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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1905
Page
2
A fragmented OCR page mixes crime mentions and science notes with scattered names and places. It references a Reno mail order fraud, a Jupiter visibility note, Cripple Creek miners, and unclear local notices, with stray quotes about weddings and insects.
Threshing records show a seven machine operation yielding over 3 yy bushels, while sections report wheat yields of 27 to 41 bushels per acre across multiple farms. Weather shifts brought snow sleet, yet farmers remain well supplied for winter, with varied county results and growing per capita wealth in Northville.
The report by Rev. T. M. Shanafelt notes his eighteenth annual report and resignation from Baptist duty in Heron. Death of D. D. Shanafelt is reported with city obituary style. Also covers South Dakota church property valuation, mail service improvements for Castlewood, and a pending railroad condemnation case in Lyman County with Judge Smith presiding.
Milwaukee awards a large construction contract for a river bridge. Officials expect swift work and prudent budgeting as crews mobilize and project timelines are set.
Deadwood South Dakota December 5 report says severe labor shortages grip the Black Hills. Wages are the highest in the state yet carpenters, mechanics, and laborers remain scarce slowing multiple projects including railroad work at Rapid City, the Belle Fourche irrigation scheme, and Homestake Mining's algae plant. About a thousand men could find work locally, with additional shortages noted across other large enterprises in progress.
Centerville reports the death of C515 Erickson a longtime local farmer who died suddenly at his home ten miles northeast of Centerville from heart failure. He was 72, resided in the area since 1874 after taking a homestead, and is survived by his widow five sons and two daughters.
Yarikton reports Cleon of Volin endured a frightful night after his team stalled on the Milwaukee track near Mission Hill. He freed one horse but the other fell between trestle gaps and drowned after a Milwaukee freight struck it. Cleon woke screaming with frozen legs, later found almost senseless and missing a limb may be required.
In Aberdeen South Dakota Michael Lutgen a printer was stranded in a heavy snow drift on Tuesday night and rescued before frostbite could take hold. In Sioux Falls South Dakota on December 1 Miss Louise Dougal Dencan daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert H W Duncan and Edward Geary Kennedy United States marshal of South Dakota were married at the bride’s parents home Rev Dr Wallace Radcliffe officiating. They planned a short trip to New York before returning home to Washington and their new residence in Sioux Falls.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a drunken officer and alleged orders to seize a vehicle and suspects, with garbled names and events. No clear date, place, or verifiable entities identified. The passage is too muddled to extract a coherent news item or outcome.
A garbled early report indicates a rapid advance in cotton futures amid shortages. The fragmented text mentions production terms and departmental notes, suggesting supply concerns driving the quick rise in prices. Names and dates are unclear due to OCR errors.
A garbled OCR text hints at a legal case with multiple names and alleged actions. It mentions guilt, charges, a trial, and possible sentencing but is largely unreadable and fragmented. The passage references individuals such as Yeung and Wate Wall and discusses record reviews and opportunities to raise issues.
A report from Pennsylvania and Philadelphia police outlines a joint crackdown on tossing stones and objects from windows during training and nightly routines. Investigators say the dangerous act endangers passersby and windows, urging stricter enforcement and penalties to curb the practice.
Judge Phillips in the United States district court ruled the court lacked jurisdiction in cases against the Missouri Pacific and Santa Fe for rebates on products in violation of the Hikins act. The motion by railroads to quash the proceedings was granted.
In Cleveland on December 3 Mrs Cassie L Chadwick appeared in federal bankruptcy court at her own request to finish testimony on her financial dealings. She had hinted at revealing important facts but nothing new emerged. The hearing ended with her nearly collapsing from heart trouble.
New York December 6 Justice Joseph M Deal of the court of special sessions is said to own most of the stock in Town Topics the book of American social life that drew attention for high purchases. Letters read in police court tie Deal to the venture and suggest further interest in Facts and Fancies. One message from Deal to Wooster Palm Beach Florida hints at meeting pleasant locals as high-toned citizens fall into a trap like Davy Crockett’s coon.
Shaivnee Oklahoma December 4 coroner and sheriff exonerated P O Sullivan a money lender at Cloud who was charged with shooting his son man Dr N Hillman. Hillman who had separated from his wife went to her home on Thanksgiving with alleged intention to kill her but her father shot first. Autopsy showed Hillman had ingested a large dose of poison before going to his wife’s home.
The document outlines officials’ frustration with railroads and shippers collusion in rebates. It argues existing law is inadequate, calls for stronger powers for the Department of Justice and Interstate Commerce Commission, and notes covert practices persist despite efforts to curb them.
A dense fog in the English Channel and North Sea caused widespread trouble as ships ran aground. The Red Star line steamer Vaderland, en route from Antwerp to New York, was fourteen hours late to Dover and anchored off Flushing last night. The Hamburg-American liner Pretoria, from Hamburg for Dover and New York, could not depart Cuxhaven and faces about twenty four hours delay reaching Dover.
President to appoint Franklin Lane of San Francisco to the vacancy on the Interstate Commerce Commission created by the resignation of former Governor Fifer of Illinois. Announcement states the appointment takes effect January 1.
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