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Newspaper
Lemmon The State Line Herald
Location
Lemmon, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
4
The public notice states a weekly publication dated Friday in North Lemmon Adams County North Dakota opposite Lemmon. It references Dathelving Parity on the Pacific Extension of the Chicago Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railway.
A fragmentary 1908 directory section lists county officials including Auditor Hurt and Treasurer Beverenth Hayiater with unclear spellings, various state and county officers such as States Attorney Norte, County Judge Sanderall, Superintendent Havin, and County Commissioners including Totty and Wachter.
The ticket lists Thomas F. Marshall for U S Senator and A J Gronna L B Hanna for Congress. State officials include M N Johnson for Governor, Alfred Blaisdell for Secretary of State, and W L Stockwell for Supt. of Public Instruction. A lengthy note argues against paying witnesses in final proof cases and cites a Prairie township incident as a timely lesson. Local Missouri Township items report travels, social events, road use to the reservation, crop standings, and a Fargo Republican readers meeting signaling party unity led by James Kennedy.
A proposed call for ten district conventions, one in each judicial district, aims to mobilize delegates from county organizations and district based Republican candidates, state central committeemen, and Republican newspaper publishers. The effort is presented as a promising augury for party prospects at the polls.
The Lemmon school district organized its new board with P. J. Tscharner as president and D. D. Gettman as vice president. E. T. Vallin appointed clerk at 48 dollars annually with a 500 dollar bond. Treasurer H. H. Aldrich bond set at 2500 dollars. Tuition for non residents set at 32 cents per month. Clerk to verify land title for a school block priced around 1000 dollars. Vallin took the census, listing 74 school age children, about 60 expected to attend across 10 grades except 7th and 9th. Location for classes undecided.
District court in Adams County adjourns with Judge Winchester presiding. Guilty pleas include Ramsthel and Drenker for pigging, Goodwin for rape. Ballard and Madsen cases rescheduled or dismissed. Rendahl heirs awarded estate and $600 against Mikkel Rendahl. Tony Streit fined $200 and jailed for pigging. Civil matters settled amicably. Republican Central Committee set to meet September 2 in Bismarck to elect officers. Mr and Mrs Hoisington host Mrs DeVeney and Mrs Ballats returning from Yellowstone trip.
Mary Arden in Everybody's argues that musical education must grow among the masses to judge art rightly. She faults American critics for shaping taste and asserts that public galleries and concertgoers, not aristocratic verdicts, determine a work's fate. She laments high opera prices and limited performances hindering broad cultural spread.
The article recounts Sir John Herschel and Charles Babbage discussing showing both sides of a shilling, leading to the creation of early motion devices. Babbage’s dinner table experiment inspired a friend Dr. Jitson to build a working model called the phantasmagoria, later developments described as the thaumatrope and zentrope. Muybridge produced the first systematically photographed sequences in 1877.
A garbled excerpt argues petroleum or petrataqnes was known long ago, noting mortars for Nineveh and Babylon walls, ancient waxes, and springs suggesting early supply sources. It references German and other Eastern contexts and mentions New York and America in passing.
In Strand Magazine an incident describes a robber repairing a safe in a bank strong room. A time lock kept the door closed overnight. The burglar, knowing the secret, opened a manhole for air and slept until the vault door opened in the morning.
A lively note describes a shopper with a rich purse buying vegetables and meat without concern for weight or quality. The buyer tells the butcher what meat he wants, pays the price, and leaves satisfied, illustrating a casual market scene in Buenos Aires.
A brief Washington Star quip notes a man remarks on financial habits of men with wives. Mr Meeks asks a rhetorical question about asking wives, his son replies that he does not ask because his wife plays bridge whist.
A man recalls a lifetime of severe injuries and losses from childhood to early adulthood. He describes severed toes and fingers, lost limbs, and multiple traumas endured during wartime and disaster, detailing a harsh personal history with stark, grim images.
A large crowd formed around two fashionable girls as a struggle began. A man tried to intervene and calm the scene, while discussions mention a gift and a European context. The fragment hints at a tense moment among witnesses and participants.
A fragmented passage notes that literary work is often said to be better by a man, while questioning if a woman can publish until she is thirty or thirty two. The speaker mentions Miss Oldgirine leaving, calling her the most delightful man encountered.
A clipped Louisville Courier Journal quotation contrasts a farmer’s blunt view of Congress with a claim that a combined man can keep him busy. The fragment hints at skepticism of politics and practical labor.
From the Start interview with an attorney reveals a wife recounts meeting her husband and discovering his income at marriage. The exchange shows a cautious, courteous tone as questions probe early signs of intimidation and real earnings.
A fragment from the York Telegraph explains visual illusions seen on trains and walls, detailing how perspective and movement affect perception. It describes the apparent motion of objects, how angles deceive the eye, and notes a common misread of revolving images while highlighting how distance and alignment alter what viewers perceive.
A garbled exchange suggests a discussion on male honesty and deceit, with remarks about the character of men and the magician’s notes. The fragmentary Chicago Record-Herald source hints at social commentary on trust and appearance.
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