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The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-15
Special Features
At State Fair

If the program Of the State
Fair at Huron this week is any
criterion the 1915, exposition
will surpass all previous fairs in
every respect and set a high
precedent for the future. There
are many special and new fea-
lures in addition to the regular
program, including free attrac-
tions before the grand stand
during races.
Special features of the state
fair include: Grand exposi-
ton of 1915. automobiles in
machinery building; great dis
play of Indian agencies and
schools in horticultural building
huge tractor show aud blowing
demonstrations on $50 acre tract;
gaint roller coaster and scenic
railway giving a mile ride, two
days of sensational automobile
races featuring six of America s
speed demons; two days of aerial
insanity flights by Art Smith.
worlds premier aviator and loop
the loop artist: five days and
nights Of auto polo games be-
tween champion English and
American teams: three days of
harness and running races in
$10,O 600 speed program; one day
of motorcycle races; South Dako-
ia half century auto race for
purse and silver loving cup.
SIS. 10000 program of Pains fire
works every night featuring
many new 1915 creations in most
modern pyrotechuics; open air
free vaudeville; md way carnival
shows; and band concerts by
Fourth Regiment band and visit
ing bands.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-15
Perkins County South Dakota Wednesday September 1915
PloW Fire Breaks
Now, And Be Safe

This is the time of year that
fire breaks Should be plowed.
There has been less agitation on
this subject in the papers of the
state this season than any past
season we know of and there
never was the need of fire
breaks that there will be this
fall. One party having made a
drive of about seventy-fve miles
remarked that he did not see a
single fire break in the whole
territory. This subject is one
which should be given immedi-
ate attention. With the unusual
crop of grass that covers the
prairie this year there is grave
danger of many people having
great losses from prairie fires.
The township fire guards
should all be plowed, in order
to make them effective a strip
Of grass should be moved along
the side of them and burned be-
fore there is danger of the fire
spreading. In fact it is getting
dangerous to even do this work,
but at any rate the fire guards
should be plowed and made eff
fective at once. Fire guards
should be plowed around hay
stacks and farm property, other
wise there is likely to be some
thing more destructive than a
hail storm to the people of
this section of the state. This
subject seemingly has been
given less attention this year
than ever before at a time when
| it should be just the opposite.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-15
Gas Well At
Baker, Montana

Reports came down here the
latter part of last week that the
Baker gas we'll had gone dry.
but later reports were to the
effect that the man. that had
drilled the we'll did not own the
mineral right on the land, they
having been retained by the
Northern Pacific Co., when they
sold the land. When gas was
struck, the land owner went to
St. Paul in hopes of purchasing
or leasing the mineral rights,
but upon finding this impossible
he had the rods drawn and the
well plugged up. Be it as il
may, it has been amply demon
strated that there is some kind
of a gas supply under the broad
stretch of gumbo to the west
of US, and the chances are that
another we'll will be put down
in the near future. -Marmarth
Mail.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-15
The Herald At
The State Fair

In gathering in everything
that would tend to boost this sec
ton of the state at the big state
fair held this week at Huron,
+. A. Finch. who together with
Albert Hoffman. is representing
Perkins county. took one thous-
and copies of the last weeks
edition of the Herald" with
him for distribution among the
fair visitors. 1t ls particularly
gratifying to the Herald" man
agement. to receive recognition
Of this sort in our efforts to extoI
the virtues Of tits section of the
state. We have. we are now
and expect 10 continue in the
future, spending more money in
this line than any other paper
in this section. A comparison
Of our columns with that Of any
other paper will be convincing
proof. 1t follows then, that
when YOU pstroplze the Herald,
either by subscription or adver-
tislng. that large percentage
of your investment Is In turn
used for the Dposting of this Sec
ton in which you live. If you
have friends in the east, SUBJ
scribe for the Herald and have
it sent to them.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-15
Silence Not
Wanted By Gazette

We surely do not ask either
Lennon or Hettinger papers to
refrain from boosting the splen-
did crops that the farmers in
this section are raising as we
know that if they are looking
for good crops they will find
them right here, as there is no
better soil to be found in the
northwest than that within a
goodly radius of Haynes. We
simply mentioned that an omis-
sion had been made that had
been noticed by readers of artic-
les namely the more definite
location of the farmers, as it is
customary in news stories to
give the address of the party
under discussion. So what we
meant to suggest is not silence
but a little more definitenss. The
fine alfalfa field of Mont Monroe
mentioned a short time ago in
the Lennon Herald is within a
mile and a half of Haynes and
Mr.. Monroe is one Of the promi-
neut business men of Haynes as
well as a successful farmer and
sheep rancher. We were glad
to see the publicity Haynes re-
ceived in the Adams County
Record last week, as we are
fully aware of the value Of
newspaper advertising. = Haynes
Register Gazette.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-15
Frost Recorded
Tuesday Morning

The first frost to visit Perkins
county, was recorded Tuesday
morning when the thermomet-
er reached .2S. To W h a {
extent the late corn and flax has
been damaged can not at this
time be estimated, neither can
we state how large an area was
covered. The indications are.
that it was general, tho parts
Of the country may have escaped
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-15
mobIidge Canning
Factory 10 Operation

The Mobridge Canning factory
started operations September LIST
canning their first lot of toma-
toes. Thirty women and ten
men are employed at this time.
The most of the tomatoes thus
far handled are grown in this
immediate vicinity, and are prov
ing of excellent quality, being
large and sound and very plenti.
full. Inquiries from wholesale
houses in this territory are COM
ing in offering to handle the
product of the factory this sea-
| SCI
William Hid, manager of the
factory, expects to keep running
from six to eight weeks, hand
ling an average of IS bushels of
tomatoes per day. When the
factory closes down, he will open
green house in Mobridge for
the supplying of flowers for the
western trade. which up to the
present time has been forced to
rely on houses at Aberdeen and
Minneapolis for their supply of
flowers.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-15
Most Disastrous
Prairie Fire

We publish below, an account
OF a very serious loss by fire to a
prominent Brown county farmer.
the fire originating from the
smoldering ashes Of an old srtaw
stack that Mr.. Ioellner bad burn
ed earlier in the week, i'm order
q. to get it out of the way. Our
, aim in reprinting this news item
is to impress upon the minds of
the farmers Of this section. that
no more dangerous practice can
be employed than to carelessly
burn your old straw stacks
More than half of the disastrous
prairie fires of the middle west
can be traced TO straw stack
burning. Since there is much
more straw in the country this
tall than usual. its disposal should
be a matter of careful consider
alton. DO not burn it i'm any
careless manner and it is a great
deal better not to burn il at all.
Groton Independent: Burning
old straw stacks proved rather an
expensive experience for G.. +.
Zoellner last week. About two
weekssago. and before the grain
had ripened he set fire to a straw
stack which had stood in one of
his fields since last season. It
burned down and it was supposed
that there was absolutely no fire
lett IN 1t. but such proved not TO
be the case. for on last Thursday
after harvest was completed and
after things had ample oppor-
tunlty to thoroughly dry out. the
wind started it again. This re-
sul.ed in its spreading in the
field. and with the strong breeze
which was blowing it gave prom
lse OF becoming regular prairie
fire. To the north, Mr.. Zoellner
had wheat in the shocks and still
north Of that on the Won Wald
place, there was niue h more
which joined on this. all Of which
was threatened to destruction.
However. quick work in blowing
"a fire break saved the grain with
the exception of twenty acres
which was in the shock. This
was destroyed with a loss Of be-
tween four and five hundred
bushels of wheat. Mr.. ZoelIner
is Of the opinion that another
time he Will wait until after
threshIng Is over before he starts
burning up his straw stacks.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-15
bushels over last years weld OF
2, 400, 900 bushels.

bushels over last years weld OF
2, 400, 900 bushels.
Crops in United States
The September l estimate OF
crops in the entire United States
shows a total of 1884. ll5, OOO
bushels of grain corn. wheat
oats, barley and flax. This is an
increase of 81, ,ll4,0O0 bushels
over the forecast of August l,
1915, and an increase of 694, $780,
900 bushels over the actual pro-
duction in 1915. l. a IT year $
production of these crops was
a, S99, 934 bushel.
AS in South Dakota, the ma
tional potato crop shows falling
off during the past month, the
decreased estimate Delng lo.ooo' :
bushels. This years crop is
placed at 406, 900, 900 bushels
while last years yield was 4o5,-
92l, 900, practically no material
difference.
The condition of the alfalfa
crop is placed at 95.5 per cent,
while the nine year average OF
full crop is S9.7 per cent. Inc
September forecast shows an IN
creased condition amounting To
8 5 per cent.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-15

August Finger, Shenkberg's s
travelling salesman, who has been
visiting and transacting business
in Sioux City for several days
arrived at Chance Tuesday after
noon. While in Sioux City MIR.
Finger purchased a new Ford
car, which he drove from Sioux
City, here. Chance Record.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-15

Anyone having rooms for rent
will kindly notify the Palace
Hotel, who will secure roomers
during the Inter. r.State Fair.
Make your own price on the
rooms and telephone or call at
the Palace.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-15
The MAN Who Wins

The man who wins is average man
Not built in any particular plan
Not blest with any peculiar luck
Just steady and earnest and full of pluck
When asked question he does guess
He knows and answers No or "Yes"
When set to a task that the rest can't do.
He buckles down till he S put 1t through.
Three things he learned That the man who tries
Finds favor in his employers eyes:
That it pays to know more than one thing we'll:
That it doesn't pay, all he knows to tell;
For the who wins is the man who works
Who neither labors trouble shirks
Who his hand, his head, his ewes
The man who wins is the man who tries
Saturday Gossip.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-15
Crop Production
For South Dakota

duction by at least As per cent,
is the estimate made in the gov
eminent report just issued by the
bureau here. This is about 2
per cent higher than the estimate
of August !.
The most gratifying feature of
the ereport is the estimate of corn,
which places the yield this year
at 50, 600, 900 bushels, while last
year the yield was but 5000, 600
bushels. In the estimate of Aug
ust the corn crop was placed
at Is, 900, 900 bushels, the latter
estimate being an increase of
5.6 per bushel.
The total estimate of the small
grain crops for September l, in
cluding spring and winter wheat.
oats, barley and flax, is 142, 1872
600 bushels The estimate of
August was 14O. 120, 900 bushels
an increase of 1902, 600 bushels,
The total yield of these grains
for 1914 was 81, ,691, 900 bushels.
thus making an increase this
year of "A, 491, 900 bushels.
The forecast on the potato crop
showed a slight falling off from
the forecast of a month ago, the
total yield being now placed at
$4,000 bushels. while last
month the estimate was 6, 200, 900
bushels. The Weld last year was
100000 bushels, the present
forecast indicating an increase
of24O,000 bushels of this crop.
The forecast on the tame hay
cropindicates an increase of 190.-
600 tons over the yield of last
year, and an increase of 1877. 900
tons over the estimate of last
month.
The alfalfa production has in
creased from an estimate of 1O1
per cent of full crop in August to
llS per cent. The nine year
average for this state is 90 per
cent full crop.
There are 110 per cent more
hogs in the state this year than
year ago.
All varieties of small grain are
showing up exceedingly better
now than they were on August
], before harvesting and thresh-
ing had commenced.
The preliminary estimate of
the production of winter wheat
is placed at 1882. 600 bushels.
Last month the estimate was g..
700 bushels lower. Last years
yield was 966, 900. this years
production being just twice as
great.
The September / forecast t
places the weld Of spring wheat
at 81. 100000 bushels. an increase
OF 600, 900 bushels over the fore
cast of August. This is a yield
OF "a, 100000 bushels over the
production of 1914.
This months forecast on the
production of oats also shows an
increase Of 600, 900 bushels over
that of last month when the fore
cast was placed at $4,000, 600.
Last years yield was "A, 165, 600
bushels, A. 1886, 900 less than the
largest estimates on last years
production.
Barley is estimated to yield
S,4O0,000 bushels this year.
Last months estimates were % /.
ooo' 900 bushels, or 800, 900 bush.
els lower. The barley crop in
oouth Dakota last year amount
ed to 1850, 600 bushels.
The flax crop is also showing
up better than it did last month,
When it was estimated that the
crop produced 319, 600 bushels.
ms months estimate is $780,
Voo bushels an increase of 60, OOO
bushels, while the Santpmhor I
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-29
100000 POUNDS
Of PECANS RAISED
NATCHEz TERRITORY WILL SHIP
MORE THAN 100000 WORTH
OF THE NUTS.

Natchez, Miss. Nov 29.-More than
a million pounds of pecans will be
gathered in this immediate section
this year This does not include the
crop for a radius of 100 miles in what
is generally known as the Natchez
district-an accurate estimate cannot
e obtained on this.
Shipments that will net between
$4,000 and 100000 have been made
from Natchez and large quantities
have been disposed Of on the local
market While a few paper shells have
been handled, the greater portion of
the nuts is wild" and picked up in
the woods by negroes who sell at the
rate of seven cents pound.
An idea of the yield may be obtain
ed from the information given by a
Natchez dealer that since the pecan
season has opened one family of four
negroes averaged between forty and
fifty dollars a week in sales without
owning a single tree At Jonesville,
which is only a short distance from
here, one dealer has paid out $4,000
for pecans
The crop this year is what Is known
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-29
.FGOTE CAN'T ATTEND
CHARLESTON SESSIONS
HATTIESBURG BANKER WILL NOT
RE PRESENT AT SOUTHERN
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS.

Frank W. Foote, Hattiesburg bank
er, and member Of the Federal Re-
serve Board, appointed by Governor
Brewer to represent Forrest county at
the annual convention of the Southern
Commercial Congress, will not be able
to attend the meetings, it became
known today. The convention will be
held in Charleston, S. c., beginning
December 10. 1t will last five days.
Mr. Foote will be in New Orleans
December 6 and Z. A meeting OF the
Federal Reserve Board in Atlanta on
December 8, will demand his presence
there, making it impossible for him to
go to Charleston.
Governor Brewer today designated
80 of the States most prominent per-
sons as delegates to the convention.
1t is believed that most of the dele
gates named by the chief executive of
the state will attend the event, and
that the Mississippians will take a
prominent and important part in the
deliberations of the great body of
business men who will assemble from
all over the south in the South Caro-
lima city.
The list of delegates named by Gov.
Brewer is as follows:
E. NJ. Clark Judge Richard Reed. @of
Natchez; Maj J. w. McGrath, H. Cas-
sidy, of Brookhaven; Lucius LamDton.
Judge w. H. Price. of Magnolia: J. S.
Sexton, of Hazlehurst ". b. Nixon,
of McComb City: Dr. Charlie Catch
ings, of WoodYille; Alex Fitzhugh. Ed
ward Fitzgerald, c. o. Willis, of Vicks-
burg; r. B. Campbell, Leroy Percy, of
Greenville; Walter Sillers, of Rose
dale; D. NJ. Quin, of Indianola: ]. /.
Haly, of Itta Bena; A. F. Gardner of
Greenwood: Geo. A. Wilson. of Green
wood; c. H. Williams, of Yazoo City:
r. H. Hit, of Winona: Judge ". c.
Mclean, J. r. Thomas, of Grenada;
w A. Mcdonald, of Ashland; B. Le-
land, of Water Valley: George Arm
c. V. Beadles, of Coffeeville;
]. J. Peasants, f. j. Mullen, of Clarks-
dale; Thad B. Hampton, J. N. Hart
field, ]. B. Stirling, Oscar Newton,
Frederick Sullens, Col R. H. Henry,
of Jackson; Robert Cain, of Canton
d. ]. Morrison, I. c. Enochs, of Jack
son: H. M. Threefoot, J. w. Parker,
of Meridian; Blanche Weaver, of Co
lumbus; ". T. Adams, of Corinth; D.
w Houston, of Aberdeen; F. w Foote,
of Hattiesburg: Frank G. Wisner Of
Laurel; DR.. II. NJ. Folkes, of Biloxi;
Alf Dantzler, of Moss Point; Carl Mar
shall, of Bay st. Louis; w. w. Pigford,
of Lumberton; ]. NJ. Shivers, of Pop
larville.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-29
DRUGS CLIMB FROM
CENTS TO DOLLARS
CARBOLIC ACID, FORMERLY NINE
CENTS, NOW TWO BIG
DOLLARS.

With carbolic acid jumping in price
from nine cents to 81 a pound; bro
mdes from 40 cents to $3.50 a pound,
druggists are beginning to wonder
what sick people who are poor are go
ing to do if the war lasts much longer.
Hospitals also are complaining of their
drug expenses having increased 100
per cent in the past twelve months.
A Hattiesburg druggist said that
drug prices are rising at such rate
ii would be madness to attempt to
say where they would go or if the
prices, now next to prohibitive, would
end in much of the commodity disap-
pearing from the market.
Recently the jump in the price OF
quinine was largely exploited in the
press, but according to the druggist
other drugs may rise so high that the
quinine record will be broken. Iodide
of potash, a necessary drug, he added,
had jumped from $3.15 pound to
$3.50. while many others depended on
by physicians, hardly can be bought
at any price.
With the advent of the war in Eu-
rope restriction on drugs began. Ship
ments from Germany were at once cur
tailed and other countries like the
United States felt the shortage. Ac-
cording to the druggist this rather
than the use being made of drugs
among the wounded is responsible for
the predicament in which the drug
trade of the United States finds itself
today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-29

the romantic atmosphere of the sher-
ifs office.
The sheriff and his bride are both
young, but they didn't have any frills
about the wedding. They just came
in on the evening train, crossed to AL
giers on the ferry, walked to the
judges office in the courthouse, where
they had telephoned him to be, and
had it over with.
Accompanying the couple were J. c.
Saurez, Mrs. Agnes Blanchard, an
aunt of the bride and Sergeant w. c.
Seelhorst of the police force.
Sheriff Whitfield, whose four-year
term of office will expire January 1,
will then assume the clerkship of the
circuit court, to which he was recent
ly elected. He is popular and promi-
nent in politics in his county
The couple left Saturday night for
Bay st. Louis. where they will reside.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-29
CURR|E IS GOING TO
JACKSON MEETING
WILL ATTEND EDUCATIONAL CON.
FERENCE TO BE HELD THERE
EARLY NEXT MONTH.

Superintendent Z. J. Currie, of the
Forrest county public schools, is pre-
pairing to go to Jackson Thursday, De
cember s, to attend the biennial CON
ference of county superintendent of
education of Mississippi. The SEES
sions will be held in the rooms of the
senate
State Superintendent of Education
w. H. Smith is arranging an auto
mobile trip for the visitors to the new
consolidated school buildings at b.
ram and Forest Hill, and will soon call
upon the Young Mems Business Club
and ask the assistance OF that organ
ization in securing a sufficient num-
Der of cars to transport the visiting
superintendent to those points.
The county superintendent of edu-
cation go to Jackson TO discuss recon-
mendations which they might. after
exchange of ideas and suggestions, see
fit TO take before the legislature next
year. While none of them has been
specific in saying just what legislation
was desired, it is known that several
matters pertaining to the develop
ment of public education will be pre-
sented for consideration by the law
makers. The conference will be call
ed to order by the state superintendent
of education, and then, following the
usual procedure, a permanent chair
man will be elected. There will be
no set program, but all will be in.
vited to take part in. the program.
1t is estimated that from 50 to so
county superintendent will attend the
conference
All school teachers. school officials
and others interested in educational
matters also have been invited to take
part in the conference.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-29
SPECIAL ELECTION
CALLED BY BREWER
CONGRES SMAN WITHERSPOON'S
SUCCESSOR TO BE NAMED ON
JANUARY 4.

Jackson, Miss, Nov pa special
election to be held in the Fifth district
to select a successor to Congressman
S. A. Witherspoon. who died at his
home in Meridian last week, will be
held on Tuesday, January 4, this date
having been designated in proclamS
ton issued today by Gov. Brewer,
when, in accordance with law, he or
dered an election to decide who shall
serve out the unexpired term of Mr.
Witherspoon
So far there are several announced
candidates for election to Mr. Wither-
spoons seat in the national house Of
representatives, among those who
have definitely decided to get in the
race being James r. Byrd, of Newton
a brother of the late Adam Byrd, Con-
gresham Witherspoon's immediate
predecessor in congress, J. A. Bailey,
and Judge c. L. Dobbs, of Philadelphia,
Neshoba county. Mr.. Bailey lives in
Lauderdale county, and was a member
of the state senate in 1912-14 Others,
who have been mentioned as possible
candidates, are Attorney General Ross
A. Collins, Judge w. W. Venable, of
Meridian; H. r. Stone, of Meridian,
and K. n. Everett. of Newton, who has
just been reelected to the lower house
of the Mississippi legislature, and is
candidate for speaker of that body.
OF the men mentioned two, Messrs.
Dobbs and Byrd, are former circuit
court judges. and Judge venable is
now on the circuit court bench
The race promises to arouse great
deal of interest and to be very spir.
tied affair.