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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1905
Page
2
A collage of diverse items spans arts, crime, science, and society. Mentions include James Sitjitesa and the diamond forester performance. statistics on women journalists with country breakdowns. letters from Welsh patents and Indian affairs. a Geneva mountain height correction. Australia and Peru power plans. a Rochester charity bequest and John Clarke’s world walk.
A witness positively identifies Barker as the man who struck a match in darkness during the Boxcar murder investigation. The testimony remains persuasive, with authorities pressing the probe along the Missouri River area. Extensive field notes describe timber and terrain with no clear far-reaching leads yet.
A chaotic college banquet at Harris hotel ends with two hours delay rescue of a guest and three ringleaders captured by police. Witnesses report chairs tied and a dramatic struggle as the crowd watched the dramatic scene unfold. The event triggers a ten year term adjournment in the county court with multiple fines and convictions recorded for various offenses.
Report from Aberdeen on Milwaukee Road plans to move part of its shops from Minneapolis to the Aberdeen site. City officials and Milwaukee representatives discuss potential land purchase adjoining the city mill. About 30 workers are employed, with officials indicating only a partial move is likely.
Pierre South Dakota December 12 reports first doe placed on the river Saturday showing eight inches ice thickness at crossing points heavy freighting has been done over the ice indicating full fiat thickness. Death of pioneer Nels Lumbladt longtime Huron resident dies suddenly at age 50 of heart failure. He was Swedish born and active in Medha. Wm Minor editor of Berard-Democrat sells newspaper to Wim Hollister after fifteen years with the paper.
The battleship Maho was launched at Cramp shipyard today in Philadelphia. The vessel was christened by Miss May Gooding, 13 year old daughter of Governor Gooding of Idaho.
Elsie Paaker a 24 year old woman of color died after being stabbed in the corridor of a West Side Police court today. Police arrested Williams a 39 year old man of color as the alleged murderer in this fatal incident.
Weather and cold spells stall concrete progress on the great irrigation project. Contractors report extended timelines with winter pauses and partial completion. an extension is granted to finish the concrete portions when weather allows. The project aims to complete a diversion dam and related works with ongoing site preparation and anticipated spring resumption.
Deputy U S Marshal Jerry Caneton departed for San Francisco with two Chinese prisoners Wong Gael Don ald Chin Wee in custody. They were ordered deported by Judge Corland for violating Chinese exclusion laws and were arrested in North Dakota.
In Hill City Dec 1s Intercae con in Wie Home Builders Protective nas achition of the Phuck Hills organizers, led by central and southern ranch owners, protest a government act that set aside the Black Hills forest reserve and affected land ownership. The reserve hinders proving up on ranch holdings claimed before Sept 1 1898, leaving many owners unable to meet the new requirements.
J. Dunham alias F D Allies, of Minneapolis, convicted in Potter county state circuit court of attempted bank swindling. He received two years imprisonment in the Sioux Falls penitentiary. Case centered on a wire tapping scheme during his September visit to Sioux Falls amid a Great Northern telegraph strike. Local men aided in his detection and arrest while he befriended M C Wright, a striking operator.
At Fort Meade Maryland on December 14 Mr rank Hy Burgess was standing at her door when a fiery meteorite ball fell from the sky and struck the ground nearby. About two hours later her son Lloyd dug up a meteoric stone weighing about four ounces from a depth of seven inches.
In Sioux Falls officials announced that Dr. James Chalmers declined the offer to become president of the University of South Dakota at Vermillion, successor to Garret Droppers. The board appointed Prof. J. C. Akely as temporary head and Chalmers remains president of the Dakota Agricultural College at Brookings, with expectations he might lead that institution.
State review marks rail extensions by Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Chicago Northwestern toward Pierre and Rapid City. Irrigation and Bella Fourche project expand land and wealth. new capitol wing and hospital, schools, and exhibits rise. Flood at Fort Pierre and Brown county fire shock the year as stock, wheat, and farm values surge to a new peak.
Ambrose Par, a rancher near Farmingdale eighteen miles from Rapan, was found dead Wednesday in what is believed to be his own action. He was the brother-in-law of Archdeacon Ware.
South Dakota editors and their wives embarked on a special train from Washington to return home after a trip to the Potomac River. The party includes numerous newspaper editors and spouses from papers across the state, listed with locales such as Sioux Falls and Madison.
A morning basement fire at a Dan Sharp bike shop and adjacent jewelry store in Elk Point woke three men on the second floor, including W. W. Main and his son Chester. The blaze, likely from shavings, caused $100 damage to the building, insured, and $200 plus to Sharp's merchandise with no insurance. The safe toppled during the alarm, and conclusions point to spontaneous combustion or a stray match.
In Yreka California on December 12 Jack McDonald a Weed laborer and local champion was fatally injured in a ten round prize bout with Sid Roberts Roberts dominated after the third round delivering a left to McDonalds head in the ninth that left him unconscious McDonald died the next day from a brain hemorrhage one hundred spectators watched the bout and Roberts is jailed on murder charges
The Barker murder trial proceeds as Wiley Williams, state’s first witness, is cross examined. Springfield attorney Ben M. Neal represents Parker, claiming the defense. Also noted are concerns over a destructive cutworm affecting farmers in Geddes and surrounding areas.
South Dakota officials prepare to compel sworn statements under a 1800s law to curb inflated school census reports. The Land Commissioner mails circulars to county superintendents to ensure compliance and reduce inaccuracies in apportionment.
Justice Duell rules in Willis C. West v Secretary Hitch Sock that West, who married an Indian woman and claimed adoption by a Choctaw member, is not entitled to an allotment of land in Indian territory. Decision affirms federal court judgment.
La Crosse Wisconsin adopts a self insurance scheme for city properties. The plan provides insurance on public facilities with a face value of 1 and 15000 in coverage starting January. A sinking fund is created to fund fire losses until the city can pay for damages from its own reserves.
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