The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-22
Cole Correspondence.

Not long since, certain person
had an occasion to so TO the Post Of
flce in Lennon and asked how the
quickest way would be to get mail TO
Cole. The official addressed informed
the questiontr that he did not know
where Cole was. SO we will begin
our Items by informing them that Cole
is in Pleasant Valley township 20-l3
located in the northeast corner of
section 10. And while we are talking
about Cole, we want to inform you
that we have the best bunch" of
hustlers and "stickers' in all of Per-
klns county, and from now on as long
as the worthy Editor sees fit to give
our stuff F." space in his valuable
paper we will attempt to make you
acquainted, on paper, at least, with
our people and let you know we are
alive in spite of the dry weather,
thistles, and every other obstacle
which has stood in the way of our
rapid progress. We are here to stay
and to always and all the time boost
I for Perkins County in general and
| Pleasant Valley township in particu-
lar.
| Mrs. John Hammond was visiting
at the home Of Mrs. VIM. Archi bald
on Thursday of this week.
w. H, Phelps and son Kenneth
| were in the county metropolis on Sat
urday where Mr.. Phelps had business
with the j. |. Case Co.
| r. b. Bartlett arrived on Saturday
form Bannaford, N, D., where he has
/ been at work in the harvest fields
c. Shorthand anc w. RI. Phelps
were in Hettinger on Friday where
they looked up the proposition OF bay
ing an engine for the tlareshing ma
chine,
Clarence Van Scooter is at home
for few days to visit with his par
ents after which he will return to his
work at Morristown.
+. A. Basford marketed large
load of wheat at one Of the Haynes
| elevators Saturday. He received a
good price for the commodity and did
a considerable amount of trading in
that hustling little burg.
! Henry Schult arrived home Thurs
| day last from Mott where he has been
working at harvesting and threshipg.
Meaile and Roy Simonds, from
Owatoma, near Slim Buttes, were all
| night passengers at the Idlewild farm
on Sunday. They were driving through
from North Dakota to their home
steads.
| A. j. Johnson drove to Hettinger
Monday where he sold large amount
of wheat. He has about decided 10
have an auction sale at his farm and
| bills announcing the same will soon
be out.
| Martin Dahl is employed for few
days at the Lulewild farm assisting
at the farm work.
II. l.. Button drove to Hettinger on
Saturday where he took the train for
Lennon. While there he transacted
business before the land Office and al
SO visited the dental office,
w. H. Phelps was in Haynes Tues
day trarsacting business and trading
at the local stores,
A, G Carroll is busy thes. day 5
| fretghting for the Cole store, laying
IN supply of the necessares OF life
For the long winter which is sure tc
come soon.
The weather man Is unusually gnoC
to Us this month, for which VI. are
truly thankful as some of the farmer,
are not Yet through threshipg AL
though the busy hum of the Machine
can be heard every day, there is stll
considerable amount of grain va
to he threshed.
q. A. Tilson leaves this week fp,
Illinois where he will spend the winter
at his old home Mr. Filson expects
to return in the spring and farm his
land, as he says even if he don get
a crop of the highest standard, it is
better to farm here then to pay three
to five dollars an acre rent as one
has to do in the east.
Mrs Doughty expects to leave soon
for Shields, n d., where she will
Join her husband who is at work
there. They have resided in Cole
for the past three years, and leave
many friends who extend good wishes
to them in their new home. Miss
Florence will not join her parents
until she finishes her school which
she has engaged for the coming year.
f. D. Dunning and William Nc
II Ouoid were at HAYNES TUESDAY. Mr..