South Dakota Senate Debates Interest Rates and Nepotism
The South Dakota Senate discussed capping small loan rates at ten to twelve percent and debated a nepotism bill to curb family offices. The chamber defeated a loan-rate measure 17 to 24 and advanced a nepotism bill 34 to 5. Investigation into state expenditures was ordered with Stiles and Vandemark named as Senate members. House actions included bills on mining liens, embalmers regulation, parental education, and school funding for counties with state lands.
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Crawford primary law endorsed by Republicans in South Dakota
In Pierre South Dakota the old Crawford primary law is to be restored if the legislature sustains unanimous action of both houses election committees. The plan, led by Senator McMasters Yankton, seeks a two thirds vote to use the emergency clause. Amendments would allow new parties on the ballot and a registration feature but not in advance, repealing the Richards primary deemed a failure and facing opposition to restoring the top circle on ballots.
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Lawmakers mull revision to grand larceny penalty
House members discuss reconsidering Senate bill 24 to add imprisonment up to one year to the penalty for grand larceny. The measure, aimed at mitigating harsh stigma in first offenses, faces questions after earlier passage and new findings.
Women Oppose Examinations In Eugenics Bill Debate
Aberdeen social science advocates press the need for medical examinations for marriage licensing as a public welfare measure. Critics warn of privacy invasion, but supporters argue such testing informs state policy and reduces social ills. Proponents cite budget, feeble mindedness, and long-term uplift through regulation and education.
Reports warn of rising mental health needs in state facilities
Feeble minded individuals and others at Yankton hospital show population growth with expenditures exceeding six hundred thousand dollars. Dr Mead predicted tripling the size of the Yankton facility in twenty years as the population has doubled in a decade. At the penitentiary, about two hundred inmates entered and four hundred sixty were discharged, with tests suggesting some boys are inherently inclined to crime, a burden viewed as a disease.
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Poultry Awards Made At State Show Surprises Birds
Shows awards list from the state poultry show detailing winners in Barred Plymouth Rocks and Wyandotte classes across Cock Hen Cockerel Pullet Old Peak and Gold varieties with named exhibitors from Redfield Mitchell Salem and Yankton among others. Multiple firsts and seconds cited for George Bailey R C Darr J A Fosse Fred Tobin and J A Tanties with teams from Redfield Brookings Mitchell and Huron noted.
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Nepotism Riles South Dakota Legislature as Bills Clash
In Pierre South Dakota the House pushes bills on nepotism and county records while debating road tax timing and state aid for schools. Senate discusses food drug oversight and direct Senate election reform as lawmakers rush to finish business before adjournment.
Deep Freeze Grips Aberdeen and Midwest to 34 Below
Aberdeen S D reports a record cold night dipping 34 degrees below zero the lowest of the year. Milwaukee railroad workers sought shelter in a nearby ice house as winds drove temperatures lower. The cold wave spread from the northwestern states to southern Canada with many towns recording record lows. In St Paul Minnesota the Twin Cities area fell to 21 below and Chicago logged the season’s lowest.
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Kimball Hosts County Women Meet and Wedding News
The Brule County Federation of Womans Clubs met at Pukwana with about 22 attending from Brule Township and Chamberlain. A varied program featured readings by leading county women. Ambrose Westerndorf of near Kimball married Sadie Jacobson of Mt Vernon and will live on his father’s farm southeast of Wimbal.
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Centralized School Success in Patten Township Aurora County
In Patten township Aurora county South Dakota a central school serves all township students. The consolidation, led by former superintendent Prof D F Baughman, culminated in a modern $10066 building at a central site. Students are transported daily and the system is functioning well, signaling a model for rural districts.
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Have you examined your insurance policies lately
Have you examined your fee in surance policies recently. Have you all the insurance you ouest to carry. If not, see J. C. Bryan.
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Church Music via Telephone Trial in Wessington Springs
The Methodists of Wessington Springs led by Rev. J. M. Hargett tried church sermons and choir singing by telephone. A transmitter fed six congregants at home who could hear the service last week, marking an innovative approach to worship.
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Aberdeen area solidifies Mid-Continent league proposal
An uncertified letter from Gy J Gatbiontin prompts Aberdeen baseball fans to consider forming a Mid-Continent League spanning Minnesota and South Dakota towns. The plan, aiming for 20-game seasons with about 45 at home and a $700 monthly pay for a team, centers on a February hotel meeting in Sioux City to finalize terms and governance. The proposed organization would include leaders from Minnesota and South Dakota towns and align under outlined statutes.
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Wife Accused After Domestic Dispute Ends in Arrest
In a circuit court case, Mrs Mathild Schwite battles husband Adolot Sephulty after a separation and ongoing divorce proceedings. They fought over custody of their youngest son at a schoolhouse between Joe and Dalton, with the mother allegedly attacking the husband during the incident. He fled the scene after leaping into a vehicle.
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State Attorneys Forbidden Fees for Insanity Board Work
The Attorney General ruled that the county judge must be salaried and may not receive additional pay for chairing the insanity board. He also held that the state's attorney, when acting as board chairman in the county judge’s absence, is not entitled to extra compensation and must be paid on a salary basis. The ruling cites constitutional provisions and Chapters 232 and 170 of the laws of 1911.
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Storm Ends Tumultuous Life of Means at City Hospital
A stormy career ended with the death of Means at the city hospital last night after a parole from state prison for arson. His violent temper caused continual trouble and estranged him from his family, now reportedly distant in California.
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Man Held for Confab With Zeppelins at Yankton
John Hrabe Jr. of Eagle township was ordered committed to the state hospital at Yankton by the Brule county insane board amid war-bred fears. He believed he was a Zeppelin and posed for cameras, imagining Europe’s conflict magnified in his mind.
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Agheep Woman Dies at Age 75 on Craw Creek Reservation
Lat died at age 75, wife of Chief Onspesmi, one of Craw Creek’s oldest residents. Funeral held at St. John's Episcopal mission with Vey, GB Monsey and Reve 4 Bart overseeing. She was mother to many children.
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