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chri177
- Jun 10, 2015
- 5 min
The Dakota Tractor and a Local Tragedy
In 1911 G. W. Elliot, originally from Owatonna, Minnesota, started work on building a tractor factory in De Smet, South Dakota. He had...
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chri177
- May 1, 2015
- 4 min
Exploring a Winter Tragedy
As the years go by it gets easier and easier to survive winter on the plains. We have cars with four wheel drive and furnaces that heat...
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chri177
- May 1, 2015
- 2 min
Montgomery Ward ~ Lloyd Christians Remembers
Many of us can remember shopping at Montgomery Ward in Watertown before the store closed its doors on December 20, 1976. Local resident...
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chri177
- May 1, 2015
- 4 min
LOCAL BUSINESSMAN SOUGHT BY FBI
In 1966 Watertown had a population of 14,077, add 633 if you included the people who lived around Lake Kampeska. The High School and...
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