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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1920
Page
1
The Republican National Committee selected Senator Lodge of Massachusetts as temporary chairman and he will deliver the keynote at the convention. A proposed one percent sales tax would raise prices for consumers after multiple add-ons by wholesalers and retailers.
Congressman Ernest H. Ackerman of New Jersey proposes a bill to accept bonds as partial tax payments. It would permit one fourth of the tax to be paid in bonds for taxpayers of $200 or more, using the $50 bond denomination to justify the limit. The aim is to provide a market at par for a limited bond sale and keep bonds at par.
South Dakota Provision Co known as Wilcon Packing Plant in Sioux Falls will close next Saturday after eight years. The plant employs 125 with weekly payroll near 5000 dollars. Other plants exist in Albert Lea Minnesota. workers will be placed at those sites. Closure cited costs to adjust to government rulings.
The Aberdeen News notes a South Dakota Billiard Association formed at Aberdeen last week to raise the moral status of billiard rooms and back proprietors. It says 90 percent run high standard halls while 10 percent tolerate gambling and rough conditions, and yesterday’s meeting aimed to shield reputable operators from criticism.
The Wirgonian Democrats attack Senator Lodge for seeking a separate peace with Germany and accuse him of reversing his stance. They quote his wartime warning against a separate peace and argue the war is over, allies have signed a peace, and Versailles imposes future obligations not tied to World War I.
Due to washouts across the state and on railroads into Pierre the governor announces the May 24 special session will be held June 21. The session is expected to be brief as members return home with pressing duties and risk of undigested legislation.
In Mitchell the South Dakota Baseball League schedules a May 211 game between Mitchell and Wessington Springs at Mitchell.
Mr. Berger, vice president of the South Dakota Light and Power Co., met with the Commercial Club Friday evening and presented a plan for supplying electricity to the city, outlining key steps and potential impacts.
The article notes that Armour plant demand exceeds capacity and a Yankton Omaha project could supply current via a trunk line to Wagner, potentially allowing wholesale purchases while retaining the Tyndall plant. It also reports a wedding at the Groves home in Tripp uniting Charles Groves and Beatrice Boock, with details of their plans and local business interest in a Tripp off station investment by Mitchell.
W Turner and C C Harlan went to Scotland Monday to close up the Bank of Springfield. Mr and Mrs C H Bueh visited from Scotland at their daughter’s home. Mr and Mrs C A Tucker will quit the hotel next week and move to Wyoming, planning a street sale Saturday afternoon. Uncertain who will manage the Grand View.
The team driven by Jos Horek became frightened at Blaha last Saturday and ran away, breaking Mr Horek's leg and Mrs Horek's arm. Both are recovering. Thomas Simek died Monday morning at Tyndall after several weeks of illness. He was born in southern Bohemia in 1854, came to Chicago in 1876, then homesteaded six miles northeast of Tyndall. In 1881 he was wired to marriage to
Editor J A Dvorak of the Tabor Independent visited Lesterville on Monday. He gathers material for a Bohemian history of the state’s region to be printed in Bohemian, focusing on Bohemian people and activities. Lesterville will receive a detailed write-up in the book.
The County Court of Bon Homme South Dakota orders that all interested in the estate of Karolina Landmann deceased appear on May 29 1920 at 10 am in Tyndall to show cause why the executor Gustave Landmann should not be granted an order to sell specific parcels in Hutchinson County to pay debts and administration costs. Copies must be served or published for four weeks in Citizen-Republican.
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