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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-14
UP TO STANDARD
BERRY BONES CONTAIN FULL
MEASURE OF FRUIT
THIS YEAR.

Vermillion, May 14.-Inspectors of
the state food and drug department
report that they are finding all boxes
of berries sold in the state this spring
to be full dry measure pints and
quarts. The housewife finds upon
emptying the contents of a pint box
of strawberries that she has notice
ably more than in former years and
the difference in the quart boxes just
coming into the market is even
more marked. Short measure in ber-
ry boxes has been of the stock
causes of complaint with the house-
wife. Boxes with bottoms elevated
out of all proportion to the require
ments of safe shipment or with cor
ners cut off have been the universal
rule in this state as in others in for
mer easons However, the South
Dakota legislature in 1913 passed a
law known as chapter 368, session
laws OF 1913, or senate bill 80, n
titled IAN act to prescribe a unit or
standard of weights and measures
for substances other than liquids,
prescribing rules for the dockage of
grain in this state, and prescribing
penalties for the violation of the
act" While not by any means a
complete or adequate weights and
measures law, this law Is of much
value to the state and farmers and
others dealing in grain as well as
merchants would do well to study it.
The law, like most of our laws, con-
tains no delegation of power to en-
force its provisions. but the food and
drug commissioner last fall saw in
this statute the cure for the short
measure berry box evil. Accordingly
Commissioner Frary wrote firms
shipping fresh fruit into the state
calling their attention TO the law and
advising them that it would be en-
forced by the food and drug depart
ment. The results have been more
than gratifying. This law. if en-
forced, is capable of preventing short
measure in potatoes, apples and all
other fruits and vegetables commonly
sold by dry measure.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-14
OLD-TIME Crime
CLOSING UP OF ESTATE RECALLS
THE BELLE GUINNESS
CRIME.

Ipswich, May 14.-M. Pin Beebe
filed a report this week of the ad-
ministrator of the estate of Andrew
chapter in the life history of one of
the victims of Belle Guinness, the
noted murderess, of La Porte, Indi-
ana AISLE Helgelien, the brother of
Andrew, who left his home on a farm
i'm this county and went to La Porte,
to look for his brother, was the first
man to investigate and prove to the
neighbors of Belle Guinness and the
authorities that she was a murdeTCss.
AISLE died last year in the hospital
for the insane at Yankton, and many
contend that shock and worry were
the cause of his unbalanced mind.
A man from La Porte was at the
hotel here last week who was a
neighbor of Mrs. Guinness and cried
the auction sale of the property left
by her, after the farm house was
burned on April %, 1908, and in the
ruins of which were found the re-
mains of her three children and the
headless trunk of a woman's body.
supposed to be the body of Mrs. Gun
ness. He said she vas regarded by
her friends and neighbors as a wom-
an above reproach and a very pleas
ant, sociable and charitable woman,
and would be the last woman in that
vicinity to be suspected of wrong do
ing, so it can be easily understood
that AISLE Helgelien had to get pretty
strong proof to convince the people
of what she really was.
| Ray Lamphere, the hired man,
supposed lover and a~ccomplice, was
| arrested for the murder of Belle
| Guinness and sentenced to life i'm.
| prisonment. He died in December
1909, in the state p~enitentiary. He
| always c~ontended that Mrs. Guinness
was still alive, and now comes the
\ report the past few days, that she
! has been found on a farm four miles
from Swift Current, Canada, and be
ing held by the mounted police tC
await the arrival of the sheriff from
l La Porte.
This red-handed oma killed and
buried ten men and women on hei
farm, besides the murder of her owr
children. The greed for money ap
| pears to have been the impulse tina
| prompted her.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-14
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from The Daily
Leader Files

A. j. ~Cornelysen was among the
passengers enroute to Sioux Falls
this morning.
A new entrance to the basement of
the court house is being made on the
east side of the building.
Z. d. -Stitzel, the popular clothing
salesman, has accepted a position
with Grinager Bros, and entered up
on his duties this morning.
Cyrus Clark, father of DR.. e. L..
Clark and Mrs. F. r. VanSlyke, de-
parted this morning for Oshkosh,
Wis, on a few weeks visit.
Little Hazel Chales will celebrate
her twelfth birthday tomorrow by en-
PERTAINING a number of her young
friends, invitations for the event hav-
ing been issued.
Clerk Murray this afternoon issued
a license for the marriage of Geo. l..
Farrand and Miss Hannah Johnson,
| aged, respectively, "a and 10 years.
Both gave Madison as their resi-
| dence.
c. NJ. Klotzbach's new barn corner
II v dlEpD dNbhuC anu StHltI 0Llctlt IL
nearing completion; the foundation
for w. A. Thomas residence, corner
Blanche avenue and Lake street, is
completed, and stone for the new
Norwegian Lutheran church, corner
Blanche avenue and Broadway, is be-
ing delivered IN the ground.
A large delegation of Odd Fellows
went to Sioux Falls this morning tc
attend the grand lodge, including the
Rebekah lodge. Among the number
were Peter Marquart, grand guar
dian; Mrs. G. p. Borland, grand vice
president; Mrs. A. H. Marsland
grand representative; Mrs. Marquart
Mrs. Fox, Mrs. p. Thomas, Mrs
Frank Scott. The degree team, mum
bering seventeen members, will gc
tomorrow.
The county commissioners were il
session this afternoon to open bid
for a steel bridge across the inlet a
Lake Herman, Nine bridge compan
les had in bids. eight of whom haC
representatives present. The com
missioners adopted the plan of al
lowing each representative to Sc
forth the good qualities of his bridge
the others remaining outside the au
ditor's Office meanwhile. Surely thi
is IN age of competition. The bridg,
will probably cost $1,000.
The lovers of bicycling have secur
ed the use of the driving park after
o'clock in the evening, and some live
ly sport may be expected there ever,
evening during the season. The rae
ing will be confined to local bicycler
and the track will be kept in excel
ent condition for the sport. The frs
race of the series will take place to
morrow evening at 1880, e. III. Beadl
and Geo. Ackley being the contest
ants. 1t will be a handicap race, MI
/, Beadle giving Mr.. Ackley 40 rod
start in a 312 miles spin. The bi
lcyclers of the city are enthusiast
over the event, and lively sport ma
be expected.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-14
DOCTOR ARRESTED
I'm Trip County and Taken to Ne
braska for Trial.

Winner, May 14.-Dr. w. Z.
.Bridgeman, a well known citizen of
Trip county, residing at Witten,
where he owns an auto garage, a
drug store and other property, be-
sides being provisional county chair
mar of the bull moose movement in
Trip county, was yesterday taken
back to Nebraska, under a requisition
from the governor of Nebraska and
honored by the governor of South
Dakota, the charge being a statutory
offense, alleged to have been commit
ted in Nebraska.
DR.. Bridgeman was arrested last
Wednesday, but on his plea that he
had several important business mat
ters to attend to before leaving he
was left in charge of Deputy Max
|Sommers. While Sommers stood on
the sidewalk waiting for the doctor
to adjust his car the latter suddenly
and without warning put On speed
and left the astonished deputy alone
on the walk. Sommers Immediately
wired to the sheriff, and two deputies
from Winner were soon in hot pur-
suit of the fugitive. whom they locat-
ed and captured after a chase of
about rs miles at Draper.
Bridgeman had taken a circuitous
route and over the toughest and most
billy part of the country, and were it
not that his auto broke down he
would hardly have been captured
The supposition was that he was
making for Canada.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-14
DESERTED WIFE
Returns to South Dakota to Search
for Husband.

Midland, May 14.-Mrs. K. j. Nc
Rae, a former resident of South Da-
kota, has returned to the state from
her new home in Minnesota for the
purpose of searching for her husband
who mysteriously disappeared. Her
self and husband acquired title to a
homestead in western Stanley county
and after making final proof moved
to Minnesota. After establishing his
family in their new home, McRae re
turned to Stanley county and leased
the homestead to a neighbor, after
which he departed ostensibly for his
new home In Minnesota. Enroute
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-14

there he disappeared and thus far not
the slightest trace of him has been
found. In some quarters it is feared
he may have been the victim of rob-
bers who. believing he had received
cash for the lease of his homestead,
followed him on the train and made
way with him at the first opportu-
nifty. Upon returning to South Da
kota to conduct a systematic search
for the missing man, Mrs. McRae dis
covered that during their absence
unknown persons had broken into
their old home on the homestead and
stolen almost everything, including
the furniture and practically all of
the household goods.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-14
GOV. BYRNE
MAY CALL A SPECIAL SESSION
OF THE LEGIS-
LATURE.

Pierre, May 14.-Governor Byrne
may be forced to call a special SEES
sion of the legislature at once to
remedy chapter GA of the laws of
1907, to permit South Dakota to col
lect taxes claimed from the express
companies, amounting to a consider
able sum, as well as TO render legal
the collection of taxes or all railway,
telephone, telegraph and sleeping car
companies. This session will be nee
essary if the supreme court should
decide that this law is u%nconstitu-
tional and thus concur with the opin-
ion of Judge Sanborn, of the circuit
court of appeals, who, on May A, held
that this law was unconstitutional.
Under a special and rarely used
privilege of the state constitution,
Governor Byrne went before the SUI
preme court yesterday afternoon and
demanded their opinion on these
points: First, as to whether the act
was valid when enacted; and, second.
If it was not, whether ii is now valid
by virtue of the 1912 amendment to
section 2 of article IL of the consti-
tuition and chapter BAT, of the laws
of 1913.
Governor Byrne was forced to ask
the supreme court for this opinion
now because there is no way to
launch a test Ease before this body.
When such cases are brought in the
state courts. the express companies
at once take them to the federal
courts, and when the companies be-
gin their own cases they bring them
in the federal courts.
The reason u state supreme
court must render an opinion on the
constitutionality of this act, which
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-14
jnvents EIameIess Powder.

After years of experimenting Guido
Fei, a young chemist of Florence,
Italy, claims to have discovered n
flameless powder which causes no
erosion of the tubes of even the lar
gest cannon. He says it is superior in
carrying power to any other powder.
In an experiment in the presence of
scientists and representatives of the
army in a room which had been com
pletely darkened Fei fired a revolver
loaded with his powder, and there was
not the slightest fash.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-14

will or will not, as they decide, per
nit the state to collect these taxes,
is that all superior courts believe in
accepting the ruling of the state SUI
preme courts on questions of indi-
vidual state laws, no matter how di-
vergent from their own opinions in
relation to the law, providing no fed
eral regulations are disturbed.
If the South Dakota supreme court
rules that this law is constitutional.
Judge Sanborn's opinion will not
hold.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-14

Mountain Home, Ark.-Miss Anna
Adams, daughter of +. f. Adams OF
Big Flat. poisoned two wolves "A few
nights ago that had killed Il goat for
her the day before, She .ut poison in
the carcass. and next morning when
she went out to see the results there
were two black timber wolves stretch
ed out dead. The larger of the pair
weighed cighty-fOur pounds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-14
Finkelstein told Zeitner he had

Finkelstein told Zeltner he had
visited nearly every country under the
sun since he left his wife and daugh-
ter 10 years ago. He speaks IA Ian
guages, and says he has spent most
Of his time during the years he has
been away studying. Asked why he
deserted his wife and child, he re-
piled:
ITO get away from the fighting
that the relatives of my wife were
always having"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-14

Irregular, p inful bladder weaknesses
disappear when the kidneys are strong
and BEAUTIFULLY active. Take Foley
Kidney Pills for that burning, scalding
sensation-irregular, painful action
heavy, sore-feeling and bladder distress.
You Will like their tonic restorative eff
tect-the relief from pain-quick good
results. Contain no harmful drugs. TRY
them. For sale by all druggists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-14
FOR SHERIFF..

| hereby myself as an
independent republican candidate for
sheriff Of Lake county. subject to the
will of the voters at the general cleo
tion.-Albert Budde.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-14
Feel bull and sluggtsh2 Start Your
Liver 30 Workingl

1t beats all how quickly Foley Cathar-
tic Tablets liven your liver, overcome
constipation-make you feel lively and
active again. ]. l.. Mcknight, TT. Worth,
Tex. says: My disagreeable symptoms
were entirely removed by the thorough
cleansing Foley Cathartic Tablets gave
me-" They're a wonder. For sale by
all druggists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-14

you feel dull and sluggish. Take Foley
kidney Pills. They are tonic, stimulat-
ing and strengthening and restore your
kidneys to healthy normal action. Try
them. For sale by all druggists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-14

posal to issue $685. 600 in bonds, the
proceeds to be used in erecting a md
nieipal auditorium,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-14

Dull Fesnng-Swollsn Hands and Feet
Due to Kidney Trouble.
Your ktdneys need help when your
hands and feet thicken, swell up. and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-15
Chronicle of Society For Week

SUNDAY-Misses a
home South Thirteenth
will
Peronea Rnghoff
Miss Enestne Lawrence her home South Thirteenth
Vile cordially
vited
MoNDAY-Miss Naomi Mather Miss
Jessie o
clubs
at Glen Miller park
TUEsDAYThe picnic the Spring circle
will be held the
Charles Snedeker Spring
Mrs Ira Rau will - theatre Miss Trndle
For the girls who forming
oge will be given the afternoon the Murray theatre
Miss Meb Cuberson
RicherMaag wedding
meeting of the Aid society
church will be held in the afternoon
in
Jackson Smith Jelly will
WEDNEsDAY-A card will be in the
a
meeting be
Miller park in afternoon Supper will be served the
THURsDAY-A meeting of womans
The of the
Miller
FRDAY-A evening Eagles
hall the usual hour.
will be at hal
for all wives of the members
SATURDAY-The be in at
the Country club
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-15

returned Thursday night from fish
ing trip spent at Celina.
Miss Elsie Bernard of Connersville
returned Thursday to her home after
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer VOL
fal.
Mrs. T. J. Canny and guest, Miss
Julia Canny of Columbus, and Miss
Katherine Marrinan spent Friday with
Mrs. Albert Brown at Richmond.
Miss Helen Shoe of Dayton is spend
| ing her vacation with Mr.. and Mrs. G.
c.. Fortney.
Mrs. Mary Young, Lenard Young.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Young and son,
Donald, and S. c. Richie motored to
Bethel Wednesday and spent the day
with Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Spencer.
Charles w. Baker of PiQua is the
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lon
Baker.
| C. l.. Jones and his father are tour
ing the northern part of Ohio by auto.
| Mrs. Frank Souers and daughteEl
| Mrs. Nealie Hapner, spent Thursday at
Glen Karn with Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan
Richards.
| Mrs John Penland and daughter
Katherine of Eldorado spent Friday
with Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. o. Penland.
George Swope, Sealer of Weights
and Measures of the county, and Mr.
! Holland, both of Eaton. spent Thurs
day here on business and were enter
tanned at dinner by Mr.. and Mrs.
| James Kuth.
Mrs. Myrtle Guild and daughter ar
rived Friday to spend the weekend
| with Mrs w. L. Hahn and other
| friends. They are en- route to theiI
| home in Wheeling, w. Va. after spend.
! ing a vacation at Elwood, Ind. with rel
: atives.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. John O'Dea left Satur
day for a motor trip to Cincinnati
! where they will spend several days.
| Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weisenbaugh
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-15
SNAPSHOTS of New Paris

William Mills, retired farmer, suf-
fered paralytic stroke Wednesday
and was carried into his home on
South Spring street. His condition is
considered critical on account of his
advanced age and the fact that he has
been ailing for some time.
Mrs. Addie Adler and daughter re-
turned to their home in Dayton We'd
nesday after visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Souers.
Mrs. Harry l.. Miller is the guest of
her home folks at Lowell, o.
James Hensley of, Fountain City,
Ind, has made the purchase of the
John Shelter farm lying close to town
on the east road. We are glad to well
come Mr.. Hensley into our midst.
| Harry Chenoweth of Glen Karn
spent Thursday here on business.
The regular meeting of the w. c. T.
| U. was held Thursday evening at the
! Christian church and the organization
was perfected. Mrs. Miller of West
! Alexandria, county officer, was pres
ent and delivered a helpful and inspir.
ing talk.
Mr.. Taylor of Detroit was here Fri.
! day and the remains of the National
auto, damaged by fire Tuesday was
! shipped to his shop.
Messrs. and Mesaames w. F. Wreen
and w. E. Jones motored to Dayton
Friday and spent the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Pence and family
are camping at the Mary Thompson
farm. where Mr.. Pence is erecting a
new home On the site of the one de
stroyd by fire this spring.
Miss Mary H. Wolf entertained
| Thursday with a porch party in honor
of Miss Carey Bruce of Brandon, Miss
who is the guest of Miss Mary Nor.
row. The guests were Mrs. r. f.
Morrow, Misses Edwina, Mary and
Ruth Morrow.
baby returned Thursday to their home
in Elliott, Ills. after spending the sum.
mer with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
B. f. Fisher.
! Mrs. Mcpherson of Richmond is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. McPher
son.
Miss Fannie Cussins, who has been
| here for several weeks at the home OF
her sister, Mrs. Lee Baumgardnr, sui
fering with broken ankle which dis
abled her for work, has returned tc
her home in Richmond.
| Mrs. Thomas and daughter of Indi
annapolis are the guests of Mrs. Caro-
line Mcneil and daughter, Nellie.
Among those who are arranging to
camp at the Richmond Chautauqua are
Mrs. Martin E. White, Misses Elma
Horner, Eva Mckee, Helen Sawyer,
Edith Banks, Gertrude Hawley and
Helen Davis.
H. B. Baumgardner and G. c. Wolf
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-15
WAR FAILS TO HELP.
TRADE IN CASkETS

On first thought one would naturally
reach the conclusion That the Euro
pean war would be . great stimulus to
the casket industry. but Richmond cas-
ket manufacturers, and Richmond ID
the center Of this industry In the Unit
ed states, promptly dispell any such
impression.
has undoubtedly been increased over
one thousand Der cent the past three
weeks and most Of the European cas-
ket factories have undoubtedly been
forced to suspend operations. the de-
mand for American caskets In the
countries now at war has been con-
spicuous by its absence, said one cas-
ket manufacturer today.
"You see they kre so busy killing
each other that they do not have the
time to perform the usual funeral rites
satin lined collins, pallbearers, un-
dertakers. etc.
"As a matter of fact the mortality
question has become so acute in Eu
rome right now that primitive burial
methods have been resorted to. From
what l have been able to learn from
the press dispatches bullet riddled dis
putants are collected in job lots and
either cremated with scant ceremony
or buried in long trenches. II the body
of every victim of this war was to
he placed in q casket before burial We
would have to build about ten more
casket factories in Richmond to meet
the demand"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-15
NORTH END BRIDGE
PUZZLE TO BOARD

The county commissioners are in the
midst of their most troublesome sea-
son. The question Of improving the
bridges of the county without increas-
ing the tax rate is bothersome one.
The plan presented by Wilfred Jes-
sup for settlement of the Tenth and
Twelfth street bridge difficulties is be-
ing gone over carefully with view of
carrying it out Jessup suggested
since a longer span bridge is needed
to replace the relic at Twelfth street,
the Tenth street bridge would be ade-
quate. Acting on County Engineer
Peacock's advice, concrete arch
bridge about twenty feet wider and
two rods longer would replace the
steel structure at Tenth street.
This would do away with the neces'
sity of paying for two new bridges and
would exactly fit the circumstances in
both places. Both bridge are made
quate as they now stand. The engin
eer has estimated that the moving OF
| the Tenth street bridge to Twelfth
street could be accomplished with lit
tie difficulty and that both bridges car
be renewed at cost of less than $25,
900.
The novel plan of removing old bill
posters and signs from the Twelfth
street bridge and advertising it as {
relic, was suggested with the advice
that this will make people proud to b.
able to travel over the aged structure
The plan was rejected.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-15
FOUNDED IN 1918.

FOUNTAIN CITY-Fountain City
has discovered the fact that she will
be one hundred years old in the year
1918. The town was laid out on Sept.
5 of that year by Solomon Thomas
and Redden Chance. Additions were
made to the town by Harvey Davis in
1880, by William Hough in 1892 and
another by Robert Green in 1874. The
town was incorporated in Sept. 1874
The first settlers reached the place
where the town is now located about
the year 1909 or 1910 The town was
originally called Newport and became
famous in anti-bellium days as the
home of Levi Coffin and the principal
station of the Underground railroad
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-15
START TO IRELAND.

FOUNTAIN CITY-Persisting in
their intentions of making their trip
to Ireland the party of six Fountain
City people including Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Durham and son Floyd, Mr.
and Mrs. James Cobine and Mrs. Rich.
ard Williams, left for New York and
wrote local friends from that place
that they expected to sail on the S. S
Columbia last Saturday. Press dis
patches told of the Columbia obtain.
ing clearance from the New York port
at noon Saturday.