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The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-06-29

in eastern Iowa would not get a
crop out there but it has been
discovered that a seed that was
acclimated to that country would
produce a crop if it was given a
chance normal to that country in
the matter of moisture. They
have found that the hog is the
best possible market for corn and
alfalfa. They are making a farm
ing country of western South Da-
kota. Fast stretches of the coun-
try are adapted to farming and
these are attracting the attention
of men wanting farm homes
Live Stock Record.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-06-29
An Object Lesson

Kimball Graphic: A recent is
sue of the Lake Andes Wave con-
tanned full page ad by a grocery
man in that town, in which full
list of prices were quoted in com
parison with the same identical
goods advertised by one of the
big mail order houses. The list
comprised AZ articles of TODD,
from 100 lbs. of sugar to a half
dozen bars of soap-juSt about
what a farmer would make up
for $50 or SIS order of grocer
les. The goods were selected
from the mail order cataloe by
name and number and the prices
of each quoted and the selling
price by the Lake Andes merch-
ant. The total asked by the mail
order house was S57.45, with $3.52
freight charges added, or S60.97
all told. The Lake Andes price
figured $57.44. This in spite of
the fact that the sugar at Lake
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-06-29
Hundred Years
Old This Fall

The one hundreth anniversary
of the permanent settlement at
Fort Pierre will be celebrated in
the autumn. In the fall of 1917
Joseph LaFrambois, a mere youth
trading under the license of JOS
eph Rolette at Prairie du Chen,
came across to the Missouri and
established a small trading post
at the mouth of the Teton BAD
river, at its junction with the Mis-.
Souri, at the present site of Fort
Pierre. 1t is uncertain whether
it was north or south of the Bad.
Tradition says on the north side,
but the extensive grove on the
south side makes it more probable
that it was there. This post was
continued until 1922, when the
Columbia Fur Company built
Fort Tecumseh, a mile and a half
further north, and absorbed the
trade. LaFrambois then went
over and built post al the pres
ent site of Flandreau, on the Sioux
River.
Fort TecumSeh at the Fl. Pierre
settlement was continued until
Choteau was built by the Ameri-
can Fur Company, which had
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-06-29

Andes came to $ll.20, while the
mail order house quoted it at
1897 in Chicago. But while YOU
can buy any of the goods at Lake
Andes at the price quoted you
can't buy the sugar of the mail
order house at the price named
unless you order a bill of goods
with it. That's the dir. I'll bet
that ad set some of the mail or
der patrons thinking a little. On
the other hand it ought to set
some merchants thinking those
who never think of quoting a
price on anythine-and some of
them do not even mention grocer
les in their advertisements at all.
People are sending away for
goods all the time who do so
mostly because they are ignorant
of the fact that they can buy the
same goods at the same price or
lower right in the nearest town.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-06-29
Designation Under
Section Act

When Congress provided in
the law that designations there.
under should be made by the Sec,
retary of the Interior, it was
thought the designations would
be made as designations have
heretofore been made under the
half section act where only in a
small percentage of cases has
field examination been made. The
designation proposition was re.
ferred by the Secretary to the u.
S. Geological Survey which has
made all designation recommend
ationS to him heretofore. The
decision of the Director of the
Survey to make field examina.
tions on applications for desiena-
ton under the section act came
as surprise to me and to other
western members.
The statement that Congress
failed to appropriate money for
the work comes from the fact
that because of a "filibuster" in
the Senate late in the last session
the Sunday Civil and several 9TH
er annual appropriation bills fail
ed. The appropriation bill has
now been passed and in it is an
item of $l50.00O for the Survey
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-06-29

succeeded to the business of the
Columbia Fur Company, and the
business was continued there un-
til 1855, when the post was sold
to the government, and the Fur
Company built a new post, known
as New Fort Pierre, a little furth-
er up the Missouri river, which
1862 was sold to the Hubell peO-
pie of St. Paul, and where trade
was continued until the Black
Hills Gold excitement built the
village of Fort Pierre upon its
present site.
This is much the oldest contin-
uous settlement in South Dakota
and two years older than the Fl.
Smelling settlement on the Mis-
Sippi. In connection with this
anniversary the Department of
History sent Mr.. Charles z. De-
land to StLouis last fall where he
secured the Journals and letter
books kept at Fort Tecumseh and
Fort Pierre, and these are being
carefully edited for the next vol
ume of the collections of the ma
terials of history to be published
next Spring.-Fort Pierre Times.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-06-29
County Red Cross
To Be Organized

On next Tuesday afternoon,
July 3rd, mass meeting will be
held at the Kadoka Opera House
for the purpose of organizing a
Jackson County Chapter of the
Red Cross.
The work of the Red Cross, at
all times is of interest to every.
one, and especially is this 80 now
that the United States is at war.
Jackson County people are just
as patriotic as anyone, the mum.
Der of young men who have vol.
unteered their services from this
county proving this fact. Let's
give the further evidence of our
loyalty by making the Jackson
County Red Cross Chapter the
biggest in the world, according
to population.
The meeting Is called for 2::3O
o'clock and everyone is urged to
be present.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-06-29
Evolution OF A
Range Country

1t is less than six years ago
that a Live Stock Record reporter
picked up story of the first car
load of hogs ever received at the
Sioux City market from the range
country, west of the Missouri
river, in South Dakota. When
the Record editor made his first
trip to the annual conventions of
range stockmen at Rapid City,
many of the men met were dis
posed to ridicule the idea that
western South Dakota would ever
be anything ether than a range
country. Farming and hog rails
ing were not accepted as prob
able successes in that country.
But within these last few years a
new spirit has come over the
range country of the western part
of South Dakota. A few weeks
ago the editor was in Rapid City.
He met many of the same men
who five years ago were skepti-
cal upon any proposition that
pointed to development of that
country into ANYTHING other than
a Cow" country. They are
changing in sentiment. They are
talking of alfalfa, of grain. of
hogs and the dairy COW. Not
long ago they would talk of auy-
thing else before they would of
the dairy coW-but within these
five years the dairy cow has be-
come a very important factor in
the making of some thing other
than a range section of that Coun-
try. 1t is this dairy COW move
that started bringing home the
change to many of the settlers.
Demand of the times has been
working an evolution in that
country. Necessity has brought
Yankee ingenuity into play and
they have been studying climate,
soils and acclimated crops. Seed
corn that would grow and mature
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-06-29

for designation work under the
new law.
The Senate last week attached
an amendment to the Food bill
authorizing blanket designations
and allowance of applications in
New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colo
RADIO and South Dakota. Whether
it will be possible TO hold this
amendment on the bill in the
House is problematical and it is
only fair that should say to you
| have very grave doubts of the
ability of western members to do
that. The first section of the
amendment would designate all
land in the states named, without
regard to the character of the
land, and the second section
would order the allowance of all
/
applications without taking into
consideration preference rights,
conflicts or fraud.
Members from public lands
states had number of conferen-
ces last week and Saturday the
Public Lands Committee of the
House met in an effort to find
some compromise that will solve
the problem of designations quick
ly and with fairness to the gov
ernment and the applicant. The
Director of the Survey stated the
work will be undertaken at once
and wherever POSSIBLE designa-
tons will be made without field
examinations from information
already in the Office or by men
who are personally familiar with
certain localitiee. Secretary Lane
in a letter said six months ought
to see most of the applications
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acted upon. After a long and
heated discussion, the committee
asked Secretary Lane, the Com
missioner of the General Land
Office, the Director of the Survey
and the Forester to confer and
advise as to any additional leeis,
lation which could be agreed up,
on that would expediate desiena-
tons.
You may rest assured | am do
ing everything possible to aid in
securing action on the application
for designation. Respectfully,
Harry l.. Candy
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-01
RECOVERY EXPECTED
Mrs. Chapin, We'll Known in Eastern
 Star Circles.

Mrs. Ellie Lines Ohapin who re. gently underwent an operation at Dr. s. c. Howd's private sanitarjum in Wirsted is reported as doing nicely.
 Mrs. Chapin is MT. and Mrs. Lines youngest daughter and the wife of Colonel Frank M. Chapin, president of the Chapin. Stevens company, of Pine Meadow. Symptoms of the trouble first developed about four weeks ago and the operation followed. 1t was appar. ently very successful and Mrs. Chapin will remain at the sanitarium until fully recovered. .....
 The news of Mrs. Chapin's recovery will be highly gratifying to great host of friends all over the country as her official position in the Order of the Eastern Star makes her one of the best known women in that order. She is at present Right Worthy Associate Grand Matron of the General Grand Chapter, O. E. S., the supreme governing body which administers the affairs of the entire order of about 750, ,000 members here aud abroad having been elected at Louisville, Ky, at the triennial con. clave in 1916. Besides having held all the offices in the General Grand Chap ter up to her present position she is Past Grand Worthy Matron of the Grand Chapter of Connecticut. having held that office in 1905.
 Her husband, Colonel Chapin. is at present Grand Patron of the General Chapter of Connecticut and they have one daughter, Miss Catherine Lines Chapin, who holds the very responsible office of technician at Grace hospital in New Haven.
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-01
ANNUAL CONVENTION
4 Call to Woman Suffragists of
 Canaan.

The presidents of the Affiliated Stuff rage Leagues have been asked to call the attention of League members to the date of the Annual Suffrage Conven- tion at Hartford, Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 7th and 8th and to urge as many as possible to attend. News Bulletins are out giving full de- tails of Convention.
 The Annual Business meeting of the Canaan Equal Franchise League will be held this week Friday. Official card notices giving time and place of meet ing will be sent to each League mem. Der.
 There should be full attendance, and delegates to the Convention ap- pointed. We trust that we do not need to call the attention of our Canaan League to President Wilson's full en. dorsement of suffrage in his latest speech. Woman Suffrage, of world wide importance as it is, has now become, by the presidents own declaration war measure, a matter of expediency and of justice to women. AS a matter of reason the men of this country can. not get around the big fact that the world will never be safe for Democra- cy, ss long as women are not included BIS political factors in World Demo. cracy. There can be no real true citi- zenship for women, until she has the vote, and Democracy that excludes women is but mockery. However, I did not start out to write an essay, but to call the League to its annual busi- ness meeting. Dear members of O. E. F. L. it IS asking very little of you to rally to your colors but once year. Remember that now nothing can shove Woman Suffrage off the worlds map. It has arrived now to the dignity and importance of not only a world meas ure but war measure also. A Suffrage Stacker now, in these momentous times Is unthinkable, for seven years we have held our staunch suffrage fort in Canaan, but we will not have to hold it seven years longer; that too, is un- thinkable, with the cry for a true world Democracy ringing in the ears of the Nations. We suffragists are a force that the Government can no longer ignore. We are "an immediate issue" says Pres. Wilson, and he now declares "The time has come to grant Suffrage Come to tire Annual Meet ing. Mark place, date and time on official notices.
 B. A. Hitchcock,
 Pres Canaan Equal Franchise League.
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-01
WASHINGTON W. ROSSMAN
Veteran of the Civil War Passed Ava,
 on Friday.

One by one the veterans of the Civil war are answering the last roll call. Washington W. Rossman, of Ashley Falls. a member of Company M, 10th New York Heavy Artillery, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Samuel Briggs, on Wednesday afternoon.
 The deceased was 8 resident of Ash ley- Falls, Mass, for great many years, and formerly lived in Hudson, N. Y After his marriage to Elizabeth Gardner, who died about 30 years ago. he made his home in Ashley Falls He was kindly quiet man, and led re- tired life, during the past ten years. On September 18th he came to this town and made his home with his sis ter, Mrs. Samuel Briggs. where he died, from general debility.
 He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Samuel Briggs, of this town and Mrs. Roy Hitchcock of Pasadena, Califor- mia, and two neices, Mrs. Hugh Mateer and Mrs. Frank Knapp, of Beacon, N. Y.
 The funeral was held from the home of his daughter on Friday afternoon, burial being in Ashley F alls cemetery. Nine members of David s. Cowles Post, No. 60. attended in body, and the following Sons of Veterans acted as pail bearers: Joseph Parsons, G. ". Parsons, George Hardenbergh and wm. T. Sackett.
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-01
DEATH OF GEORGE WOOD
Highly Respected Marketman of Ashley
 Falls, Passes Away.

George Wood died at his home here last Wednesday after short illness caused by heart trouble. His death was a great sho,:k to the community, as he was active until about ten days before his death. He has conducted a meat market for good many years. MT. Wood will be greatly missed as his business associated him with people from far and near, and he had made many friends as he always had pleas. ant word for all, and was ever ready to help those in trouble.
 He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Mary Ann King, of Suffield, Conn. several nieces and nephews, and step granddaughter, Mrs. Harold Hubby of this village. His funeral was held at the house Friday afternoon, and was largely attended by friends and rela- tives from Suffie1d, Meriden, Collins vile, Canaan, West Cornwall and Pittsficld.
 Rev. Stanley Cummings officiated. and the bearers were: J. A. Griffith, R. P. Lee, W. s. VanDeusen and George Hall.
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-01
PLEDGE CARD WEEK
Women of Canaan Are Working for
 Signatures

The week from Oct 2S to Nov. 1 has been set aside for the pledge card campaign and the local committee for the Connecticut Branch of the Federal Food Administration are making a canvass of the town for signers.
 For the last two weeks while the great loan was being gathered each of Oonnecticut's 168 towns were being fully organized for the food pledge card campaign. At the suggestion of Robert Scoville. Connecticut's Federal Food Administrator, Francis R. Coo. ley, & we'll known banker and broker of Hartford, was appointed Campaign Director with Hon. D. Newton Barney of Pennington as Associate Director. Mrs. Joseph W. Alsop of Avon, wife of the new Public Utilities Commissioner and niece of ex President Roosevelt is associated with Director Cooley as head of the women's committee of the campaign.
 The states quota of signed pledge car Is is 200, 900; and in order to secure this number, each and every housewife must do her part. This is the only way the. Administration has of finding out how many women are willing and an- xious to support every effort put forth by our government to win this war
 MT. Robert scoville. the Federal Food Administrator of Conn. Says:
 Many people are already following as closely as possible the directions issued by the United States Food Ad. ministrator and feel that they are therefore not required to sign this pledge. These people should realize that they can greatly assist by signing the card and displaying the emblem !"
 We wish to have every woman in North Canaan known to the Govern ment as helper.
 Be ready for the Canvasser. E
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-01
TO RAISE CATTLE
Stale Food Administrator To Be lR-
 ,- terestcd In Project.

Cattle Commissioner J. Nj. whittle- sey and Secretary Leonard H. Healy of the state board of agriculture held a conference on the matter of promoting the raising of beef cattle in the stasa, says Hartford dispatch. MT. Whittle- sey has had experience in the business and he is satisfied that 1t can be carried on at profit.
 Both he and Mir. Healey think that something should be done to prevent the slaughter of beef cattle m Conneo- ticut and that they should be kept for breeding purposes. Some of the manu- lecturers of the state, notably the Coe Brass branch of the American Brass Company, Torrington, have purchased large tracts of land on which to raise beef cattle and sheep.
 It was the intention of Commissioner Whittlesey to have conference with Robert Scovi'le, the chairman of food conservation, with the view of fn- teresting him in the plan of raising beef cattle to increase the food supply of the state. In the opinion of Com missioner Whittlesey there are thou sands of acres in the state which arc admirably adapted for the raising of such cattle. He expressed the hope that whatever was done, the committee on food conservation would see to 1t that the few fine herds of beef cattle which are now in the state would not be des- troyed but kept for breeding purposes
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-01
NORTH CANAAN $78,450
Total of Liberty Loan Exceeds Ex-
 pectations of All.

The total amount subscribed by resi- dents of the town of North Canaan, for the 4 per cent Liberty bonds is S78,45O, an amount which is not only greater than the majority of people ex- pected, but is credit mark to any town with like population. The first su bscriber to the first Liberty Lean, a woman, was also the first subscriber to the second Liberty Loan. There are $45, 900 in $1,000 bonds, $12, 300 In $500 bonds, $15, 500 in $100 and $5, 450 in $50 bonds.
 Much credit is due to the Women's Liberty Loan committee, who, under the direction of the chairman. Mrs. J. c. Adam canvassed the town and distributed application blanks. From the number of these blanis which were turned in to the bank, it shows that $45, ,0OO of the amount subscribed was at least partially due to their efforts.
 The exact amount which North Ga. naan was supposed to raise is not off cially known to those who have the matter in hand, but in comparison with the amount subscribed to the first loan the present subscriptions exceed the former by $22, $50. This is no small sum, and while the town made good showing on the B per cent bonds, the people are to be congratu- lated on the amount subscribed toward the second Liberty Loan.
 The total amount subscribed to the second Liberty Loan, is still matter of speculation. Several days probably will elapse before the full extent of the nations subscriptions is ascer- tained. New York will undoubtedly take the lions share, with maximum of about $1, TOO, ,000,c00. The latest figures as given out by the treasury department, are placed at over $5, 900, GOO. 900.
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-01
RED CROSS NOTES
Christmas Packages Are Being Sent
 to Soldiers in France.

Owirg to weather conditions only thirteen workers were present at last Wednesdays meeting.
 A resolution was passed at the meet ing to extend to Mir. J. H. Roraback a voIe :. thanks for so generously pro. viding working equipment for the Red Cross Rooms.
 Sweaters were sent last week to John Neilsen and Stanley Mather. This makes total of twenty-four sweaters which have been furnished the drafted and enlisted young men from Canaan by Ine North Canaan Auxiliary. In addition to these twelve sweaters have been seht to the Lirchfeld Chapter.
 On Thursday of last week Christmas boxes were sent to the following Ca naan boys who are somewhere in France": Paul Caravati, Lyman Michaels, James Garvin. Whittlesey Abbe, John Armstrong and Talbot O.. Freemsn. Each box contained, among other things, a sweater, socks and wristlets knitted by the workers for the Red Cross in Canaan.
 On October 26th box containing the following dressings was sent to Litchfield:
 384 sponges in. by 1 in., 24 spon- ges 4 in. by in., 552 congresses in. by in., 1s laparotomy pads, pack ages old muslin, l packages muslin handkerchiefs, knitted scarfs, 3 pr. knitted wristlets (short), pr. knitted wristlets (long), knitted sweaters, g pair knitted socks, 6 pr. baby socks, 6 pr. baby socks. T pr. hospital bed socks, 6 suits pajamas, hospital night shirts, slings, 6 knitted wash cloths, 3 knitted sponges, 55 three inch ban. dages (muslin), four inch bandages (muslin).
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-01
WHIT EHOUSE IMPROVEMENTS.

The largest bank of roses and aga. leas in the state will be planted around Whitehouse, the home of MT. and Mrs. Carl Stoeckel in Norfolk, according to plans announced recently. Thousands of roses will be plented as part of ex- tensive improvement plans. The one homestead which is one of the oldest in this place, recently has been bought by Mir. Stoeckel and will be added to the Whitehouse estate. The Cone homestead has been in the possession ot the Cone family for more than & century.
 The brick wall, under construction will be continued around Mill Street to the brook, while the stone walls ard dead trees have been removed from the Cone estate and the gardens graded. The houses on the Gone estate will not be torn down.