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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1915-07-09
Big White Does Much Damage

The incessant and heavy rains in
this section have caused the washing
of the banks of the Big White river
into the road just south of the West
over bridge to such an extent that
the Commissioners Of both
counties lave met several times to
consider ways and means of stopping
the washing, and repairing in some
way the road. The river has washed
we'll onto 100 feet of the east bank
away since the first of the year and
the road has been changed several
times. The river has been flowing
out of its banks number of times to
the depth of three or four feet which
causes the current to cut straight
across TO the main channel and at the
same time the old channel around by
the bridge is running full and keeps
cutting into the banks. During the
last two or three weeks the water has
cut into the banks by the north pier OF
the bridge to such an extent, if per-
mitted to continue at that rite, will in
short time endanger traffic and MAJ
wash around the pier. The Commits
sioners are contemplating building
piling piers into the river, which will
prevent the cutting of the banks and
at the same time fill in behind the
piers with wash sediment. Dust how
soon this work will begin we have not
learned. The Milwaukee railroad has
agreed to furnish a car of 30 foot
piling.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1915-07-09
Petition for Bridge across
The White River.

The continued heavy rains and wet
weather have been keeping the Big
White River on rampage much Of
tie summer which makes it impos-
Sible to be forded as the Mellette
County people have been doing for
several years past. For this reason
the people in the western part Of the
are circulating petition TO ask the
proper authorities 10 have a bridge
erected at Farley. Much of the time
the river could not be forded and
their cream and mail could not be
properly handled. These people need
the bridge they are asking for and
shoulC have it. Only few weeks "a
20 Mellette County m S
drowned south of Belvidere fording
the White River, leaving wife and
three chidren-One babe of three
ponths old. His body was in the for
a week before found. We cannot af-
ford such accidents.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1915-07-09

Bill Turner was farmer. he labor
ed all his life. He didn't have no
5choolin' and neither had his wife
But Bill was built for business and
made the wheels go round, and left a
healthy fortune when they put him
under ground. He was always taking
chances, paid a hundred for bull.
His neighbors called him crazy, but
he left a stable full Of COWS that
broke the record, making butter by
the ton, an Bill had his picture
printed in the Squeedunk Weekly
Sun. He had newfangled notions of
making farming pay. He even
bought fool machine to help him
load his hay. The neighbors fairly
snorted when they saw the bloomin'
thing, said Bill would never make it
work. 1t wasn't worth ding. Bill
didn't say a single word, an
didn't care darn bout what they
said, fer slick as grease, his hay went
in the barn an hour before a thunder
storm came sailin' out that way and
caught his neighbors in a pinch and
spoiled their new mown hay. Bill's
neighbors put their milk in cans. and
set 'em in tank Bill skinned his
milk with a machine and turned it
with crana, Smith chops his fire
wood with an AK. Bill used some
gasoline and saws hundred cords d
day with another blame machine
Today Bills wife rides in car and
dresses up in silk. Smiths wife rides
in wagon and keeps on skimming
milk.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1915-07-09
FARMER RADFORD ON
WOMAN SUFFRAGE

The home is the greatest contribu-.
tion of women to the world, and the,
hearthstone is her throne Our So
cial structure is built around her, and
social righteousness is in her charge.
Her beautiful life lights the skies Of
hope and her refinement is the charm
Of twentieth century civilization. Her
graces and her power are the cumu-
lative products of generations of
Queenly conquest, and her crown Of
exalted womanhood is jeweled with
the wisdom of sanity mothers. She
of our country, and her noble achieve
ments should not be marred or her
hallowed influence blighted by the
coarser duties Of citizenship. Ameri-
can chivalry should never permit her
to bear the burdens of defending and
maintaining government, but should;
preserve her unsullied from the allied
influences of politics, and protect her;
from the weighty responsibilities Of,
the sordid affairs of life that will
crush her ideals and lower her stand.
ards. The motherhood of the farm
IL our inspiration, she is the guardian
Of our domestic welfare and a guide
to higher life, but directing the af.
fairs of government is not within wo-.
mans sphere. and political gossip,
would cause her to neglect the home,
forget to mend our clothes and burn
the biscuits.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1915-07-09
New Game Law

a new game law that should be
passed by all States would contain
the following;
Book agents may be shot between
October and September /; spring
poets from March to June |; auto,
mobile speed demons from January ]
TO January /; road hogs from April Il
to April l5: amateur hunters from
September to February |; war talk
ers-no closed season; any man who
accepts a paper for two years and
then, when the bill is presented, says
Il never ordered it," may be killed
on sight and shall be buried face
downward in Quicklime SO as TO de-
stroy the germs and prevent the
spread of the Infection.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1915-07-09
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

It's,better to be happy than snappy
A tight shoe is better than tight
head.
Thanks, like banks, pay golden in
terest.
Good roads and horse sense are
twin brothers.
Even our old reliable volcanoes are
consumed with envy.
When you elevate your work the
work will elevate you.
Between Europe, Huerta and the
devil, Uucle Sam is getting peeved.
The wage grumbler is usually. paid
in proportion to the service he renders.
No, the pot is not simmering in
Mexico. The darned thing has melt
ed.
Pull long'face if you must. but
hang mask over it when others are
around.
Don't worry over people laughing
behind your back. Be thankful it is
not to your face.
Some men are SO impartial they
cuss the dog the cat and the wife all
in the same breath.
The physical courage of some people
is so great they will fight anything
from mosquito to gnat.
Before asking our opinion Of the
war be good enough to state your
own. We are some diplomat.
If General Huerta is really pining
for his old time sulphuric activity he
might swap jobs with the devil.
The man of today who cracks. his
Jokes at,the expense Of the "rube''
farmer Is about the only ''rube" left
Take another tack, brother. TIC
tell your enemy togo to hell is but to
expose your ignorance Of modern con-
ditions.
These wars and rumorS of wars
have at least one saving grace, They
are keeping the Thaw case off the
front page.
The first lesson in diplomacy IS to
count 900, 099, 800 before expressing ar
honest. opinion. In the meantime
any oldslie'will do.
Some of these European nations
seem t9 be In the same predicamen,
as the small boy who shot If all his
GYecrackers before noon
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1915-07-09
Indians VIII Have Big Agricultural
Exhibit At Huron.

For the first time in the history of
the South Dakota State Fair the
Indians of the state will haveon dis
play large exhibit Of agricultural
products at Huron next fall. Frank
4. Brandon, superintendent Of the
Lower Brule reservation school, will
have charge.of the exhibit and Hon
orable Cato Sells, commissioner of In
dian Affairs, Washington, ID. c., has
entered heartily into the project by
granting authority to Mr.. Brandon
for such an expenditure of money as
may be necessary for travelling ex-
penses and advertising. One of the
Indian School bands of the state will,
in all probability, be at the fair dur
ing the week.
The exhibits are to be exploited as
a purely educational proposition; the
Indians are not TO encamp upon the
fair grounds or engage in wild west
shows, or dancing but will attend the
fair upon the same basis as other Wis
itors; and every effort will be put
forth to protect the Indians from
coming in contact with intoxicating
liquors or other demoralizing innuen-
ces. Commissioner Sells has given in
structions that Indian fairs, on the
reservations of South Dakota, will be
held during the first week in Septem-
ber and the prize winning exhibits
will be sent direct from these fairs to
the state fair.
Withinethe third congressional dis
trict there are Pine Ridge, Rosebud,
Lower Brufe, Cheyenne River reserva-
tions and a portion of Standing Rock
Indian reservation. Congressman
Candy is doing everything possible to
assist in making the Indian exhibit
at the State Fair complete success
and he hopes to see such display of
Indian agricultural exhibits as will
compare favorably with other ex-
hibits at the Fair.-Rapid City Daily
Journal, June 26.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1915-07-09
RURAL SOCIAL CENTERS

We need social centers where our
young people can be entertained,
amused and instructed under the di.
rection of cultured, clean and COM
petent leadership, where aesthetic
/ surroundings stir the love for the
/ beautiful, where art charges the at.
mosphere with inspiration and power,
and innocent amusements instruct
and brighten their lives.
To hold our young people on the
farm we must make farm life more
attractive as we'll as the business of
farming more remunerative. The
school house should be the social unit,
properly equipped for nourishing and
building character, so that the lives of
our people can properly function
around it and become supplied with
the necessary elements of human
thought and activity.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1915-07-09
THE LAYMAN'S DUTY

There never was time when
preachers and politicians formed an
unholy alliance that civilization did
not shrek out and Christianity cry
aloud. Since the beginning Of gov.
ernment, politicians have sought to
decoy the ministry into the meshes Of
politics and make them carry banners
in political professions. They have
taken the ministry to the mountain
top of power and offered to make them
monarch of all they surveyed, and
while most Of them have said. Get
thee behind me Satan" few have
fallen with a crash that has shaken
every pul oit IN Christendom.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1915-07-09

Dallas will have Chatauqua week
July 1917 and Winner August 2-7.
@. F.Malven or White River pas
-sed through here Thursday morning
'enroute to Carter, where he did some
surveying.
Misses Florence Film ard Winnie
Stone left for Carter Thursday morn.
ing to -iss;. ct the latter's home. Miss
Stone has beeh the guest Of the Flhns
gcr vees.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1915-07-09
Protest Homesteaders Proof

A protest has been filed upon the
proof of E. II. Hamilton, who home
steaded at Cody, 9 miles northeast of
Wood. Prof. Hamilton proved up re-
Gently. The protest is filed by one
Lawson of White River. AS far as
can be learned the protest case has
little sympathy or support by the
residents of Cody and vicinity.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1915-07-09

A subscriber writes that presidents
preachers and editors are not infall-
ibe. OF course not. Great men nev,
er are, but they are about the only
ones who ever admit il.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1915-07-09

When the soul communes with the
spirit Of nature the back to the farm
movement prevails.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1915-07-09

Old men have visions, young men
have dreams. Successful farmers
plow deep while sluggards sleep.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1915-07-09

The growing Of legumes will retard
soil depletion and greatly add to it's
power to produce.
Lazy farmers are just as useless as
dead ones and take up more room.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1915-07-09

Education is developing of the
mind. not a stuffing of the memory.
Digest what you read.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1915-07-09
u. S. Weather Bureau Report
For Week Ending July 7

Total precipitation from January
lst, 1915, to date, 1927
Total precipitation for 1913 1876
Total precipitation for 1914, 1857.
FRED G.. KIRoH, Observer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

The secret of the phenomenal sue
cess of the Weatherwax Brothers is
their team work. Theirs is an enter
tainment which could not be produced
by any other combination than a fam
lily, and is the result Of IL years OF
constant practice combined with su
perb talent.
Their trumpet quartet work is also a
great feature, while two unusually
clever impersonators and humorists in
the company permits Of a programme
Of great variety and strength.
Not for many years has a male quar-
tet Of this calibre been heard in An.
gusta. Don't fail to be at City hall
tonight. The Weatherwax Brothers
are great.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

days episode the 21st, contains many
real red -blooded thrills and it is adept
~ titled - Timely Rescue" Grace
Cunard and Francis Ford, both popular
screen artists have put forward their
best efforts in this photoplay with the
result they have caused a sensation in
the picture world by producing one Of
the greatest Of serials. The Broken
Coin" Remember this installment Il
the next TO the last so that all in order
TO set in on the final wndup. should
not miss today's episode. \ tire sup
porting program including Clipper
three-reel feature, "Pardoned" with
May Allison and Harold Lockwood.
an American two-part drama Let
There Be Light" with Helen Rosson
and a sood comedy featuring Bill
Parsons, famous comedian.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

A rabbit hound belonging to Her
man Martin came 10 grief at about
SIS Wednesday morning by getting in
front Of an automobile driven 10y g.
\. Fuller in such a way that one of
the wheels passed over the animals
left fore shoulder. The car was NOV
ing slowly a. the time and was
promptly stopped. and a veterinary
who was called did not think that the
dog suffered any broken bones al
though as might be expected she suf
fered quite a lot on account of the
wheel passing over her.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

There seems TO be a general in
clination on the part Of the public TO
observe the provisions of the traffic
ordinance and the officers on duty on
Water street at the corner Of Bridge
have very little difficulty with drivers
OF teams or automobiles except now
and then some one from the rural dis
tricts will turn the wrong way be-
cause of unfamiliarity with the ordi-
nance. Along Water street the COM
pliance with the provisions Of the
ordinance is noticeable, the teams and
on the west side of the
street facing south and those on the
east side OF the street north.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

\ free public lecture on Christian
Science will be given at City hall Fri
day evening a. o'clock by Mr..
Charles 7. Ohrenstein of Syracuse. New
York, members of the Board of Lee
tureship Of the First Church of Christ
Scientist of Boston, Mass. The lee
ture IS under the auspices of the -Au-
gusta Society and is the concluding
one Of the present series given to meet
TIE earnest inquiry for information
about Christian Science. Mr.. Ohren-
stein is we'll qualified to present clear
~ this information and a cordial in
vitation is extended to all. No ticket
required and no collection taken.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

Al Pinhham Of Pinkhanl's Cove,
Cobbosseecontee. admits that TUESDAY
night was a wee Bit chilly at the lake,
but that did rot prevent his finding
ana picking several field daisies
otherwise known as MaTguerites OF
White Weed in front Of his cottage.
In proof thereof he brought two Of
them to the Journal office and they
were as bright ano fro as though in
summer. Takes more than a little
cold weather TO kill the beauties of
Maire. especially around old Cob
Oosseecontee-ehr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

Cards have been received in the city
announcing the birth of a son TO Nj.
and Mrs. Paul V. Roundy Of Wash
ington. D. G. The young man has been
named Paul Y. Roundy. Jr. Before
marriage Mrs Roundy was Miss
Fances Hayden and was employed n
the Augusta pension agency. and her
many friends in this city will tender
congratulations. Mr. Roundy is a
member Of the United States Geologi-
cal survey
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

Five knights of the road rested
their weary frames at the police sta
ton Tuesday night and incidentally
had a warm place in which TO sleep
Ii was the first party OF any size
which had sought the station this fan
They we're allowed to go yesterday
morning after they had given satls-
factory account of themselves.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

In addition to the regular car ser
vice on the Winthrop line. an extra
car will leave Winthrop Center at 10
this evening running head of the resu-
lar car leaving Winthrop az o'c!och.
Both will run direct TO city hall re-
turning from there after the entertain
,,1ent of ,hn WeatherEvaX Iroti.ers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

John Coughlin has in his list olsarti-
cles 10 be sold during his one Cent
sale q number of practical Christina 5
gifts SUCH a. Hot Water Bottles. sta
t:onery. Talcum Powders, Toilet
Creams. Peeraga Chocolates and Photo
Albums. Now is the time TO buy and
save money on useful and standard
goods ADV
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18
ADJUSTMENTS
OPERA HOUSE
Blanch Sweet in Wonderful Five Part
Paramount Feature, The Clue"

Patrons of the Opera House will be
afforded the last opportunities today Of
seeing the celebrated movie star Miss
Blancf Sweet in her latest great screen
success. THE Clue
inheritance" a three-reel Essanay
drama with Bryant Washburn and
Ruth Stonehouse is an offering far
above the ordinary.
"A Sport of Circumstances" and
Hes a Bear" are comedies of the
highest calibre
Friday and Saturday. The Man
servant. Broadway star feature will
head the program.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

J. NJ. Fowler, the landscape gar
dener. is constructing a rose and
perennial garden for Hon. George l.
Macomber at his Avenue farm. The
plot will be 150x75 feet and will be one
of the most beautiful of any here
aboutS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18
LOCAL NOTICE

Miss Lena Mary Colby. teacher Of
expression, would like to form class
in Augusta. Any who are interested
may write to Miss Colby. SO State
street, Portland, Maine.
novl1d1w
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

Low temperature was in evidence
Wednesday morning. which was one
of the coolest of the fall season. Ac-
cording to the thermometer at the
Bither pharmacy at O'Clock it was
only IS above zero.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18
CITY HALL TONIGHT
Famous Western Entertainers Premise
Unusual Treat-A Great Success
Last Season.

Everybody loves to hear a really
good m2le quartet. There is something
in the melody Of four we'll blended
male voices that captivates as no other
music does.
There are, however. only three first
class male quartets in America today.
Tonight at City Hall one of these
said by many musical critics 10 be the
best-will be heard
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18
NOTICE TO GAS CUSTOMERS.

Gas will be shut off for repairs on
Winthrop street east of State street,
Winthrop court. Perham street and
Court street east of State street from
2 to 4 P NJ. November IS, 1915.
Central Maine Power Co,
W. H. WILLIAMS,
Superintendent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18
COLONIAL THEATRE

"a Timely Rescue" Episode No. 81,
1.-THE Broken Coin" May Allison and
Harold Lockwood in Three Reel Fea-
ture. Helen Rosson in Two-Part
Drama, Good Comedy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

Roy L. Wardwell, treasurer of the
city OF Augusta, has announced that
he will be a candidate in the June
primaries for the Republican nomina-
ton for the Office of Stats auditor.
Mr. Wardwell is a young man with
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

The "look-ahead" people have the
gift-season in mind in their ad-read-
ing nowadays; and will make of their
giving pleasure-not an ANNOYANCE or
an enforced extravagance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18
Thursday, Novemer 10, 1915.
LOCAL BRIEFS
Weatherwax Brothers Tonight.

The teachers Of st. Mary's Sunday
school will give a whist party this
Thursday evening at st. Mary's nan
on State street and are planning on
good time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

DR.. Doris Presson Kraus removed
to 81 Green street. Office hours to 4
T. NJ Tel. 639-W. nov1Sd1w
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

On and after Dec. 1, 1915, ! shall do
a strictly cash business. L. w. Whit
ten. nov16d, todec1
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

The ColoniaIs all star program
headed by THE Broken Coin" will be
shown for the last times, today. To-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL
Telephone 1876

Cards Of thanks. obituary notices, res
olutions Of respect etc, VIII DC
charged at the rate Of ten cents per
line. No charge less than Is cents
Subscribers who fail to receive ths
Journal promptly will confer favor
by notifying the Office Immediately
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

Candidate for Republican Nomination
State Auditor.