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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1906
Page
2
A collage of short items from the period covers language curiosities about asparagus and sparrowgrass, a note on an Indian rain insect oil, New Zealand engagement tea customs, and fertilizer from Vesugina ashes. It also mentions a young Royal Academy exhibitor Una Taylor, Lexington figures, and market porter services, plus a variety of brief European and global notes on science, industry, and culture.
Acting Postmaster Hitchcock and B A Russo announce that clerks may decline joining the new union without losing their jobs. The National Union of Poxtoitice Clerks affiliated with the Federation of Lin vor forms, but the department says joining is optional.
Reports from South Dakota detail farmers urging immediate grain sales to meet obligations and fund land purchases, while rail and elevator issues threaten shipments. Watertown and Aberdeen notes record new housing, school openings, church plans, and local appointments as communities adapt to crop and economic pressures.
Pittsburg proclaims Harry K Thaw haunted his dancing school and pressured young pupils inclining to Evelyn Nesbit then about 18. Braun, proprietor, says Thaw paid fees for several girls under 14 and lingered near the school selecting dancers. He disputes Thaws New York theater recollection as false.
Labor Day was widely observed in Chicago with factory closures and a 10,000 strong march through the city center. New York sent 26,000 workers in a separate parade despite rainy weather.
A new steel bridge spanning Murth Blin collapsed yesterday in Clear Lake, injuring engineer Chester Palmer who remained at home with injuries that may prove fatal. The George Licker Company of Evansville erected the bridge a month prior and faces damages under its guarantee.
Huron Journal-World selects Charles S of Centerville Chronicle as editor amid company ties and political influence. Crawford associates report the move as favorable to the administration. Directors seek a new editor after prior leadership left.
The Adjutant General calls Dakota volunteers and camp commanders to provide unit rosters and current addresses for all members of the old First Dakota regiment. The move aims to file a complete roll before the war department’s order and to complete a Philippine veterans list for the state.
Lake Andes South Dakota September 4 The Republican convention nominated Lathrop of Chartes Mix county for state senator on the first ballot in session. The convention was held in a previous session.
Peter Abelson of Yankton died when lightning struck the porch near his home as he sheltered from a storm. The blast damaged the Banga residence where the Bangas slept, injuring none of them. Abelson, a blacksmith at Johnson & Anderson, leaves a wife and four children.
Chicago reports the preliminary hearing for Professor Charles H. Frye, accused of bigamy by Mrs. Goddard of Hurley South Dakota, adjourned to September 10. Frye, former head of the Cook County Normal School, vanished thirty one years ago and recently returned, offering his wife money to avoid inquiries. He was arrested after his arrival on the bigamy accusation filed by Mrs. Goddard, who said he used the name Goddard.
Thousands of Americans joined the annual Sedan day parade in Berlin on September 4 before Emperor William. General Barry led a party of American art enthusiasts invited by the emperor to witness the maneuvers.
Secretary Root arrived in Santiago aboard the cruiser Charleston and was greeted by Chilean Foreign Minister Huneus and American Minister Hicks. After a banquet in his honor, Root departed at midnight for Santiago by rail.
London reports Earl Dennisson denies the engagement rumor involving his eldest son Henry Lindburer Bruce and American Canille Clivard. A telegram from Lord Aberdare in Kingwaste Scotland confirms Bruce’s stance that the facts align with what he stated and implies no change in the decision.
In Bridgewater South Dakota on September one two Milwaukee Road area elevators at Dolton seven miles southeast of Bridgewater were totally burned with losses estimated over seven thousand dollars. One thousand two hundred bushels of wheat and eighteen hundred bushels of oats were destroyed. The Shanard Bros. elevator, the town’s last remaining, was saved after multiple flareups.
The official weather and crop bulletin notes rainfall above normal across several eastern counties with four inch totals in Hon llomme Minnehaha Turner and Yanklion. Sunshine was below average though overall the week was favorable for growth with moist soil and cool to mild temperatures.
Watertown South Carolina council approves a petition to rename nearly all city streets. Old names Kemp Warner and Huron will be replaced while Oak Maple remain unchanged. A numbered system will aid deliveries with Goth avenue spared as a numeric exception.
Belle Fourche South Dakota September 1 The Butte County fair will run September 12 to 14 and feature about 300 Red Men from the Pine Ridge and Rosebud agencies. They will be paraded daily with heoves to be set and cooled and appear in regalia on the streets. The event marks the first public entertainment by Indians in the area and attracts horse racing purses across the region.
Aberdeen S D Sept 1 labor scarcity hampers railroad extensions. M and St L deploys many workers on three divisions while Milwaukee and Chamberlain Rapid City line face similar limits. M and St J track reaches Wallace twenty miles from Watertown with plan to speed up via piece work paying by output. Watertown district sees strong demand for ties as Missouri river division grows. Watertown banks gain state honor two of five national banks named by New York Pinameter with First National and CitiZone National noted. Lead National tops gold country while Watertown ranks second and third nationally.
Two farmers Riley and Willard Ehaw were struck by an evening passenger train while crossing the tracks near the depot in a wagon. Willard was fatally injured. the other farmer likely faces severe injuries. Two cases of beer, one partly consumed, tell how the accident occurred. The man was not expected to have a large family and wife.
Vermillion South Dakota September 3 President I W Goodner of the board of regents visited to discuss university affairs with Secretary Sloan and to plan the addition to the young ladies dormitory The opening is about three weeks away and a president to succeed Garrett Croppers has not yet been named but regents are expected to act.
Western Portland Cement company of Yankton plans a large state fair exhibit in Huron next month. Big signs will feature the product, with cement photography and demonstrations of its qualities. Walter Grebe, a Yankton youth and U S Navy midshipman, is on a 30 day furlough in Yankton, having recently taken Annapolis entrance exams with good standing.
A civic parade led by the Cadet band celebrated the opening of Oak Street across the union railroad yards in Watertown Wisconsin. The four mile long straight avenue connects the north and south sides, drawing several thousand citizens to Mak street and Kemp avenue for speeches by former mayors and local leaders.
Residents in Aberdeen South Dakota thought an earthquake struck when a cyclone passed directly overhead this morning. The storm moved northeast with a loud rumble shaking houses before the sky cleared within an hour and no damage was reported nearby.
A consular report notes U S bank deposits rose from 1 248 billion to 4 725 billion 271 percent while France increased from 182 million to 570 million 218 percent from 1885 to 1905. Also reports Labor Day events in Yankton with races and a mayoral address by Titus E Price followed by a grand bowery dance.
Mrs. T. J. Dering, current holder, defeated Miss France Everett to win the final game and keep the women’s western golf championship title in Chicago.
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