The Mellette County pioneer. [volume], June 29, 1923, Image 1

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Mellette County’s Alfalfa Tour Was Pulled Off On Schedule and It was A Success
VdXME XII.
THE FIRST ALFALFA TOUR
The* first alfalfa tour in Mellette
county or in the* state of South Dakota
has passed into history, and from
what we were able to gather from om
"visitors and from our home people
who participated in this tour, it was a
pronounced success. It was a very
busy season, acres and acres of alfalla
that should have been cut and in the
stack ten days or two weeks ago is
still standing in the field awaiting
the mower; corn needed cultivating
and some are not vet through plant
ing corn, and for this reason the at
tendance by our own people was not
as lurge as it would have bet n had the
season been more favorable this spring
end the farmers not so far behind
with their work.
The first day, Tuesday, the tour
Sta ted about one hour late and tin
lg r jt stop was made at the S. A. Hill
fi-rm east of \\ ood where a lield of ul
< rail a was inspected, and the d s
otingui bed visitors wen* formally in
tr dueed to the people, livery one ot
the speakers that bad been advertised
to be present (*n the tour, with the ex
ception of ('ommissinner of Immiura
tion Irwin D. Aldrich, the moving pie
ture cameraman of the State college,
and the representative ot tin* Interna
tionui Ilaivester ( oinpimy. Mr. Aid
rich was unable to come on account
ol the condition ol tin* roads between
here and Pierre, and Mr. Scarhro, of
the State college, was tied up at
Pierre with a hi/ camp of boys and
girls clubs an d was the re •
lore unable to attend the tour am.
take some moving pictures. At the
Hill farm Mr. Nick Casper, of Rapid
City, president of the Western Alfalfa
Seed Growers Association, and him
self an extensive grower of aifalta.
made a short talk, after which tin
party journeyed to the Hugh Sinclaii
farm where a fine field of alfalfa in
lull bloom was inspected, and each ol
tin* partv piovided themselves with a
bouquet of alfalfa blossoms to wear.
Alter a few short talks the party
moved on to the M. C. Hordes ranch,
where another field of alfalfa was in
spected and his large held of cattle
was observed in passing. The part}
started an hour behind schedule and
the morning stops had to be brief in
order to get on schedule time. Some*
eighteen or twenty cars were in line
when tk.ey got back to Wood, and a
very brief stop was made in town,
where* the White Kiver Cowboy band
rendered seme excellent music. Then
on they went to the Danker ranch north
of town to view* the oldest field of al
falfa in the county—a field that has
been producing fine hay crops since
1910 —and from present appearances
will continue to produce good crops of
hay and seed for another ten years
without reseeding. A short talk was
made by Mr. Danker, the owner of the
ranch, and also by Mr. Casper.
The party next proceeded to the
Cody Sinning farm, where the Cody
community was assembled in goodly
numbers, and after a few selections by
the band and a short talk or two the
tourist party was given a dandy good
feed, consisting of sandwiches, salads,
coffee and cake. It was a most boun
teous and satisfying feed, and wu
thoroughly enjoyed bv every membci
of the party. After dinner the cigars
were passed, and then the entire party
walked down to E. If. Hamilton’s
field of Cossack alfalfa, where a very
interesting and instructive talk was
given on alfalfa by Ralph Johnson,
agronomist of the State college at
Brookings. His remarks were listened
to with marked atention and evervoni'
present was much interested in what
lie had to say about the different va
rieties of alfalfa grown in this state,
as he explained them thorughlv. The
party then returned by way of Happy
Hollow, making a stop at the Pete
Petersen farm, where a field of certi
fied alfalfa was inspected and a good
talk was made by Mr. Johuson.
Tli e next stop was' at the
S. R. Langley farm in Rosebud Yal,
ley, and here a real show had been
provided for the tourists. There was
a fine field of alfalfa with two sep
urate and distinct varieties, ami Mr.
Johnson again made a talk about this
wealth producing plant. A fine herd
of registered Polled Angus cattle next
attracted the attention of the partv
and Mr. W. J. K ennedv, proles-or ol
animal husbandry' of the lowa State
college, at Arnes, lowa, a man who is
a real authority on fine stock, having
judged stock in some ol the large in
ternational stock shows, gave a very
interesting talk. Some fine mures
with colts at their sides were next
shown and tin* good and had points
were most thoroughly discussed and
pointed out bv the speaker, and then
4 Here’s to Old Glory
Our Flag— What It Stands For—How to Treat It
“The flag of the United States
svmboli/es that freedom, equality,
justice and humanity for which our
forefathers sacrificed their lives and
personal fortunes. Today this flag
.(•presents a nation of over 100,000,000
free people, its Constitution and in
stitutions, its achievements and aspir
ations.
“The national flag represents the
living country and is itself considered
as a living thing.
“1 pledge allegiance to the flag of
llh* l nited States and the Republic
tor which it stands, one nation in
divisible, with liberty and justice for
all.”
“During the ceremony of hoisting
or lowering the flag when the Ihr
is passing in parade or review all
persons present should stand at at
tention facing the flag. Men’s head
dress should ho removed with the
right hand held at the left shoul
der. Those present in uniform
-liouhl salute with -the right hand.
Women should stand at attention
facing the flag or as the flag is pass
ing in parade should salute by placing
the right hand over tlit* heart. If the
national anthem is played and no flag
is present all stand at attention and
salute at the first note of the anthem,
retaining the position until the last
note of the air is played.
Anthem
“The Star-Spangled Banner” is
recommended for universal recogni
tion as the national anthem.
WINNER MERCHANT BOOSTS
ROSEBUD OVER RADIO
Ben Butts of Winner, S. D., who
attracted considerable attention in
merchandising circles by starting
business without a penny of capital
and in a little more than three years
built a business which (employs over
thirty clerk every Saturday, was in
Norfolk Thursday enroute home frdtn
eastern points where be transacted
business. While here Mr. Butts vis
ited a number of friends and stopped
in The News radio broadcasting sta
tion just before tin* 1*2:15 p. rn. pro
cram was being broadcast. He was
ieque. ted to make a brief radio talk
and tell hi busine > experiences, hut
instead of dealing in personal afnfirs
Mr. Butt s took occasion to praise the
Rosebud country.
Text of His Talk
The talk be gave by radio from
“WMAG’”is as follows*:
“This is the first time that I have
been given the opportunity to speak
by n olio and I want to confess that
it is a strange experience. I would
prefer speaking to you when I can
see your lures and <jet some idea of
how my tulk is getting aeross. Talk
i»L r ail invisible nudionee urhie.li
Symbol
Pledge
Saint o
OFFICIAL PAPER OR MELLETTE COUNTY
WOOD, MELLETTE COUNTY, SOU'] H DAKOTA, JUNE 29, 1923.
Readers: Study this, then clip it.
“There is but one Federal statute
which protect* the* flag throughout
the country from desecration. This
law provides that a trademark erfi
iiut be registerd which consists uf.tr
comprises, among other tilings, the
flag, coat of arms or other insignia of
the United States ora ny simulation
thereof. (33 Stat. L. p. 725, Feb. 20.
1005.)
“ The flag should be displayed from
sunrise to sunset only or between
such* source as designated by proper
authority on national and state holi
days and im historic and special oc
casions. The flag should always be
hoisted briski.v and lowered slowly
md ceremoniously.
“When carried in a procession with
another flag or flags the place of the*
flag of the United States is on tlie
right.
“When a number of flags are
rouped and displayed from stall’s the
lag of the United States should be
in th<> center and at the highest point
>f the group.
“When used on a speaker’s plat
form the Hag should be displayed
above and behind the speaker. It
should never be used to cover the
speaker’s desk nor drape over the
front of the platform.
“When used in unveiling a statue
or monument the flag should not be al
lowed to tall to the ground, but
should be carried aloft to wave out
scattered over many states seems
somewhat uncanny. However, what I
! have to say is really’ local and is in
tended for the cars of my friends and
my neighbors up in the great country
called the Rosebud country in South
Dakota. The announcei lias told you
that 1 come from that country and
1 while I will not dwell on my personal
business I am going to take this op
portunity* to tell every one in the
hearing of my voice that it is a privi-
lege to live in the great Rosebud
country’ of South Dakota. I could
take up many hours telling you about
that greet agricultural country around
W inner, ('ohmic, Dallas and the rest
of those great Rosebud communities,
hut I will leave that to your maps and
the reports. Sufficient to say that the
Rosebud country i- the garden spot of
\meriea and part of the richest 100
#
square n iles in the world.
“I have just returned from a buy
ing trip in the eastern markets and
for (lie information of our Rosebud
country* friends who are listening in
at this time I wish to say that the
business outlook is excellent. W'liilc
commodities of all kinds are on the
Flag Lav;
Display
Platform
Hog Slump Temporary
forming a distinctive feature during
the remainder of the cermony.
Church
“When the flag is displayed in
church it should be from a stafl
placed on the congregation’s right
a s they face the clergyman, with tin
service flag, state flag or other flag
on the left wall. If in the chance
the flag of the United States should
be placed on the clergyman’s right a
he faces the congregation.”
Do not dip the flag # of the l nited
States to any person or any thing
The regimental color, state flag, or
ganization or institutional flag wil 1
lender this honor.
Do not let the flag of the United
States touch the ground or trail in
the water.
Do not use the flag of the United
States in any* form of advertising nor
fasten an advertising sign to a flag.
Do not use the flag as drapery;
use hunting
Do jiot drape the flag over the hood,
top or sides of a vehicle, or of a rail
road train or boat. If it is desired to
display the llag on a motor car atlix
the staff firmly to the chassis or
clamp it to the radiator cap.
Do not use the flag of the United
States as a receptacle for receiving,
holding, carrying or delivering any
thing.
heavy. People in our country are
naturally interested in the future of
farm products. The break in the hog
market though disappointing is not
permanent and signs in the east lead
me to believe that hog prices will be
right again. The cattle market con
tinues strong and the demand heavy.
“People in the Rosebud country
will be especially interested in the
news that immigration is becoming
heavier and in the east every* face is
pointed westward all of which indi
cates that new land will he sought by*
our new citizens. It will be such pro
ductive land as is located in our
great country of tin* Rosebud in South
Dakota which will be sought most.
“I wish to thank vou for the oppor
tunity* of saying just a w*ord about
ilie Rosebud country* and to impress
upon vou all once more that w*c people
of the Rosebud country feel it is a
privilege to live there.’’—-Norfolk
New’s.
Paul Meyer, who was seriosuh
wounded by being: kicked by a horse,
is able to leave the hosptial and with
his wife and baby will soon occupy
the Larnier house in east Winne
Dont’s
FORI) INCREASES LEAD IN
SECOND WEEK OF VOTING
Will the voters ol‘ tin Cnit.-d States.
tlirouL,h straw votes, torn.* Henry
lord onto the Hi 111 alat ic le:i do rs us
that party's presidential candielate in
1924? Will the Democratic leaders
ignore the veiiec ol the peop .* and try
to win w ith (iovernor AI Sin tii ol
New A ork and his liberal view as
expressed in his si* ninLj the stae* pro
hilution n peal lull recentl\ ? <>r will
McAdoo come* in as a last minute
dark horse and nrab the liemorrutic
nomination? Is Hardin' a uod ol
tlie Repuhliean nominal on u Ceirel
is selecteel by the Democrat ? Will
Hiram dolnison or Hoover lie the
H. O. I*, choice in the attempt to hold
the solid Republican vi le if Cord runs
lor the Democrats ?
I hex* and a thousand otlu*r ques
tions are the topics ot discussion in
even community since the Pioneei
**re udei tial Te tha p led up sonic 1
vvrv in*ere tiii'_r Injures leu - political
prophets to study.
I lircurjh this new papei *s member
sliip in the Cublislier \s Autocaster
* y erviee ol New A ork it i- in position
to combed this nation wide voting
• es.t. Halle iiiiLt started dune 1 and
.\ ill close .1 ulv 1,
Del unis l rum 21 state s received to
day. at the* end ol the second week
•*l voting* shows h’ord runuinj; far in
the lead w ith 7.d,0 12 votes to I lard
no's .12,022. d his vote is re present
ative ot the small town and rural
community choices and is consistent
with the bi_r city and larger town
tttc'c-to-laeo straw vote* now nearinu
an end as conducted by Collier’s Na
tional \Ve*ek Iv.
1 lie* sixth \vee*k <d veiling as an
uouiieed by Cedlier’s hi this week’s
issue, dune* 27-20, -hows Corel (H,!HS
and I hireling .1d,.! 14i. I he*n comes
MeAdoo w ith 1 »,Ho7; Cox 12,152,
Johnson 12d ills; Hughes lid 7!); Smith
10,022, and llen.ver 7,905.
The natioii-wi le* the* l*ifuieer
indicates that the real i .sue in our
unalbr e*onimunitie‘s is “Corel or
Hardin*' ?” !( will be notice*d that
aiore* than two thirds of the total
b r >;> vote*s <as 1 in * went v four
tales are tor these two leaders, (in
the either ha* d t e Colder vote, which
is representative ot the* big citv and
larger town sentiment, shows, alter
Cord and Hardiny, a :« ore even dis
tribution of votes to leaders like Me -
Adoo, Johnson, Hughes, (Ax, Smjtli
ind I loover.
The 27,0 S I Vile pi leal lip for Coy.
>Tnith of New York and which
places him third in the* Cioiicer poll,
comes mostly j loin Now A ork w here
22,022 va tes were uiveu him, putting
him in the lead over both Hanling auel
Cord.
Tlie* big sw ni; for Smith started
imnediatelv alte r le sh lied .the* dry
repeal bill, but the surpri inn fact
is that virtually even state* turned in
a compaintive’y heavy ve»te for him.
Ibis lias given pohti<*al leader's some
new toed lor thought.
It has always been a -timed that
a‘ ‘ liberal candidate* sucb as Smith
with his state* prohibit ion repeal,
would ne:t stand any chance* in the
small town mid rural districts where
vote*rs a re* all slipper »d to be* “ dry ’’
still the votes aie* in and here* tor the
'eaders te> stuely.
Ceuel \s a n lie Ml licence lit at . pi in.’ !ie*!d.
Mass., last we*el, that he* woo'd not be
i canelielate* for the* pie* idem y is tak
en with a grain e>f salt by 1 ><»t ii Dcmei
crats and Re*pub!ie*ans. 'lho straw
vote*s show that he* is a se*rious e*e>n
teneler in the* public's mind anel ne>
eioubt public sentiment will force him
into the race.
Corel M*em erpiall.v stremg in all
parts of the* country, as the vote by
state's shows. If he* we*rc on the
Democratic ticked and the ve>te was
te> be taken toelav it is possible* hei
would carry some oi* the* regular Re
publican states.
This newspaper’* nation-wide Presidential Voting Teat !■ showing t
“wet plank.” Governor Smith of Now York, who recently signed ft
state prohibition roi>cal hill, is polling a vote hich coupled with hit
Smith PoUin
N UMBER 22.
liesults of voting at end of second
week in twenty-four states:
Ford _ .73,542
11 an line: 32,023
Smith (N. Y.) 27,581
M< Adoo 10,906
\\ 11 Ml 8,392
•Johnson 3,051
h< t 3,610
l nderwood 3,034
Cox 2,807
Bryan 1,932
LaFollette 1,920
Hughes 1,409
11« m>\ t r 1,234
Borah > 721
Reed (Mo.) . . 710
Capper . 581
Haskell (Okla.) ......644
Debs 407
den 308
Scattered votes 4,221
Total 180,455
Interest in the Pioneer Presidential
I deetion Test is growing and locally
\w had the heaviest vote east the past
week that we have had so far. Many
are mailing u.s their votes and others
are coming to the office and casting
their votes personally. We received
thirteen votes from Kunningville pre
cinct this week and A 1 Smith of New
Tork received ten of these and Ford
the other three. It would appear from
this vote that Kunningville is pretty
much inclined toward the wet gover
nor o! New York. However, in the
total local vote Ford maintained his
(Continued on page four)
STABBING AFFAIR AND
BOOZE RAID AT WINNER
\ large quantity of finished moon-
a still ami two fifty-gallon bar
i cl-! of mash were found by the city
authorities in the home of John 'and
< has. V oung in the east addition of
tin* city this morning. They took
I id''session of the still and moonshine
and arrested the Youngs.
Tit two Your*. ajr.’Uso under ar
rest tor gambling, being charged with
ha vino taken part in a poker game
which, it is said, ended ip a stabbing
aifuir in which Chris Colomb was
stubbed in the back with a knife and
is in the ho pit a 1 in a serious condition.
The city police were called about
one o clock last night and upon ans
wering the cull found evidence that
t here had been a fight. Colomb had
been stabbed in the back and was in
a serious condition from loss of blood,
lie was taken to the hospital and
physicians called who, upon examina
tion, lound four deep wounds iu
t’licted by the knife. It is thought
lie will recover.
The \oungs were taken in custody
hist night and while searching them,
it is said, a memorandum of sules was
loimkl which aroused the suspicion of
the officers and they went to the
doling home this morning and upon
(arching the house, found the still,
ma.-h and finished product.—Winner
Advocate.
Harvey Clothing Store is Sold
A deal was made Thursday where
by Lee St. Clair of Winner became
the owner of the Harvey Clothing
•'tore in Dallas. Mr. Harvey has open
ed an office in the* Wineheli building
and will devote bis time to writing
insurance. Mr. St. Clair now' has
charge of the store. The interior of
the building is being re decorated and
repaired and the new' proprietor ex
pects to conduct a real clothing
store, carrying a full stock of every
thing to wear for men and hovs. Mr.
St. C lair is an experienced clothier,
having been employed An the Dew’dl
store at Winner for the past live years.
Dallas News.
Lelund is one of our Mellette county
homesteaders, having homesteaded a
nice quarter north of Wod, which he
si ill owns. His Mellette county
Irioiids will be glad to hear that he
is making good.
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