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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-19

The Rookie Quartette, which is
to furnish music at our chautauqua
the same day that Cyclone Davis
lectures. is composed of four young
fellows who have recently been dis
charged from the army of the United
States. However. they are not at
tempting to make capital out of their
army experiences.
The members of this organization
were professional musicians before
entering the army. In. camp their
musical abilities were discovered by
their mates and they were detailed by
the army officials to furnish enter
tainments in the various cantonments
and army billets. Their concerts
were so heartily received that they
decided to pool their talents in peace
time and work together on the con.
cert platform.
According to the Vawter people
the members Of the Rookie Quartette
are versatile chaps. They appear as
a male qusrtette. a string quartette
and saxophone, quartette. One of
the members is a brilliant cello
player and it is said that he is irAthe
class of the real artists on this pleas
ing instrument. Another member is
clever reader and still another is
said to have ability as a cartoonist.
The program announcement declares
that there is something for everyone
in the program of the Rockies.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-19

.
The Yankton County Paved Roads
Association 10 planning on putting in
1877 miles Of hard surface roads in
that county. and figures that this can
be done with bond issue Of So, OOO,-
600. The plan is to issue forty year
s per cent bonds, and this would
mean an approximate cost Of $50 per
quarter section for the first payment,
and decreasing gradually as principal
and interest changes decrease. Such
= system Of hard surface roads would
certainly be grand thing for the
county. and ~ for the cost, we can
sec only one point on which there
might be question. That is that no
limit is placed on the life of cement
roads. The plans are made on paying
for them in forty years, while it is
predicted BY many that twenty years
would be about the life Of cement
paving. Scotland's experience with
cement crossings and sidewalks would
indicate that twenty years would be q
maximum. But even at that, for the
principal highways It might prove to
be q paying investment.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-19

be- organized it has been decided by
the State Executive Committee to is-
sue the following plan Of organiza.
tion.
l. Call meeting. of all discharge
ed soldiers, sailors and marines. Re.
quire all to sign tos become charter
members. 15 or more are necessary
under the constitution to form post.
Decide on a name. elect officers and
make application for charter. Ap-
5plications should be sent to ]. G..
Denison, mporary state secretary
3Vermillion, s. ID.
2. The officers of the local post
are Commander, Vice Commander,
Adlutant, Finance Officer. Historian
and Chaplain
8. Local dues are to be decided
upon by each post. State and nation
al dues are so cents and 25 cents
respectively.
4. While waiting for charter.
continue to procure new members SO
that large delegation may be sent
to the state convention on July ID
and is at Sioux Falls. Each post
will be allowed one delegate and one
alternate for every Is members or
major portion thereof.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-19

From the Trip Ledger.
Fred Krieger and wife were called
TO Iowa the first of the week to at
tend the funeral of Rev. Lemme, an
old friend and distant relative
j. S. Meyers was over from the
county seat seat Tuesday holding a
consultation with commissioner Lang
and others concerning the mapping
out of the roads within the county to
receive attention. He is the Superin-
tendent for this county. 1t is his
opinion that very little road construc-
tion will be done this season outside
of repairing the roada already graded.
According to Mr.. Meyers, the State
Highway Office is swamped with work
and it is difficult to get information
from it. Conferences will be held
with the commissioners and road su-
perintendents of adjoining counties
regarding connecting highways before
actual work is begun.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-19
From the Hutchinson Herald.

t 4 -
John Heer sent a couple of copies
of "The Pontane zen blackboard, a
paper published at the camp near
Brest, France. 1t tells Of the lecture
being delivered by Pres. E. C. Per.
isho of the State College, who 10 now
in France.
Station Agent Ed. Hesner was lift
ing heavy box when he strained his
back, then later slipped and fell SO he
is laid up for a season. He will
spend come time in the hospital at
Sioux City hoping to recover from his
injuries. Meanwhile Mr.. Anderson
will have charge Of the depot.
Seth Fort came down from Artesian
last week with buyer for Philip
Schenk's farm on which Mr.. Fort and
wife have been living the Last year or
more. Mr.. Schenk bought this farm
two years ago at something like $67
per acre, put down an artesian well
and did some other improving and
now sells the place at $1O0 per acre,
figuring profit of about $764O on
the farm of 24O acres. We presume
Mr.. Fort and wife will return to
Hutchinson county when this crop ia
harvested.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-19

Mrs. Victor T6ai4aa 81 3 Kinrsbury
PASSED away at ! Ssaitatium ia Lin.
coin. Neb. u last Sstufday. Although
she had not hee6 veil for several
months and had bean at the sanitari-
um for some Time her condition was
not consids rcd, alarming and her death
came as " dittinct shock 10 relatives
and friends. Funeral services were
held at the home Wednesday after
noon and the RENAME buried Il, the
family lot in the Tyndall cemetery.
The Tyndall Chautauqua started
Monday under rather unfavorable con-
ditions. The talent must drive from
either Kaylor or Scotland and the rain
has made this a difficult undertaking.
The program Monday afternoon was
aban doned. Since then the entertain
ere have been able to get here, al
though the afternoon programs have
been late Naturally the rain and
mud are materially effecting the eize
of the crowd.
G. A. Haijsman has bought back
the farm he sold las week to Ed.
Post. He paid Mr.. Post 1926. 90 per
acre. This transaction occurred the
fret of the week and since then Mr..
Haijsman has been offered $3.50 per
acre for the land and refused it.
When MIR. Post bought the land ten
days ago many people shook their
heads; others who were more rash
predicted that this land would sell
for $3.50 an acre before winter. The
land has made $50 raise in less
than two weeks.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-19
From the Tyndall. Tribune.

Alex Gretschmann sold his farm
last week to Frank Kadlec. This
farm joins the city on the west and
sold for $25O.OO per acre. During
the past few years Mr.. Gretschmann
has improved it as stock and dairy
farm and has been building up a
thriving dairy business.
Ed Post has purchased the Erred
Wells farm just east of the ball park.
We understand the consideration was
5000 per acre.
R. R. Robinson returned Saturday
from. Lander, Wyo., where he had
been closing up the business affairs of
the Tyndall- Wyoming Oil Co. While
there Mr.. Robinson traded his car for
new Cole 8 but will have to go to
Denver to get tha machine.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-19

The states are now falling over
themselves to ratify the woman suf-
frage amendment just submitted by
congress. Six or seven have already
ratified, some without a dissenting
vote, and the governors of several
others have promised to call extra
sessions of the legislature to act on
it. Gov. Norbeck has announced that
special session will be held in this
state the fore part of January. The
political power already possessed by
the women thru state suffrage makes
it little dangerous to oppose suffrage
as national issue.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-19

Tyndall Register. The two ladies'
aid societies of the Federated church
gave party at the old Congregation
al church building last Thursday ev-
enipg in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. F.
Barber and Mr.. and Mrs. E j. CAL
endine. Light refreshments were
served. DR.. and Mts. Barber will
leave for their new home in Califor-
MIA in short time and Mr.. and Mrs.
Calendine will leave for their new
home in Huron this week Friday.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-19
EXCHANGE NOTES

Lesterville Ledger Jos. A. Pekas
who recently returned from Newport
News, Va. where he served in the
ordnance department during the period
of the war, is here visiting with his
sister, Mrs. Albert Freidel. Mr..
Pekas has accepted the cashiership of
the new Farmers State Bank and will
soon take up his residence here.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-19

In Its leading editorial last Sunday
the Sioux City Journal gives q lengthy
argument on the subject. 1.-THE time
for silence. = The argument is that
it is now no time for the Senate to
discuss the peace treaty, and impugns
the motives Of those who oppose it by
assuming that the only purpose in op-
posing il 10 to get even'' with Pres
ident Wilson. The Journal Gays:
The senate cannot, though it will,
afford to add to the difficulties of
reaching q peace even if by doing so
it 10 able to disclose the faults and
mistakes Of the president. and. in the
language of the streets, get even"
with him. The purpose of the Unit
ed States, Of the senate and the peo-
pie alike, should be to complete the
defeat Of Germany at once and that Of
President Wilson in November, 1920.
If it were true, as the Journal in
sinuates. that tbs purpose Of defeat
ing the treaty would be sto defeat
President Wilson the senate would be
very unwise to follow the Journals
advice. The senate would then be-
come a party to the treaty by giving
it its endorsement, and:.i the people
decided to make house cleaning on
this account it would be necessary to
clean out every senator who had fa-
vored It as we'll as the president. But
we do not understand that this is the
purpose of the opposition at all. The
opposition is based upon the belief
that the treaty, as combined with the
league Of nations. binds this country
in a political all isnce With the world
that will be detrimental to this coun.
try That it will not only heap vast
burdens upon US but willvnecessitate q
compromise of our national ideals. It
would be poor consolation to the
people Of this country, if this is true,
to have our senate become a party to
the crime and pacify the people with
the assurance that they could punish
them later. This would be like the
owner of building sitting quietly by
and watching an incendiary set fire to
his building and consoling himself
with the prospects of arresting the
criminal later. If the league of ma
tions is not what we want the time to
defeat it is now. 1t is reported that
the treaty provides that when Ger
many and any three of the leading al
lied countries sign such treaty it be-
comes operative as between the coun-
tries signing. II this is true, the re-
lection by this country need not affect
the treaty with Germany as it applies
to other countries. AS for our own
share in the peace treaty, we are ask
ing very little of Germany anyway
and it would not be difficult to make
. separate treaty that would include
all that we are expecting. This would
settle the present war, and ewould re-
lieve 10 of any Objectionable entan-
clements imposed by the league Of
nations. The league could then be
taken up for consideration after the
embryo nations of Europe had estab-
lished governments that were cOmpet.
ent to make binding treaties.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-19

The Turks have sent delegation to
the peace council to present their
claims for leniencv. Premier Glenn
enceau has promised to consider their
claims and make'a reply later. If
they have read hisa reply to the Ger
mans they can expect reply that
will not be very gratifying.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-19

The sllied peace council has SUBJ
mitted its reply to the German coun-
ter claims, and the Germans have
been informed that their next reply
must be either yes or no. and must be
submitted by next Monday. .
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-19
Rec

When a tree is cut down, plant another to take its place.
somewhere, anywhere.
It costs little or nothing, but 1t VIII mean much LII "edlIh
and comfort to the next generation.
Within the last few years some of the finest maple groves
in the world, located in northern Ohio, have been cut down
and made up into backs for hair and %scrubbing brushes.
This is all right--these trees may be of more social
value in the form of brushes than standing timber, but
Not a tree has been planted to take the place OF any that
have been cut down and where, for instance, is the next gener-
alton in the brush industry to get its maple lumber?
While extending q principal thorofare recently in Cleve-
land "a fine elms were cut down.
This had to be done as a matter of public necessity, but
not an elm was planted along a side walk or in a park OF any
where to take their places.
If any of our children left a room and the light burning
Or the water running in the bathroom we would duly correct
them; for it is a matter of immediate waste it can be clearly
seen now, without requiring any vision or imagination.
But in our failure to plant a tree when one is cut down
we waste the time in which another tree might be growing
and at no expense, and for the benefit OF the next generation
in wealth and comfort.
The railroads in the country are bitterly complaining to-
day Of the scarcity and high cost of cross ties.
If the railroads would replace one-tenth of the fine oak
trees that they cut down and burned up, as a matter OF neces-
siy in clearing their original rights Of way, why, they would
have grown enough cross ties by now for all their extensions
and replacements, with enough lumber besides and the sale of
which would contribute most literally to the reduction Of their
bonded debts.
In many states there are department. of forestry which
supply sprouts of all native varieties of trees, at no cost or
small cost, to any citizen who will plant them.
If there is not such a department in all states there should
be one.
We forget that while a baby is growing to maturity a tree
can be grown to maturity, and for that baby's benefit as a unit
of society.
Replacing q tree for one cut down should be done as a
matter Of public conscience rather than as a matter OF statute
1t should be done out of consideration for the wealth and
comfort Of the next generation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-19
UNTOPIAS AT THE RAINBOWiS FOOT

Why is Utopia always so far away? Why is its location
50 hard to visit? Why, alas, does it so often like a mirage, dis
appear upon closer approach? Why, worst of all, does its
contemplation so frequently interfere with needed apphca-
ton to domestic tasks?
Today Utopia is located in Yucatan, Russia and Hungary
pretentious publications prove that the Maya Indians of Yucca
tan have shorter working hours, more pleasures, better schools
and a higher civilization than is to be found in the United
States.
Men and women return from Russia to tell of the glories
Of Bolshevig civilization. But they always return. They do
not stay to enjoy the glories. Others describe marvellous trans
formations wrought by Bella Kun at Budapest.
Any doubt cast upon these travellers tales receives the old
reply Of travellers: "But we were there to see.'
Fortunately these are days in which personal visits do not
furnish the most reliable information concerning a country.
A visitor sees much less than tabulated Investigations make
available to any reader.
It is not necessary to visit Russia to learn that its area of
more than 5000, 900 square miles contains a population of
18o,0 0o,o 900 people, one-half of which is totally illiterate,
while few of the others have even a common school education.
We know, without going to see, that less than three per cent.
Of the population are factory workers---a rather important
fact in considering a Utopia based upon the dictatorship of a
factory population.
Without a personal visit we can know that neither Rus
sa. Yucatan nor Hungary have ever had a free press in which
10 evolve a common mind, nor freedom of a%ssemblage to form
Intelligent group opinions, nor liberty of organization to Gre
ate bodies to carry out a democratic will. We know that none
Of these countries have an industrial organization of either
men or machines capable of directing government, nor a gov
ernmental organization capable of managing industry demo
cratically or effectively.
Geniuses, .born out of due time,' caused Russia to lead
the world in certain phases of painting, music literature and
dramatic art, but political and industrial democracy are built
out of definite institutions that have never existed in Russia,
Hungary or Yucatan. Therefore we have no more need to Wis
it these nations to know that they are not the seat of Utopia
than we have to visit the poles to disproye tbs practicabiity Of
conducting banana plantations there.
IL a society comes in which pleasurable, cooperative
work produces plenty for all it will be built upon those demo-
cratic and industrial institutions that evolved through long
centuries of struggle. The Utopia reached by short cuts past
such Institutions is like the pot Of gold at the foot of the rain
6ow---found only in childish imaginations.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-19


After you have travelled around a.
good deal you wonder why Ivory isn't
the cheapest thing in the world.
This Stuff business is getting to be
the limit. Nowadays a woman has to
go to her husband when she wants to
borrow a pin.
A lot of the women act like they
would get pneumonia or something II
they wore a petticoat on a sunny day
in Summer.
A newly married woman does a lot
of bawling. But an old married Wo-
man knows how sloppy she looks
when she cries.
Don't get discourage because you
can't pitch a no-hit game. Just keep
your hits scattered and you will win
many a contest.
The minute Company is treated like
One of the Family. Company packs
up and beats it.
When the husabnd has a soprano
voice and the wife has a voice like
a horse, it isn't hard to tell who is
boss in hat family.
A lot of ONE who were June
Brides 10 years ago are still waiting
for the Auto and Piano they were to
get as soon as the Honeymoon was
over
There was a time when a woman
hoisted her skirt and sat on. her UNI
| derskirt in order to save the skirt.
But she wouldn't dare try it these
days.
Every time a fat man meets a mar
who is as fat as he is, the first fat
man tells the other fat man a whole
lot of sure ways to get rid of his
fat.
There is too much Misunderstanding
going on. How is it that a girl who
! is about AZ around the hips is only
about 4 around the calves?
OF course spontaneous combustion
!, is a rare thing. But just the same
we feel uneasy when we are close to
a red-headed man who is wearing a
rubber collar.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-19

have wrought great mental changes.
These changes will be first apparent
in difficulties due to readjustment to
civil life, but they will be later ex-
pressed in many ways, for through
them will come the realization that
a new era has come.
Publishing is again subject to infu-
ences stimulating and progressive
One of the signs of the times, how
ever, will be a falling off in the mum
Der of women authors.
Sunday visiting is not well directed
during this configuration. for the Later
hours will increase the tendency t.
criticise even ones best friends.
The prophecy that new teachers
and even new prophets will arise is re
peated. Ancient faith in miracles will
be revived.
Persons whose birthdate it is ma,
experience surprises and changes il
the coming year. They should b,
careful in money matters.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-19
Daily horoscope
The stars incline but do not compel
Sunday, July 20, 1919.

Sunday, July 20, 1919.
Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
Planetary influences conflict today
making for contradictory impulses
and uncertain action. Mercury, Sat-
urn and Uranus in benefic aspect have
the Sun and Jupiter to overcome IL
they would benefit humanity.
According to astrology the battles
in the physical world, terrible as they
were, are not to be compared to those
taking place on the psychic plane.
For this reason 1t is pointed out that
safety lies in the establishment of
a positive attitude toward right and
a constant reliance or spiritual pow
ers.
This should be a fairly favorable
sway under which to conduct church
services, as the stars are so posted
that men will open their minds to
truth.
Saturn gives much hope to all who
till the ground, for it is read that
there viii be immense gain through
| scientific aid in farming.
Uranus is in a place that should
/ enable persons to get n another's
point of view. This is held to be mos
| promising for the future of returned
/ soldiers.
The seers-explain that the youth OF
/ the land met ia battles conditions thai
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-19
DR.. STEELE SAYS.

"r.rbo- forgive them-for they know Ihoot+ow he crucifnon that Jesus
EaNner IoIsNen5 ~ snearthrust and after te
offered this prayer for his rmento r. roatnent accorded Jesus, ~ tuho
10 nnaet I'll SAM strong condemnation wmnuh ~ Theoretically prayeu a"
oh m tha noor cold-bIoodedE, and those knsoS
ropeu Lu ne = ob1e they "devoured widows houses" was han the schemer
p h harot m the outcast were worthy Laon III in fhe economic world:
N 10 - daoI uniustlv with his neighporsIH - forner were guilty
The latter were guilty OF sins. the h"u' "N tha
of sins Il the heart-of the IONS is moro greatly despsed man u. ~
" Tn AZ sioht If thu world the harlot IS InSe bor whereas He invarl-
hrstoas crock but Jesus always spoke kihny "
ably scornedt the betayer of the poor ---s
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-19
Walt Mason's Ripping Rhymes
DNIHSLA

DNIESh
T take my patent jointed pole, which cost me quite a hefty roll
a 40 be M n a sylvan nook, infested by a babbling brook, and there
nuipment out of sight, in each detail exactly right Through
Wdaaiton,s fluff I oftent toll; 1 study up the works o Hoyle, to see just
what T ought to buy, what kind of bait what sort If fly; MY reel
md sin<ers and M line imported are, and vastly fine. l bought my
a sit a patient scout, and fish, and fish. and fish for trout. On. my
rraimant al a shop where sporting vestnents Ire OF top. And S L
sit and fish and fish, and think of what a pr1ncely isl Wen haVe at
home when I return. with all the troutlets in the burn. But when
AZ last 7 bomeward go 1 have no speckled trout to show. l have a
a temper sore my costly rig, and nothing more. And mean
while Johnson's freckled lad goes toling homeward to his dad all
hurdeaed with a string of trout that weighs q ton, or thereabout.
He caught them with a pole of pine to which was tied a cotton line.
in gon nv voice I lift, and ask you, whittier do we drift? There's
something wrong Will congress- sirs, when anything like this occurs.