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, 1918-06-20
BUILDING OF GOOD HIGHWAYS
Federal Aid Road Act Exerts Impor.
tant Influence on Legislation
In Many States.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Federal-aid road projects, unques-
donably, are ready for construction in
every state this year. Under the fed
eral-aid road act Of 1916 every state
in the Union is now In a position to
cooperate with the federal govern
ment in the building Of highways.
Results of f~ar-reaching Importance
and of ever greater potential value
than the appropriation of federal
funds have already been accomplished
by the federal act. Among the impress
sive results is the establishment out
right of state highway departments in
Delaware, South Carolina, Texas, In
diana and Nevada and the strength-
ening of other state highway DEPART
ments so as to remove all question as
to the 16 states which were not quail
fed to obtain federal cooperation at
the time of the passage of the federal
act.
In the past winter more construc-
tive state highway legislation has been
placed upon statute books than has
ever been enacted in any similar
period since the American republic
was founded. The conditions laid
down by the federal act as necessary
to participate in its benefits operated
powerfully to bring about the estab-
Hshment and Strengthening Of state
highway departments, the placing Of
a svast amount of road constructions
under skilled supervision, the sys>
tematizing and correlation of road
, 1918-06-20
cULvERT OF BEST MATERIAL
Worse Than Folly to Use Boards to
Take Care Of Roads That Have
Cost Much Money.

II the culverts are not built of good
material they will have to be rebuilt
In a few years, whatever the quality
of the roads they are made to serve.
Defective culverts vitiate one Of the
elementary principles of highway eco-
Monies, and the interests of the tax
payers require that the annual cost
of every part of the roads built for
thar use be reduced to the lowest pos
sible figure consistent with efficiency.
Manifestly, 1t would be worse than
folly to build culverts of boards to
take care of roads that have cost hun.
dreds or thousands Of dollars the mile,
and 1t would be none the less foolish,
or worse, to waste money In work of
this sort with the s of bad material.
, 1918-06-20
country's Highest Mountains.

The ten highest mountains In the
United States are Mt. Mckinley, in
Alaska, 10000 feet MI. Whitney, Cali
fornia, 14,501 feet; Mt. Rainier, Wash
ington, 14,40S; MI. Ebert, Colorado.
14.4O2 feet; Cannot Peak, Wyoming,
1875 feet; Kings Peak, Utah, 13.49S
feet; Truchas Peak. New Mexico. 49,
BOG feet; East Peak, Nevada, .13,145
feet; Granite Peak, Montana, 1850
feet; San Francisco Peak, Arizona, 12,-
Gil feet. The highest point in Ohio
is near ~Bellefontaine. Logan county.
1850 feet; highest point in Indiana,
Carlos City, Randolph county. 1,210;
highest point in Illinois. Mt. Charles.
in Joe DavIess county, 1,241 feet.
, 1918-06-20

work SO as to provide the improve
ments most needed to meet traffic re-
quirements, the creation Of large funds
for construction and maintenance and
the establishment in many states of
definite provisions insuring mainte-
nance of highways from the date Of
their completion.
The working season of 1917 marked
the opening of actual construction
work under the terms of the post-road
provision Of the federal act, as neces-
sary legislative and administrative
work made 1t impracticable TO get
construction projects under way ear
lier. On January 81, 1913. the secre-
tary of agriculture had approved 258
individual projects. a~ggregating 2,S49-
.4S miles and calling for an expendi-
ture from federal funds Of 1884,
721.72, and from state and local funds
of s9.917. 14s.70 {. making a total of $17,-
PAL .865.42. These projects represent
ed applications from A states.
, 1918-06-20
Garden for Invalid.

If you have an invalid friend. you
can make her a garden that she VIII
enjoy for a very little money. Buy
a small gold fish bowl and have a
piece of glass to at over the top. Then
go out into the woods and get n piece
of moss for the bottom and find n
small plant or a tiny fern and set 1t
out in the moss or plant n nasturtium
seed. The moisture from the plant
will keep 1t growing; there Will be no
need to water 1t, and the invalid can
have her little garden right near the
bed, can even take 1t in her hands and
watch II grow. 1t will be q joy for
weeks.
, 1918-06-20
Speed up Good Roads.

speeding up construction of good
roads is an integral part of govern
ment war work. Efficient transporter
ton is necessary TO reduce the mar
gin between producer and consumer"
United States Food Administration.
, 1918-06-20
Eederal And for Roada.

The theory that f%ederal-aid road
construction will not be sanctioned
during the war has been exploded by
the fact that the government has
fixed the price Of cement for this
work.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-21
GIG CORN CROP
is NOW MOVING
More Than 5000 Million Bushels
Raised in 1917--Gives
Big Surplus.
SAVES WORLD FOOD SITUATION
America Beginning Greatest Corn Con-
sumption in History, Using Cereal
In Many Delicious Dishes.

Corn, Americas greatest cereal crop,
is now moving rapidly to market.
More than 5000 million bushels
30 bushels for every man, woman and
child in America-were raised in 1917.
1t was mighty crop. The actual in.
crease is about 500 million bushels.
And this extra store of grain is COM
ing on to the market in the nick of
time, since the American wheat sur
plus has been sent to help feed famine
threatened Europe.
Just as it happened in the Colonial
days, the War of the Revolution, and
the Civil War, corn has actually be-
come the nations mainstay.
In the entire list of Americas food
commodities there Is no item that is
better than corn. In puddings, bread
corn pone, and as ,hominy combined
with meat or eggs, corn is without a
peer. Housewives are fast learning
the large number of delicious dishes
that may be made with corn and their
families are benefiting by an incrcas-
ed use of the cereal. Corn, more than
my other cereal, contains all Of the
elements essential to maintaining life
aud health.
In order that the fightlng men
!1s.na "A a nj In e Pm, :, m rns a lIf1nr
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-21

80
The republican national committee
met in st! Louis last week and organ.
lied for the coming campaign. The
principal contest was over the .selee-i
tion Of 4 chairman. On the start: ::tha
support WIS pretty evenly divided b.
tween Wifi. Hays Of Indiana and
John T. Adams of Iowa, but tnesscaie
finally turned ID favor Of H4yyss:3ss and
be Was u1snimou sly elected aals
was recognized. as q good '1nan but
former iihSdiscretion had made his
election ins nsossible. Although atpras-
ent admitted 10 be loyal to his csold1iiii...
try, in the early stages Of the war, tie
was German sympathizer. and when
some Of his statements, made At that
time, were revealed it was recognized
that the party could not afford to 60
into the campaign handicapped by a
taint of proi;ermanism at its head
Mr.. Hays, on the contrary, will need
no apologies. and has also been free
from factidnal entangIements, and
was therefore y good compromise can
didate. ;s*. ss. saS.S s';. ]. g.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-21

!, anime may be kept from the nations
Ia.sociated with America in the wnr.,
The citizens Of America are findin.
.orn products delicious and palatable,
IN "wheatless days" and glory i'll the.
lfact that "wheatless days" here mean;
more wheat for the war worn allied
nations IN Europe.
\ England, France and Italy must be
lied from Americas great storehouse.
| i'ley will get some especially
/ jLtaly-but most of their grain ship
ments must be wheat. Their ability
to use corn is small compared to the
facilities they have for using wheat.
And it is the opinion of officials in
! Washington that the present is no time
to try and change the eating habits of
| Europe.
| Americas greatest use of corn will
q be in the form Of corn bread and corn
/ meal, mixed with wheat in the making
| Of leavened bread.
| Mixed with so per cent. wheat flour,
/ corn meal can be used in bread max
ling, producing a loaf more nutritious
than bread baked with wheat alone.
4 1t is q fact corn millers will verify
that dozens of.the large American bak-
4 ars have been successfully using corn
-four in bread making for several
years.
| Hominy grlts, served at breakfast
with poached egg. or eaten at any
other meal with meats or gravy, is an.
1other use of corn that will become un-
usually popular during the war.
i Corn syrup to sweeten corn cakes
and corn oil for use in all kinds of
cooking. are two more products that
are already welcomed in thousands of
| American homes.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-21

Mr.. Fred Unger Of Parkston was
one. Of the victims who perished in
the sinking Of 1.-The transport. Tuscan1
Ia off the coast Of Ireland. There
were several South Dakota boys on
the transport but SO far as known M.
Unger Was the only one not saved.
Mr. Unger was SO years Of age, and
leaves wife and FIVE small children,
who aresnpws with her mother at Park
ston. He enlisted in an engineering
corpa from Montana. The death Of
this young man. who has sacrificed
his life for his country, will serve as
an inspirationrto to, hts many friends in
the servicesswho-w will be more valiant
than everiin their determination to
put down this submarine murder. ,si sz1
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-21

South Dakota farmers lose four
million dollars a year from grain
smut. Why save bread by the single
slice OF loaf and lose wheat by wagon
loads? asks g. r. Malone. newly ap-
pointed anti. smut worker for South
Dskota. Mr.. Malone suggests that
this enormous loss might be prevented
q small cost By treating seed grain
with formaldehyds and hot water.
Mr. Malone. who II past Master Of
the State Grange, invites farmers 70
write him ~ huilstf and othsr spec-
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-21

The more the inside workings of;
the non-partisan league are stirred up
the worse they smell. Townley. the
national president Of the league, in
addition having a shady business
record, is under arrest for interfering
with the draft law. Another prom
inent member has already been con-
victed on the same charge. The stand
ing Of Duncan, who is now engineer
ing Reorganization Of the league in
this state, issdescribed by the Butte,
Mott. Miner ~ follows:
Lewis ]. Duncan. former social
ist mayor Of Butte, who was deposed
by the courts three years ago for his
failure to Aenforce law and order here
at the time this city was captured by
imported /. w. W. toughs, became a
lecturer in the non-partisan league
some 1S months ago. and now, the
Miner is reliably informed. is the
governing spirit Of the league in
South Dakots. and is residing in
Sioux Falls.'' -.
Il is true saying that stream
can not rise higher than its head, and
certainly the head Of the league is at
q pretty low level from the standpoint
Of American citizenship. All mem-
bers Of the League, we understand,
pledge themselves to support candi-
dates that the league endorses, and
pay $16 per for the privilege. True.
thoy say that tho candidates are se-
lected By popular vote Of the meme
bers, but the managers Of the league
handle all Of the campaign funds.
and select the speakers. and any now
ice in the political game knows that
under this arrangement the leaders
can determine who the candidates
shall be. Another suspicious feature
u that the league 10 not. incorporated
and in most states m individual lmem-
her otsan. .organization not incofporat-
ed is personally liable for all debt.
Of the organisation. and nobody but
the leaders know Whist debts Are be'
ine contracted By the league.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-21

Two citizens of Huron, Ezra O..
SNYDER and G. G. Issenhuth. were ar
rested last week charged with flour
boarding. Nineteen sacks were found
in Snyder's home ard nine in Issen-
huth's. Both were bound over to the
federal court. The federal inspector
is making further Investigations and
it is rumored that other arrests will
follow. This is the first attempt to
enforce the law in this state
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-21
THE UNITED STATES FOOD
DMlNISTRATlON SAYS

Food saving is in its essence the
daily Individual service of all the
people. Every group can substi-
tute, and even the great majority
Of thrifty pennle. can save a little
land the more luxurious elements
Of the population can, by reduc-
ton TO simple living, save much.
This means no more than that we
should eat rlentys but wisely and
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-21
.f-St

DR.. Mead. superintendent of the
insane hospital at Yankton, has 2. GOO
bushels of Silver King seed corn.
raised on the hospital farm. which he
ID offering for sale at $40 per bushel.
This corn is said to mature from ten
days to two weeks earlier than the
yellow dent.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-21

w. G. Bickelhaupt, state fuel ad-
minjstrator. gives US the cheering in-
formation that South Dakota will re-
ceive no more hard coal this winter.
The allotment for this state has been
used, and hereafter we must get
along with substitutes.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-21
Political Announcements.
For County Treasurer

hereby announce my candidacy
for the Office Of county treasurer Of
Bon Homme county on the republican
ticket, subject to the will Of the vot-
ers Of that party as expressed in the
May, 1918. primary.
Chas. e. Bixby.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-21
For Register Of Deeds

7O1 7O1 4NS8tSSSI q 0CS01 5FiEl
hereby announce my candidacy for
the Office of Register Of Deeds Of Bon
Homme County, South Dakota subject:
to the will Of the republican voters
as expressed in the May, 1913, pri-
mary. Ted. A. Hinzman.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-21

True 20 MS CneklSneO sQtOmlSo tnaC
T" der whole vorldt should know the
terms under which he would permit
peace by Christmas, kaiser Bill came
across with the goods on schedule
time. His note of terms reads like 4
boys frat letter to Santa Claus. In
the letter the boy generally wants
very little but comes down heavy in
the "P. s. - Bill's terms are pro-
posed with the cutout open. We did
have carbon copy Of the instrument
but our Office goat got it and since
We remember the German language
20 omuch worse than. we write it we
can't give it in full to our readers
but there are some parts of it nobody
could forget on bet. From the back
OF Bills hand it doesn't lock like
there's more than two deuces in it.
Some of the terms display the proof
Of old Bills indisputable and estab-
lished reputation for liberality by the
fact thatstheref are certain parts Of
the world he: e:exempts from his juris-
tliction sor else he has overlooked them.
Boiled down to plain English the fol-
lowing synopsis is the gist Of the kai-
ser's plan for peace:
w ARTICLE I.
do not want nothing more than
The vorldt to have for myself und who
says / want tense all around him,
he is a liar, will build the fense
myself me und Won Bernstorff und
der Hohenzollern boys SO quick have
got my deed. :
S.: ARTICLE II.
3: In the event the vorldt might
come to his end, demand security in
q bond for deed to heaven, nit
:Gott's name on it und Won Hinden-
berg as witness to the signature. /"
ARTICLE III.
/ also reserve the right to the
sun und its tributaries as / must soon
have more brighter days oder ver-
;blatz. want not the. moon as he is
der job only, halt the time, so
give himste China ? ?
81 ARTICLE ".
The stsrs u give to my belobte
srechte bauer, 5 Russia. Of stars !
need notll ings % 4 am slready seeing
plenty where there amt none. To
nssia also give der Leper island
as my one best lemon
,s,'s3 ..,s ARTICLE ".
stss :t America may keep the statue of
Liberty as how in der hell do l know
why. it was built und what it stands
FOR. It can t speak. 1t will also
make no never mind to me if l also
give to America the Armour Glue
Factory. Heinz's Pickle garage, New
Albany und the Cannelton, water
works.
ARTICLE VI.
Right now und forever must he
agreed und not misunderstood by the
party Vt the first part (who is me)
und the party of the second part (who
is me too) that the picture of mineself
und the German coat-of-arms must be
prominently displayed on the radia-
tors of all Fords und automobiles in
America.
ARTICLE VII. =
81 want there should be no more
Fo urth Of July for which I substitute
the End Of February. grounding day
and my birthday, which is plenty to
celebrate. independence day! Bah
They didn't was no such thing. Nix
for Fritz. ''-Cannelton (Ind.) Enqui-
rer.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-21
ARTICLE. VII.

ARTICLE VII.
Il want there should be no more
ourth Of July for which I substitute
the End of February. grounding day
and my birthday. which is plenty to
celebrate. independence day! Bah
They didn't was no such thing. Nix
for Fritz. '-Cannelton (Ind.) Enqui-
rer.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-21

Right now und forever must he
agreed und not misunderstood by the
party Vt the first part (who is me)
und the party of the second part (who
is me too) that the picture of mineself
und the German coat-of-arms must be
prominently displayed on the radia-
tors of all Fords und automobiles in
America. -
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-21

The following are the names and
postofice addresses of the registration
clerks that have been appointed in
the various precincts of. the county
and who have the registration books
The spectator., 1918-11-15

brave oung men who Writhed in agony when crucified on castle walls by these same Huns? Can a ball colored with the red of Huns fail to suggest the flame from bursting grenades hurled by arms uplifted in the attitude of ''kamerad"?
 Let those who would invite fearsome ghost into the home 10 hover round the Christmas tree buy German toys. If one would hang the boughs with evil omens, and bid the vail Of agpnized spirits float through the branches and fan the flick, ering flame of candles, let him buy German toys. Let those who can, make merry with the product of those very hands which even at this moment are eagerly filling shells with polson gases and deadly flames and hurling then against our own flesh and blood.
 And what of the merchant who for sordid gain would barter these souvenirs of a loathesome nation and insult the loyalty of ilspiug lips? What could more delight the cunning Hun what more quickly bring the sneering smile to cruel faces, or gladden. heartless hearts, or encourage him to hope that even now we tolerate his brutality and wei come that he wants to sell? If now, when as a nation We are in universa condemnation Of Hunism. yet do we hold out our hands to accept his works. what he wants to sell? If now, when as a nation we are in universal condemnation of Elunism. yet do hold out hands to accept his works. what will he think and
The spectator., 1918-11-15
Special Music.


 The primary department of the Methodist Sunday school will render some special selections at the close of Sunday school Sun day morning under the direction of Miss Sula Kate Benson.
 Two of the children of this department will' then take a special offering for Children's Day Fund, which is required by the discipline of our church.
 Let every member, old and young, bring a special offering for this worthy fund. and en- courage the children of our Sun- day school
 Don't forget this meeting.
The spectator., 1918-11-15
RED CROSS WORK.

Nov. 20th is election day for executive committee of the Ozark Chapter. All paid up members are entitled to a vote. There are eleven to be elected. Members living in Ozark will come to the court house to vote. Those liv- ing within the bounds of the branches and auxiliaries will vote there.
 Don't forget the date, Wed- nesday, Nov. 20th.
The spectator., 1918-11-15

with what measure sh Il he estl- mate the sincerity of our eXpres- sions of repugnance and horror at what he has done since the sun rose this morning? What mitigation can we claim in the thought that America was not vet overseas when these trinkets were fashioned? Even while the gaudy paint was yet fresh upon these trinkets were Belgain girls being dragg- ed into slavery worse than death.
 We do not lack for toys; toys by trainloads made in American factori es, by hands which are clean; toys also by carloads made by our ally Tn Japan. where childhood IS sac red. and love, not hate. IS taught at mothers breasts. Even were there none, far better our boys and girls should go without than find pleasure in the handiwork of a nation which made public holiday to celebate the loss of the 'Lusitania" and which in these latter days is steeped in the glory of montroslties. Could our little men who sacrifice many childish pleasure to bay war stamps and contribute pen nies to the Red cross, and our little mothers who knit so pa tientIy with hands that can barely hold the needles. would of these knowingly find any pleasure in any toy Made in Germany?
 II. H. WINDSOR
 Editor of Popular Mechanics.
 666 GU res Bilious Fever.
The spectator., 1918-11-15
Attention School
 Directors.

Notice is hereby given that two meetings of school directors of Franklin county will be held as follows:
 The first meeting will be at the court house in Charleston on Wednesday, Nov. 20.
 The second meeting will be at the court house in Ozark Thurs. day. Nov. 22nd Each meeting 10 open at 2 D m. on the day named.
 These meetings are called by order of the State Council of De- fense, and are the beginning of d drive for the 'Give-a- Bushel" war fund.
 Speakers representing chosen from his district.
 Attendance may be at which ever meeting Is most convenient, but those not attending either meeting will be reported
 No one should think that all war-wotk iS over, and Arkansas Expects every man to do his duty"
 Directors, please meet.
 J. K. Failing, Chairman, Franklin County Give a Bushel Movement.
The spectator., 1918-11-15
Emblems Of Death For Toys

Toys! For whom? For the innocents carried down when the ''Lusitania" sank? For those tear-eyed Belgium children who stretch forth little arms from which the hands were struck off by the swords of German off cers? For those French boys and girls with pitiful sightless eyes? For those whose little bodies rest in the churchyards of Italy, that died in pain from poisoned Hun candy? For those other children slowly starved to death in Poland or massacred in Armenia?
 Toys? Toys made by Huns to whom innocence and childhood are but toys to be played and then broken? Toys whose very contact cOntaminates and leaves upon the touch of babyhood in visible clots of blood? As well bring a deadly serpent into the home to spew it's venom on the cradle. Why shall we befoul and taint the purity of American childhood with a reminder of the $ fiendish treatment the Huns have glorified in ever since that fateful August of 1914? Can one even look upon Noah's Ark Made in Germany" ana put from his mind those hundreds of of helpless innocents whose silk en locks are twined with sea weeds? Can one hold a German doll n her arms and forget the thousands dead from famine who once made glad a mother s arms? Can boy find delight in the contortions of a mechan- ical Hun clown and forget those