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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-03
LIQUOR LICENSE LAW
Law Defining a Freebooter May
Make Trouble on Peti-
tons

Beresford, April Sat u meeting of
the local city council, held for the pur-
pose of passing upon the petition ask
ing for a vote upon the license question
at the coming election, a surprise was
sprung by August Frieberg, attorney
for the Enforcement league, in the
form of a new law enacted with an
emergency clause during the recent SEES
sion of the legislature, which is of
vital interest at tf is time, but which
has not been generally made known
over the state. The new law is the
portion of the following which defines
a freeholder, and in all PROBABILITY
will i%nvalidate many of the petitions
offered over the state asking for a vote
upon the license question. The law as
amended reads:
At the annual municipal election
held 10 any township, town or city in
this state for general municipal pur-
poses the question of granting permits
to sell intoxicating liquors at retail
| within the corporate limits of such
township, town or city, shall be sub
mitted to the legal voters thereof up,
on petition signed by twenty-five legal
freebooter voters of such township,
town or city, to be filed with the
auditor or clerk of such township,
town or city thirty days before cleo
ton, which petition shall state that
a vote is desired upon such question.
Provided, that "freeholder'' as used
in this act shall be defined to be one
VITO owns the legal title to, or owns
an undivided share OF interest in at
least q entire lot or parcel Ct ground
within the township, town or city
| where such vote is to be taken, which
lot or parcel of ground shall be of the
size commonly recognized as & full lot
in the town or city in which such vote
is to be taken as shown by the official
plat of said town or city, or its addi-
tions, and in townships in which said
vote is to be taken, said parcel of
ground must be at least one acre,
aud in such township. town or city,
together with the improvements there
on, such interest in such lot or parcel
of ground shall be of at least the as
sessed valuation Of SOS, rs shown by
the returns of the last assessment previ-
GUS to the signing of the said petit
ton, and that each Of such free
holders shall have been a freeholder
for at least one year. and a qualified
voter of such township, town or city
for n year, previous to the date of
such election.
The fact that the new provision is
not generally known over the state is
due to the arduous task of the secretary
of state in certifying to the various
clerks of court the manv emergency
laws that were passed by the legisla-
ture.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-03

the railroad track and with the fevol.
yer commenced shooting at a mark.
Each Of the boys took a shot, and
while the revolver was being passed
from one to the other 1t went off in
the hands of one of the lads, the
bullet striking Young HenDing in the
stomach. The boys assisted theiI in
jured playmate to town, and the bull
let WAS located eight inches from the
point of entrance. Ii was several days
before the snow blockade was lifted 90
that the boy could be taken to an Omaha
hospital for further treatment.
Mitchell-Being imprisoned beneath
a barn door for the greater part of the
day when the thermometer hung
around the zero mark caused the le-
moval of both feet of Joseph Russell,
when he was brought here from Reli.
ance and placed in the hospital.
r russell is a farmer and lives neal Re
lance, west Of the Missouri river, and
during the cold weather two weeks
ago he attempted TO fix his barn door.
The wind blew it from its hinges.
and falling on him rendered him I'M
conscious. He was unable to free him
self and when found both feet were
frozen. Gangrene set in after he failed
to respond to treatment and he was
brought here to have them removed to
save his life. The surgeons believe he
will recover
Washington, ID. c.. Senator Sterl
ing was apprised by wire from friends
in Gregory that the Jackson brothers,
In Dallas, had received word from
George LETTERS, now in Washington, tc
the effect Judge Witten, of the interior
department, would probably be ap.
pointed commissioner of the land office
and that If he was, efforts would be-
made to have him reopen the Carter
land Office case. Judge Witten is well
known in South Dakota, and has taken
a prominent part in the opening of In
dian lands to settlement. However,
it is cor idered doubtful here whether
secretary Lane will permit reopening
the case even if Judge Witten should
get the Office. Ernest Jackson and
bis father, former Governor jackson,
of Iowa, are repolt ted to be headed fol
Washington to STIR up the land Office
matter and get it reopened If possible.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-03
THE MEADOW LARK
A Bird that is Much Observed
and Valuable to the
Farmer

Eugene g. Ford in Sioux City
Tribune: "What bird is that which
so resembles the down east meadow
lark, but has so much sweeter seng p
is almost sure to he the inquiry of
an eastern resident who is in the
west springtime.
The general habits Of the westein
meadowlark do not differ materially
rom those of the eastern species. The
plumage is much the same, except til, t
the yellow on the underparts extends
farther up on the sides. The chief
differences being in the notes, which in
the western species are louder and have
a much sweeter tone. For a long
period of time the western species was
neglected by scientists. being consid-
cred a sub-species of the eastern and
given little attention. So much was
this true that the word 'neglecta" was
added to its Latin name. But at q
recent meeting of the American Orni-
biologist union made it an %independ-
emit species. / suppose the bird feels
highly honored that it's claims have
at last been acknowledged by this
learned society.
They are among our very earliest
arrivals from the land of sunshine in
the south. The date at which they
reach SiouA City in their journey
northward is about March 10. 1t is
probable that they make from 80 to
so miles per day in their northward
journey. The question has been raised
whether they may not occasionally
winter in this latitude. An observer
from Armour, s. d., reports that a
bird was seen there January 25,
1911. But this lie a rare occurrence.
Undoubtedly, however, they winter
at no great distance south of us.
The nest is built on the ground, in
the meadows at a good distance from
trees, generally at the foot of a bunch
of grass and is often a rched wei and
occasionally a winding passage leads
to it. 1t is somewhat difficult for THE
reason to find the nest. and also from
the fact that the male ia very watchful
and gives ample warning Of approach
ing danger when he is near. But oc-
casionally he will be gone and then as
you walk through the meadow you
may be startled by having a bird fly
up suddenly from before your feet.
Stop short and examine the grass care
fully if you would discover the domi-
| cile of our feathered friend. If the
date happens to be after May 10 you
will probably find from four to six
white eggs, spotted OF speckled with
cinnamon or redish brown, or If q few
weeks later in the season the naked
little ones.
The m~eadowlark ia considered one
of our most beneficial birds. Some one
, interested In agriculture has figured
out that every q of these birds that
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-03

v~ention of these three counties has been
called at B~rookings, to meet Wednes.
day. April 8. A special invitation ia
extended to the county commissioners
and members of the governing todies
of the cities, towns aad townships.
Pierre--Nearly S25. 900 is what will
be distributed later in the summer to
the organized fire companies in the
different towns of the state from the "a
per cent premium tax which goes
directly to the fire companies from the
old line fire companies operating 10
South Dakota.
Dallas-Saloon elimination prob
lens, al directly connected with the
city election are creating more interest
at Dallas, just now than the question
of moving the Gregory land Office.
In the matter OF proportional saloon
reduction to conform to the new law
Dallas and Gregory are hit about the
hardest OF any towns In the state, MIR.
Leggett says. Each Of these towns
now has five saloons and must cut down
to two. The survival question will
be fought out at the municipal cleo.
tion.
Mitchell-A revolver 10 the hand,
of u half dozen small boys nearly re.
suited in the death of Carl Henninp
the son Of 81. L. Henning, OF Colome
is. d The lads went . mile out O,
town to see the big snowdrifts alona
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-03

lives a season on the farmers land is
worth to him from 81. so to So for the
injurious insects destroyed. They ale
strictly ground birds, seldom rising
higher than a fence post or possibly a
telephone pole and the branches of the
lower trees.
They are beautiful singers. Their
song has been described as "a clear,
%plaintive whistle Of unusual sweet
ness A more pleasing concert can
scarcely be heard than that of a flock
of meadowlarks. gathered as they of
ten do, in the branches of some low
tree in the morning houIs, each one
seeming to try to Guido the others in
singing. These concerts are warnings.
however, that they ale preparing to
depart on their journey, which takes
place in the latter part of October and
the FIRST week in November.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-03
STATE NEWS

PHILIPPIANS. George d. O'Cennell,
who lives 10 miles northwest of Philip,
found n of her turkeys buried in
the snow yesterday. The bird was in
an open shed which had drifted full
during the blizzard Of March IA. 1t
was still alive and after an airing
seemed apparently as thrifty as ever,
in spite of 16 days in . snow bank.
The turkey had nothing to eat, except
snow, during the entire period.
Huron-In view Of the fact that the
Chicago. Black Hills and Yellowstone
park highway passes through Brook
ings, Kingsbufy and Bsadle counties
and that the road problem in these
counties Is identical. q good roads con.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-03
WOULD HAVE PEDlGREES
OF ALL ALIENS SEARCHED.
Professor Tells of Ills of Heredity.
Cites Instances.

The family tree of every immigrant
should be thoroughly investigated be-
fore admission into the country, says
Professor Carrie M. Derrick, M. A, an
authority on biology and social reform.
While ~lecturing on the subject in
Montreal she pointed out specific cases
of the feeble minded and degenerate
p%ropagating their species, ~delineating
the pedigrees of whole families of de-
generates.
Professor Derrick instanced the ia
miliar example of the Jukes family,
which was descended from Max Jukes,
a drunken and lazy wastrel, who in
ITO married a woman who was the
mother Of criminals. OF later descend
ants 300 had died in poorhouses, many
had been feeble minded, and there had
been 300 cases of infantile mortality.
The Jukes family had cost the state al
together 81. 250,OO0 Contrasted with
this was the family of Jonathan Ed
wards, who also married in ITO and
became the ancestor of a long line of
clergy, physicians, college professors,
distinguished army and navy officers
and good women.
Miss Derrick attacked the modern
theory that education and good envi-
ronment have redeeming effects on
character. With the aid of another
tree-that of a prominent New Jersey
f~amily-she showed how the scion of a
good family who ran wild in his youth
became the ancestor of feeble minded
descendants and alcoholics by wedding
a feeble minded BY his Sec
ond marriage to a normal woman, how
ever, he had another family, whose de-
scendants were good and useful people,
many of them distinguished, with only
two alcoholics In several generations.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-03
NARCOTIC BULLET
War Wauld Be Painless Pastime
and Wild Game Would
Enjoy the Dope

Washington, April 3-The painless
blowing off of ones arm during war
time, the humane shooting of wild
game on hunting expeditions and the
simple operation of firing the special
ly prepared bullet into the heel of a
fleeing burglar, to have him run a
few yards further and then 60 off in
to peaceful slumber, is what a Pitts
burgh scientist hopes for a medically
treated bullet with which he is expert
menting. He hopes to have the Unit
cd States government adopt the bull
let for army use. He is trying tn
get the society for the prevention of
cruelty to animals to recognize its
merits and then induce sportsmen to
adopt it. He later will give the po-
lice chiefs of the country a few boxes
to experiment with.
The new compound, 1.-THE narcotic
bullet" is the invention of Alexander
F. Humphrey. Experiments are be.
ing conducted by a committee of army
officers, police officials and sportsmen.
| II is considers ed alike humane in war
/ fare and deadly in hunting big game.
In self defense it provides the poor
marksmen with all the advantages OF
an unerring aim.
In his sleep producing missile Hum
phrey uses a minute particle of NOR.
| phia. The drug is carried in tiny wells
in the steel jacket of the regulation
| army bullet.
Humphrey claims that it in no wise
inteferes with the effectiveness of the
missile. The slight indentation in the
steel jacket. he says, causes no splin.
| teTing when ii comes in contact with
the bone. The wound of the narcotic
| bullet, according TO his theory, does
not differ from that caused by the regu-
lation bullets now used in the approved
army cartridges. No deleterious effect
will follow the unique administration
of the drug.
The soldier, receiving a slight flesh
wound from the new bullet, fights no
more that day but calmly stretches
himself on the ground and goes to
sleep. The man receiving a serious
wound suffeis no agony, as the marco
tic from the bullet is absorbed by his
system and he is insensible to pain be-
fore he reaches the hospital. The man
whose wound is mortal sleeps away his
last hours. thus doing away with most
of the battle field horror. The fleeing
burglar is shot in the arm, runs for
ward a short distance. stretches him
self on the sidewalk. and all the no.
liceman has to do is summon an
ambulance and haul him away. The
big game hunters. Humphrey says,
will feel no fear of a counterstroke
from a wounded tiger. lion or grizzly
bear. Although the bullet may make
but 4 slight wound. the game is good
as bagged, once it is struck.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-03
A Message To Railroad Men.

A. s Bacon, IL Bast St., Bath, Me
sends out this warning to r~ailroaders
everywhere: my work as conductor
caused a chronic inflammation of the
kidneys and | was miserable and all
played out. From the day l began
taking Foley Kidney Pills began to
regain my strength, and | am better
now than I have been for twenty
years" Try them. For sale by all
druggists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-03
Ppeumonia Follows > Cold

but never follows the use of Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound. 1t stops
the cough, heals the sore and infamed
air passages, and strengthens the lungs.
The genuine is in a yellow package
with beehive on carton. Refuse sub.
~stitutes. For sale by all druggists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-03
Are You C~onstipated

II 30. get a box of DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. take them regularly and
your trouble will quickly disappear.
They will stimulate the liver, improve
your digestion and get rid of all the
poisons from your system. They will
surely get you well again. 26c at all
druggists.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-05-23
Potpourrl Of PEOPLES,

In this most cosmopolitan of cities
(Buenos Aires) the foreigners fore.
gather In little worlds CT their own.
Most are represented by newspapers
published In their own Languages,
most have clubhouses more or less
pretentious.
On the same evening one season re-
Gently The Merry Widow" was pro.
duced in Spanish, French and Italian
in as many different theaters. And
there are all sorts of places of amuse-
ment where foreigners can enjoy them
selves each after his own fashion
from an immense artificial skating
rink "a very fashionable resort by the
way) to tropical coffee house. from
a golf or race course to a poolroom or
bowling alley, from the most attrac-
tive and elegantly equipped Of modern
cafes to little French domino parlor
or German beerosaloon, from a magni-
ficent opera house to cheap vaude-
vile or moving picture theater.-
From Through South America" -
Harry ". Van Dyke.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-05-23

the garden bench and lit a cigarette.
Il went to London last night" he
told me. "And as | had to pass your
friends house on the way from the
station to Airlie Hall. I thought
would call in and see you"
ANY further newsT'
II have had an interesting visit
The botanist with the beard has
stepped into a leading part in our lit
tie tragedy. Mr.. Phillips"
DO you mean"
"Yes, believe him to be the mur.
derer Of Sir Andrew Cheyne."
Then the man under arrest is in
nocent."
THAT scarcely describes him-but
he had no hand in this crime"
"Confound you and your riddAr," l
said Where is the murderer! .Bave
you caught him?"
There is carriage at the door, II
you care to come along perhaps I
may be able to show him to YOU"
1t was a swift horse from the sta
bles of Airlie Hall, and we covered tn,
ground quickly. There was little talk
between us. Twelve had struck when
we stepped out at the overhanging
porch of the old gray mansion and
walked through into the library that
overlooked the terrace and the lake.
BY the window, twisting his cap in his
nervous fingers. stood Jake Warner.
Peace nodded him a good morning,
and then slipped away with a word
of apology.
CHRONICLES TO BE CONTINUED ,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-05-23
MULE DEv0URED THE PIANO
Animal Totally Wrecked a Musical
instrument Near Him on Steam
boats Deck.

Mule ate piano shipped. Send an
other next boat" This message was
received recently by a local piano
house from an "up-the-river" purchas.
er whose $500 instrument had been
forwarded via Mississippi river
steamboat. In its usual pine box the
piano was installed on the lower
deck next to lanky, sleepy looking
mule bound for the cotton fields of the
upper bends. Although provided with
plenty of oats and hay. the mule
ripped of portion of the outer box,
disposing of six octaves of black and
white ivory keys. running the chro-
matte scale up to &c" In the treble
clef He had gnawed away the ma
hogany panels in front, masticated felt
dampers and hammers by the dozen.
completely wrecking the melodious
"insides" of the instrument. Steam.
boat Bill, stoking a boiler twenty feet
away, said the mule must have had
his foot on the soft pedal" as he did
not hear note. When discovered the
animal was unconcernedly gazing
longingly across the river at a grass
covered levee. 1t will cost $500 to re-
pair the piano.-New Orleans CORE
spondent Montgomery Journal.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-05-23
FARM ON SCIENTIFIC BASIS
Enormous Strides Have Been Taken
by Agricultural Industry in
the Last Century.

Despite the assertions that farming
has not advanced and kept pace with
the improvements in other lines Of
activity, the fact remains that in no
industry have there been such revolu-
tionary changes as in agriculture.
From a hit-or-miss, makeshift occu-
patton In which at best the farmer
made bare subsistence and hung on
until he could secure something bet
ter or else remained stolidly and in
differently plodding along the road his
father travelled, farming has become
highly organized and commercial
lied business, based on the applica-
ton Of scientific principles.
1t Is to the great farm sections Of
the northwest that we must look for
the best example Of commercialized
FARMING. Farming In the Dakotas
Montana and Idaho is being conduct
ed on large commercial scale and 1t
Is not uncommon to see farm of a
thousand acres being plowed and
planted In one season by modern,
scientific methods.
Great traction engines capable of
plowing 40 acres day are employed
to make commercial farming easy and
lucrative. Machinery does the seed
Ing and the planting and machinery
reaps the harvest. Modern scientific
methods have smoothed the way OF
the pioneer without taking away from
him any Of the rewards that 60 with
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-05-23

former has a large, round disk strap
ped to each foot and when there is a
vacuum in cup the suction Is suffi-
cient to hold the plate to 1t, even
with the weight of the performer pull
ing on the disk. AS the human fly"
proceeds, air is pumped into each
succeeding cup to which his back
foot clings. allowing him to remove
1t and place 1t on the cup in front.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-05-23
HUMAN FLY IN VAUDEVILLE
Illinois Man Invents Vacuum Appa-
ratus by Which Any Person May
Walk Along Ceiling.

Next we may look for the human
fly In vaudeville. An Illinois man has
patented vacuum apparatus by
means Of which man or woman can
walk upside down with no more incon-
venience than rush of blood to the
head. An elevated air chamber. sus-
pended from the ceiling, has a series
Of vacuum cups along 1t. Air can be
pumped into or withdrawn from these
cups at will by an operator on the
stage, behind the scenes. The per-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-05-23
Entirely ParisIan.

A kind lady meeting a poor little
urchin, evidently lost. said: What
is your name, dear?
Jean Cartier" he replied, in a for
eign accent.
"Oh, a little French boy!" she said.
"And where were you born?"
IN Paris, madam" he answered.
What part?" asked the lady.
"All of mel" cried the boy.-P. Up.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-05-23
"Home-Grown" JardIniere.

A gUird vine of the sugar-trough va
riety growing on our garden fence
produced goodly number Of large
gourds. l was puzzled about utilizing
them until l tried cutting the top off
one and making it into a jardiniere.
The effect is quite satisfactory. The
big, round, bulbous-shaped gourd is of
dark brown color and takes a good
polish. 1t has pretty rustic appear
ance with its pot of ferns standing
inside Of it.-Suburban Life.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-05-23

the breaking and exploitation of a
new country.
The development of raw land into
orchards or grain fields or truck gar
dens is simply a matter of mathemati.
cal calculation and wise business in
vestment. This has not been accom-.
plished without great deal of work
on the part Of the men who have
for profit, 1t Is true-been laboring
for nearly a century to bring about
this highly scientific change in farm
methods.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-05-23
PrecocIous.

Jeanette, in her first year at school,
is very fond Of milk. One day when
she had asked for second glass of
milk her mother said:
Daughter, II you like milk 80 we'll
you'll surely marry a farmer when
you grow up"
well, 'spect Charles Robert Will
turn out to be farmer, then" the
little girl replied.