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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1899
Page
4
John L. Pyle will give the memorial address at Huron, reflecting on the life and legacy of the deceased. The ceremony is expected to draw local officials and residents paying tribute.
Governor Roosevelt testified in the beef inquiry court and said most of it was bad. William Jennings Bryan’s bluff on Perry Belmont failed. The “boy ora tor” speaks well but writes poorly. The Seven Day Adventists begin their annual camp meeting at Bronx Falls on June 20. The per capita gold in the country rose to 12.57 dollars, and total gold to 966,396,743 dollars.
The auction of 4,440 acres of Brookings County school lands brought prices as high as 25.00 per acre, with the overall average price calculated at 14.44 per acre. The sale details reflect the market for rural school land, highlighting bids and distribution across parcels.
Both California and Delaware will be represented by a single senator for the next two years as their state legislatures fail to elect. The stalemate leaves both seats vacant in the upper chamber, delaying full congressional representation.
The American army has won another victory over the Filipino insurgents. It seems only a question of getting at those followers of Aguinaldo.
The text notes a wage increase of 5 to 25 percent for a quarter million workers since January 1, while accusing William Jennings Bryan of earning a generous salary, highlighting income contrasts in a brief political jab.
The humorist Robert Burdette has wed Miss Clara Baker of Rosendina California and will reside in the city where he will preach at the First Presbyterian church, continuing his gospel ministry from that pulpit.
A Davenport Democrat fragment quotes a speaker claiming that crushing Filipinos is a first step in any harsh action toward other people, suggesting that once the Filipino is caught the rest will follow easily. The wording reflects wartime prejudice and dehumanizing rhetoric.
The Chicago Record urges a full government inquiry into the weather department after extensive scrutiny of the beef question. It questions whether the weather service has provided artificially altered forecasts over recent months.
The statement notes school lands in Grant Roberts Codington and Deuel counties selling as high as twenty dollars an acre, while Beadle county lands are priced at ten dollars per acre. It emphasizes the potential for buyers to gain wealth through early acquisition and price increases.
Typhoid fever is described as the fiercest enemy for soldiers in the present war. Iowa furnished four infantry regiments to the U S, two have been mustered out. Of Iowa’s dead, 148 soldiers died, with 116 from typhoid fever.
A frog a duck a lamb and a polecat set off for the circus. The polecat cannot pay the admission fee and must crawl under the canvas. The frog has a green back the duck a bill the lamb four quarters but the polecat only a scent and that was bad.
The Sioux Falls Press condemns a bill allowing taxes in two installments praising small property owners while arguing large corporations gain little from the law. It contends the change chiefly benefits the least able to pay, the small taxpayers, once in effect.
Eastbound trains bring new settlers to the Jim River valley as cheap land days fade. Farming proves profitable there when properly done, with a decade of experience solving pioneer challenges. New arrivals can expect to profit by the learned lessons and favorable conditions now present.
The article extols the prairie lands as fertile and inviting for settlers moving west from crowded eastern areas. It notes rising land rents yet argues the long term benefit of increased population and a bountiful harvest this season will complete South Dakota’s westward expansion and eventual success for new immigrants.
Reports from Manila describe a battle with the Fili pinos in which South Dakota troops took part. Among the dead are Capt. Jonas Lien and Lieut. Morrison, both young men well known in the state and the regiment. Lien's death will be mourned by many friends.
The Bryant Post explains the new law limits butter color use by farmers wives and butter makers. If strictly interpreted, it requires labeling butter as adulterated before selling. The aim is to ensure consumers know the color comes from cow quality and butter maker skill rather than chemicals.
The Smelter trust, a new old style organization, has pushed silver prices up by ten percent. John T. Graham, its founder, claims the move will benefit rather than oppress the public. Operators in the combine signed a ten year non raise contract and expect the price increase to occur soon after the pact is perfected.
The Huronite reprints a notice from Manila’s Freedom praising South Dakota volunteers. The piece lauds the state’s regiments, recalling block house No. 4, the Fighting Tenth of Pennsylvania, and their grand church charge, calling the soldiers manly and an honor to country and state.
A Sioux City Journal feature critiques the Chronic “agin it” man as a protest prone voter who talks but offers no positive policy. He champions freedom yet relies on passion over reason, gathering followers while avoiding constructive ideas.
The piece argues that a negation-centered platform cannot build great theory or business and cautions that protest minorities, though numerous, lack the path to real progress. It critiques the opposition mindset as a bond among protesters and questions suffrage as a universal solution.
A critique of female suffrage arguing that women cannot fix domestic service problems or run public administration. It notes unreliable references, costly wages, high turnover, and distrust of intelligence offices, concluding the servant issue is too big for women to solve.
The article condemns ten cent butter as ignorant in its creation and argues that poor butter results from a lack of knowledge by producers. It blames cheap store butter for degrading the industry and letting alternatives like hog and bull butter and cottonseed oil spread.
The Governor attempted a veto trading plan during the recent session to gain removal power over native officers. He agreed not to veto the Aberdeen Normal School bill in exchange for votes on a removal bill. The Aberdeen bill passed without his signature, then the removal bill moved forward, prompting loud reactions from both sides and a frustrated governor.
The piece criticizes Mr Bailey's leadership as ineffective in politics. It argues he would perform poorly even with better material and notes his party's ongoing failures. Bailey is portrayed as consistently aligned with party orthodoxy and often on the wrong side of issues.
The Yankton Gazette discusses the likely supreme court ruling on the dispensary amendment and its impact on the license law. Judge Smith overruled the demurrer, framing the central issue and paving the path for an appeal from the ruling in the Donaldson case.
The St Louis Grace-Democrat declares Tagal hostility and Philippine conquest are akin to Indian war. It argues U S title to the Philippines is secure, and calls for strong action from Manila troops defending national dignity and safety, praising tougher action as popular with the public.
Sioux Falls members of the fusion parties' state central committees prepare to attend a meeting next Friday, March 31, in Huron. About a hundred prominent fusion party men will attend and plan the judicial campaign for the fall. The convention time for nominating judicial candidates on the fusion ticket will be set and a call issued.
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