Political slate and editorial on local elections
The Review lists congressional and state officers from Charles H. Burke to Kingsley G Foster with counties and districts. It endorses stalwart candidates as honest and capable, urges support, contrasts Sam Elrod with Taft era policy, and notes railroad sale and tariff discussions impacting local politics. The piece ends with regional prospects for Philip and growth expectations as farmers look to increased land values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Burke
Hughes County
Eben W. Martin
Lawrence County
Samuel H. Elrod
Clark County
Joseph W. Parmley
Edmunds County
Charles J. Dousman
Perkins County
George G. Johnson
Lincoln County
Henry B. Anderson
Davison County
Titus E. Price
Yankton County
A. H. Seymour
Kingsbury County
Kingsley G Foster
Tripp County
W. G. Smith
Meade County
Supreme Court
J. H. McCoy
Brown, County
E. G. Smith
Stanley County
Congress
Sam Elrod
Vessey
The New Tariff Bill Faces Fresh Political Pressure
The tariff bill passed last year faces renewed scrutiny and opposition. Critics argue it raises costs for consumers while supporters say it protects domestic industries and boosts revenue, with lawmakers debating potential amendments before the next session.
Philip South Dakota Prospects Across New Town Growth
Editor reports from South Dakota travel with J. G. Anderson observing Philip and nearby Waddell Land company works. Philip, a town under three years, boasts flouring mills creamery fair grounds and a 900 population. New brick buildings rise as the town stretches over a mile. Surrounding country appears productive with no rocks or lake beds and five gasoline breaking gangs preparing land for farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
J. G. Anderson
Highmore
Philip
Waddell Land Company
Avery
Boo
Frosted railroad hopes weigh on South Dakota projects
The press dispatch notes a cold spring dampening progress on several lines in South Dakota. Milwaukee’s Fox Ridge extension toward Faith could trigger Northwestern surveys from Philip to Marcus, with Stanley County expecting railroad construction this year and decisions tied to Milwaukee’s Fox Ridge route.
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Milwaukee
Mobridge
Standing Rock
Cheyenne River
Thunder Butte
Fox Ridge
Belle Fourche
Bluot
Gettysburg
Dispatch
Review
Milwaukee System
Cheyenne
Moreau
Faith
Northwestern
Stanley County
Philip
Marcus
Meade County
St Elmo Play Draws Big Crowd At Grand Opera House
A notice highlights St Elmo the play at the Grand Opera house on Friday May 6. It praises the dramatic tension, emotional reach, and a sermonlike climax, promising one of the season’s most interesting offerings and urging local residents to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Elmo
Augusta
Grand Opera House
Transition in Western Stockmen as Alfalfa Replaces Range Life
The Future Bright Year notes a moving transition across the range country as live stockmen adapt to new conditions. Old cattle kings fade from convention halls while alfalfa fields spread, signaling a shift to smaller ranchers and farmer stockmen making the West richer. Both cattlemen and the range era face upheaval and reform as the landscape and livelihoods transform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
West
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C. H. Leggett
Speltz
Philip, S. D
Rapid City
Mystic
United States
Taft
Leslie
Canada
Egan
Wansa
Nebr
Wendte
Cheyenne River Country
Ft. Pierre Fairplay
Capitol
Pierre
C. J. Lavery
Batiste
Tite
Roanoke
van Camps
Libbys
H.a.kumm
Clarence M, Sageser
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