Pioneer Editor Boyd S. Lee Dom dies at 65 in Gordon Nebraska
Boyd S. Lee Dom, a Nebraska pioneer newspaper man born 1861, died at his son Joe W. Leedom’s Gordon home. He edited the Osmond Republican for 21 years and earlier led Wakefield Republican and Wheeler County Independent. He also ran Garden Journal from 1913 to 1922, with two sons and three daughters listed as survivors.
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Gordon
Neb
Boyd S. Leedom
Nebraska
Joe W. Leedom
Mr. Leedom
Wakefield Republican
Wheeler County Independent
Osmond
Garden Journal
Sioux City Daily Journal
CG. W. Leedom
Wash
Sioux City
Jake L. Spencer
Dakota City Mail
Ponca Journal
Livingston
Cottonwood
South Dakota
Stanley County
CC. N. Ledom
Kadoka
Joe
Gordon, Nebraska
Oklahoma
Boyd
Missouri River
Kennebec Wins County Seat by Five Votes in Contested Hearing
In a circuit court recount, Kennebec defeats Oacoma by five votes to win the county seat of Lyman County. The injunction preventing move to Kennebec stays for 30 days while Oacoma appeals to the state supreme court.
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Kennebec
J. L. Hannett
Oacoma
Circuit Court
Lyman County
Cacoma
Kennebee
S. D
Bureh
Supreme Court
Local Couple Welcomes Baby Boy Birth
Mr and Mrs Otto J Herman southeast county welcomed a baby boy born Tuesday January 9 Mr Herman was seen around town Friday passing out cigars in celebration of the birth
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Otto J. Herman
Hhem
Herman
Hard Times Turn Farmer Invention Into Business Boom
John J. Hynes of O'Neill Nebraska improvised gloves from an old inner tube to husk corn after prices collapsed. The idea spread locally among ice men and masons, with Hynes supplying mittens and former Mayor Charles Daly aiding marketing. An eastern rubber company plans to back a distributive plant in O Neill next spring.
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John J. Hynes
O’neill
John
Spencer
Hynes
O'Neill
Iynes
Charles Daly
Soung Hynes
Eastern Rubber Company
Daly
O' Neill
Colridge
Neb
Killing of Farmer by Auto Arouses Citizens
Herrick South Dakota residents are outraged by the death of farmer Joe Ketzer after an unidentified automobile struck him as he walked home from a neighbor’s house. The car was driven without lights and fled the scene. authorities vow to press man slaughter charges if the driver is found.
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Herrick
S. D
Herric
Joe Ketzer
Ketzer
Alfalfa Seed Record Set by Local Grower
J B Mitchell of Happy Hollow threshed 2476 pounds of alfalfa seed from ten acres earning 455 dollars total. Extra grade paid 24 cents, No 11 grade 20 cents, No 2 grade 18 cents per pound. Profit equals 40 dollars per acre after expenses. Next year he will grow certified seed for higher prices. Mellette county urged to pursue alfalfa seed production.
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J. B. Mitchell
Happy Hollow
South Dakota
Rapid City
Mitchell
Youngsters Drive 29 Sheep 60 Miles From Ainsworth to Colome
Kathleen Byrle and Robbie Manifold aged 15 13 and 10 drive a band of 29 sheep from Jerry Nelson place near Ainsworth Nebraska to Colome South Dakota on foot over four days. They started Saturday and planned Meadville as the first stop. The journey shows remarkable pluck for youths in midsummer heat.
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Ainsworth, Neb
Kathleen
Byrle
Robbie Manifold
Ainsworth
Colome
Jerry Nelson
Here
Meadville
May Walker Ollie Homestead Crowned Champion Butter Cow
May Walker Ollie Homestead, a Holstein owned by the Minnesota Holstein Company of Austin, Minnesota, set a yearly record with 31610.6 pounds of milk and 1218.59 pounds of butter fat. The seven year old cow produced at least 80 pounds of butter per month and 2000 to 3000 pounds of milk monthly, aided by alfalfa hay and grain. The Holstein-Freisian Association authorized a $60,000 advertising budget for cattle and milk.
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May Walker Ollie Homestead
America
Minnesota Holstein Company
Austin
Minnesota
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Piebe Laura Ollie Homestead King
May Walker
Arden
May Walker Ollie
Helstein-Freisian Association of America
Ollie Hempstead
Minn
U. S
Sheep Delivered to Ranch Near Colome for Father's Work
A shipment of supplies and bedding for sheep was sent to a Colome area ranch where the father of the herd is employed. The move supports ongoing livestock operations and family involvement at the ranch.
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Colome
Bill Proposes Reimbursement for Parish Injuries
State bill introduced in the South Dakota House by Rep C T Bates would pay 1195.59 to reimburse States Attorney M L Parish of Murdo for injuries from last August in a gun battle near Stamford involving Sioux Falls convicts who attacked Parish Sheriff Jay C Babececk and J A Robertson. Parish, who nearly died, has recovered and resumes States Attorney duties in Jones County.
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M. L. Parish
Murdo
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
C. T. Bates
Parish
Jones County
Furdo Coyote
Calendars for 1924 advertising line featured in Wood
Wood offers a complete 1924 calendar line including banners panels mounts halftone and color work with hand colored numbers. Also wall pockets advertising fans balloon novelties blotters gasoline gauges and other advertising specialties. Orders for December delivery welcomed with local service and satisfaction guaranteed.
Ladies Aid Society Meets At Mrs J B Brown Home
The Ladies Aid Society is hosted by Mrs J B Brown in the afternoon of January 5 for an afternoon meeting. All ladies are earnestly requested to attend this meeting. Subscribe for the Pioneer.
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Ladies Aid Society
J. B. Brown
Meat Cookery for Tough Cuts and Canning Tips
The article explains slow cooking for tough cuts like Swiss steak with a detailed recipe and method. It covers canning surplus meat in jars with hot water bath, and suggests side dishes to serve with beef including onions, potatoes, beans, and greens.
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Mary A. Dolve
State College
Simple molding clay recipe from flour and salt
A child friendly molding clay uses 1 cup flour 1 cup salt 1 teaspoon powdered alum mixed with water. Reuse by keeping in a damp cloth. Also notes a rabbit dish with salt pork or bacon and warns on ink stains with turpentine and soap.
Smooth stranger swindles with forged checks in Mellette county
A man calling himself W B O Leary visited Winner and cashed worthless checks drawn on a New York bank. He bought small items, then used larger checks for change and fled before firms uncovered the fraud. Similar reports from Chamberlain and Oacoma describe a man passing fake checks and even buying cattle with drafts before vanishing. The Wheeler family returned from Missouri and Kansas praising Mellette county.
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W. B. O’leary
Leary
Mission, Carter and
Wood
New York
Carter
O'Leary
Winner
Chamberlain
Oacoma
O’leary
Pennsylvania
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Taxation
Farm Bureau News
E. G. Rudolph
Robert Fuller
Mary Ann Gray
Lawrence Wheeler
Missouri
Kansas
Wheelers
Mellette County
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