Plan to Improve Seed Grain Through Elevator Network
A. E. Chamberlain of the Farmers' Institute outlines a plan to boost seed grain quality by coordinating state elevator companies. Each station would dedicate bins to specific varieties, with local managers selecting profitable seeds and buyers promoting better seed to farmers. The approach aims to swap inferior seed for better options, stressing home purchase of seed soon after threshing to avoid weed contamination.
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Chamberlain
Farmers’ Institute Board
Aone Rie
Minneapolis
Yates
van Duse
Buers
Standard Oil Declares September Dividend at Six Dollars
Standard Oil Company announces a six dollar per share dividend for the current quarter to be paid on September first. With 983,383 shares outstanding, total disbursement for the quarter reaches 5,800,298 dollars. If December returns to ten dollars per share, the annual per share would be forty dollars, totaling nearly forty million dollars for 1909. The September payout has been six dollars for several years.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
South Dakota State Fair Showcases 1909 Excellence in Exhibition
The South Dakota Annual Fair demonstrates a robust, well organized 1909 program with full facilities and reserve power. The editorial lauds the fair board, plans by E. B. Dinnee and Geo. Issenhuth, and the diverse exhibits for home farming and industry. It emphasizes farmer education, mutual aid, and the scientist farmer who tests theories and shares results.
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South Dakota
E. B. Dinnee
Geo. Issenhuth
Brookings
Fair Board
Sunday school convention attendance reaches record high
Beginning Saturday evening the county Sunday school convention opened at Ethan. Attendance for Sunday sessions was the largest in the association's history, rising by 400 with strong interest and enthusiasm. The program featured the Ethan choir and Mitchell orchestra with several solos. Dr. J. S. Hougland and Rev. E. B. Jeffers preached practical sermons. Miss Sadie Netson, state secretary of elementary work, offered tips, and Y M C A secretary Whittaker spoke on boys.
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Ethan
Mitchell
J. S. Hougland
EB. M. Jeffers
Sadie Netson
Whittaker
County figures show 14000 population and 1750 church members
County statistics report a population of 14 000 and 1750 Sunday School members with one in seven county residents in schools and one in 13 nationally. E Morris of Mitchell was elected president, Frank Shannon of Ethan vice president, and Mrs Alex Anderson secretary-treasurer.
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E. Morris
Mitchell
Frank Shannon
Ethan
Alex Anderson
Attendance Drop Prompts Schooling Pledge in Town
Officials note a sharp fall in seventh to eighth grade and primary attendance after classes resumed Tuesday. Superintendent Hoff cites 79 eighth graders last year versus 538 this year, urges early enrollment for proper class placement, and highlights high school overcrowding until the new building opens soon.
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Hoff
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Watte Goods
India
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Wwe
A. E. Chamberlain
Standard Oil
Darmstadt
the State Fair
County Sunday School Convention
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