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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09

the melody ana inhaled the ac
compartment, while Patsy Barry sat
beside him on the bench and kicked
the wooden partition beneath, tempo
marcato.
Outside the cold was intense and the
constantly opening door so lOYered the
temperature of the room that the music
fairly steamed from Aloysius' lips in
little jets Of vapor. Patsy's nose peep
ed, cherrylike, from the shade of his
enormous cap, and his whole attitude
was one of absorbed interest in the
performance He admired good music;
not So the manager ut Forty fifth street,
who stuck his head through an opening
in the partition.
Quit dat noise, youse two he
growlcd, "or III kick de bot'n yez out
er dis
= They quit incontinently, for the man
agcr was of a decisive habit with mes
senger boys He had just risen from
a tender conversation with "B c. in
the main omce, who clicked him Wv
i'd description OF herself ~ tall and
hloni, and he sighed as he pictured her
nnguid eye and moist red lip If he
but knew ii. II. g." was stout and
forty, with a three days growth of
beard and more redolent Of whisky
than the manager ut Forty-dfth street
himself.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09
NOTICE 2

The annual meeting of the stock
holders OF the First National Bank Of
North Bennington, VT, will be held
at their clearinghouse on Tuesday,
the second day of January, 1917 at ten
o'clock 4. NJ for the purpose Of elect
ing a Board of Directors Tor the ensu.
ing year and for any other proper and
necessary business.
Ralph A. Jones, Cashier
North Bennington, VT, Dec.
2nd., 1916.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09

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By iAii time The light snow had
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09
LOST

LOST-On Monday, Nov. 27, be
tween SALISBURY and North Benning-
ton the bottom part of dining table.
Finder please notify Walter II. Whit
man, North Bennington and receive
reward. 54t6$
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09
FOUND

TOUND-A gold locket and chain.
Owner may have same by calling at
the Putnam House Livery, paying for
this advertisement and proving prop
erty. SITE
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09

FOR SALE--L;cense place on troll
ley line from Bennington to Hoosiok
Falls, miles from North Bennington.
Doing 5000 business day. Inquire
of Y. A. Hathaway, Chicken Coop Inn
21u
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09

Family washings to do,
washings delivered at N. F. Smiths
farm. Mrs Taylor Jones, Benning
ton, VT. 53t6~
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09

FOR SALE-Cheap, this week, num-
Der of parlor and cook stoves, first
class parlor suites, side boards and
dressers, good horse, wagon and har-
ness. l buy copper, brass and all
kinds Of junk for cash. James Fox,
Second hand store, 206 River St.
54t6@
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09

FOR SALE-Small building suit
able for hen house or garage, also
piano, organ and parlor stove. Adella
Elwell, Woodford road, Bennington,
56t6#
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FOR SALE

TO RENT-A good five room tene-
ment, electric lights and bath. In
quire at Harte Theatre 59tf
FOR SALE-The Misses Ames viii
hold their annual sale of hand made
Christmas goods commencing Dee. IL
at 116 Union st. 5Gt6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09

WANTED-At once a good sand
wheel man to sand mirrors and
brushes, will pay by the day or by the
piece, apply to European Method Co,
l6 Fourth St, Leominster. 53t6*
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09
MISCELLANEOUS

STRAYED-From home Of Mrs. f.
Cordes in South Snaftsbury Scotch
Collie, redish brown, answers to the
name of Tex Bring him home and
get reward. 5St6
NOTICE-Bring so Rabbits Trade
Marks to Willoughbys for a Christ
mas Doll or Wash Board and Towel
Rack or Friction Toys or an imported
Salad Bowl or three Cups and Sauc.
ers. Include Trade Marks from Bah
bits Cleanser. 1925
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09

FOR SALE-IIoney, No / white
clover honey 22c per carton; for
s100; No ! buckwheat, 1Sc. for
s10O. The Orchards. Phone 2G1.
54t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09

FOR SALE--ODe 1916 Ford Run
about body, top and windshield and
one touring car body, top and wind.
shield. bennington Garage, x. w
Williams. Str
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09

FOR SALE--One 1915 Ford Touring
car equipped with shock absorbers,
robe rail, and other extras. Benning-
ton Garage, L. W. williams. 32tt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09

TEACHERS WANTED NOW
Ninth grade 800; village school, SO
a week good rural vacancies. Trained
teachers preferred, Hathaway Teach
ers' agency, Bennington, VT. Tel
226-W. 19tf
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TO RENT

TO RENT-For club purposes or
Offices, the second floor space in
Hawks Block formerly occupied by
c. w. Petersen All modern improve
ments and conveniences. George NJ.
Hawks, Hawks Block, 495 Main St.
5Stt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09

TO RENT-Four rooms will be
rented at reasonable price. Joseph
Kittel, Park street extension. 56t6@
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09

Neutrality-suspicious., fifty year or
over. Light work near home. Whole
or part time. Good pay Write us,
Pequod Nursery Co., Meriden, Conn
SITES
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09

WANTED-Board and room near
Cooper's mill for mother and small
child Care for Child during working
hours. Address b. r. Banner Office.
59t2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09

sound and ready to work. All horses
warranted Next load in three weeks.
Guilford & Wood Horse Co. largest
dealers in New England. f. j. Wood
Prop. 1916
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09

WANTED--Man to take care of
furnace and do chores Apply Mrs.
S. Carpenter. corner Of Pleasant and
Valentine streets 56tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09

WANTED--A lumber lot Of spruce,
balsam, Eastwood, oak, white and
yellow birch anything that is worth
while. For particulars write Robert
McDurfee, Arlington, VT. 37t25'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09
WANTtD


WANTED-Board and room near
Cooper's mill for mother and small
child. Care for Child during working
hours. Address B. r. Banner Office.
59t2
Neutrality-suspicious., fifty year or
over. Light work, near home. Whole
or part time. Good pay. Write us,
Pequod Nursery Co., Meriden, Conn.
SITES
WANTED-Children's dresses to
make and plain sewing to do. Miss
Florence Whitman, North Bennington
VT. 54t6*
WANTED-to buy a new mich COW
with calf Would prefer one from 4
to years Old Joseph Kittel. Park
street extension 5Gte'
WANTED-pwoe educated men over
% years of age for special work in
Vt. and N. II. Spare or full time
Address Dodd Mead & Co., Inc, 449
Fourth Ave, New York City 56t6+
WANTED-Ma to take care of
furnace and do chores Apply Mrs.
S. Carpenter. corner of Pleasant and
Valentine streets soft
WANTED-A' single or married
man to work on farm, must be good
mixer. Tenement house on farm.
John Scully, Colgate Rd. 55t25
WANTED-To buy a parrot. AID
dress c. b., Banner Office. 54t6
WANTED-Reliable man to run
boarding house at mill. For particul-
lars call or write Plunkett-Webster
Co. Ins, Telephone 1921, Benning-
ton, Vt. r. F. D. 54t6*
TEACHERS WANTED NOW
Ninth grade $500; village school, S15
a week; good rural vacancies. Trained
teachers preferred, Hathaway Teach
ers' agency, Bennington, VT. Tel.
226-W. 19tf
WANTED-Family washings to do,
washings delivered at ~ F. Smiths
farm. Mrs Taylor Jones, Benning-
ton, Vt. 53tb~
WANTED-At once a good sand
wheel man to sand mirrors and
brushes, will pay by the day or by the
piece, apply to European Method Co,
16 Fourth St, Leominster. 5St6F
WANTED-A lumber lot OF spruce,
baisam, Eastwood oak, white and
yellow birch anything that is worth
while. For particulars write Robert
McDurree, Arlington, VT. 37t25'
WANTED-Two men roomers will
also furnish board. Mrs. H. Galusha,
112 Putnam St Att
WANTED rupu Surs@s, male and
female rau1s6 a rhr Taunton State
Hoepits Training School for Nurses
Sor particulars, address pr Arthur Y
Goss SUP; Taunton stAts aospital.
Taunton N.-s Ests
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09

TO RENT-A first class double Of
flee steam heat electric lights. In
quire at Harte Theatre. 54tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09

WANTED-Two men roomers will
also furnish board. Mrs. H. Galusha,
112 Putnam st. Aft
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09

WANTED rupu Nursas, male and
female rau1s6 a rhe Taunton State
Roeplts Training School FOR Nurses
Eor pariicnlars address nr Arthur Y
Goss supt Taunton Stxts Fospitel.
Taunton N~-~ Ests
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09
Potash, Perlnlutter
and Others
By MONTAGUE GLASS
K.--RED, THE ME-
DIATOR

copyright, The Frank A. Munsey Col
a LoYSIUS WALSH, the same
"a they call Red was playing
"a the mouth organ. He exhaled
- the melody and inhnled the ac-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09

TO RENT-Several good steam
heated rooms by the day or week.
Reasonable rates for board. Ameri-
can house, Corner River and North
streets. 52t6*
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TO RENT--Sto 0Snc0r, teue
ments, ghcpa, stables, individual
garage, individual storage lockers, fur
nished apartments and rooms Gil cen
trally located Gsc, X. Mawks. 1876
Main ct Yftt
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-03
Herald Reprints
Untrue Story

The following appeared in the
Perkins County Signal. last week:
In the issue of March 18th the
Lennon Herald printed story
clipped from a Denver newspa
per under the head: "Marries
to Pay Fatner's Debt" which is
absolutely untrue. The article
mentioned. describes a wedding
occurring between my daughter.
Martina May. and Norman Burns
who was in my employ at the
lime | was in business in Lem
mon. stating that | had not paid
him for the time that he was ir
my employ That was a hase lie
as | paid him every cent that was
coming to him. There was not
dollar due HIM when he left my
The article states that
my wife was present at the wed
ding, which is also false. As
soon as the news reached me ]
wired my wife, also wired the
Judge of the Juvenile court. for
particulars. NV wife did not know
anything about the marriage un.
til she saw an account of it in
the newspapers.
If the Lennon Herald can't
get enough news to fill up their
oaper without publi- hing lies,
Tipped from other papers. be-
s,nirching the characters OF
former citiz ens, they had better
luit the business.
John l.. House.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-03
Trees to Arrive
Within Few Days

Word was received from Yank-
ton, by the Commercial Club
that the lot of trees ordered
would be shipped on Monday of
this week and this will bring the
trees to this city on Wednesday
or Thursday.
At a meeting Of the CONNER
cial Club on Monday evening. 1t
was reported by the tree com
mittee that several hundreds of
the trees yet remained to be sold
and everyone that can make use
of any of the trees are urged to
come in the latter part of the
week and make their selections.
The trees were procured at an
exceptional bargain and this af-
fords the farmers and land own.
ers an opportunity to plant a !
grove OF trees alta minimum cost.
The trees that remain unsold
consist Of Carolina Poplars, Cot
tonwoods, Soft Naples, Green
Ash, eight different varieties of
apple trees and three different
varieties of plum trees.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-03
Off With the Old
On With the New

Monday night, the city affairs
were turned over by Commission
ers Macomber and Lippman
the newly elected commissioners
Finbraaten and Freeman.
The new commissioners en-
Tered upon their duties at once
and the sidewalk resolutio,
adopted by the out going com
nissioners at the previous meet
ing was thoroughly gone over,
and, while the HERALD has re-
ceived no intimation of a change,
we believe that the new commits.
sion ,rs will make several change S
in the plans for sidewalk con
struction.
In this regard the HERALD
wishes to offer a suggestion OF
the matter of building the walks.
At the present time it is proposed
that each man put in his Owl
walks, making separate contracts
for each lot. The HERALD be-
.ieves that a great deal wiser
plan would be to lay out the side
walk construction in blocks and
let the contract as q whole. This
would mean more uniform con-
.ruction ard a lover price for
he work. This plan has been
Ollowed very successfully at
Mcintosh and Mobridge.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-03
| hree Initiated to
Royal Arch Chapter

On Saturday evening. he Roy
al Arch Chapter of the A. +. &
a. M, conferred the dcgree On
L. A. Finch, Dr.. Curtis and a.
+. SchnelI. The session COM
menced Immediately follow ing
500 O'Clock dinner which vas at
tended by rs mentors Of the
Chapter. The work continued
until twelve O'Clock, at which
time light luncheon was served.
The hour that followed was
spent in giving toasts and telling
stories.
Twenty ore new members are
to be taken into the Chapter, and
each week class of three will
be given he work Of the order.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-03
High School Meet
AT Mobridge Soon

Moblidge, May 1.-The first
annual athletic and declamator,
meet Of the tenth d .clamator,
dlstrlct Of t h e South Dakota
schools will be held under the
auspices Of the Mobridge high
Seh0ol IT at NJ bridge on May II.
lie prellmlnaries in the athletic
event will be held IN the morn
my and the finals in the after,
.ooi' lie regular events will
include the 100 yard dash. go
safd Cash, 44O yard dash, ha f
''''e run, mile run, 12O yard
hurdles Z2O yard hurdles. l2
pouhd Shove. jayelin throwing.
alSeuS throw, running broa d
'u'p' running nigh jump, role
,aO''' halt mile relay race.
aa. an'ee bona tida pupils may be
s4'ereo S;'' by each school in the
u''f'ct ,', for each race. Some
va ,a'aaoIe = prizes have been hung
W los the different events.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-03
Is Cleanup w eek
Lost Sight OF

This is the week that Governor
Byrne set aside for clean W
week, ~. the citizens Of L'm-
mon have apparently lost sly hit
Of this fact as, up 10 tic present
L me, very little has been done in
the way Of cleaning up.
There is still plenty Of time t.
get the work started before the
week has entirely gone by, and
If it cannot be finished We can
at least say that we have had a
hand in the clesn-u3 week. The
Herald would suggest lhpt each
one of the residents Of the city
make it a point to devote at
least half a day cleaning Cd their
residence lot and also put a lit e
time in on the rear Of their busi-
ness property.
Nothing appeals to a visitor to
our city as would clean streets.
back yards and alleys. Let
everyone put their shoulder TO
the wheel aid let clean up week
leave its mark in the appearance
of our city.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-03
Hr
rreeze OUT and
Dice Under Ban

y. Monday Of this week, notice
SoH %IS served on all owners Of nool
ba.sH ba.'S' cigar stands, drug stores.
',,S no n and c"nfec,ionaries, that
ny. n.y. more punch boards. free 70
h., bava" sames' slot machines, or dice
'VHss Ts will be ated.
., 4"ls movement does rot c,me
al - very great surprise as = ost
af Of .. o. the towns in the vic n;tv
IL t5a1n 'n's city have had a Ian ,n ON
'''y1s e., things for some time. -
that tbe lsTra.d baS;. sincerely believes
nen,;a a,s business of the above
So, xs'1'loned ~ places will receive ~
b., s1, easA ,ss as result of the ban ~
sfrssI ea' mat material benefit will . :.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-03
Woman Burie d When
Sod House Caves

Mrs. VIM. Hoy, of Otterhetp,
N. D.. narrowly escaped death
on Sunday morning, when t h =
walls II an old sod house caved
burylng her beneath the ruins.
Mrs. Hoy, who was in the act Of
preparing breakfast, stepped out
OF the house to get some coal
which was piled up against one
of the sod walls. Just as she
stopped over to get the coal the
wall caVed buryiny her complpt-
ely in the ruins. Help was near
at hand and it was only a short
time before h g was rescued
Her condition was such. how.
ever, that she could not be
brought to town and physician
was Immediately summoned from
Lennon.
Mrs. Hoy's age which il GO
years, will prove "A serious handi-
cap IN her recovery and although.
no bones were broken, the
shock has left her in a very deli
cate condition
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-03
Report of an Inspection
and Recommendation
for a System of Roads
for Perkins Count,
By J. H. Dodge, Supt. Road Construction

Mechanical Analyses of Morton
Loans
Prct Pr'ct Pr'ct Prct Pr'ct Prct Pr'ct
L"am Fine Coarse Medi- Fine Very Silt Clay
Gravel Sand Sand Fine
Sand Sand
soil OF OIL Ii l6o 90 7 Sal 22I
Subsoil % % 8 l22 1g794e SIG
silt
Loan
soil 3 IS 9 4.6 l66 57l 90 -
Subsoil 2 s 10 10 23.7 5II l6F
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-03
Change Of Route
Saves County @35OO

The change of route OF the
road being built from Haynes to
Bison will save the county ap-
proximately $500, according to
estimates, furnished the Board
of County Conn issioners by
Engineers Dodge and Tubbs.
In spite of the argument to
the contrary. the Herald was in
formed by the engineers that
the added distance on the round
trip that will be necessitated by
Bison people will be about four
miles. This addition to the dis
tancc will be easily offset by the
lesser amount of steep hills and
a better graded road, it being
estimated that t h e road first
proposed would only be about
50 to 70 per cent complete with
the amount of money expended,
while the road selected will be
almost fully completed.
Following we print the report
submitted by Engineer Dodge to
the County Commissioner, after
going over the two routes.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-03
General

The asigr ment covered by this
report was made to comply with
an application for expert advice.
1t was signed by three members
of the Perkins County Board of
County Commissioners, Messrs.
r. Z. Scott. Chairman. August
Finger and c J. Delaney. The
application was dated June 18th,
1915, and the period covered by
the assignment was from April
2nd to April 29.h. 1916.
In order to ad wise the commits
|s!oners intelligently, it was con
|sidered necessary to inspect t.
most important roads in the
system, and to locate them with
she best POSSIBLE production 10
the market, and to construct the
roads with a view of durability
and easy maintenance.
Description
Perkins county is located in
the northwestern part Of South
Dokota. and is a part of the ply
siographic province known as
the great plains, with the gr"at-
er portion rolling eastward sI,p-i
ing plains.
Topography and Classification
The topography is chiefly level
to rolling, changing to irregular
Mills and very hilly which IN
c'udes the buttes with elevations |
rom 30 to 500 feet above the /
surrounding country.
About Sc pr cent as IeyeO toI
rolling.
About Is per cent irreEulir'y |
billy.
And q per cent very bill.
Soil Classification
r"A') Residual From sandstone AMI .haJes
Soil From uneonsolidatedea'' "'' US
deposits.
{ of aeoleon origin
l"B) Transported soils of gravel terra
of aliuyial deposlt-
The Morton Series
1t includes fine sandy loan,
loan, gumby asd clay.
The Pierre Series
1t includes loans and Cay
oams, cIays, Spt arfish loans and
hollands.
The Rosebud Series
1t includes fine sandy loan,
silt loan. silt clay, loan ard clay,
rongh stone land and undltter-
entiated soils.
The soils to be dealt with IN
the highway system
of Perkins county are chiefly OF
a distinct type and classified un'
der the Morton series, The char
acter of the soil varies as the
character of the rock varies from
which the soil is made. But the
geological formation is not sol
pronounced as to need separate
classification for road building
except in a limited number oi
places.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-03
ments

!
The Morton loans are the mos
! common soil in Northwest Soutf
Dakota. Southern Perkins coun.
ty is occupied almost entirely by
these two soils. A large develop,
ment is found around Lennon,
and along North Dakota South
Dakota's boundary. 1t is rec
commended as a favorable type
from which to construct earth
roads. Any road building ma.
chinery can be used successfully
1t packs readily under traffic or
t e roller. soon shows an excel
lent wearing surface, and re-
spends promptly to the use of a
road drag.
Regional Drainage
The drainage Of Perkins coun-
ty is effected through the Mis-
souri, river and it's tributaries.
The chief drainage for the north
ern part is effected by the north
and south forks of the Grand
river, with the confluence at
Sci n. The central part is drained
by the Butte, Rabbit. Antelope
and Duck creeks. The southern
portion, by the Moreau river and
tri bu'aries.
Climate
The principle climatic factors
to be considered are precipita-
ton, winds and temperature.
Precipitation
Using the average records at
all stations. the total an unit is
1894 inches, covering a period Of
IL years, from 1881 to 1908.
Industries
Agriculture. stock raising and
are the principle pursuits
of the people, wi h stock raising
in the lead.
Min ng
Several mines are operated
where Ignite coal is produced.
The mining area covers approx.
two-thirds of the county.
So far no workable veins have
been discovered south of the Mo-
reau river. At the present time
the principle mines in operation
are located near the two branch
es of the Grand river, at Lodge
pole, and through the central
portions of the county.
Finances
The available funds for con-
structing roads Of the proposed
system will be raised by a two.
mill levy on . So, 600. 600 valua-
ton. Ia addition there is a sep
arate bridge md culyert fund.
(Cootinned On page 81