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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-29
COLUMBUS, MISS.

Columbus. Miss, June 2S.-(SpeciaD.- The friends of John F. Frierson of this city are very anxious to have him elect ed chairman of the democratic state ex- ecutive committee. and it is sincerely hoped that he will be elected to the po- sitlon. Mir. Frierson made the race last year for lieutenant governor and lacked oHly few votes of being elected to the position.
 During the coming week there win be opened in local bank building free clinic for the examination of all persons suspected of being infected with venereal diseases All persons who will not be able to employ a physician will be treated without cost. The equipment which has been ordered for the local of flee is very elaborate
 Dr. w. <. Stone. the clinic organizer for the state, who has for the last four years been working for the masters in the east in this great problem, has ar rived and will remain here until the clinic Is well established There will also be a female nurse to look after women who present themselves for ex- animation local physician will be employed to look after the treatment in this clinic.
 Judge W. n. Anderson of Tupelo, very prominent lawyer of Lee county who has been practieing law for about thirtyfive years. has announced as candidate for judge of the supreme court Of the northern district. Judge Ander- son is well known throughout the state and will no doubt make a splendid race
 Mir. and Mrs. l.. S. Moore announce the engagement of their daughter, Pa tricia Allen, to MT. John Clifton Mills The wedding will take place at an early date.
 In the near future repairs and in. provements amounting to sS0000 will be made on the Columbus Compress and Warehouse Company property in South Columbus. A fire wall will be erected through the center of the big storage sheds, and water mains will be put in all sides of the plant, with fire plugs and hose at convenient distances apart. The improvements will result in the saving of approximately 5o per cent in insur- ance rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-29
IrUin Cobb Writes About The Boon1s and "Boomitas"
 Found at San Francisco
Also Sooquizes Some of the Old Faces Missing and Adds That Jim Reed Is Now About Ready to
 Take the Hint
By IRWIN S. COBB

San Francisco June 28-(Specal)-In yesterdays dis patches in enumeratng the various booms boomtas Span lsn for little booms) which had bossomed of today opening session. unntentionay did several prom nent gentlemen injustice by emitting of their This oversight hasten to correct
 For instance no account of the proceedings would complete without word for the boom This is one o1 the youngest booms have young that it's practcay unborn but have promise that will show groWh later should developments toward dark colt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-29

NeWIy foaIed, even in it's present small state it is larger than its prospec- tive beneficiary. MT Glass. standing up, looks a good deal like Homer Cum mings, sitting down.
 He comes from Lynchburg, Virginia This little city is likewise the birth place of Senator Robert owen of Okla- thoma who, up until Saturday was be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-29
Acid-Ston1ach

EATONlC is the bestremedy, it takes the harmful acids and gases right out of the body and, of course, you get well. Tens of thousands wonderfully benefited. Guaranteed to satisfy or money refunded by your own drug GiuE Cost txide. PleaGo try itl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-29
MAKES BET ON
 PRINCES WEIGHT
By A..oeIated Pres,


 Auckland. Newzeaiand, May S0.-When of Wales from Auckland to New Ply mouth man at the entrance to tie Auckland station. which was crowded with sightseers caled out:
 Hi, Prince! Wil you tell me what yeur weight is9"
 "oh, certainly" replied the Prince. "It is l4o pounds. I suppose you have oct on it"
 The man replied, Right you are
 Well" said the Prince, T hope you have don."
 smashed. Three others riding in the ear escaped with q few minor bruises.
 The campaign inaugurated in this city week ago to raise s12,50 for sup port of the Young Women's Christian Association has resulted in raising half the amount The drive will continue through this week
 Sergeant S c. Todd. in charss of the lceal United States army recruiting sta ticn, on instructions from Adjt. Gen. peyton at Jackson. will at once begin work for the eXtermination of rats in this city to prevent as near as possible the introduction of bubonic plaque, Sergeant Todd will enlist the aid of the municipal authorities and city and county health department in the work, while all citizens are being urged to operate in every way possible.
 ]. B. Francis. one of the best known passenger conductors on the New Or leans and Northeastern railroad, has of ficially announced his candidacy for the office of mayor of Meridian. He enters the race in opposition to John w Par l<eT a former and the DnlN 0t 70 candidate so far announced for the of flee, The incumbent, John M. Dabney, is not a candidate for election. Fran cis first announced as a candidate for one of the two offices of councilman It; declares he was urged to withdraw from that contest and offer for mayor. The candidates for councilmen are J, NJ Slaughter. for reelection; J. A. Gib- son and A. J. Covington. The city election is not held until November bu, the campaig nfrom this date on will be a heated one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-29

vocal chords. But this year Texas would have none of her erstwhile favorite son. Dave Francis is on the spot full life size, but his fellow statesman of Missouri, Jim Reed, having been given the bounce twice by his constituents at home and once by the national com. n,ittee here, is but diminished shaps. At last the same conviction has been impressed upon him which was inn pressed once upon a New York gentle man called Cohen, member of the old Knickerbocker family of that name. who, have been thrice flung violent ly out of a window of the hall where a Tammany assembly club was hold ing a dance, sat up on the sidewalk and remarked: q know now what's the matter with those loafers; theey don't want me in there.'
 Now Jim Reed can take hint too and that is about all that he will take here, except the air. The trouble with Jim is that he is not orthodox on the Leeague of Nations, and next only to J. Ham Lewis new toupee, the league is the most sacred thing there is at this convention. It Is all the more sa- cred because in the private opinions of a good many gents who are cheer ing loudly for it in public, it's so dead.
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Ing prominently mentioned by himself, and several friends for the presidency, with every prospect, l find, of carrying the full strength of the Cherokee tribe of Indians; one of whom he is practi- q ai1.la
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-29

Joseph Green, one of the best known planters in Lauderdale county, residing near Lockhart, is in a local hospital, seriously injured as the result Of an automobile accidents. The car in which he was riding turned over in rounding a curve in the road near Marion He was caught underneath and his chest
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1920-05-28
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMlSS.
IONERS, JACKSON COUNTY. :. d
kadoka, 5. ID.
April Dist 1870

AT $3.50 o'clock Board of County
Commissioners assembled as per
adjournment, members present
Frank Coye. Chairman. and l.. ".
Thode, also County Auditor, Otto
c. Sharon.
Meeting called to order by the
Chairman. The Commissioners
spent the forenoon taking up road
work with the County Highway
Superintendent
On motion. Board adjourned un-
til l:3O o'clock +. NJ. April 2lst
1920. Vote by roll call. all memh-
crs voting Aye.
At l:3O o'clock p. NJ, April 2lst
1920 Board County Commiss-
toner's re-assembled as per adjourn
ment, members present. Frank
Coye, Chairman. and r. W. Thodc,
also County Audit or, Otto c. Sha-
ron. Meeting called to order by
the Chairman.
Board of Count Commissioners
re-assembled for the purpose Of
meeting with the County and
Township Assessors, as this was
the date set for that purpose 10y
the State Tax Commission, but on
account of the condition Of the
roads the member of the Tax Com
mission was unable to be present.
the following Township Assessors
were present:
John Everett, Interior Township.
G. {. Brown, Brady Township, Jen-
ME Peterson, Grandvicw Township.
II. w. Rhodes, kadoka Township.
j. f. Martin, Wall Township, l.. X.
Collins, Jewett Township, ID. ID.
Collins. Town of kadoka.
On motion, meeting was adiour-
ned until May 5th 1920 Vote by
roll call, all members voting Ave.
Board of County Commissioners
Jackson County, South Dakota.
BY Frank Coyc, Chairmaa..
Attest ----g
Otto c. Sharon,
County Auditor
(SeaD
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1920-05-28
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES
NEXT SUNDAY

Next Sunday afternoon at the
Scenic Theatre exercises for the
proper observance of Memorial
Day will be held under the super
vision of the Jackson County Post
of the American Legion assisted
by committee consisting of }. II.
Fryberger, Selmer Solem and }. G.
Pease, appointed by the Board Of
Trustees for the purpose of assis-
ting the Legion with the program.
An ideal program has been pre-
pared for the day and following
the exercises at the Theatre pro-
cession will form ana march u
the cemetery where the graves of
departed soldiers will be decorated
under the ritual of the American
Legion.
Everyone should attend these
exercises and all who can are re
-quested TO bring flowers for the
decoration Of the graves of those
who have departed this life after
their services to humanity in the
Civil War, the Spanish American
War and the World War just
closed. Heroes of each of these
wars sleep beneath the grassy
knools in the cemetery at this
place, and the presence of each
and everyone at these exercises
will in a mute way prove our APP
probation of the debt of graft
ude we owe to their memory.
The following is the program
that will be given at the Scenic
Theatre, commencing promptly at
two o'clock.
Song, "Tcnting On The Old CAM
Ground" Audience
Invocation Rev A. V. Bryan
Selection Angels Are Calling
the Roll High School Sextette
Announcement by American Leg
ion Commander.
Selection Brave Hearts Lie Still
High School Sextette
Address Rev. Father Daley
Solo Brave. Pure and True
Mrs. o. r. Stuart
Song, America" Audience
Benediction.
American Legion Ritual Ceremony
at Cemetery.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1920-05-28
CHAUTAUQUA DATES
ANNOUNCED.

The annual summer Chautauq-
ua which is held in kadoka each
summer will be held again this
year, and the dates for the hold
ing of this midsummer attract
ion has been received this week
from the United Chautauqua Sy
stem of DesMoines, Iowa, the com
pany furnishing the entertainers
for the occasion.
The Chautauqua is three day
affair and will be held in kadokf
on July 2, 8 and 4, and each day
two sepcratc and distinct prog
rams will be given, one in the az
ernoon and one in the evening
The entertainers are OF the high
est class and the best in the var
ious work they present, and plans
should now be laid to cnab' {
everyone to attend the Chautau
qua on all three days.
4 complete announcement of thH
programs, and sale OF tickets vii
be announced shortly.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1920-05-28
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
FRIDAY NIGHT.

Last Friday evening at the See
mic Theatre occurred the first com
mencement exercises of the kad-
Okla Public Schools and at that
time four of our young people re-
ceived diplomas. bearing evidence
of their having successfully COM
pleted the full four year High
School Course, the class consisted
of Miss Esther Martinsky, Miss
Marion Hansen, Otto +. Sharon
and John H. Sears.
The Theatre was filled until
standing room was at a premium,
and warm glow of pride passed
over everyone as they realized
that these four young people had
made a success of school life and
were now Dnssing on to make 8
---~~o-s of their various chosen
vocation Of the world.
The evenings program started
with the invocation by Rev. A. V.
Bryan, and the High School Girls
Sextette rendered one of their
beautiful selections, followed by a
violin and piano duet by Prof. e..
L. Corrington and Roy f. White,
both of these numbers received
round after round of applause and
great appreciation by the audience
Superintendent D. d. Collins gave
a short opening address, and Mrs.
o. +. Stuart sang a beautiful solo,
as she alone can sing. Dean Hol-
mes of the South Dakota Wesle
ivered the address of the evening"
speaking for about an hour and
he gave words of encouragement
to the graduates, of advice to par
ents and sounded the clarion call
Of the future TO all. Dean Hol
mes is an eloquent speaker and his
address was appreciated by every
one.
Following the various numbers
of the program, President }. II.
Snyder of the Board of Education,
presented the diplomas to the gra-
duates and commended each for
the diligent work they had per-
formed in aif riding the opportu-
nifty of being presented with the
diplomas as graduates of the ka-
doka High School.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1920-05-28
NEWS OF THE STATE
A RESUME OF THE IMPORTANT
HAPPENINGS OF THE
WEEK.

Establishment OF city mail route
system in Milbank is practically AS
Sured
lankton business men have decided
this summer
Two separate districts have been
made OF the revenue district OF North
and South Dakota
The name OF the postoffcs at
Breckenridge, Perkins county, has
been changed to River Park.
fine line of sports and attractions
are being lined up for the Old Set
tiers celebration in DeSmet June To-
Breeders of Clark county have erect
ed fine brick sales pavilion, one CT
the finest structures OF its kind in the
northwest.
A great deal OF modern fire-fighting
apparatus is be;1g added to the equip
ment OF the Canton volunteer fire
department.
Plans have been started Ia Volga
for one OF the largest and best Fourth
or July celebrations that has ever been
held in South Dakota.
Several thousand dollars has been
subscribed towards the new sales pa
villion TO be erected on the Edmonds
county fair grounds at Roscoe.
More than fifty families in Mitchell
are quarantined with some sort OF
contagious disease, according TO rec
ords OF the city health officer.
The county commissioners OF Dewey
county have purchased for $4,000 the
building which has housed the cOun
ty offices for number OF years.
Hot Springs base ball fans held a
meeting and arranged for placing Il
team in the field The commercial
club will cooperate in financing the
team.
Belle Fourche Il the first town il
western South Dakota 10 have aero
mail service. The Northwest Acci-
corporation. OF Newell. has been c1r
rying mail between Newell and Al
zada, Mont.
Dupree has raised 500 by public
subscription for the purpose OF main
tanning a baseball team during the
coming summer. Games are being
scheduled with number OF west ol
the river towns.
A summary Of the cost OF produc
ing an acre OF wheat. Is estimated by
the farm management expert OF the
extension division at State college
indicates that it costs from $50 to $2j
per acre to produce this crop.
William Jennings Bryan will speal
in Aberdeen on June 16 on "Funda
mentals-Man and His Relation tc
Society and Government" He come:
under the auspices OF the bushes:
and professional women's club.
Airplane service has been startec
between Pierre and Blunt. The rail
roads. crippled by floods, are unable
to run farther west than Blunt. 4
regular schedule will be followed il
carrying passengers over the route
Another roundup Of violators Of th'
motor vehicles law Is coming in tn,
| state unless thAre Ia better compu
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ly troublesome IN sections IN the
western part OF the state. destroying
very valuable crops OF alfalfa seed
Several of the farm bureaus are now
waging war on grasshoppsrs with q
view OF preventing this loss.
The unusually wet spring that has
delayed the seeding OF wheat. oats
and barley will probably have a
tendency to reduce the acreage OF
those crops. suggests Manley Cham
pin, extension agronomist at State
college. In many cases this unused
acreage can be planted to flax. The
principal precautions necessary In
planting flax on old land are to de-
stroy the weeds and 10 use wilt
resistant seed and to treat the seed
with solution consisting OF one pint
oil formaldeyde TO 40 gallons Of wa.
ter, applied in the form OF a very
fine spray, TO prevent the develop.
ment OF the various fungi that inture
the flax crop.
South Dakota farmers are becom.
ing more and more interested in the
business side OF farming More than
80 men scattered throughout the east
half OF the state are in cooperation
with the farm management depart.
ment OF the Extension division at
State college. keeping complete costs
OF producing each OF the different
products OF their farms.
Sully county residents report
greater amount OF breaking OF prairie
sod in that county this spring than for
any year since the first settlement OF
the county in 1888.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1920-05-28
SCHOOL CLOSES
SUCCr SSFUL TERM

he kadoka Public Schools close
tcday for the summer vacation at
ter having completed a most sue
ccasful years work. TIE teacher
md pupils have all worked hare
ard in spite Of The interruption Of
the work during the year on ac
count Of the flu, having finished
the entire prescribed years work
This year for the first time the
local schools have graduated .
class of students from the comp
lete twelfth grade course.
Of the present corps OF teach
ers Superintendent d. D. Collins
and Mrs. J. c. Steele, teacher OF
the grammer grades, will be II
the schools again next year.
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Otto {. Sharon,
County Auditor
(SeaD
kadoka, ;. Dak.
May 18th 1920


At 9:30 o'clock May Ith 1920
Board Of County Commissioners
assembled for the purpose of rec
ewing bids on Bridge Plank and
Metal Culverts, Members present,
Frank Coyc, Chairman, +. W Tho
de and S. O. Redmon, also County
Auditor, Otto &. Sharon
No bidders being present, the
forenoon was taken up with the
County Highway Superintendent,
on Roads and Bridges.
On motion, Board Of County Co
mmissioners adj ourned until 1880
O'Clock =. NJ, May 4th 1920
Vote by roll call, all members vot-
ing Aye.
At l:30 o'clock 2. NJ, May 4th
1920, Board Of County Commiss-
ioners assembled rs per adjour-
nment, members present, Frank
Coye, Chairman, +. w. Thode and
S. o. Redmon, also County Auditor
Otto c. Sharon. Meeting called TO
order by the Chairman.
At 200 o'clock =. NJ, May 4th
1920. Board of County Commiss-
ioners proceeded To open bids on
Bridge Plank and Metal Culverts
as per advertisement.
Bids on Bridge Plank were re-
ceived from the following parties:
Standard Bridge Company, Omaha,
Nebr., Wheeler Lumber and Sup
,ly Company, DcsMoines. Iowa,
las. A. Smith Lumber Company,
kadoka, 5. d., A. {. Kingsbury
Lumber Company, Cottonwood, s.
ID.
The Standard Bridge Company
of Omaha. Nebraska, being the
lowest bidder. on motion, their
bid was accepted for One car of
Bridge Plank.
Vote by roll call f.. w. Thode, aye
5. o. Redmon, aye, Frank Coye.
aye. Bids on Metal Culverts was
| received from the following part
/ les
! Sioux Falls MctalCulvcrt Company
Sioux Falls, s. d., Union Steel
| Culvcrt Co, Chicago, Illinois
The Sioux Falls Metal Culvert
Company Of Sioux Falls, s. d., be-
! ing the lowest bidder, their bid
was accepted for Armco Culverts
to July lst 1920.
Vote by roll call
f. w. Thode, Aye, S. o. Redmon,
. Aye, Frank Coye, Aye.
On motion, Board adjourned un-
til 9:30 o'clock A. NJ. May 9TH
1920.
Board Of County Commissioners,
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)lus or SIb,5UO.
movement has been started at
OeSmet TO establish a telephone sys-
.em covering DeSmet and all sur.
founding territory
Restoration of the old time daily
passenger service on the Northwest.
srn between Yankton and Center
7ille is announced
Sioux Falls has again been placed
y. the Custer Battlefield Highway.
according to notice received from
The secretary at Sheridan, Wyo.
A herd Of II pure bred Holstein
cattle has been purchased by the
county commissioners of Brown coun.
", with which to stock the county
farm.
Freight shipments by boat are be-
ng made to farms along the Missouri
river and the residents of the farms
get freight service right at their
doors, instead OF at railway freight
station.
Wool growers OF Brown county will
meet in Aberdeen June 10 for the pur-
pose of forming an association to be-
come affiliated with the state wool
growers association. Brown county
las about 130 wool growers.
The board OF directors OF Dakota
Wesleyan university in Mitchell has
decided to erect houses on a piece OF
property adjoining the campus, which
will be sold to the faculty members TO
aid in solving the hosing problem.
The city council OF Gettysburg has
purchased II acres OF land adjoining
The city which will be laid out as
is also planned to develop the land
as public playground for the schools.
Oil experts are examining the coun.
try adjacent to Faith TO ascertain
whether oil exists in large enough
quantities 10 warrant commercializa-
tion. Traces III oil have been found
in several directions from that city.
a ten-track addition to the terminal
yards OF the Milwaukee railroad in
Mitchell will be built this summer.
Additional trackage was made neces-
sary by the Increased amount OF
freight traffic. which has caused con
tinuous congestion there
In view OF the fact that Memorial
Day comes on Sunday this year, and
as the act making that day n holiday
does not as in other cases, make the
Norbeck has requested the observance
OF Monday, May 81, az Memorial Day.
During the recent high water in the
| James river hundreds OF pickerel
took refuge in small creek which
| flows through tho outskirts OF lro-
! quois. The result is that local fish
ermen are having rare sport, az they
are catching large numbers OF the
/ pickerel many Of them OF large size
/ The extra session OF the South Da
/ kota legislature, which was to have
/ convened Monday, May "a. has been
I postponed Gov. Norbeck has fixed
June Il as the new date Demoral
/ ization OF railroad traffic on account
/ OF the floods caused the governor "a
/ take action. II appears that there
can be no trains from the western
/ part OF the state for a couple Of weeks
on account OF the damage by floods
The control Of the various injuriou,
insects and other plant pests is on,
Of the chief purposes Of farm bureau
work. Grasshoppers alone dsstro,
several million dollars worth Of crops
every year They have been especial