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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
1
Editorial notes county education boards meet on Tuesday June 12 to choose textbooks for five years. Prefer minimal changes to avoid extra costs. Mentions recent rain turning to snow in Montana and a heavy eighteen inch fall at Harlowtown causing stock losses and washouts in the region.
General Goethals, head of the U S submarine fleet construction, appears to have won his clash with Secretary Daniels. Steel ships will replace wooden ones, aligning with the foreign commission that recently visited the United States.
Beadle county officials ordered flag display at Yale colony school. The instructor removed the flag and refused to replace it. Federal authorities were alerted and actions followed at Yale.
An agent for a pacifist religious publication, who claimed subscribers would be immune from the draft, operated in Nashville, Tennessee. That claim provoked a federal arrest, as the agent is now a prisoner.
The election will pick one school board member and a school treasurer for three years. Last year no nominations were filed and the old members held over, a neglect not commendable for a community invested in its schools.
The Parker and Turner county boys in Co. D include newcomers from Scotland and Tyndall and Avon. The writer recalls early Dakota days when Scottish parents built mills, founded villages, and supported churches and schools. Pioneers from the States and Europe built farms and cities, with names like Parmenter, Wheeler, Bouska, Donley, Eastman, Eisenmann, Tomlinson, and Metatrik among others, shaping heroic posterity. The younger Co. D soldiers are expected to uphold that honored legacy.
The Tabor branch of the Bohemian National Alliance reports active solicitation for Liberty Loan Bonds and has already sold $2 150.00 worth of bonds.
Last week floods caused substantial damage to bridges and culverts in this and Hutchinson counties. A number of bridges were washed out and many approaches suffered damage, affecting local transportation and travel.
A meeting of the threshers association with members from Iowa Minnesota and this state met in Sioux Falls last week and decided labor and fuel costs require higher threshing rates.
A federal grand jury in Chicago indicted nine firms and sixteen individuals for violating the Sherman antitrust law by fixing fictitious prices on butter and eggs, signaling renewed federal action to regulate food prices.
Dr Alfred N Cook head of the University of South Dakota chemistry department announced a state chemical inventory. The project aims to aid national defense and munitions, with potential industrial value. A committee led by Guy G Frary includes B A Dunbar W J Sharwood Miner L Hartman O R Overman and H I Jones to report at the next society meeting.
Miss Mable, Professor of Home Economics at D State College, teaches home preservation methods. Eggs should be fresh, unwashed, and stored in a water glass solution for six months or more, fully covered and used promptly after removal. An alternative brine method uses water, cream of tartar, and time, ensuring eighteen dozen eggs per batch.
Professor Stesce declares stark choice between world democracy and Prussian militarism. He urges unity with liberty nations, conscription as a duty, and sacrifices for civilization, denouncing Germany while praising America and collective world freedom. He envisions a future rebuilt on peace and human rights.
The United States commission sent to Russia to help stabilize the government and assist in establishing the new regime has arrived safely. The mission is described as one of the hardest and most important assigned by the United States.
Alcester reported a recruiting officer visited last Saturday and in 30 minutes drafted 29 young men for service. Among the names listed was Alvin M. Treick, son of Rev. Treick of Alcester.
Governor Norbeck authorizes the State Defense Council to offer a Recognition Diploma to boys who completed the respective grade work in public schools and who also serve at least eight weeks in agricultural patriotic ranks this season. The diploma is an official document to be cherished as a marker of service.
The Maryland Singers, four southern lasses and banjoist Charles Frink, will headline the opening program of Chautauqua. They perform Songs of the Sixties in Civil War era costumes as part of five days of music, entertainment, and lectures. The Marylanding group is in its third season and praised for sweet, dainty performances in the lyceum circuit.
The old songs are described as clean and wholesome, recalling memories and reviving voices of the past. The piece contrasts them with contemporary suggestive tunes and praises experienced singers who bring back eras long gone.
Mexico claims 15000 miles of railways despite disorganization. A 50 foot steel windmill tops Holland. U S census notes 263,815 women in stenography and typing. U S glassland production reaches 1,884,044 tons with value over 1.6 million dollars.
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