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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
1
Vermillion Republican notes Professor Perisho of the State University is preparing a geographical sketch of the State of South Dakota for publication soon. He is praised for practical knowledge of the state and literary ability, and the paper anticipates the work with interest.
Huronite Dr OC H French departed Tuesday for California to join family and stay about a month. Afterward he plans to return east to resume duties.
Discussion notes President Taft may back a congressional probe of the Ballinger Pinchot clash over public utilities. The piece contrasts Pinchots activist approach with Ballingers legalism, warning of dangerous precedents if Congress abdicates its duties while Roosevelt policies influence ongoing debate.
Hon A Li VanOsdel announces the launch of The Historian a new publication at Mission Hill Yankton County next month led by VanOsdel with aims to report regional history and community affairs.
The Vermillion Republican reports Mitchell has broken ground and erected a new high school building deemed the best in the state and is about to be dedicated.
The South Dakota Journal of Education based in Madison has been bought by C. W. King M. M. Ramer and J. E. B. Hipple of Pierre. It will be published in Pierre under the management of M. M. Ramer, formerly state superintendent of public instruction.
The Christ mas blizzard described as the worst in 23 years reports 38 fatalities from exposure or accidents. Deaths tally 15 in New England 18 in New York and 5 in Philadelphia as cities reel from the storm.
The Oklahoma bank guaranty law drew nationwide interest as a test of a key principle. It is alleged that Gov Haskell and the state treasurer directed the mailings and that recent investigations suggest they used the law for personal gain.
The Supreme Court ruled it is an offense to introduce liquor on an allotment covered by a simple patent on Indian land. With town sites along railroad extensions through the Cheyenne and Standing Rock reservations secured from Indian allotments, the decision appears to bar saloons in these towns.
J. H. Serr and wife return from the Pacific coast and decide to locate in Los Angeles California where Mr Serr will engage in business. They have lived in Tyndall over 18 years leaving a large circle of friends who regret their departure. H B Phoenix is seriously ill at his Tyndall home and many friends hope for a speedy recovery.
A late 1909 letter from Brook South Dakota discusses homesteading life, weather, and frontier hardships. The writer describes crossing via prairie schooner, sod shanty settlements, brutal cold, wind swings, and a hopeful view of the future while hinting at a mysterious Spook figure in the local press.
The Explorers Club of New York discredited Cook as a supreme fakir. He is said to have failed to prove polar discovery and a Mt McKinley ascent, and has reportedly been expelled from the club.
An advertisement touts Dr Shoop Health Coffee as a grain based beverage with quick “made in a minute” preparation sold by R W Russell Drug Co It also promotes Dry Shoop Cough Remedy claiming quick relief for tight coughs and bronchial irritation with a blanket endorsement for safety with children and again lists R W Russell Drug Co as seller.
Mrs. C Rhingvanit of Vestal Center NY extols Swans bitter tonics praising swift relief from nervousness insomnia melancholy headaches backaches and fainting spells. The ad touts quick cures and strength for the weak and sick urging readers to try the medicine priced 600 at Brohn Stonebraker's.
The Great Northern railroad company assures ample grain at Duluth and says it has enough cars to move it, easing fears of a con famine in the state.
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