Barberry Eradication Urged After Rust in Roberts County
State college extension team from Brookings visits Sisseton July 1 to survey farms for barberry caused black stem rust. Reports note rust in a grove near a field northeast of Sisseton, spreading to grain at close range but diminishing with distance. Owner to remove bushes. county agent office to keep samples for identification. eradication aims to halt epidemics and save crops valued around $50,000 in past years.
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Drainage Plan Aims to Save Sanborn County Farmland
Brey will visit Saborn county to oversee a proposed 1,000,000 drainage project. Sanborn County, largely swampy, would gain retaining dikes and ditches to move surplus water and prevent floods from Sandcreek's erratic flow toward the Jim River, following years of flooding.
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Grant News Notes and Local Appearances
Grant residents report social visits and local happenings. Esther Rehantwa’s term event, Tosten and Dave identify who delayed a rooster, and Wolmes-linked perpetrators to be addressed. Alfred Stee and Olebs Stee attend Hartford and Murria Beach events, with Haugen driving to Hurltoss Beach. Henry Krone returns from Detroit after attending a Lutheran Church conference.
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Detroit
Moonshine Ring Busted Near Water Street Station
Authorities report two men arrested on liquor charges in Watertown area. Lewis Erickson, found with a loaded suitcase of whiskey near the police station, plus 180 gallons of mash and moonshine in his basement, waived examination and posted $1,500 bond. A. J. Runyan, linked to two large stills in a Pelican Lake dugout, was charged with illicit liquor manufacture and held on $500 bond. Deputy sheriffs Peters and Glau led the arrests.
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Government ownership urged as coal shortage widens
Washington faces a coal crisis as mines run at under 15 percent capacity due to car shortages. Officials warn of winter hardships unless railroads improve traffic. proponents call for government ownership to unify control and restore reliability, arguing private management endangers public welfare.
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Memory loss claim in Chamberlain dispute over land lease
A reported altercation between Dr. C E Fox and a tenant near Chamberlain South Dakota left Fox with a head injury from a baseball bat. Fox denies memory loss, stating the injury caused a short illness. The tenant, Austrian immigrant Ristenang, is detained in Wessington Springs as the case develops.
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War tests democracy in Cambridge during wartime debate
Charles E. Hughes warned that war powers expand beyond their purpose and threaten constitutional government. He argued democracy is not measured by laws alone but by citizen duty and warned citizens may surrender control to bureaus, noting war for liberty can foster autocratic appetites.
The Standard Advertises in Robertz County
A garbled notice reflects The Standard's large circulation in Robertz County driving an expansive advertisement. Readable fragments show a bold regional reach and an emphasis on an advertisement resulting from wide readership.
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New Third Party Forges Path Against Old Machines
The piece argues for a new party to confront profiteering, monopolies, wasteful transport, and unfair markets. It contrasts this with old parties dodging issues via foreign policy showdowns, claiming citizens will desert the Republicans and Democrats for reform. It likens 1866 reformers to Lincoln’s era and predicts brighter victory prospects.
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Crisis in Education Calls for Higher Spending Postwar
Washington says postwar education requires the best, most comprehensive efforts. P. P. Claxton of the US Bureau of Education warns that if living costs and money value were prewar levels, school maintenance would need immediate rises of at least 50 percent. The January report notes 18,000 to 420,000 schools lacking teachers and 45,000 using temporary instructors with substandard qualifications. More than 360,000 teachers now teach below the required standard.
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Framinger Stull Gains Momentum in Gubernatorial Race
In Bargo North Dakota Governor Lynn J Pranar extends a slight lead in the Republican nomination as precincts report results. Pranar 58741 votes Langer 4422 with 59 precincts remaining. Dr Ladd holds U.S. Senate lead over Gronna and A B Burtness likely wins first district nomination over Baer.
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Fifty Years On One Yankton Homestead Observed
Mr and Mrs Ole Kjeldseth long prominent Yankton residents marked their 60th wedding anniversary. They took up residence on a family homestead fifty years ago and have lived there continuously since Dakota's early days when the region was mostly wilderness.
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Odd Fellows Win Circuit Court Tax Ruling in Dell Rapids
South Dakota judge Hedin overruled a demurrer to the Odd Fellows grand jury suit seeking to stop the county treasurer from taxing the Dell Rapids home. The court held the Odd Fellows home, used for benevolent purposes, cannot be taxed by the city assessor.
Missionaries Mitchell-Rey to Return to Bolivia
Mrs. Washburn and Mitchell-Rey, longtime missionaries in Bolivia, South America, depart from New York today aboard the Ulna for renewed service. Dr. Washburn has led centenary work in the Chicape area and spoken on foreign missionary enterprise during furlough in America.
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Proposed division of County into Elkhorn and Gordon counties
Pettions ask that Corson County be divided with the east portion forming a new Elkhorn County and the west portion remaining Gordon. The plan, to be reviewed by county commissioners this week, would create two equal parts and likely a vote this August on the split.
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