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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-23
MILWAUKEE ROAD
Spending Large Sum of Mon
ey in South Dakota.

Aberdeen. May 23.-The Milwaukee
road is busy installing an electric
safety block signal system at a cost of
$500, 900 between Aberdeen and Min
n5apolis along the route of the new
double tracking for the purpose of pre-
venting tail-end collisions. The sys-
tenn provides for two-mile blocks and is
worked automatically by the contact of
the train on the rails. When a train
enters the block the signal flashes
danger, " remaining at that signal
until the next block is reached, when
the caution signal is flashed until
the train reaches the second block, at
which time the "clear" light is dis
played.
Construction crews are busy all
along the line from Summit to Min
neapolis grading for the new double
track. The principal of activity is
the twelve-mile stretch between Mil
bank and Ortonville, where a change
in the line is being made. Two steam
shovels, one grading machine and 10
horses, together With several hundred
men, are employed along that portion
of the road. Steel gangs are at work
between Summit and Twin Brooks.
The concrete pedestals for the block
are all between Aberdeen and
3roton. Bronze grass is being sown
along deep fills and cuts, the heavy
sod from the bronze grass prevents
the washing away of the sides of the
fills.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-23

until April with his sister. He is I'M
married
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-23
SERVICE GRANTED
Milwaukee Company Extends
Sioux City Train to Fland-
reau.

Sioux City, May 90. The proposed
extension of service ON the Milwaukee
railroad to F~landreau, on the Sioux
City and Egan branch, which was
promoted by the Commercial clubs of
Sioux City and Fland1eau, mas been
granted by the railroad officials.
Both passenger and freight service will
be extended and a ''Y" will be in
stalled at Flandresu.
The Chicago Office of the Milwaukee
mas taken final action in the matter
and authorized its reprts entatives in
Flandreau to exercise an option and
take title to a tract of land there
which had been secured by the city
council. Work on the wye will begin
as SOC as possible. When finished the
passenger and freight trains now run
ming between Sioux City and Egan will
be extended to Flandreau.
Agitation for the extension of ser
vice to Flandreau started about a
year ago. When the Sioux City
trade special excursion arrived there
last week, II committee of Flandreau
business men CONFER red with the officers
of the local Commercial club with a
result that the Sioux City representa-
tives Immediately got behind the
movement.
1t is also rumored freely that the
Milwaukee contemplstes pushing its
line south from Ortonville to Elan
dreau, which would make Flandreau
a division point for that branch as
we'll as the Sioux City line.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-23
LOST IN BAD LANDS
Homesteader Wanders Thirty
Eight Days in Barren
Country.

Aberdeen, May 23.-To be lost in
the Bad Lands of Montana for thirty
eight lays without food and subsisting
On water, and then live to tell the
story, was the experience of III. b.
Briner, brother-in-la law of ID. T. Veg.
ner of this city. who was brought
home yesterday from Wibaux. Mont,
near where the experience occurred.
Mr.. Briner left Aberdeen, where he
had spent the winter, ON April 8 for
his claim twenty miles southwe OF
Wibaux. No word was recei we'd from
him up to May IL, and on that date
Mr.. Wegner went to Wibaux to look
Mr.. Biner up and see wnat the trouble
was. He was not at his claim, nor
had he been there, although he was
known to have arrived at Wibaux.
Mr.. Wegner then started a search,
but gave 1t up without finding his
missing relative. He then advertised.
Offering a reward for the missing
man, but last Friday gave up all
hopes and started for home. Upon
reaching Jamestown. N. d., he received
a wire from Wibaux to return at once
that his ~brother-in law had been found.
Two men residing near Mr.. Biner's
claim, saw an object moving about on
a butte in the Bad Lands the first of
May. The object was about four miles
from them, and with their field glass
90 they were unable to distinguish
what 1t was. hut when they saw Mr..
Wagner's advertisement they started
a search, and last Friday found Biner.
more dead than alive.
When he had been sufficiently re-
vived to tell his story he said that he
had started out to walk the twenty
miles to his claim. but there had been
quite a lot of rain and the draws
were filed with water, making il
necessary for him to make frequent de-
tours out of his way. In this manner
he became lost in the hills, and wan
dered about for several days trying to
find q way ont. He had q half dozen
and al equal number of Gin
namon rolls in his grip. and these were
eaten the first day. After that he had
nothing to live on bat water.
His limbs and feet became swollen.
and he took of his shoes, and was
unable to get them back on. He con.
tinued his wanderings. and when found
was only four miles from his claim.
MI. Biner is so years of age and
weighed about $50 pounds when he left
When found be weighed less
than 100 pounds, and is a mere walk |
ing skeleton. Physicians at Wibaux
were OF the opinion that his mind has
not been affected, and that with care
full dieting he can be nursed back to
health within u few weeks.
Mr.. Biner came west from RichIand
Center, Wis, three years ago and took
up his claim near Wibaux. Last win.
ter hs came to Aberdeen and remained
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-23
SECURELY TIED
Husband and Wife Insist on
Double Marriage Cere-
mony.

Sioux City, May 90. when it is a
matter of taking a oma to be your
wife, John Pellegriam believes it is
we'll TO make doubly sure that she is
actually yours. Consequently be was
married for the second time yesterday
to Mrs. Anna Pellegriam. This is
Notwithstanding the fact that they
were married in a strictly legal man.
ner once before in Chicago aud have
never been divorced.
The ceremony was performed by
Justice K. q. Smith. No little sur.
prise was expressed, first at the Office
of the county clerk where Pellegriam
applied for a license and next by the
justice, when ~Pellegriam said that he
wanted to marry his wife.
Divorced 7" "No, they had not
divorced" said he, smiling. Both
Pellegriam and lis wife were born in
Italy, and had to have some of the
questions repeated to them because of
an imperfect knowledge of the Eng
lish language.
1t developed that Pellegriam and
his wife had been thinking over their
marriage and their children. They
found that they had no marriage GER
~tifcate, no record they could show
that would prove them husband and
wife. With his ignorance of American
law. Pellegriam speculated with forebo-
ing MS to what would happen if be died
and his wife could not be shown 10 be
his wife.
The thought that bis family might
by trickery be deprived OF his proper
ty decided Pellegriam. He and his
wife wanted the knot tied once again.
re explained. The advice from the
justice that a common law wife could
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-23
MESSENGER SAVES PAY ROLL
Gives Battle to Four Highwaymen
Until Policemen Arrive.

New York, May 23.-James T. Whit.
ress, a bank messenger, gave battle in
the street to four highwaymen who
leaped into his carriage and attempt
ed to wrest from him the pay roll of
the Nathan Manufacturing company.
Resisting their efforts to subdue him
with a rifle, a revolver and clubs, he
fought to such good purpose that he
saved the money, although he was
shot in the arm and his scalp laid
open with a blow from a club.
Policemen on fixed posts heard the
shooting and ran to his aid. At their
approach the highwaymen fed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-23
HUMANE RULER
President of France to Prevent
Slaughter of Birds and
Animals.

Paris. May 23.-President Poincare
is strongly opposed to the killing Of
animals and birds for sport, and one
of his fist acts after election was to
announce himself "A patron of the
French society whose purpose is tc
afford protection to animals. He does
not, however wish to pose as an ami
NAL lover merely in name, and he
has lust made the official announce
ment that he will not hold a gun in
hand during his term of office.
This decision of the president is ar
entirely personal one. He declares
he has no intention of interfering
with the sport of others, and that
when his duties require him to be
present at a presidential hunting party,
he will fulfill them.
1t is believed, however,. that this
attitude of M. Poincare will have a
considerable eject on presidential en-
tertaining during the coming years of
his administration. One of the chief
attractions of France to royal visitors
has been the magnificent coverts of the
presidents country seat at Rambouil-
let, but out of Difference to the opin-
ions of M. Poincare, it is believed that
most royal visitors will refrain from
hunting while in France.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-23
STATE NEWS

Willow Lakes -farmers living neal
the Great Northern railroad about 6
miles southwest OF town are organizing
an elevator company and will conduct
and operate an elevator ON a siding
which has Just been completed at that
point by the railway company.
Philip-Children playing with
matches on the farm of Floyd Hum
bert, Is miles northwest Of Philip,
caused "A heavy loss to Humbert. A
granary and barn. with a great deal
OF stuff that had been stored in the
granary. were consumed. Humbert ia
working in Manitoba. and at the time
of the fire Mrs. Humbert and her two
children were living on the home
stead alone.
Pierre While the government oper-
ates II telephone system upon the
Cheyenne River reservation. which plac-
90 all the sub-sgencies in touch with
the main agency, a private corpora
tion lie asking for a right Of way for
a line from the main agency opposite
Forest City to Timber Lake by way
of La Plant, and the Indians general
ly are ready to grant the right of
way asked for to secure the privilege OF
a telephone where they are of the gov
eminent lines.
Beresford Rev. ]. A. Quelio. repre-
sentative Of what is known as the
Houghes synod, a religious den omina-
tion which has many members in South
Dakota, is visiting different towns in
this part of the state fol the purpose of
selecting q Of the towns as the loca-
ton Of an orphans home which the
synod will erect and maintain in
South Dakota. The main building of
the new orphans home will cost not
less than $40, 900, and other buildings
will Be added as occasion demands.
Pierre-The Boy Scouts Of Pierre
have 10 about q hundred dollars in
their funds to provide additional equip.
ment and to helr in the general run
ming expenses in their summer camp.
This was practically all from a bene-
ct Of three nights at the Bi1ou theatre.
when the manager. j. E. Nipple, gave
them the foil receipts. A clever
little van leville was put on. and
this. with the regular motion pictures
and the labor OF the scouts In selling
tickets put them on a very good
financial basis.
Spear6sh-Her horse frightening Mt
: rapidly passing automobile, caused
a serious runaway near town. In
which Mrs, William Morden. aged
70, Was thrown out and it is believed.
fatally injured. Mrs. Morden was
driving alone and the auto had sped
nearly ont Of sight when the accident
occurred. The aged was found
in the road by a neighbor who removed
her to town. She has one arm and one
leg broken, n ear nearly torn of
and internal injuries. The auto driy-
er IL unknown.
Bis0n-Louis Hanna. . homesteader
and rancher living neur Bison. was the
victim Of q unique and distressioe
a~cctdsnt, when he was partially
ecalped ~ the wheel Of : wagon in
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-23
This Interests Every Woman.

A family doctor said recently that
ome come to him thinking that they
have female trouble, but when be
treats them for their kidneys and
bladder. they soon recover. This is
worth knowing, and also that Foley
Kidney Pills are the best and safest
medicine at such times. They are
tonic in action, quick in results.
They will help you. For sale by al
druggists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-23

The great calamity in Omaha was
quickly oversbadowed by the terribly
disastrous floods in Ohio. Great suffer
ing and sickness from colds and D
ure resulted. L. Poole, 1917 California
St, Omaha, writes: my daughter had
a very sever cough and cold but
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
knocked it out in no time" Refuse
50 Institutes. For sale by all druggists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-23

inherit Ia America as we'll as any
other wife. could not swerve them
from their purpose
Pellegriam is 30 aud his wife is 25
years old. They live at 908 jackson
street. Pelleeriam is janitor at the
Lytle block.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-23
Beware OF for Catarrh that Contain
Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sens
OF smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the O surfaces Such articles
should never be used except on pre-
scriptions from reputable physicians,
as the damage they will do is ten fold to
the good that can possibly be derived
from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, man
ufactured by f. j. Cheney i Co, Toledo.
d. contains no mercury and is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you
get the genuine. 1t is taken internally
and made in Toledo, o., by Frank j
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipntio,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-23

Sallow skin, blotches, doll, watery
eyes, eruptions and skin blemishes
due to inaction of the liver and bowels.
causes more discomfort to women than
any thing else don't sufIer-try Hol.
listers Rocky Mountain Tea-regulates
the stomach and bowels, puri6es the
Flood, clears the complexion. 35c
Tea and Tablets. ASK your druggist
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-23
NICHOLAS REACHES BERLIN
Russian Ruler Will Attend Wedding
Of German Princess.

Berlin, May 23.-Emperor Nicholas
of Russia arrived here to attend the
marriage of Princess Victoria Luise,
only daughter of Emperor William, to
Prince Ernest August of Cumberland.
The Russian emperor was met at the
station by Emperor William and King
George of England and a great gath.
ering of members of the various royal
families.
The kaiser and car embraced Wig
orously and kissed each other on eth
er cheek. Then King George and
Nicholas embraced and kissed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-09
GIRL LfAP[D FROM
SPEEDING AUTO.
Jumped to Escape Attentions Of
Joy Riders.

3 3 - W. \ y - 3
Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 9.Plum-
mer Lewis, Is years Of age, was
placed in jail yesterday, charged
with felonious assault, and the POI
lice are searching for three other
boys in connection with the case OF
Miss Gladys Kirkendall. a young
woman Of good family, who Satur-
day night leaped from a speeding au-
tomobile to escape from a party Of
Joy riders and sustained fractured
skull and other Injuries which may
result in her death.
Another young woman who was
with the party corroborated Miss
Kirkendall's story that she had
jumped from the machine to avoid
the attentions OF young man who
had accompanied her to a dance and
had refused to grant her request to
be taken home.
After the girl jumped. the car
sped away. leaving her lying uncon-
scious In the gutter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-09
Ouch.

Ellsworth News: The Eldora fair
is a great advertisement for Hardin
county and it makes us feel sympa-
thetic jerks go through our anatomy
to think that Hamilton county is SO
far in the rear as to let things like
that get by without making a noise.
OF course Eldora must be larger
place than Webster City, or else the
people are more progressive. You've
got to give them one of these reasons
for having a fair. And Webster
City putting up boiler for 10000
population in 1915. All you need to
do is to wake up. One watermelon
day year is no sign that every one
is alive and well and happy and I'M
less Webster City wakes up it may
become necessary for Ellsworth to
put on county fair.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-09
! Jewell.

Joe Fredrickson came down from
Ringstad Saturday evening to spend
sunday with friends and relatives.
College students have begun to
arrive to arrange for rooms and
board for the fall term.
Glen Kinds of Thompson, ILL.,. ar
rived sunday morning for few days
visit with Cliff Taylor west OF town.
He has a car of fine home grown
watermelons which he is going to
sell. I,
Mrs. Carrie strong and Laura Lar
son arrived from Loomis. California,
for few weeks visit.
Jewell will no doubt send large
delegation to Webster City Wednes-
day to attend Watermelon day.
Hog cholera is getting in its work
around Jewell. Several farmers have
host all they had.
Sept. s.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-09
Millinery Opening.

Last evening was the opening for
the fall millinery season in the par
Tors of Miss Merle e. Smith and the
affair proved to be fine success.
The green and white combination OF
colorings. together with the vart-
hued hats in the latest creations,
which were on display for the even
ing but not to be tried on, piled high
on the show cases, tables. etc. and
the long mirrors framed in white
which are feature Of this hat shop,
made the room present festive ap-
pearance. The show window, with
a fitting background in black vel
vet. was filed with beautiful
creations In the many bright coiors
in vogue this season. Red roses lent
their fragrance to the pretty room
and were given as fayors to those
who attended the opening.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-09
The Best Cheap Pavement.

Concrete pavement is rapidly COM
ing into vogue everywhere. It has
much to commend 1t. 1t is durable,
cheap and sanitary. Sioux City put
down some 100000 worth of this
improvement during the present sea-
son and will no doubt put down
more next year. There may have
been some faulty concrete pavement
when that material was first intro
duced. Today there Is no excuse for
anything but perfect work. No
doubt. before Iowa has grown many
years older, some OF the counties
will have begun putting concrete
pavement on their main travelled
roads.-Burlington Hawk-Eye.
. Concrete pavement will not stand
fair chance In Iowa until the paw
ing trust is dissolved. In many in
stances where the trust is hard press
ed and fears that concrete would
win under just competition, it pre-
walls upon city councils to make the
specifications for concrete SO unusu-
al and so unreasonable that concrete
costs nearly as much as asphalt or
brick. The reason the trust does
not want cement pavement is be-
cause 1t cannot control prices of the
product. But 1t has a cinch on
brick, asphaltic, bitulithic and 9TH
er patented and combined controlled
materials.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-09
Neighborhood Notes.
Scott.

Mr.. and Mrs. Kernel knutson and
baby visited at the Charley Olson
home near Garden City Sunday,
Mrs. Barney Peterson and daugh-
ter Agnes were Webster City callers
Tuesday. H@
"a Mr.. and Mrs. Ingwald Thompson
of Sherman visited at the Ed Olson
home: Sunday. ssa!
Oscar Mortveldt returned home
4 from Minneapolis Thursday, having
attended the state fair.
George Classon of Ellsworth Wis
tied atsthe Oscar Classon home Sun,
day. >>..3''4
Mrs. Barney Peterson returned
home Saturday, having spent few
days atsthe Theo Wicks home neal
Buckeye;
Miss, Ruth Nassen returned home
from Waterloo Thursday.
Sent. Is. ~ !. &,,t, s.s..-I t. ."i-.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-09
Watermelon Day Windows.

a real watermelon is the center
ofaattaction in the show window of
the Miller Undertaking company.
May Queer dolls are scattered
aroa2 the melon and gay strips of
crepe paper are strung from kitch-
en- cabinet in the rear.of the window
to esch of these dolls, fluttering in
the breeze of an electric fan.
Another attractive window-real-
ally ANY Iowa window more than a
Watermelon. one---is that Of the
Spin shoe store. The floor of the
window fs carpeted with kernels of
good Odd Iowa corn and yellow stalks
of il occupy conspicuous places on
either side of the window, between
which are many rows of shoes. Vel
low and white bunting forms an APP
propriate background for this win
dow. sara
The latest fall styles in haber-
dashery are on display in the west
show window Of the Charles T.
Smith & Son clothing store with a
sign IN front appropriately embel-
Iished with a nice watermelon, a
piece having been cut out, showing
the luscious fruit within. This sign
states On Sept. 10th, first plug it,
then eat II, then beat it to see the
latest fall styles at the Charles T.
Smith & Son clothing store"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-09
BATTLE IN SANTO
DOMINGO IMPER|LS
AMERICAN LIVES
Cruiser Des Moines Under Rush Or
ders to Speed to Scene Of Reb-
ell Bombardment.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 9.--News
that dominican gunboats were shell
ling the rebel city of Puerto Plata,
endangering American lives and
property, caused hurry orders to. go
from here yesterday to the cruiser
Des Moines, which had been prepar-
ing to sail from guantanamo, Cuba,
to Santa Domingo, since reports of
the latest revolutions there were re-
ceived several days ago. The cruls-
er was coaling yesterday and was ex-
pected to sail last night directly for
Puerto Plata.
In 1.-THE meantime communication
between Puerto Plata and the out
side world had been broken and no
word had come to the state depart
ment since the brief message early
yesterday announcing the lombard
ment.
In order to make certain the re-
establishment of communication
with the arrival of the Des Moines,
the treasury department was asked
to dispatch the revenue cutter Al
gonquin from San Juan, Porto Rico,
to Mona Passage, a point midway be-
tween Puerto Plata and Santo Do
mingo city. The cutter will reach
there today and will serve as wire
less relay station between the Des
Moines and the commercial station
at Santo Domingo.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-09
Nugstad.

Mrs. d. Cooter was business Wis
itor at Webster City Saturday.
Henry Anderson is assisting at the
Farmers elevator this week.
Martin Olson is building a new
Sour house.
VIM. Greenwood of Webster City
was business visitor here Friday.
Cholera is still raging among the
hogs here O. c. Flugstad. NJ. Gun
lersou and G.. M. Hoover have lost
their. entire herds and j. NJ. John
son has lost the most of his hogs.
Nearly everyone here is planning
10 take in Watermelon Day at Web
ster City Wednesday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Martin o.
son. last Thursday, a pair Of twin
girls. One Of the twins did not
live long. The other child and its
mother are doing well.
Gea. and Frank Lemon and their
families left for Minnesota Thurs
day where they will visit with
frieads and relatives. They made
the trip in their automobile.
Charles Cooter. well known law
yer u Des Moines, has been secured
to defsad Mrs. D. Cooter and Mr..
and mrs. b. F. Cooter in the Taylor
VS.. Cooter trial to be tried in Fort
Dodge this week. 1t is thought the
trial will he postponed till the De-
eemSer term of court.
Phsip and Lacey Darnell of Cass
Center were business visitors here
Fridag.
Geo. Lemon Sr. shelled corn for
Ole Fugstad Friday. a..
J. Mr.. and Mrs. II. f. Anderson re-
surned home Monday from Newman
Grove, Neb.. where they attended
She Wedding of Miss Mabel Solso. a
former girl of this place, and visited
With friends. " $751;. rt
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