The state-line herald., January 05, 1912, Image 1

About The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912

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Cbampion Wheat
Grower of America
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When James Todd, afaj-mer of Gey
er. Mont, a smail town on the Great
Mortbtrn railroad, won the $1,000
-livercup presented by James J. Hill
St. Paul, for the best 100 pounds of
wheat
exhibited at the annual Amet-i
inLami and Irrigation Exposition ID
ladiM'm Square Garden, this city,
.Bt month, Todd naturally received
11 the creditfor the cultivation of sucb
teellent grain.
But, from revelations since, it be
iraes known that it took a women
it in the real west to show the world
ien- to tind the best species
of wheat.
Hal iMiUifii A'a.» I'O oilier tliau .Virs».
MDMTOC OF
THE
Weil, let them laugh. I guess if
i "in it will be our turn to laugh at
em," answered Mrs. Todd.
And Air. and Mrs. Todd have laugh
-1 since this conversation took place,
ifact, according to reports received
•re,thee iptureof thecuphas actually
pSected the price of land around Gey-
Farmers who early in the spring
wed their land for «ale and named
•sir owj price have boosted it since
"sup award. It has caused generel
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en
rejoicing among the farmers and busi
ness men throughout the country. No
other event this year has caused such
pleasure around the little town of Gey
ser as the winning of the James J. Hill
cup for the best crop of wheat by
James Todd, or, more accurately
•peaking, by Mrs. James Todd, who
can now be truthfully recognized as
the champion wheat grower of alt
America.
Listen Everybody! Miller Art
Co. are going to give you an op
portunity of a life time for
Photos. Now you can have that
long wished for photo taken.
Beginning Saturday, Jan. 6 and
continuing for 15 days, we will
make photos at the following
prices. Ju&t think of it the $3.00
and $3.50 styles at $1.50 per doz
en, the $4.00, $4.50 and $?. 0
siylesat $2.50 per dozen, Ant
we also have a coupon proposition
for you to investigate, and re
member the first come the first
served as when the present sup
ply of mountings ire exhausted,
we can not duplicate these prices.
So come early. Remember we
give you the same high grade of
finsh you have always had frt
our studio. Remember the place
and date. Miliar Art Co., Lem
mon, S. D.
WHO
•ought ih v .nt to New York anu
aeeu it i.. .... v A position, taking lirsi
mors easily.
Mrs. Todd now own» the fcilver cup,
ir her busband presented it to her up
a his ret irn to their home in Geyser.
admits that it was his wife who
ai»e and creditfor
Uie piize winning
.ia.i., u..,. au ~ccordingly gave the
t)phv to her.
Todd's wheat was an excellent ex
ibiiof turkej r^d wheat out of a crop
fU bushels on one acre. Seventy
:ur bushels when measured in a bushel
leisure, uutwtiencalculated by scales,
ooiethan SO bushels.
The Todd ranch is six miles from the
earest postoffice, and the family COL
ce» its reading largely to their week
i paper. In that Mrs. Todd found
le announcement of Mr. Hill's offer
ifivea cup valued at 11,000 to the
inner showing the beat wheat at the
Vorl: show.
Mrs. Todd as reared on a farm Jn
!ichi(f»B. and she knows good crops
i»n she set s Aem. Sh«- knew that
f. iodu had an unusually fine piece
wheat if rowing on his farm in Mon
aa- where they moved about 12 years
,'o, so she said one day, "Jim. we
ill send some of that fine wheat you
e raising- to
the New York Land show,
"But the neighbors will laugh if we
88i" replied Jim.
The Masquerade given by the
Modern Woodmen of America,
on New Years night was a big
success, there being about 100
masqued couples. The Wood
men extend their sincere thanks
for the generous patronage given
them by the people of lemmon.
All enjoyed a most pleasant
evening.
Rev. Martin Hyink of Inwood,
la., has excepted the call extend
ed him by the congregation of
the Presbyterian church. There
will be preaching services in the
Presbyterian church on Sunday,
January 14, at 11 a. m. and 7:30
p. m. All are cordially invited.
A. C. Culver, who will teach
in Miss McCormick's place in the
public schools of this city, arrived
from Hettinger, last Friday. Mr.
Culver is holding down a claim
near Haskell, S. D.
Millions
fees in the Northwest will be turned over within the
ing weelcj. More of them will be turned with
Deere Sulky and Gang Plows
than with anything else. We make the broad claim that
New Deere Plows
Do th« best work
Art «asi«st handled
Are lightest draft
strongest and last longest of any Riding
Plows made
CAM MOVE EVERY CLAW
4."etter
combination foot and hand lift on the
'ong-Astance sand-proof wheel boxes and perfect ad
|jja'
grade ol steel throughout than any other
Plows, and no cast iron parts. Before you spend
your good money for a plow come and see them
raiMuir
DAKOTA IMPLEMENT CO.
The State-Line
The City of Lcmmoni The Comntercial Center of the Trans-Missouri Empire.
Lemmon, Perkins Gounty, South Dakota, Friday, Jan. 5, 1912.
Tail's "Progressiveness."
New York Evening Post: The mes
sage which President Taft sent to con
gress today (Thursday) covers many
routine government matters but con
tains a few striking proposals of new
legislation. Mr. Taft comes outstrong
ly, for instance, in favor of the estab
lishment of a parcels post, and urges
congress to make immediately at least
a beginning of the system. The presi
dent also recommends the enacting of
a bill defining a new and more humane*
l.v the liability of employers for ac
cidents to their workmen, together with
the passage of pending measures to
do away with some of the mischiefs ot
delayed justice in the courts. His
most advanced and significant position
however, is taken in connection with
the civil service. Mr. Taft goes further
mail any of his predecessors in urging
t.iat all local iedei-al offices through
jut the country—collectors of interna,
revenue and of customs, commission
ers and marshals, together with post
masters of all fourclasses—should be
oy law placed in the classified service,
and that the whole mass of patronage
involved should be destroyed.
This proposal is so quietly made b\
President Taft that its radical &nu<
iat-reaching nature may easily bt
overlooked. In reality, it lays the ax
to the rcot of a hoary abuse. Mr.
L'aft frankly points out the exaci
nature of the existing method undei
-vhich the president is supposed to ap
point these federal officials. The}
are, in fact, dictated to him by sena
tors and representatives. Themotivee
for their appointment are political
they are simply rewarded for past
party services and their main al
eg i a
nee is not to the public servict
out to their patrons. All this is sel
forth toy the president explicitly, wh ,. ..
dlso speaks with emphasis of the im-
There has been in congress mucl
grumbling about Mr. Taft's use o
patronage. But now he throws down
he square challenge: Join me in do
uig away entirely witn the great bulr
of the patronage.
For the response the ecmntrv will
*aU:h with much interest. Meanwhile,
we may see in tha president's propos
als the sort of progress which appeals
to hin». He sets his heart on legisla
tion. To get definite pills enacted i:
with him the main thing. Ways am
Lneans and machinery he cares less
about. And it must be confessed tha,
he derives at his practical results with
a great deal of directness and forcc.
ff he were to succeed in getting hi.s
legislative program carried out, ii
would do a good deal to break th*
charge that he is not "progressive.
All the reforms which the progressive*
advocate—direct primaries, the initi
ative and refrendum, even the recall
-are designed to improve our political
machinery so that we may have better
laws and better administration. Bui
the means must not be exalted above
the ends. For some of those ends
particularly the rescue of the public
service from the clutches of the po
liticians—President Taft has now
shown that he go as far and work a*
hard as the next man that is his
idea of "progress," and nothing can
be said against it—if only the progress
be actually secured.
Important Notice —met «fH*-
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2
ing reduced call at Hotel Green
and obtain a square meal for
twenty-five cent*
James Hoffman Batten, the
"Little Giant of the Lyceum
Slightly Mixed
^Unless you employ me to do
your auction work you are liable
to make a greater mistake Mian
a Missouri editor who was brim*
tul of hard cider. He got a wed
ding account and a sale ad. mixed,
and served to his readers the fol
lowing dope:
William Smith, the only son ol
Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Smith was
disposed at auction to Lucy
Anderson on my farm, one mile
east of here in the presence of
seventy guests including the fol
lowing, to wit: Two mules, twel
j13
an
neose and needless burden" placeo school teacher of
upon theexecutlv&by this distribution
patronage. His time, with the tirrn
congressmen, is eaten into by tht
incessant demand for appointment
office with all the wearisome canvash
mjf of "credentials." and weij^hinjf oi
•"iniluence.'' What the presidentcalls
for is the casting out of the whok
astern bay and baggage, so that then
nay be, on the one hand, an assurer
:areer in the public service, for thost
Aho enter it by examination and ar*
promoted for merit, and on the other
more freedom and opportunity for th
high officers of the government tc
spend their strength on really impor
tant tasks. If the recommendations
ivhich President Taft now makes were
&o be carried out, we should have an
intension of civil service reform goin#
e.yond -the fondest dreams of tht
earliest advocates of that cause in
this country.
ve
head of cattle. The Rev. Jack
son tied the nuptial the least
averaging 1,250 pounds on the
noof. The beautiful home of the
oride was tastefully decorated
with a spade, a sulky rake, one
one feed grinder, one set double
harness almost new and just be
fore the ceremony was pro
nounced Mendelssohn's wedding
march was played by one milch
cow five years?, old, one jersey
cow earring a bunch of flowers
in her Ivind and lookingcharming
in a gown made of light spring i
wagon, two boxes of apples, two
racks of hay, one grindstone,
and trimed with about 180
bushels of spuds. The groom is
a well known and popular young
man and has always stood well
among society circles of twelve
Berkshire hogs, while the bride
accomplished and talented
a Splendid drove
of Poland China pedigrees ifj
desired. Among the beautiful]
presents were two sets of knives
and forks, one spring harrow,!
ne wheel barrow, one go-cart,
and other articles too numerous!
to mention. The bridal couple
left yesterday on an extended
1
trip, term of twelve months time,,
extended to responsible parties,
otherwise spot cash. Luncheon I
will be served at the table.
After this Mr. and Mrs. Smith
will go to housekeeping in a cozy
home at the corner of main and
Col- R. F. Granby, Auctioneer.
I work for you from the time
you date your sale with me until
the last article is sold sale day.
Free instructions how to arrange
property for a farm sale to any
one asking for some, whither you
employ me or not.
H. H. Pomeroy, Live Stock
and Real Estate Auctioneer.
Baptist Church.
Pastor-at-Large Jas. B. Mc
Keehan of Sioux Falls will preach
here Sunday Jan. 7 and each
evening of next week at 7:30 p.
m. All Christians and every one
interested in the religious awak-1
ing of the city of Lemmon are
kindly invited to join in the
meetings.
Such subjects as will be of in
terest to all will be discussed each i
evening.
Heating plant is being put in
order and house will be well!
heated. i
Remember the date of the next
number of the Lecture Course,
Jan. 9.
-to save dimes
meals at Hotel i
Help Wanted
by eating 25c
Green.
F. S. Salisbury refwnw# to the
city last Wesnesday after spend
inga week at Farmington, Wash.
James Hoffman Batten, lec
tures on Tuesday evening, Jan.
9, as a number of the Lecture
Course.
There will p® a cor^binsticn
Platform,"is the next number
of the lecture course. n«*t Ttiea- January 13. Lift vour articles
day, Jan. 9. with H. H. Poniproy.
Having once secured
A CUSTOMER
it is our business to make
his relations with us both
pleasant and profitable.
FIRST NATIONAL
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UNITUD STATUS DEPOSITARY
L1MMON SOUTH DAKOTA
If I thought it would help jmt a h-ast litttr hit,
To smooth out the kinks in the road
R. M. Horr
THE JKWKLEK
Lemmon, So. Dak
Mtvvp Cfjristmas
tymv J2eto i?ear
To the many who in the pant
have shown me the marks of fa
vor and friendship,
To the many whose names
prize upon the list of those
are dear to me,
To my neighbors and fellow
citizens of Lemmon and the good
folk of the Lemmon country:
I beg at this auspicious tinr
to extend the hand of fellowship
with heartfelt Yuletide Greeting
and felicitations upon a Prosper
and Happy New Year 1912.
BANK
If I thought it would point ivhcrc the uoini ii'is
Jgood
Or removejin ounce from your ad
If thought you would take it for uhat it
be pleased tolreg&rd s, u,
if thought that you thought that I meant it at
\leasf,
would wish you a Happy A'nr )'r,n
i s
F. F. Williams.
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Dacf Williams—Nuff Sed.