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Newspaper
Huron Weekly World
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1905
Page
4
Public notice from Beadle County appears to concern a property or legal action at 222 Dakota Avenue, between Second and Third Streets in Huron South Dakota. Details unreadable in OCR fragment.
Arthur G. Keene, general manager, swears the Huron Weekly World in Beadle County, SD had an average monthly circulation of 1548 in Sept 1905 and 1610 for the Oct 5 1905 issue. Notary Julian W. Blount dated Oct 11, 1905. The item appears in the Dec 7 1905 issue with a Dec 7 1905 note about Christmas and a political jab at west vs east growth.
A stock market note reports oil prices climbing after a remark attributed to Mr. Rockefeller about elevating thoughts. The brief highlights market mood shifts in response to high level commentary.
A playful line from the Aberdeen American mocks politicians and the idea that the public is lost. It notes that an Indian would claim the tepee is lost when the person is disoriented, reflecting public sentiment about misplaced leadership.
Senator Kittredge chose A. H. Stites for the Sioux Falls postmastership. Stites appears satisfactory to the city's people, though it was expected the senator would pick someone the community opposed.
Readers note a shift in the Argus Leader editorials from cautious to bolder framing with daily, recurring misstatements. The paper faces questions over credibility and trust as editorial prominence features questionable claims.
The Aberdeen News declares it is against the President’s railroad rate regulation policy. It notes state machine papers controlled by railroads oppose him, few have the courage to publicly differ on principle and policy.
Across the state reports tell of bursting granaries and full elevators but a car shortage to move grain to market. Farmers fear foreclosures on chattel mortgages as they struggle to thresh and store crops without rushing to every elevator.
The article notes Russia pays 175 million annually in interest on its debt, far above national pension costs, illustrating the heavy burden of imperialism. It highlights a threatened revolution, mass unemployment, and rising food shortages amid public unrest.
Local merchants vow to meet or beat catalogue prices including freight. They urge rural dealers to advertise weekly price posts to curb complaints against city catalogs, if widely adopted.
The Centerville Journal condemns opposing Crawford in the State Republican convention as harming the people while opposing Gamble's Senate candidacy. The piece accuses corporate interests of shaping legislation and elections, referencing past insurance fights and journalistic alignment with the machine. The Yankton Herald cites widespread retribution against those who bow to corporate influence.
Aberdeen News reports Professor N. E. Hansen of South Dakota Agricultural College, Brookings, explored Missouri River wild fruits in Campbell County to develop hardier, tastier wild plums and cherries. He argues native species advance prairie pomology, with grafting and selection yielding larger fruit and potential crossbreeding with tame varieties. He notes wild plums reaching over an inch in diameter and Sioux Indian sand cherry plants bearing sizable fruit in trials.
The Huron Weekly World offers liberal clubbing rates for Beadle county readers to obtain reading material at nominal costs. New subscribers who pay one year in advance receive a credit toward 1907, and current subscribers paying a year in advance are credited to January 1, 1907. Offers expire January 1, 1906. arrangements can be made at the office.
The Yankton Herald repeats claims that the Great Northern will cross the river at this point next year, noting a history of similar predictions from older locals. The piece reflects on repeated forecasts and memory, with a tongue in cheek tone about prophecy and history.
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