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A Note from Cottonwood Corners

Cattle roundups, during the time of the open prairie, generally occurred twice a year.  In the spring herds were rounded…

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Valentine’s Day Theme for February Meeting

What is considered the oldest surviving Valentine was written by Charles, Duke of Orleans while he was imprisoned in the…

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A Note from Cottonwood Corners

Article V of the 1889 Constitution of South Dakota which was then still part of Dakota Territory begins with this…

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From the North End

FROM THE NORTH END: A LITTLE PIECE OF BURKE HISTORY THAT, PERHAPS, FEW PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IS  “KATHRYN’S CASTLE.” Burke…

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From the North End

FROM THE NORTH END: ONE OF THE BLESSINGS OF LIVING IN A SMALL TOWN is our mail service. The local…

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From the North End

FROM THE NORTH END:  TWO GREGORY COUNTY LANDMARKS THAT HAVE ALWAYS INTRIGUED THIS WRITER ARE “RED ROCK” AND “THE CAMEL’S…

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A Note from Cottonwood Corners

CARLOCK — The post office at Carlock was established May 4, 1905.  It was discontinued on July 31, 1937 with…

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A Note from Cottonwood Corners

That section of the Constitution of the United States known as the “Postal Clause,” states, “The Congress has the power…

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A Note from Cottonwood Corners

BONESTEEL — The name of the Bonesteel post office was originally Huston which was established June 3, 1890.  The proposed…

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A Note from Cottonwood Corners

The difficulties and challenges of the weather, while far from having disappeared, seems to have become agreeable.  We seem to…

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