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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-22
NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION
MEMBER NO. 1886.
EDITORIAL

Who builds for the present, builds
only for the past" was not written OF
good roads, but is as true of them as
OF temples and meeting halls The
organization which. knowing it is
growing,b uilds only for is present
membership, soon finds it has built
TOO small. The present" which soon
comes, brings a membership too big
lot the building.
The hard road built just big enough
vide enough, strong enough, well
enough for today's traffic, is built for
tomorrow, too, only when it is known
that .he traffic does not can not grow.
But there are few places where
traffic does not grow.
The village of today is the thriving
town of tomorrow. The town of to-
day is the big city of tomorrow, and
the big city of the immediate moment
becomes the huge city of the next one /!
When the Boston Post Road was
built, no such thing as the capacity
oil q road" was known. But today,
this road (among many) is strained
against IFS capacity limits most of the
time, and always on Sundays and holi-
days. The good roads connecting any
two large cities of the nation; Boston
and New York, New York and Albany
Baltimore and Philadelphia, Cleveland
and Toledo, Chicago and Detroit, to
mention only few ARE often made
gate to carry the traffic which seeks
them. They do carry the traffic, but at
greatly reduced speed and speed is as
much part oftransport as motion.
New roads should always be built
Tor tomorrow; never for today. For
tomorrow soon becomes today and
the road, big enough and to spare for
present needs, is speedily used up to
its capacity. To paraphrase the quota
tom, "Only he who builds for the fu-
ture, builds for the present.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-22
ZERO MILESTONE LIKE
ROME'S GOLDEN MARKER
Washington Marker Is Measurement
Point For Roads

When DR., S. NJ Johnson first sug-
gested the idea of the Zero Milestone
which, on the meridian OF Washing
ton, located just south OF the White
House, now serves as the starting
point for the calculation of all mileage
from the Capital City, he said:
Rome marked the beginnings OF
her system of highways, which bound
her widely scattered people together
by golden milestone in the Forum
The system of highways radiating
from Washington to all boundaries OF
the national domain and all parts of
the Western Hemisphere will do
vastly more for national unity and for
human unity than even the roads OF
the Roman Empire"
The milestone was authorized by
Congress, which directed that the Sec
rotary Of War see to its erection from
designs approved by the Fine Arts
Commission. Accordingly, the stone
was erected, gift to the Government
from many individuals and associa-
tons, among them the Lee Highway
Association, the American Automo-
bile Association, the National Auto
mobile Association, and the National
Highways Association.
The bronze disc on, the top of the
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-22

sey, Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
and Connecticut, sometimes argue
against the idea of national highways
to be built and forever maintained by
the National Government, on the
ground that they will have to pay half
the cost of such roads.
Probably they will. But they have
to pay half the cost of all the expen-
sive hauling now done over all the
bad roads of the nation. These nine
states, paying half the taxes of the
nation have to pay half of all national
works. They have to suffer half the
ills of all national revesses. They
have to pay half the cost of all the
money lost by all the other states
through having bad roads.
1t IS as impossible to live outside
the working of the laws OF economics
as it is to work outside the laws Of
nature. The apple falls, be it i'll
Maine or California and the tax paid,
is half collected from half the wealth.
The expense of poor roads is half
paid by half the national wealth,
which suffers half the loss And
while half the cost OF the whole coun-
try-wide system OF national highways
will eventually be paid by the nine
States in which half of the wealth of
the nation is located, they will also
reap half the benefits though, they
possess but a small part of hal the
mileage Of the proposed system.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-22
TREMENDOUS INCREASE IN
CONSUMPTION OF BUTTER
In Last Twelve Months 10000 900
Pounds Were Consumed

Consumption of butter in the Unit
ed States has increased 100000
pounds in the last II months accord
ing to H. L. Russell OF the agricul-
tural department of Wisconsin.
The butter production has shown
an increase of 1O0,0O0,OOO pounds a
year, to meet the rising demand" Mr.
Russell said, but the country has
been compelled to import 100000
pounds of butter during the year to
make up the difference between in
creased demand and increased supply
despite the fact that the Fordney
tariff places high duty of s cents a
pound on butter"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-22

FFICERS
VIM. R. BOWEN, President
]. E. TURNER, Active Vice-President.
]. D. DORMINEY, Cashier,
M. M. STEPHENS, Asst Cashier.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-22

We commend the occasion Of educational speeches
talks to be delivered at the Court House next Friday beginning
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-22
WHO WILL BUILD
NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
Expenditures to Come from Taxable
Wealth

Nine states in the East and North
eastern part OF the Union, although
they have but 5 per cent of the area
of the United States possess one half
the national wealth.
Some taxpayers in these states,
New York, Pennsylvania, New Ter
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-22

MAD LLAMA WRECKS CAR
WOBURN, Eng-A crazed Llama
that escaped from the estate of the
Duke of Bedford ran into an automo-
bile and wrecked it.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-22
DIES WITH 10th CHILD

TRINIDAD, Col.,-Mrs. Francisco
Marsane died when her twentieth
child was born. The baby lived only
d few minutes.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-22
BORN WITH THREE HEADS

BELGRADE.-The baby OF Ser
wan peasant woman was born with
three perfectly shaped heads, but liv-
ed only a few hours.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-22
COTTON SWINDLES
NOT BEFORE HIM

NEW YORK,-Assistant District
Attorney Albert B. Unger, said he
has received no complaints of veal
thy Southerners losing large sums Of
money in cotton bucket shops in
New York
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-22

Monument, is an adoption from an
cient Portolan charts of the so-called
wind roses" or compass roses" from
the points of which extended radial
lines to all parts of the then known
mariners compass.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-22

Hot vinegar will remove paint iron
windows.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-11-30
TWO AUTOS WRECKED
In COLLISION ACCIDENT

A Franklin automobile driven by a
representative of the Franklin Motor
Co., of Sioux Falls, was completely
wrecked and a, Chevrolet coupe BADLY
damaged as a result Of an accident on
the road between Colome and Dallas
Tuesday evning.
The two automobiles, coming from
opposite directions, met at the top of
hill, and, to avoid head-on COZ
-lision, the driver of tn Franklin made
a quick turn and his car turned over
into the ditch and was completely de-
molished. The other car struck the
Franklin and wsS also badly damaged.
Both drivers were fortunate enough to
escape with slight injuries.-Winncr
Advocate.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-11-30
THE DEMOCRACY
OF THE DEAD

John J. Ingalls, wrote number of
things that are immortal. Here is
one Of them
In the democracy Of the dead all
men at last are equal. There is
neither rank nor station nor pre-
rogative in the republic of the grave.
At this vital Threshold the phiIoso-
pher ceases to be wise and the song
oi the poet is silent. Dives casts off
his purple, and Lazarus his rags; the
poor man is rich as the richest, and
the rich man is poor as the pauper.
The creditor loses his uaury, and the
debtor is acquitted Of his obligation.
There the proud man surrenders his
dignitics, the politician his honors,
the worldling his pleasures; the in
valid needs no physician, and the
laborer rests from his unrcquited toll.
Here at last is natures final decree
in equity. The wrongs of time are
rcdressed, inustice is eXpatiated, the
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-11-30
OH SAY FOLKS
The WATER IS fine

Won't some of you kind hearted
folks lend helping hand and haul
a few loads OF rock down to the Wood
Memorial Park, where the boy scouts
have put in dam and which needs
to be faced with rock and concrete
so as to keep it from washing out
next spring and make swimming
place so that the phrase, "Oh, say,
the waters fine" may be realized
next summer by young and old when
the weather is stuffy and the sun is
hot ? See p. J. Kussman, Scoutmastcr.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-11-30
DRAPER SUFFERS
THIRD FIRE LOSS

Draper, S. D., Nov. 2l-The third
disastrous fire in the past twelve
years visited this town at midnight
last night when the extensive hard
ware and furniture store of j. B.
TObiassen, the pool. hall and barber
shop, owned by +. .. Smith and the
drug store, owned by DR.. f. A.
Northrup OF Pierre, was totally de-
stroyed. The buildings are all total
loss and likewise the pool hall and
drug store stock Of goods and fix
lures.
Tobiasscn saved most of his hard
ware and furniture stock as well as
his household goods on the second
floor of his buildings. No reliable
information is obtainable as to the
origin of the fire as it had gained
considerable headway before it was
discovered. The firemen of the local
department made desperate effort
to save the property as much as pos
sible but were at a great disadvantage,
owing to the inadequate equipment
and insufficient water supply. But
by hard work they managed to save
the Trosper rooming house. While
no lives were lost, nor serious in
iuries sustained, VIM. Sedan, O'Reil-
ley garage mechanic, had his right
wrist badly lacerated in a broken
piece Of glass. The losses are placed
at $4,000 with insurance Of about
$4,000. Tobiassen will resume bus
mess at. once, but the drug store and
pool hall are not likely to do so.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-11-30
DISABLED SOLDIER MISSING

MartinOlson, city commissioner of
Devils Lake, North, Dgkota, who is
the legal guardian. nfe Charles n.
Thompson, disabled soldier, who has
been living with his mother at Ford.
vile, North Dakota, has notified the
I. S. Veterans Bureau that he dis
appeared from Fordville Oh August
1898, and nothing has been heard
of him since.
He is described as follows: ''height,
five feet eight. inches, weight $50
pounds, thin face, red complexion,
light hair, blue eyes, age 30 years, no
visible marks.
Mr.. Thompson was lieutenant in
the army, and at one time lived at
29l9 Eighteenth Avenue North, Min
neapolis.
His widowed mother is very anxious
to learn where he is and anyone who
can give such information is requested
to write to Martin Olson, city com,
missioner, Devils Lake, North Dakota,
or the L. S. Veterans Bureau, Fargo;
North Dakota.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-11-30
CHURCH NOTICE

Sunday, December ,. Sunday
School at 1890 Church services at
II 80.
As no special program was arranged
for Thanksgiving Day, next Sunday s
service will be devoted to Thanksgiv-
ing Thoughts. 1t is good that We
are called upon by our national and
state executives to observe one day
each year as a day Of Thanksgiving.
While every day should be a day OF
thanks, nevertheless this national dav
should cause us to have a deeper feel
in" of appreciation for the many
blessings we enjoy during the year.
Not only should we be thankful for
what comes to US but should try and
help others in whatever way we can,
so that they, too, may feel more
thankful for their mcager daily needs.
1t is our duty to strengthen this
spirit of World Brotherhood that is
gradually spreading over the world
On account Of deficiency in the
Sunday School treasury and the am
nual q Il for aid from the Children s
Home of Sioux Falls, it has been
decided to put on pie social at the
school house in Wood on Thursday,
December 6. 1t is necessary to have
a sufficient amount of money to run
a Sunday School and it is also our
duty to help the homeless children
of our land. so remember the date,
and ladies bring your, pie. A division
as to ages will be made in selling the
pies (not the age ofoth pies but
the age of the ladiesp Everybody
come. A short program, will be given
and good time is assured all. Every
body come.
Cody, Sunday School at 2:30.
Preaching, $3.50.
2. j. Kussman, Pastor
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-11-30
THE LITTLE RED ROOSTER

Said the little red rooster: lyon
tell 'em! Things are tough. Seems
that worms are getting scarccr, and
| cannot get enough. What become
of all those fat ones is a mystery to
me. There were thousands through
the rainy spell--but now where can
they bc?' The old black hen VIII,
heard him didn t grumble or complain.
She had gone through lots. of dry
spells-she had lived through floods
Of rain. She flew upon the grind
stone and she gave her claws a whet;
as she said, "I've never seen the time
there weren't worms to get She
picked new and undug spot; the
earth was hard and finn. The little
rooster .ieered: New ground! That S
no place for worms.' The old black
hen Just spread her feet, she dug
both fast and free. Il must 90 to the
worms,' she said, .'the worms wont
come to me. The rooster vainly spent
his day, through habit, by the ways,
where fat, round worms had passed III
squads back in the rainy days. When
nightfall found him supperfess, lac
growled in accents rough, 81 m hun
cry as fowl can be. Conditions sure
are tough" He turned then to the
old black hen and said. "It's worse
with yous for you ne not only hungry
but YOU must be tired, too | rested
while | watched for worms, So feel
fairly perk; but how are you? With
out worms, too, and after all that
work 2" The old black hen hoped
to her perch and dropped hen eye IN
sleep, and murmured in Il drowsy.
tone, Young man, weep l'm full
of worms and happy, for I've dined
both long and well. The worms are
there as always, but | We had to work
like everything !.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-11-30
WHAT IS HE'LL?

The following was given to a Murdo
young man by pretty Omaha stem
ographer, who works for large con
celn. She composed this herself and
hung it on the wall as a rebuke to
her fellow workers who used this little
word altogether too frequently:
You sometimes hear, Its cold as
Hell"
'Tis often said, Its hot as Hell!'
When rain pours down, Its Hell, -
they cry,
It's also "IIell" when it is dry
We hate like "Hell to see it snow
It's Help Of a wind when it
starts to blow.
Now. how in the "HIell" can a person
Just what is meant by the word
"Hell."
That married life IS Hell" they say,
(WAen you come home late there is
He'll to pay.)
''The, He'll with that" and "The
Hell with this"
And "Who in He'll" and "Oh He'll
where?"
And "What the He'll do you think |
care?"
THE He'll Of it is and lit sure is
He'll"
And still we don't know What in
Hell" is Hell"
IT "Hcll" YOU say!
SHERMAN WAS RITE
p. S. Not to be read on the way
TO church.
Now You good people don't be too
squeamish to read and ponder over
the above or don t be shocked al, see
ING it in print or we may have to tell
whose brother the stenographer hand
ed this to. We publish it solely for
the reason that it is the best satire
which we have seen on the too COM
mon habit of using "strong lang
uagc. "-Murdo Coyote.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-11-30
SIX THINGS TO LOOK FOR
In BREEDING swine

BroCkings, S. D.-Moet South Da-
kota sows are bred in December and
January for April and May pigs, al
though earlier breeding is adyan-
tageouS If the farmer has facilities for
keeping SOW and litter warm.
Six things to look for in Judging
he merits Of breeding swine are sug
gested by State College livestock spec
ialists as follows;
Size-Breeding animals should be
large because the ability of the pigs
to make rapid gains depnds upon the
SIT OF the parent SnoothneSs and
quality must not be overlooked be
cause OF a desire for large animals,
however
Form-The body should be long and
deep; the back we'll arched with the
highest part of the arch midway be-
tween the shoulders and hips; the
body should be Of even width from
front to rear and the shoulders com
pact.
Feet and Leg5-In young PIGS the
legs should appear long. In mature
stock they should be Of medium length.
The legs should be straight, squarely
placed and have medium to heavy
bone. The pasterns must be straight
and long.
Condition Breeding swine should
not be fat, although in order to show
successfully they must carry more fat
than is good for them for breeding
purposes. What fat they do carry
should be Of uniform thickness and
firm.
Quality-Therc should be o
wrinksel, creascs or swirls on the
body, or coarse features of the head
Female Qualities and Disposition
The tcats should be prominent and
there should be u on 1t of them.
The sow's head should be more re-
fined than the boar's. Sows should
not be nervous, but quiet, gentle, act
i've and vigorous. Save for breeding
ing purposes the best gifts from TIE
sows that are the best mothers and
have the largest litters.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-11-30
OVERWORKED PRESIDENTS

Academic clements in politics are
representing that American presidents
are brutally sacrificed on the altar Of
overwork. They are offering to re-
Heve unfortunate occupants of the
White House of their strenuous duties
by creating four or five more depart
ments or cabinet positions. 1t is to
be hoped shat President Coolidge,
who seems to be common-sense,
hard-boiled, netmeg-state New Eng
lander, will not fall for these kindly
offers Of the bureaucrats-he knows
hard work never hurt anybody.
More presidents have had their
careers shortened BY banqueting,
strong dark cigars and social high
life forced upon them than by the
cruelties of hard work, or even the
worriment of appointing people to
Office.
The bureaucrats are always ready
to propose new cabinet position, OF
a new department, and then fasten the
mvriad occupants on to taxpayers for
life.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-11-30
QUALITY OF DAIRY
PRODUCTS IS STRESSED

Brookings, s. DIN order'to obtainI
the maximum return for South DakotaI
dairy products, both raw and finished,
and TO increase the demand for these!
products, the matter of quality .mustI
be given more emphasis, states Christi
ian Larsen, dean of agriculture att
State College.
" Much cream and buttcrfat is pro-
duccd annually in South Dakota, 81
says Dean larsen. Last year the
dairy products of the state were val
ucd at about $30.O00,OOO, which is
double the value of the total produc-
ton OF ten years ago. To obtain
the maximum, income from these pro-
ducts, however, and to increase the
demand for them, we need to empha-
size quality in our raw and finished
products Offered for sale.
1.-The place to improve the raw ma
tcrial SO as to obtain better price
IS on the farm. 1t is chiefly prob
lem IN dairy management The cream
should be produced under sanitary
conditions, should be kept as cold
as possible without freezing and
should be delivered not less than three
times 4 week.
From such cream the creamelies
can make the highest quality of but.
ter which can compete in any of the
principal butter markets, thus Great.
ing good reputation for South Dako.
Ia butter and at the same time bring
ing more money to the producers.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-11-30
PRESS GIVES The FACTS

The country weekly and small city
daily give the people the facts.
The institution of the freedom OF
the press is so firmly entrenched in
this country that any attempt to cur
tail it instantly arouses public senti-
mont
People demand facts; facts can be
Given only through free and untram-
meled press.
No better recognition Of this can
be found than in the fact that, when
a dictator arises in any part of the
world, his first action is to muzzle
the press.
No dictator can progress without
the aid of censorship Of the press and
of news dispatches.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-11-30
CHAMPION CORN GROWER
DEPARTS FOR CHICAGO

Jake krieger, the champion boy
corn grower Of Mellette county, will
leave today on the stage for White
River, and from there County Agent
Rudolph will take him to VanMetre,
where he wilf board the c. & n. w.
train for Brookings, where he will
Join the South Dakota champions in
boys and girls club work and they
will journey to Chicago in a special
Pullman car, to spend five full days
in the Windy City, taking in the
sights and attending the Chicago In
ternational Livestock Show There
will be thousands of boy and girl
champions there from many states and
it is really trip worth while, and
we will wager that this trip will live
III the memory of Jake Krieger for a
good many years and we believe he
will return to Mellette county more
enthuSed over club work than he has
ever been before. He is the first and
only representative Of Mellette county
club members to attend the great In
ternational Show, and it is to be hoped
that the boys and girls and the par
ents will pep up and show more inter
est in club work and keep Mellette
county on the map of boys and girls
club workers. 1t is more than prob
able that. if the proper interest and
spirit is manifest and club work is
continued in this county that next
year some boy or girl will again have
an opportunity Of winning a trip to
this great International Show, and it
certainly is prize worthy of the best
efforts of any boy or girl in this
county: We hope to be able to tell
you more of Jake's wonderful trip
after he returns, which will be next
Saturday.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-11-30

irony of fate is refuted, the unequal
distribution Of wealth, honor, capac --
pleasure and opportunity, which
makes life so cruel and ineXphcable
a tragedy, ceases in the realm OF
death. The strongest there has no
supremacy. and the weakest no de.
tense. The mighty captain succumbs
to an invincible adversary who dis
arms alike the victor and the van
uuished -
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-11-30

The United States produced during
the ten-year period before the world
war an average Of 2l2,OO0, 1000 tons
per year of its principal food pro-
duets. During the five-year war
period we produced 244,OOO,OOO tons
per year, and during the four years
since the war 269,0OO,OO0 tons per
year.