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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1920
Page
2
A collage of wartime notes reports soil disruption in France due to gunfire and shells, the Russian claim of planned terror against Poles, a Chicago judge ordering child support, and varied British and American social and labor observations. Also noted are campus work stories, a London court quirk, and a European aviation anecdote.
North Dakota and South Dakota politicians weigh the rise of the nonpartisan league in recent years. The Independent notes shifts in the North Dakota House with anti Townleyites winning seats and independents predicting 63 members, while senatorial candidates gain. The four laws enacted sparked strong backlash, with voters rebuking lawmakers and tightening control ahead of fall elections.
John Heinz appeared before Judge Fleeger in circuit court and was sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary at Bronx Falls for assault with attempt to kill Sheriff Earp. Heinz wounded the sheriff with his gun while resisting arrest for possession of intoxicating liquors.
Sioux Falls Aug 2 John Hinning state superintendent of banks who took control of the Bon Homine County bank a Scotland institution that failed has notified creditors they must prove and file claims with the state superintendent by November 10. It is expected depositors will be paid in full with estimates showing 240000 needed to meet claims. Aberdeen Aug 2 Leo Gannon arrested for possessing intoxicating liquor pleaded guilty fined 200 and 30 days jail suspended. Gannon known as the butchers on the Minneapolis and St. Louis line was caught with moonshine whisky. Mitchell Aug 2 Parley Christensen touring South Dakota for his nonpartisan league candidacy begins August 23 with stops Aberdeen Wittertown Sioux Falls Mitchell Rapid City Yankton. Yankton Aug 2 Playa Trimble Milwaukee brakeman found lying along Gayville tracks improving at a local hospital after claiming attackers forced him to jump or they'd shoot him full of nails.
Premier Lloyd George hosted a deputation of Unionist peers and MPs to discuss Ireland. Duke of Northumberland and Sir Edward Carson warned Sinn Fein is part of a worldwide conspiracy with Bolshevism and German aims. They cited alleged 1919 alliance with Bolshevists and noted propaganda bureaus targeting Egypt and India.
Bloomington Illinois July 31 after a two day session here agents telegraphers and towermen of the Chicago and Alton railroad voted unanimously to reject the recent rail board wage award and to demand a rehearing a strike being the alternative
Berlin reports Bela Kun former Hungarian communist leader and his companions detained at Stettin en route to Russia will be allowed to depart to a destination abroad chosen by themselves. Government says continuing detention lacks justification and would not be grounds for further freedom withholding.
Frank Calvert and a fellow inmate escaped from Yankton county jail, binding the jailer and seizing keys and clothing. Calvert faced charges over seven stolen suits linked to Jim Rouska’s store, with a Denver origin claim probed by Omaha police. He was bound over to circuit court after authorities traced the outfits to a Denver supplier and to Rouska.
Aberdeen men plan a winter trapping expedition across West Minnesota and Wisconsin to target furs including beaver, mink, mink and possibly bears. They aim to depart October 1 with equipment, hoping to earn four to five thousand dollars each during the winter.
Miller D July 31 reports Frank Baker a young bachelor farmer northwest of here shot at himself in the neck and side but missed vital areas. He had a will and intended to die citing long work hours and hardship as motives. He bids fair to recover.
The Aberdeen Angus Breeders Association outlines cash prizes and gold watches for youth winners in Aberdeen Angus beef shows. Allocations include $3,600 in cash and watches, with state shows in Wisconsin and Minnesota receiving $100 each, plus grand champion watches. Local shows with ten calves may gain $25 prize money and a $25 watch. Charles Gray of Chicago prepared a free illustrated booklet detailing entry rules and awards.
Percival White in Atlantic Monthly argues nations chase a single idol time efficiency. He mocks the fixation on minutes and hours guiding work, leisure, and aging, noting Americans live for business and seek efficiency while true happiness fades.
The Indiana House has passed a bill to create a commission to control the coal business, fix coal prices, and possibly take over mines. The move is drastic, aiming to address a severe and unclear set of problems in the coal industry amid broad public hardship and a public-spending approach that assigns salaries to governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house.
Heavy motor trucks with enormous loads are wreaking havoc on paved roads across the country. Communities are being cheered by truck traffic as highway improvements lag behind the increasing use of oversized trucks. The article notes roads were not planned for such weights and the problem grows as trucks become more numerous.
A fragment of a column argues for toll gates to fund road maintenance amid heavier traffic and looming highway expansion. It notes a pragmatic, nonpartisan tilt toward ensuring infrastructure supports American enterprise during the current readjustment era.
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