Mormons Launch Uncle Sam's Greatest Warship Utah
The Mormons launched Uncle Sam's greatest warship the Utah last week.
31 Dec 1909
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Newspaper
Kingsbury County Independent
Location
De Smet, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1909
Page
1
The Mormons launched Uncle Sam's greatest warship the Utah last week.
A scientist proclaims the ordinary cold is a germ disease and asserts a serum can be developed to confer immunity. He urges rapid production and distribution of the serum to the public.
Senate last week confirmed H. C. Suoser to the Treasury Department role of assistant auditor inside the interior. Mr. Shober and his family left for Washington on Christmas Day.
President Tarr plans two special messages to Congress when it convenes January 4 after the holiday adjournment. The messages will cover conservation of natural resources and the control of corporations and interstate commerce.
A fierce eastern storm over Christmas weekend killed eighteen people. Travel ground to a halt as no trains moved from New York to Washington from Friday night until Monday noon.
The text weighs Tafts opening message to Congress on railroad control. It notes a promise of a January special message and predicts public reaction depending on whether the Des Moines speech guidance is followed. If the message matches that guidance, supporters expect meaningful legislation. otherwise disappointment is likely.
A January 6 gathering of stalwart faction leaders is requested in Watertown as progressives lean to preserving incumbents. The piece argues against civil pension plans for aged clerks and questions government clerical salary levels versus private market values.
The author argues that pay should reflect open market norms and duty to save for retirement. A worker who earns less for greater service deserves an old age pension more than one who lived fast on a supposed windfall. The principle favors those who struggle in competition over those who spent earnings freely.
A Alexandria Herald view argues the 1910 state scene will not mirror the 1908 factional fight. Insurgents and stalwarts show restraint, fearing office battles and loss of prestige. Few papers or leaders back a major overthrow, and would-be dictators are discouraged from guiding campaigns statewide.
The piece contrasts Governor Harmon's jab at Republican prices with a review of 1896 Democratic free coinage argument. It notes how Democrats blamed low prices on silver demonetization and later claimed gold production lifted prices, now critiquing even higher prices if farmers benefit, revealing a shifting stance amid the Haku Neneeke Gold Medal and Garland flour Farmers Elevator context.
Geo W Lattin writes from Fallon Nevada about moving two months earlier, homestead conditions, irrigation plans and crop prospects. He notes greasewood brush, levelled fields, alfalfa yields, nearby gardens, and a climate similar to South Dakota with mild winds and cold winters. He also praises a local pastor and mentions church leadership moving to Nebraska.
A. J. Sipher writes from Attica Minn to longtime readers about renewing the Independent with a 100 money order. He reports daughter Myrtle married Harvey Fred Sipher, good sleighing, ice storage, and notes the dry season, crop yields, and wild fruit plentiful. He also mentions first prize at the Aitken county fair for Early Ohio potatoes.
The Rev. Francis Burwell Chamberlain Randall, priest in charge of St. Paul De Becchines and St. Stephen missions in De Smet since July 1908, resigns effective February 1 1910. He has received letters dismissory to the Bishop of Nebraska and will lead important missions there.
We thank friends for kind acts and expressions of sympathy during the illness and death of our beloved mother Geo Lana and relatives.
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