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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11

VI II clcaua generally an unWelcome one
,Is .ons ago some superstition attached to the
oark Dars or the flmy wings. These bars ore nj.
ways III the shape of the letter w, but few people
remember that through a period of II mr. II veors
ana great significance is attached TO # at each
recurrence. some prophet has arisen always to
announce that the w on the locust's wings means
war" Since this outbreak will come lust at the
conclusion OF the greatest war, and when even the
imagination of the rural prophet could hardly con-
Jure up the likelihood Of another one, some new
explanation will apparently have to be found this
time. But no doubt the cicida will, as usual. be
greeted as a harbinger Of disaster, and, as usual.
there Will be reports Of deaths caused by stings Of
the cicada, a belief that has persisted in spite of
positive proof that the cicada has no sting. that
only by the EXTREMIST accident could it infict a
wound either with bill or ovipositor, and that il
could not, in any case, inject a poison.
Injury Is Usually Overestimated.
Upon every appearance of large broods of the
cicada, fear is aroused that trees will be DESTROYED
particularly young trees of the fruiting and orna-
mental species. There would seem to be some
ground for such q fear. The number Of the in
sects is so tremendous that one can hardly under
stand how they can deposit their eggs in the young
and tender branches Of the trees without killing
them. Yet the fact remains that there have been
outbreaks of cicadas in some sections OF the United
States i'm most Of the years since this country was
discovered and that no very grave damage ever yet
has been done. Very young fruit trees sometimes
are killed or seriously injured, but little or no
permanent injury is done to forest trees or mature
,rees of any kind and measures % protection can
employed that will save the yorpg and tender
stock from serious Injury.
Inasmuch as the coming 1919 tfOod Of locusts
may be one of the largest on record, it is particu-
larry important to allay excessive fear Of deStruc-
ton to timber as well as to have people on guard,
so that the few preventive measures possible may
be applied. The belief that the 1863 brood will be
exceptionally large is based on tho fact that the
17-year brood coming out this year Is brood 10,
perhaps the largest of the 17-year b-o0ds. and that
brood Is of the 13year family co,aes out ut the
same time. The year 1868 was the greatest locust
year in history. In that year brood 10, the largest
of The 13-year brOOds, appeared In conjunction with
brood 10, the two combining to made an unprece-
.suted infestatiOn. The coincidence Of the largest
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,ence. and the work should be very early in the
morning or late in the evening when the insects
= somewhat torpid and sluggish.
Insecticides Are Effective.
rho destruction of the cicada may be accom-
n,,shed with insecticides if applied at the moment
of e,nergence from the ground or shortly after ii
has she'd its pupal skin and is still soft and COM
noratiyely helpless. This kind Of work can be
n,ode very successful in small areas, but could not
no onnlied on q large scale. Best results are OBJ.
tanned with pyrethrum powder, kerosene emil
s,ons. a 2 per cent solution Of carbolic acid, or a
u per cent solution of'acetic acid, sprayed direct
" on the insects.
Not much success has been attained with
washes or other applications TO prevent Oviposi-
t,on M-smelling substances appear not to repel
tho cicadu. There are some indications that the
insect dislikes to sit on a white surface, and there
fore whltewash is ID believed to possess some efficacy
oc q preventive of ovfposition, though the cicada
will oviposit on w~hitewashed trees If no more
r,eas,pg place can be found. A spray of bordeaux
mixture is also believed to have some value as a
preventive.
Certain precautionary methods, however, are of
more Importance than the curative ones. In all
regions where there is to be an appearance of the
cicada. all pruning operations should be neglected
during the preceding winter and spring in order to
offer 8 larger twig growth and thus to distribute
the damage over a greater surface. The planting
OF young orchards, should be deferred until the
danger is past. ard the same advice applies TO
budding operations in the spring prior ~ the
ccada's appearances TaNM
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11
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When the -LocustS" Come.
TRANSPORTATION OF PERIODICAL cIcADA
NUMBERS INDICATE STAGES OF DEVELOP1ENT

The year 1919 Is likely to be one OF the
worst locust years on record. But ento-
mologists OF the United States department or
agriculture see nothing alarming in the pros
pect.
The periodical cicada, the real name OF the
insect commonly called locust" will appear
this year in the following states: Alabama,
District of Columbia, Delaware, Georgia,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New
York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania
South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Viz
ginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin,.
The injury done by the periodical cicada
consists almost wholly in chiseling grooves
in the branches of trees for depositing eggs.
This injury always appears to be greater
than it actually is. Popular alarm is usually
out of proportion to general damage.
Young fruit tre1 are sometimes killed
by the cicada. The precautionary measures
are: Defer putting out young fruit trees till
next year; postpone budding operations; do
no pruning this winter or spring.
When the insects begin coming out, hand
nick them from young fruit trees or spray
them with pyrethrum powder, kerosene
emulsions or q solution of carbolic acid or
acetic acid.
Later, when the insects are ready TO be-
gin laying. spray young fruit trees with
wlitewash.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11

IL years, and over other regions where another
brood appeared IL years ago. This is the insect
commonly referred to rs the ~"17-year locust, IA
1T is not a locust at all, that name being properly
applied only to members of the grQsshOpper family,
and while II has q 17-year period, it also has Il H.
year period. 1t has been SO long miscalled by the
name OF locust, however, that there is no hope Of
divesting it OF that incorrect appellation, and In
the regions where there is the longer period OF
recurrence it will continue TO be known as the III
year locust" and in the areas of the shorter recur-
renee period as the ~"l3-year locust The scien-
thcally accepted name of periodical cicada, there
Tore, is the only one that exactly fits.
The statement that this is the most interesting
Insect in the world will hardly be questioned any
where, and it is the most interesting because it is
tne most anomalous, or possibly, because it has
always appeared 10 be so mysterious. The fact
mat it appears in countless numbers one year, then
Is not seen again for half the average lifetime Of
human beings and then suddenly appears again in
countless numbers, has kept the popular mind mys-
tlIed ana has woven many SuperStitionS about the
cicapa. When it is known that the insects spend
the 13 or II years in slow development beneath the
ground and emerge at almost exactly the same
spot where they entered the ground Is or l. years
De10re--then the mystery disappears, but the in
est things In nature is that in spite of such Elk.
trenlely slow growth in their Subterranean habitat.
all the millions Of individuals attain maturity and
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burst from the ground at
almost the same moment.
Every locust year" is,
in some sort, q year of
fear and dread. 1t appears
to have been so with the
savages and has remained
so with their civilized sue
cesSOrs, Notwithstanding
the fact that the cicada
has been under investiga-
ton for well over 200
years, and the appearance
of the swarms are fore
told by entOmOlogists as
accurately as eclipses of
moon are foretOld by as
tronomers. People have
fancied that they could de-
tect in the cry Of the
cicada a resemblance to
the name of the monarch,
Pharaoh, that prosecuted
the 1sraelites, and that oc-
cult belief or fear added
to the somewhat dolorous
sound has served to mako
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11

17-year o
with q smaller -
year brood this
V Il will o t
bring about con-
ditiOnS approach
ing those Of 1868.
II II g u d
s t e S depart
ment of agricul-
ture has long kept
close check on all
OF the DTOOuS VI
both families and
is able. to say
with almost COM
pl e, %unfailing
a just
when and over
w n territory
any brood Will
appear.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11

HE most interesting insect in
the world, the periodical cicada,
is going to be seen, perhaps In
very large numbers, during the
coming spring and early sum
mer over large regions Of the
United States where this brood
has not appeared before for
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11
MOST MYSTERIOUS
INSECT KNOWN TO
SCIENTISTS WILL m
WADE LARGE PART OF
THE UNITED STATES.

Prepared by the U. S. Department of Agricultureo
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-23
BOUNDARY LINES
OF CITY WARDS
ARE REVANPED

Making q complete revision of the
and definitely establishing precinct
ward boundaries of the city of Salem
lines which have given much trouble
due to breaking down of the OLD
wards by the growth of the citv !,
definitely bounded map has been
established by the city council throupb
its special committee on boundaries
of which Councilmen Gerald yoI<
Paul ". Johnson and James Mcclel-
land were members.
The new ward boundaries become
effective March 15, 1920, and are
briefly lined as follows:
Ward No. Bounded by Marion
street on the south thence to north
Mill Creek following down the stream
to its intersection with 18th street
then north on 18th to d street and
west on ID to the intersection of eth
and north Mill Greek and then down
the stream to the Willamette river
forms the western boundary of the.
ward.
Ward No. 2-Unchanged. Marion
on the north, north Mill creek on the
east, Court street on the south and
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-23

street. on the east Ay Capitol street.
me east line Of Busa.s pasture and
Ferry street on the south and cas-, ey
the city limits.
ms description is less definite than
N me actual ordmaaee. but IS sug.
.,s'en.iy .,,s accurate enough 10 embrace
Z Souneilmen Of the various wara.,
are: Ward No. l. r. W. sameral Ana IA
!. - 8 Aaser; Ward :, F. L Utter ana
z II. VanderSort Ward W T.
saehner and n. w. Craig: ward
fsai V johnson and A. II. Mooya,
ward ;, Edw. Sohnnke and Cerald
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-23

down the stream to the river as west
ern border.
Ward No. 6--Bounded on the north
by the Garden Road on the east by
the city limits, on the south by the
city limits to north Mill Greek then
down that stream to l2th and thence
north on 12th street and the Southern
Pacific tracks to the Garden Road.
Ward No. Ton the north by Oak
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-23

gay snsersh Information shas ire sals
ef eusia boards and hooks en- spir,saa,-
last Two months = '''s
shortly alter the movement bsran IA
stasn Popularity rlealsns Ghas n FnS.
amt. whSre 4 received lss lneenticn.
esllN Boards we're At premium. To-
cay o0fsss Tor large department s,c,s.
Ms eSf'eFteHcinx difficulty IN ehsaiss-
'hg essesssh TO supply thsse demands
Il : safe to stay that the aansn y.
IeFesa = eoards has increased SEQ Der
cent within the last few mouths. sa.s,
me buyer for one Of New York iar..-
est department stores today.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-23

east and south by the city limits, and
on the west by Berry street, Bush S
pasture and Capitol street,
Ward No Son the north by city
limits, on the east by the city limits
to the Garden Road then west on the
Garden Road to the Southern Pacific
tracks then following the railroad
south to d street, west on D to inter-
section of 5th and Mill Creek, thence
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-23
the river on west.

Ward No. 3-Court street on north,
north Mill Creek on the east continu-
ing to intersection of Gath and Trade
streets, then west on Trade to Capitol,
south on Capitol to Oak form this
point west to the slough and river as
the west boundary.
Ward No. 4.-Bounded ON the north
by Trade street and Mill Creek, on the
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-23

storm as We're the other papers IN the
field. They sure did the work ana
without hitch"
Early on the second d-y Of the
storm, when the deep snow had COM
pietely tied up all other forms of
traffic the Fordsons made their ap-
pearance on the Salem streets. Driven
by Watt shipp, manager Of the Vail
ley Motor company, they broke paths
over the sidewalks and through the
streets aided in clearing the street
car tracks and went to the assistance
of stranded automobiles.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-23

OF journal carrier boys. During the
height of the storm and through drift
ed streets where no other vehicle had
peen able to go, the Fordsons, donated
py the Valley Motor company. Ford
and Fordson dealers in Salem, plough
ed their way and enabled the carriers
TO reach their routes on schedule
time.
Without the Fordsons' said Win
Butler, circulation manager Of The
Capital Journal, 1--WE would have been
as completely at the mercy of the
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-23

A tiny bottle of "F'reezone" costs
SO little at any drug store; apply a
few drops upon any corn or callus.
Instantly it stops hurting, then short
ly you lift that bothersome corn or
eallus right cfe with your fingers.
Truly! No humbug! (Adv)
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-23
TO Prevent Influenza

Colds cause Grip and Influenza
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tab
let's remove the cause. There is only
one "Bromo Quinine." E.W. GROVES
signature on box. SOcO. (Adv)
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-23

ward :, James aEeclenand ana
and 0. L. scott.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-23

WIN snow lying in unbroken drifts
two 1eet and more deep over the
streets Of Salem, the result of the
most severe snow storm in years, and
ali other papers in that field refusing
70 attempt delivery of their papers
over any except the business district
routes, the Fordson tractor came to
The rescue of The Capital Journal and
it to complete 90 per cent of
It's deliveries to city subscribers.
The feat was accomplished by a
fleet Of Fordsons and double force
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-23
Public Interest
In Psychic On
Increase Nosl,

New York, Dec se,-A quickene,l
interest N the psychic Is sweeping The
country In wave, It was revealed Is
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
DIPHTHERIA PUTS STOP TO
 ALL COLLEGE FESTIVITIES
fSpecial to The Rulletin,)


 The student body at Connecticut college is preparing to remember 191S-1919 as the year of Quarantines. For the second time since the pres ent college year opened !he college au- thorities put the students under quar- antine Friday. this time because of diphtheria The other :;n1e this year was for influenza at the college on teh hill at New London.
 Calamitous to what was to have been the most important social even of the college. the sophomore hop, which was scheduled for Friday night, the unexpected quarantine proved, for that had to De abandoned at once, and in the same fell swoop the Junior banquet that was to have been held Friday night and a sophomore vaude- vile for Saturday Islight went into dis card at the edict = the college heads that confined all the girl students to the campus and barred all outside wis itors.
 Several diDhtheria carriers found among the students of Plant house caused cultures from 5 students to be taken on Thursday and "A of these were positive. it was announced on Friday. The quarantine or,1er, which is for an indefinite porioh was pro- mulgated at once The situation is not serious but the restrictions are i'm posed as a precautionary measure.
 The hospital in New London would not take the cases so that Plant house has been turned into an iutirmary and all the students rooming there have heen shifted over to the gymnasium which was to have been the scene of the hOp
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01

Summary.
$19,254,400
4 Ahatements by Board of Re
PREPARE TO INAUGuRATE
 COUNTY Y. N. C, A. W0R

At 6.3O o'clock Friday evening pas tors of all the churches with their va rious delegates gathered at the Nor wich '. M. C. A. for the purpose Of inaugurating and listening to survey of the proposed county '. M. C. 4. work for New London county.
 Ex-Mayor Allyn L. Brown gave Q brief resume of the organization and of the union meeting Of churches to be held at the Central Baptist church on Sunday evening, March SJh, when a. '. M. c. A. secretary who has been over seas will be one of the speakers to eX- plain this extension service Of the [. M. c. A., known as the county [. M. c. A.
 He told of the original meeting held at President MarshallS office at the Connecticut college at New London and explained that the union meeting of churches to be he'd was not pre- liminary meeting for a general soIici- tation. Units will be organized at Norwich Town, Yantic and like towns throughout New London county.
 Harry M. Clark was appointed gen. eral chairman to appoint committees for union service to be held at Gen. tral Baptist church On March 9th. Mir. Brown then introduced as speaker of the evening Harry Hadley Smith, state
 
 in part:
 The county Y. NJ. c. A. work is not d new thing, as many of us have previ- ously supposed but is 30 or 40 years old. The community work is an adaptation of the county work which | is based on the fact that many boys are living in various parts of the town and county who are unable to be brought under the influence of the city Y. NJ. c. A, so that influence is taken to them by the county '. M. c. A. This phase of extending the work of the " | has progressed so rapidly that Michi- | gan already has 34 counties organized 1 The Connecticut state board of the ' | M. c. A. has just recently endorsed 1 this plan of community education Four counties in Connecticut already are organized and regular boy con | ferences are being held
 The existing organizations such as granges, churches, farm organizations rural clubs and the like are all press ed into service and the young life o1 | the county is thus modelled. Mir Smith spoke of the splendid To- i cation of Norwich with it's surround | ing towns and villages and of the op- portunity awaiting to extend the spirit i of Christlikeness to the lives of the l young men who are living in these | places and just out of touch of the 1 local Y. M. c. A.
 MT. Smith led an interesting dis cussion at the close of his earnest re marks and was busily engaged in an. swering many questions. The public | is to have an opportunity to learn O this community work at the unior meeting.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
HIGH SCHOOL CLASS
 HAS DANCING RECEPTION

Parents and friends of the puEils " ere guests on Friday evening in Chamber of Commerce hall for the reception given by Mrs. William Bal lantine Penfield's high school danc- ing class in closing the winter season. The pretty gowns in the most stylish colOrs made pleasing picture in the various numbers of the programme which showed the most graceful and refined of the modern dances. Mrs. William E. McCord was the class pat roneSs.
 The grand march of 32 couples was led by Albert Van Wagenen and Miss Susie Matassa, whose gown was of pink satin with silver trimming and the closing march had -tlfred Storms and Miss Olive SaXton foc it's leaders Miss SaXton wearing coral crepe de chine. Special class dances were the Liberty waltz, Allies one-step and Victory fox trot. Records orchestra played for the programme of twenty numbers.
 The following were the class mem bers: the Misses Sarah Parker, Flor ence Sterry Edith Connolly, Heller Lynch, Helen Willett. Dorothy Ras- mussen, Mary Mcintyre, Margaret McNamara, Winifred Zahn. Esther BiXby Jennie AIcBurney, Olive Sax ten, Susie Matassa, Margaret Donb- van, Marion Vaughn, Lucille Hager,y
 Mildred Fritts, Violet Disco, Eliza beth Smith. Dorothy Harvey, Madeline O'Neil, Carrie Main, Edith McCtrevy Margaret Cochran, Eleanor Byrre Rosina Allyn and William Wyman Alfred Storms, Kenneth Main Kenneth Arnold, Howard Ar. hold, Andrew Sullivan. Troy Main Albert Van Wagenen, Channins | Smith, Harold Sterry, Ned Sterry | Claude Combies 1 Among the guests were the Misses
 Willard, Arlene Combies, Pauline Ma.
 ther, Irene Wilson, Margery Roath Iillie Brewster, Clara Evans, Alicis
 Haggerty, Geraldine Lang, Elizag etl
 Donahue, Lillian Karkutt, Joseph;nc
 HoIbrooll, Beatrice Green. Haiti, Clarke, Nora Warwick, Barbars
 Smith, and Richard Peaile. Benjamin Covey, Fred Metzger, Tingley Foote | Willard Asbury and James MacMahor
 Richard Averv cd 77ortin Martin 1 Channan of New London.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
SIX DEVORCEs GRANTED
 REEORE LunnE REEn

Three husbands and three wives were given the divorces they petition cd for by Judge Joel II. Reed in the superior court at New London Fri day.
 Joseph Charles, colored. of Norwich was divorced from Sarah J. Barnes Charles on the grounds of desertion since February 1912 They were married on June 26, 1S99
 Mir. Charles, who said he came tc Norwich before the Civil war. testi- fed that his wife liked Ito go nights" and when he objected, she left him.
 Clara Cooke O'Neill of Groton, who married John r. O'Neil, now of Prov iGence, was granted a divorce from him on the grounds of habitual intem- perance. There was also an a1lega- ton of intolerable cruelty since Ian ], 1915. in the complaint. They were married on March 28, 1910. The mother was given custody of a minor child.
 Mrs. O'Neill testified that her hus- band was drunk continually and that she had to support herself because he was unable to keep job on account of his habits.
 Florence M. Darrow Cooner of Wa terford, who married Howard A. Coo per of Jersey City on Aug. 16, 1910, vas given a divorce from him. She charged him with habitual intemper- ance. The court gave her the right to resume her maiden name On the grounds of desertion since Aug. 70, 1913, Charles A. Lynch of New London was given divorce from | Ethel Lasher Lynch of New York to | whom he was married Dec. P. 1907. ] The custody of a ten year old daugh- ! ter was given to the mother. She left him while they were living in Hart ford on Aug. 10. 1913, because she ] liked city life and thought that l country like in Connecticut was slow. " | She is at present living in New York George M. Richardson of Groton who married Ethel Pushar'1 formerly of Groton, now of parts unknown. or June 22, 1902. was given a divorce from her on the grounds of a statu- 1 tory offense committed by the wife with John Hume at Groton on July | !, 1918. MT. Richardson was giyer
 the custody of his two daughters, six teen and eleven years old. It was ted at the Richardson home on Aller was away from home.
 Lena R. Clark Colt of New Londor secured 2 di,---.oo r~o--. rr~rrv I, Cojt formerly of New London, now | Bridgeport. The grruo0e were deser.
 ton since March 30, 1911. and intol.
 erable cruelty since March 1, 1898 The couple was married on March 3
 1897.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
TUNE ERALS.

The funeral Of Gwendolyn Powell, beloved wife of Max H. Foley, who died in New York city on Feb. 18th, took place Friday morning from the home of MT. and Mrs. Max Foley, parents of Max H. Foley, at 37 Ham ilton avenue. Relatives were present from New York, Buffalo and other places. The bearers were William P Murphy, Paul shannon, Henry St Germaine and Dr. Paul F. Gadle There were many floral offerings.
 At the services in St. Mary's church Rev. J. Ii. Fitzmaurice off1ciated. Mrs T. J. Healy presided at the organ and at the close of the mass Mrs. T. J Donovan rendered two hymns. Buria Fitzmaurice read a committal service at the grave.
 Shea &, Burke were in charge of th' ] funeral arrangements.