Automatic scales and sugar scandal at New York
A chaotic mix of notes reflects calls for automatic sugar scales in New York and editor Knight’s antics with a mallet on a drunk, alongside broad political and economic chatter. The piece reviews high prices, reckless rhetoric about public figures like Uncle Joe Cannon, and local business and hog packing expansions in South Dakota. It mentions rising pork production, upcoming packing plants in Sioux Falls, Watertown, and Rapid City, and local business association efforts in Philip.
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New York
Sioux Falls
Watertown
Rapid City
Mitchell
Seattle
Tacoma
South Dakota
Mavericks Happenings and Local Ventures in County
Mavericks Happenings in County and State recounts local notes from Midland Star and Cottonwood, including a depot project at Weta, Davenport’s upcoming newspaper, Midland’s incorporation vote on December 11, and weather that hampered roads. It mentions Rev Dickensheets’s runaway accident, Will Hopkins facing wife-desertion trial, Masons electing officers at Philip lodge 153, and a classified notice seeking hotel property or trade, offered by M Ricard.
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Philip
Steithland
Sioux City
M. Ricard
Good Roads Versus Waterways Urgent need for passable highways debated
Public demand for better roads spans states and counties, with township or county boards handling road work as funds are scarce. In Stanley county, recent township formation and limited poll tax slow progress, leading settlers to cut across fields until fences force detours. Senator Seedgrass backs a $50 000 bill for dredging and riprapping Squedunk.
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Stanley County
Washington
Seedgrass
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Demitor Crawford
New York Independent
Ordi
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E. H. Banks
Midland
Minneapolis
Francis Gueffroy
Star
Hastings
Neb
Mavericks
Milwaukee
Weta
Kadoka
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Hayes
Midland Star
Dickensheets
C. B. Johnson
Will Hopkins
Board of County Commissioners
Literary Society
Masons
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J. J. Coughlin
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Frank M. Rood
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C. A. Bennett
KE. McLane
Hil J. McLane
G. G. Wheeler
A. A. Heinemann
Appoin Lve
Joe L. Wilkinson
Myer
Nedi Benedict
Chas, Knudson
Imesh Bags
Clarence Mf Saget
North Center St
Wega
Climax
Patterson Seal
Central Union
Union
H. A. Kumm
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