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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-10-07
GOOD ROADS
State Meeting to Be Held at
Ipswich This Week

Ipswich. Oct. THE annual meet
ing Of the South Dakota Good Road
association has been called for Friday
October 10, 1918, at 1920 O'Clock a
m, at Red6eld. at which time til,
annual election of officers will be hst
and other business of the association
transacted. All advocates of highway
Improvement in the state are urged Il
be present.
There will be no Icing addresses OF
wearying essays. 1t is the intention
to make the meeting more OF a conven
tion open to the discussion of all ques
tions of road improvement from draft,
ing of proposed laws to the properly
maintained road.
Should weather and road conditions
permit autoists and clubs are urged
to come via the present day method oil
pleasant and speedy travel the auto.
mobile.
Notice of the meeting has been sent
out by J. w. Parmley, president and
Ben M. Wood, secretary.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-10-07

from England. Ireland and Scotland
| will be located on the lano and do th,
| work of caring for milcn cows, poul
try and pet stock and produce gar
dens.
The plan was suggested to Mr..
Howes during a recent tour of west
ern Canada, when he visited q farm
of 80 acres, managed by q half dozen
young women from England and Scot
land. One Of the members. q college
trained girl, had charge of the green.
houses. Another did the housework
and n looked after the poultry and
outside work. A Scotch girl opened
a district store in the city and an
English typist member Of the colony
attended to the cows, bees and rabbits.
The scheme worked ont satisfactorily
until Dan Cupid made his appearance
with bis bow and quiver of arrows,
carrying off four of the women, who
became wives of farmers. The wed
dings took place within two weeks.
The remaining two stayed q month.
doing all the work, when they too
fell victims. The farm was sold and
the profits divided equally among the
six women These dots made it east
er for their husbands and thriving
farms were established.
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CATTLE RECEIPTS
In the Sioux City Market the
Largest for the Year

Sioux City, Oct. Receipts of
cattle at the local stock yards yester-
day comprised 240 loads. or practical
ly 1000 head. This ia the largest run
for any n day for the current year.
The supply consisted Of 100 loads from
the range districts of Nebraska. South
Dakota and Montana; Is loads from
Kansas City and two loads from Colo
RADIO, while the remaining 30 loads
were natives from the continguous
trade territory.
In view of the fact that all centers
snow a decrease in cattle receipts for
the year to date, as compared with the
same time of last year-which falling
off at Sioux City amounts to 80, 000
from the 293, 900 received here during
that time a year ago-the quota OF
1000 head compares we'll with the
high run Of 8. 500 reported here the
second Monday in September, 1911.
and the 8 $500 on sale October %.
1893, which was the record in heavy
cattle receipts at this point for any one
day.
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STATE j
Organized Department oi
Home Economics

Vermillion, Oct. 6.-The department
of home economics Of the University of
South Dakota is now being oiganized
under the direction of Miss Eva Roberta
Robinson, and is housed, temporarily
in the Science hall until such time as
the new chemistry building is com
pleted, in which it will occupy u
snite Of rooms.
1t is planned ultimately to offer a
complete four-year home economics
course, to be correlated with the de-
partments on chemistry, bacteriology
and botany. OF the complete course,
only the freshman year is given at
present. This includes . three-Lour
course, with instructions in "Cook-
cry, ; better expressed, FOOD and Its
Preparation" studying food and it's
relative values, and the principles OF
cooking and cleaning.
The sophomore year will continue
the study Of foods. their. preparation,
combinations for meals. and the pre-
paration and serving Of meals. The
two last years have not been out
lined as yet. The four years will be
a complete course, leading to . Il. A.
degree. including the domestic arts as
we'll az sciences. Under the former
will be offered sewing. designing,
drafting. cutting and fitting, house
decoration. etc. The latter will in.
cluds invalid cooking, home adminis.
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NEGRO HOMESTEADER
Arrested in Perkins County for
Murder of Woman and
Daughter

Bison, Oct. Joe Reiger, n negro
homesteader near Bixby, is in the
Perkins county Jail here charged with
the murder of Mrs. Ellen Fox, q wild
ow. and her t4-year old daughter, who
were holding down a claim near Reig-
er's homestead. The crime was dis
covered when neigh bors found that the
shack on Mrs Fox's homestead had
been destroyed by fire during the night.
Investigation revealed the dead bodies
of the woman and girl in the burning
embers of the house. At first it was
thought Mrs. Fox had attempted to
light the gasoline stove. when it ex-
ploded, killing her and setting fire
to the house. Later il was found
that the skulls of both victims had
been crushed, and there were great
gashes on their bodies. Suspicion
then attached to Reiger, because IL
was known to have quarreled with the
woman. The negro was arrested and
is said to have made damaging admis-
sions. %coroner's jury was ~empaneled
and the evidence against Reiger was
considered sufficient to justify hold
ing him for trial for murder and he
was brought to the county iail here.
Mrs. Fox was greatly esteemed. She
had worked energeticslly to place her
homestead on a paying basis. She
has a brother residing in Day county,
between Andovei and Langford, and
be has been notified concerning the dis
position OF the bodies.
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LOCAL NEWS.

Wanted. Dining room girl-Lske
Park.
Choice California alberta peaches
soc a crate, at the Sugar Bowl.
Wanted to Rent-Four or five room
house. Call at this Office.
For Sale. Nine room house. II. A..
DonDelly.
Wanted. Girl for general house
work. Phone 40 red.
st. Katherine's Guild will meet
with Mrs. Rae tomorrow afternoon.
New advertisements today-Opers
house. J. A. Landers. Abel Mitchell,
j. G. Schultz, II. j. Munro.
Chicken, creamed potatoes, hot rolls.
cake and coffee, such a lot fer q
dime. Come. neighbors all, Thursday
at st. Thomas ball.
Mrs. Quinn who wss here to attend
the funeral Of her late sister, Mrs.
J. s. Slack. departed this m)rping
for her home at Elka6er. Iowa.
Leon Soper of Sioux Falls, connected
with D. G. Kicker d Co., real estate
dealers. is in the city calling on his
parents, Nh. and Mis-. F. L. Soper.
DIR. w. E. Daniels was a morning
departure for Yankton to attend a
meeting of the state board of health OF
which be is a member.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robertson of Dead
wood who have been guests at the
home of the l%atter's mother, Mrs. F.
ID. Mitchell. were morning departures
by the south train.
Three rooms for rent, singly or
otherwise. suitable for light housekeep-
ing or students. Corner Harth and
Tenth street A. G. Hallenbeck.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hunt and Iver
Rad were morning departures on an
excursion trip to points in southern
Texas. They will be joined at Sioux
Falls 10y a number of excursionis.s.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Grim Of Wilbur,
Neb., who have been guests at the
home of their relatives, DIR. and Mrs.
w. E. Daniels, were passengers by
the evening train north.
lne County ComulsslOneTs ulet at n
auoitor's Office today in regular Octo-
Ter session. Commissioners Finnie and
Simmons were present. Commissioner
Curtis. with his wife being absent on
q visit at their former home in Canada.
The police of the city are determined
to break up the habit of riding bicycles
on the sidewalks. Three arrests have
been made of persons who violate the
ordinance and other arrests will be
made unless the custom is discontinue.
Rev. A. K. Burif of the Methodist
church returned this morning from
Redfeld where he had been attending
annual conference Rev. Mr.. Buriff
was transferred from Madison 10 Huron
and will be succeeded here by Rev. q.
ID. Brown of Bert sford.
Chief of Police Winesburg this
morning escorted one James keenan,
to the south train and babe him lea We
the city for the good of the city.
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TOWN ENTERPRISE
J. l.. Jones, Formerly of Madison,
Promoting New Town of :
Ojibway, Ont.

The Bankers Home Magazine, pub
lished in New York, contains a page
advertisement of the Detroit Oiibway
Land Co, of which John L. Jones,
formerly of this city, is president,
Nth Offices in the Dims Savings bank
| building, Detroit, Mich. The pros
pectus sets forth that 0Jibway, Ont.
is a new town opposite Detroit. fount-
cd July 2, 1918, by the United States
Steel Corporation. Mr.. Jones in his
advertisement states that Judge Gray.
chairman of the board of directors, an
nounces that SEQ, 900, 600 will be the
preliminary expenditure. The great
est of all steel plants will be rushed to
completion as rapidly as possible. You
know the unprecedented record of Gary,
Ind, from nothing in 1906 to 81, 600
10 1918. Ojibway must, to fulfill its
purpose. be three times as large. |
have, after careful study, and with the
aid of inside information, selected what
| sm convinced will be inside property
in Ojibway, and want the opportunity
to show you why | believe this, to tell
you hcw 1 am selling this property,
and to give you all the facts in re-
gard to it. Write me at once John
Il. Jones. president, formerly bank
commissioner state of South Dakota. !"
Mr. Jones and family removed from
this city about two years ago, locating
at Detroit, Mr.. Jones opening in that
city Offices of the United Commercial
Agency of Chicago. Quite a number
Of prominent South Dakota men,
among them sx-Gov. Wesley, bought
stock in the agency, which was de-
signed to become a competitor of the
Dunn and the Bradstreet agencies.
The enterprise it is understood did not
prove su ,cessful, and the stockholders,
many of them, have taken up Other
lines of business.
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GUMSH0E CH|LDS


sioux Falls, Oct. THE arrest of
George w. Childs better known as
"Gunshoe" Childs. at Primghsr. Ia,
on the charge of jumping a board
bill in an adjoining town, is of
peculiar interest to q number of resi-
dents OF Sioux Falls, for the reason
that the local authorities say Cbilds
is the same individual who early in
September appeared in Sioux Falls and
victimized a number of saloon men, as
we'll az other citizens.
Claiming to have been given the
necessary authority by a member of
the city commission he visited the sa-
loon men. and, On the plea that a
fund was needed to enable him to
run down and arrest restaurant men
who were alleged to be- selling 10
violation Of the law. he assessed the
saloon men SEQ each, and 10 q mum
Der of instances collected this sum
VAR that he had no authority to
collect any sun from them. The city
commissioners have evinced q desire
to investigate Childs' connection with
the saloon men here and an effort
may be made to have him brought
back to Sioux Falls to testify as to
which member of tine city commission
authorized him to come to Sioux Falls
and inaugurate a campaign against al
legged illegal sellers Of liquor.
1t also is said that ChiIds succeeded
in victimizing the managers of one
or two wholesale houses. from whom
he secured money for his services" in
running down employees whom he
claimed were systematically robbing
the institutions.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-10-07

S~ilverware gives to your table that
distinctive air as nothing else will.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-10-07

Keenan, is a common bum. having been
driven out of Egan and other towns in
this vicinity and will probably be kept
moving by the police.
On Friday, Oct. 10, the people of
Madison will have an opportunity of
seeing one of the most pleasing plays
that was ever written, The Maid and
The Minister. We have made a price
of g, IS and so cents that everyone
may see this beautiful play. Seats on
sale Thursday morning at Smiths drug
store. It. E. McAllister, Manager.
Mitchell Republican: State Audi
tor Henry D. Anderson, will be made
defendant in a suit to be instituted
! in the supreme court by Pres. A. Z.
Hitchcock. of the state hoard of re-
gents, over an Interpretation of a
statute passed 10y the last Legislature.
Strife has arisen over the refusal of the
state auditor to authorize the expense
accounts incurred by the state board At
its meeting in Huron September 10 and
IL. during state fair week, owing to
bis Interpretation of the new law.
joe Richardson was picked up by
Chief of Police WinesbuTg about 5
O'Clock last events in an alley as
good as dead from the effects OF booze.
he was taken to the police station
and a physician called who succeeded
in plotting him back to life. This
mrning he was arrsigned before Judge
S~popholz and fined $40 or eight DAYS.
tsking the latter on account of u lack
of funds. Richardson had been em-
ployed as a farm hand in the vicinity
of Ramona.
A note to this Office from the Rev.
and Mrs Hardmsn states that they
arrived at San Antonio, Tex, Oct. 4.
where they were delayed by high
wate-. Over eight inches of rain had
fallen in that vicinity during the
month of September. and the entire
country was flooded. Rev. and Mrs.
Hardman expected to reach their des-
tination. Beeville. Monday of this
week.
II. III. Buck of Spirit Lake, Iowa,
and brother, W. H. Buck, of this
city, have purchased a 110Iacre tract
of land on the shores of Big Stone
Lake, known as Hartford. near Mil
bank, and will develop 1t into a beau.
tiful and attractive summer resort
place. The tract has a particularly
fine beach and lake shore, plenty of
shade, abundant open space, and will
make an ideal gathering place for re-
%sorters in summer. Mr.. Fl. 81. Buck is
cashier Of the Spirit Lake bank at
Spirit Lake. Iowa. and is the owner
OF a large amount of land in Grant
county in which Big Stone Lake is
situated.
A storm covering the southwest will
moven Northeastern causing Indictment
weather in the great central valleys
the forepart of the week, according to
the weekly forecast of the w ashineton
weater bureau. West of the Rocky
mountains generally fair weather will
prevail until the latter part of the
week, when there will be rains in
the northern Pacific coast regions.
Temperature below seasonal average
over the Mississippi valley and the
districts west thereof are indicated,
with frosts owe the plateau and
Rocky mountain regions, the middle
and northern plains states and the up
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-10-07
GIRL FARMERS
In Canada Rapidly Selected a,
Wives of Ranchmen

Edmonton. Alta, Oct. Henry
Howes of Bushy Park. Bristol, Eng.
who is organizing the Ladies' Co.
operative Farming Society Limited OF
Canada under the Industrial and Provi-
dent Societies Act of England. says in
a letter to George M. Hall, industrial
commissioner for the municipality OF
Edmonton. that he will establish a
cooperative farming coloIy within Sc
miles of this city. Girls and women
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-10-07

t~ration. sanitation, household bacteri-
ology. household nursing and kindr d
subjects. For the benefit of the mp
per classes which were unable to get
the elementary courses when beginning
their work, special combinations are
being offered.
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Demonstration

by a competent lady CT the West cleo
trio hair cutler and the West fat hook
and eye at j. A. Johnsnn's store all
this week. All the ladies are cordial
ly invited to come and learn all about
the excellent qualities Of these two
useful articles.
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per Mississippi valley in the first hall
of the week.
Same old place and same old price.
Same good lunch, so fresh and nice.
Walters sweet and service neat.
We're always glad a crowd to meet.
Catholic Ladies'.
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THE CITY.


Fair tonight and Wednesday; warm.
81 tonight; moderate southerly winds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-11-27
SERVE
$500
MEALS

The Associated Charities this
year broke all records in looking
after the poor. In all $500 big
dinners were bestowed ON the
needy.
Thanksgiving day along all
lines was more generally observed
this year than usual. The churches
united in worship this morning,
the Commercial club will have a
big feast today, sports will be at
high tide at the Stadium and the
day is being honored by COM
plete cessation on the part of
business men.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-11-27

After few months Wakefield
returned. Bessie and the chill
dren went back to live with him,
and Plew was frequent visitor.
But now Plew and Wakefield had
frequent quarrels. Plew appar-
emily wanted Bessie for himself
and schemed to get her.
One Sunday early in July, Plew
came to the Wakefield home with
q revolver and handkerchief
saturated with chloroform.
The facts regarding that dread
ful evening are vague. Bessie had
been alarmed by Plew's wild talk,
and had taken his revolver and
hid 1t. Later when he demand
ed 1t she gave 1t to him again.
Plew always had power over the
simple, yielding girl. Acquaint-
ances say that she would jump to
obey him.
There was quarrel between
the men, then they left the house.
Afterwards Wakefield's, body was
found TWELVE MILES AWAY.
When Plew was arrested he
told strange story of that night,
confessing that he had killed
Wakefield and declaring that Bes-
sic had helped.
Bessie was arrested. Tho
coroner forced q confession
from her when she had no
lawyer or friend present and
when she did not realize the
discriminating nature of her
hysterical admissions. Peo-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-11-27
THANKSGIVING
DINNER most
EXPENSIVE

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 81.
Thanksgiving dinner
for the average American family
was the most expensive meal of
any in the past 25 years. It cost
over SO per cent more than any
Thanksgiving dinner in the past
10 years, and was more expensive
In almost every respect. One
cause is the fact that many thous-
ands of turkeys spoiled in the
recent warm spell. Potatoes are
high, and produce, especially
eggs, have reached the highest
figure in years.
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pie who know her well say
that Bessie In the 'ssuggest-
ive' type that can be made
to admit almost anything.
She has ever since protested
that she is innocent.
She was convicted of first-de-
gree murder on the strength of
Plew's accusation and this al
legged confession. The Judge held
to the letter of the law. Tho
segregated during the
trfal-was swayed By public
opinion, which had demanded her
death.
During the four months be-
tween Bessie's arrest ana conyic-
ton not a single man, woman or
child visited her in Jail. NOT
EVEN HER OWN FATHER OR
MOTHER Every mans hand
was against her.
The sentence, "to be hanged by
the neck. until dead, between sun
rise and sunset ON March n.
1914" shocked the state which
has not hanged a woman for 1875
years, though scores OF women
have committed murder. Now
public sentiment demands mercy.
HUT mercy rests with The
state board of pardons. on
December 8 It CAN commute
Bessie's sentence to life Inn
her.
But will It?
That rests with tho people
OF the United States.
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You might think that Bessie is
happy. And SO she Is, in way.
For happiness is a relative thing.
Compared to the home" SHE
has known, and the people with
whom her lot in life has been
cast, she finds this grim prison
pleasant-pleasant even in the
face of death.
Before Bessie came from the
county jail at New Haven she said
to Mrs. Basserman, the matron:
'The months i have spent
here have been the happiest
sOf my life. Because here
people have been kind to
s.ne."
And yet Bessie sits ON her
cot, hour after hour, sobbing.
bitterly, and lies crying
through the long hours of
the night.
Why?
BECAUSE OF HER CHILL
DREN.
FOR HERSELF SHE DOESN'T
CARE.
What will be, will be-" she
says, as she said SO often to the
matron at New Haven. But my
little George and Cora-WHO
will take care of them when I'm
gone?"
Here, in brief, you have the
life story of this girl. 1t is a
story Of misery, toll, immortality,
|if you will, perhaps even crime
|of destiny wrought out under
the pressure of bad heredity and
|sordid environment, but redeem
ed by pure and overpowering
MOTHER LOVE.
And here are the facts,
most of which were NOT
submitted to the jury that
found Bessie guilty of muir
dering her husband, VIM.
Wakefield, and which Were
NOT taken into account by
either jury or Judge.
Bessie was one of 15 children
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Web
ster of Middlebury, Conn. Both
parents are illiterate and of low
In that home there
was not merely grinding poverty;
there was lack of the common
idecencies of life, and even, 1t is
said, of the common moralities.
In such a home Bessie lived for
IA years. She had but little
schooling. She helped her mother
with the tremendous task of car
ing for that big family. Always
there was washing and ironing
and dish-washing. always the in
finite toll of caring for a flock of
little brothers and sisters. OF
the Is only six are now alive.
Some Of the brothers are obvious
ly defective; Bessie's one sister,
aged IL, is paralytic.
Bessie's youth, then, was SLAv-
ERY. But Bessie was q good
girl. She worked hard, had no
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-11-27
COMMERCIAL CLUB NAV
INVESTIGATE METHODS

Seeking vindication, the school
board Wednesday afternoon
made formal request Of the Com
mercial club that 1t conduct an
investigation of the boards meth
DDS and of those of Claude f.
Gray In particular.
President Scofield of the Com
mercial club said today he had
not yet received the letter, and
did not know whether the club
would take It up or not. Unless
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-11-27
ZELAYA
IS PUT
in JAIL

NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-Gen.
Jose Santos Zelaya, former
president of Nicaragua, was ar
rested late last night by agents
Of the department of justice on
a warrant charging him with hav-
ing murdered two men in his own
country. The nature of the
crime was not stated. Zelaya
was arrested at the apartments
of Washington 8. Valentine,
wealthy New Yorker. He is held
without bail.