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Newspaper
Philip Weekly Review
Location
Philip, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
3
Geo Holmes shot two bobcats in the Bad Lands near his farm, the first eight and the mate nearby. Stanley County Fair directors meet in Kadoka to set 1910 dates. Merle Simons hauls lumber for a new house. Kadoka town board votes to close saloons and pool halls on Sunday, with potential retaliation threats.
The October term of circuit court now in December sees Judge Boucher presiding with Otto B. Linstad reporting. Cases include the Black Hills water dispute, divorces, Frank Robinson versus Kadoka Bank, and the Te toneshgol matter. Sheriff Huston is in Chicago on a pleasure trip. A man named Ferdinand Kohlhauer enticed a horse to the buffalo pasture, later found to have sold the horse in town. authorities report the fugitive was to custody and to be escorted back to South Dakota. James Spry, holding a claim in Branley county, was arrested on a statutory charge and waived examination in Mitchell with bonds posted.
Miss Stella Graham recovers from scarlet fever and quarantine procedures are completed. The Farmers State Bank safe arrives from Philip and will open soon under Mr. Freres. A Friday runaway near Eagar Watwood injured no one, while repairs and Christmas preparations continue. Oliver typewriters for sale listed at the Haview office.
A jumble of notes covers accidents, weddings, health ads, and civic items. Bernard Curry learns of his brother Patrick’s grave illness in Springfield while Geo O Keefe escorts Bernie home from Philip. Nellie Gale and John R Van Cleave wed near town. a town election proceeds with all votes for incorporation. An earthquake report, healing claims for Electric Bitters, Dr Shoop Health Coffee and Dr Bell Pine Tar Honey ads fill the page alongside real estate and banking notices.
Market notes list corrected prices for Wheat grades No 1 to No 3 and No 4, Durum, Flax, Corn shelled, Flour per 48 pounds, Hogs per cwt, Butterfat, Butter, and Poultry. Old roosters and hens, young ducks, old ducks, and turkeys appear with price ranges amid OCR garble.
The column lists local activities and visits including Powell Land Co. at the Christmas tree with a new auto, Henry Tidebrand and family visiting Iowa, Miss Anna Finnegan leaving the Leader office for school duties, and various residents traveling to Ames, Sioux City, and towns in Iowa Nebraska and Kansas. Christmas programs at the schoolhouse attract many, with children receiving hot chocolate and presents. Families host gatherings, and community figures plan services and debates while noting shortages of provisions and a few illnesses.
Fred Dennett, commissioner of the General Land Office, urges changing the commutation period from fourteen months to three years to encourage permanent settlement. He argues the land should be settled by those intending to make it a home and to develop the country, not merely speculators. He also suggests requiring full U.S. citizenship to prove up on land. Deadwood Telegram.
A pie social at Bridges creek school house New Year s Eve benefits the Sunday school. Everyone invited. Bernard Kavi spends Christmas with friends at Carrell Iowa. Hilant School classes discontinued due to better weather. George Baker, recently at Edgemont, returns to resume Latin life. Jon Ruschenberg and Henry Lite travel to Philip last week for sights. John Herrmann also visited Philip on a business trip last week.
In a vivid account from the Ceylon Times a four foot cobra, Capella, battles a mongoose as the reptile hisses and coils. The mongoose dodges venomous strikes, closes in, and finally crushes the cobra behind the head, preserving its venom glands while the reptile dies.
Fragmentary notice describes weapons used in royal assassinations and the post trial destruction intended to erase traces. It hints that displaying such weapons in a museum would threaten security and public order, noting a strange rite tied to avsasasin trials.
The text describes a legendary weapon praised for its exquisite temper and hardness and claims Spaniards believed it magical until authorities destroyed it with chemicals. It then contrasts high class death by one’s own action in China, detailing methods for mandarins of different ranks and their respective ritual endings. The passage ends with a brief financial aside about investment tips and regrets.
A jumbled set of lines from newspapers with snippets about a customer and dealer, a child asking about fame, a father’s reply, and a note that the Abyssinian wife is the head of the house. The text resembles editorial scraps rather than a cohesive article.
The piece outlines how burned or destroyed currency affects the treasury and banks. It notes that redeemable coins retain value at face value, while paper currency lost to fire loses all value. It cites the Chicago Tribune on destruction losses and contrasts coin redemption with paper notes, plus a brief digression on Pope and a LondonStandard anecdote.
A clipped, fragmentary remark notes a well bred horse or animal described as well bred, with a speaker guessing the animal’s quality and potential. The exchange suggests a confident opinion about pedigree and capability, though the line ends abruptly.
W J Atkins worked a night watchman shift at Banner Springs Tennessee. A severe cold settled into his lungs causing illness and time off work. After one bottle of Dr King’s New Discovery he recovered fully. Suitable for colds coughs throat and lung ailments with trial bottles offered free.
A short advertisement touts Dr Bell's Antiseptic Salve as hard to cure ailments improved from the first application. It promises noticeable relief and costs 25 cents, offered everywhere.
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