The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-09-08


tanned several of their friends las
week Sunday. Among those presn,
were Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Larson, Mr.
and Mrs. Otto Fulsos and family, also
Mr.. and Mrs. McDill from across
the river. A most delightful visit
besides coolies Of ice cream and water.
melon were enjoyed.
Old garments were remodeled by
farm women last year, as a result OF
demonstrations by county extension
agents, into $500 up-to-date art
iclcs of apparel, according to reports
to the United States Department OF
Agriculture. Under similar instruc-
ton l05 900 new garments were made.
At the end Of the fiscal year on
June 80, there was an unexpended
balance to the credit of the War De-
partment Of about SIS, 900 900. That
money actually saved by Secretary
Var Week be'Cy the amo ut hat
was estimated at the beginning OF
the year as necessary and that was
nv appropriated.
Pigs. poultry, potatoes, bread, can.
a. vegetables and meats, and other
"rodpcts which bows and girle on
ed n cyten IN 9, " row 20 pr
arcd following dcnDnstrations BY
county extension workers were shown
$50 r'.' & 2 e Immunity fairs
nd 5000 exhibit a, 2 unt-, .!,, t.
M State fairs last year, according
- reports to the United States De
rtmcnt Of Agriculture.
The British debt refunding commits.
sion is due in the United States in
'cptember. Meanwhile the French
representatives. are here, and substan.
nj progress is being made in turning
'r0nissory notes into definite bonds,
lie end of the calendar year it is
oDable that we will know when and
n what terms SIS, 0O0, OOO, 900 of the
81, 900, 900, 900 owed us by foreign
governments will be repaid.
With the breakup of the rail peace
negotiations, the strikers are describ,
ID as "more determined than ever
Ieanwhile come reports from the
Dads that they are taking on scores
# new men and rapidly bringing thei,
hop forces up to normal. The strik.
'rs can be as determined" as they
please SO far as the public is concern
ed. All the people are interested IN
is the assurance of ample protection
to the men who are ready and will
ing to work.
Any contest that the democrats may
mt up in the fall elections will b,
:onfined to disputing the public rec
3rd. The republicans have saved
hundreds Of millions of dollars, re
iuced TAXATION, cut the national debt
2duced the number of Federal EN-
oloyees, raised the market price o,
liberty bonds, put the government OF
business basis, and made the mos
'cmarkable showing for general eff
cheney of anv administration in tn,
history of the country. The demo
Gratis may question the record blu
there is ample proof for every item
n it.
The Boston Monitor calls attention
o the size of the pile of silver dol
airs that would be necessary to pa,
The foreign debt of the United States
which is about sixteen billion dollars
It states that if this sum were liqui
lated in silver dollars there woul
be $4,000 stacks each a mile higl
There would be a sufficient number t
have a path a foot in width aroun
the world. Some one naturally woul
have to check mp the count and
would take ten men, starting at tn
| age Of twenty-five and each countin
| day and night at the rate of one do
lcr n second, until they we're seventy
five years of age to complete the jol
"The days when farmers were ge'
ting good prices for their product
were the DAYS when Europe was alb
to buy them," says the Omaha Worlt
Herald. owned by Senator Hitchcocl
We do not believe Hitchcock woul
approve of such a deceptive STATE
ment. The fact is that when Euror
was buying 70 heavily she bought b.
cause she had to-not because she VIZ
able. The $11 900, 000, 900 of del
Europe still owes the United State
is sufficient evidence that she was M
able to buy. Every farmer in Mel
raska knows hat to be a fact. tt
effort to give credit for good price
to the democratic regime will M
succeed. 1t was a war emergenc
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