highway expenditure for next year plus township local funding. The plan seeks federal assistance for a highway engineer and centralizes road work on main trunk lines to the county seat and key market towns. These lines will benefit residents by improving long links to markets and later connecting routes for broader county-wide good roads development.
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Perkins County
Perkins
Guard Pictures Well Attended at Star Theatre
The South Dakota National Guard film show at Star Theatre drew full houses Saturday and Sunday. The Lennon car stunt drew praise while the local company’s bank climbing feat impressed audiences. Officers Capt Sheets, 1st Lieut Houhan, and 2nd Lieut Lin Bencer were easily identified. A high river bank dive and the cooks’ scenes added local charm and favorable comment from theatergoers.
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Star Theatre
South Dakota National Guard
Lennon
Sheets
Houhan
Tient Lin Bencer
Soldiers Preference Law Being Tested
Dr. C. W. Phelps has scored a point in his test of the state law which gives an old soldier the preference right in appointment to places under the state law. The supreme court granted an order returnable on October 16 to show cause on his application for appointment to a position on the state board of medical examiners. This case is attracting a great deal of attention throughout the state and it is generally believed that the Doctor will win the case.
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C. W. Phelps
Supreme Court
State Board of Medical Examiners
Committee Authorized Further Action for Relief Oppression
A committee is empowered to take additional measures needed to secure relief from the asserted oppression. The action aims to address the contested oppressiveness as presented to the group or organization involved.
Trade at Home Contest Opens in This Week's Herald
The Herald outlines the Trade at Home contest urging readers to vote for merchants who advertise with the paper. Readers will choose the best square ad by merchants, with votes counted weekly and a December 2 ballot opening the final tally. Each person has a weekly vote cap, and the winner is the merchant with the best advertising display.
Contests and prizes in a local grocery advertisement
A fragment describes a contest run by a store tied to the Red Cross Pharmacy. It explains that purchasers totaling at least one dollar earn votes for a grand prize Drawing mentions a Columbia Grafo pole as a grand prize and emphasizes that spending more does not confer extra advantage.
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Red Cross
Spur railroad spur to Haynes mines progresses rapidly
Made on Spur Engineer Borresen overseeing a spur from the Milwaukee main line to Haynes mines. rapid grading is underway and rails will be laid soon. Borresen plans to attend Aberdeen later this week for a directors meeting to open bids and let contracts for construction material. the project promises swift town development and employment for about 100 miners once mine machinery arrives.
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Borresen
Haynes
Milwaukee
Aberdeen
Board of Directors
Wheat harvest tops all time in government forecast
Government October report projects the most valuable harvest ever with record wheat production. Prices to farmers rise as forecasts tighten. projected crop value reaches around 20.0 billion units.
Indians Given Full citizenship Rights Questioned
Mr DC Civey accompanied by Mayor James McLaughlin and IA visited Pima Arizona with Supt Thackery to inspect readiness of young Indians applying for full citizenship. Secretary Lane appointed MecLaughlin and Thackery as a commission with Major McLaughlin as chairman to tour reservations and review agency actions.
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DC Civey
Devel Yates
James McLaughlin
Ton
Ins Service
Tharkery
Indian Agency
Pima Arizona
Thie
MecLaughlin
Thackery
Lane
Major Mclaughlin
South Dakota Fat in Advance
South Dakota allocates ten and a half million dollars to maintenance funds for common schools and higher education. The state state funds have grown since statehood, with annual maintenance rolling over about one million dollars for other educational institutions. The new lands management secured funds, and comparisons with Northwestern states show South Dakota contributing substantial amounts to educational maintenance.
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Commmen Selves
Educa- Hotel
Hsnninens
Wits
Tes
Stoeger
Penn
South Dakota
Echo from W E Lyman in Aberdeen News outlines extension work
Brookings reader recalls former agent W E Lyman in Aberdeen News with notes on county agents meeting Saturday at G O Randlett’s office to plan winter extension work and short courses. It discusses four month South Dakota Smith Lever funded extension progress and agent readiness. Lyman reports marketing the apple crop via parcel post to western North and South Dakota points from Lawrence County delayed start.
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South Dakota
Smith- Lever Funds
W.P. Lyman
Lawrence County
Mr. Lyman
North
Fragmentary note on Indian rights policy enactment
A partial excerpt notes a policy to grant rights and privileges to a large number of young Indians. It mentions immediate consideration and execution of the policy, with emphasis on equal rights and timely action. The legibility is limited, but the intent appears to be formal government action.
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Considerthy
Capede
Wall
Ryghes
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Edsion
Dakota
Montana
State Department
Lemmon
Anil Weil
Wwattian
Gery Saissen
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Brookings
Lawrence. County
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