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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1913
Page
1
The state Red Cross society through treasurer C. L. Branson of Mitchell sent 1073.07 for flood relief in Ohio and Indian Territory.
The Bronx Falls Press notes the grindstone tariff removal while quips compare officials to people with axes to grind. It also comments on Secretary Bryan’s wine at a foreign dinner, and predicts the early collapse of Mexico’s Huerta government, questioning the stability and honor of his reign.
Modern Woodmen of America members opposed to the proposed rate changes will hold a mass meeting in Mitchell on May 7. All state camps are asked to send representatives. Delegates will be elected for a Springfield Illinois gathering on May 16 and 17.
Sioux Falls Press notes Taft's treaty faced opposition from war faction led by Col Roosevelt over national honor. Wheeler Courier cites Underwood tariff cuts saving families on sugar and clothes but calls for bankable security. Bryan aims to sway California on land ownership with Japan treaty risk, urging a permanent settlement to avoid future compromises with states.
The Northwestern Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee appears to forestall a tax commission plan by structuring mortgages to shift all state taxes and special assessments onto mortgagors. It has $6,817,347 invested in farm mortgages in the state and includes a clause making the mortgagor pay taxes on the land and on the note secured by the mortgage.
The last legislature repealed the 1908 law that allowed holding court in towns other than county seats in counties with rail access. Now all term time court sessions must be at county seat towns, forcing inland seats to tackle additional hotel and lodging needs for attendees.
E B Johnson advocates primary elections to limit votes to party patrons, highlighting a split in South Dakota Democrats over his suitability for governor or senate. Regional notices report gas electric motor cars planned for Milwaukee lines, a well drilling peculiarity in Springfield, and a Tyndall drug store sale marking a shift in local business leadership.
Andrew Myhlre sold his garage and repair business to I J Davis and Merrit Davis now oversees the shop. Jasper Headley suffered a pneumonia attack but is recovering with Dr Augsparger. Fritz Rose visited Saturday with potatoes and noted prices favoring Menno. Enock Hofer sold 280 acres to A R M and J R M Hofer at 90 dollars per acre. Ed Bray hauls lumber for a new house addition as farmers plan spring lumber purchases for a barn on the Chase Branch farm.
Dr J R McHugh of Sioux Falls visits Tyndall to establish a sanitarium for chronic diseases. The piece notes local business activity, including the sale of a frame building by Tyndall Hardware Co and an advertisement for Meritol Rheumatism Powders from American Drug & Press Association with Brock Drug Co as exclusive agents.
President Huerta and Felix Diaz have fallen out and lead rival arms in Mexico. Neither side inspires sympathy, and observers fear a Kilkenny Cat moment may repeat as both armies push toward decisive engagement.
Governor Frank M. Byrne proclaims Sunday May 11 1913 as the annual Mother’s Day observance. He urges reverence, calls on clergy to dedicate a service, and notes the mother’s role in nurturing youth and strengthening family and national ideals. Signed at the Capitol in Pierre April 23 1913, with Secretary Frank Glasner’s attestation.
Petitions circulate to referendum a new law allowing Aberdeen normal school to expand its program to two years of college work. A special committee of Aberdeen commercial club lobbyists pushed the bill through against state board of regents recommendations. The petitions aim to block the change for two years or longer, with possible defeat of the measure.
A Poughkeepsie dispatch reports Plutarch a town of 200 in New York was recently depopulated by a raid of a dozen bears driven into the settlement by surrounding forest fires. The event highlights frontier dangers and the precarious balance between settlers and wildlife.
A new scientific preparation claims to treat piles both internally and externally with no equal. The Brock Drug Co announces the remedy and invites inquiries to explain its many advantages and local availability.
McNair, a brown standard bred trotting stallion of 1275 lbs, won first prize at the Interstate Fair in Sioux City. Bred by Patehen Wilkes, he stands at Stone Livery in Tyndall, then Palatine, Illinois, with a $25 fee. His bloodline includes Hambletonian 10 and George Wilkes, prolific producers in 2:30 or better.
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