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Newspaper
The Lemmon Herald
Location
Lemmon, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1915
Page
8
Columbia Grafanolas and several businesses list sales terms. R M Horr Jewelers and tailors offer installments. Real estate listings and banking names appear, including First State Bank Lemimn and First National Bank.
The piece argues alfalfa’s superior hardiness and hay value will anchor agriculture in the West River region. It forecasts declining seed prices to cents per pound, boosting net returns per acre to $117, then $63, and credits alfalfa with soil improvement, needing cattle dairy beef and hog integration. It cites Nelson’s Williams county experience as proof of yield potential.
Minot North Dakota October 18 registration begins for 110000 acres of Fort Berthold lands opened to settlement under the lottery system. Surface rights only with coal reserved. Homesteads of 160 acres. Registration runs to October 30 in Minot Bismarck and Plaza. Drawing starts November 4.
A farmer named F. A. Finca offers farm loans and a square deal to anyone looking to sell land. The message emphasizes value of established relationships over chasing new connections. Local tone suggests rural finance and land transactions.
Local notes report Mobridge and Lemmon High school teams with strong lineups expected for a Saturday clash. A high school orchestra formed under Miss Schulze and Ros Daniels now has fifteen members, while class officers and debates shape student activity. The football team seeks student support and pride in Lemmon High as coaches prepare for the season opener.
Fragmented text mentions rainy conditions near AH and various names and places. It references individuals such as Thompson, Perret, Brenemad, Carl, Hane Avhere, and Albert LikGon with scattered notes on activities, bids, and a Sunday money appeal for old rags. Text is garbled and hard to interpret.
Wm H Doherty longtime St Marys Church trustee and former postmaster died Saturday in Willmar Minn His funeral at St Marys Catholic Church Lemmon was led by Father C McDevitt with Father Frei officiating Mrs Layne played organ Doherty aided church work and was active in building the church May God reward him for his service to the church.
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