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Newspaper
Philip Weekly Review
Location
Philip, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1919
Page
1
Brookings discusses dairy expert C Larsen of State College urging quality farming over quantity. He says two acres on prime land can pasture one cow two to three months, while the same land plus silage produces feed for two cows a year. He foresees rising land prices and argues silos maximize animal products from minimal land.
Four million feet of logs were ruined as a Rapid City lumber firm suffered major losses in a forest fire near Fairburn last week. Several sections of land, including state and company property, were burned.
Montana calls for aid from Pierre South Dakota to ease fiscal pressures caused by persistent heat and drought. A special legislative session convened Tuesday to address the crisis. A request was sent to Governor Norbeck requesting Montana’s rural credit law be studied. South Dakota, with the nation’s only working rural credit system, reports $14,250,000 in land loans across 67 of 68 counties and $12,500 incurred from school fund loans over 30 years.
A fragmented item from the Lincoln Journal notes fashion's sway in New York society and hints at a Paris decree affecting style. It references stylish, fashionable families and a hotel setting, suggesting tensions between fashion authority and social norms.
August 3 service at 11 30 morning and 6 20 evening led by H M Knight pastor. Describes schedule and attendance guidance for congregants.
Demobilization of the navy is progressing, with 316,554 enlisted discharged since the armistice. About 70,000 reserve force enlisted remain on duty, and it is expected all reserve officers and men will be released within two months. Recruiting has improved to about 5,000 new enlistments monthly, though both Atlantic and Pacific fleets remain short-handed.
Chicago campaign seeks the month that is best for babies as Lake Forest families join a drive to adopt a July born French waif. Mrs. Walter S. Brewster appeals for birthday donations of eight dollars to support a child for a year, with funds sent to Room 635, 410 S. Michigan Ave. The effort notes July births are hard to locate and that gifts go directly to the child while small administrative costs are covered by supporters.
A Chicago strike halted the electrical transport system starting Tuesday, while race clashes between whites and blacks disrupted streets and left many dead or wounded. The city faces volatile conditions as workers and residents react, urging visitors to avoid the area during the unrest.
The town of Interior in the Bad Lands plans a frontier roundup on May 20 21 22. An expected crowd of several thousand will attend with purses totaling several thousand dollars and world champion wild west artists headlining the celebration.
The Black and Yellow Trail association releases its annual report with a financial statement and budget. Secretary O M Phelps notes two years of activity, plans for the year, and extensive publicity for the interstate highway from Chicago to Yellowstone Park. The group claims real progress, with graded roads and state designation of the trail within the trunk line system and ongoing surveys in every county along the route.
The piece laments old news gathering toil before telephones and machines. It reflects on pencil copies, rough printing, and how early reporters wrestled with errors as type transformed ideas into skewed results. It contrasts past labor with modern, faster methods.
In a clipped exchange aboard a bus, two women discuss a frightening incident as one laments her father's disappearance into the consternations of the act, ending with an unfinished remark about rotten calve.
Wild fruit is abundant in the river country as heavy rains early in the season let the trees start. Choke cherries currants and similar berries including plums are bearing. People watch closely as families craft homemade wine and consider the harvest an unusually strong sign of abundance.
Pierre reports Meade and Seastone engineers Balch surveys the electricity market across South Dakota. He has toured southeastern plants and finds the outlook encouraging. The full state survey will gauge public demand for current by the time river power development completes in four to five years.
Col. Boyd Wales has accepted the post of commissioner for the land settlement board which began July 1. The board aims to provide farm homes for returning service men with an appropriation of 1000000 dollars potential bonding for loans and land purchases. Existing bonds total 200000. Wales, former commander of the 147th Field Artillery, now leads the department with safeguards against fraud and close backing from rural credits.
The South Dakota Horse Sales Corporation arranges an August auction at Philip with horses sourced from western Haakon county. An obscure note hints at state political machinations and policy actions linked to league control, urging residents to scrutinize schemes as the league seeks to prove itself in action.
Aelating members of the Rebekah lodge gathered at Odd Fellows Hall on Saturday for installation of local officers. Charter members were admitted as part of the ceremony while the Camp and Belle Fourche area figures attended the event. The report notes a $900 sum connected to Belle Fourche.
Royal C Johnson sails for France August 7 with Representatives Bland and Flood and Lieut. Col. Ansell to investigate War Department expenditures. Johnson chairs the House committee on war expenditures abroad and aids probe into army court martial abuses. Ansell, recently resigned, joins as counsel and critic of the system.
The San Francisco Chronicle discusses William’s limited remaining years and the impact on the nation. It suggests his life may be shortened by circumstance and that his memory could become a rallying point for reviving a political dynasty.
The Minneapolis Journal notes the derby hat is coming back with one great advantage and suggests it could be refreshed by a simple shoebrush.
The Missouri river is at its lowest level in memory with the bar near Pierre Fort Pierre extending up to the bridge. A channel is narrow on one side and there is a small neck of dead water on Hughes county side. Boatmen crossed the channel last week with water reaching the neck in one spot. Locals doubt such a low stage will recur for many years due to bar shifts and light rainfall in northern and western states.
The Alabama senate rejected the suffrage amendment despite a presidential teleg recommendation for ratification. If not careful, the senate risks resignation to the White House influence. The record notes recent local cleanups and a cattle and land sale on Oleidal’s ranch, with towns promoting new tourist camps and a waterworks bond contract for Newfaowalay.
The Sioux City Live Stock Record reports a vast influx of cattle, with about 9 000 arrivals and over two thirds from range drouth areas of Montana. Prices sagged as the market remained dull, with steers around 14 to 16 1/2 dollars and cows notably lower than last week, while many cattle remained unsold at press time.
A correspondent notes persistent pessimism about the Russian Bolshevik movement. The piece suggests the administration believes the county plan will proceed despite doubts and possible resistance.
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