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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-02-19
LAWRENCE COUNTY
COMPLAINS BURDEN
In Mass Meeting Adopted a Res
oIution Condemning Official
Extravaganza.

The taxpayers of Lawrence coun-
ty, in mass meeting assembled at
Monticello, severely condemned
county and state officials for what
they termed extravaganza and care
lessness in the administration of pub
lie affairs" and called upon the
governor, whose salary was practi-
cally doubled by the last Legislature
to convene that body in special ses-
sion that the law increasing salaries
might be repealed.
The burden OF taxation, the resolu-
tions say, has become unbearable,
and they suggest to county officers
that they turn back into the treas
ury all sums in excess of what their
salaries were before the raise
The resolutions are as follows:-
Whereas, the taxpayers Of Law
renee county, are now sorely depres-
sed financially. and whereas, this de-
preston, as we think, has been
brought about largely by extrava-
gance and carelessness in the admin
istration Of the public affairs of both
state and county; and
Whereas, we see that continue
tion of such carelessness and extra
vagance will ultimately lead to our
financial ruin; and
Whereas, we deem it our duty, as
taxpayers, to advise with our officers
who represent us in public life, and
deem it the duty of our officers to
heed our advice as far as they may
consistently with right; and
Whereas, on account of the care
lessness, thoughtlessness, or extrava-
gance on the part of the officers
whose duty it is to safeguard the ex-
penditure of the public moneys, the
payment of taxes has become an al
most unbearable burden, when in
fact, under more economical ad-
ministration of affairs the taxpayers
should be able to pay their taxes
without such great injury to them
selves and those dependent upon
them. and
Whereas, Lawrence county is
greatly in debt, that is to say, the
county now owes on bonds and loan
warrants in the sum, of $399,100. 90
and $6,245.29 other indebtedness, all
of which must be paid out of the
taxes collected from the people year
by year, and in addition a sufficient
amount to pay current expenses;
and
Whereas, the rate of taxation has
been on the increase for the last
several years, and that for 1920
the rate was exorbitantly increased
over the rate for 1919, and this too
on an increased assessed value as
shown by the assessment rolls of the
county; now therefore be it
Resolved by the taxpayers of Law
renee county in mass meeting assem-
bled, that we heartily condemn the
action of the Mississippi Legislature
at the 1920 session in increasing the
salaries of all officers both state and
county, and in increasing the num-
ber of deputies for such officers, and
we are oftFIhesopinion that it is the
patriotic duty of all officers whose
salaries re'iincreased by this leg
islatureI TO refuse to accept such in
tGpptinDed on srd page.l
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-02-19
BANK CLOSING NOTICE.

The undersigned banks win
be closed Tuesday, Feb. %,
1921, on account of National
holiday. All patrons are re-
quested to take notice.
BrOokhayen Bank & Trust Co.
First National Bank.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-02-19

A new worlds milk record has
been made by Segis Pieterje Prospect
Holstein COW in Washington. Her
production year ended Dec. 1S and
her record showed that for the IL
month period she gave a total Of S7,-
381 pounds Of milk and 1,44S lbs,
of butter. The daily average Of milk
was almost twelve gallons per day
and approximately four pounds Of
butter. The figures are official.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-02-19
Notice to Pensioners.

The pensions for Lincoln county
have arrived. and all who are enti-
tied to receive same are requested to
apply at the office of the Chancery
Clerk.
S. B. McNair, Chancery Clerk.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-10-06
NUCENT RETURNS
FROM CONFERENCE

Rev. Thomas E. Nugent, pastor of
the First Congregational church, has
returned from attendance upon the
state conference of Congregational
churches, held this year at Cando, N.
D. The conference was very sue
cessful one. and was largely attended.
This years meeting marks the retire
ment of DR.. E. H. Stickney from the
SUPPLEMENTARY Of the North Dakota
district. DR.. Stickney has been for
80 years the beloved and efficient
shepherd of our state churches, and
now gives up his work only because he
has come to the retiring age. He is
retained, however, in such a capacity
that his long experience and his de-
votion to the work will still Re avail
able in the work. His successor is
Rev. H. C. Hacke. A beautiful and
appropriate part Of the conference was
the meeting Wednesday evening in the
nature of an honor to l'r. Stickney
wherein many speakers paid tribute to
his faithful and successful work. DR..
R. A. Beard of the First Church Of
Fargo, in the closing speech presented
a purse Of gold double eagles to DR..
Stickney, as a visible expression of
the great sense of gratitude in which
all our people hold DR.. Stickncy.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-10-06

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The Rotary Club held it's weekly din
ners at the Rudolf Hotel Tuesday noon.
Jack Thomson was chairman for the
day and had procured Mr.. George
Bruins to speak to the club on grain
supplies, marketing, ETC., and we want
to say that the gentleman put up a
most interesting talk one of the best
that the club has listened to. Mr.
Bruins maintained that pooling Of
wheat was unnecessary that the farm
er should have his own elevator on the
farm instead Of dumping all his wheat
on the market at once, this wheat GO
ing down below to be stored away and
kept until needed and the price rails
ed as the demand for the grain grew
and the farmer got no benefit from
the raise. He claimed that if the
farmers would market their grain in
twelve equal installments it would get
to the millers as they needed it, and in
addition to that farmers would not
need to meet heavy obligations at
banks say in October each year but
could string out their Indebtedness
f.uriny the twelve months. Mr.. Bruins
is president Of the Grainmens' Union.
and he gave us an insight into the
work ags of the various organizations
If what is termed as sbiy business"
He is a good speaker and we wish
The fa~mers Of the county could have!
head him.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-10-06
MARTIN
TO sing HERE

The announcement that Ricardo
Martin, the great American tenor, is
due for a recital on the Artist Course
this season, should be more than well
come. Surely this great singer needs
no formal introduction. Not only in
America has he won success with the
greatest opera companies, including
the Metropolitan. Chicago and Boston
organization, but Italy, Germany
England and Latin America all know
him as one Of the greatest tenors of
his day. Many of the New York crit
les call him "The American Caruso,"
and on more than one occasion he was
called in to take the mighty Caruso's
place. The musical life Of Ricardo
Martin is one that every aspiring stu
dent can follow with profit. First of
all he is student and when not at the
theatre or on tour one will find him
studying some new opera or songs. He
is great reader of politics and travel
and never fails to- keep well versed up
on ali subjects Of the day. He is also
al excellent linguist. Whatever Rio
ca-do Martin does, he does well. He
never skins through anything, or
takes chances on 'getting away with
it," He is an artist to the finger tips:
but not one of those persons: who con-
tinually cry "n1y art is my life" No,
Mr.. Martin is a mans man; a tenor
who likes to root at baseball game
and witness boxing exhibition. His
coming to Valley City this season
means true musical event for this
American tenor ranks only with the
best, and the best are indeed few.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-10-06
HOW TO CHOOSE THE
BEST TOMATO SEED

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Pick the plant, not the tomato from
which to save seed, is the advice Of A.
G. Yeager, horticulturisr at the North
Dakota Agricultural college Seeds
rom small, poorly formed tomatoes
from good plants will produce better
plants than large plump fruits from
ooOr! plants.
Results Of selecting seed from high
yielding plants are shown in a variety
If, tests at the Agricultural experiment
station this season, when Of the four
highest yielding rows Of plants, up to
September II, three of the four came
rom plants Of a strain developed at the
College through six years selection of
he highest, yielding plants. Twenty
.wo varieties Were used in the test.
These four rows yielded % pounds OF
.omatoes up to September IL. The
college strain was developed from an
Earliann plant. One thousand packets
If this seed were distributed last
spring. All Earlianh paintings yielded
1t least 10 pounds of tomatoes, while
10 other variety yielded as much as the
east productive Ealiana row average.
Each row contained 20 plants.
To save tomato seeds. squeeze the
seeds and juice into a glass or enrthen
vessel, and leave it stand in q warm
place four or five days. until it fer.
nents. Wash the fermented pulp with
water. The seeds will settle to the
bottom, and may be laid out and dried
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-10-06
1--we TOPICS IN A LINE

Early to bed, early to rise, quart
of milk daily, makes bright sparkling
eyes. 6 !, So.
Give the scrub sire an excursion trip
to the butchers blockand don't buy
a return ticket.
A Tanning budget" enables the
housewife to put up just about enough
of each vegetable. 8. 81 u
Whiting, moistened with food acid
like rhubarb or lemon will work won
ders on discolored aluminium.
The best antidote for the vices a boy
comes up against nowadays is a wise
and sympathetic mother.
Selecting seed corn in the field where
it grew gives the farmer a look ahead
as to what his next years crop may be.
Save your own flower seeds this fall
and know what you're planting next
spring.
An S. o. S. from daughter who IS
away at school and needs a new dress
fright away holds no terrors for the
mother who has daughters dress form
slowed away in the sewing room.
The requirements Of good farmer
are at least four: The ability to make
4 full and comfortable living from the
land to rear a family carefully and
well; to be Of good service to the COM
smunity; to leave tile farm more pro-
.ductive than 1t was when he took IT,
Liberty hyde BAILEY.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-10-06
NOTICE TO Elk
SERVICE men

Ex-service men who had contemp.
lated on receiving help from the Y. NJ
G. A. through the educational fund as
some did last winter, seem to be out
of luck this winter. Mr.. Galley noticed
in looking over the contract, the fol
lowing paragraph:
"All awards shall be made only in
schools conducted by the Y. M. C. fA
The awards therefore are limited, ia
the resident school of the association
the extension division Of the United
Y. M. C.. A. schools and the Associa-
ton Training Colleges. No awards
may be made in any other schools than
are specified in this paragraph"
This means that the boys can only
receive the benefit of the fund by TAX
ing correspondence course through
some out side school. Many Of the
boys had planned on having this fund
to help them out at the local Teachers
College as it proved to be great help
to several ex-service men at the coll
lege last winter. Nevertheless they
can receive $25 a month on their
bonus through the school which will
be great help to many.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-10-06
SIMPLE METHOD OF CON.
TROLLING BOX ELDER BUG

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Methods of controlling the box elder
bug, a black bug half an inch long with
red markings that is found on the walls
1 OF the house In the autumn. are. de.
scribed by DR.. r. Z. Webster, entomolo,
gist at the North Dakota Agricultural
experiment station. Residents Of the
state are reporting the occurrence OF
the bugs, not only on the trees, but
Lowering sidewalks and walls Of
houses, even entering dwellings. DR..
Webster says,
| In the fall of the year, box elder bugs
! often become abundant. AS the foliage
on box elder trees dries and falls to
the ground, the insects leave the trees
in great numbers and gather in large
colonies on tree trunks, on fences, and
on the walls Of buildings The. bug in
question is black, with bright red
ma ''Sings. and about One-half inch long
when it is mature.
So far as known, the box elder is
the only food plant Of this common in
sect. The bug is provided with u stout
beak which it inserts in the foliage of
the box elder and in this manner With
draws the sap. The eggs are usually
deposited on box elder trees, although
in the fall they may be placed in other
locations. Young box elder bugs are
similar in form to the old insects and
feed on foliage in the same manner.
Since these insects have sucking
mouth parts, the ordinary arsenical
poisonss SUCH SIS paris green, are Of no
value in controlling them. Some mater
ial' that kills by contact must be used.
Where, the insects become a nuisance
they may. be controlled by spraying
wifi Kerosene emulsion The stock.
solution is made as follows:
Kerosene, 2 gallons.
Soft water, i gallon
Soap, " D. v 4
Cut the soap into fine @pfeces and dis
solve, By boiling in water. Take from
the fire, all the kerosene and cIlurn
until a thick, creamy emulsion is
formed This is best done by the use
of a small, hand spray pump, running
the mixture into the pump and back
into the pail until. the emulsion is
complete
This stock solution must be diluted
while still warmr-one part to seven
parts of water before spraying. Unless
the emulsion is thoroughly made, it
will not be effective.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-10-06
CARLO SABATINI'S
ENVIRONMENTS

Born of cultured farents in
Vienna, Carlo Sabatini grew up in
a musical and literary atmosphere.
His mother. richly talented woman
understood how to guide her only son:
Carlo, along the right path to a higher
art. His father, a descendent of a
very old patrician family was by pro-
fession teacher of languages and an
editor. He was a noted linguist, be-
ing master of seventeen languages.
The proven, more than thousand
year old culture of Vienna, has given
to the naturally passionate temper
ment of Carlo sabatini the proper
warmth and depth for his art. We
find this particularly in his broad and
expressive Cantilene in which the pub
lis is charmed as by scarcely any
other.
i Carlo Sabatini studied at the Music
Conservatory Of Vienna from which
he was graduated with highest honors
His masters at the conservatory were
Professors Gruen and Helmsberger. In
composition Prof. Bruckner instructed
him. .Is.a m
Sabatini says Technique is nothing
more than means to an end" 1t
should never be allowed to stif1e the
spirit. All purely technical artists
have outlived themselves in short
time, but there are violinists who, thru
the rendering Of the Schubert
henry cave Maria" won more applause
than those who executed the great
concerto of Paganni. Sabatini will APP
pear on the Artist Course this year.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-10-06
some TIMELY
SUGGESTIONS

Suitable proclamations proclaiIMing
fire prevention day October 9th, will
shortly be issued, in the meantime a
few suggestions are offered.
1. Are your chimneys clean, have
you looked them over for cracks?
2. Do you ever burn zinc in your
stove or furnace to clean out the SCOT?
3. Are your smoke pipes sound and
tightly connected?
4. Do you allow paper or rubbish to
collect near the furnace?
5. Are you careful in disposing Of
ashes?
6. Have you, covered chimney open
ipgs not in use with tight metal cap :?
7. Have you protected any wood
near your furnace that might become
ignited?
8. Are you careful when using gas
cline for cleaning? Z
9. Do you keep matches where the
children cannot obtain them?
10. Are you careful where you
throw cigar or cigarette stubs?
II. Is Jour roof in good condition !?
IL. Do you remove matches from
the pockets Of clothing before hang
ing in a closet?
10. Have you taken every pre-
caution to protect those entrusted to
your care from danger Of fire? .
IA. Will you and your family coop
crate with the fire department in pre-
venting fires in Valley City?
w. T. CRASWELL,
Chief of Fire Department
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-10-06

Contractor w. J. Curren is confined
to his bed today with broken collar
bone and a badly bruised up face as a
result Of an assault yesterday after
noon by some men under the influence
# booze and whose names are not
;nown at this time. The story as told
the Times-Record is as follows:
TOAD work is being done near Berea
nd man driving some kind Of a
Dad machine for the Curren Construc-
ion Co. had blocked the road in the
process of road building when an
auto came along from the west. The
driver, a man by the name of Joe
Clark, horse trader at Sanborn, was
told that if he would drive around q
certain place indicated by the mar
operating the road machine, he coulc
get by all right, but he did not take
the advice given and drove into the
ditch and some part of the auto was
broken as result. This seemed to
rifle some member of the party, four
of them in the machine, with Ray
Nearing sitting on the front seat with
the driver, and this party took a poke
at the man operating the road machine
and hit him in the jaw. Then the
party drove to the curve four miles
out Of town known as the viaduct
where Mr.. Curren was operating a
light road machine for smoothing off
the road They told Curren what had
happened and wanted him to settle
for the damage. Curren knew moth
ing of what had previously happened
and said he would go up and find out
about it, This did not suit the bunch
of roughnecks and one in the party
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-10-06
DAIRY
!. FACTS
AID BETTER BULL CAMPAIGN
Kansas City Chamber OF commercs
Offers $1,000 in Prizes for Re-
placing Scrub sires.
prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.) 5

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tPrepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.) 5
An illustration Of the earnestness
with which various states and local.
organizations have taken up live stock
Improvement work. especially In con-.
nection with purebred sires, is shown
by the work In Missouri. The extern
sion service Of the Missouri College Of
Agriculture started better-buIl cam
paign In January, 1920. and SO success
full were, the results Of the work dur
Ing the year that the Kansas City
chamber Of commerce appropriated
$1,000 to be used In cash prizes this
year.
The prizes are to be awarded to the
four counties which replace the great
est number of scrubs with purebred
bulls. $1,000 being the first prize, $500
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-10-06
POULTRY CULLING
DEMONSTRATION

On Friday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
October 7th, there will be conducted
a poultry culling demonstration at the
Fred Nelson farm one mile south Of
the Green Township Consolidated
school. Poultry culling is one Of the
best methods Of increasing profit on
poultry. Several Of these demonstra-
tions have been requested in Barnes
County. This indicates that many
farmers are becoming interested in
more profitable poultry raising.
Every one is invited to attend this
demonstration held in Green Town
ship. Come and learn how to Gull your
own poultry flock. Invite your neigh
hors to come also. Remember the
date. October Hh.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-10-06
3 o g o @ % g o. o. q q q
STITCHES IN TIME
20. g q g q 8. q o o 9

Be sure to pack the sflO next to the
wall; the center needs less care.
Some folks use Il buster of soft
10th and some arc quite content to
scatter dust by using feather buster.
Uncle Ab says: The wisest fellows
L know are the ones. whose education
isn't complete, and Won't be complete
as long as they can live, observe and
think.
It's a pity to be crowded for cell
lar Shelf room for the canned fruit
when a few minutes and an old pack
.ng box will make the best Kind of a
storage, place.
The University of Hard Knocks of
el.s each year a course in vegetable
gardening; one of the points which
come folks learned this summer is the
Instability Of buying seeds from a re-
:ss,is, firM.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-10-06
STATE TO help NEAR
EAST WITH WHEAT

Announcing that farmers of North
Dakota would send "a cars Of wheat to
iced starving people in the Near East
he state Near East Relief committee
makes the following statement makes
he following statements:
"The Associated Press, September
IS, stated that 700 Near East Relief
orphans had died Of starvation. Be
cause of the opposing armies near An
CORA these children had to flee for their
ives and have now persisted.
'The state committee organized for
North Dakota's grain campaign Is
headed by Mr.. Fuller Of the North Da-
xOta Farm Bureau federation. The
other members, so far, are Mr.. Sur
s.att, United States crop statlstician,
Grand Forks Mr. Haw, director of the
county agricultural agents of the state.
''The farmers of North Dakota will
send to the Near East "a cars of wheat
our proportion in national move
nent to supply children of the Near
East with -four and foodstufrs for an
ltIler year.
Ship Before October IS.
"The Farm Bureau federation in each
county, where organized, will handle.
The collecting of grain. The elevators
of the state are to give free service.
Where the Farm Bureau federation
ioes not exist as an organization, the
county agents will assume responsible
,ty Of collecting grain. The grain is
70 be shipped by train to the milling
stations and thence by steamer to the
Near East.
'"rhe grain must be shipped not later
han October IS. On November 1 the
Whole grain campaign movement de-
nobilizes. XII
Can't Let Them starve.
aThe Armenian and Syrian people
nave been engaged in war for seven
ong: years. There have been no crops
Turing this time. Their lives depend
absolutely upon the generosity of the
American people. The farmers of our
country have risen to supply the i'm
Mediate, needs. The citizens of our
titles and villages are supplying the
'unds. necessary for the transportation
# the grain. "
'tThere are, 10000 orphans in or
damages in tile Near East. The prob
EN- is what to do with them. 1t seems
lnthinkable to- let them starve. There
S no one to feed them but America. =
with full appreciation of our own
lines and especially in our own state,
lie committee. nevertheless is sure no
person able to- contribute portion of
he grain will find it in his heart to
'efuse: It is the living bread to hum
Try children who otherwise will per-
sh.''
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-10-06
". ], CJRREN GETS
BEAT UP CONSIDERABLY

hit Mr.. Curren in the jaw and knocked
him from the machine, breaking his
collar bone and bruising his face
badly. Lynn Cowell happened to be
out on the job some where and picked
Mr.. Curren up and brought him back
to town and on the way he found the
auto with this bunch of roughnecks in
it stalled on the Frank Stack hill just
outside of the city limits. Ray Near
ing claiming to be only a passenger in
the car and the two in the back seat
were two men, so it is claimed, that
asked for ride and were picked up
between here and Sanborn. That is
the story told. Nearing it is said, was
trading pair of horses for this auto
The authorities were notified that the
men and auto were stalled just outside
of town and there is some criticism
made because quicker response was
not made by the authorities for by the
time they got out there the men had
gone and Nearing was the only one
they got. We understand that the
sheriff is going to Sanborn today to
try and get these men, but he has fat
chance of getting them with Mr.. Cur
rem laid up in bed and no one to iden-
tify them. They are supposed to be
connected with some horse traders up
at Sanborn. That is the story as the
Times Record gets it and looking at
it from an unbiased standpoint we can
net help but draw the conclusion that
had the officials, whoever they were
who were notified, had speeded up a
little, there would have been no trou-
BILE in experimenting the entire crowd
We need little more ginger injected
into the system of our peace officers.