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The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-11
Better Goods

FOR THE SAME MONEY. We are filing
our sheds to the roof with the best grades of
dry lumber to take care of this falls trade
Nice straight dmentions, solid smooth boards
Shingles that will lay up nice on your roof.
Clear Drop Siding, Flooring and Ceiling, and
other choice stock.
We do not buy from mills that sell at the
lowest price but from those that make the
best stock. If you are IN favor of trading
with an Independent Home concern that will
give you the best grades and service at as
low or lower prices then others then YOU will
trade with us. 1t will pay you to come long
distance to trade at this yard QUAMMEN
AUSTAD Lumber c., Lennon, So Oak
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-11
Local News Notes

Rev. George Dow, of Selbv,
held services in the Episcopal
church last Sunday.
Judge Sonderall of Hettinger
was in the city on Saturday of
last week on matters of business.
Mr.. Fred Beier returned from
Larimore, n. D. on Sunday of
last week. He is now employed
on the water mains extenrion.
Mrs. Collohan, who has been
in the city for the past week
visiting with friends returned to
her home near Thunderhawk on
Saturday.
DR.. Haynes and son and daugh-
ter, Leslie and Gertrude respec-
lively, came up from Grand Val
ley the latter part of last week
and spent a few hou RS here on
business.
George Bovd, proprietor of the
Star Bakery at Mobridge, was a
business visitor in Lennon on
Saturday. 1t must have seemed
good to Mr.. Boyd to be in a
large and hustliDg city, again.
Sunday was a big day at the
reservoir north of this city, over
lO batherS taking advantage of
the Ane swimming that the res
ervolr affords. There was a
continuous stream of automobiles
wagons, bicycles and horse
gong to and from this popular
place all afternoon. |
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-11

Miss Van Horn was called tc
her home at Buffalo on Monday
night on account of the serious
illness of her brother who had
suffered a stroke of paralysis.
A man and team have been
busy this week moving tn e
weeds and grass from the side
streets of the city. This greatly
beauties these thoroughfares
giving our town a clean an d
we'll kept appearance.
j udge r. l.. Dillman held a
cham Der session in this city on
Saturday when Sigurd Oren ap-
peared before the court and en-
tered a plea of guilty to the
charge of stealing a suit of
clothes from the Sam Neon home
in Flat Creek township. This is
the young man whom Sheriff Ak
tell recently captured in Minneso.
ia after a strenuous search. He
received sentence of an indi-
tinate term in the reformatory
and will be taken to that insti-
tuition Thursday.
l.. F. Whiteman and family
left for Box Elder, Montana. to
make their future home. Mr.. |
Whlteman expected to make
Minnesota his home but found
there not as good as
here so Journeyed to Montana,
taking stock with him. We are
expecting them to return to the
Home of Alfalfa" before long |
and shall welcome them back
whenever they see fit to return.
The weather for the past week
las been simply ideal for all
tlnds Of out door work. Har-
resting is on in full blast while
t won't be very long now before
he hum of the thresher is heard
IS no doubt many farmers will
hresh out Of the shock to avoid
tacking their grain. Plenty of
'elp thus far is reported though
ater on more help may be asked ,
or in the field work. The Sun.
hlne State" is making a won. ;
Ter record this season from every
'olnt of view. ,
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-11

Revie White, Of Grand Valley
was a Lennon visitor Thursday
of last week.
Earl Chubb, of Morristown,
was a visitor with friends in the
city on SUNDAY evening.
Clara Meyer. of Morristown.
was an over Sunday visitor at
the Coutts home, visiting her
friend Miss Mildred.
Mrs. Olive White and daughter
Ethyle, who for the past month
have been touring the Pacific
coast returned on Tuesday of last
week.
Paul Bohn Sr. of Mott, accom-
panied his son Paul to this place
one day last week, so he could
go to his sheep ranch near Whit.
ney, from here.
Mrs. Peter PITT left Monday
for Aberdeen intending to visit
for few days in that city after
which she will leave for Winona.
Minnesota, for a visit with her
parents. She expects to be
absent some five weeks on the
eastern trip.
Sophie Allen was pleasantly
surprised on last Saturday eve-
ming when about twenty-five of
her young friends gathered at
her home to help her celebrate
her 18th birthday anniversary.
A good time is reported by all
present.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-11

Will Christensen was visitor
IN Haynes Saturday on matters
of business.
A. A. Axtell ard Charley
Hanson came up from Bison on
Friday on matters of business.
Atty 0. H. Aygarn, of Het.
finger, transacted business in
this city on Monday of this week
Joe Cassady returned the lat
ter part Of last week from a
three months visit in Montana.
Misses Rose and Helen kapIin
left on Monday after months
visit with their sister, Mrs.
r. j. Fields.
Mrs. Reed, of Date, S. d. and
her cousin, Mrs. F. ID. Miller, of
Seattle spent few days visiting
in Lennon on their way to
Omaha.
Mrs. James Land, of Faith, S.
d.. returned Monday via Lem
mon from Miles City where she
spent six weeks with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Elgin.
Pard Hannah. a prosperous
young rancher of Showers leaves
Lennon with a handsome new
saddle. Pard spends a great
deal of time in the saddle.
Notice to Our Subcribers
We are about to get out a new
directory and we would request
that those who wish changes
made should notify us before
August 18th. Dakota & Montana
Telephone Co.
Prof. Duncan, of Poughke-
epskie, N. Y, was in Lennon
the latter part of last week en-
route to his home from the Ex-
position in San Francisco. Prof.
Duncan was one of the founders
of Dakota Wesleyan College at
Mitchell.
Farmers are this week busy
in their fields cutting oats and
barley. In some fields the growth
has been so rank that many
spots are lodged making it diff
cult for binders to pick it up.
Thus far, the yield in bushels
has not been estimated bnt later
we expect give our readers some
reports along this line.
The kids of the city have start
ed to smash things up in gener-
al down around the elevators and
'torages with "nigger shooters"
several windows having been
broken and other damage done
n the last week. Several prop.
erty owners are up in arms and
lnlesS the parents of these kids
get busy and stop this practice
someone will have to pay up a
lice little fine for his boys re-
ease
The Herald office force wish
o thank Grandma Good, and ,
irs. Harry d. March for a love-
y bouquet of flowers which were
,rown in their garden. These
aides take great pride and pleas
re in raising and caring for a
.reat variety of these beautiful
Iants and it reminds some of
s Of the time when we lived in
california and the flowers there
re not any more beautiful than
hose sent us by these ladies'. 5
The Herald has mailed out a
etter to each and every man on
ur lists whose subscription is in
rrears as shown on our books.
his is not done merely to ask
he delinquents to pay up but
lso to check up our books and
nd out if they are correct in
agard to those that owe us. Ifls
on are in receipt of one of those )
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MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

The New York Federal Reserve Bank
rates were 4 per cent. for thirty 70
ninety days and s per cent. for longer
bills.
Open market discounts, primo aocep-
tances, maturing up TO ninety days, ga
az, per cent.
Commercial paper rates were 3hTt
per cent. for sixty and ninety day b',ls
and for four to six months best names /:
~ per cent. for Others.
Time money continued quiet and I'M
changed. Rates were 2ia per cent.
for sixty days. pa d2% per cent. for
ninety days. 2% 10 per cent. for four
months. 3 per cent. for Ave months and
ia M3la per cent. for over the year.
Call money on the floor of the Stock
Exchange last week ranged between 2
and lie per cent.
Domestic exchange on New York: ct.
Louis. &c. premium San Francisco. +0c.
premium Minneapolis. 35c. premium (:
Chicago, par; Cincinnati, par Mon
treal. sG.S7ia premium.
Call money on London was II. T1&
per cent. short bills, 2N per cent. (:
three months bills, ~ per cent.
Sterling exchange was weak. Final
quotations were: Demand. AS 5-l6 :;
cables. ASH.
Bar silver in London, 23Nd. in New
York. 1850.
New York Clearing House statement A:
Exchanges. s303.542.3 5l balances. sl7.-
0G0.>7l: Sub-Treasury credit balance.
s~l,764.S05.
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Interior stocks and receipts we're:
THE GRAIN MARKET.
wheat Irregularly Higher-COrn
Tn Again-Oats steady.

The elimination OF shorts in the wheat
market was esuned during yesterdays
short session. Most OF the time the
list Was al net gains. but II was clear
that the upturns were attracting offer
'ngs, part ~ which were In the nature
OF hedges against the impending larger
movement Of new crop wheat from the
Southwest.
some authorities say that close to g.
epo'o'o bushels of short wheat have
neen covered since Thursday. A large
Iart was for the account OF big pro-
lessioual traders h have been cor
rev 800 their market position for the
past Jew weeks. The opinion is freely
,ApTe'se1 among these traders thai their
uedf stand will no: be- altogether abau-
uohed ul'l something detrimental TO the
Srhr wheat crop develops or foreign
'uy.hs OF wheat broadens materially.
heaFy showers Eel! through the north
.as'ern districts yesterday and more
's,hs were predicted for over the week
eHi' Complaints Of excessive moisture
we're Immediately heard. these coming
~prN''pii.y from Minnesota. Conserva-
,"s 'h ne trade did not exhibit alarm
'LC"uS| of these rains. although II was
,","''e1 mat a protracted wet spell II
.Y,.o"eI 10y a natural neat might re-
~ IN rust damage advices. The i'm
$3.50 area Ia Canada appears TO he
..o!'ns 'aN orable weather. In the
.Auem" southwest, where harvesting OF
.'H.ef wheat Is In progress, tho weather
~na'r ana warm. Cutting Of wheat
80 begun In parts OF Kansas, although
49, OF mat State still report flooded
clpitstlon =" NV
was oontended that the levels of
S..,. values inspired tho support of
,lr,nernay rather than the actual news.
'nnough private English cables told of
~ improved milling demand In spons
~ cheaper wheat there was no In
a'Non or significant export buying OF
hs,,o MA wheat, There IL a growing
inaa,l mat Interests abroad are using
si"n Dig grain surplus as an oppres-
n. mnuehce on values here. Never
sy, some betterment in the for
No. n absorption should be seen very
,.r,tals'lcs are not receiving much at
sv,,.n' although In the near future the
~ reihtlng TO the movement OF the
c,os. wheat from the Southwest WEI be
.s,se' followed. The interior Tsa.,pts.
na., and seaboard exports Of the
m. "oeH suggest "A fair decrease in
csy '"'ple supply statement on Mon
Ia, The market was more irregular
"' made a show of strength AT tho
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TRUST COMPANIES NOT MEMBERS
OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANK.
finals. Western authorities say hat
more than 1900. 600 bushels of short

iIoit IHdu -,oV','tO DusHcis VI shoEt
corn have been bought In the Chicago
pit since Fridays opening. In addition
there have been sales OF cash corn of
close 10 500 900 bushels from that mar
ket In the corresponding time. No special
export demand was observed yesterday.
but as an Offset the country offerings OF
old corn were further reduced.
A substantial visible supply decrease
is likely TO be shown in the statement OF
Monday, The private predictions of bot
ter weather for the corn belt next week
served TO induce moro or less profit
taking Mt one stage OF the session. but
the offerings were readily cared for. with
evidence OF a broadened commission
house trade.
Oats-The distant months were held
down by the hedge selling against the
cutting OF new oats In the various parts
OF the Southwest. Weather conditions
are satisfactory for such work. Crop
account were very favorable as a rule
and the sentiment continued quite bear
ish, although the advances in other grain
again induced a fair amount OF short
active. and the export call was slow.
Provisions - Further losses were
scored. due TO the offerings from pack
ers and scattered liquidation for out
side account. Cash demand shows no
Improvement AT the decline. There were
claims OF an impending larger hog move
ment.
(NItan1A D.l.-
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TRAIL OF SCENTED MONTY.
FOOD Clue to Theft Ions a. TIE
Roll Lasted.

,.mANr ATTAIN. Kan. June l7.-Mn.
Wary Smith. who has 4 restaurant hero.
was robbed a few nights ago OF $50.
The money was taken from a box ~
heavily scented face powder. In which
Mrs. Smith had concealed 1t.
Tho same night the ticket agent at
tho Union Pacific depot sold a negro n
ticket TO Junction CITY. and noticed
that the money he received was heavily
perfumed. The agent was able TO give
a description OF the negro to the officers
and several business men NJ Junction
CITY remember receiving some OF the
p%erfumed money.
Because he shod tainted money as he
went the negro has been tralled to Kan
sns City. but there his roll apparently
gave out. as no further trace OF him
has been found.
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SLIGHT net LOSS
IN COTTON VALUES
Favorable Weather - Liver
pool Cables Slightly
Disappointing.
CONTRACTS STILL SCARCE

co-n,rr occurred during yesterdays
.Aor, session to ~appreciably move the
c,,on list. While the nnsl quotations
,.re AZ slight net declines. the scar
a,v q, contracts continued and II was
..,.ralIy admitted that values were not
,..n,ndine to Items Of ordinary bearish
,r,,or,. There was scattered evening
en- FOR over the week end and more or
:s.. professional trading TO contribute
toward The days dealings. hut no In
erase In the volume Of outside BUSH
ness vas perceived nor was there much
summon, from trade concerns.
The slightly disappointing liverpool
rabies and tho favorable weather did
~, suffice to draw out much cotton.
7, was assumed that the trading at
t,y.rpool wa OF a Saturday kind. Pri-
ya,e crop advices are mainly good. but
,bslr erec, Is null,ied by the absence
a, pressure from the old crop remain
ING scattered through this country. Some
,n,borltles believe that the de-
crease In the Southeast 10 greater than
recent guesses from private crop experts
have indicated and on this account the
government figures on July I may cas-
iy be construed bullishly.
Much attention was given to the
strength In the stock market. but II
seemed difficult to connect this abso-
Iu,ely with the underlying conditions In
cotton. Al the same time. Il 10 evt-
dent that a more treasured feeling pre-
walls relative to the American-German
controversy and where opinions are
v~entured IL Ia predicted that the Ger
man reply will be satisfactory. There
are several large interests actively idcn-
tilted with the cotton trade who prefer
10 await Developments.
The weather map showed light show
srs in Alabama and Georgia, with no
precipitation In other parts OF the belt.
Higher temperatures were observed and
these were ~favorably construed as aid
Ing growth. According to the. official
forecast there Is not likely to be weather
complaints In the immediate future. In
certain quarters Il IL said that the IA
vorable start OF the cotton crop has
done much TO limit the purchases Of ac-
tual cotton for spinning account. Tho
t%pinners' takings for the past week OF
$4,000 bales were less than expected,
but II IL thought that the Census Blu
reau report OF Monday will disclose a
very fair consumption Of cotton during
May. During April the consumption,
exclusive Of linters, was $4,000 bales
ard during last May II was given at
100000 bales.
Futures closed Gteady.
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One OF the most prominent factors In
copper selling had this TO say on the
%stuation: Despite the big business
hat has been done since June and T.
runs far ahead OF published estimates
here does not seem TO be any riff In
he sky that would tend to diminish the
ocmand Of consumers in the near future
Right now ~ are literally swamped
with inquiries. Notwithstanding the large
mounts OF metal already arranged for.
l. this condition does not chang there
will hc a shortage Of the metal. While
production l. increasing rapidly Il IL
lelow the present rate OF demand.
Twenty cents q pound Is n good price
% get for copper over "A series OF month.
End this level OF prices has commanded
heavy business for m,...s into 1916.
Just how much higher pr'ces will go I
cannot forecast, but the point to rem"m-
her IL that the appetite OF buyers has not
Vet been satisfied"
Lead has assumed tho leadership OF
metals In a price advance that within
the uast three weeks has carried this
commodity up from 40 cents n pound
20 -. cents.
\ large part OF leads present popu-
llrlty producers credit TO the high price
or .pclter although aside from this de-
mlnd. the requirements OF ammunition
'lA.AANAAA' ~ Wills N'AN q ~ fNAAf
titles
A lul! has come upon the spelter mar
Eet. Several theories have been ai-
yanced TO account for this condition.
one OF them has 20 do with average
quotations upon which large quantities
Of ores go TO smelters. Producers also
lty the blame on high prices. and claim
mat lead VIII be used a. a substitute.
The fact remains there has been no
big buying OF spelter during tho week.
hut a halt always follows IA heavy
movement In any metal.
Ten cent lead is expected by some OF
-. producers. should the demand con-
tinue as strong as /, has been for the
past fortnight.
The highest price nj which lead ever
sold. 50 far as records show, was : cents
u pound during tho civil war, but NJ
that time "A gold dollar was worth two
silver dollars, 90 that lead WIS actually
selling at II cents a pound on n gold
basis for currency,
Consumption has Overtaken production,
according to producing interests. An
important factor In the growth OF CON
sumption, aside from tho unprecedented
demand for mun'tion purposes, IL 20 he
found in leads substitution for spelter
in strictly commercial fields.
1t has come to tho knowledge OF tho
Boston News Bureau that two OF the
largest factors IN the zinc industry have
been practically out OF the market for
the past six weeks. Al least they have
not been aggressive sellers. even on tho
advance. These interests, Il might be
added. have strong German affiliations.
Just why they should drop out OF the
market when prices were on an ad-
vancing scale and when demand was
greater than ever before known has
puzzled their competitors.
The zinc companies have been able
TO make good forward sales at h!gh
prices and the current lull. as often
occurs in copper may prove TO be the
forerunncr OF even a greater buying
movement at higher prices.
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THE PHILADELPHIA MARKET.

PHrLApELrHIA. June 1.-THE market
was firm. with activity confined 10 "A
few issues. Cramp & Sons gained four
points. Cambria Steel sold up TO 80,
but lost most Of the Improvement. Gem
eral Asphalt was up Il point. Lake SUI
perlor closed fractionally lower on rea-
LIKING sales. The summary:
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observation-disclosures snripssN eAoA-
bio Of taking charge Of smsstins plant -
renns secondary mcaais; must BE- an En-
perfenced chemist and understand ooa-
struotion Of reverberator and bisSe nm.
noces. e. W. CARPENTER EXCHANGE.
Singer Building. :
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THE PITT ;BURG MARKET.

PITTsnURG, Ju - l2.-COlumhia Gas
and Electric continued IN demand, clos
ing X higher. Union Switch and Sig
nal gained - OF small sales, Nesting
house stocks were firm The
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THE BOSTON MARKET.

BosroS. Juno I2.-Copp.r stock,
were steady, a number OF issues show
ing 'a!r gains FOR the day. CRANKY and
t~ccoIa we're strong features. Zinc
shares and United states Smelling eased
OIL a point. lndustrials were generally
unchanged TO slightly higher. The
summary Open ga. Low Clos
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The Liverpool market was steady.
There was fair business in spot cot
ton, with middling 4 points up at SID.
sales, 1000 bales receipts. IS. 900 bales,
Including 3i.700 American.
Prces AZ I~lynrnnnl Mera.
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You'll Never Win
Quality Town By
Waiting CO. Wishing
BY PHILIP

BY PHILIP GOODMAN
WE have talked to you
w about Quality Town
let us now talk to Quality Town
about you.
Let US help make your shop
a factor In Quality Town.
establish it in a way that Il
need never be established
again.
Well gladly introduce you
and remember, If you will,
that there's not a door in ali
Quality Town that is not
opened wide and welcome to
US.
Come, start to make eyes"
at Quality Town-say to
Quality Town in heroic type,
Il want your patronage"
Successful retailing is not a
matter of waiting and wishing.
but of going out aggressively
after your clientele.
Our new Service Bureau
will gladly furnish a Small
Cost Plan of Winning Quality
Town" specially prepared for
you.
Would you like to have it?
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DIVIDEND

Cumpn nv and Term. stock. Amt Payable.
STANDARD OIL Cloth.
quarterly ..........A pfd y July i
Standard OIL Cloth,
quarterly ......... n pfd Ia July j
West End Consolidated
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ssIs:ssIk!: |. [! .sS.ge5!I:
~ FLOYD S. CORBIN, 10 w;lI z.
O


SEALED BIDS will be ssesivsA Sy tAs
hoard Of water supply. ~ IT, cmcsA
Park Row. Centre and Chsmbsr Streets.
Sew York. City. until II A. NJ. on Tuesday,
juno ~. 1915. for Contract i0s-for fufi.
nishins. delivering and installing where
required, bronze or steel ladders. nosslSs.
and other articles.
The points Of delivery or installation ere
along the line OF the Catskill aqusdust
between the Ashokan reservoir. In hi
town of Olive. Ulster county and Hi
View reservoir. in the city of YonksrSt
IN. aboy. place and time the BIDS
phlets containing Information for bidders
and contract drawings can be obtained 81
the above address. at the onhoe of the
Secretary by depositinG the sum OF ten
dollars 900 In cash or Its equivalent fer
each pamphlet. For further participate
apply 20 the ONCE OF the Principal Assist
ant Engineer at the above address.
CHARLES STRAUSS, President
CHARLES n. CHADWICK.
JOHN r. CALVIN.
Commissioner. OF the board OF waser suppfy.
W. BRUCE CoBB. Secretary.
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C%OTTONSEED OIL.

The offerings were small FOR n time
Professional traders were covering
shorts. ON the decline IN lard the de-
quieted. Aggress,yencss Is slight
despite the generally betrish sentiment.
Prev. close
1s- H. TF|H
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SUB.TREASURY STATEMENT.

FRIDAY,
Paid by Suh-TreAsury To banks. s., Git, 000
fald by banks to Sub-TTcasuTy i~,Nil.G0O
Gain to banks on days trans.
actions .....,.........., 1874 600
Loss to banks same period Ns-
vious week ,..,..,......,..... B7i,ooo
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s7s,7,4 $50 ssa57. $50 2l7.7sO

Receipts from customs yesterday. tSib.-
III. from Internal revenue, ordinary,
t.0iT. 49,. corporation tax. ,+si.eG4; mis-
Cclnuepus, s"5H.0"O.
Natloua! bank notes received for re-
demp'!on. 2.Gg2S4
The cash statement OF tho United states
Treasurer for june II shows.
EENER Al. I-THNn
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: " = PETI & 90 Judge \. n Hand
= Pol n CO.. cotton and ,'ock hrokers.
formerly AT ~ Exchange place. hr d.
rrc'"d 70 withdraw all objections to pc
creditors whose claims are hraed on tho
breach OF contract on future delivery OF
cotton, Mod with Peter II nlney. referee
ines.