The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-03
PLANA.

PLANA.
Ed Perry is reported as sick with
typhoid fever.
Mrs. Grittith's sister is visiting
here for a few days.
Fern Hays and Miss Jorgenson were
tleeting visitors last Saturday.
Hi' there! Dye see that gopher run!
Like! got 'em. Two cents, please.
The sale at Frank Joneswas except
ionally. good everything going at a
good rate.
Peter Holumn and cousin of Henry
township were visitors in Cambria
this week.
Aberdeen visitors this week were
J. J. Jones and son, @. II. Greed, VIM.
Berlin, 7. A. Jones, and VIM. David
son.
1t is reported that Wilfred Baker
has rented his farm to Hugh Williams
together with all farm implements,
the change to be made next fall.
R. d. Roberts returned this week
from the sale in Mcpherson county
bringing with him three fine horses,
the average price being $3.50 per head.
r. X. Burton of Bath is making up
a carload of cattle, and has been buy
ing in this vicinity of late. Last
week he secured seven head of VIM.
Davidson.
A good crowd was present at the
party given by Mr.. and Mrs. Arch
Wertz last Tuesday night. Gard play
ing and dancing were the features Of
the evening.
Hired men apparently are not as
: scar,e as formerly. Some farmers
have concluded to hire only in the
spring and make the kids hustle
through the. summer.
, /Chet Rumery is back from his veter'
Iinary studies at Brookings. 1t is re-
ported that he carries microscope il
: his hat. a saw in his boot leg, a lancet
Mn his fist and blood in his eye.
The Lincoln bridge has been raised
about three feet but is still ungradet
, making it impossible. 1t was form
= erly too low owing to defective survey
inc. and was at times under water
Mr.. Ashball, who lives on the oil
e Martin place, is inquiring forflaxseed
I, Mr.. Ashball, who is lately from Iowa
believes that sorghum is the fodde
s crop for this country, and If he cal
e secure landhe will make a test thi
: year.
At last we have a lodge in Plan
i and that means a hall and a hal
means a whacking good time, also, a
the following poem testifies. Alodg
means a goat, and several of the boy
u think it's just mean.
4 At dead Of night in star light bright.
Whence comes this awful form
y Rut dimly seen with eyeballs green
10 And voice of thunder storm2
lS M%a t5E-ta %HH4G- 98a52 rAe1A
= That ugly fare of tangled hair
Conceals q slanting brow,
The ouiv'ring nose in threat ming pose
IS Seems itching for q row.
= In fearful grin this shape Of sin
:. Draws up it's frothing jaw,
e. And loven foot as black as SCOT
TAPS light his we'll fed nav.
+ TO mind bereft a foot. that's cleft.
n And such sepulchral groan,
If The tangled hair, the eyes that glare,
Are deemed the devils own.
a. Rut not SO these; 'twould many please
le If old Nick was atoat,
n And had the face to take the place
- OF X, o. II. Ms goat.
~ NV itching pate must needs relate
m "A direful tale Of woe,
= They brought the goat from place remote
A candidate to show.
a mad TATTOO OF hoofs that flew
visage flushing red
Kerbiff! kerback! alasl alackl
The candidate had fed.
And down the aisle with nasty smile,
e. He drove the victims crest,
he soughht to lay In loving way
His massive head to rest, 4