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125 YEARS AGO
July 6, 1900
The Indian school band was stationed on a street corner last evening for about half an hour entertaining quite a crowd of people. The members of this band are small boys, except the leader, and they furnish some very creditable music. After the concert was over the boys were invited in by Jim Austin to refresh themselves on his famous ice cream sodas.
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The inhabitants of this village have never had quite as severe a shock as they received yesterday afternoon, when the news was spread that Mrs. James Dowd, of Sweet township, had been found murdered in her home with her infant child, which had also been shot through the arm, near her, but alive.
100 YEARS AGO
July 10, 1925
The work of excavating for the concrete swimming pool at the Harmon Play-field in this city, was started Wednesday morning. Water mains are being laid to the site of the pool, and other improvements in connection with this enterprise are going forward.
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Marion Sorg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sorg, of Ward, S.D. died at the Ashton Memorial Hospital Tuesday. Death was caused by complications following an attack of appendicitis. The deceased was 7 years, 6 months and 27 days old at his untimely death.
75 YEARS AGO
July 10, 1950
The local draft board has received no formal instruction for activation from the state director of Selective Service, it was announced today. Draft boards would be expanded to equal our 1948 strength. This will mean that a draft board will be formed in the county seats of every county in the state.
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A five-year-old boy was hospitalized with internal injuries Thursday afternoon when he was caught under the front wheel of a car driven by his mother as he was at play in the yard at his home near Ihlen. In Ashton Memorial Hospital in good condition is Carl Pierret, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pierret. Mrs. Pierret was backing out of the yard to go to Pipestone. She said she checked to see that the driveway was clear, her son must have run up to the car, been knocked over and then caught under the front wheel of her machine. The child uttered no warning cries and it wasn’t until Mrs. Pierret passed over his body that she realized what happened. The youngster is expected to be released the latter part of this week.
50 YEARS AGO
July 7, 1975
Two Pipestone law enforcement officers, Alex Weatherly of the city Police Department and Richard Karbo of the Sheriff’s Department, have submitted their resignations to their departments. Both resignations will take effect on Aug. 1. Weatherly will be replaced by Ron McClure. Sheriff Gene Spicer is presently accepting applications for Karbo’s job.
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Bill and Mary Prinsen have purchased the Auto-Clinic at 210-212 N.W. 2nd St. and assumed management July 1.
25 YEARS AGO
July 6, 2000
Sixteen teams are lined up and ready to raise money to fight cancer in Pipestone County’s American Cancer Society “Relay For Life” on July 21-22 at Paulsen Field.
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Three Pipestone area students are among 210 South Dakota State University “Pride” Marching band members who will be marching in the 2000 National Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C. The students include Angie Beyers, color guard, Holland; and Tricia Taylor, baritone, and Bobby Wagner, percussion, both from Pipestone. Also attending will be former Pipestone resident Kathy Carlson, now of Sioux Falls, color guard. The band will take center stage before millions of viewers for the special event July 4.