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The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-24
Lennon High
Defeats Hettinger

Last Friday afternoon the
Lennon high school baseball
team defeated the Hettinger
high school in a close game by a
score of 10 to III.
This is the first game of the
season for the Lennon high
school, and owing to the fact
that they had but four days
practice bef re going to Hetting-
er, the victory was a sort of a
surprise to them for the Het-
finger team had the advantage
of several weeks practice.
The game throughout was close
and at no time was it one sided
both teams being anxious for the
victory, which made it all the
more interesting. The Lennon
leamhad an advantage in their
batting which won the game for
them. Hettinger made q score
In the first inning and Lennon
came IN with two runs in the
secord, which put the game in
Their favor; then in the first half
OF the third. Hettinger tied the
score. Lennon, during their
nall of the third inning brought
IN tnree more score, and the score
remained thus until the fifth,
When Hettinger revived and ran
IN hVe scores in succession. The
holhe Team got one run in the
sixth. The opponents scored
'afee In their half If the seventh
0ila Lennon evened up that in.
nlhg oy also getting three runs,
made M by L. Hagen. Bratvett and
fHhen' During the eighth, Lem.
n'on got one run and Hettinge,
noae' u thus tying the score. In
,Ae llrst OF the ninth, Green OF
Lennon held the Hettinger team
70 one single hit and the runne,
was put out on first and the next
WV men We're famed. In the
'sst half Of the nin@h, Finch was
w 70 Dat and made a safe single
ul' ano NlcSlsh made anothe,
single which brought him in
lr0m second, thus winning the
game fcr Lennon high school.
>, Hagen pitched the first five
innings !, for Lennon and held
u we opponents to seven runs and
1'e'l ureen Went in the pitchers
ooS and Hagen took short in
O'ace y OF 10 ks Both Hagen and
the >een are new pitchers and fol
erst game made an excel.
,~,l
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-24

Sotuh Dakota, do hereby issue
this, my proclamation and ear
nestIy urge the observance Of
May 80. 1916. as
MEMORIAL DAY
especially reques ing that the
day be free from all games and
sports x1d 9iven over entirely tn
the eas 5Inn of patriotism ard
hove nv.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-24
The Put-It-OHs

My friend, have you heard of the town of
Yawn.
On the banks of the River Slow,
Where blossoms the. Wait awhile flower fair,
Where the Sometime or other scents the air,
And the soft Go easys grow?
1t lies in the valley of What she use
In the Province of Let rr-side:
That tired feeling is native there.
It's the home of the listlcss don't care,
Where the Put-it offs abide
The Put it offs smile when asked to work,
And say they will do it tomorrow;
And so they delay from day unto day,
Till death cycles up and takes them away,
And their families stare beg or borrow.
Anonymous.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08
HOME NEWS.
Local Notices.

Local Notices
matter under this head 10 cents line.)
: wanted-A young girl to help about q
millinery store. Apply at Miss Beck
wtth's Ea~t-Msln street
lave YOU Suit made by MS. Guaran-
teed to 1T Modern Clothing Co.
The Fire Department OF Stafford Springs
wish to thank those who contributed to
their fair, the young people who presented
plays. the canvassers, the attendants,
and all the patrons who helped make the
fair q success
Suits from $40 up, made by Us, guaran-
teed to flt. Modern Clothing o.
We wish to thank the friends and
neixhhors; also members OF w. r. G
and Myriad Rebekah Lodge, /. o. o. F..
for al aad kindness in our late tereavs-
menf. DAVID ID. NJ KELLoGe,
ARrEMUs s. KELLOGG,
.. Mss. G. Fl. BURDEN,
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08
SOMERS.

Margaret Gordon of Hazard lille hal
been a recent guest of Mrs. Bert D..
Cooley.
Miss Erma Chapel has had as q
guest for a week Miss Hastings of
Sufield.
Miss Jennie Chaffse of Spri ngfield
is guest in the home of her uncle,
Marcus A. Kibbe.
Hamilton Delisle of Springfield has
been the guest of his aunt, Mrs.
Charles s Fuller.
Mrs. Myrtle Davis has recently
been entertaining her son, Fred O.
Davis of Rhinecliff, N. Y.
Miss Mabelle P. eager has returned
home after spending several days
visiting friends in Willimantic.
Mrs. A. Vail Smith and Mrs. R. s.
Bugbee entertained the Ladies' Aid
society in Piedmont hall Friday after.
noon and evening.
Albert s. Hulburt entertained his
dance held in his tobacco warehouse
last week Tuesday evening. Refresh.
ments were served.
Everett Kibbe. while chopping in
the woods last week Tuesday after
noon, cut bad cash in the top of his
foot. DR.. Hurd took several stitches
to close the wound.
Miss Evalene l.. Smith has returned
to her studies in the Willimantio
normal school after spending the
week end with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Vail Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Richardson
have sold their farm, which they
bought about year aud a half ago
from William @. Pease, to Charles A.
Sweet of Brookfield, Mass.
The brotherhood of the Congrega.
tional church served an oyster supper
in Piedmont hall Monday evening.
President Henry M. Bowden of the
Springfield International college, who
was in Europe at the outbreak of the
war talked on his experiences.
Miss Pease, who was for some time
dangerously i'll with bronchial pneu.
monia in New York. and who has
been slowly oonvalescing at the home
of her sister, "Montside, will visit
Massachusetts,, before returning to her
labors in the south. Later she will
accept postponed invitation to speak
at Vassar, where she was formerly a
student.
Ray Cooley, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Archie Cooley of Somers and just
past his l tn birthday, shot and killed
a fox with a % repeating rifle on
Soapstone mountain the I'd. The
wounded fox travelled for a mile or
more through brush and swamp to fall
at last in plain sight of the hunter,
who loaded him onto his shoulder and
brought him home, four.miles'
journey. The fox is very handsome
trophy for so youthful hunter, who
secured good sized mans pay for
about four hours work.
Somersville.
Mrs William Ellwood of De Kalb,
Ill, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. r.
Leland Keeney.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Keeney
are at Seabreeze, Fla. They3 will
probably stay through March.
Rev. and Mrs. H., q. Newell have
been entertaining their two nieces,
Misses Aurelia and Charlotte Bates, of
Waltham with several Of their friends
from Mount Holyoke college. A party
of ~ young people enjoyed the hos.
pitality of the parsonage one evening
while they were there.
Not Acquired.
y. Read--How you stutter! Did you
ever go to a stammering school? J.
Terry-Nn-no, sir. I d-d-do this mat
1ralIy life
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08

!
Ine BAPTIST cnurcn mas afranee'
Win rev. ana MIS-. u. .. oorneil q
oonoucG the services Ior snem neA
sunday. MT cornell 10 a wei known
! HVangeilst' ana MRS. Oorneii IS sale
~ W pressing ana eHeotiVe sospe
singer' $50
The town hall was the scene of {
lively evening last week Thursday
when there was ''double-heade
in basketball. The Stars and Crescenti
of the Pinney school had very close
game, the score being 8 to in favor
of the Stars. The lineup:
Stars. Cresents.
Rabideau, IF lg, Decarli
T. Dobson, If re-, Glover
Webster, Q G, Cunning ham
Ensminger, lg IF, Pagan
J. Dobson. W. Murra-y, rg
If, Bassette, O. Dimmiok
Baskets from the floor, Ensmingel
2, Deoarli, Glover; from fouls, Web.
ster 4, Cunningham 2; time, three
lO-minute periods. During the inter
mediate periods the local young men
styled "Skis'' and 'Toboggans" did
some good 'sliding, ?" the Skis max.
ing the longer slide with a score of
III to IL. These men played more
loose game than the school boys,
showing 1he1r need OF practlce.
lug neeo' "o"ever' piayeo IN OK
h.Il r..oL - 49,. 20: s,.. 49,
to.., ..a.. 60. VIZ O-' A us
49,. e.o,a . 49, go au D".
for a total If ten noints French de-.
serves mention for his pluokv plavipg
after having his eve iniured nv an
opponents inquisitive finger. The
lineup:
Skis. Toboggans.
J. Cunningham, IF
ig, Barsaleau, W. Loughheed, ST..
-. Murray II rg, Sault
W. houghheeo' Jr'' G G, +. Frenoh
L. Dinnlck' lg II, .. murray
sanger re- II, Il, st. mary
1'e'' -ao .ooi' oanset ., o'n'
D:D, q, 9O' NAY a.
49, ~" oo' -. io
No. n lug "''oo" o. ~, may o.
oe w ""o "A -o''''o
w
=
I.
ope.cer 0rao"ay' Is quite III.
N. P. Harding has the position as
night Waterman at the Central mill
in the borough. -. H..
Robert Pease has nurchased Of Fred
Truman the Mace formerly owned nv
Alonzo Shepard.
,;,o footo-,, :. ho;-a ..o-oa eN'..>, 80.
=. 800 49,, -.
Willimantic has charge of the work
MI. Co.. 14o .o: 81, =.
held at the chnrcb vestrv on Tbnrs.
dav evening at ? so Tho SNEAKER
will be Rev T, RAGS If stafford
Snrinos
HerrvR A,orv who r,t;, roo.,+1u
had heeu a resident of this village
died at the Hartford bosnital last
Wednesday of heart disease. He was
born in this town and was sixty years
old. For MANY wears he had been u
collector of antiques and until his last
illness had conducted an antique shop
at IL Morgan St, Hartford. He
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49, =. S..n.a.u &c., =. .
o,n,ook D. + w p.11an.;ao asso;.t
;ro nh. hnr;., MOS ~ +Lo Co,+or
cemetery.
Crystal Lake District)
Ernest Smith spent Sunday in
Hartford,
r,erov Chairman ratnrred m his
work in Hartford IN Monday
mother, Mrs. Alice Baker, to Skunga.
"aos iast rr'oay.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08

To ease another's heartache Is t.
forget ones Abraham Lincoln
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08

Not Acquired.
y. Read--How you stutter! Did you
ever go to stammering school? J.
TerIy-N-n-nO, sir. I d-d-do this mat.
urally.-BroOklyn life.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Army sent Oxford down the defeat
lane Wednesday evening to o in a
duckpin league match on Tuft S
alleys. Score:
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08

o. 2. 2G4 2S9 2S3 900
sa Pinney grammar schools basket
ball representatives took the deciding
game of the series from the S. Y. M.
O. juniors last evening in the local
club, 16 to 10. The game was a
prelim to the big encounter. Cum
ninghsm and Glover were the principle
point getters for the visitors, negotiat
ing Jointly for IA of 'em. Bernardo
and TAYLOR put up a good game for
the Juniors. Line
E! Pinnsy Grammar. s, Y. M. O. Jr.
Glover, II re, Irons
Cunningham, IF lg, Pallanck
e Dobson, G c, Whitaker
Bassstte, lg RI, Taylor
Pagan, re III, Bernardo
Score p. G., 16, Juniors s.
Baskets from floor. Glover 8, Hobson
/, Cunningham 4, Bernardo 2, Taylor
J., Pallanck ! baskets on free tries,
Demands I, Whitaker ].
The s. Y. NJ. O. I'd team walked
away from the Stafford Hollow picked
five last evening on the Young Mems
club court. the tallies being % to 8.
J. Leturey playing the pivotal position
for the locals was the shining light, !
breaking away for three double deck
ers and quartet of single counters.
Loughheed, the Stafford Hollow
center, got six of the visitors
numerals. Lineup:
g. Y. M O. Stafford Hollow.
T. Mullins, IF lg, s. Murray |
NJ Argenta, If re, French |
]. Leturey, c, Loughheed |
Calcheri, re If, Sanger |
W. Comins, lg IF, st Marie |
Scores. Y NJ. O., %, Stafford
Hollow g; baskets from floor, Mullins
3, Argenta 2, Lsturey 3, Palcheri l -.
". Comins 3, Loughheed /, Sanger
l.; baskets on free tries, Leturey 4,
Loughheed 4.
Harvard took two points from the
Oxford trio last night. Score:
- Harvard.
Brearley. So 100 90 275
Palshaw, 81 1O4 90 800
Connors, 40 123 116- 349
292 327 3O5 924
Oxford.
Gilman, 100 80 100 29S
Ducharme, 100 100 ia 332
Labrache, 1O4 80 s4- 277
-
s22 2s7 29s GOT
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-22

ever, if no steps toward initiative are
taken under this configuration.
Lawyers and merchants. bankers and
brokers have the augury Of a week OF
delay and disappointment
The rule is a sinister one for the
aged who may feel depressed and fr-
ritable, especially II they have any
heavy responsibilities.
Writing is subject to a fairly for
tunate rule and love letters have a
good omen.
Preachers and teachers should ind
conditions rather favorable for the ac-
eeptance Of theories regarding spirit-
Ual matters.
The rise to prominence of leaders in
occult thought is again prognosticated.
Among these men and women who re-
we what are called old superstitions
one or two great minds may be dis
covered.
The western coast Of the United
States has a rule that pressages unity
on some issue OF national moment that
may arouse antagonism-
The United States Senate Is subjeoS
to planetary inflences making foP
scenes that are sensational some time
in May.
Rise in food prices Is predicted in the
summer and Venus foreshadows in
ing.
New aspects Of the servant problem
viii develop, the Seers fortell, but liv-
ing problems will be simplified within
the next few years.
Persons whose birthdate Il is NAV
sustain heavy losses in money or busi-
ness prestige. but they will not suffer
severity II they avoid speculation.
Children born on the day are likely
to be exceedingly bright and clever.
These subjects Of Taurus usually are
careless i'm money matters Venus is
their principal ruling planet.--Copy-
right. 1916, by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-22

. ing to the farming experts this is tho
] destiny of much Of the region. They
tieure that the territory I have de-
/ scribed viii support 900 stock, and
/ allow eight acres per animal They
| say the country should be devoted
also TO dairying, and that properly
/ think like 25,000.O00 pounds of butter
or 6O,OOO,O00 pounds of cheese a year.
II is in about the same latitude as
I parts OF Finland and the Scandinavian
their butter and cheese, and the
climate is fully as mild. In this con-
Z nection the Island Of Kodiak, about
/ 100 miles or so west OF Seward. also
stockraising center. The government
has an experimental farm there.
shall write Of il in the future.
To Have Experimental station.
SO far we have had no experiment
stations on the Kenai peninsula, al
though one will now be established TO
show what can be done. The experts
Of the department of agriculture say
that early varieties Of grain viii ma
ture, and that barley and oats will
produce excellent crops According to
them 200 bushels Of potatoes TO an
acre can be grown on the good soils
without fertilization, and cabbage. let
tuce, beets, turnips, garden peas and
carrots can be raised without trouble.
Strawberries have been grown in
places, and there are wild raspberTies
almost everywhere. nave seen wild
currants and blueberries in the woods
There is a low bush cranberry that
makes very. good Jam. and a high bush
cranberry that makes excellent Jelly
There are also salmonberries and
strawberries.
Has Temperate Climate.
The climate Of the Kenai pensinsula
Is far different from what one would
expect from its place on the map It
IS temperate rather than frigid and il
compares favorably with that Of our
north central states. The Japanese
current which flows along the southern
shores Of Alaska makes II so warm
mat the sea never freezes at Seward
The greater part of Cook inlet is open
throughout the winter, and the warm
coastal waters give the country a tenn
perate summer and a winter that is
only moderately cold. Here at Sunrise
they have kept records for eight or
nine years, and the winter temperature
averages about Il degrees above zero
rising to II above in December and
February and falling to az low as nine
IN January. The average spring tenn
perature is about SO degrees and in the
summer the thermometer has an aver
age Of 81, although IT goes IN to rs
and 20 at some times
The peninsula is about as far north
as Stockholm or Petrograd. This gives
II long days during the summer, and
in parts Of June and July there is
practically no night at all. The growth
OF crops Is produced by the amount of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-22
y Mystery and Romance Of the Zodiac 9
That Row of Starry OF
H

the constellation next west OF II. so
that the Sign Ares is now found in
the constellation Pisces. and so on
around the entire circle.
Or looking at it from another point.
we may say that the zodiacaI animals
are marching in majestic procession
eastward through the open doors Of
the great circle of the celestial mem
agerie.
Each Of the 70 Signs is 30 degrees
in length. so that combined they make
complete circuit OF 800 degrees But
the consultations, as now represented
on our charts. are of unequal length
There was once another, similar belt
in the sky. called the Lunar Zodiac
which indicated the monthly coursr Of
the moon around the earth, and WIS
divided into p OF 2S Lunar Mansions
or Lunar Stations. in each CT which
the moon was represented as dwelling
during one day of the month.
The Lunar Zodiac has not been re-
tanned by astronomers, but 1t still pos
sesses' think, some mystical signifi-
canoe In the minds Of astrologers It
is probable that the Lunar Mansions
are older historically, than the Signs
of the Zodiac Astroiogy was before
astronomy. just as the Imagination
always precedes science. and generally
leads the way to it The Imagination
is the most glorious Of mans gifts. mt
II he undertakes to live upon il he
finds it as indigestible as a dish of
diamonds Plain science is the bread
of the mind.
The ancients calculated the months
by the revolution OF the moon. Going
around the earth and the sky in a per-
lod OF about four weeks the moon
formed very natural and convenient
measure Of time in primitive DAYS; nus
It has long been abandoned as a basis
for reckoning the elements of the cal
endar' because both the days and the
seasons depend upon the sun and not
upon the moon.
Stl for many purposes the moon
serves as celestial clock-hand, par
Tor reckoning ecclesiastical periods IN
civilized lands. In the government OF
Easter for instance. she leads the cal
cuIators merry dance, and through
the modern music OF the spheres" she
Wanders like n lost note.
There are several kinds of month.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-22

There is the sidereal month. during
which the moon passes through the 70
signs of the Zodiac, and whose average
length is 2732166 days Then there Is
the synodical month. 29.530s days in
average length. in the course of which
the moon runs through a complete
series Of phases, from New through
Full and round to New again.
In an anOmalistic month OF q 554e
days the moon passes from one perigree
to the next-that is. from one period
Of nearest approach to the earth to
another and this is variable in length
because the perigree is not fixed, but
squirms around together with the
moons uneasy orbit about the earth
Then there is the modal month. use
full in calculating eclipses. and having
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-22
By GARRETT p. sERv1ss

ny HAhaElI r. SERKIgS.
kindly explain the Zodiac. Is as
IroIogy older than astronomy? How
did the ancient people calculate mo
months? 1t seems to me that the moon
! is the truest to the months and the SIM
to the days and the years. Mrs. B. G."
1.-THE Zodiac is an imaginary band.
or belt, encircling the heavens,
marked out to the eye by a series
Of twelve consultations, and having
the ecliptic or annual path Of the sun
for its central line. The Zodiac is usu-
ally said to have a breadth Of l6 de.
grees, eight on each side Of the ecliptic,
and the paths of the moon. and the sun
and all the principal planets lie within
its borders.
Many Of its consultations. however.
overlap the Zodiac on one side OF on
both sides. Its precise time and place
of origin are not known. but il is be-
lieved to have been invented bv the
star-gazers OF the Euphrates valley
several thousand years before Christ
In the beginning, there is some reason
for thinking there were only six divis-
ions of the Zodiac; afterward they were
increased TO II, and finally to u. These
original divisions were called Signs,
and when the system had settled into
complete form the Signs were named
in their order. beginning at the Vernal
Equinox COR place where the sun eros
ses the Equator when coming north
ward in the spring., and running east
ward around the sky: Aires (the RAM
Taurus (the BulD, Gemini (the Twins)
Cancer (the Crab, Leo (the Lion), Virgo
Cthe Virgin, Libra (the BALANCED, Scor-
pip (the Scorpion), Sagittarius Cthe
Archer), Capricornus Cthe Coat, Aqua
RUS (the Water Bearer) and Pisces 1.-THE
Fishes).
With one exception these ALI rem
resent animals, whence the name 20
diac, from the Greek word zoon, mean
ing animal About 1000 years ago the
consultations OF the Zodiac, which
bear the same names as the Signs and
run in the same order, conceded in pos
ttion with the Signs; but now, in con-
sequence OF the gradual shifting back
ware OF the equinoctial points owing
to the Procession Of the Eouinoxos
the Signs. which retain their ORIGINAL
relation to the Vernal Equinox as
starting point, have retreated each into
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-22
HO Pc

Venus gives promise Of new activi-
ties for American women. These an
pear to be Of a public character and
ways
Theatrical matters come under IN
fuence apparently contradictory In
saged. but professionals may suffer
from amateur or semi-amateur enter
prises.
Motion pictures have a sign that
foreshadows great development in a
new field, probably educational
Persons whose birthrate IL is should
not make changes in the coming wear
They may be fairly successful in bust
ness or financial affairs. EMPLOYERS
should benefit.
Children born on this day probably
will succeed best when directed These
subjects Of Taurus usually are Indus
trious and reliable
Copyright 1915, by the Mcclure News
pager Syndicate.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-22

'AAAN GNNnEMNNM OF FERTILITY.
II weeds, grass and bushes are any
sign OF fertility much OF this country
Wll produce excellent crops Here Mt
sunrise, outside the roads and trails.
the land Is Jungle Of dense vegeta-
ION and one wades through weeds as
nigh as his head. I have found higu
grass IN every open place in the for
ests and some Of Il is So thick that a
man short distance away is hidden
rom view. There is grass on the
stream bottoms. on the benches ana nm
the slopes Of the hills even above the
TIMBER line. The most common is a
red-top that grows to the height OF
i've or six feet. and, as I am told
makes excellent hay. Indeed II is cut
TOT that purpose about Sunrise and
Seward. II brings from $40 to $40 per
ton when first harvested and IN the
winter rises 70 $50 and upward per
There is good forage almost everv-
where in this part OF Alaska and II
would seem that the country might be-
come a stock raising section. Accord
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-22
Saturday. April %. 1913.
""Ef @ApAA -. loiSs
A STROLOGY reads this as a for
tunate day, for Venus and the

~ tunate day. for Venus and the
sun run strongly for good.
Mars and Uranus are mildly adverse.
There is a lucky sign for all who
seek employment or promotion. It is
an suspicious time to bring to the no
tice of superiors or employers any re-
cord of efficiency.
Women should be more Industrious
today, which promises great benefits.
Hotel prOprietOrs, restaurant keen
ers and all who make appeal to love
of comfort are subject to a beneficial
rule.
According to ancient lore the giving
of presents and the wearing OF new
clothing should be lucky today.
Publicity. advance notices and what
ever tends to personal gioriffcafion
should be exceedingly successful while
this configuration prevails
Political candidates and all who de-
sire preferment are likely 10 find this
government of the stars helpful
The good aspects of the sun tend
to give loyalty, ambition, energy and
popularity and this sway is held most
beneficial to the spiritual as well as
material aspirations
Danger in agriculture through heavy
rains and wind is indicated.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-22

an average length Of 27.21222 days. In
fact, the moon makes a very sweet
regent Of the skies" full Of mystery,
libratton and fascination; but the sun
possesses a masculine steadiness that
qualities him to be a more satisfactory
guide.