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Newspaper
The Lemmon Herald
Location
Lemmon, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1916
Page
4
The column lists residents and activities across the area. It mentions social visits, market items, and local notices including rentals and trades. Readers learn of people traveling, family news, and small town happenings such as sales, auctions, and community plans.
A political pamphlet extols wives taking control to curb liquor use. Mrs James Watson proposes a plan where a husband gives his wife money to buy whiskey, leaving him with no license to drink. The satire argues this would exhaust the tax base and force reform, urging households to cast votes against saloons and alcoholism.
Notice is hereby given that the Township board of Supervisors of White Butte Township will receive bids up to one o'clock p m of Aug 26 1916 for one 24 foot span steel bridge with concrete abutments across Flat creek between Sections 21 and 22 of Township 23 R 14 Perkins County ND as per plans and specifications now on file in the office of the township clerk of White Butte Township The Township board reserves the right to reject any or all bids Dated this 14th day of August 1916 D J Durick Twp Clerk
The Spencer Memorial Presbyterian Church lists a Sunday service with sermon at 10 30 a m. Sunday School at 11 45 a m. Young People's Meeting at 7 15 p m. Service with Sermon at 9 00 p m.
A collection of concise local notices: Mitchell postmaster Thomas J Bell dies at the post office. Sioux Falls hosts a South Dakota Press association meeting endorsing Congressman Dillon’s paper material export embargo bill. Dr Michael D Donovan of Fairfax dies from heat in Dallas. M Lane Rapid City land office registrar arrested for embezzling over 13000 municipal funds. Lloyd Henry a White farm hand sustains blood poisoning from rust contamination in wheat field work. Lad plans Christmas bonus for day laborers with one week’ s wages. Parkaton area threshing reports poor wheat yields six to ten bushels per acre, oats and barley better, crop prospects tight.
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