17 Feb 1921
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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1921
Page
1
The department of school and public lands will not offer any school lands for sale this year due to unsettled financial conditions.
Tuesday afternoon the Yankton pontoon bridge was swept by river ice in mid February, about a score of people were on the span but all escaped. A test case on church parsonage taxation is to be decided by the Pierre supreme court on the 21st, with Scotland home to eight parsonages making the issue notable.
Some residents foresee a ballot with referred and initiated laws that could ban whoppers at the next election. The forecast relies on faith in future legislation as little has been done to warrant referenda. If danger exists, the legislature should amend the rule raising the percentage of signatures required to refer a law.
The Interstate Commerce Commission began a hearing in Sioux Falls last Friday on complaints about freight rates for foodstuffs shipped west of the Missouri River. The state contends rates there are unreasonably high relative to other parts of the state. Rates have long been exorbitant in that region, and with Rapid City to start a cement plant, rate reductions are essential.
Rep Walker introduces a plan to pay a township a 25000 bonus if it yields an oil well pumping 50 barrels daily for 85 days. Critics say it may fail to spur prospecting since promoters gain nothing if no productive well is struck or if a dry hole occurs, echoing the proverb to those who have shall be given.
The Sioux City Tribune asserts the proposed power dam would cut electricity costs to one fifth and pay for itself in 30 years. Legislature counters, saying there is no such certainty and dismisses the booster claims as unfounded.
The text compares Allied and German reparations demands, noting Kaiser promises 500 billion marks as indemnity if Germany had won, while present Allied asks peak at 226 billion. It argues the Kaiser’s demand was punitive and that the Allies’ claim would only partly cover damages, suggesting magnanimity could reduce the guilt based demand.
State College extension entomologist A I Ford urges southeastern South Dakota farm and orchard owners to spray their trees this spring to cut wormy apples and boost sound fruit yields. Cooperative spraying groups can share a machine, reducing costs. extension staff and county agents offer guidance through Brookings and local offices.
Teachers examination for all grades of certificates will be held at the Court House in Tyndall on February 24 25 26. The test starts 9:00 a m first day and 8:00 a m on subsequent days. Applicants must provide pen ink and drawing pencil. paper provided. Required training: State or Primary 18 weeks Normal School or five years teaching. First Grade 12 weeks or three years teaching. Second and Third Grade six two years teaching. Credits from last six months may be used once. One dollar fee. Schedule: Day one Preliminary Reading Geography Grammar U S History Physiology. Day two Arithmetic Spelling Didactics Drawing 5 D History Civics Primary Methods. Day three Additions subjects for State and First Grade. Primary Certificate applicants take Primary Methods in place of Civics. J. W. Whiting Co Supt.
An article discusses a glowing patch opposite the sun, proposed as a cometlike tail attached to Earth. It surveys theories of atmospheric escape, meteors as distant companions, and the possibility that planets like Mercury Venus or Mars could also possess tails.
Frank Berry traveled to Scotland to observe a stock case while Register of Deeds C. B. Plumb returned from Sioux City as a Federal Court witness in the Magnusen trial. Over the past week excitement rose as about 105 men hunted coyotes, surrounding four sections with shotguns. two coyotes were seen, no captures, and about 100 jack rabbits and a few cotton tails were killed. A second drive south of town with around 100 men yielded few jack rabbits and one coyote. It was hard work but a very enjoyable trip.
Henry E. Kiehlbauch joined farmers who fished the Jim river on a Tweeday morning. nets pulled in about 150 yards giving about two tons of fish. Several workers reported backaches from scooping. A three year old horse owned by L S McBurney was shot and died. R R Robinson and Corbin Qooley left for Texas to oversee Tyndall Wyoming Oil and Development Co interests in West Columbia oil field.
Mrs Rex Tomlinson and her mother visited Tripp last week, Rosa and Amelia Berman spent Sunday in Scotland with Rex Tomlinson, and A W Stark plans to open a first class variety store in the Schweitger building on Main Street. He has rented the space and remodeled it, aiming for readiness by the last Saturday of the month. Stark cites previous success and California study to offer goods not carried by general stores, pleasing local merchants and residents who travel for selections.
From the Springfield Times A S Murdock attended the Poland China sale at Scotland yesterday and bought good cattle. Editor Savage of the Lake Andes Wave has taken charge of the Ravinia Register publishing from the Wave office. Bordewyk Poland Chins sale Tuesday Lee Michel topped the sale paying 435 dollars for a gift. J W Bordewyk bought an excellent individual Edw Hopkins spends week at hog sales adding head to his herd. Bordewyk sale Corsica Tuesday and at Scotland Wednesday he bought two and again two more.
The two reel U S Department of Agriculture film portrays Boll Weevil as the villain and Calcium Arsenate as the hero. It documents lab work in Tallulah Louisiana and Washington DC, demonstrates dust application on cotton fields, and notes savings for large planters. Copy requests urged for state colleges boards and organizations.
Specialists from the United States Department of Agriculture advise that farm efficiency hinges on equipment class. They identify three main groups: buildings and major implements. utilities and garden tools. and items for maintenance of the first two. Proper housing of gear when not in use ensures readiness and good condition.
The text warns that rats are the busiest farm creatures entering cellars. It advises a nightly round to seal every hole with powdered glass and cement and to employ traps poisons gas cars and terriers to eradicate rats.
According to Atfiinneus ancient Greece featured elaborate sleeping customs in Athens and Paphian tropes. The description mentions sponge beds, peacock skin coverlets, a Sardinian carpet, down texture sucreeder, Amorgillian purple counterpane, Amorgillian purple, Dorian pink pillows and luxurious cushions.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes that naming a 10 cent cigar after a statesman would imply superiority and would be rejected by the people. It praises naming for an actor philanthropist race horse or a fictional figure instead, arguing such choices avoid political overtones at the cigar stand and at the polls.
A Popular Science Monthly note explains identifying flat feet by wet footprint impressions in a bath. It suggests curing flat-footedness with a toe curling exercise using marbles in two rows to strengthen foot muscles.
A fragmented OCR style row presents a garbled dialogue involving a sultan, uncertain timing, and unclear speakers. The text shows distorted phrases and odd spellings, offering little clear narrative or names.
Marion Hi writes in the Chicago Daily News that the sleeping mind acts like a naughty child, rambling with wild capers and prompting behavior one would blush to do awake. She notes dreams repeat with familiar scenes, offer odd warnings, and can reflect illness or discomfort, while prophetic powers seem unreliable.
A synopsis from Popular Science Monthly notes that in Guiana and Ceylon people eat bees after stings or from swarms. It describes a ritual of capturing bees, stinging, then consuming them as a form of revenge or sustenance, with curiosity about the sting’s effects.
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