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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-02-15

j. G.. Cordcll and wife we're down
from White River Sunday visiting at
he +. S. Richardson home.
Mrs. Glen Sherwood, who has been
isitin with friends and relatives in
Iowa, returned home yesterday
Thursday
Mrs. f. S. Richardson, while pump
ng some gasoline Wednesday Of this
eek had the misfortune Of getting
he middle finger Of her left hand
aught in the cogs of the pump, with
ne result that the finger was pain
fully hurt.
i. S. Merrill last Tuesday received
fine registered Poland China gilt
ON Frank Dvorak in Nebraska, that
has added TO his fine herd of
land Chinas at his ranch west of
)wn. Scotty has a nice bunch OF
ogg on his r,nch.
II. b. Horribly of Valentine, Neb-
laka, an Inspector for the informed
ate Credits Bank at Omaha, accompa
med by T.. V. Youngquist, of Garter
ere overnight guests at the Burns
.otcl, Tuesday. They were making
nae loan inspections in this vicinity.
Rcdc Hurst, who was going to have
public sale of registered Duroc Jer-
ey bred sows at his ranch just east
t Wood, has decided to dispose of
hem at private sale instead, as you
viii note by reading his al in another
dunn. Mr.. Hurst has some mighty
fine hogs and if you are in the mar
iet for some really good breeding
took, better see what he has to Offer
jcfore you make a purchase.
Opie Chambers, Of Washington, ID.
=, and c. NJ. Rose, who is the post
master, mail carrier and merchants
and in fact about the whole cheese at
he town of Jordan, were Wood visl
.crs, last Saturday. Mr.. Chambers
. travelling over the state in the il.
crest of President Coolidge's candi
lacy. Mr.. Chambers is well known In
he Rosebud and he has a host OF
friends in this section of the state.
c. B. Holland, the White River
lorchant, was a Wood visitor, Thurs.
lay of last week. Mr.. Holland in
'ormed the writer that he had again
pened for business in the Legion Hall
Il the county seat with a limited
stock Of goods en- that morning
lie also said that his fire loss had
been very satisfactorily adjusted by
.he insurance companies, and he was
,clirg pretty good under the circum-
stances. He told us that as soon as
tic weather settled he expected to
commence the erection of a new store
building 50x50 feet in size, construct.
ed from hollow tile and brick, on the
site of his burned store building.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-02-15

Jess Haisch Of Winner was an over
nieht guest at the Burns Hotel, Tues.
day.
We have had some real nice
leather this week, for all Of which
we are quite thankful.
The grammar room of the Wood
schools had a party at the schOolhousc
Monday evening of this week.
Little Elise Nelson invited a mum
en- Of her little friends to her hon q
last Tuesday afternoon to help cele-
brate her birthday from two to five
O'Clock. The little tots spent a very
pleasant afternoon.
Fred Sinkler and his mother re
turned home Sunday from a weeks
visit with Leo Sinkler and wife near
Dallas. Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Sinkler ac-
c-mpanied them to Wood and will
visit here this week at the home of his
mother.
Mrs. A. ]. Krieger visited with her
daughter, Mrs. Merrill Kaufman, from
Friday afternoon until Sunday aft.
e.noon, when Mr.. Kaufman and fam
lly took her home in their car and
spent the afternoon at the Kriegel
hlme in Butte Valley.
Frank Hickman received a message
last week announcing the death of his
AIRED father, which occurred at Leon
Iowa, Wednesday Of last week. Mr.
hickman left on the stage last Friday
Tor Leon, to attend the funeral, whicl
was held Sunday. The deceased was
about "a years of age at the time of
his demise.
Miss ldona Hill, who teaches the
hldwller school in Rosebud Valley.
had a very successful box social last
Saturday night. The program was a
good one, considering the size of the
school, and the boxes sold very well
bringing from one to four doJlors
each. The total receipts amounted t.
th~irty-eight dollars.
Reuben Briggs of Happy Hollow
was a Wood visitor, Wednesday, and
while in town called at the Ponce,
office and bargained for some typt
that he hopes to use in printing some
OF his religious tracts. He recently
bought a small printing press and he
needed some more type and we had n
surplus, so it vas easy for us to deal
Hubert Flaherty lost his house ON
hls farm about twenty miles NORTH
east OF Wood, last Sunday afternoon
There was no n living in the house
at the time, and just how the fire
got started is not known. There vas
some grain stored in the building be-
sides some OF the Flaherty personal
effects. The Flahertys are at present
visiting with a son in Nebraska.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-02-15
Teachers Examination Dates

A regular examination for life di
plomas and state certificates only
will be held May Z, 8 and 9. N
questions will be offered at that time
except for life diplomas and state Ger
tificates.
A regular examination for life di
plomas, state, vocational, first grade
second grade and primary certifi
Gates will be held July %, "a and 25
Grades of proper standing may b
carried forward for credit from tn
November examination to this exam
nation. 2-t
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-02-15
Notice Of Township Election

Notice is hereby given that there
will be held a Township election OF
Tuesday, March l, 1924, from sos
a. n. until 500 p. H., at the Fairviev
school house in Fairview township
for the purpose of electing one super
visor, ~ clerk, one treasurer, on
assessor, one constable and one justice
of the peace.
/ Dated this l day of February, 1922
"a Fred Matousek, Clerk.
Fosters Purebred Duroc Jersey
Bred Sow Sale Murdo, S. D., Thurs
day, February q, 1924.
Forty head cholera immune spring
gifts.
This offering is the result of Is
years of careful selection of breeding
stock from the richest blood lines II
Durocs. I believe this to be the bes
lot Of gifts ever offered at public sale
in the west-river country.
These gifts are mated principally t.
Supers Advance, Steel Co. Mimi.
grand champion boar in 1928.
These gifts r long large bonet
type and carry good feeding qualitie:
and are fed under farm conditions.
We urge you to be present at Thu
sale to see these sows and the boar'
they are bred to but if it is impossible
for you to attend you may send bid
to the Murdo State Bank.
Free Hot Lunch at 1880.
Col. Jack Buchanan, Auctioneer.
Murdo State Bank, Clerk.
81. @. Foster, Owner. g:
/. Lost-Between Winner and Wood
one new 34x5 Goodyear diamond tread
truck tire on rim. Leave at Wood
Garage, Andrea's Garage, Carter, OF
White Eagle Filling Station, Winner
and receive reward. Scott Merrill
Wood. So. Oak. 3-ti
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-02-15
S. WEATHER BUREAU REPORT
For Week Ending February Is

Total precipitation from january l,
1924, to
Precipitation, previous years:
}9l3-l7.96. 1914-19.57. 1~9l5-32.42.
;0l6-18.82. l9l7-IS.2l. 1918--19.5S.
l9l9--2032. l920-28.15. 1921-18.20.
l922--24.23. l~923-2l.ls.
Fred C.. Kirch. Observer.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-03-18

clothing at reduced prices. Gasoline
for his car is furnished at ten cents
while Mr.. Average Citizen is paying
twenty. II sickness overtakes him or
his family in Washington an ambu-
lance conveys the patient to Walter
Reed Hospital where the best OF medi-
cal attention is furnished without
money and without price.
know of one major general. said
to be the stupid member of his family.
who was retired recently after having
been in the service forty years without
ever having been under fire Now he
is the recipient of three-fourths of his
regular pay" and can engage in any
occupation that may please his fancy.
In addition to material benefits the
officer acquires a certain So
cial prestige with his rank.
Every one knows the prediction OF
beauteous maidens for brass buttons"
md without confessing it men and
women in general fall for the glamour
Ind dignity that develop these guar
lians OF the republic.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-03-18
Social Gossip
At Washington


Maybe both OF our informants are
correct in their respective judgments.
The officer who has been in the army
for twenty-five years is probably right
when he says there is less drinking
than in the years when he first dom
ned Uncle Sans uniform, while the
worried mother who never knew any
thing about the capers cut in army
and navy society until her beloved
children participated in the reyels,
must be excused for deciding that the
situation couldn't be worse.
The outstanding virtue of the mill
tary man according to those ''in the
know" is his honesty. You will rare
ly hear of one who is a CRATER He
doesn't permit any prerequisites to
elude him but he does not resort to
methods to enrich him |
self. This may be due to the fact that
IN no other walk OF life is a mans fu-
ure so secure as in the army. If you
wish to insure your son against want
induce your congressman to give him
an appointment to West Point or
annapolis. After that, nothing short
f the commission of crime can de-
troy his chances for a comfortable
Id age. All he has to do is 70 beat
ne game by living. He will become
colonel automatically. He doesn't
eed extraordinary grey matter He
lnnot improve his chances by I'M
'ual achievements. He just sits
eady and some fine morning he will
vaken to find himself a colonel in
e United States Army. with better
larry than a senator. He can buy
S supplies from the commissary de-
lrtment and even get some OF his
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-03-18

poriani and they will get considerable
in securing their green food in this
manner.
In winter il is a good plan to shovel
the snow off OF 4 place so that the
breeding pen may be able to ge, out
in the sunshine and fresh air on fine
days
Select eggs that are Of average
size and that have clear firm shells.
Reject any that show impcriections
Of any sort
Dirt of any kind upon the eggs
may spoil hatch and you cannot
wash eggs either. it destrys some
essential quality in the she'll
Eggs should be kept in a warm
place where the temperature never
runs above 20 or below 50 degrees.
AT Is degrees. strong germ viii Z
start the incubaiing process. and be-
low 50 degrees the germ becomes
chilled
II eggs are to be kept for week
Or two before being put in the incu-
bator. they should be turned every
lay, else the germ may settle to one
side and harden.
The strong IS dozen egg cases are
square and may be turned any way
md are very convenient for taking
are OF the Matching eggs. !.
BE sure your incubator in placed n
crfectly level on a solid foundation :.
nat will not shake or tremble and in .,
room where the temperature remains :,
irly even a,
i III
When the hatch starts, il is a good sa
hi
Continued on Page Three p'
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How Careless

Young wife: The post-offices are
very careless sometimes. don't you
Think"
Friend; yes, dear, why?"
Fred sent me postcard yesterday
from Philadelphia, where he is staying
on business, and the silly post-oilice
people put an Atlantic City mark on
the envelope"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-03-18
POULTRY
PARAGRAPHS

BE sure your Matching eggs are
from good parent stock II your
breeding pen contains breeding hens
that are vigorous and strong. as well
As excellent layers and the males are
also OF good breeding yon have an
excellent start
Breed Tor quality. rather than
quantity and your chicken fund will
show 4 larger increase at the end of
the year
Hatch ability is more than ieriliza-
ton If there is any lack OF vitality
in the breeding stock eggs which are
fertile may fail to produce chicks that
are strong enough to get out Of the
she'll Many germs which start to
grow may die by the second week OF
incubation. due to the same reason.
Over-fat hens will not lay eggs (
with strong germs. neither will those 7
that are poor and underied-
The average hen that has nd good
fed and care and has not laid during
the fall should make a good member
for the breeding pen
il
Give the breeders lots OF green fed
in addition to their regular rations. /
and they will lay eggs with strong ,
vitality
il 4
For the breeders green food. moth
ing is better than mangles Hang
them up by the roots and let the hens
pick them to pieces. Exercise is i'm
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-03-18

Breed Tor quality. rather than.
quantity, and your chicken fund will
show larger increase at the end OF
the year
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-03-18

poriani and they will get considerable
in securing their green food in this
manner.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-03-18

In winter il is good plan to shovel
the snow of OF place so that the
breeding pen may be able to get out
in the sunshine and fresh air on fine
days.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-03-18

Select eggs that are Of average
size and that have clear firm shells
Reject any that show imperfections
OF any sort
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-03-18

For the breeders green food. moth
ing is better than mangles Hang
them up by the roots and let the hens
pick them to pieces. Exercise is i'm
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-03-18

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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-03-18

Over-fat hens will not lay eggs
with strong germs. neither will those
that are poor and under-fcd
Askov American., 1924-01-03

of the people. a dictator, just as
President Coolidge is in pursu-
ing a policy that eighty per cent
of the people disprove of. They
opposed President Harding; they
will oppose President Coolidge,
especially that they realize the
real dictator pulling strings be-
hind the throne to be Sec. Mellon
with his income tax reduction
scheme that means nothing to
eighty per cent of the people
and but a millionare's relief
scheme.
Henry Ford has been heard
from and should now get Muscle
Shoals. Coolidge can scarcely do
less than turn a listening ear to
Henry's scheme. So long as
Ford can grab juicy slices off
Uncle Sans domain, he should
worry who is President. A sta
tistical loon has figured twenty
five years later, if living, Ford
will own half the u. S. and half
her people working for him.
Hugo SHINES owns most of Ger
many, majority of her laborers
work for him. SHINES owns the
real wealth, land, factories, ETC.,
sells his goods in the markets
for real money and pays his labor
in a money so debased, a million
marks may be a days wage and
scarcely buy a loaf of bread.
SHINES, the most powerful COM
mercial influence in the world
and German children cry for
food. Ford is advocating a new
money for this country. Better
watch Henry's schemes. One
SHINES in the world is enough,
one too many in fact.
Yours truly,
G. H. Cunningham, Sr.
Sturgeon Lake, Mimi, Dec.
28, 1923.
Askov American., 1924-01-03
ASKOV

The prize winners at the mas
querade ball given by the
Rebekah lodge last Friday even
ing were: Miss Olga Andersen,
best dressed lady; Alexander
Paulsen and Miss Mabelle Smith,
best dressed couple, representing
cow boy and COW girl; and Henry
Jensen, the most comic.
H. A. Wolf who recently had
an auction sale on his place east
Of Askov and advertised said sale
quite literally writes the Ameri-
can concerning advertising as fol-
lows: Il must say my sale was a
real success and admit that good
advertising really pays as the
total proceeds of sale was almost
twice as much as would have
taken for the lot before sale"
Askov American., 1924-01-03
Opinions of Others
FAVORS SOLDIERS BONUS

Editor Askov American:
The Mellon Coolidge opposition
to a bonus. brings to life the
Anti-Bonus League and we may
expect the press to be full of
their propaganda. The League
president starts out by saying
he wants to learn the sentiment
of the people. The fact that
President Harding's bonus atti-
tude changed a popular Presi-
dent TO a decidedly unpopular
one, ought to make it plain how
the people stand.
When President Harding We
toed soldiers compensation and
the bill that would give the old
veterans of the Civil war, those
old veterans with one foot in the
grave, a few dollars more per
month the short time they have
to live, he became, in the minds
Askov American., 1924-01-03
FARMING IN NORD
MINNESOTA

Aye ban farming in Nord Minnesota
for more as saxteen yare.
Aye raise some wheat and corn and
fat some hog and steer,
Aye watch that farmer business close
for where da money gifts,
And aye find it koming kwickest when
you ban 'pullin' tits"
Dam fella what ban raising grains
and hauling dam to town,
Him got no money in da pocket
Him ban broke the whole year round.
But dam fella wild the brindie COW
Him got bully tang. you bet.
Him never lose him's whole yare's
crop IL ground ban dry or git too wet.
Ven hail ban striking down the crop.
and yust ban rainin' fits.
At night he calls dam brindles In and
yust ban "pullin tits"
Him got dat separator what makes
him lots of cream;
Him got a money comm In yust like
pleasant dream;
Him got money In the bank. him
got a money In his mits.
Him ban no Rockafalow-him yust
ban ''pullin' tits"
Askov American., 1924-01-03
CHILD TRAINING

l.. w. Case of the state teachers
college, said at a recent meeting
of the state Parent Teachers AS
sociation in Duluth concerning
child training, in part as follows:
The human mind is so COM
pleX and the children of any
given age are so different men,
tally, physically, and morally
that il is impossible for the
psychologist to lay down in ad-
vance regulations governing
their education. Psychology is
like the science of medicine in
that il requires the we'll trained
specialist to adapt its methods
to individual cases. The special
ist must always use an abundance
of good common sense, and it is
still the chief guide in we'll regu-
lated homes. Common sense has
taught us that education should
begin at the cradle, that children
should obey their parents
promptly and cheerfully, that
children should be taught to love
their work and shun evil asso-
ciates; that parents should be
congenial companions Of their
children, and that parents should
study home problems as dill
gently as they attack their COM
mercial enterprises"
Askov American., 1924-01-03
INCOME TAX IN NUTSHELL

Who! Single persons who had
net income of 81 1000 or more or
gross income of $1,000 or more,
and married couples who had net
income of $1,000 or more or gross
income of 5000 or more must
file returns.
When! The filing period is
from January l to March Is,
1924.
Where! Collector Of internal
revenue for the district in which
the person lives or has his prin-
cipal place of business.
How? Instructions on Form
1040A and Form 1040; also the
law and regulations.
What! Four per cent normal
tax on the first $4,000 of net in
come in excess of the personal
exemption and credits for depen-
dents. Eight per cent normal
tax on balance of net income.
Surtax from l per cent to so per
cent on net incomes over $4,000
for the year 1923.
Askov American., 1924-01-03
CAMOUFLAGE

Propagandists and others who
are in on il are striking up the
tune of tax reduction in great
shape these days, purporting to
be sounding a popular chord.
Surely. everybody wants tax re-
duction but not beyond where we
will have efficiency and the ne
cessary wherewithal to conduct
the government in proper man.
ner.
We all know that it requires
money to conduct the govern
ment and if the big surtaxes and
income taxes are reduced (which
is the proposa) the money will
have to come from other sccurces
if as much is to be used as for
merly. Even if government ex-
penses are curtailed there would
be no harm in keeping up the big
income taxes for a while yet, be-
cause those with the big incomes
are the ones best able to pay the
big taxes, Anyway there is no
use of picturing it as if we were
all to enjoy tax reduction.
Askov American., 1924-01-03

where the net income was in ex-
cess of $1,000, regardless of
whether from salary, business,
profession, or other taxable
sources.
1t being impossible to deter
mine at this time which form is
desired, copies of both forms will
be sent taxpayers who filed indi-
vidual returns for the year 1922,
and may be obtained also at the
offices of collectors of internal
revenue and branch offices upon
written request.
Askov American., 1924-01-03
TIPS FOR TAXPAYERS

January 1, 1924, marks the be-
ginning of the period for filing
income-tax returns for the year
1928. The period ends at mid
night of March Is, 1924. Heavy
penalties are provided by the
revenue act for failure or willful
refusal to make a return and pay
the tax on time.
Form 1040A, heretofore used
for reporting net income of
$1,000 and less, from whatever
source derived, has been revised
in the interests of the largest
class of taxpayers-wage earners
and salaried persons. Reduced
from six pages to single sheet,
Form 1040A is to be used for re-
porting net income of $1,000 and
less derived chiefly from salaries
and wages. Persons any part of
whose income is derived from a
business or profession, farming,
sale of property or rent, though
the amount is $1,000 or less. will
be required to use the larger
form. 1910. The use of Form
1040 is required in all cases
Askov American., 1924-01-03
DRINKING POISON

Perhaps the best argument
against drinking moonshine and
one that should certainly put
people on guard against the
illicit brew is contained in the
following statement made by DR..
Nelson, of Chicago, and published
in the press of that city:
Il feel it is my duty to inform
the public of the horrors with
which | come in contact in my
daily practice as a physician
which are caused by the drinking
of moonshine whiskey. Hardly
a day passes but what | am called
in and expected to perform the
miracle of saving the life of
some poor wreck who has sud-
denly gone blind. or whose in
sides are literally eaten out, or
who raves in the throes of
drunken insanity. Moonshine
causes all this; and, as every
physician knows, the insane
asylums are being filed with
men driven crazy by this poison.
Il have seen men die, their bo-
dies and souls eaten up by the
stuff, and such terrible agony
and suffering as they endured be-
fore death struck horror even in
my heart, and | am hardened to
seeing men die. | just wish that
everyone of the thousands who
are slowly committing suicide
with moonshine could witness
the terrible death struggle of
drinker. | wish | could lead
them to the asylums and point
out to them the babbling idiots
and the raving wildmen who
were short time ago sane men
like themselves. ! wish they
could listen to the tale of anguish
of a drinker who suffers the pen
atty of blindness, and hear his
prayers and his pleadings to Gud
for another chance. If they
would ever witness these daily
occurrences, know they would
never drink again.
The moonshine octopus has
its tentacles in every city and
village in the country, sucking
from the people their birthright
of health and happiness. 1t has
eaten its way into the core of
our social system and saturated
and polluted it with its poison"
Askov American., 1924-01-03
a BARGAIN AT THAT

A reader of the American who
is interested in the granting Of
the soldiers bonus handed us a
clipping the other day which was
headed, "A Bargain at That" and
written by Arthur Brisbane,
reading as follows:
The bonus bill is back in Con-
gress. Capital, fearing to be
taxed. tells you with teers in its
eyes, 1t will cost 20 millions Of
dollars next year if you give the
soldiers their bonus Another
year of war would have cost this
country $1,000 million dollars.
The men that went across, lost
their jobs and watched the pros
porous people prohteering, pre-
vented that