The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-08-19

KANSAS Wne9t yield, 1B estimates
q AZ, 900 bushels. and has been
equalsd only once before in the his
tory Of that state. But the reduced
equipment of the railroads Is pre-
venting its transportation. During
one week, on one road, records show
that there were 10000 less cars than
the governor says, the 1920 crop can
not be moved for two years. At pres
ent wheat loaded Is worth IL to IA
cents a buahel more than that in an
elevator close by. This situation
shows the necessity of having a world
open market where wheat for future
delivery may be trnded in and thus
41event gigantic losses to the farm
ers," says Leslie Gates, president Of
tho Chicago board Of trade
A long suffering class are the AMY
field clerks. When the war befe1l,
many patriotic men and women. look
ing for the nearest ''bit" to do. al
lowed themselves to be appointed
army field clerks. There are-at pres
sHt about 400 such women, some pile
bean and some patrician And about
1100 men, many OF whom want to
get out of the service If they only
could. They cannot leave without
discharge, as that is desertidn. Pleas
for discharge have been unavailing.
They are paid from $1,000 to $4,000 !,
year.
The American public is spending
approximately the same amount an
nually for running and riding in au-
automobiles as it is spending for all
OF its railroad transnortatioc
freight, passenger, express and mail.
Taking advantage Of the fact that
the potato and tomato belong to the
same family, agriculturists have
succeeded in raising both products
on one plant.
The American Legion, of Teaneck,
~. j., is running the only motion pic
ture place in the town. In Los An
geles, the legionaires are fighting the
h C. l. by getting customers for the
markets established to sell produce
direct from producer to consumer. A
New York poss has appointed a
medical committee TO care for mem
beers and their families III need and
The kokomo, Ind. post is trying TO
y,ut through the rection of tuber
ru.osis hospital.
Chile does not desist in her round
Most of those taken into custody are
foreigners, and the police are said to
have obtained much evidence OF anar-
rhist activity in Industrial centers in
recent raid on |. w. w. headQuar-
tsrs.
Increased revenues, officially esti-
mated at s100,0o0,eoo annually, will
accrue to the treasury in the advance
Z in,
added income, officials say, will be
derived from increased transportation
faxes-paid by the public--as well as
through the revenue laws.
Robert McGill. secretary of the
Winnipeg grain exchange and regard
ed as one of Canada's foremost grain
trade experts, declares that farmers
h will obtain from SO to SIS for their
wheat this year. because the only
wheat Europe will be able to buy will
be that from North America and Ar
gent;na."
Among the recent purchasers Of
e real estate in Chicago were two taxi
K cab drivers who, out of the proceeds
of their earnings, it is said, pur-
chased. one a $4,000 three story
house. and the other 10-acre coun-
try estate
Diseases OF the heart, blood vessels
and kidneys increased a per cent. in
the United States from 1890 to 1910,
%hile in England and Wales they de-
creased. Since 1910 there has been
B sharp rise in British mortality from
these diseases.
Forty picture brides" arrived at
ii San Francisco last week on the
steamer Shinyo Maru. Questions by
the congressional investigating COM
naittee revealed the fact that hardly
n any OF them had eve. IL men
they were going to marry, but only
h photographs Of them.
Capitalism hasn't been completely
abolished" admitted the representa-
tive OF the anti-capitalism Russian
government" to a Stockholm CORES
ponlent last week. IN fact, capital
Is being asked into the country to
take forest concessions, the fishing
concession and some others"
A young lady Of Chicago received
an airplane from her father last
week. as reward for getting high
grades at the University of Chicago.
The young lady Immediately started
TO Ohio to visit a friend. and instruct
ed her mother to throw away my old
roadster.
Poorly lighted street cars, moon
light dances and the a1eenuauce or
minors at public dances, is forbid
1 den in measure that has been pro-
posed In Salt Lake City.
investigation shows that the ma
jOrity Of the young couples who OBJ
I tanned marriage licenses in Chicago
i lin 1920 have begun married life in
the home Of the parents OF one or the
other OF them.
Chicago has had more than twice
Z "a many murders this year as New
Il York. Sixteen murderers have been
b fsentenced to death there IN the past
u two months. Seven will be hung IN
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