Man Hunt Ends Near Wall After Eight Day Chase
Four Sioux Falls penitentiary escapees looped through South Dakota and Nebraska in eight days. A Tuesday night shootout near Pedro left Henry Coffee dead and Joe Forman wounded. J. B. King and Joe Teel were captured unharmed, and the four Murdo men who finally cornered them returned with Teel and Forman.
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Wood
Sioux Falls
J.C. Babcock
M. L. Parrish
J. A. Robertson
Murdo
Werlel
Monowi
Nebraska
Jackson County
Sherri Shanks
Wall
Coffee
Joe Forman
Teel
King
I Henry Coffee
Hickman
Joe Teel
J. B. King
Lake Andes
Missouri
Springview
Jones County
Stamford
Aberdeen News
Sioux Falls Penitentiary
E. B. Townsend
A. T. Wilson
C. C. Cline
Theodore Hubbell
Pedro
Creighton
Pennington County
Henry Coffee
Murdoc
Townsend
Hubbel
Wilson
Foreman
Conviets
Cheyenne River
Cressine A
Fatal shootout ends chase in Murdo car pursuit
Convicts under Forman Teel and King are pursued by Murdo men and Pennington deputies after a back‑road chase. The car overturns in a hill curve and all three surrender or are killed or wounded amid surrounding gunfire. The incident closes with the capture of King and apparent death or arrest of others.
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Cline
Hubbel
Wilson
Townsend
Forman
Coffee
Teel
King
Murdo
Pennington County
State Fair Camp Opens For Boys and Girls 10 to 19
On September 1 in White River at 10 AM the Boys and Girls club, calf, and pig groups select a team of three to represent at the State Fair in Huron. September 2 sewing teams of girls compete for a Huron berth. The camp offers lodging at the Boys and Girls Club quarters, meals at the dining hall, and daily instruction in farming, poultry, dairying, livestock, home economics, health, and military drill with a strict schedule and work assignments.
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White Iver
Huron
Laren
White River
State Fair Board of Agriculture
Good Horse Races at Mellette County Fair
Mellette County Fair at Wood hosts prominent horse races September 26-28 with a speed and sports committee offering prizes designed to attract top horses in the country. The program will be released soon.
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Mellette
Wood
Committee On Speed and Sports
September Term Opens With Docket of Mellette Court
The September term of the Mellette County Circuit Court begins at White River next Tuesday, September 5. Twelve criminal cases, seven civil jury cases, eleven civil court cases, and five citizenship applications sit on the docket. Jurors drawn include J L Scull Otto Hansen Ed Gratz Fritz Lyon Frank Tisdell Andrew Juell Fred Egleston Arthur F E Werner Avetist Kaufman Roy Findley James R Force Anton Nelson Allis Moore N A Gerry John Palaoe C EF Crisman E G Liggett Francis McDonald George H Buffington W K E Johnson J G Sehell Herman Breier Peter Johnson Lee Anderson G C Patterson John Nolan Bert Humphrey Joe Langston Roy King Scott Merrill George Heaton W H H Powers J T Hocking Chauncy Delaney Wm Frederickson Chas Ray Jr Otto Jorgenson Win Starkjohann Charles T Scheurer J G Peters
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Mellette County
White River
J. L. Scull
Otto Hansen
Ed Gratf
Fritz Lyon
Frank Tisdell
Andrew Juell
Fred Egleston
Arthur FE. Werner Avetist Kaufman
Roy Findley
James R. Force
Anton Nelson Allis Moore
N. A
Starkjohann
Charles T. Scheurer
J. G. Peters
Home Economies Tips From State College Experts
Mary Ann Gray notes a self rising flour method by mixing baking powder into plain flour. She also recommends keeping grocery paper handy for wrapping and other kitchen tasks like draining fritters and lining cake pans.
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State College
Mary Ann Gray
Savory blanched vegetables richer than boiled in water
Blanching vegetables then finishing with butter and seasonings yields more savory flavor and nutrition than cooking entirely in water. Minimal moisture preserves nutrients and enhances taste, contrasting with full water-boil methods.
Apple Butter Making From Damaged Windfall Fruit
A home canning guide suggests using bruised and wormy apples to make apple butter. Overripe fruit benefits from a splash of vinegar for flavor and snap. The recipe includes lemons, eight pounds of apples, four lemons soaked, sugar, and slow cooking to thicken before packing hot into sterilized jars.
County Fair Exhibit Brings Good Returns
Dr James W Wilson of State College urges breeders to exhibit live stock at the county fair. He says success depends on stock condition, purity, appeal, quietness, correct age and size, advance selections, care in heat, and ample ecards for promotion. Social contacts and comparing breeding methods yield valuable pointers.
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James W. Wilson
State College
89th Division Plans Big Reunion at Omaha
Omaha to host a three day reunion for the 89th Division with parades, entertainment, barbecues, and canteen scenes recalling camp life. Fare rates, hotel rooms, and advance reservations arranged by F C Malm as veterans from multiple states converge on Omaha during Ak-Sar-Ben period.
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Omaha
Gate
Oaly
France
Mammoth City
Buck
F. C. Malm
Electric Building
Nebraska
Missouri
Colorado
South Dakota
Kansas
Wyoming
Arizona
New Mexico
Camp Funston
89Th
Southeast County Resident Visits With Family Guests
J. T. Hansen from the southeast corner of the county visited town yesterday with his father in law Wim Angove. Alfred Rady and family from Sioux City arrived at Hansen’s place last Monday and plan to stay for a week or two.
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J. T. Hansen
Down
Wim. Angove
Alfred Rady
Sioux City
Why Did the Farmer Lad Leave the Farm
A narrator asks why farm boys desert their fathers and townward drift. He cites policy and toil as factors but reveals the real cause: a calf, lamb, pig and garden crop born to the farmer and kept for sale, not for the lad’s use, leading to conflict over ownership and labor. The verse critiques generational farm practices.
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Truikers
Women Demonstration Team Represent Mellette at State Pair
A demonstration team from the Womens Sewing clubs of Mellette County will represent the county at the State Pair in Huron. The Cedarville club supplies Mrs Southerland and Mr Smith for daily demonstrations on sack making. Demonstrations continue at the Mellette County Fair in Weed on Sept 26 27 and 28.
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Mellette County
Huron
Southerland
Smith
Cedarbatte Club
Weed
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