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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
2
Fragmented 1906 era miscellany reports opium habit frauds and age exemptions, Brooklyn bell signals and fire alarms, a London opinion on the Cullinan diamond, and notes on English and American maritime, poetry, and civic quirks. It mixes curiosities from Europe to American cities with brief biographical and cultural asides.
Consolidations flood the Black Hills mining scene as Hidden Fortune Columbus merges and Lin peril and Dakoty join. Merger wave promises vast ore reserves, deep mining, and boosted output led by Homestake's strong record and major properties like Branch mint Mogul Lucky Strike American Ka Soalhaw and Teushot Minnesota Mines. By 1918 a banner year is anticipated with daily outputs rising toward thousands of tons.
A dramatic accident story reports a train stopping to rescue a woman who became entangled in a wire while a passenger attempted to escape. The engineer and crew acted quickly as the wire stripped the Figure of the fire. The rescuer details remain unclear.
In Gregory county a rancher Krueger sued homesteader Swartz over a calf alleged to have chewed two horses tails. Justice Sutter ruled for Krueger, ordering Swartz to pay $21.80 in costs after witnesses described the calf’s mischief. The case highlighted a quirky local quarrel over livestock.
Sioux Palle near Colton north west of Bloux Palls reports Mr and Mrs Jacob Laurson are believed parents of the Ja ie family. The couple are joking about the arrival of their 18th child as neighbors note a large brood.
Fire destroyed the two story building and the home adjoining in Huron on Saturday. Local estimates place total loss at eighty thousand dollars with the Sing Lang company and A K Garner listed among the affected parties. The incident damaged the surrounding properties and disrupted the block as investigators begin assessing causes.
A court case from South Dakota concerns Bloux Bilin and the International Food company over compliance with a federal law regarding food ingredients. The defendants pursued a temporary stopping order, but the judge declined and a demurrer to the bill was argued, focusing on whether ingredients were taken from the border. The International Food company agreed to limit actions and dismiss the restraining order as part of a stipulation.
A story from the county notes describes Warren James Hatliday, a well known hunter, who allegedly tightens his annual salary by giving his wife his one dollar bills. The warden, sheriff, and county treasurer are cited in a tale of dollar bill transactions and improvised pay. The account reflects local rumor about compensation and household finance in the region.
Fort Meade in South Dakota will see a $150000 expenditure for new post structures including a band barracks an administration building and a landing hall. The plan envisions a corridor of new buildings expanding the post into a major military complex with Searle SGM and other facilities contributing to the growth.
The South Dakota Dakota Threshers Association holds its second annual meeting in Huron January 7 through 10 with executives Ed F. Sheldon Arlington Louis Schultz Lakeside A G Patty Lake Preston and W T Heinzie Huron arranging. The Central South Dakota Poultry Association exhibition also runs January 7 to 10 with A B Shaner in charge of premiums. In Sioux Falls a federal judge granted a temporary injunction blocking railroad commissioners from enforcing a new passenger rate schedule. The injunction lasts until the hearing on the main case, date unspecified.
Sioux Falls dispatch reports Charles Kaufmann son of Mr and Mrs Mose Kaufmann of the city allegedly married Genevieve Ramph a member of the divorce colony. The ceremony was said to have occurred in the East but was not confirmed. Kaufmann planned to resume studies at Yale. earlier rumors of marriage were denied.
The inquest yielded little conclusive evidence, but a Minneapolis detective pursuing the case has photographed footprints from the murdered man’s cabin and a suspect’s prints. He reports Brown was shot then strangled, and that marked money linked to the suspect was circulated. An arrest is expected within days.
Watertown S Th Jan 6 A year start brings Mr Charles White of Watertown a 31000 check as a New Year gift from traveling men across the northwest. White once worked for Park & Grant wholesale grocers but eye trouble left him nearly blind and out of work for a year. Fellow travelers from Montana to Wisconsin pooled one dollar pledges to help him.
United States Senator Joseph Marney Johnston spoke at the Algonquin club about why the South is abandoning mint juleps and bourbon to support prohibition. He cited crime among Black people as a major reason driving white support for temperance and the closing of saloons in several states.
PRESHO TO HAVE AN ARTESIAN LAKE Contractors work on a large artesian lake in Presho South Dakota. A new $10,000 school building nears completion and classes are held in two churches. T. S. Vernon plans a small packing plant in the town’s south end.
The preliminary hearing for Gustave Kammel, charged with poisoning his wife, opened yesterday and may last several days. Professor Whitehead of Brookings Agricultural College testified that arsenic was found in the deceased woman's stomach from oatmeal, linking it to her death.
Byron Widiameon of Findlay Ohio was found guilty of attempted bribery of a juror to vote for Standard Oil Company in a conspiracy trial held last summer here.
In Baltimore on January 7 a suit for absolute divorce was filed by Dororthy Skinner of Norfolk against George F. Bron. The two had a two day courtship and wed March 1 at the Little Church Around the Corner in New York. The couple separated as details emerge.
Deadwood D E June 6 It is learned unofficially that the Pluma Mining Company property near this city has been sold to ten eastern men The Pluma is one of the best developed properties in this section lying near the old fashion gold area The deal said to involve 1 000 000 dollars B pray
A nine inning baseball game in Aberdeen concluded with a 7 to 7 score. Players wore straw hats and linen dusters as summer weather prevailed.
Pierre Jan 3 The supreme court ruled the provision of the late pure food law requiring patent medicines to bear a formula of their contents is unconstitutional The decision frees R I Frown a Bronx wholesale druggist who had been held on habeas corpus grounds The court found no legal authority to restrain liberty or justify a conviction The Pure Food Commission argued the amendment required sale of unlabeled patent medicines in the state The arrest followed Frown selling unlabeled bottles to the commissioner
Aberdeen defeated Huron to win the bid for the next convention of the South Dakota Educational Associations. The event featured Dr Thomas Nicholson of Dakota Wesleyan University as president and a slate including Mrs Lille Cooper as recording secretary Joseph Swenson as treasurer and J Fred Orlando as spending secretary.
In the northeastern county region near Punished Worm’s lake oil on the water keeps the lake open while a foot of ice forms on Lake Kampestte. W Gilmore of Pipeatone, who holds oil leases on nearby farms, will arrive next week to begin sinking wells and gauge economic viability. Indications point to rapid development of the district.
In Lyman county ranch men and homesteaders join a New Year wolf roundup ending with a supper and dance at a local Place after elaborate preparations. Also, the state treasury called in warrants totaling 305000 from the general fund. about 300000 remain outstanding.
Stockholm reports that the new queen Victoria, wife of the Baden grand duke, long travels between Egypt and the Riviera. Introduced to regimental officers in 1881, she has been known as the colonel's wife. King Gustavus enjoys lawn tennis and recently attended a Stockholm international tournament banquet where guests received a badge granting honorary life membership to the crown prince's club.
Washington January 3 Grace Colvin 12 daughter of a letter carrier receives a Christmas gift from Quentin Roosevelt youngest son of the president She treats it with usual schoolyard indifference saying Quentin is a nice boy with a pleasant disposition With no longer surveillance from a secret service guard he sometimes plays in the garden with Grace and her friends
Denver January 3 William D Haywood ceases to be secretary and treasurer of the Western Federation of Ladies Ernest Mills named to the post by the organization leadership. This move is disputed by spokesmen denying the change.
In Vermillion a 11 year old Harold Talbot, left in charge while parents away, fired his shotgun at James Talbot who attempted to enter the room of his employer John Hansen's two daughters. The intruder was wounded in the arm and thigh. doctors removed pellets as the family returned home. Harold says he acted to protect his sisters.
In Watertown South Dakota January 4 a silver roving cup was given to Duell County teachers for leading attendance at the South Dakota Educational Association meeting. Governor Crawford spoke praising teachers while E. Frisk of Pierre condemned dancing and social functions by teachers as detrimental to classroom duties.
John Cap, 19, was killed when he was caught in a shaft while helping lay a cement plane in Yankton yesterday. A brother in Omaha is his only known relative.
Jan date reports a Sioux Indian, Charles Fallis of the Lower Brule Agency, died by his own hand due to domestic troubles. Vermillion in South Dakota sees a proposal for a 100000 federal building. A Yankton man returns home after assumed death, finding his wife mourned him.
William H. Ryman, a wealthy Roberts County farmer, died by suicide in Sisseton after marital troubles and a separation that divided his property. The report notes his despair over the estrangement and mentions a telegram from Lemmon about his missing father.
Berlin Jan 4 The murder of Major von Schoenbeck by Captain von Gov at Christmas has caused a sensation in army circles. The minister of war has received full reports and arranged a court martial for the murderer. Police evidence points toward Goeben and Schoenbeck in the case.
Washington January 4 The fishing duties were added to the draft treaty with France under the Dingley act. The document has been in preparation for nearly a year and is expected to be promulgated by the state department in May or June. Details are withheld pending signature.
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