Advertising Rates and Notices in Official County Paper
TO ADVERTISERS Advertising rates given an application and will be found reasonably low. Business Cards not exceeding six lines five dollars per year each additional line one dollar. Business Locals five cents per line. Legal Advertisements at Statute Rates. Cards of Thanks ten cents per line. Marriage and Death Notices published free of 8. Obituaries. Resolutions of Respect and Wedding presents five cents per line. We club with all the leading publications in the country at the lowest club prices. All subscribers wishing their address changed to give their former as well as their new ress. Official County Paper.
Brookings Press Issue Size Boosted by Advertising
Friday edition expands to twenty pages due to heavy advertising patronage. Carrie Nation continues hatchet salon protests and vows not to Nebraska while Nebraska saloon interests cheer. The Prince of Wales weighs a U.S. visit, seeking friendly ties after precedent set by Prince Henry.
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Brookings Press
Brer. Allen
Carrie Nation
Nebraska
Arbor Day Proclaimed by Governor Herried in South Dakota
Governor Herried designates Friday April 25 as Arbor Day in South Dakota. The official day marks tree planting, though residents begin planting earlier and continue as long as growth remains safe to insure. Tree planting is described as very popular in the state.
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Herried
South Dakota
Reid to pay his own hotel bill at Edward VII coronation
The article notes that Witelaw Reid will attend the coronation without royal hospitality. He will cover his own hotel expenses and may accept tea invitations, while critics of imperialism might hope for such social access.
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Witelaw Reid
Edward
Mr. Reid
Senator Depew Opposes Direct Senator Elections
Senator Depew of New York critical of choosing U S senators by popular vote. He warned states restricting suffrage would face demands to grant voting rights or risk losing representation. South Dakota legislature backs popular vote, but senate action appears pending heavy work ahead.
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Depew
New York
United States
Senate
Congress
South Dakota
Ellen Stone Returns to New York After Bulgarian Captivity
Miss Ellen Stone arrives in New York after bondage by Bulgarian bandits. She describes initial indignities, notes improved treatment after Mrs Tsilka's child was born, and says she plans lectures about her experiences. She mentions ransom money and payment for information before details can be released.
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Ellen Stone
New York
Miss Stone
Debate Over Fusion Ban in Two-Heading Ballots
The Watertown Public Opinion and Sioux Falls Press argue the fusion ban act harms voters by showing a candidate under two headings. They claim fusion serves only to defeat the Republican party and foresee Democrats near completion of a state wide political maneuver.
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Watertown
Sioux Falls
Fragmentary remarks on lingering party members
Fragments note that several individuals remain in the field yet refuse to be delivered. The text hints at a divided group with some insiders resisting confinement or transfer, while others appear poised to disengage or retreat from active participation.
Roosevelt Tours South Carolina Amid Harbor of Welcome
The House is unlikely to act on the ship subsidy bill as session duties await. President Roosevelt enjoyed a warm reception in South Carolina where crowds embraced him and he joined in community camp activities with evident ease.
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House of Representatives
Roosevelt
South Carolina
Teddy
General Shafter declines California governorship offer
Gen Shafter is approached to run for California governor but declines, drawing a pension above four thousand dollars annually on the retired list. He can afford to decline with thanks, a lifetime pension ensures financial security.
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Shafter
California
Pension Granted to Mrs McKinley Amid Debate
The bill provides Mrs William McKinley a pension of 5000 dollars yearly. It passed the house and senate and is expected to be signed by the president. Objections cited her existing provision from her husband, but the action sets a precedent.
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William McKinley
House
Senate
Spring elections set city officers and license issues
Tomorrow many cities in the state vote for new officers while saloon license questions are decided separately. The city council will follow the majority's wishes on license grants, independent of candidate tickets.
Record year for manufacturers import of raw materials
The manufacturers of the country report their highest year so far. In the eight months ending February imports of raw materials rose to 208,935,290 dollars from 160,653,818 dollars a year earlier and compared with 119,517,321 dollars in the corresponding months of fiscal year 1895 when the Wilson low tariff was in effect.
Towne Seen as Strong Democratic Nomination Hope
Willis J. Abbott, a newspaper man and Bryan loyalist, argues Charles A. Towne has a good chance at the Democratic presidential nomination. Abbott notes Towne’s New York move and monument business success have reshaped his public image, and says Towne rivals Bryan in brilliance and shares many preferred political principles. Towne, however, may not appeal to Cleveland and German Democrats.
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Charles A. Towne
Democratic Party
Willis J. Abbott
W. J. Bryan
Towne
Townes
New York
Minneapolis
Bryan
Cleveland
What the Boys Are Saying from Dakota papers
A compilation of quotes from Yankton Gazette Sioux Falls Argus-Leader Canton Leader and others. It covers winter lingering reforms land buying in the northwest and debates over the state capital and canal routes with notes on Panama and Nicaragua.
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Yankton Gazette
Trequois
Chamberlain Journal
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader
South Dakota
Flanderau Enterprise
Redfield
Elk Point
Canton
United States Senate
Huron Jturonite
Sxittredge
Panama
Kittredge
Nicaragua
Sioux* Falls Press
Political faction rifts and reform debates in local press
A stream of editorials criticizes populists and praises reformists, condemning party bosses and officials. The Bonesteel News urges loyal Republicans to field a credible slate, threaten to blacklist traitors, and calls for unified action at the state convention. The Geddes News laments populist leadership and entry as self invited guests.
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Scotland
Citizen-Republican
Democratic Board
Geddes News
Blunt Advoade
Kittredge
United States
Prosperity among farmers reflected in rising market receipts
Treasury figures show wheat receipts at major spring markets rose to 145 million bushels in the seven months to March 1, up from 107 million last year. Livestock at top markets totals climbed to 7,276, five hundred sixty one head versus 5,409,148. wool and hay receipts also outpaced last year.
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Treasury Department
Chicago
Minneapolis
Duluth
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Omaha
St. Joseph
St. Louis
New York
Cincinnati
Editors Should Rally to Support Small Kansas Weeklies
The author argues that Kansas has over 700 newspapers but only nineteen weeklies on the roster for 1901. He calls the Commercial Club and city council to invite newspaper nonde scripts and urges Kansas editors traveling with the national association to visit Omaha and challenge the slam against smaller publications.
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Kansas
Commercial Club
National Association
Omaha
Democrats Aim to Unseat Henderson in Iowa Nomination
Initial challengers for Speaker Henderson in Iowa abandoned their bids, clearing the field for Henderson to win the congressional nomination again. Democrats believe enough discontented Republicans could aid defeating Henderson on Election Day.
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Speaker Henderson
Iowa
Henderson
T Henderson
Legislature fails to ban Sunday baseball in Iowa
The Iowa legislature adjourned after not passing a law banning Sunday baseball. The piece notes the flaw that violators would pay a fine yet still profit, arguing fines should deter Sabbath disturbance and criticizing the weak approach.
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Iowa
Newspaper Wars Across South Dakota Editorial Feud
Rival editors from Plankinton Mail Trevald White Lake Wave and Standard clash over city elections and prohibition stirring frequent heated exchanges. The quarrel unsettles readers and wastes space, offering little value to town patrons.
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Plankinton Mail
Trevald
White Lake Wave
Standard
Ex Confederate Soldier Honored by Presidents in Upland
A historic note praises Gen Fitz Hugh Lee and Gen Luke Wright for roles in Cuba and the Philippines under McKinley and Roosevelt. It reflects on reconciliation between North and South and links blood purity to health with medical ads about Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Burdock Blood Bitters.
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Fitz Hugh Lee
Cuba
McKinley
Roosevelt
Luke Wright
Philipines
Taft
Wright
Davison County Treasurer Audit Statement 1902
H B Anderson Auditor swears the treasurer's exhibit shows the county's financial condition. The auditor's exhibit confirms warrants drawn on the treasury in the quarter and the assets and liabilities are true and correct. sworn April 12, 1902 by M L Boss, Clerk of Circuit Courts. Davison County South Dakota.
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South
Dot
Davison
G. B.kelsey
G. B. Kersey
South Dakota
H. B. Anderson
Davison County
Treasury
M.L. Boss
Register of Deeds
Fox
Stees
Poser Sherif
Bai Nh
Pchas
Ve Board of Health
Reyairs
Ee County Commissioners
County Bridges
Beall County
Steno
Ostice of the Peace
Sl Ae
Tace Dacemenee
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Dr. Pierce
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R. V. Pierce
Main Street
Buffalo
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Gillis
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