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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-02-16
MELLETTE COUNTY WANTS
RAILROAD BADLY

Pierre. Feb. 9.--"Day by day in
every way, Mellette county needs a
railroad,' is the message which the
residents Of that part of the state
are sending day by day to the Off
GERS Of the Chicago & Northwestern
Railway III Chicago. That section
has waited long for better rail con-
nccticns, and are now trying the
Coue idea to bring their wants to the
attention Of railway officials. The
counties west of Tripp, along the
southern border of the stae are in
a section which has to make long trips
TO get to railway market. Either to
the north to reach a station on the
Milwaukee line, which also means a
crossing of the White river; or to the
south to the Northwestern line in Neb-
raska. The trouble with this section
is that it is all reservation country,
and railways are not inclined to build
into Indian country if they can avoid
such territory. The western terminus
of the Northwestern line is at Win
nor in Trinp county, and it is this line
which thc people of that part of the
state want extended out into their
scction.-Aberdcen American.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-02-16

The first farmer was the first man,
and all historic nobility rests on pos
session and use of land.-Emerson.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-02-16

Change the hoghouse or dairy barn
vantiiating system with every change
in weather and every change in the
number of animals in the building.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-02-16
CULLS

'Twould be q Godsend if more tried
this method called diversified.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-02-16
BASKET BALL GAME AND DANCE

The local American Legion post has
arranged for another good basket ball
game, which is to be played Mt the
local American Legion hall here, to-
'nor'uw Saturday evening, when the
American Legion team from Dallas
will I've hcre to play the local Amcri-
con Legion team. 4 good fast game
= promised. After the ball game
there VIII be dance nth the music
furnished by the Wild Irisbman s
syncorated orchestra. Come and have
p rood time.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-02-16

N. n. Payne left last Saturday aft
erncon for Cherokee, Iowa, where he
went to visit with his wife, who is
visiting with Mr.. Payne's sister.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-02-16

The Sicuv Falls Argus-L Leader ear
ried good deal the same story, with
the exception that they gave the
county seat newspaper the credit
of originating the idea. In reply to
the reference that this is all rescrva-
ton country and for that reason the
railroads are not inclined to build into
Mcllette county if they can avoid it,
we will say that Mellette county is no
more reservation county than is Tripp
or Gregory county, or even Hughes
county, in which our state capitol is
located, but is as much a part of the
great state Of South Dakota than any
other part of the state. Yes, and we
do raise some bumper crops Of grain,
and cattle, hogs, butter and eggs, and
we would more than treble this pro-
duction within the first year after a
railroad is built into the county.
Our suggestion some time ago that
our people send in cards with the
"Dav by day in every way, Mellette
county needs railroad" together
With a statement Of the amount OF
grain and hogs that the sender pro-
duced and the amount of incoming
freight he received in 1922, has struck
very popular chord with the resi-
dents Of the county, and the cards are
going to the Chicago general offices
of the C. & n. w. r. r. "day by day"
and if the officials will take the
trouble to compute the statistics sent
in on the cards, they will find that
Mellctte county is some producer,
even if we are in the reservation
countrv,'- as stated by the above cor
respondent. Whether or not the cards
will have any weight with the rail
road officials, we know not, but at
least they can do no harm, and may
do some good, and besides we are
going to get little publicity out OF
the campaign, at any rate. SO far we
have handed out several hundred OF
the cards, and if You have not sent
in one. call at our Office and we will
be clad to furnish you with one of the
cards.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-02-16

The average DAIRY herd in South
Dakota is small, consisting of about
six COWS. and is therefore less efficient
than it might be.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-02-16

All broken, cracked or worn down
parts Of farm machinery repaired or
"""'"""a now will save delays in the
busy days of sprinp.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-02-16

Regions of lighter rainfall in this
state require great care in the selec'
tion of crops planted. Drouth resist
ant varieties Of wheat and harley,
early maturing corn and oats with al
falfa, sudan grass and sweet clover
should be given much attention.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-02-16

When information, political com
mercial, industrial, social-of com
mnnity' is wanted, the editor of TIN
local paper is turned to for it.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-20
DOES HOUSEWORK
like IT WAS Play
Mrs. Little Declares Tanlac Re-
stored Full Strength After
Overcoming Indigestion.

"Slnce taking Tanlac my troubles
have left me, and l never tire of tell
ing about it." declares Mrs. Johanna
Little, 1882 n. 18th St, Kansas City,
Mo.
my food often caused me much dis
tress from gas, and heart
burn, and / scarcely eve wanted to eat.
Headaches, billousness and pains in
my back kept me in hot water, and l
hardly ever got any restful sleep. My
nerves were excited and l was so run
down it was all / could do TO look after
my homework.
"I searched the city for the right
medicine, and consider 1t fortunate
that | found Tanlac. Indigestion,
sleeplessness and nervousness never
bother me now, 1 can do my house
work like il was play, and am strong
and happy. Tanlac is simply grand"
Tanlac Is for sale by ali good drug
gists. over 35 million bottles sold.-
Advertisement.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-20
COAST GUARD FINDS
A MYSTERY OF SEA
ABANDONED SCHOONER MAY
HAVE BEEN PREY OF RUM
PIRATES.

New York.-The coast guard cutter
Manhattan, Capt. M. j. Ryan com
manding, was returning to this har-
Dor just before dawn, after a nights
patrol against rum runners when
suddenly doomed a phantom ship-a
two-masted schooner-all sails set,
but no lights showing.
The cutter had Isl reached a point
two mile southeast Of Whistling
Buoy, opposite Point Lookout, at the
entrance to Great South bay, ION the
Long Island shore. reputed one Of the
bootleggers' fairest Ravens, when the
schooner was sighted. No reply came
to halls. The cutter went alongside.
The strange ship was found to be
dragging her anchor.
Pistol and electric torch in hand,
Capt. Ryan went aboard the silent
schooner, followed by members Of his
crew. Painted on a piece Of canvas
stretched over the stern Capt. Ryan
made out the name Patricia M.
Behan. Halifax, N. s." The deck was
in great disorder, strewn with black
ened and discharged rifle cartridges.
Search revealed other evidence of a
desperate battle, but crew and cargo
had vanished.
The after cabin was in the greatest
confusion. Food was everywhere,
with biscuit cases broken open and
cans of condensed milk and ketchup
bottles smashed. Intermingled with
this was clothing, evidently abandon
ed by the crew of six or eight.
Most significant, however, were two
two rifles, both broken open. The
shells on deck and a box Of 1000
cartridges in the cabin were Of British
make and of the caliber used in En-
field rifles, the British infantry
weapon.
Amid the disorder Of the deck, the
men of the Manhattan found several
deck lines, freshly cut, and a sharp
edged ak.
Still dashed in its place was a motor
boat which would accommodate 10
men. On the stern was painted
Maid of Canada, La Harve, N. s."
All liquor had been removed from
the hold, and the log also had disap-
peared with all navigating instru-
ments, but in the cabinet was a small
notebook. evidently the captains, in
which we're entries from January to
March q, recording sales of 3,91S
cases OF liquor at $40 to $50 a case.
The book showed the schooner had
operated from off Bridgeport, Conn,
TO Keyport, n. j.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-20
HIGH COURT HITS
MINIMUM WAGE LAW
The Act Of Congress, FIXING ray "
Women and Girls is ,he'o
Invalid.

Washington, ID. C.-Wages cannot
be fixed by law under the constitution
as it now stands, the supreme court
dividing five to three, held III d case
brought to test the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
of an act OF congress fixing minimum
wages for women and minor girls III
the District of Columbia.
The decision was delivered ny
Justice Sutherland, Justice Mckenna'
Vandeyanter. McReynolds II Butter
Joining with him. Chief Justice l2lt
delivered a dissenting opinion iof I'M
self and Justice Sanford, while Justice
Holmes read dissenting opinion
which followed in its main teatures
that of Chief Justice Deft. Justice
Brandeis did not participate III the
discussion.
The majority based its position
broadly upon the right of contract III
sisting that while laws could be en-
forced to regulate working conditions
the employer and the employee must
be free of legal restrain in determlh'
| ing between themselves what wages
are acceptable.
The minority %contended hat there
was no greater police power IN con-
gress and the state legislators 10
regulate working conditions than 10
regulate wages. and that as there had,
been wide uniformity in holding that
working conditions could be pre-
scribed by law making bodies, II
followed in their judgment, that
wages were also a proper subject for
legislation.
Justice Sutherland pointed out IN
the majority opinion that the MINI
mum wage law was attacked upon
the ground that it authorizes an I'M
constitutional interference with the
freedom Of contract included with the
guarantees of the due process clause
of the fifth amendment" The right
TO contract about ones affairs he
stated. sis a part of the liberty OF the
individual presented by this clause.
The fact, he asserted, was settled by
the decision of this court and is no
longer open to question"
Within this liberty are contracts or
employment of labor" the opinion
continued. In making such con
tracts, generally speaking, the parties
have an equal right to obtain from
each other the best terms they can as
the result of private bargaining
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-20
MOON IS NOT DEAD WORLD
Recent Scientific Observations Seem to
Prove Astronomers Have Long
Held Wrong Idea.

Astronomers cling to the old Idea
that the moon Is a dead world, desti-
tute alike Of air and water. But recent
observations Of w. III. Pickering, made
at Vaudeville, Jaryaica, go TO show that
many changes occur with the alterna-
ton Of lunar day and night. Great
snow fields form in the mountain val
leys, and then melt away fog banks
are seen and, very rarely, drifting
clouds. The loftiest peaks are snow
capped. The moons surface is pitted
with volcanic c%raters; some of these
measure 100 miles r Each crater
Is surrounded by a mountain ring 1000
TO 10000 feet in height.
According TO Pickering, there are
few, if any, such large and continuous
ly active volcanic regions upon the
surface Of the earth. But the activity
OF the lunar volcanoes Is now confined
TO the quiet emission Of steam jets,
like, those found In Yellowstone Ma
tional park. Certain variable dark
areas on the moon may be due TO vege-
tation.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-20
BAR PROPOSED VISIT OF
WIFE OF RUSS PRESIDENT
Madame kaIinin Is Forbidden to
Enter the United, States-Eeho of
Priests Execution.

Washington, ID. C.-The American
government again has made manifest
it's deep resentment and adherence at
the political methods Of Lenine and
Trotzky.
AS an avowed protest against the
execution of the p~relate, Butchka-
witch, put to death because he opposed
the revolutionary doctrines of the
soviet, the state department has with
drawn the authorization under which
Ekaterina Kalinin, wife of the Russian
president, had planned to pay a visit
to the United States.
In announcing their action de-
partment officials left no doubt OF
their aversion to any further thought
of admitting to America hospitality an
emissary, even indirectly connected
with the soviet regime. They took
the position that even the ostensible
humanitarian purposes OF her visit
would not counterfeit the feeling OF
repugnance against her because of
execution Of the vicar general.
Even before the death sentence of
the prelate was carried into effect
many protests against the admission
of the Russian presidents wife had
reached the state department, organ
izations who have opposed dissemiI
nation Of soviet doctrine in this
country, predicting that she would
make political capital Of her proposed
trip over the country in the interest
of Russian relief.
Administration officials here could
find no legal barrier to her entry in
to the country, however.
Since the execution carried out in
disregard Of an earnest request from
the United States for a respite, these
protests have greatly increased in
volume.
Madame Kalinin's tour of the
United States was to have occupied
two months, during which time she
was to address various meetings un
der the auspices Of the American
committee for relief Of Russian child
rem. 1t was the understanding here
that she was preparing to start for
America in the very near future.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-20
WAS HELD FOR SIX WEEKS
AS a WHITE SLAVE
a Baltimore Woman Relates a Pititul
Story to the Chicago
Police.

Chicago.-Lured to a cabaret by a
stranger whom she met on
the train, doped with bad liquor, held
a prisoner for six weeks as a white
slave by a negro cadet and his six
burly companions, who robbed her OF
her money and clothing and beat
her when she rebelled against their
orders to earn money for them from
the colored patrons who came to the
resort, and finally rescued by the first
white man she had seen since her
imprisonment.
That is the pitiful story told to
police by Miss Ruth Miller, %. OF
Baltimore, Md, who came here six
weeks ago TO seek a job. 1t is the
story that sent the police posthaste to
the resort at 2728 South Wabash
avenue, where they arrested Lenwood
Longstreet and his six colored II
f~ederates, Mrs. Matte Heard. also
colored, and Miss Mabel Moss, the
only white occupant of the promises
1t will be repeated when the prisoners
are arraigned in the morals court.
Miss Miller barred her body and
exhibited bruises inflicted by Long
street recently with a hairbrush when
she refused to do his bidding ana
threatened to tell the police.
Il stopped off in Toledo for a few
DAYS to visit friends, and then came
on to Chicago to seek a position,
Miss Miller said. ION the train | met
another girl, "A Miss Jane Allen, who
suggested hat we go cabareting and
see the sights. She called a taxi and
we went to some cafe on the south
side. where white persons and
colored persons dine and dance to-
gether. Longstreet and another
colored man whom this Miss Allen
seemed to know came to our table
and insisted on buying liquor. | don't
know what they made me drink. IL
was bad. | lost consciousness.
81 don't remember any more until
the next morning, when | awoke to
find my clothing had been taken
away. and also the $40 which | had
brought with me-. Longstreet ana
these other men and MRS. heard kept
watch over me. | was allowed to wear
only the most flimsy bits Of lingerie,
II it hadn't been SO cold | would have
run away even in these. | was forced
to work day and night. and was
never permitted to leave the house
None but colored men came to the
place, sometimes as many as 70 in
n night. Longstreet and Mrs
Heard took the money they gave me
Tonight a white man came, the
first | had seen. Longstreet and the
Others were away. He asked Mrs.
Heard to let him take me to a dance
She refused. I gave her IS which |
had hidden away. believe she was
afraid the man would become sus-
picious IL she refused longer, so she
got my clothes and let me go. When
told the man the real story ne
directed me to a police station"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-20

Los Angeles, Cal.-Edward Malone,
24.year-old pilot. was killed, and
Herschell Mckee, mechanic, probably
fatally injured in an airplane accident
here. The men attempted a flight in
a plane owned by a commercial
aviation company. They were said to
have started without exhaust pipes.
When they reached an altitude Of
about 200 feet the plane burst into
flames. Mckee climbed out on the
right wing and jumped. His action
threw tho plane out of balance and it
crashed to the ground with Malone.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-20
WHY TAKE
LAxA1IvEs
Discovery by Science Has
Replaced Them.

Pills and salts give temporary relief
from constipation only at the expense
OF permanent injury, says an eminent
medical authority
Science has found a newer. better
way-a means as simple as Nature IT.
self.
In perfect health a natural lubricant
keeps the food waste soft and moving.
But when constipation exists this
natural lubricant Is not sufficient.
Doctors prescribe Nujol because 1t
acts like this natural lubricant AMI
thus secures regular bowel movements
by Natures own Observation-Disclosures.
AS Nujol Is not a medicine or laxa-
tive, 1t cannot grippe and, like pure
water. 1t Is harmless and pleasant.
Nujol Is used in leading hospitals.
Get a bottle from your druggist
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-20
Nicotine and Plant Lice.

Nicotine dust destroys plant lice
by gassing them, Drs. Thomas J..
Headlee and William Rudolfs Of the
New York agricultural experiment
stations have foun Other things be-
ing equal, they said, the value of nico-
tine dust is measured by the amount
Of nicotine evolved from it within As
hours following its application, be-
cause the agent destroying he lice is
nicotine gas. Dew reduces and heavy
rains destroy the effectiveness Of the
dust.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-20

Occasionally the subject of polyg-
amy comes up. And i have observed
that women speak only OF the hard
fate OF ~polygamous wives, and init
mate that polygamy Is always q Joy
for men. How about a man compelled
TO settle the rows Of three or four
wives and listen TO their "jawing"?
III a wife lacks ability to glve an Of
Tending husband a whipping, 1t doesn't
mean he escapes punishment.-E. w.
Howe's Monthly.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-20
Fire DESTROYS Famous Stable.

Trenton, N. J.-Inchcape, prize q
year-old of 1920, and 62 other valu-
able race horses, stations, brood
mares and colts were destroyed in a
fire which RACED the breeding barn of
the Rancocas stock farm, at ~Jobstown,
N. j., owned by Harry F. Sinclair.
millionaire oil magnate and one OF
Americas leading turfmen. The
Rancocas breeding establishment In
size was second only to the Harry
Payne Whitney place at Red Bank,
N. Y. The cause OF the fire is un.
known.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-20
Bulaarians Prey Of Greeks.

Paris.-The Bulgarian legation
issued a note claiming that the
Greek army is continuing at the point
Of the bayonet to eXpel the Bulgar-
ian population from western Ihrace.
Voluminous records are given tend
ing to show that village after village
has been looted, the thefts including
ever golden vessels from the affairs OF
the churches. 1t is asserted that the
movement is part of a systematic
campaign which has been in progress
since February.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-20
Music Cure for Disease.

Cleveland. O.-Music as a cure for
disease was suggested by G. c. Birch
ard, music publisher of Boston, in an
address before the music supervisors
national conference, in annual con-
vention here. He declared he knew
of several cures effected by music.
The treatment, Mr.. Birchard said
could be given to groups OF people
assembled for community singing. Mr..
Birchard explained that music induces
a hypnotic state in which the sub
conscious mind exacts an enormous
influence upon the body.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-20
Of Visit.

New York.-Madame Ekaterina ka-
linin, wife of the Russian president,
whose proposed visit to the United
States was forbidden by the state de-
partment, was to come to appeal for
continued aid to Russian children
and for no other purpose, Paxton Hib-
ben, executive secretary of the Ameri-
can committee for the relief Of
Russian children, said. She has been
invited to come to America before
that organization he said.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-20
Nav Cut Income Tax.

Washington, ID. C.-President Hard
ing probably will ask congress at its
nexueAession to reduce the income
tax. This weeks disclosure that the
treasury will receive this year $780,
10000 in income taxes more than had
been expected has placed the subject
before him in a decidedly different
light from what it stood in when every
dollar available was spent before II
came into the tax collectors hands.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-20
22 Break Nonstop Dance Record.

Baltimore, Md.-The worlds non.
stop dancing record of So hours and
16 minutes, made in Cleveland, o.
last week, was broken Sunday morn
ing by eight couples and six individual
dancers at the Garden roof. At l a.
m, when the contest was halted after
a conference with police officials, the
dancers had been in continuous mo.
ton for So hours, beating the Cleve'
land record by A minutes.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-20
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS

10 often caused by an innamed condition
OF the mucous lining Of the Eustachian
Tube. When his tube 10 infamed you
nave q rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing. Unless the Inflammation can
be reduced, your hearing may DO de-
HALLS cATARRH MEDICINE win
do what we claim for it-rid your system
OF Catarrh or Deafness caused by
Catarrh. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
has been successful in the treatment Of
Catarrh for over Forty Years.
Sold by all druggists.
+. j. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo, q.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-20
Turkey Accepts Allied Proposals

Constantinople.-The Turkish gov
ernment's reply to the allied invita-
ton for a resumption of the near
east peace conference at Lausanne
arrived in Constantinople from Ango-
ra. 1t is understood the note COM
prised' an acceptance OF the invitation
with reservations on certain of the
allied proposals.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-20
Union Labor Bank Organized.

New York.-The first bank to be
operated in this state by a union labor
organization, the Amalgamated bank,
founded by the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers Of America, opened It's doors.
Before noon 1t was estimated that
nearly $500, had been received from
200 depOsitors.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-20
RiQhto, Percy!

"And so, children, all these modern
conveniences came into being by in
vention." said the teachey. ".AnS
now, Percy, tell me who invented the
alarm clock"
II dunno'm," said Percy, "but If my
daddy ever meets him theirs going t
be trOuble."-Richmond Times-Dis'
patch.