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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-03

Fond du Le.oCL. F. Block of
New London and L. w. Hawley of
this city Escaped death by a narrow
margin when an automobile in which
they We're riding turned turtle on the
Fond du Lac-Oshkosh road, pinioning
both, men beneath 1t, The soft mud
in the ditch at the roadside enabled
the men to dig their way from beneath
the car, which caught fire after over
turning.
Shawano.-Five business blocks In
the village of Gresham Shawano
county, burned with a loss of
10,0oO. Gresham had no. fire prQtec-
ton. Fire originated in the real of
either James CAROLS saloon or Henry
Lakes store. An unknown man was
:aken from the building in an uncon-
sCdous condition. 1t is thought he
went to sleep with a lighted cigar.
This is the second fire within nine
days.
Sturgeon Bay-W G. Arle of this
city was elected president of the
state rural carriers organization at
the state convention held at Port
age. He was elected one Of the dele
gates to the national convention,
which is to be held next September
at Nashville. Tenn. Mr. Arle has been
in the rural route service nine years,
during which time he has served as
carrier on route from the local CT.
fee. He has been vice president or
the state organization for two years,
and is one of the best posted members
of the organization on matters per-
tanning to the rural route service.
Madison-The Wisconsin fish com
mission viii ask the next leg1s
lature to repeal the law prohibiting
for fishways over dams because it be-
lieves from recent experiments that
game fish will not use them. Under
the present law the commission is EN-
severed to require fishways built in
any dam in which they are considered
necessary Many fish culturists be-
lieve that game fish will climb fish,
ways in their efforts to get upstream
to breeding places The commission,
through its superintendent, James
Nevin. conducted a test during the
month of May and found that but sew
enty-six fish, sixty-five of which were
suckers, made use of the continuance.
Oshkosh Emil Gronowski, aged IF
teen, was run over by an auto
truck and IL Is believed his injuries
will prove fatal He was riding
bicycle and IN attempting to dodge
one machine. was caught in front of
che truck, the heavy wheels OF which
passed over his head and body.
Fond du Lac.-Gen. Edward s.
Bragg was buried in grave on
a bluff overlooking Lake Winnebs
go. From the Bragg lot in Rienzi GEM
etery can be seen the gilttering ex-
panse of Lake Winnebago. while far
Their to the south il panoramic view |
OF Fond du Lac. the scene Of 81
years of the generals life.
Florence Max. the nfteen-year |
old son of General Manager Felix !
A. Vo9el of the Florence Iron Mining !
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Sto-y Of the Man Who Always Tried
to Be Funny. Especially Be.
fore Guests.

In a story by Mary Stewart Cut
ting In the Woman's Home Compan.
ion appears the following characterize.
alton OF man who made himself a
nuisance by always trying to be
funny:
Mr.. Brentwood was well born. well
educated and successful In affairs. He
had, In the eyes OF his family, one
fault-he had a masculine sense OF
humor OF homely. almost rural type,
at which his family WINGED uncon.
trollably. Mrs. Brentwood. even from
the earliest days OF their marriage.
had been wont to implore her Theo.
dore when they were expecting com.
pany. not to be funny"
Certain Jokes or mannerlsms Of
his at the table were OF daily occur.
renee. Hardly noticed any more when
they were alone. they sprang into
startling prominence when there were
guests. He always said, People come
from miles around to hear us drink
soup He jovially inquired II he might
borrow the butter or II Ellen. the
waitress. could spare him another
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Nuisance at the Table

Slice OF bread He made puns on tbe
vegetables and he had a habit Of look.
ing with sudden suspicion at any dish
handed to him. no matter how famIl.
iar' and asking dlsgustedly. What ia
this, anyway Strangers always in.
spired him particularly to their enter.
tainment. Certain ancient inherited
anecdotes could be endured BY his
vile and children, even II with acb.
Ing strain. but there was a batbtpb
story tMr. Brentwood had In his early
boyhood migrated with his parents to
what was then the edge Of the praI.
ries) beginning mendaciously. .Yo,,
know. we never took baths when I
was boy that. though 1t was anus.
Ing. nearly went beyond the pale Of
refinement, and an awful toothbrush
story which positively did. II people
laughed at his stories. Mr. Brent.
wood became practically untram.
meled.
Another common table remark nv
Mr.. Brentwood was that he never
had any use for potato salad. because
cold potatoes always reminded him
OF cold feet II was also his habit to
admonlsh people to eat slowly and
distinctly. He got this from tho old
saying. Read slowly and distinctly "
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"WhAT ON EARTH HAVE YOU BEL EATING 7'

Henry Sparks stumbled over two
trunks. his daughters bicycle, barked
his shin. bruised his toes and finally
reached the door. There In the hall
stood 4 young woman, comely ard
strong looking. rs this the place you
want a gIrl?" she asked.
A sudden Joy leaped into Henry
Sparks heart. Yes" he said. Come
In. We have Just moved: we're all up.
side down here. Look out for tie
boxes!"
Then Mr.. Sparks led the way into
the dlning.room and turned the caller
over to his wife. Yes. We want a
girl" said Mrs. Sparks; we've jugt
moved in. and It may be you won't
want to stay now: you see how things
are and what cleaning Is to be done"
girl
I'm not afraid to work." said the
girl
Al this answer, Henry Sparks. who
stood in a corner. almost tainted. The
girl produced letter from Luther.
an clergyman in little country vii.
lage 1t happened that Henry Sparks
knew the man. The girl was taken on
the spot. Rs she declared she was
ready to 70 to work then and there
and would have her things sent right
over from her cousins.
During the whole conversation Mrs
Sparks face had worn rather n puz.
zled expression. When tho girl had
volunteered to stay Mrs. Sparks said:
How did YOU happen to know we
wanted girl?"
Il saw your advertisement" was
the answer Here II is." and the girl
pulled out a copy OF the morning pa.
per. Mrs. Sparks took It. Mercy"
she exclaimed. that's the advertise
ment OF Mrs. Smithkins. who lives in
the Hat underneath this. You came to
the wrong apartment"
We'll. like the looks OF this place
anyway. and I'll stay"
Henry" said Mrs. Sparks. won't
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Danger In Shuttle kIsslno ~

Shuttle kissing" as a vehicle for
the transmission OF diseases from one
person to another employed in Eng.
lish weaving sheds. is the subject OF
a recent report which has been issued
as a parliamentary paper. The kiss.
Ing" referred to takes place when the
operator puts the thread through an
eye In the shuttle. This is done by
placing the shuttle in the mouth and
sucking the thread through the little
opening. The report says that while
the investigation has shown the pres.
ent method to be uncieanly "and may
even be possible means OF spreading
Infection the committee does no,
think the time Is yet ripe for insisting
either by act OF parliament or by reg.
ulations on the abolition OF the exist.
Ing form Of shuttle.
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1t be a case Of false pretense II We
keep herr"
Not by a jugful. III send Mrs
smithkins the price Of her advertise
ment in an anonymous letter. To
have and to hold is a good motto in
case like this"
That girl Rose, who stumbled into
the Sparks fiat that moving day night,
was a dream. She cooked things to
a turn; she was willing: she didn't
nave cross word in her vocabulary;
she didn't care to go to balls on Sat.
urday night, and she was plump and
good-looking. The Sparks family life
was ideal.
One morning as Mr.. Sparks was
leaving the building to go to the office
he met the janitor, who was coming
up from the basement leading child
with each hand. Mr.. Sparks had bare.
ly noticed the janitor before. This
morning something In the mans bear.
Ing struck him and turning. he said ::
william, you've been In the service.
Yes. SIR" said William. 81 put In
i've years In the Fourth cavalry"
Il can tell regular the minute l
clap eyes on him." said Mr. Sparks
I put In a good many years myself.
You have two fine children here, VIII.
lam"
Yes" said William assentingly. and
then Mr.. Sparks said Goodbye"
That night when Mr.. Sparks reach.
ed home his wife said: THE janitor
came up today and washed the win.
dows. | didn't think 1t was part OF
his work, but he said 1t was all right
and Insisted. He told me that he used
to be In the regular army and tha, he
knew you had been In the service.
too"
That's It, Eliza" said Henry, "an
old soldier likes to do things for an.
other old soldier. He washed our win.
dows because we had both done hard
duty on the plains. He must be a
good, steady fellow. for he has a wife
and two children. They have fiat In
the basement"
Mr.. Sparks met William quite fre
quently after this. William always
saluted. II he happened to be stand.
Ing still as Mr.. Sparks passed he
would come to attention. clicking
his heels together the while aud salut.
Ing like the old campaigner he was.
Almost every night when he reached
home Mrs. Sparks would tell Henry OF
some new act OF attention OH the part
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Constipation and Catarrh

For many years ! have been wrest.
ling with the problem Of furnishing
the public an internal catarrh remedy.
Peruna has been the remedy that I
have devised and 1t has certainly reg
lieved many thousand people. yes hun.
dreds Of thousands of people. Of chron-l
10 catarrh. J
Constipation was my chief difficulty
In treating these cases. often felt
that It would be better II q laxative.
element were added to Peruna. I
feared to. do so. however. first because
of the number OF catarrhal patients
who needed no laxative, and second
was afraid Of making such Q radical
change In remedy that was already
doing 80 we'll. Thus It was that con-
tinued to prescribe with the Peruna .
bottle Of Manal:n to those who needed
laxative. At last, under circufn.
stances explained in my booklet. I was
constrained to add the laxative ele-
ment to Peruna. This constitutes what
Is now known as the revised Peruna.
Now those who take Peruna will,
first, find themselves promptly re-
lieved Of their constipation. Second,
the catarrh will gradually disappear.
And once the catarrh is cured the con.
stipatIon leaves permanently. Then II
you follow the advice given in my
book, you will never have to take pills
any more. Cathartics and laxatlves
you can ignore. You will be perma.
nently relieved Of both your catarrh
and the constipation.
Pe-ru.na. Man.a.lin and La.cu.pia
manufactured by the Pe-ru-na Com.
pany. Columbus, Ohio. Sold at all
drug stores.
SPECIAL NOTlCE-Many persons inquire
for The old-time Peruna. They want the
Perunn that their Fathers and Mothers used
to take. The old Peruna Is now called Ka-
tarno. II your druggist or dealer does not
keep II for sale write the Katarno Company,
about IL,
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OF the ianltor. "He came up and
went all over the plumbing today"
she said one night HE said he
wanted to make sure that there
wasn't any sewer gas in the place"
There, 1t is just as told you,
Eliza, said Mr.. Sparks: this janltor
doesn't want to see the family OF an
old soldier suffer. I'll give him box
OF cigars tonight. Eliza, this Is the
finest kind OF life. Never talk to me
again about taking a suburban house.
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Business for Father,

The small daughter OF q practicing
physician, who evidently has an eye
to business, told her mother, In no un.
certain terms. that she must call at
cnce on their new neighbor.
And why must call on herr" ask.
ed the mother. amused at the child's
positiveness.
We'll, In the first place." explained
the little lady. they've got three OF
the scrawniest kids. and the mother
herself don't look very strong"
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More schooIboy Howlers.

"The Salic law is that you must
take everything with grain Of salt"
Julius Caesar was renowned for
his great strength. He threw a bridge
across the Rhine"
THE zodiac Is the zoo Of the sky,
where lions. goats and other animals
90 after they are dead"
"The Pharisees were people who
liked to show OF their goodness by
praying to synonyms"
IAN abstract noun is something
YOU can't see when you are looking at
IT," y
"Algebraical symbols are used when
you do not know what you are talking
about."-Westminster Gazette.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-10

You are constipated. You have TAX
en- laxatives great many years. You
have tried to select diet that would
keep your bowels regular. In this you
have failed and were obliged to 90
back to your laxatives again. This,
say, has been going on many years.
You also have slight catarrh In the
head and throat. You never imagined
that the catarrh had anything to do
with the constipation. Suppose were
to tell you that as long as you have
that catarrh you will never get better
Of your constipation. Would you be-
lieve me? Well. whether you would
believe me or not It is the truth.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-10

UoAeS OI Ooooo
Kidney Pills the swelling disappear
ed and he felt himself again. He says
he has been benefited and blessed by
the use Of Dodds Kidney Pills. Sew
eral months later he wrote: have
not changed my faith In your remedy
since the above statement was author.
lied. Correspond with Rev. E. Hes.
lop about this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills, SOC. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, n. Y. Write for Household
Hints. also music Of National Anthem
English and German words) and re-
cipes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent free,
Adv
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New China currancy.

The new Chinese dollars Of the
Chinese republic are objects Of much
curiosity among the natives. They
carry English on the diverse side and
Chinese on the reverse, with the pic
ture Of DR.. Sun Vat Sen, founder of
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-10

Ing. was dizzy
and exhausted at
the least e1er.
tion. Hands and
feet were cold
and he had such
q dragging sensa,
ton across the
loins that It was
difficult to move.
After using 6
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pS SPARKS sat in the

RS. SPARKS sat In the
window OF the little
fiat. darning. Tommy
Sparks, aged four. had
been allowed to 90
alone to play in the
great yard that lies
between the apart
ment building and the
swell private resi-
dence which faces the
drive. Mr.. Sparks was
at his office. and all
the Young Sparkses,
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Bunkoed-

Griggs - How about that piece OF
land you bought down on the cape7
Anything come up on 1T
Brlggs-Yes. the tides.
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The faith that inspires Is the trust
which comes from our time-trusted
friends.-W. 8. Royston.
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A cLERoYMAN's TESTIMONY.

The Rev. Edmund Heslop OF Wig.
ton. Pa, suffered from Dropsy for a
year. His limbs and feet were swol.
len and pulled. He had heart flutter.
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s'sss's:: ss''' ne ., IMzzzzzM
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Enouoh 70 XIII II.

Enough to XIII II.
"Oh, papa!" exclaimed the young
girl, that pretty plant had setting
on the plano Is dead"
well. don't WONDER" was all the
father said.
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Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORlA. safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that It
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Complimentary.
What would you call 1t In 1 man
to steal all my ideas?"
Petty larceny"
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Mixed Metanhors

Mixed Metaphors.
You didn't really show that you
we're bored?'
mo; hope / am too we'll drilled"
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Never do anything concerning the
rectitude Of which you have q doubt.
-Pliny.
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The Agent-ld like to sell you a
farmers almanac.
The Rube-Land's sake, mister,
bought one in 1905 thet amt wore
out yet.
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The Sparks Old Soldier JsnI,or.


Eliza" said Mr.. Sparks on the
night OF the day that they moved into
their new fiat. this apartment life Is
worse than one OF Dante's circles. III
make Just one more move before
die. and that will be into a house
In suburb. Here we are Just moved,
everything topsyturvy and no girl. OF
course. the latest acquisition from the
employment bureau had to leave US
Just TO throw all the burden OF the
packing up and the unpacking on US.
lhen again the janitors OF all fats arc
devils I'll bet the one In this build
Ing Will prove to be worse than any
OF the others. and even a man accus.
TONED TO using strong language can't
say anything stronger than that. Just
look at this muss, will you, and no
one to help US fix up"
Just then the front doorbell rang.
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! SPARKS FAMILY HAPPENINGS
THE KID EATS PAINTERS PIE,
BY EDWARD g. CLARK
BY EDWARD g. CLARK

tommy. Just out OF paroxysm,
turned his head and caught sight OF
'he empty dinner pail. Painters pie's
good,' he murmured.
Mrs. Sparks sank into a chair laugh.
ing and crying Historically. A grin
appeared on Mr.. Sparks face. The
uoctor and the druggist looked dis.
susted. Mr.. Sparks gave the painter
aoiiar. Go to restaurant and get
square meal" he said.
henry" said Mrs. Sparks, still in
struggle between two emotions,
what shall we do with that boy?"
"eli,' answered Henry as he sur.
'eyeo Tommy and his surroundings.
thlnk from the cleaning these two
professional gentlemen have Just xiv.
en- MIN. that II We could turn him In.
side out he'd make good advertise.
ment for some brand OF soap."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-11-22
ROAD WORK
Minnesota Law Successful for
Building Country High
WAYS

Minneapolis, Nov. 90. Minnesota
has a road law known as the Elwell
law, under which road constr uetion
may be carried through country dis
tricts 10y asst ssing one fourth the cost to
from property owners benefited, me
fourth to the county in which the work
is done, and one-half the cost is borne
by the state at large,
Under this law it is proposed to con
struct a cement concrete driveway
farm Minneapolis to Lake Minnetonka.
Six miles have already been ordered
in for early spring construction. The
concrete is to be Is feet in width and
will cost about..$10 600 per mile. The
farmers share of this for the six
miles would be $40, 900 but ten of the
wealthy Minneapolis citizens among
whom was Russell NJ. Bennett came
forward and assumed the farmers
share, or 81, 800 each covering the six
miles. The road when fully completed
will make a splendid auto drive free
from dust to Minnetonka where the
ten interested have summer homes.
That concrete is the coming pave
ment both for city and country roads is
Icing rapidly demonstrated.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-11-22
FALL BROTHERS
Receive Hearty Welcome When
They Return From
Prison

Rapid City, Nov. e2.-John E. Fail
and his brother, David A. Fall,
formerly auditor and deputy auditor of
Pennington county, have returned from
the Leavenworth. Kan, penitentiary.
where they have been confined since
early in October, when a federal jury
in the United States district court
found them guilty of having defrauded
the state of South Dakota in the collec-
tion of wolf bounties through the
mails.
The brothers. who are twins, were
met at the Northwestern station by
more than 200 of their friends, who
gather ed about them, and Mrs. John
Z. Fall, who had met her husband in
Omaha and accompanied him home.
At the Harvey hotel in the evening
covers were laid for 100 guests. who
gave a banquet in honor of the boys.
significant of their confidence in them
and that their innocence will be prov
en- when the court of appeals shall have
granted "A new trial and the case
shall have been tried over again in
the district court.
Thew are out on $2, 500 bonds pend
ing arguments on a motion for a new
trial before the court of appeals.
Rev. w. j. Lewis. of the Congre.
gational church. presided at the ban
quet, and there were speeches by Ben
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-11-22

Tertiary and the payment of a heavy
line. The case is now pending on APP
peal to the supreme court.
Lead w. Wicks has returned
from Kansas City. Mo-. where he ap
peared before the federal grand jury
in a case against Thelma Campbell. n
denizen of the underworld of Dead
wood. The evidence was so strong
against her as to warrant indictment.
The woman was held under ~, 00C
bond to appear before the federal
court on December 8. She is accused
of bringing three girls from Missouri
TO South Dakota.
Parkston-Tho body of Clarence
Mize was brought back to Parkston
for interment. The young man, aged
10 years, was killed on the Puget
Sound line of the Milwaukee road at
Logan, Mont, while performing his
duties. The body was accompanied
to Parkston by a member of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainn.en.
The funeral was held Wednesday.
Alcester = Mystery surrounds the
identity OF two men, who, while driv-
ing by the home of Henry veiths, liv.
ing on a farm some miles from here,
tired a bullet into the house. The
bullet passed through a window aud
entered a bedroom, but fortunately
without biting anyone. Tne motive
Is a mystery. as so far as known the
Veitbs have no enemies vino would
seek to take life. The authorities
are e~nedavoring to uurayel the mys.
terry.
Twin Brooks-The great thirst OF
Frank Delbert has resulted in his be.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-11-22
Real Estate Transfers.

VIM. Greb and Howard Tanner to
Leonard Moeller, lots II and IS, blk
3, Chester, 5000.
J.. A. Stevens to Frank leiterman,
i. Z, s, 8 and 10, blk ID, II. p. 2nd
Add Madison, 81.
Frank Leitorman to l.. A. Stevens,
lots A and 8 in ne or sec S-t06 52, 81.
Zenas Williams to Joseph Henkin,
lots i and 2, blk 6. T p. 3rd Add
Madison, $500.
Frank 2. Harden to Frank j. Pat
%terson, lot 10 blk 8, Chester, $500.
Gertrude Y, Stevens to Claus Hex
ON, lot II, blk 10, IT. P. 2nd Add
Madison. 500.
Gertrude V. Stevens to W. W.
Rowland and s. L. Brown, lot 10.
blk /, t. p. End Add Madi on, 800.
L L. Love to James s. Keegan, n
third of Q hf, blk 1, Kennedy's Ex-
tension to Madison, 81.
Herman ]. Pamperin to Frank Kap.
Ian, lots 5 and 6, blk /, T. p. Add
Madison, $500.
Fannie McNett to Alfred Meinicke,
part of nv or of Sc or, sec 7-106-52,
$4,000.
f, 7. Philips to Lena and Tena
Hatleberg, lots 7 and s. blk 10, y. p.
End Add Madison, $1,000.
Frederick W. Schultz to W. W. Cole,
lots Is and l6, blk /, PeoJke's Add
Poelke, $2165.
Arvesta Burrill to J.. @. jacobson,
lots G, z, s, blk !, Poelke, also part of
NV or, sec 7-t06 SO, $4,000.
Albert Hawkins to Charles W. Mil.
Ter. lot II and IS, blk 1, Wentworth,
S163.
Solomon A. Ayers to f. H. Meow
IN, n nf lot 8, blk l, Poalke's Add
| Poelke, $35.
Wellington r. Reynolds to Frank II.
McGoan, lot 10, blk 1, Poelke's Add
Poelke, $50.
Peter Delaney to Gustaf Johnson, Q
hf NV or and w hf ne Or, sec %25-10S-51,
| $1,000
Frank Leiterman to l.. It. Love, q
200 #. of W hf, blk 4, K~ennedy's Ex-
tension, Madison, 81.
A. J. Harrington to j. G. Mease, W
hf lots 1 and 2, big s. Wentworth.
$4,000.
John q. Stelzmiller to Eula King, /
acre is g qr, sec ~13-10S-52. 81.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-11-22
STATE NEWS

sdillei-Funds have been raised with
which to have cluster lights placed
on each side Of the principal bust
ness street OF Miller.
MITCHELL milk famine is facing
the city at the present time. and with
only one general dealer attending TO
the wants OF the people the milk sup.
ply il q serious question for the future.
The dealer has mt a few cows of
his W and has depended upon the
supply from the farmers in this
vicinity. many of whose cows are
now going dry.
Washington, d. Can appeal to
President Taft for communication OF the
sentences imposed ON Charles L. Hyde,
. wealthy real estate man OF Pierre.
3. d., convicted Of fraudnlently using
the mails to promote his business, was
taade today by two South Dakota state
officials. Hyde was sentenced to &c.
teen months in the Lsaven worth peni.