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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1910
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR shows multiple train lines and times. Items mention passenger trains at 5 P M and 12:55 P M, freight and way freight designations, and exceptions by day with various numbers. No coherent single service pattern emerges from the readable text.
The Methodist Episcopal Church invites the public to Sabbath morning preaching at 0 30 and Sabbath school after the morning service Epworth League gathers at 6 30 p m followed by a gospel sermon and prayer meeting on Wednesday evening at 7 30 Seats are free and strangers are welcome in the city wards listed with Rev Charles Wilcox as pastor
Kev E S Horton PhD pastor leads Sabbath morning worship and Sabbath School at 11 30 a m P S C E at 7 p m evening service at 7 30 p m Mayer and Conference meeting Wednesday evening at 8 00
The notice discusses Dr T T Church Dentist with an office footprint, population shifts in Clay and Union counties near Iowa, and a 70 cent per pupil school fund apportionment totaling 8.75 dollars per capita. It also details the Missouri River and Northern Railway proposal from Huron to Chamberlain, an 82 mile route costing about 1.27 million dollars, with Virgil the sole town on the line.
J. L. Turner of Springfield is named to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of J. F. Pratt of Spearfish on the state soldier home board. Turner will work to ease tensions at the home and restore smoother operations.
Adams county Ohio reports 752 citizens indicated for illegal voting with 114 pled guilty. Those pled guilty face a $25 fine and costs, a suspended sentence in the work house, and five year disfranchisement from voting.
Carl C Witt reports a total valuation of 91 695 132 for state railroads as of January 30 1909 with an average 23183 per mile. Reproduction value 106 494 698 or 26925 per mile. Auditor's table shows assessed mile values from 1202 to 11775 for lines including Rapid City Black Hills Western and Chicago Milwaukee Paget Sound.
The board faces criticism as the general fund is exhausted and warrants must be registered. Shortfalls arose from court refunds to Scotland and Tyndall school districts, higher election costs, and new expenses like ball rents and long ballots. The writer notes the registration system is moot in rural areas but mandatory by law.
A 1908 reform resolution opposing federal judges tied to corporate lawyers is cited. Bon Homme county supported the measure, now a vacancy looms on the federal bench in the state. J D Elliott, favored by many reform supporters, is Milwaukee Railroad Company general attorney for North and South Dakota, highlighting the paradox.
Mitchell hosts the State Corn and Grains Growers Association January 16 to 21 1911 with an all prize corn grain contest. Nearly $1000 in cash prizes, judge C D Genter of Illinois, exhibits due by Jan 16. Membership $1, no entry fee, corn and grain becomes association property at sale Jan 20 to fund the meeting. Agricultural Short Course also offered by state college faculty.
The Press & Dakotan suggests colleges in the state have seniors and juniors select intercollegiate debate topics based on current state matters likely to be considered by the legislature. Debates could serve as references for lawmakers, boosting research and disciplined argument among debaters.
P. J. Bentz, state inspector of public lands, states that over $2,000,000 worth of school lands in the state have been sold within the past year and that the average price received for each acre was a little over $50.
Last week Wednesday Parkston hosted a county coin contest with 69 entries. First and second prizes were shared by Henry Derkson and Arnold Derkson, each scoring 85.75.
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