The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-29
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According to the Earth a publication
put out by the Santa Fe Railroad com
pany, the state Of New Mexico, know
"a the Sunshine state, holds 1875
square miles of lands selected from
the best in the public domain. This
In area larger than the combined state
Of Maryland, Connecticut n Della
IRE During the first sever months 9
the current year the state land OF
flee sold q total Of 3S2.657.06 acres 70
o total OF 81, 156, 507, an average OF $6.4
an acre, 1t Is expected that the Ian
sales Of the state will go over 100000
for the entire year.
The highest chimney in the world hai
been completed by the Weber Gimme!
company, Chicago, for a copper smelt'
or at S~agonoseki. Japan. 1t is con
structed Of concrete. $40 feet high, 2.
feet inside diameter at the top and a
feet in diameter at the base. It's pur'
pose ia to carry the fumes from. thu
smelter to an altitude that will as fal
as possible avoid the killing of sur.
rounding vegetation. It sits on a hill
480 feet above the furnaces and tti
top is. therefore. 1000 feet above thu
copper plant.
Socorro county, New Mexico, com
prising 1920 square miles, claims to
be the largest county in the United
States. 1t Is not only larger than Della
ware, Maryland or New Jersey. but II
Is larger than m of three New Eng
land states, as follows: Rhode Island,
Connecticut or Massachusetts,. 1t con-
tains not only agricultural lands but
Ayn0 vn{yNn0 NJ vnlH eS1xyAN o0rrnv fy~nn
lead n zinc, also vast lumber forests
n cattle ranges.
Statistics compiled by the Citrus
Protective league show shipments Of
California citrus fruit for the last three
years aggregate 140,443 cars. distributed
Is follows: Oranges from southern
California, 104,212 cars; from central
and northern California, 15,407 cars
and from the whole state, 20,724 cars
oI demons. The report shows that
California a approximately $4,000. 900
orange N lemon trees.
Kite fishing is one OF the latest sports
taken up by fishermen on the Pacific
coast. According to Popular Science, Q
fine corbina "hole" has been discovered
At Seal Beach, off the pier, just far
enough to be out Of reach OF the best
casters. Instead of employing boats
the fishermen find it greater sport to
use kites. which carry the lines but to
the desired spot.
The congestion OF goods at vladivos-
tok has drawn the attention Of ship
pers to thes port Of Nikolaievsk, at the
mouth OF the Amur river. Owing to
h demands OF the war and the closing
OF h Baltic and Black sea ports, the
amount OF merchandise imported
II ~ oI xxi n ~ 80 -
creased.
Attennts a. ranoyi,g ~. -.
detract from t,,har daua,aum a Ia siey
nro,ad l. = 49, ave-
tnritv ~ casa poU u,h pun. anu m me ma.
the tnnnad not.tnea resolus were KEPT
eat t,,her cron ,ne,.ht 1850 thaN We pooI-
Instances the rotatana !. sl.ousn ~ soAAe
lo.a-1es wele .alsef.
-. 9 the new project OF police
~ ATS. nas decided that the motor
. nns.. ~ 1il M 70 the unnecessary
Tba ., - ei,S Saplsai snaii oe
aitonntsn. NY Iias Oeen suppressed
,,ssd nnI,. r, gsae, .rumpets nus %
: Itu ~ oriS wheh necessary unde PEN
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,rash,,tessaa osannstican SYNOD OF tn0
ccmnr,ssam Sn1.cn. Oniled States.
- go avut MADE Up
r.. OMs sAtloIs ana ministers
$50 posH ia1teu memorial
cyl4a e memory OF the late pr. J. q.
negroes.
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lIuinah GroVer. a farmer Of :
~. onio. clalneu exemption from
s,h 80 Y grounds, but
tonnatnas ana uss kilied ms