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Newspaper
Philip Weekly Review
Location
Philip, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1908
Page
2
Local notes from Grindstone and Philip cover a May 22, 1908 issue with social events. Dance attendance, visitors from Omaha and Akron Town, farm work, river conditions, and railroad activity are documented. Names include Olson, Ploage, Shinn, Runyan, Thorp, Fulton, Mauthewa, Cavanaugh, Hamlin, Currington, Matthews, Miles, and Guernsey among residents and visitors.
Ash Creek reports William Ferguson took a business trip to Fort Pierre last week. Clyde Patrick lost a valuable horse recently. The town now fields a baseball nine with Sunday practice sessions. Marion Bennett came from his Pedro-area ranch and is breaking prairie for Hamilton Roth. Clyde Patrick also traveled to Gottanwood.
A roundup of district activity includes Petersen brothers building a shack on their father’s claim in section 28, Burns planting twenty five acres of corn, and Cecil Wood’s eye injury from a plow hammer. Reports note recent beneficial rains after a dry spell, corn planting optimism, and community events around Hardingrove, Milesville, and Philip. A midweek rain halted a political meeting but Vessey and Hawkins spoke to a small crowd. Excursion plans to Chicago for the Republican Convention offer a $25.35 round trip with return by June 30. A horse, berries, and a new buggy feature in local notes as residents pursue crops and improvements.
A contest notice from the United States Land Office Pierre dated May 12 reports Clinton contestant challenging Homestead entry in Township 5 North Range 19 East. Allegations include abandonment and lack of improvements. claimant claims absence of farming use due to Army service and other duties. Hearing scheduled at 10 o clock a.m. on a specified date. Albert Wheelon, Register.
Prairie Farmer describes moving a farm building by placing two poles longer than the width under the structure. Jack up the wagon wheels, bore holes in the poles, drop bolts through, chain the front to prevent spreading, hitch teams, and the building will move.
White beans are a good crop when grown with best methods. Use good sized seed and plant after frost danger passes. Grow enough for family, even on small land with moderate manure. Beans fix nitrogen via root bacteria. ensure soil around roots is well aerated through food cultivation.
A recent invention improves ditching plows for sewer and drainage ditches. The simple device shows a beam extending forward and upward from a triangular cleaner with two wings to move excavated material from ditch edges. The beam hinges to allow vertical motion and a lower hinged blade provides a cutting edge.
Describes a lightweight plow that enters the earth, carries excavated material to a surfer, and is braced by a sup D at the forward end. The beam A connects to a clevis back with a draft bar F and apertured clevis bar for a pulley block. A windlass drives a cable from a traction engine to draw the car forward. Its lightness allows loading on a truck for transport.
A historical note cites Gifford Pinchot questioning the impact of Christmas tree cutting on forests and urging wiser methods rather than a ban. It also delivers practical dairy farming tips on selecting a young cow, emphasizing age, milk storage, and identifying a strong milk vein.
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