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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
6
A fragmentary item mocks campaign chatter as Mr. Bryan provokes Roosevelt era debate while Dunn and Bradstreet forecast strong markets for the new year. An inaugural ball is planned in Pierre with Governor Vessey, amid Democratic woes. Educators meet Aberdeen, Huron invites next year. Taft forecasts victory in Ohio.
G N McIlvaing severs all ties with Richards Trust Company yet refuses to yield his position as Omford's boss. He vows to contest the change and fight to retain leadership. The dispute signals a high stakes leadership struggle within the organization and potential governance tensions ahead.
A fragmented text argues Taft will shape legislation more than Roosevelt, claiming the Sioux Falls Press overreacts to Senator Gamble’s influence, noting the paper is under strain in portraying strength.
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania is chosen as Secretary of State under Taft a capable and dependable choice. Taft is to be congratulated on this wise appointment.
A steel corporation opposes tariffs aimed at the trust yet supports protective measures to prevent bankruptcy of small mills. The stance is described as paternalistic, highlighting concern for independent steel producers despite overall corporate opposition.
About forty House members have notified the Ways and Means Committee and the speaker that they will not back any tariff bill that retains the lumber duty. The protest signals broad opposition to current timber levies and calls for removal of the tariff.
The writer notes Glasser who claims to write for the Jim Elliott organ in Bon Homme county has stirred discussion after twenty five years of reading South Dakota exchanges. The piece praises his subject over wit or pen and extends holiday wishes to Brother Glasner.
State Auditor Hirning joins State Treasurer Casanl in denouncing the last legislature for extravagance and overspending beyond state revenues. Critics say many administration members share the view, warning that the people will awaken to alleged truths too late.
Local business leaders consider a proposal by Mr. Gilmore of Piperton Minnesota who believes oil could be found in Codington county. He argues oil bearing rock lies below the new level and that drilling to about two thousand feet is needed. The Huronite notes optimism despite potential delay.
The report notes preparations underway to reach the specified depth, detailing equipment readiness, personnel assignments, and safety protocols. Key entities include the operator and the project location, with schedules aligning to drill stages and depth milestones.
The Kimball Graphic extols North Dakota winters as a supreme life force, claiming the “winter ozones” strengthen blood and flesh. It urges travelers to seek the Dakota frosts for health, promising vitality that lasts through spring and sustains seven hard heats weekly for months.
The piece criticizes Congress for its late embrace of opposition to President Roosevelt as he nears retirement in March. It denounces lawmakers for cowardice and lack of firm stance, noting one South Dakota senator who refused to trade votes for White House sunshine and will retire with self respect rather than accept crumbs.
The piece argues insurgent Democrats manipulated June primaries to aid Crawford’s Senate win. It cites Brookings County results showing 2227 Republican, 8 Democrat, and other totals, claiming Republican loss and Democratic gain altered outcomes. It asserts Beadle, Brookings, and Minnehaha helped nominate Crawford and suggests Republicans would have won statewide if not for insurgent tactics.
A reflective piece on courts as mirrors of society noting how courts reveal both high moral standards and social degeneration. It argues freedom from responsibility harms society, urges building a “highway above the filth,” and stresses citizen responsibility, intelligence, and integrity to improve justice and reduce wrongful outcomes.
A reflective critique argues that recognizing the evils of society is essential to devise effective remedies. It emphasizes diagnosing failures in governance and institutions to prevent harm and restore public trust.
The article recounts Senator Kittredge’s long study of the canal issue, his support for a sea level canal against the president’s favored lock design, and the ensuing political clash. Despite pressure and patronage promises, Kittredge stands firm, and the president’s stance shifts, ultimately ending in the defeat of Kittredge’s report by one vote. Time is cited as validating Kittredge’s position and the value of principled public service.
A local front page plea highlights a child’s empty stocking as a symbol of poverty and neglect. The piece urges readers to replace gloom with acts of kindness, fostering goodwill and a spirit of giving beyond material gifts.
A reflective plea on the moral impact of care for children. The narrator links a child’s comfort and joy to broader kindness, arguing neglect breeds ingratitude and inhumanity. They urge keeping the image of “The Empty Stocking” in heart and carrying heartful generosity to daily life.
A revision era advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for cases of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. The undeceived endorsers claim Cheney trustworthy and capable financially to meet obligations. Includes testimonial and price per bottle with a note to take Hall's Family pills for constipation.
In Tuesday session juries were impaneled and cases heard. A complaint was struck for nonconformity, then plaintiff allowed to file anew by January 6, 1909. The Kimm vs Walterson tax suit featured a humorous cross examination. verdict favored plaintiff for $500. Wednesday opened with Chaplin Glidden vs Mutual Cash Guaranty Fire Insurance Co over $1,000 policy on Hitchcock mill. the case tests whether extra insurance can be bought without consent of the prior company. A violin valued at $1,000 tied to a death case hinted at motive and mystery around possible suicide with a large endowment policy, while notes and telegrams from Roxbury added family concerns to the proceedings.
Mr. W. B. Cahey of Pierre Security Trust Co visited Huron to learn details of Edward Prue s death at the Dakota House last Sunday. Prue a former insurances man from Roxbury Mass had been in Boston and Diere with Cahey and built up agency work for the Pierre firm. Investigators say despondency and drink contributed to his suicide and Cahey, a known abstainer, found the case surprising given Prue s reputed sobriety. Prue owned a Roxbury residence valued at $12 000 to $14 000.
The fall term ended with chapel exercises as students prepared to depart for holidays. Nearly 11 town students left on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. Miss Adams bade farewell, regretting leaving the student body. Thirteen football players were awarded H letters, with a list including Blake, D. Oxbow, V. Weier, Nelson, Buckley, Hager, York, Davis, Hollingworth, Sinai, Salisbury, Kerr and G. Osban.
W C Kiestler of Halliday Ark endorses Electric Bitters as a remedy for malaria stomach and liver troubles and run down conditions. The ad claims the medicine purifies and enriches the blood tones nerves and imparts vigor. Money back if it fails to help. Wheelers drug store.
Excursion tickets go on sale for Jolie Days on the Nonth Western Line with return validity until January 5. Full particulars available on application. Also notes on local social news: Miller couple heading to California for winter, Miss Mather to Chicago for holidays, Phillips family to Clear Lake for Christmas, and Ethel Smith returning to Sioux City for holidays. A college party at Voorhees hall honored Miss Kathryn Adams, who goes to England to study. Harry T. Hutchinson, son of G S Hutchinson, completed a four year law course at Stanford and may join the United States Immigration Commission awaiting assignment across the coast and Rocky Mountain states.
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