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■It* a vt-}' ” «rndor, a0111■3111S. D. FARMER ISTHREATENED BYKU KLUX KLANh c rAlcester, S D., Oct. 27.—Apparently .in imitation of the Ku Klux Kianhas invaded South Dakota.and armed men called on Less Mor-hatthe i One night recently about 15 maskedbebin. a wealthy farmer living about on i live miles soufheast of Alee ter, and ♦o I demanded tint he return to Hamriri-ot Hampton, a tenant on one of his farmsf% c;in?some rent notes, which Morlan is al-1 ged to have refused to surrender a■hnr* time previous when he sold outi todlir J Hampton on a sheriff's sale.I Morlan saw the masked figuresnis-’ rr-m b:a upstairs window anil refusednr- to come out whereupon th ; enteredilty the house carrying on a conversation | p*t h etothrough tlip closed bedroom dooromimieMorlan, no‘ having the rent notes Uj in the house, agreed to produc? them alt; within 48 hours upon threats from ; pj ion1 the gang cf masked men t “string ing | him to a telephone pole and fill him inal full of lead.”The unwelcome visi*ors departed aslinesilcntlv as thev came.
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Huron Evening Huronite
Huron, South Dakota, US
Thu, Oct 27, 1921
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Mitchell P.
