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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-03-09
knole--A Great House.

knole is gentle and venerable.
1t is, above all, an English
house. 1t has the tone Of England (;
ii melts into the green of the garden
turf, into the tawnier green OF the
park beyond; into the blue Of the pale
English sky it settles down into its
hollow amongst the cushioned tops Of
the trees; the brown-red of those roofs
houses, such as stain over 81 wide
landscape the luiitlike pattern Of the
fiells.-V. Sackville-West, ia "Knole
and the Sackvilles.'
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-03-09

After all, pep is not gump.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-03-09
Plant Growth and Sunliuht.

Recent experiments show that the
amount Of light that a plant has af-
fleets its growth fully us much "a
climate. The iris, for example, which
ordinarily blooms in May or June,
would not bloom under dollhouse con.
ditiOns in winter until its period. OF
daily light was artiicially heightened
by six hours. The October chrySanthe.
mum was made to bloom in mldsum-
mel by shortening the daily light
period lettuce by the same means
was held In the rOsette stage for a
long time; and the radish. with only
seven hours of daylight, grew for
more than q year before ii finally
shot up its flower stem and died.
Youths Companion.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-03-09
Business Foresight.

Overheard at the drugstore: ".Iohn,"
said the druggist 10 his assistant,
"how is the stock of lint and ban
dages:' Got plenty, sir" replied
John. "And arnica-got plenty OF
that:' continued the druggist. Eyes,
sir, plenty" returned the clerk. "Our
stock of salves, lotions and broken.
bone remedies is complete, is ii nOr?"
Yes" said John, 1--WE have q good
stock Of all of them" Very WELL"
concluded the druggist, "it looks as
though it would freeze tonight, You
had better go out and wash down
the steps"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-03-09
Some Definitions.

A golfer is q man who wears knee
pants and seldom works after . =. m.
in the summer Handicap: Scratch.
A good golfer is n maj who works
N least two afternoons a week. Han
dicap: 10.
plays one afternoon but would like to
play OIL the others. Handicap: %.
A poor golfer is a fellow who plays
on q public course when he can get
on. Handicap: Anything.-Journal
Of the American Medical Association.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-03-09
Wireless Supervision.

a bill has been introduced in Wash
lngton which provides that the De
partlncnt of Commerce shall have SUI
pervision oven all radio %communica
ton, assigning wave lengths, approx
ing apparatus. licensing operators ant
otherwise supervising wireless com
munication to bring order out Of the
present chaos Of jazz bands, sermons
crop reports, sporting services, con
certs and what-not running simultan
eously on the same wave lengths.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-03-09
"SoakedD Gold Hunters.

Mr.. III. C.. Living has been an ex-
pensive visitor in most American
homes during the last few years, but
even at that he is not quite the ro-
bust gentleman he was In his youth.
DR.. Octavius 7. Howe, in his "Argo-.
nuuts of ~" says that In the days Of
the gold rush 70 years ago people in
San Francisco had to pay 81 apiece for
eggs, 81 q quart for milk. ST a pound
for butter, $40 for a pineapple. and
$14 for q pair Of old shoes.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-03-09
MoaSlte Stone.

The "Real MOa.ite Stone" is q
Hack haSaltic block. Inearthed at Di-
han in 1868, by Rev. f. A. Kliev, 3.o
feet by ID feet il. dimensions, which
contains 81 lines in the Phoenician
language. These chronicle the descent
Of Mesha, king of Moab, from Ahab.
king CT Israel. AT least two replicas
of this valuable stone have been In
Paris.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-03-09
M, Restriction.

1t was a wintry day and Geneva,
age three, and her aunt had driven to
the store. The little girl was picked
up by a clerk and placed d a chair
by the stove, and her aunt began
l%oosening the many wrappings OF the
child.
You can unbuttOn my coat, my
dress isn't dirty"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-03-09

Clouds come high, but we must have
them.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-03-09

There Is many a true tale told In
jest.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-03-09

Many a woman has lived to regret
the day when she discovered her ATTN
ity.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-15
DESPERADO CAUGHT AFTER HOT BATTLE
Five Shot in Gunfght in Front of
 Minneapolis Post Ofice

Minneapolis, Dec. Is. - Norman
 Red Ryan, alias slade, escaped l Canadian convict, was shot and cap-
 tured, and four other persons were injured in a gun fight between the
 police and five alleged bandits in front of the Minneapolis post office last night.
 Four of the bandits. three of whom
 are said to have broken out of the Penitentiary at Kingston, Ont, Sep tember 10, last, with Ryan, escaped after exchanging shots with the of- ficers. One of them is believed to have been wounded.
 The pistol fight, carried on while the police tried to hold back curious crowds, came at the end of day when extra police of the twin cities had been stationed in all banks in an effort to round np the desperadoes.
 The convicts were traced to Min neapolis through Michigan, Illinois, South Dakota and Wisconsin by Ca- madam officials, A squad of detectives was stationed in the post office when it was learned they were receiving mail through the general delivery window.
 Last night Ryan entered and was seized, being shot and slightly wound cd in the struggle. Shackled to two detectives. he was led from the post office and upon reaching the street. called to companion in an automo- bile across the street. That bandit opened fire as did three others who swung down the street in another motorcar. The bandit in the first car leaped out and ran down an alley pursued by the firing policemen. He escaped but is believed to have been hit. The three in the second machine also escaped,
 Norman Schaff, a patrolman, was shot through the lung and stray bull lets slightly wounded Gustav Erickson of St. Paul and his s year old son.
 Ryan confessed, the police said, that he had escaped from Kingston, that on November , hc held up the Grand Avenue State bank in St. Paul and obtained s5,o00 and that with other
New Britain herald., 1923-12-15
.kORETZ MAY HAVE
 LED DOUBLE LIFE
Police Seeking Woman With
 Whom He Has Lived

Chicago, Dec. 15.--A woman with whom Leo Koretz, alleged promoter of a $5,000,00o Panama "oil bubble,' posed as "Mr. and Mrs. Al Bronson,' J for the past four years, is being sought.
 The janitor of an apartment build- ing has identified photograph of koretz as that of a man known as Bronson, who frequently met a wom- an in suite he had rented The ;anitor also identified some of the fur niture found in Korctz's offices as from the Bronson apartment.
 The wife of wealthy theater own CT, said to have lost $35,o00 in invest ments in the alleged fake project, was called for questioning by state attor- neys at 1 o'clock this morning, but what the inquiry was expected to de- yelop was not disclosed.
 The grand jury yesterday was re- ported to have voted two true bills charging koretz with larceny and op- eration of confidence game and in- voluntary petitions in bankruptcy wer. filed against him by three creditors, all women, who claimed s6,500 was due them in notes signed by koretz A trust company, named as receiver, seized the expensive automobiles and other available valuables of Koretz, whose alleged peculations of between s4,000,o00 and $5,000,000 are covered by assets of about $75o,000. Part of the assets is a restitution fund raised by Koretz's family and friends from between sSo0,oo0 and $40o,o0o he gave them in extra dividends" short- ly before his disappearance.
 Detectives seeking the place of refuge of Koretz have abandoned theories that he fled in a seagoing motorboat or an airplane and are watching relatives of Koretz in Aus tria and Slovakia, whose ad- dresses were found in his desk.
 Bank accounts of Koretz, which several weeks ago ran into the hum dred thousands, were reduced by De- cember to few hundred dollars it has been disclosed by an examination of bank records by assistant states attorneys,
New Britain herald., 1923-12-15

assist her in educating her little girl
 who is unable to attend school be- cause of lameness making it difficult for her to walk to the nearest pri- mary school. She was present at yes terday's session of the board and laid her case before the school com- mitteemen. Ii was voted to refer the case to Superintendent Holmes with power to take such steps as he may deem advisable.
 Criticizes Willow Brook Park l Committeeman E. O. Kilbourne who some time ago made an unsuccessful effort to secure for the Senior High school the use of bleachers from the ] Willow Brook park when the playing 1 field of that park was declared unfit for football game, yesterday brought before the committee the condition of the field.
 ] Mir. Kilbourne wanted the commit tee. to frame a petition to the park board asking that something be done fo put the field in better condition or i to abandon the present site and con struct a playing field where the con- dition of the soil would make it pos sihle to lay out a better one. ] He explained that the school com mittee had taken favorable action some time ago on recommendation that the park board be asked to es- tablish a playing field and since the board had gone into the matter he thought it should not be dropped un- til suitable grounds had been pro- IJa T f hot much of the taxpayers money had been put into the project, over s75,- 900 having been required for the work.
 Judge Gaffney did not favor any action at this time. Tho chairman felt that 1t might avoid unnecessary trou- hle if nothing was done hy the school committee until next year at least. Judge Gaffney had been informed that the park board plans to SOW grass and take other measures that will greatly assist in drying up the field.
 Increase Evening Teachers Salary
 An increase for the teachers in evening schools was granted, their wages being raised from s2.50 to B a session, effective next week. The teachers asked for a raise from s2.5o to S4 a session. effective September e4 when the classes opened. Mem bers of the board were reminded of the recent state canvass in which it was shown that this citys scale is comparatively low.
 Changes in Teaching stan
 The resignation Of Mrs. Helen Burns Rawlings. Grade VII, Elihu Burritt Junior High school. was re- ported, as was also that of Clifford F. Dodge. general shop work, 4 leave Of absence for the remainder of the school year was recommended, for Miss Sarah Meigs. principal Of the Lincoln school, on account of illness. Mrs. Harold Dempsey is in charge Of the attendance department in the ab- sence of Miss Avis Kemp. whosis ill, and Miss Gladys Moore. of the Nathan Hale school faculty, is also absent
New Britain herald., 1923-12-15
SALE OF MILK ID PUPILS APPROVED
School Commission Q. K.'s Daily
 Distribution Among Children

The question of selling milk to pu- i pills in the public schools came before the school committee and on recom-
 mendation of the committee on health and sanitation it was voted to try out
 the system in four buildings soon after New Years. The committee on ] health recommended at the last meet
 ing that permission be given to pro i ceed. Judge E. r. Gaffney. chairman
 Of the committee. objected to going ahead with the sale of milk until the
 board was in possession. of more in-
 formation. As q result. the subcom- 1 mittee made canvass of four ! schools, the Lincoln. Stanley. Monroe the Northend schools. and 44S pupils ] indicated desire to purchase milk during the school session. This
 ueans that 112 quarts can be handled daily.
 IL was explained that the milk is offered for sale at no profit, the charge being only sufficiently large to cover the actual cost to the school department and the handling. The milk is delivered at school buildings by the producer. The teachers handle the sale. turning over the proceeds to the principal who makes his report to the superintendent. It is likely that the charge will be five cents for a half pint bottle. This will enable the school department to provide good milk without cost to the city. since there is sufficient margin to take care of breakagc and other inciden- tais.
 Approves secondary schools
 Secretary E. II. Pratt read let ter received by the superintendent from the supervisor ot secondary edu- cation with the state department of education. The letter informed the board that the supervisor had recent ly inspected the local secondary schools and was pleased with the sys- tem employed here.
 The teachers committee recom- mended that Principal l.. r. Slade of the Senior High school and superin- tendent Of Schools $. H. Holmes be allowed to attend the National Su- perintendents' association convention at Chicago. H.. from February 24 to 2S, the expenses Of the two eduea- tors to be borne hy the department. II was voted to delegate Messrs. Sladc and Holmes to the convention.
 Crippled Child Wants Education
 At the last meeting of the board Mrs. Giannonoto of S23 Oak street, petitioned that something be done to
New Britain herald., 1923-12-15

gnnmen he had been operating in various parts of the United States since their escape from Kingston.
 The Canadian officers nearly cap- tured the gang recently in Detroit, Mich, but the men eluded trap set for tmem in the Detroit post office.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-15

because of illness. Transfers were re- ported as follows: Catherine O'Leary from Nathan Hale to Rockwell school; Grace Gilbert from Rockwell to Nathan Hale school; Margaret Kelly from Osgood Hill to Nathan Hale school. These reports were adopted and recommendations ap- proved.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-15
The Beautiful and Practical
 Gift For Men MUFFLERS
Of Silk or Wool

He'll like those imported Lon don Wool Mufflers from Allen Solly and Welch. Margetson in Vicuna. Camers hair and Lovat heathers-priced S4.50 to $500. The Glenloch Scotch Cashmeres at So to S6. in plaids and stripes will appeal to his comfort and eye for beauty.
 And ii you want to make him a royal gift, select one Of our handsome English Mufflers at S21.50, lustrous and rich,
 There are many in stock from which to choose. including the famous "E'ashionknit" silks at SIa.50--Swiss silks at Si5 and a wealth of others at ss.50 up.
, 1923-06-29

WEAKEN
RAIL SALES
Decline In General List Fol-
lows Heavy Selling In
Early Afternoon

NEW YORK. June zs.-Profes.ion.
al spectators for the decline again
succeeded in depressing prices in to-
days stock market. The bear ele-
ments Were aided by continued de-
preston of commodity prices. weak
foreign exchanges and stiff money
rates. Losses ranged from n to five
points. Sales Appropriated $50, 900
shares.
NEW YORK. June 2s-Price. cor.
tinued their upward course at the op.
ening OF today's stock market with
the initial demand conferred in the
motors. motor accessories. rails and
a few speclalties. ~Studebaker, Stew.
art Warner Speedometer. Union Pa.
cific, General Cigar and Ba ltimore
and Ohio opened / to is higher but
Northern Pacific dropped IL. Some
Of the minor oils also were heavy.
The advance had become quite gen.
eral when weakness developed in
Bethlehem Steel, which dropped four
points, and Chandler Motors. off 2
each. at new low prices for the year.
Selling Of these issues halted the up
ward trend in other quarters. Re
public Steel also dropped to a new
low. Foreign exchanges opened
slightly lower.
Publication in the financial district
of unfavorable steel trade advices APP
parently was responsible for the heavy
selling Of the independent steel shares
for the year This weakness also ex.
tended to the equipments and mer.
c%handislng issues and to a few spec
ialties.
The motors. public utilities, coppers
sugars and rails. however. showed in
dications OF good buying support.
Call money opened at 6 percent.
Selling of railroad shares was ag.
excessively conducted after midday
and when Union Pacific. Canadian
Pacific. Northern Pacific. Great
Northern. preferred, and Chicago and
Northwestern dropped TX to 3b
points, mostly to new low prices fol
the year. the general list also became
considerably weaker. Quite a mum
Der of industrials and spec!alties es
tablished new low prices for the year
including United States Alcohol, Fa
nous Players and Sears Roebuck, a
declines of three points each.
The closing was heavy. Abundan'
evidence of liquidation by tired hold
ers encouraged the more aggressive
short selling in which United State
stee! registered a new minimum
price for the year. The cuutomar,
week end covering caused SOM
stocks to mar back fractionally II
the final dealings.
, 1923-06-29
PEOPLE RUSH
F. ISLAND
ESCAPE GAS

PITTSBURGH, June rs. - More
than 200 persons were hurriedly
moved OF Neville Island. in tho
Ohio river near hero when n tank
hlled with chlorine gas discharged It's
contents int the heavy air over.
hanging hat section.
The tank was being taken into an
Industrial plant when 1t sprnnG n
leRk and the deadly gas spread along
the river. a light breeze waited Il
downstream in tho direction of "a
number Of toher manufacturing
plants.
The alarm was quickly spread by
telephone operators at the factories
and messengers hurried to summer
camps along the river. Automobiles
were Communicated and oil phyai.
clans In the danger zone taken to
safety.
So far as the authorities were able
to learn there were no fatalities.
More than 100 persons wers .reated
in emergency hospitals on tho island
and four men were taken to a hos.
Iital In Pittsburgh. Among the in.
jured were a number of mon and
women from the river camps.
The path OF the gas from ;he leak
ing tank across the Island was
marked by dead vegetation.
, 1923-06-29
GRAIN PRICES
DECLINE AGAIN
Rally Caused by Rust Reports
In Wheat Belt Is Not
Sustained

CHICAGO, June .s-with weather
Ideal FOR harvesting of winter wheat
and with growth conditions favorable
for the spring crop. wheat tended
downward in price today during the
early dealings. Bears put stress also
on indications that foreign buyers
were d!sinclined TO follow price ad.
vances on this side OF the Atlantic.
1t was 'urther pointed out that at
present there Is no evidence of any
such demand to build up domestic re.
serve stocks as was the case last year
at harvest and for several months
thereafter. Opening prices. which
ranged from II to y cent lower. with
September 1925 TO 1929 and De,
c nber 1O5A to 1861, were followed
by a moderate additional decline.
Reports of black rust around Aber,
deem, S. d. and of drought damage
in part of North Dakota brought
about something OF a rally later. but
the effect on prices failed to last.
Weakness in corn. was a bearish in
fluence. Wheat closed unsettled, &c
to 11so net lower. with September
s1.o2H to s1.O2A and December
s1.O5h to s1.O5A.
Corn and oats were depressed with
wheat. After opening at x cent off
to Il cent advance. September TN
to 77%. the corn market underwent
n decided sag.
Subsequently. favorable weather
conditions for the new crop led to
pronounced breaks in values. with
December deliveries touching a new
'ow price record for the season. Sep
TENDER. December oats also reached
the lowest prices yet this season.
C1rn closed heavy, &c to IN net low'
err. September 1850 to 75hc.
Oats started at u cent lower to u
cent gain. September 37h cents,
Later the market showed slight set,
backs all around.
Downturns in the value OF hogs
weakened the provision market.
, 1923-06-29
RAILROAD CHIEF
DENIES CHARGE
LABOR BOARD
Pennsylvania Road Is
Ready to Obey Every
Valid Law, Report.

PHILADELPHIA, June az De.
claring that the Pennsylvania rail-
road desired TO obey every valid
law enacted by properly constituted
authority President Samuel Rea. in n
statement to employees lazt night, saLi
the management u specific excso
ton to the statement OF tho railroad
labor board. that the Pennsylvania
had denied to It's employees any "es
Genital rights" to which congress had
declared them entitled.
WASHINGTON. June 20 Basil
n. Manly, director of the Peoples
legislative service. in q telegram 20
President Harding last night declar'
ed the executive has the power 10
bring the Pennsylvania 70 terms In
"a hours" Officials OF the road would
surrender" Mr.. Manly asserted II
government employees were ordered to
cease travelling on the Pennsylvania
and all government freight were dl.
verted to other lines.
, 1923-06-29
Livestock
Chicago Prices.

CHICAGO. June 29.-U. s. Depart.
ment Of Agriculture - Hogs-Re.
ceipts. 10000; fairly active on better
grades; 10915c lower than Thurs
days average; bulk desirable $50 to
275 pound averages, S6.90@7.O5; top,
$40; bulk packing sows. s5.s0@6.25:
strong weight pigs. mostly $4,000
$50: lighter kinds. under S6.25: heavy
weiht hogs. S6.5o97.O0: medium. $3.50
@7.o5; light. SS6.55@7.10; light light,
$6.50@T.OO; packing sows. smooth,
s5.S0m6.25; packing sows. rough, $3.50
@6.oOi killing pigs, $5.9O@6.6O.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000; fairly ac-
tive; killing quality. plain; most kill.
ing classes. steady; spots strong;
early top. s1o.4O; few loads. s9.75@
1925; stockers and feeders. dull, with
weeks decline; good xealers TO pack
ers. largely s9.0o@9.5o; hand picked
lot to outsiders, upward to s11.00.
sheep-Receipts. 1000; fat lambs,
mostly 25c higher; top. $15.75 to city
butchers; bulk good lambs. $3.50;
culls. largely ss.5o09.oo; no westerns
here: receipts half direct to packers;
sheep. steady; fat ewes. mostly
$5.oo96.5o; heavies. S3.5o94.oo.
, 1923-06-29


up. Lost Soldier well No. 1. section
2i2e-sO. is-drilling at $50 feet. On
the Wyoming-rlin lease. section
1850. well Nc. I is down to 1925
feet and No. 2 Is being risged up to
drill deeper.
The Sherard Dome wildcat, section
14-25-ss. is down to 1910 feet and tho
Bell Springs well. section 1882.
drilling at 345 feet.
In Baxter Basin, 12h Inch casing
is being run on the well on section
%13-17-1O4. at 1880 feet. and the well
on section 36-17-1o4. is drilling at
1.1e0 feet.
The Salt Creek operations of the
p. & r. are M follows:
Company is running darrick on
new locations on section 154o-7e for
wells 1 and 6. and also have grade
for new rigs completed on zane sec
ton for wells 4 and 7.
Preparing to build derrick for well
No. 2. section 1s-4o-7S.
Drilling conditions in Salt Greek
field as follows:
Well No. 3, section 15-4o-7s, drilling
at 1,76O feet.
Well No. /. section 1s-4o-7S, depth
2.724 feet. cleaning out at 2,7o4 in
shot hole.
Well No. 1. section 32-4o-7s. drill
ing at 2.4o5 feet and cleaning out
Well No. 6. section 15-4o-7s. clean.
ing out
, 1923-06-29
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. June 2e.-Foreign
exchanges, weak. Quotations in cents:
Great Britain. demand. 4.57k; cables.
ATTN; 60-day bills o nbanks, 4.55M.
France. demand, COS; cables, $685..
Italy. demand. 4.42; cables. 4.42h.
Belgium demand. SIG; cables. 5.16h.
Germany, demand. .0o06; cables.
.0o06k. Holland, demand. 3o.15.
Norway, demand. 1913. Sweden, de-
mand, 26.47. Denmark. demand.
1853. Switzerland. demand. 1853.
Spain, demand. 1871. Greece. de
mand. sos. Poland. demand. .o0osh.
Czecho. Slovakia, demand. 800. Ar
gentine. demand. 1897. Brazil, dc.
mand, 11.12. Montreal, 97h-