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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
2
A scrambled list of global labor roles and wartime shortages appears with a report on Jamestown New York flag production. The text mixes names, dates, and war talk, noting disarmament failures and military cuts, plus local civic items such as a jury action in Parkston and a mayoral resignation in a European city.
The Orman dam in Belle Fourche valley proved a total success under heavy rains. It held back a foot or more of water at 2000 cfs over the spillway, storing about two years of water supply. Dam measures 64 by 115 feet, top width 18.6 feet, containing 1,546,000 cubic yards earth and 26,160 yards concrete. cost $1,225. Vi. Pierre. Norman Frank, arrested for forgery in Highmore and burglary in Chamberlain, was sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary by Judge John F. Hughes. He is wanted in Dubuque for restaurant till robbery. home in New York state.
Mitchell dated May 25 report: Superintendent Emma McClintock presses truancy enforcement. Judge Thompson fines Tobin county farmer William Goetach for keeping his 14 year old daughter from school. Goetach cites large family aiding in work. Anton Wermers, with 14 children and 600 acres, also fined for similar offense.
Pierre South Dakota May 25 A frame containing the charter for the first capitol building in the state was found during Fitch block cleanup. Issued to Capitol Building Company by the Dakota territory government before statehood the relic may be turned over to Doane Robinson state historian for preservation with other territorial artifacts. The article also notes a June 4 dedication at Augustana College with Dr A G Stub and reports a Sioux Falls Real Estate board chartered to regulate dealing and curb profiteering.
Wilmot South Carolina May 24 three members of the Arthur Triggs family have died in ten days two boys and their mother Orville four years old was first followed by the mother Her funeral was followed the next day by the death of Leonard age twenty four years Georges Carpentier signed a contract with the Sells Plato Circus Company at a purported salary of five thousand a day.
Paris may 21 the chamber today passed a vote of confidence in the government with a tally of 526 to 3 amid a tense domestic crisis and calls for unity as leadership faced new pressures from Therrattorat and related issues.
A coroner's jury at Winner found 85 year old Premeditated murder had occurred in the death of W. J. Kennedy. Vern Ross was alleged to have beaten Kennedy with a club last Saturday. Kennedy's funeral was held in Adrian Minnesota and explains disputes over tax revenue beliefs.
Frederick Riemath known as Doc Riemath vanished from Madison after serving in France. Authorities consider he may face charges including wife desertion and confidence games tied to checks and credit, with suspicion he stole a car from Alex Tverberg to aid his flight toward the British northwest.
Watertown South Dakota May 24 A 15 pound pickerel was landed at the outlet of Lake Kampeska by William Schoenlig The record fish was hooked near the bridge and took 40 minutes to tire before it could be landed The catch marks the biggest pickerel taken from the lake with hook and line in years
A Huron story claims a party of men paid 4500 dollars for liquor that arrived as water. Each man reportedly contributed 175 dollars to the purchase. The bootlegger collected the money and arranged delivery outside city limits, but the kegs were found empty or water filled upon inspection.
Five men blew the safe of the Reasnor Banks at Reasnor Ta and escaped with Liberty bonds and negotiable paper worth several thousands of dollars. The robbers fled in an automobile. posses trailed toward Des Moines with Heasner about forty miles east.
Identification names Mrs Ines Emnor of Benson as the woman killed in a two car crash in west Omaha. She was wife of the night telegraph operator at Irvington station and had been with Harry Montgomery before returning home. County Commissioner Thompson drove the other car. Both men denied knowledge of the woman in the immediate aftermath and police must unravel the mystery.
Hamilton Ohio May 23 Three persons were injured when Pennsylvania 506 Grand Rapids to Cincinnati derailed near Noresh Ohio at 5 p m today. Injuries described as slight with one reported as a minor. Local authorities investigated the incident.
A British Avro aircraft reached 13 000 feet over Watertown in a record altitude flight by C Lar non and observer Lavonne Cooke. They wore heavy clothing as cold and clear skies challenged the crew, with numb hands noted during ascent. Nearby reports detail a separate robbery and a hospitalized girl after a wreck in Mitchell caused two skull fractures.
Sioux Falls May 19 17 disabled overseas soldiers at a local hospital threaten to strike if objectionable rules are not rescinded. They protest lights out at 10 pm limited phonograph hours and forcing them to lie on their clothes, saying the rules resemble army discipline and cause hardship. A protest action may follow if changes are not made. Yankton May 19 Brookings chosen as next meeting site for South Dakota College Press association. Herman Sweet elected president Arthur Wilson vice president and Mike Edla Nelson secretary.
Yankton South Dakota May 19 Miss Mae Cutler of Clearmont will be crowned queen of the May at Yankton college May day fete in the Garden Terrace theater on campus this evening. Myrtle Varland of Newell, dead last January from paralysis, shows improvement after quarantine and may recover fully.
Belle Fourche is the first town in western South Dakota to have aero mail service. The Northwest Airio corporation of Newell has carried mail between Newell and Alyada Mont for the past week, after weeks of impassable ground routes due to mud and weather. The service marks a new air link in regional mail delivery.
Washington May 24. Bergdoll escaped draft dodger Grover Cleveland Bergdoll prompted a 2500 dollar reward offered today by his attorneys General Answell Edward S Bailey of Washington and D Clarence Gibboney of Philadelphia. Answell said he would pursue his promise. Reports say Bergdoll hid 150000 near Hagerstown triggering a gold rush. Government officials aid search. Secretary Baker refused to see Answell citing past criticisms of courts martial.
Washington May 24 The project to grant a soldiers bonus has been a political football for months and now seems on its way toward extinction. Proponents will try to jam it through before recess while opposition from the minority and some Republicans blocks passage. Even if the House passes it the Senate could reject or the president veto. Wilson unlikely to back legislation opposed by Secretary Houston. the measure may wait until late summer or autumn pending campaign considerations.
Newport May 24 Rear Admiral William S Sims president of the naval war college told the graduation class that Navy personnel responded to retirements with zeal and loyal initiative. He said their entrance effort and skilled handling of transport services aided Allied operations in World War I and would apply to the Navy as a whole.
Washington report says revenue collectors were instructed to start a campaign to collect admission taxes from theaters and moving picture houses. Treasury reports indicate the measure could bring in substantial sums, with officials noting some payments may have been missed or misreported.
Washington May 24 Franklin Hitchcock former postmaster general has been summoned by the Senate presidential campaign expense investigating committee to appear Monday as the Wood and Baruch representative for McAdoo efforts. The committee aims to finish before the June 8 republican convention. Others summoned include Emerson for Lowden McSween for Johnson Rice for Poindexter Moore for Cox Carlin for Palmer Daugherty for Harding and Hersey for Sutherland.
The Medrest Journal argues against minimal chewing in the diet of Ife readers. It claims vigorous jaw work cleans the tongue surface and freshens the mouth, while soft meals leave mucous membranes unhealthy. It recommends tough bread or toast to stimulate cleaning and renewal of oral tissues.
Washington May 24. The United States chamber of commerce forecast a winter wheat crop near 500 million bushels this year with a possible variance of 10 percent. Last season yielded 731.6 million and the Agriculture Department’s May 1 estimate for 1920 is 484.6 million.
Fred Lay, 70, was fatally struck by a passenger train in Ewing as he walked along the line. Officials note eyesight and hearing impairment, while the engineer says Lay turned his back to the engine and could not be stopped in time. The incident left Lay in shallow water beside the tracks.
Martial law was declared in the Teschen plebiscite area by the international commission on Wednesday. Bitter tension has grown between Czech Slovak and Polish workers with several clashes reported in the district.
Berlin reports that Germany and Costa Rica have ended hostilities. The national assembly passed a peace bill on Friday and Washington advised that Costa Rica had declared war earlier this year. The formal termination noted occurred on February 23, with Costa Rica's response following in February.
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