The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-01-10
"Grand Old Dakota" 7"

Unuer lne ABOVE caDtlOn, the |
Bismarck Tribune does little
philosophizing. in which it points
with pride to the prosperity now
enjoyed by North Dakotans, and |
reminds its readers that the per
son who weakened during the
lean years in the Dakotas, and
sought greener pastures. is the
person who generally lost out.
, while the man who stuck to Da-
kota, taking the lean years stole
ally. and looking forward to the
future hopefully, is the man who
is now well.to-do if not rich.
The Tribune says:
Once more the countenancc of the
Dakota farmer is ablaze with the sig-
nal of happiness. and from all sec
tions of the state comes the joyful
| news that the elevators are filled to
the caves with wheat and that the
railroads are facing car famine in
| their efforts to move the staple which
has made North Dakota famous. At
times Dame Nature frowns on the best
efforts of man, and for some unknown
reason causes him to grow sick at
heart. 1t is then that the small bore
man gives up the struggle, considers
that life is not worth the living, and
in moment of disgust pulls up stakes
and moves to some other locahtic-
where the same old performance or
continuous show II you would have 1t
is repeated,
But it is the brave man who wins;
the fellow who sticks through thict
and thin Is the one who eventually
gets the bank account, and another
season like the past one and the Da-
kota farmer can rest on his oars and
smile al fate.
In this manner Divine Providence
tests the marrow in the bones of The
husbandman, the artisan and the
worker In every field God, il is said
loves a fighter and hates a coward,
and the man or woman who possess
the '>tickatlvcnesS, no matter what
the odds may be against them are
bound To be amply rewarded tol
, their toll and persistency sooner OF
later.
With wheat al 90 cents a huShel
the producer will not suffer greatly,
II is conceded on all sides that the
price il low, but even at its prescn
figure it will help some. The bank
paid; mortgages lifted and renewa
OF confidence III the state of Nortl
: Dakota esta abhsbcd at hone a. vel
as abroad.
This is a great country. Here ont
may become rich, famous and beyon'
any doubt happy. But he must pos
sess red blood and stick The herollin!
h stone never gathered any moss, bn
the one that stood pat was eventual.
covered with It, The moral is a. oh
vious as the nose on ones face.
The Tribune's article supplies L
South Dakota and TO South Dakoti
men and women as we'll as 10 NOrtl
), Dakota and North Dakotans o.
every hand there are instances Wher
o men and women stuck il out durin!
h the lean years of twenty years ago
d and who are now comfortably stu
l.. ated. The News talked with one ma
l. the other day, pioneer Of northern
South Dakota, who told Of nsin
prime dairy butter for axle gceas
because ii was cheaper, selling 10
six cents pound while a box of axl
grea Sc cost 10 cents. And he told q
wears when the wheat crop was
= failure, and OF time when he trade
dozen and a fourth of chickens 70
"A pony because the man who owne
the pony could eat the chickens, bu
he could not buy feed for the ponv
and no one would buy il for cash
= These days are happily gone tor
> ever bat they furnish good cause fo
the loyalty with which the Dak"tan
n who STAYED through the bad wears no
) look upon the state since the g""
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