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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1909
Page
2
A scrambled 1900s style miscellany recounts nominations in Norway and suffrage echoes in Toronto, alongside items on Berlin markets, tantalum trade, snake meat folklore, Marie Antoinette clocks, and new European inventions. It weaves brief notices on health, industry, antiquities, and explorers, with stray anecdotes about musicians, chemists, and municipal revenue ideas.
A historical note outlines proposals to remove remaining Indian reservations in South Dakota. The plan targets the Pine Ridge and Cheyenne River areas, with aims to surrender portions of the Rosebud and Standing Rock lands. It warns that many reservations may be abolished as white settlement expands.
Wakonde STs report the west office Racer abandoned due to antler obstruction and poor conditions. Six miles along Tie mini decane blocked by grader upheaval created dirt ridges. thaw required to proceed. Great Northern yard incident left two engines out of service and eight hours of traffic disruption with no injuries.
Armour, Dec. 14. H. Mr Formin, a prominent farmer near Lake Andes, was milking cows Friday when one cow butted him into the manger, breaking his jaw in three places. He is now on a steady milk diet.
Lead, D, Dec. 14. A Slavonian miner Nick Pupiich paid 136 because he was not good looking. Annie Gurke, an Austrian girl, came to Lead after seeing a photo he sent of a handsome friend. She arrived penniless and then reneged on her bargain, prompting a complaint about receiving money under fraudulent pretenses.
LeBeau South Dakota December 14 Dede Mackenzie son of Murdo Mackenzie the cattle king of Trinidad was shot and killed shortly before noon today in this city Bud Stephens is in custody. The affair caused intense excitement and details remain unclear at this time. An inquest planned for Usher tonight.
Coroner Holywy summoned to Spearfish after Pete Anderson, a retired laborer known in Tillis, fell into the Spearfish River and drowned. An investigation into the accident is underway. Aberdeen reports building plans and civic action, including school construction and city projects.
Continental Copper Mining and Smelting Company, the region’s largest operating concern, has shifted to an open shop policy after a union pressure push. Calumet camp workers, about 160, faced a temporary shutdown for furnace repairs as management announced noncoercion, no discrimination, and mandatory registration for all employees before resuming work.
Sioux Falls dispatch quotes Governor Folk of Missouri asserting Roosevelt should be the national choice and opposing tariff protection as a Democratic principle. Folk criticizes recent tariff revisions and predicts a shift toward a no-protection stance, arguing that protecting industry harms the many. He labels self-described Democrats supporting protection as not true to party principles. The interview ends with Folk noting a looming cloud over Africa he calls a pillar of Fire, referring to Roosevelt.
In Aberdeen on December 11 an 11 year old girl, Gertrude Walrich, suffered severe facial and arm burns while using kerosene to hasten a kitchen fire. The student lives with Rev. C Oerth’s family, where her late father had served as assistant pastor. She recently arrived in the country six months ago and is unfamiliar with certain American customs.
In Watertown South Dakota on December 13 a party of local youths stole a horse drawn hack and took a midnight joy ride past the E W Vaux back stand on Maple Street. The hack was struck by a St Louis passenger train killing one horse and wrecking the rear of the vehicle. The youths identities are being withheld.
Forty head of cattle broke through ice while crossing the Missouri river from the reservation to Le Beaux, but cowboys saved them after a near disaster. Four cowboys had narrow escapes as ice gave way among the herd and ponies. Nearby, a large group of cattle and ponies were iced over before rescue. In La Beau, S. D., Dec. 13, debates over opening 1,000,000 acres in the Cheyenne reservation loom, with a land office proposed at Le Beau to aid homesteaders and new settlers. Watertown tax statement for 1910 closes, city rate 42.4 mills, total city tax around 5Os.
Fragmentary OCR details a settler found frozen to death on a claim on a Monday morning near Toa d. Names such as Harry iplt and MORSE appear garbled. a federal case involving a judge named TudKe and a banker named Morne is referenced with a 16 year sentence. scattered dates from December 1 to 13 are present in the disjointed text.
Marshalltown Iowa December 11 Joseph Plycord wanted for the murder of Frank Batesole formerly of Carrington North Carolina on November 11 is under arrest at Grinnell and positively identified. He admits guilt claiming self defense by braining Batesole with a crowbar. The arrest was secured by Grinnell Marshal Shahan disguised as a tramp with help from the local Masons.
The report shows 32 counties in the state with no bonded debt, many with only small outstanding warrants. Twenty five counties carry bonded indebtedness ranging from $2,000 to over $400,000, while Lywan and Gregory have no bonded debt but carry heavy warrant debts. Delinquent state taxes rose by $80,000 last year, totaling over $5 and a half million, with more than half deemed uncollectible and urged for removal from tax rolls when feasible.
Local Aberdeen employers sign a paper vowing not to hire or patronize firms employing union labor for one year starting February 1, 1910. Merchants argue unionization harms city interests, noting strikes by outsiders with little local investment and residents who lack long-term ties.
Le Beau South Dakota December 10 Harvey Left Handed Bear cut off his wife's hair prompting Mrs L H Bear to obtain a divorce on cruelty grounds. The decree awards custody of three children and alimony including a team wagon harness 10 cattle and a house and barn. The case follows a prior suit accusing the wife of Indian affinity with a cross bill for cruelty.
Howard December 10 The People's State Bank building finished after a summer of construction was turned over to directors on December 2 and now houses elaborate northwest fixtures. The project cost about $18 000.
State Engineer Lee was asked by eastern interests to provide locations of large land tracts suitable for farming in this state. The inquiry mentions several tracts from 10,000 to 100,000 acres or a single tract larger, for a company planning a large colony of farmers in Ithia state.
Milbank South Dakota December 10 Burglars broke into A A Anderson store Labolt last night Alarm raised posse pursued fleeing burglars west to Troy fifteen miles Refuge was surrounded Sheriff Cross summoned by telephone he rode to Troy through bitter cold Guards held position until arrival Full kit of burglars tools found in possession after arrest.
In Philadelphia a memorial service for Rt. Rev. William Hobart Hare late bishop of the Episcopal diocese of South Dakota was held at St James church Bishop Whitaker presided. Addresses were given by Rt Rev Frederick F Johnson J D of Sioux Falls Rev Dr J Andrews Harris and Herbert Welsh of Philadelphia economist and corresponding secretary of the Indian Rights Association. In Aberdeen H C Mason pled guilty to horse stealing and was sentenced to 12 months in the penitentiary. A letter found in the buggy he stole with the horse helped convict him.
Kermit Tippeevelt arrived in Nairobi today en route to Mombasa for an anteinpe hunt trip. He has just wed two Pees. Roosevelt has not arrived from Njore but is expected soon.
Washington December 10 reports 18,277 running bales of cotton gained growth of 1903 to December 1 and 11,008,661 for 1908, per a census bureau bulletin issued today.
The December treasury report lists cash by fund and total outstanding debt. Revenue warrants total 1 052 496 outside capitol building warrants, with a projected July and January tax call impact and next year levy to cover expenses, aiming to reduce debt despite high running costs. Named figures include the common income fund 116 429, twine plant 103 459, game fund 9 636, capitol building warrants 114 221, and total outstanding 1 161 643.
Hetland residents and business leaders advocate a plan to have the Lake Preston Electric Light company extend its wires and supply electric lights for streets, shops, and homes. The move, welcomed after years of public improvement desire, aims to arrange the necessary terms soon.
Yankton College held its first annual declamation contest for prizes, with Miss Tone Woll of Volin taking first, Miss Pearl Hapilliday second, and Miss Ina Woodward third. Prizes totaled 25 dollars. Also, John Quarken bush of Webster City, Iowa, sues Yankton city for 4000 dollars over a concrete bridge not paid due to alleged contract deviations.
Deadwood South Dakota December 9 notice says the state supreme court denied a rehearing for Charles Hayes alias Bill Dunn convicted of killing Fred Samuelson near Spearfish over a year ago and sentenced to hang. His attorneys circulate a petition to the governor arguing Dunn was insane and seek a life sentence instead.
Castlewood South Dakota December 9 W Hansen aged 19 son of Mr and Mrs Jorgan Hansen residing on a farm suffered a hunting accident when his gun discharged and his right leg below the knee was shattered. Surgeons amputated the leg at the knee joint to save his life.
A Sioux Falls report states that in state circuit court at Dell Rapids a jury awarded Andrew Thompson of Dell Rapids a judgment of 1999 against the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Company. Thompson sued for 2000 dollars for injuries from a fall from the railway water tank about a year ago, injuring an ankle a wrist and spraining the other, with the ankle injury alleged to be permanently crippling.
Berlin dispatch notes a reform demand to change Prussia's three class property vote system. Six hundred prominent figures including mayors manufacturers merchants two hundred professors and writers back the petition. The motion cites the throne speech of October 20 1908 promising reform and opposes the Bue blocks conservative liberal alliance as the key issue.
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