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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1919
Page
6
International appeal and curious lore surround Herr Wilhelm Hohenzollern’s bid to sell the famed Meteor M1 schooner. Letters from exiled royalty promise terms on request as the vessel, noted for Kiel regattas, heads toward American interest amid wartime backlash and shifting shipbuilding pride.
A special session of the South Dakota legislature was approved by a majority to address a series of topics. Officials indicate the session will be held without outdoor activities, with strong forecasts for progress on key bills. The push includes changes to license plate fees and procedures for securing plates, impacting autos and other vehicles.
The South Dakota high school debating league will not use a single judge this year. The board leaves judge selection to teams. schools needing three judges must provide them. Mitchell High School joined the association at a board meeting. The debate topic: should Congress pass a registration law admitting Japanese and Chinese to the United States and citizenship on the same basis as Europeans.
Belle Fourche South Dakota faces a coal shortage as a strike loomed last week. Immense supplies were laid in by dealers but the surrounding region still depended on the fuel. City officials purchased several hundred cords of pine wood from Piedmont area to meet demand.
The first general gathering of the Huron Commercial Club will meet at St Martin's Church basement at 6 30 this evening, with a dinner and address by Dr L Holden of New York City on Huron College campaign. Topics include a 19 acre park street signs public building and other municipal concerns. Chinese Head Ship Company names announced in San Francisco.
Dec 4 report from Madtown, Dakota describes a violent but localized storm system battering the region the day before Thanksgiving. Officials note limited wind damage with minor disruptions and no major injuries reported as crews assess affected areas.
National educators conference in Sioux Falls spurs a rural school consolidation movement in South Dakota. Officials expect widespread voter actions soon to merge districts as 100 consolidated schools grow to double. Local efforts include Canova Vermilion, Onida, Montrose, and Humboldt bond plans.
Artesian South Dakota reports the circuit court term for the county will convene in Woonsocket on Tuesday December 2. The civil calendar holds many cases though most may be postponed. the criminal calendar is light this year. A notable case is the adultery charge against Woonsocket furniture dealer G B Basham with a preliminary hearing set this week. Also noted, John Scott known as Uncle Johnny Scott died at home in Woonsocket after a long local life. He was active in Masonic and Eastern Star.
Tacoma city council decides not to intervene in hunger strike by 221 workers, citing Assistant City Attorney Frank Carnahan that the city cannot be held responsible. Spokane appeals for action to deport about 109 alleged members of the T. W. W. jailed on charges under the criminal syndication statute, sent to Washington by Rep. Stanley Webster.
Sioux Falls police raided the home of Joseph G. Culver sales manager of a local hardware firm last night uncovering nine bottles of liquid and a jar with an attachment. Culver was arrested under investigation as Mayor Burnside ordered the arrest. Night Captain Johnston believed the liquid was alcohol and the apparatus used for fermentation.
Ministers from southeast South Dakota gathered in Canton for the Sioux Falls district semi annual conference. Attendees included leaders from Sioux Falls Egan Colman Madison Howard Dell Rapids Garretson Colton Hartford Parker Harrisburg Montrose Salem Hurley Lennox Hudson Lake Heresford Vermilion Wakonda Yankton and others. Notable figures Dr G T Notson Rev O M Bruce Dr Brown and Rev Swaley along with secretaries Kohlstedt Dewey Parish Gearhart and Rice delivered lectures as routine business highlighted the district’s flourishing churches.
Watertown South Dakota November 29 From compilations by Wright Tarbell state publicity agent for the American Legion 12 percent of state service members joined the late war as volunteers Davison County led with 29 percent voluntary enlistments in records reviewed at Redfield The adjutant general office and county assessors records were used Codington County where Watertown is the county seat showed one of the best records with average service around 11 13 35 months
Women of Renner and Mapleton township in Minnehaha county lead a local push to restock French farms with chickens under Mrs. George L. Renner. The American Committee for devastated France set the project, with a poultry club formed locally and school children joining in enthusiastic support as eggs fetch about 40 cents in France and few are for sale.
AMithell SD Nov 29 Charles Co Jessup alleged wife deserter returned from St Paul Minn held to answer charge of abandoning wife and family. He had left them in Mitchell and sought refuge, finally located in Duluth.
A Lancet paper by two researchers uses cross racial blood tests performed in Macedonia during the war to map A and B blood properties. Findings indicate a geographical gradient from northwestern Europe to Asia and Africa, implying a possible double origin of humanity. The article cautions readers against premature conclusions and urges careful technique.
The London Times excerpt from Count Czernin portrays Berlin's Byzantine atmosphere as a poisoning influence on the Kaiser and his entourage. Czernin recalls the emperor’s dread of unpleasant talk, officials avoiding candid discussion, and officials kissing the Emperor’s hand as a common gesture.
Commerce and Finance notes a Wall Street house buying a perfumery, then listing stock at twice the price. It discusses booming U S perfume sales, varieties and high oil prices, a possible rise in duty, and Germany's postwar perfume trade using Berlin garbage oils valued at millions of marks as bases.
An assessment from the New York Times details year end railway finances. It shows government debt to railways at 386.9 million while railways owe the government 393.1 million, with overall balances totaling about 1.22 billion in favor of the railways, and a pending extra appropriation of 25.54 million to meet obligations.
Hendrick Mishans has spent over six decades in the same Holland Michigan shop, cobbling shoes since age 12. His 66 years of steady service illustrate that private devotion to craft can be a lasting local monument without public notice or wealth.
An eccentric Sioux City reader quotes a Toledo Blade exchange to lampoon a proposed baby strike in 1919. The letter mocks multilingual protests and urges American-born parents to first prove their loyalty to American institutions before ceding government control.
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