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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-01-06

uCW yCu'.
my boy spoke his father after
a of ominOus elaboration.
when ] was q lad of ten. my father
taught me a lesson that has left its
impress on my whole life in a salu-
tary way. Upon the tick Of midnight
Just preceding my birthday he always
called me down to the kitchen and
gave me q good sound strapping. 1t
hurt him more than 1t did me, he used
to say, but the reminder would be
ever present with me. Until ! was
twenty-one. regularly. upon each birth
day the strap played its part and
] think 1t did a good deal towards
teaching me that I had a master and
in making me a better a i have
concluded to adopt that feature with
my system. You're a pretty good boy,
but for fear you might kick over the
traces I'm going to bulk the system
until you are Of age. Now, then,
take your punishment like a man."
Joel Hardy produced a short. thick
piece Of tanned cowhide and Norman
WINGED, but did not cry out during
the unique c~astigation. 1t was five
years later, and with the usual routine
late in the afternoon Joel Hardy re-
minded Norman of the pending mid
night event. His eyes bulged and his
face betrayed overwhelming amaze
ment as Norman stood up before him,
q tall, well-knit stripping, almost men
acing In his bearing as he said:
Father. there will be no %strapping
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-01-06
The New Year

I.-7 Nh II the whirling and
NISA1KN drifting Of SHOWS
H1H&R7 breathless the
N&YWN5EN wild New Year;
GSV9A While bitter north wind
blows,
Der the fields that lie stark and
drcar.
Yet hope is alight in her eyes
As she looks from the heart Of the
storm,
Earth sleeps in her shroud." she
cries,
"But the life in her heart is warm.
Death is but a dream of the night
And the hymn Of JOY is begun,
For slowly seeking the light
The great globe turns to the sun.
"Behold, I will bring delight
In place Of darkness and cold;
Safe under the meadows SO white
Is hiding the buttercup gold.
"And summers splendor shall reign
In place of the winters dearth,
Her color and music again
Shall gladden. the patient earth"
Eark to the New Years Voice
Through the murk Of winter dreari
Oh, children Of men, rejoice!
Al the tidings of hope and cheer.
Celia ThaXtcr.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-01-06

bors. That's me-" and he looked it
and acted it out until Norman fancied
he had been placed in the world simply
TO become the butt and victim Of rigid
rules.
When Norman's tenth birthday was
only eight hours distant, his father
gave the order, sternly spoken: You
will be in the house for the night at
seven O'clock" and Norman moped
I'm a martyrlike way, envying his boy
friends who had mapped out a joyous
New Years eve program Of skating,
hill sliding, and like boyish FRANKS.
He wondered what was coming, but
his father simply viewed him specu-
latively and sent him to bed at the
usual time. He was awakened to find
his father roughly pulling at his arm.
Get up. Norman, and come down
to the Kitchen" said Joel Hardy /;
you needn't Dress
Norman arose, rubbed his eyes, and
followed his father downstairs. There
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-01-06

Il u sc dtp liltlI
q companion, it
came about that
she found a per-
manent home with
the mother of the
man she loved.
She and NJ
Hardy, with the
tyrant father, all
unaware Of IT.,
cherished q NUT
ual memory of
hi absent youth
and took comfort
in watching and
hoping for his re-
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-01-06

NOT STlNGY.
mo, Genevieve, ! amt got stiney,
but ] made a resolution that all me
pennies goes to the heathens this
year!"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-01-06

was q light on the
table and beside
it the house clock.
Norman noticed
that it told the
time as ten min
uteS to twelve.
All was still and
solemn except its
m~OnOtOnOus tick,
and outside an Oc-.
casiOnal echo of
S II 0 o g, an
n%ouncing impa-
tent celebrantS
already prepared
TO herald in the
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-01-06
New Years
Lore

EW YEARS night quiet and
clear indicates u prosperous
year.
On New Years eve while
the clock is striking II re-
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-01-06
Peanut Butter Taffy.

. cupfuls molasses, 1 cupful peanut
butter.
Boil the molasses and peanut butter
TO the crack stage, and then pour into
pans. When partly cool pull like any
taffy. Cut off into two-inch pieces
with sharp scissors.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-01-06
Copyright. 1921. Western Newspaper Unio

ORMAN HARDY was born
on New Years day, and
deemed the fact q decided
misfortune. There was one
feature in which his father
specialized - system - and
this involved discipline. "A
strict disciplinarian," he
would boast 10 bis neiIh-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-28

described property to satisfy the tax
es due to the State of South Caro-
lima and the County of Abbeville, by
Jeff Mattison, and the same will be
sold to the highest bidder for cash
on Salesday in May 1922, next,
which is the 1st day of May, 1922,
during the legal hours Of sale in
front of the Court House door, at Alb
beville, S. c., and the proceeds OF
sale will be applied to the payment
of said taxes and cost of said seizure
and sale. The property to be sold is
described as follows, to wit: All that
tract or parcel of land situate, lying
and being in Donalds Township, Alb
beville County, State of South Caro-
lima, containing Seventeen (17)
acres, more or less, and bounded on
North by estate Thos. Robinson.
Southwest by J. j. Richey, East by
J. C. Willis. Purchaser to pay fol
papers and stamps.
F. B. McLANE, Sheriff
a, 1885, Abbeville County, S. C
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-28
NOTICE OF TAX SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Abbeville County.

Notice is hereby given, that under
and by virtue of a warrant issued to
me by the County Treasurer Of Alb
beville County, S. c., I have seized
the following described property to
satisfy the taxes due the State OF
South Carolina and the County OF
Abbeville by S. A. Wakefield, and
same will be sold to the highest bid,
der for cash on Salesday in May next
which is the 1st day of May, 1922,
during the legal hours of sale, in
front of the Court House door at Alb
beville, S. c., and the proceeds OF
sale will be applied to the payment
of said taxes costs of said seizure
and sale. g..
The property to be sold is describ-
ed as follows, to wit:
All those two lots situate, lying
and being in the town of Calhoun
Falls, Abbeville County, State of
of South Carolina, bounded North
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-28
SEABOARD WILL BUY
MUCH EQUIPMENT

Washington, April 25.-Several
railroads, by finance orders of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
today were authorized to proceed
with the purchase Of new rolling
stock and their security issues neces-
sary for payment of the costs were
approved.
Among these was the Seaboard
Air Line, which in accordance with
arrangements completed last week
was given a direct loan Of $4,000
900 from the government with
which it will purchase rs locomo-
tives, 1900 freight cars of various
descriptions and rebuild 5000 cars
now in bad order.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-28
MORTGAGE DEBT
HEAVY FOR STATE

Washington, April 15.-According
to a report just issued. by the bu-
e of the census, the total mort
gage debt on owned homes and
farms in the state of South Carolina
in 1920 was $44,671,956 and the
total value of these mortgaged
homes and farms was $139,820,438,
the mortgage debt thus representing
$40 per cent Of the total value.
The total number OF homes in the
state other than farm homes was
100000 of which 42,908, or 30.4
per cent wer owned by the occu'
pants; and of these owned homes g..
67O, or 22.5 per cent, were mort
gagged. Information regarding the
value of the home and amount OF
mortgage debt was secured from A.
675, or 48.3 per cent, of these mort,
gagged homes. The average mortgage
debt of the homes for which mort.
gage reports We're secured was ST..
018 and the average value "a 3d.,
$40; and on the basis of these aver
ages the total mortgage debt on the
mortgaged homes not IN farms is
estimated as $19,51S,192 and the
total value of such homes as $47,'
767 1903. The ratio of mortgage deb
to value is 40.9 per cent.
On owned farms the total mort
gage debt, as reported in the census
of agriculture, was $25,153,227,
while the total value of these mort
gagged farms was $92,052,935, the
ratio of debt to value being 27.3 pc,
cent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-28
ALL EDITORS ARE LIARS

We overheard a man remarking
the other day that the reason he did
not take the Manson paper is that all
editors are liars. While we know
that the reason that he does not take
the Manson papers is that he has
dead-beated both of them out of sew
eral years subscriptions, we will ad-
nit that he told the truth about all
editors being liars. Fact is, we new
er told the truth about that man.
We always lied about him, but we
will not lie about him this time.
When he got married over rs years
ago we published in this paper that
he was an "honest industrious young
man." That was a lie and we knew
it. He was a dead-beat before he
ever got married and owed for board,
room and washing that he did not
pay then and has never paid since.
He owed for chewing tobacco, cloth
ing and anything he could get trust
ed for and has neve paid the debt.
He was not industrious, but was no.
toriously lazy, a hulking lout and
'loafer who would not work if he
could possibly get out Of it, and then
when forced into work he was a shirk
and a sneak always trying to put the
heaviest work on his companions.
We said he would make a good home
for his wife. That was a lie. He
never owned a home of his own, and
does not own one now, but he has to
pay his rent in advance every month
We said his wife was a Handsome
aid accomplished young lady" This
was several lies. She was homlier
than the back end of the building
that front on Main street in Manson,
Iowa, she had no accomplishments,
except to chew gum and talk slang;
she was young, but she was not a
lady as she had a pretty shady repu-
tation. When her father died we
told another lie, for we said the old
man was a prominent and highly re-
spected citizen, when he was a motor
ious chicken, coal and horse feed
thief and every one hated him and
would have been glad when he died
had it not been for the fact that the
county had to bury him. When our
hero's daughter got married we said
1.-THE same nice things about her we
said about her mother and lied again,
even worse. Lies, it's all true, all
newspaper men, especially country
newspaper men are liars.-Manson,
(Iowa) Democrat.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-28
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

The County Highway Commission
ers of Abbeville County will reaeive
sealed bids, at the office Of County
Supervisor, until IL o'clock, M. on
Thursday, May 18th, 1922, for the
construction of Seven and 66-108
miles of topsoil road from Abbeville,
to the Greenwood County line near
Douglass Mill, better known as the
Douglass Mill road, as per the survey
of the County Engineer.
The work will consist of the nee
essary clearing and grubbing, exca-
walton, ~culverts, headwalls, top soil
surfacing, and such other work as
may be necessary to complete TIE
road according to the plans and spec
ifcations. Detail information will be
furnished by H. B. Humbert, County
Engineer.
Bids shall be on the prescribed
form and accompanied by a certified
check, or corporate surety bid bond,
in the sum of Five Hundred Dollars
($500) payable to j.: S. Stark, Chair
man, as guarantee that the bidder
will, if awarded the contract, within
ten days after notice thereof enter
into a written contract and give sat-
isfactory bond in one-half '(1-2) the
amount of the contract price, said
bond to be furnished through an
agency resident in Abbeville County.
Bidders must satisfy the Commits
sion of their experience and ability
to perform the work. The right is re-
served to reject any or all bids.
Done at Abbeville, S. c., by or
der of the Commission, this 9Th day
of April, 1922.
]. S. STARK, Chairman.
L. W. KELLER, Sect'y.
Abr. 10, '22. 1tw-3wks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-28
COTTON

aution is the watchword in the
bn market. We have had all kinds
Feather served up, too much OF
kind to do the price any good.
ONE parts Of the belt rainy wea-
has been good weather; in other
IS dry weather was wanted-and
; got it. In spite Of the pressure
inst the price list brought to bear
the weather, the undertone has
n 6pmer than is easily explained
ept by the theory that some one
} wants cotton pretty badly is
ing it. The pessimistic reports
m Lancashire and the easier price
ition in Liverpool are not accom-
lied by a falling off in buying of
t eototn at Liverpool. On the con-
ry the movement IS good at the
ker basis. Continental consumers
cotton also are buying the staple
i appear to be doing a better bust
Is than at any time since they
tned from the pursuit of the enc
to the pursuits of peace Even
krman mills are numming lbusily
| consuming our cotton.
|Still, we think it advisable to go
bwly. The situation will take better
|ape in a week or so and commit
ents may then be made with more
|nfdence. On any break in the
eantime-a real 'break-the new
|op months may we'll be bought, but
E do not anticipate such a break.
ather the price is likely to fluctuate
ervously within comparatively mar,
wv limits.
The dry goods trade report buyers
lmerous but unwilling to make pur-
,ases except for immediate and
ressing requirements. The textile
,rike in New England is in its
ghth week and no nearer a basis
settlement. The merchants, as
sual, will probably all arouse at
nee to the fact that their shelves are
are and their customers clamorous,
nd strikes have a habit of getting
titled all at once. Should these two
vents coincide We are likely to have
n overnight eruption of demand fol
,tton and speculative advance that
i'll affect the later positions.
SPRINGS & co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-28

ment, and Hughie Fitzpatrick, appear
ing on the fourth morning with his
marvellous feats of tumbling, his jokes
and fun, will make a tremendous hit.
Stephan Schutze, wizard teller-of-
tales" will give a great entertainment
for the youngsters on the third morn
ing, and on the fifth morning Bernice
Van. capital impersonator and enter
tainer, will give an equally delightful
program.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-28
U. 5. is BOSS PRINTER
AMONG THE NATIONS

The fTlnCllS OllCe 10
essentially a manufacturing plant
the largest of it's kind in the world,
says George H Carter, Public Printer
in his annual report for the fiscal
year 1921. Not only is it a vast print
ing and binding establishment, but
included in and necessarily a part of
it are extensive electrical, engineer
ing, machine and carpenter shops, ink
AMI carbon-paper mills, metal room, a
large heating lighting, and power
plant, and the great distribution,
sales, and cataloguing forces Of the
Superintendent of Documents. These
activities, filling more than fourteen
acres of floor space, should be treat
ed as a big business proposition, free
from all partisan bias and selfish in
~terests, declares the report.
The value of the finished product
turned out by the Government Print
ing Office during the year was $12,-
$685., an increase of $286,791
over the preceding year, thus estab-
fishing a new record for the plant,
the former peak being $12,774,712
for the fiscal year 1919, which in
cluded a large amount of war work.
Included in the production for he
year we're 1,272,345,782 postal cards
while the current publications print
ed during practically the entire year
we're as follows: Dailies, 4; weeklies
20; monthlies, 29, in addition to the
regular quarterly, semi-annual and
yearly reports. The number of copies
Of these publications varied from rs
to 235,000.
The report points out that 1921
was the first year in which the official
Postal Guide was printed by the
Government Printing Office, the work
previously having been done by a
private establishment. Owing t. this
fact, it was founl possible - reduce
the subscription rate for the bound
volume from.$1.50 to ST., and for the
monthly supplements from rs cents
to so cents. Emphasis is also laid
on the improvements effected in
the printing and distribution of
the daily Congressional Record.
The practice of holding up the is
sue of The Record, so that indi-
vidual members Of Congress might
have included in it speeches Of
extensions of remarks" the copy
for which they delayed sending in
on time, as discontinued, with the
result that the entire edition OF
$4,000 copies was in the mails by
7:45 every morning that Congress
was in session.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-28
O o CONCERT
HEARD 5000 MILES

h Francisco, April 20.-Radio
!, concerts from Newark, N. j.,
Schenectady, N. Y, today were
ted to have been heard in San
cisco homes last night through
beating device a; the Rock
i radio station established con-
lon with the two eastern points
weeks ago. Henry M. Shaw,
of the station, said that
night he "manIfolded" the
Ids that had travelled about g.
so that they were picked
n the home sets here.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-28

by Savannah Street, East by Mrs. S.
A. Wakefield and S. ]. Wakefield,
Trustee, South by Abbeville County
Land Company and West by B. H
Tucker.
F. B. McLANE. Sheriff
4, 10.3t Abbevile County, S. c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-28
Real Privation.

(From the Kansas City Starr
"Lafe Lazzenberry is in a heck of
a fix" said a resident of Frog Level,
Ark. "Gabe Gosnell, who owns a fd-
die, has been over in Oklahomy for a
month, and LATE is having spells
b'cuz he can't borry the utensil."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-28
Brave Kid Davis
SPRINGS & co.

Kid Davis, the chaplain's other
F'LTbraria" has just returned from
he went all the way to Honea
Path, South Carolina and back all
by himself. Gee! The navy does
make men of some fellows.-Fleet
News in Charleston American.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-28

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of. Abbeville.
Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue of a warrant issued to
me by the Treasurer of 'Abbeville
County, I have seized the following
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-28

One herring will produce $4,000
eggs a year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-28

Argentina has % public holidays
during the year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-28
Noted Clown to
Delight Children
at the Chautauqua

An amusing entertainment given by
Hughie Fitzpatrick, popular clown, will
be one of three unique programs for
children to be given at the coming Red
path ChautauQua.
These special children's programs
are distinct innovations inaugurated
this year by the Redpath manage
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-28

NOTICE OF TAX SALE.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-28

!etcben Cox and Company, appearing here at the coming heopatn
kauoua, will tie headed by Gretchen Cox, premier Wolnlst' VINO a cap
ID audiences in all parts of the United States. Metropontan e~spaps
Rmarkable ability of this talented musician. She Will be supported oy j"
hpished artists-a vocalist and a pianist.
la%utauoua Week Due West May 9Th to lOth
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-05-02

MuskOsee. May "a sais Cor ap
prOximatsly sils.ssa was nlsd IN the
federal court here Sstar-ay o. Frank
Lee. Unisea States dissriet asscrner.
On Sakalf Of JarkSen BARNETT. wealthy
Greek Iadian. agasuss she Gysey or
Company. which holds an unalvSaef 4
haii Interest Ia EaFReais ar~sstner,.
i is allassSa Inst y. A. Gillespie.
whq holds the cther half interest ~
the allotment. has Sasd sfIs.esa more
royalties from the Oil FxcAacas than
has the GrE@v snasrssss. GlFesple
sold bis cii 10 the vsri0as retsnsrses
while she Cypsy sold its share 10 the
Cali PIPE LlHe cCmpany. which. ID Il
ccntended Is subsidiary cs sh@
Gvpsr
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-05-02
farm AGENTS Do MUCH
FOR STATE GROWERS
Kxtensiqp Divizisn Of A. 8 n
College Has Been Quite
Active 50 Far This

Oklahona sCty. May s-Artirissss
os farm ,geass enpsoyed il the sxten-
sion q the A. 4 N. eo9Eers Al ssill-
water during the fiscal year ended
June "a. 1891. ara reElsrssd N tAe
annual report on farm work issneti
by the college. and vhlcA has Just
been completed.
TIE regort shows tkat the agents
advised 2See farmers IN the proper
use cx commercial fartilszsr. and that
s-i fertilizer demonstrations we're
msde containing total o. sfSt acres
The use al commercial Fertilizer NAV
be std so hare snxs 2-ex'1a The
showing made. howsrer. was ahous >
80 per ceni Increase over the srev-
i0us year This wonld Indicate .
growing interest ny she farrner in sAe
use or fertilizer.
The agents report total Of 1s9s
Eslo~ in their counties. ias OF which
were erected during the year Many
Improvements were made On shs
farms and in the farrn horses. The
agents report GIG new husl1ings srec-
ted. msas- fatu husEdings irapr0ved.
plans Furnished FOR gfe rew Elnildsngs
SEC tzrm huildlngs painted or vhise-
washed. se5 water sxssssns Installed.
400 llghting systems insalsel and Ia
o7s housas screened against fsGes and
mosquitoes
White agenss susnEs havfng ~ ne
gro demonstrators With total q 60
acres under improved methods ami
As negro cs,op@aEors with scsal os
1aes acres nader lrngrOvsd methods
Twelve negro farmers planted r1rr
sesd On their DEMONSTRATIONS ap-
Eruximateiy 60 Negro farrneTs ID while
agents territory fclaOwsa ssenOussra-
ton methods
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-05-02
RED RIVER BED
CASE BEING SETTLED
Supreme Court Of U. 8. Can I
Settle Title Conflict. However.
Until Scug-l sank Is
Located

washEnstou. Msy. "a sarsial
decision MAS Fundar@d soday by rhe
saprere cuars In rAe Red Rher houa-
Gary besxesn oksaAona2 and Texas in
which she United SsxteS intsrxsned.
The Qaesiions siss0sed og sn the OpEn-
ion rpnd~r~a by Justice vsE6svenfsr
wsre those relating t. title 10 lzrd in
the he1 az the river. vala2bse heesnse
og ell and gas discoveries in the Big
Bend conntry. In maany Instances
the remaining conflict Of title cannos
Ae disposed os nntSE ths rours A0caies
whas j. the su1rh hank Os the rivar
whsch Il Las dseised Is the northern
esnnndry a. Texas
wsth the casstioa epsn as 70
whether she soaah tank % the rsver
Is 81 the foot of sns hsuff on the Texas
side or IL the sonsh Ssank q. the river
Al nosnnal stsgeS. cssen mise o.
more rsstans from the bluffs. or
whether some inteFrnssaiAte lirc be-
sweAn the river ~ RovEaaE stage and
the bluffs rs designated by the c0avs.
the rights OF the cnnfAesinw litsesn !
were In large measure qasesei to-
6ny.