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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1909
Page
6
A garbled citywide update notes Aberdeen plans to spend 200000 on paving streets this year. References to reformers, suffrage committees, and local governance surface amid broader civic remarks. Mentions Roosevelt Africa trip and steel trust earnings as context. Judges’ lengthy charge lingers in jurors’ minds.
The Aroquois Chief criticizes reform officials noting Parmely’s praise as warden and predicting an ex-warden with incompetence will succeed him. It cites debt changes from a quarter of a million to nearly a million and a half under reform administrations.
Aberdeen plans a homecoming prom drawing hundreds of aging pioneers who helped build a commonwealth from broad fertile acres. The gathering honors a hardy race whose members are rapidly passing away.
The immigration to this state is already under way and promises to be larger than booster expectations. The piece notes opposition to a hides tariff, and queries who supports the absorbing trust. It mentions Senator Crawford buying a plug hat on arriving in Washington and President Taft's tariff message being brief yet potentially influential with Congress.
It now looks as though South Dakota would again lead all the states In the production of new wealth for the current year. The water question for the year seems to have been settled in advance.
Taft's tariff agenda gains strong press attention as commentators note he speaks more concisely than his predecessor. Opinion surveys suggest his approach resonates. analysts predict a notable impact on policy and public reaction as discussions continue.
A farmer argues the dairy enterprise remains viable as land values climb. He contends abandoning dairy would harm state prosperity, noting cows from a decade ago helped raise property values. He urges sticking to dairy business for future stability.
Congress begins to tackle a tariff bill amid a wide range of regional and citizen concerns. Lawmakers recognize the challenge of crafting legislation that fairly addresses the needs of all parts of the country.
The speaker urges Huron to cut to dress for a city makeover and calls for paving the business portion after sewer work. She condemns the current streets as frightful, claiming Aberdeen Mitchell and Pierre have better conditions.
It is reported that T. B. Roberts, private secretary to Senator Kittredge for six years, will move to Aberdeen to serve as secretary of the Aberdeen Commercial Club. If true, Aberdeen is to be congratulated as Roberts is described as someone who knows how to do things and does them.
The passage laments unpaid fines against the Standard Of and predicts drastic government action to enforce debt collection. It notes intimidation as a major factor in debt recovery and hints at looming consequences if nonpayment continues. The writer dramatizes enforcement by suggesting a battleship could be deployed to Uncle John's front door on a calm summer morning.
Railroads have shaped South Dakota, facing punishment in past anti-railroad furor. Now it seems the anti-railroad wave has passed as voters tire of demagogic politics that touted railroad control as the sole issue.
A British explorer cabled the government claiming to have found the south pole, a feat long sought by explorers. The claim, if verified, would end much debate about its location and may answer questions long in doubt.
Ex presidents friends and scientists doubt the planned journey to Darkest Africa, warning that if carried out as proposed, Roosevelt's survival chances are slim. A National American Woman Suffrage Association petition to Congress seeks a constitutional amendment for suffrage, aiming to submit the largest petition to a legislative body, but critics say it will not aid women.
In the Aberdeen News twenty year ago column lovers of baseball in South Dakota boasted of a league of clubs from Watertown Huron Aberdeen Redfield and Mitchell. The league never materialized but there is talk of forming it. It may take another twenty years, but the league will be formed and baseball has come to stay.
The article argues that tariffing wood pulp shows press influence in the nation. It asserts selfish motives drive both free pulp advocacy and industry protection urges. Protection principles are sound, yet abuse harms consumers and fails to protect labor.
The Argus Leader lauds a warden as a diplomatic figure while noting Bancroft's long post office tenure and later insurgent stance. It questions his continued diplomacy amid political shifts. Also reported is the death of Dr Louis McLouth in Boston, former president of the Agricultural College, remembered for building a strong school and earning respect.
Sympathy pours in for Harry Wentzy editor of the Gate City Guide after the death of his wife and infant child. Mrs Wentzy was beloved by the South Dakota Press Association and attended meetings, supporting her husband’s work with encouragement and strength.
R. 8, an auditor of the treasury department with a strong Washington record, faces a renewed fight for reappointment after backing Senator Kittredge against Gamble and Crawford. South Dakota senators push for retaliatory shifts, Cook of Sioux Falls eyed for a new post as the nine spot trend dominates. Aberdeen to get a new passenger depot as Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul plan to tear down the old one.
The article notes Aberdeen rebuilt a large brick depot after protests and growth. It predicts North Western will similarly upgrade its Huron facilities to meet rising demand and public complaints about inadequate depot service on the Dakota system.
A historical dispatch recalls R. C. Kerens of Missouri rising to ambassadorial hopes under Taft after McKinley days, with a waning Sun under Roosevelt. It notes Kerens lost favored status when Roosevelt rose, while congressman Barthold gained influence for his district and renewed ties with Roosevelt, linking a long history of political alliances and German-American connections.
A traveling salesman quotes a wholesale house letter urging salesmen to avoid pushing ill fitting goods. The tale praises restraint, recommending only items the customer truly wants and notes the commercial world improving with wiser conduct. The letter signals a higher standard in commerce and a shift from aggressive order getting.
A congress bill proposes a new tariff law with an inheritance tax and Cuban reciprocity while transferring many free list items to the dutiable list as luxuries. Revenue estimates run to 300 million dollars with inheritance tax yielding about 20 million annually. The measure would delay maximum rates by sixty days after enactment and aim to replace foreign trade agreements with a system of maximum and minimum duties.
The document outlines free lists for hides wood pulp and art works over twenty years old and tax concessions on tea with no tax on coffee. It calls for $40 million Panama bonds and $250 million treasury certificates, reciprocal free trade with the Philippines with limits on sugar tobacco and cinars, and a maximum minimum tariff system inspired by Germany and France. It also notes patents for foreigners must follow domestic rules, aiming to spur large domestic manufacturing.
The advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages as a constitutional remedy taken internally. It claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces, offers $100 for a guaranteed cure, and promotes testimonials from J J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. Also mentions Hall's family pills for constipation.
Announced opening dates Friday and Saturday April 2 and 3 with a complete line of up-to-date hats. Mrs. Ellen Dickey invites all ladies of Huron and vicinity to view the collection during the event.
J. O. Floyd, representing Lawrence and Chambers of the Monarch Land and Loan Co., came back Monday night from Texas where he accompanied four land seekers. One purchaser was made while the other three remained to study the property more closely.
Government experiment stations report a 20 percent sulphate of iron spray to kill young dandelion plants while older roots resurface if over sprayed. A two pounds per gallon mix in water, applied to a square red grass plot, can erase dandelions but may blacken grass temporarily. repeat applications may be needed. Carryout warns: avoid spraying freshly cut lawns and note that iron sulfate stains cement and linen.
Alfred C. Smith and Bessie McCray were married at the House of Hope Presbyterian church in St. Paul by Rev. Henry C. Swearingen. Smith, a Huron College faculty member, married a popular Huron student and plans a Chicago honeymoon before returning to Huron in about two weeks.
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