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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-25
CAPTAIN HERRick WAS
DEUEL. COUNTY PIONEER

Clear Lake. s. D.. Dec. 1s.-Informa-
ton has reached here of the death at
his new home in Newberg. Ore. of
Captain H. H. Herrick, who was a
pioneer OF Dakota and who. during the
early years was prominent in the az
fairs of this section. He was the first
man to make homestead entry of land
IN deuel. county. he township In which
he located and named Herriny still
bearing that name. He was a member
of one of the first boards of county
commissioners and selected The name
OF Gary for one of the new towns in
the county, the, town now being one Of
the fiourishing communities Of Depei
county. He was the first postmaster
at Gary. Antony Herrick, one Of his
four children, was the first white, cbiiS
born in Deuel. county.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-25
TWO FINED At WALL FOR
ALLEGED SALES OF LIQUOR

Wall, s. D.. Disc. 1s.-R. N. Holsap-
pie, superintendent OF the South d.
kota Anti-Saloon league, of Mitchell
armed with search warrants and nc-
companied by the marshal, proceeded
to search the meat market Of Herman
Sebade and the Babcock hotel for In
EtoSicnting liquors. A barrel and a half
OF bottled beer and four barrels OF
empty beer bottles were taken in the
raid at Sebade's place and two boxes
Of whisky and a large quantity Of
near-beer at the Babcock hotel. After
a hearing, five complaints were filed
against Herman sSebade and the same
number against W. S. Babcock. pro-
prietor of the hotel, for engaging in
the business Of selling intoxicating
liquors without a license. Both men
pleaded guilty on all five counts and
paid fines and costs ~aggregating s1S7
each 49,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-25
ENCOURAGEMENT CAUSED
ON ACCOUNT OF NAME

spearffsh. g. D.. Dec. 1s.-william ].
Long, well known young man Of
spearf1sh. was the victim OF q peculiar
Ease OF mistaken identity. A deputy
United States marshal arrived in town
looking for 4 young man named VIII
han j. Long, who 10 wanted for y triple
murder committed in Nebraska tive
years ago. The officer had learned that
there was a William j. Long here, and
be believed he had found his man. The
Spearfish man, while carrying the
Eane middle initial as the man wanted
tor murder, n while closely re-
Fembling the fugitive In ether ways,
has blue eyes, while the william =.
Long wanted for murder has brown
eyes. The Spearfsh William J. Long
ls only II years Of ass and has Y
been moro than 50 miles away from
spearfsh during his life, while the mas
wanted for the murder In Nebraska 10
% years old. The fugitive is wanted
tor tho murder Of hio wife and ehik
and his wife's sister.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-25
CONTINGENT SYSTEM
GRIL|L.ED| IN REPORT
BY STATE AUDITOR
Special Attention Also Called to
Increased Cost Of State
Government.

Pierre, s.. d., Dec. 20.-In the annua
report OF State Auditor Anderson. just
received from the printer. there ar
traces OF political effort. Tho state
auditor, apparently. is trying to make q
case against recent administrations
when he knows full well that the state
LEGISLATURE alone is responsible fol
these increases. Members from the
different institution towns. are con-
stantly pulling and hauling for larger
appropriation and special appropria-
tions, and they have managed to effect
combinations enabling them to "get
by"
In the preface to his iteInized report
eral fund expenditures for state de-
partments and institutions for 1918
were 31,705,210.3S. being an increase OF
$428.41S.44 over 1912, approximately 81
per cent. He also states that the ex-
pense showing for 1913 Is an increase
Of 80 per cent w 1906.
Much Of the special Significance in
this showing is minimized by refer
|ence to h county expense showing In
the same volume. these county dis
Dursements having nc reference to state
affairs. Comparing the total county
expenses OF 1906. the year of the low
water mark In state expenses. with the
total county expenses of 1913. it is
found that there has been an increase
OF from $8.114,s4s.22 to $15.717.583.5 SO,
about: same percentage AZ the in
crease In state expenses.
No n holding a state office at
Pierre. from the governor down. has
power to appropriate q single dol
lar OF state honey There are just two
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-25
HEARINGS ASSIGNED sY
RAILROAD commissioners

Pierre. 8. D.. Dec. 1s.-The railroad
commissioners have set three near,nps
for January. The first win na IN ,on-
uary % at Mobridge. concerning the
train service between Faith ana Tsaba
on h Milwaukee line. which that ROAD
threatened to take off during the
winter months. A second hearing viii
be at Mitchell January IL. concerning
between the Omaha and the Milwa, ,saa
These roads have been OPERATING in
that city for about Is years. but the
connecting track has never been nut In
between the roads, which are onlv
about three or four blocks apart. Il
sis thus necessary for shippers to con-
meet, elther at Parkston, Wolsey or
Villas, some distance away. "A third
hearing will be held at Madison On
January is. concerning the value Of an
elevator site.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-25
CHECK GIRLS AND BELL
HOPS SERVE AS WATERS

Cleveland. Ohio. Dec. T.-offcers OF
q Cooks and Walters unios said to-
tenders. chefs and cooks and all other
union workers employed in Cleveland
hotels, and asserted they would union
Ice all help remaining In order to win
the WATERS strike begun yesterday at
he hotels Statler. Holienden and Go
Eontal. These three hotels entered the.
second day OF the strike with cheek
Ktrss and bell bys working a. waitsr2
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-25
RADICAL INDUCTION ON
coal EREtGAr RArEH

Pierre, S. D., Dec. 19.-The reduction
made in ignite csAi rates from the fields
at Isabel, by the order Of the railroad
commissioners. shows that at Ia stations
the average reduction has been 3.s cents
per ton. The reductions range from $1.74
down, applying to points on the Milwau-
kee. From sab to some of the moro
important stations the following table
| shows ~ reduction per ton:
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-25
PRIZES AWARDED At
YANkTCNsS CORN SHOW

Yankton, S. d. Dec. 2e,--Tfe con-
|tesrants In the fourth annual corn
show for the boys of Yankton county
were awarded prizes In class "A and
class b ~ follows.
Class A, Boys IS to 20 Years-First,
David Gordon, district rs, Malneld;
second, Julian Peterson, district so.
Violin; third. Floyd Van Epps. district
3, Willowdale.
Glass b, Boys Under Is Years-First,
William Anderson district 9, north OF
Yankton; second, Harry Paulson, dis
trict IL. Sleepy Hollow; third, ThOrval
Brugett, district 40, east OF Mission
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-25
SOUTH DAKOTA FIFTH IN
ANNUAL GOLD PRODUCTION

Washington, %. c., Dec. 19.-Gold
mining In the black hills Of Lawrence
county. South Dakota, Is the principal
mining industry Of South Dakota, the
gold representing more than 80 per
cent of the total mineral production of
OF the state. In production of gold
South Dakota ranks fifth among all
the states, according to the United
States geological survey. In 1911 the
production of gold. most OF which came
from the Hornestake mine in the black
hills region. amounted to 1890 fine
ounce valued at $7,439.S74. IN 1912
the production amounted to 381,745 fine
ounces. valued at $7,s91,s The total
value OF the mineral products Of South
Dakota was $S,047.25 Isl In 1911 and So
A36. 240 IN 1912.
The other mineral products OF the
state II clay wares, gems. gypsum,
lead. lime. lithium, mica, mineral wa
ters. natural gas, sand and gravel.
sand-lime brick, silver, and stone, the
combined value Of which In 1912 was
$644,S70.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-25
DRUNKEN QUARREL ENDS
IN CHARGE OF MURDER

Hot Springs. Sd, Dec. 17.-J. r.
Maxwell. known 81 sCurley," is held
III the county Jail here on q charge Of
murder. The victim was Mike
(.sBlaek,s) Murphy, and the killing oc-
Cured on the Maxwell homestead. IL
miles northwest of Edgemont. The
murder was not discovered untIl three
days after Murphy had been struck
sduring ASdrunken quarrel. "A neighbor
On his way to another ranch stopped az
the Maxwell homestead and there
found the unconsctous Murphy lying
On b floor covered With . blanket,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-25
RETRIEVE EoR spENcEa

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 18.-Gnvarna.
Dunno issued a formal reprieye 1nts,
Friday, January 16, 1914, to Herr
Spencer. sentenced to hang December
- In Wheaton, for the murder Of Mrs
Mildred Allison-Rexroat.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-25

I a Canadian Federation of Labor
rninent to- include all classes OF gov
81 yn1nert employees when dealing with
1 matters O6 approximation and retiring
6llOW&nceHS
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-25

VIII - the iargest reinforced
optcrete a4ch bridge III the world n
Eow sbeinaaa built at Langwiez. 81 the
hnrN1Arosa railroad. 1T will have q lea
n q rise End $50 feet between abut-
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-25
ALLEGED pisoRpELiEs
HAVE EvACuATEa DasMET

DeSmet, S. d.. Dec. 19.-Forfeiting
their bonds. Anton Topper and a wo-
man claiming to be his wife, have
disappeared from this place ana not
the slightest trace OF them can be
found. They were arrested several
days 6 on the charge Of conducting
q disorderly house and Of selling in
~toxicating liquor in violation Of the
state law. As the result Of their pre-
liminary hearing before a local Justice
they were bound over for appearance
at the next term Of state circuit court
for trial, but they have disappeared
and 1t: ia probable the authorities never
will locate them. The two fugitives
Tor the past two Or three years had
conducted . restaurant here, and al
most from the frst. complaint was
made AZ to the character Of he place
they were conducting.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-25
SOME EVEN THRIVE FROM
INDUSTRY OF SolIlRREIA

Pierre. s.. o.. Dec. 1e.-stats Game
Warden Hedrick has filed with the gov
ernor the fourth annual report Of that
department., ending with June 80. 1913,
He reports receipts Of $47.7SS.31, Of
which 31s,es4.31 was license money.
TIKI disbursements showed warrants
issued to tine extent Of 14,9ss.18. and
cash on hand Juno 30. 1914, OF $4f, 773.1s.
In the report the game warden informs
tho gsvernor that the decrease in deer
In this state 10 very alarming, and at
tributes the condition to depredations
Of wolves on the young stock. He
urges that moro land be devoted by
the state to large game. such AZ deer.
He recommends some particular Sec
ITEMS in the Black Hills which win
never bs used for other purposes. II
= announced that elk are entirely ex-
tinct In this state. ard theirs are rec
concentrations that some be imported.
The squirrels are not decreasing, but
the game warden recommends that
they be EfvsA moro protection than
they have a present, because they
furnish q living to many perssAs in
the Black Hills. who sell the pine one
which the squirrels have gathered and
stoned UP. These n arc supplied
to the government at good prices. and
the industry Of tho squarrels makes
an easy nnethed Of securing them.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-25
No HOPE FOR OTHER
MEMBERS Of FAMILY
THAT ATE RAW PORK
Three More Deaths to Follow 10
Verdict Of Doctors-Three
Have So Far Died.

Sioux Falls. s. D., Dec. 1s.-That
there practically is no hope for the
recovery of the remaining members OF
b John Wet family. living % miles
southwest OF Sioux Falls, who are at
lected with trichinosis, ID the report
brought to Sioux Falls by physicians
who have Just returned from the scene
Of the terrible affliction. The. trichinos-
y resulted from members Of the fam
lily eating sausage which had not been
cooked.
Thus far Wet, the head OF the family.
ana two daughters. Grace and Rose,
have died. Two other daughters,
Eilda, aged IL, and her S-year-old sis
ter, and Peter Wet. aged 15. are the
remaining members of the family who
are declared to. be doomed.
While neighbors believe that the son,
Peter. Is showing improvement. the
physicians expect he will be the frst
o. the remaining three succumb.
The boy has made a hard fight for
lie from The beginning and only his
strength OF will kept him from his bed
until about two weeks ago, when his
energy became exhausted.
The fact that the mother 10 an in
valid. and that John Wet, the Oldest
son, was away from home, ana the
youngest child, aged two months, was
100 young to partake of the sausage
the Wet family from being a
initiated.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-25
JOHN ri ERicksoN NOW
STERE(NG,S SECRETARY

Washington, %. c.. Dec. 1s.-John Z.
Erickson. who has been private secre-
tary to Senator Goe i. Crawford since
tive office In South Dakota. has taken
g similar assignment with Senator
Thomas Sterling.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-25

s8S1 hipphuildinr record w
g. aAgsA41gssaa&gete#exrAed in ths nina
| ssss ssRssnbss' l'i
The St. Mary banner., 1913-10-18

stand in warm rVom on the table
any longer than is necessary. Do not
place milk in a refrigerator compart-
ment with onions or other food having
a strong odor.
Before returning the bottles to the
milkman, wash them first in cold wa
ter and then in warm water. Do not
use milk bottles for holding vinegar.
kerosene or other substances than
milk. Never take milk bottles into a
sick room, because infectious diseases
can be spread through milk bottle re-
turned to the farm and delivered to
some other home. This Is a civic duty
that everyone owes to his neighbors.
II there Is a case Of typhoid fever, or
other serious communicable disease in
the house, the fairest thing to do for
ones neighbor is to provide ones own
The St. Mary banner., 1913-10-18
The Housewives Criminal Neglect.

The Housewives Criminal Neglect.
clean bottles or covered dishes. into
which the milkman can pour the milk
from his bottle. If bottles are left IN
such a home, the milkman should not
be allowed to collect them again until
they have been properly disinfected by
the board of health. At any rate. II
there Is a serious sickness in the home
all milk bottles should be boiled before
being sent out of the house.
Milk dipped from can or drawn
from the faucet of can may be a
source of danger, and should be avoid
ed where 1t Is possible to get bottles OF
milk. The air of city streets and
houses is laden with dust and bacteria,
The St. Mary banner., 1913-10-18
ECZEMA ON HEAD AND FACE

Reedy, W. Va.-"My baby boy
when three weeks old took the ecZe-
ma on the head and face. 1t broke
out In pimples and first they looked
like blisters and yellow water would
run from them. His head was per-
fectly raw and his hair was all gone.
Everybody said he would never have
any more hair. AS the sores spread
his hair came out. The breaking out
itched so badly that we had to keep
gloves on his hands to keep him from
scratching his head and face. 1t
caused Disagreement. He couldn't
rest at night 1t burned and itched
so badly.
He was treated for eight months
and he got worse all the time. So
l decided to try Cuticura Soap and
Ointment In two months he was COM
pletely cured after using the Cuticura
Soap and two boxes of Cuticura Oint-
ment." (Signed) G. A. Dye, Jan. 7.
1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept L. Boston" ADV.
The St. Mary banner., 1913-10-18
BOUND TO HAVE HIS JOKE
LlQht Literature Not Being Available,
Passenger Selected the Next
Best Thing.

"Jokes about the slowness Of trains,
especially here in the SOUTH" says an
Atlanta railway man, ''also tire me
bit by their ancientness; but l heard
a new and good one not long ago.
1T seems that trains are always
slow and far between on a branch
liue In Mississippi. Nobody knows
this better than the people at the
junction, except the people on the line
itself. One day the newsdealer came
to me grinning.
GA fellow from the other end of
the line just said a funny thing he
remarked. He had missed his train
and there wasn't another for two
hours. He came to my stall to buy
some reading matter to while away
the time. He asked for a jokebook,
and l didn't have any. Then he
poked around for a while and said:
lowell. I guess III take a time
table instead" "'"-Judge.
The St. Mary banner., 1913-10-18
Protecting Infants and Inva|ids

a bottle of clean, cold. unadulterated
milk, free from the bacteria which
cause disease. The consumer must
then do his part, IL he wants clean,
wholesome milk for himself and his
family.
Milk should be taken into the house
and put in the refrigerator as soon
after delivery as possible. This Is par
ticularly necessary in hot weather. II
it Is impossible to have the bottles OF
milk put Immediately In the refrigera-
tor, provide on the porch box con-
tanning a lump of ice. In planning a
house, arrange to have the refrigera-
tor set in the wall with an opening
on the outside. It is always possible
to provide locks for these boxes or re-
frigerator doors, and supply the milS-
man with one key. The interior of the
food compartment should be wiped
every day with clean cloth, and thor
oughly scalded as often as once a
week. Under no circumstances
should the drain pipe of an icebox be
connected with sewer.
The milk should be kept in the orr
ginal bottle, and the bottle left In the
refrigerator until needed. Before use,
The St. Mary banner., 1913-10-18

highest degree OF personal cleanliness
at all times. When employed in milk
Ing Trey must wear clean white duck
suits. Utensils used in handling certi-
fed rsilk must be kept scrupulously
clean and sterilized before using. Milk
Is cooled to 4S degrees or lower i'm
mediately after milking. bottled in
stersllzed bottles, which are then
sealed and packed in ice within twen-
ty minutes after milking. The milk is
kert packed in ice until delivered at
the customers house.
Certified milk means the best and
cleanest raw milk on the market. 1t
is. always clean at all stages. 1t is
never a dirty milk which has been
processed 1t Is q natural raw milk,
not q cooked milk.
No matter how carefully milk Is han
died between the farm and the home,
or In how pure state it is delivered
at the domestic ice box. 1t quickly can
become an undesirable food il care
lessly handled in the home, according
to the specialists OF the United States
department Of agriculture. Milk that
Is left for only short time in summer
heat may become unfit for use.
Milk will quickly become contami-
mated when exposed to the air. or when
placed In unclean vessels. Though
some bacteria are always present,
even In the best grades of fresh milk,
they are generally harmless provided
their numbers are small and they are
not Of the disease producing type; but
milk must be kept cool to prevent the
bacteria already In It. and which may
get in 1t by accident from multiplying
10 q point where the milk IL undesir-
lble. Producers and dealers have done
their duty II they have left ct the door
The St. Mary banner., 1913-10-18

and frequently particles of filth. Even
| II the milk Is clean in the milkman's
receptacle, the repouring Of 1t into an
| open vessel or pitcher for the custom
| er gives an excellent chance for float
ing disease germs to get into the milk.
In stores where dipped milk Is sold.
filthy conditions often prevail, and
milk is frequently handled most care
lessly. Clerks and even customers at
times frequently drink out Of the milk
dipper. 1t Is dangerous to give such
milk to children and invalids, and at
best it is not a clean food. Milk drawn
from the faucet of a milk dealers can,
dipped milk, also has the disadvantage
of not being thoroughly mixed. Some
consumers therefore receive less than
their share of cream.
II bottled milk cannot be obtained,
try to have the milk delivered person
ally to some member of the family.
and receive 1t in scalded covered
vessel that has not been exposed to
the air of room or street. Otherwise
set out a scalded covered dish or
bowl, or glass preserving jar with a
glass top without rubber band. In
no case should an uncovered vessel be
used Milk should be taken into the
house Immediately on delivery. or If
this is impossible, 1t should be placed
IN an outside refrigerator, or the out
side door of the refrigerator In the
house, If its ice box opens to the out
side. Cleanliness in the handling of
milk is as necessary in the home as
in the production of milk on the farm.
Milk must be kept at low temperature
at all times. to prevent growth Of bac-
terra and subsequent souring. 1t
should be kept in closed vessels as far
as possible. The consumer should in
sist on having bottled milk delivered.
and If this is impossible should at
least see that the milk after deliver!
suffers no additional contamination.
The St. Mary banner., 1913-10-18


In Chicago, for instance, commits
sion Of the Cook County Medical soci-
ETY. has supervision over all dairies
where certified milk Is produced. 1t is
purely philanthropic in it's aims, work
Ing without compensation or hope OF
reward other than maintaining human
health and saving the lives OF helpless
babes.
This commission favors all agencies
which aim to give the public safe
and healthful milk supply. It is es-
pecially concerned in guaranteeing
limited. supply Of milk for the use of
infants, invalids and convalescents.
pure only when it is kept pure at
every stage from the time 1t Is drawn
from the COW until 1t is used as hu-
man food. The commission holds
that contaminated milk cannot be rem
dered pure by artificial processes and
that while such "Processed Milk" may
be useful for general commercial pur-
poses it is not suitable as food for
infants or invalids.
Only healthy cows are used to pro-
duce certified milk. These are tested
with tuberculin by United States gov
ernment veterinarians and passed as
healthy before the milk Is certified by
the commission. When any COW in
i, herd furnishing certified milk Is found
diseased she must be Immediately re-
moved from the farm. All dairy barns
must be sanitary In construction, with
special regards to light, ventilation.
general cleanliness, and water. All
milk is required to have a definite per-
centage of cream each day. a variation
of only one-half of one per cent. being
allowed. Certified milk must be free
from all disease germs and not con-
tain over ten-thousand non-pathogenic
germs (not producing disease) in each
drop. Commercial milk often has as
high as one million germs in each
drop.
Only healthy employees are permit
ted to work OF farms producing certi-
aad milk. They must observe the
The St. Mary banner., 1913-10-18

the neck OF the bottle and the cap
should be washed and then carefully
wiped with clean cloth before the
cap is removed. Remove the cap with
a sharp-pointed instrument, so as not
to push the cap down into the milk.
Once a bottle Is opened, 1t should be
kept covered, both to keep out dirt
and bacteria and to prevent absorption
or undesirable odors. The original cap
should not be replaced. Instead, place
an inverted cup or tumbler on the top
of the bottle. The milk should be used
from the bottle as needed and any un-
used milk should not be returned to
the bottle after having been, poured
into another vessel. Do not let milk
The St. Mary banner., 1913-10-18
Cheap Daylight Job.

A girl from the country who had re-
Gently come to town to work and who
was busy all day went to dentist one
evening to have him extract a tooth
which had been troubling her. She
asked him what he would charge for
the operation.
Five dollars with gas, 81 without"
was the answer.
"Oh," said the girl, then I'll drop
in tomorrow and have it out by day
light"
The St. Mary banner., 1913-10-18

Enclosed find one dollar for which
please send me two boxes Tetterinel
this makes five boxes I have ordered
from you. the first one only being for
me. / suffered with an eruption for
years, and one box of Tetterine cured
me and two of my friends. 1t is worth
its weight in gold to any one suffering
as I did. Everybody ought to know Of
its value" Jesse w. Scott. Milledge-
VILE, Ga.
Tetterine at druggists or sent by mail
for soc. TShuptrine.Savannah. Ga. Adv.