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Newspaper
The Lemmon Herald
Location
Lemmon, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1917
Page
1
Psi elections update notes office selection amid finance data and district links. City and Adams County report on borrowed funds and valuation changes.
A meeting of the Inter-State Oil Company officers last Thursday elected 0.5. Quammen president L. W. Ginther vice president J. C Billott treasurer and Geo. Gamtvoort secretary. Directors include O. S. Quammen Carl Austad J. C. Eliott and Adolph Meidinger. The firm plans tanks and pumps to wholesale oil and gas and aims to begin operations by early March. The company seeks steady supply amid past famine, anticipating competition to keep Standard Oil stocked.
R W Scott representative from Perkins County and C G Glendenning senator from Harding and Perkins face disqualification under the state constitution. Paragraph three of Chapter three Article III cited. LC Peck, Lemmon State Bank president, sold his interest last week to new stockholders. C C Siderius named president, A G Macomber VP, Harry Ris cashier, directors elected.
Fargo stock records show the Equity Exchange expanding from five hundred thousand to one hundred thousand issued with total income about fifty six thousand four hundred six dollars. Magnus Johnson asserted the Non Partisan League aims to outpace its sister organization statewide. J M Anderson and other officials were re elected. Equity Cooperative Packing names P M Casey as president and A M Baker secretary with W Olson treasurer. District representation concerns highlighted for Perkins and North Dakota legislative districts.
Theo Hamlin reported raising 11 036 04 dollars worth of crops on 45 acres using alfalfa seed from Jones Seed Co at 50 cents a pound. Five acres yielded 114 20 per acre from seed and 15 tons of cut hay valued at 225 dollars, totaling 159 20 per acre. The remaining 100 acres yielded 1200 bushels of flax stored, with seed valued at 3 00 per bushel, estimating 3600 dollars for the crop.
A regional plan by a farmers league aims to abolish taxation on farm improvements and to elect legislators supportive of such laws. The group advocates state or nationally owned storage facilities and coordinated marketing, while warning partisan leaders will resist the movement. Strong local support is reported despite political hurdles in North Dakota Minnesota Montana and surrounding states.
Fragmented text indicates a local incident involving a tasing event at Porretta with unclear details. No clear names, dates, locations, or organizations are readable to verify specific facts.
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