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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1913
Page
1
The Woman's building received major upgrades with finished rooms and decoration for exhibits. Adds 2560 square feet of porches around the exterior in pergola style. Porch floor space exceeds 5000 square feet for benches and rest rooms. Superintendent Mrs. T. M. Lucky notes rising interest and full use of available exhibition space.
The state board of regents will not appoint a new president to succeed Gault. The board opts for a commission form of government allowing the deans to govern by council.
Kirk G Phillips former state treasurer and 1898 Republican gubernatorial candidate died last Thursday evening from a stroke of paralysis. Andy Lee defeated him by 600 votes in the 1898 race.
The Hutchinson county average farm land assessment stands at 46.51 dollars per acre while Bon Homme county averages 62 dollars. A major factor cited is greater rail access reducing land value in Hutchinson county.
In Ottumwa Iowa last week Judge Hunter declared the Webb Kenyon law unconstitutional limiting liquor shipments to dry territory. Attorney Gene Cosson will appeal to the United States Supreme Court to challenge the ruling.
Dick Richards proposes a car as a prize for the township clerk who secures the most registrations under the new primary law within a set period. He adds a caveat asking who would supply the automobile.
Reports from Devils Lake North Dakota show farmers offering to provide cars for harvest hands and six oclock dismissal. Aurora county fair directors suspend this season due to three poor weather years and a $500 deficit. The piece then rails at critics of Richards primary law for praising popular government while opposing registration and contrasts Honest Caucus and Crawford laws. It notes proposals for short ballot and minor offices by appointment.
James Coffey of Abardaan is confirmed as revenue collector for the state and North Dakota after months of delay. He must resign as chairman of the Democratic state committee. The ruling ends the Coffey Johnson Taubman control dispute as a strong coalition remains in power.
A three day baseball tournament in Springfield drew teams from Springfield, Tyndall, Tabor, Santee and Bloomfield. The Springfield team dominated, winning every game they played while balloon ascensions horse races and other amusements added to the event's appeal.
Tax officials increased Home Stake Mining's assessed value from two million last year to eight million by the county board, and the state board now raises it to sixteen million, reflecting a steep rise in the company's valuation.
The region spanning Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Arkansas and parts of Nebraska Iowa and Illinois shows no relief for drought stricken lands. The corn in much of this area is nearly gone.
The Pain Fireworks Company presents a grand twentieth century pyrotechnic show with rockets bombs aerial rainbows and flower garden effects at the State Fair. Highlights include the Panama Canal scene yellowstone geysers and a crowd of dazzling shells with searchlights and multicolored bursts.
A sample first night program promises a 250 foot Niagara Falls display by moonlight and a grand finale with 100 rockets and ten cannon salutes. Subsequent nights will vary with no monotonous repetitions and offer a rotating program for nightly visits.
The Lesterville Ledger notes progressive senators threaten to back Democrats on tariffs while old-line Republicans align with Cummins. The Sioux City Tribune questions Cummins becoming spokesman for the older GOP as news is broken gently.
Public notice to all landowners in Bon Homme County to destroy weeds willows and trees adjacent to highways within half the boundary. If ignored the county will cut them and assess the cost as a tax on the affected lands as directed by the Board of County Commissioners. Jos V Wagner, Chairman.
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