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Newspaper
The Kadoka Press
Location
Kadoka, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1909
Page
7
Saturday proclaimed market day by local merchants. Prizes offered for the farthest trader, largest family, top spenders, and the best hog and hay loads. A major auction sale is planned with no auctioneer fee for items sold.
W C Meyer, agent for the town site company, distributed plats of Kadoka yesterday. He showed the new Plattea west addition and left a liberal supply at the Press office for public viewing.
Homesteaders are informed that The Press is legally qualified to receive and publish all land notices including final proof contest and land sale notices. Readers are urged to insist on publishing notices in The Press which is read by more than twice the audience of any other paper in the territory. Come to The Press office to have notices prepared free of charge.
The Kadoka Press argues against crediting clippings to other papers while praising a surge in subscriptions on Market Day. It touts local ownership, community focus, and mutual interests with Kadoka and Stanley County as it seeks to build up the region and attract advertisers.
A national uproar grows over government circulars that offer envelopes for a price undercutting home printers. Critics say deficits hint at subsidized costs, while merchants warn of harming local businesses. Other notes report a pie eating contest at the Pearl Restaurant, a hogs pay inquiry, and a school moving day led by janitor Nellis.
Market day ends with tell of visits and marriages likely on South Creek. Fred Johnson returns from Canton. Gilbert Nelson plans land purchase in Platt. Severt Benning keeps busy shoeing horses. Wakoma changes name to Powell as Bad River baptism joke notes railroad company nonparticipation.
Elmer Ziegler of Fort Pierre and Tom Barnes of Forest City were arrested for horse rustling by Sheriff Huston. A warrant is out for Henry Oakes of Fort Pierre on the same charge. The trio allegedly cut out five horses from the Devine ranch around December 5 and stole seven total, selling them for 125 dollars to Barnes, who says he did not know they were stolen. Ziegler turned state's evidence. Barnes faces trial with bail set at 1200 dollars.
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