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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-01

the suspect under arrest aud the sup
posed woman proved to be d man.
The salise was discovered to contain.
a large quantity of dynamite.
The supposition was that the man
was a German spy. The letter states
that every German, even those who
are not soldiers, who invades Belgian
territory and is caught is promptly
executed. The letter states that a
number of German spies disguised as
priests have been captured and put
to death.
The letter states that the husband
of the writer is in the military sery-
I've, doing sentry duty and perform
ing the other duties of a soldier. The
letter describes al length the scenes
of battle, the destruction of life and
property by bombardment, and also
the great loss by flames.
The section of Belgium where the
writer of the letter resides is near the
scene of active warfare and the peo-
de are in a state of great excitement.
The belief is expressed by Mr..
Dhondt that If a native of Belgium
was in that country, even though he
was a n~aturalized citizen of the Unit
II States, he would be compelled to
crye in the army or would meet with
mysterious death in some manner
the hands of his countrymen.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-01
FRENCH OPTOMISTIC
ADMIT RETIREMENT OF ALLIES
But PLEASED WITH RESIST
ANCE TO GERMANS.

st. Paul, Sept. /. 10 a. m.-Spe-
cial: The following advices have
been received by the American Press
association:
Paris.-A long statement by the
French foreign office admits a new
retirement by the allied forces, but
at the same time the statement is OPP
tomistic with reference to the opposi-
tion which the French and British
are offering to the German advance.
Paris.-Stubbornly resisting the
German advance beyond line from
RHEIMS to Lafere, the French and
English armies again today felt the
combined assault of the Germans.
Four German armies are pounding on
the French left flank.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-01
BACK and Forth
RACES THE BATTLE BETWEEN
THE GERMANS AND THE
ALLIES.

ST. Paul, Sept. /, 1880 p. m.-
Special: The following advices have
been received by the American Press
association:
London.-It is reported that a CO.
lossal rear guard action is in progress
today in France as well as a c%ontinu-
ance of the German assault on the
allies front. The tide of battle flows
back and forth along the entire front
from Switzerland to the English
channel, but always the Germans at
some point get a little nearer to the
capital.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-01
TURKS MODELLING
no FORM ARMY OF 300, 200 MEN,
ALL MoHAMMEDANS.

st. Paul, Sept. l, AIS p. NJ
Special: The following advices have
been received by the American Press
association:
Rome.-A telegram received in
Rome from Berlin announces the mo-
bilization of the Turkish army. Fol-
lowing the advice of Field Marshal
Baron Won der Goltz, it is stated, the
Turkish government will form an
army of first line composed of 200,-
600 men, all mohammedans.
London.-The Anglo-French army
corps have had to give ground, but
nowhere have they been broken
through, is the statement given out
at the French embassy in London to-
day.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-01
LIFE IN
Native Woman Writes Her Brother i'm
South Dakota of Conditions.

Alexandria, Sept. 1.-Sidelights on
the fighting In Belgium and incidents
connected Herewith are shown by a
letter which has just been received
by August Dhondt, a Hanson county
man. from his sister, who resides in
his native town in Belgium. She re-
sides in a town of only about 1000
population, and SO great has been the
call for men to enter the army that
the town alone has thus far sent
about 400 of its male population to
the front.
The letter states that the men of
the country are engaged in war, leav-
ing the women and children to care
for the business in the towns and the
work on the farms.
The letter tells of a supposed wom-
an who was observed to alight from
a train at a Belgian town, carrying a
valise and acting i'm a suspicious man
ner. After watching her" actions
for . time the Belgian officials placed
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-01
PIPE DREAM
OF Alleged Wealthy Wife Hunter
Punctured by Banker.

Wagner, Sept. mot a cent; all
4 pipe dream" was the answer which
the officials of the Commercial Ma
tional bank of Wagner wired to a
Chicago newspaper in answer to an
inquiry as to the truth of the claim
of Thomas Evans, a South Dakota
man, that he had $4,000 deposited
in the bank.
Evans is The man who during the
past year has visited several cities in
the east and announced himself as a
wealthy South Dakota ranchman
searching for n wife. He recently
appeared in Chicago and told a fan
tastic tale about his Importance in
South Dakota, claiming he had three
ranches, a big general merchandise
store at Greenwood (Yankton Indian
agency, and a 700-acre farm in west
ern Illinois.
He stated that now that he had
made his pile, he wanted to retire and
had visited Chicago for the purpose
of getting a wife. He is quoted as
saying:
II don't ARE If she is a blonde or
brunei and don't want a woman with
money. If she's about my age (47)
or under, 1t will be all right, and |
don't mind If she is a widow-that is,
providing she hasn't too many chill
dren. She won't have to do a lick OF
work the rest of her days"
Evans either is demented on the
subject of matrimony or he is the
champion joker of the state. To those
who know him well in South Dakota
he is a very ordinary man, and has
but little wealth. Instead of owning
a big general merchandise store" at
Greenwood, his place of business
there is a little candy store. 1t is
said that he Uses a rubber stamp for
his letter heads, having an apparent
aversion towards printing establish
ments, and that his dreams of a pri-
vate secretary, who Is taking care of
his 800, 900 in cash, are without the
slightest foundation.
On a prior occasion when Evans
invaded the east and announced to
the world that he wanted a wife he
induced a ~19-year-old girl to marry
him in the east, in spite of the fact
that he already had a wife at Green
wood. The authorities took the mat
ter up and the result was that Evans
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-01
INDIAN FEATURE
Novel Entertainment Given at West.
ern South Dakota Festival.

Rapid City, Sept. 1.-The Western
South Dakota Fair association has
Just closed its third annual fair in
this city. Owing to unreasonable
weather during part of the session,
the attendance was not as large as
was expected, but the exhibits were
good and the various attractions were
very satisfactory.
The title given the general scheme
of entertainment for the west was
The Winning of the West" The
first day was given over to the In
dams, as they were the first occu-
pants of the land. There were $50
of them on the grounds in feathers
and war paint, and the days sports
consisted of races and dances by the
red men. The second day was
'stockmen's day." as the rancher and
cowpuncher followed the Indian as
the occupier of the big range. The
third day was farmers day." al the
homesteader followed. The last day
represented the present with modern
features.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-01
THE DIVORCE QUESTION.

In the midst of all the theatrical
~frivolity a play now and then
with a moral, a play with and for a
purpose and written with the inten-
tion of enlightening a class on a sub
ject that hitherto had received but
little thought, despite surrounding
conditions.
The Divorce Question, by William
Anthony Mcclure, a powerfully writ
ten play, taking the stand of the
Catholic church's opposition to di-
vorce and proving conclusively that
divorce does not obtain the condi-
tions Sought for, and particularly is
emphasized the parents duty TO the
children. This ~strikingly original
play will be seen at the Opera House
Friday, Sept. A, under direction of
Wingfeld & Rulings.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-01
THE JAPANESE
HAVE OCCUPIED THE ISLAND OF
TSICHIEN FACING GERMAN
FORTS AT KIAOCHAU.

st. Paul, Sept. L, 1880 a. NJ
Special: The following adyices have
been received by the American Press
association:
Shanghai large exp~editionary
force of japanese have occupied the
island of Tsichien facing the German
forts at Kiaochau, according to word
received here. Confirmation was also
received of the destruction of a Japa-
nese destroyer by a German gunboat.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-01
FLEEING FROM PARIS
WAR OFFICE DETAILS TROOP
TRAINS TO CONVEY PEOPLE
OUT OF THE CITY.

st. Paul, Sept. /, $3.50 p. M
Special: The following advices have
been received by the American Press
association:
Paris.-In order to facilitate the
removal of all people who desire to
abandon Paris, the war office today
detailed fifty troop trains with a
promise of twice that number We'd
nesday. The enormous rush at the
railway stations required the use of
all available police to control crowds
and prevent serious accidents.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-01

somewhat higher early in the week
over the central portions of the coun-
try, and during the latter half of the
week will increase V e the west gen
orally.
DR.. w. e. Kinney, auctioneer, an
nounces a public sale at auction of
property owned by John Aldern,
Tuesday, Sept. g., beginning at 1
o'clock p. m, at the Jacob Hegdal
farm, three miles southwest of Nun
da. The property to be sold includes
sever head horses, nine head cattle,
t~wenty-six hogs, 125 chickens, farm
machinery, household goods, hay, etc.
A free lunch will be served preceding
The sale. j. +. Walker of Nunda will
clerk for the sale.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-01
NORMAL SCHOOL ANNOUNCE
MENT.

Training school at the Normal will
open Wednesday morning, Sept. 8.
All grades up to high school will be
included in this department, also the
kindergarten. Not more than about
twenty pupils can be admitted to any
)ne of these grades. Pupils here last
year will be continued without appli-
,ation. others should apply by letter
mot phone) to Pres. Heston or Mrs.
edith Beaumont. No tuition is
charged pupils of the Training school.
The Normal department opens for
classification Tuesday, Sept. 8, and
recitations begin at 8 a. m, Wednes-
day, the 9th.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-01
fire HAZARDS
STATE FIRE MARSHAL CON.
DENNIS CERTAIN BUILDINGS
IN MADISON-DECLARED
NUISANCE.

AT the weekly meeting of the city
commission last evening the follow
ing recommendations from the state
fire marshal were taken up and read:
State of South Dakota, Department
of Insurance, Pierre, Aug. 26.-To
the Honorable Mayor and City Com
men: When inspected Madison on
April Z, | condemned -four old build
ings in block 16, belonging to j. w.
Dawson and urged your honorable
body TO commence action to abate
them as a nuisance. On my visit of
August 26, / find that these old sheds
are still standing. | consider them
very dangerous fire hazards and again
urge you TO take action regarding the
same.
| would also make the following
recommendations regarding other old
dangerous buildings:
The old shed on lot Is, block Is,
belonging to S. X: Leen, is a dam
gerous fire hazard and should be
tori down.
The old ice house oil lot Is, block
Is. belonging to w. e. Daniels is in
Il COnulllOH TIC SHDulu De T6llONeu,
The old ice house and barn On lot
2, block 8, is a bad fire hazard and
should be removed.
The old shed on lot 5, block g.,
owned by Mrs. Laura Smith and used
by James Slack, is in a bad condition
and should be TORN down.
| would also make the following
further recommendations
That Ole Thompson be required to
clean out the rubbish in his barn in
block 9.
That property owners and others
be notified not to let rubbish aecu-
mulate at the back of their places of
business.
That approved rubbish burners be
used for the burning of rubbish and
the ordinance forbidding the burning
of rubbish in the open be enforced.
We consider many of the rubbish
burners now in use in the city very
dangerous.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-01
Respectfully,
G. III. Henry.
DEPUTY State Fire Marsha

Deputy State Fire Marshal.
In accordance with the recommend
ations the city commission by resolu-
ton declared the buildings specified
nuisances, and further resolved that
if the same are not removed within
thirty days that they be abated as
nuisances by due process of law.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-01

bottle OF Sloan's Liniment. IL is anti
septic and a few drops will neutralize
the infection caused by insect bites or
rusty nails. loan Liniment disenfects
Cuts, Bruises and Sores. You cannot af-
ford to be without IL in your home.
Money back IL not satisfied. Only Csc
at you druggists.-Adv.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-01

w. r. Greene, Hopkinton, N. H., writes
the following letter. which will interest
every one who has kidney trouble. For
over a year, Mrs. Greene had been affiict-
ed with a very stubborn kidney trouble.
Foley Kidney Pills don more to COM
plete her recovery than any medicine she
commend them. For sale by all drug
gtDtn.--Adv.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-01
RICHARDS ENDORSED
so STATES G.. o. VAN METER
STATE CHAIRMAN PRO
GRESSIVE PARTY.

Rapid City. Sept. Special: You
may publish that r. o. Richards was
endorsed or nominated for governor
by the unanimous vote of the whole
progressive party executive commit
except Sutherland, and this action
was approved by every nominee and
this was known to Mr.. Sutherland
when he published his denial of same.
Mr.. Richards deserves the support of
every honest progressive.
G.. O. Van Meter,
State Chairman Progressive Party.
Huron, Aug. 31.-To the Progress
ives of South Dakota: | have read
an article by John Sutherland OF
Pierre, criticising Mr.. Richards per-
sonally and declaring the progressive
party Endorsement of Mr.. Richards
for governor as fictitious. | desire to
reiterate to the p~rogressives OF South
Dakota that every member OF the ex
ecutive committee and campaign COM
mittee were present either physical
ly or by proxy at the Huron meeting
August Z, and did indorse and nom
mate Mr.. Richards as the progressive
candidate for governor, which in
dorsement was given to Mr.. Richards
unsolicited on his part. The mem
bers present were in conference all
day on the 7th of August, on which
day Mr.. Sutherland departed for
home in the morning, and, therefore,
was not present at the Huron meeting
at the time matters were settled upon
as regards Mr.. Richards.
Geo. w. Wright,
Campaign Manager.
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THE CITY


Unsettled weather tonight and
Wednesday; probably local showers;
cooler east portion tonight.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-01

Mosquitoes, flies and other insects
which breed quickly in garbage pals,
ponds of ~stagnant water, barns musty
places, etc, are carriers of disease.
Every time they bite you they inject
poison into your system from which
some dread disease may result Get a
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-01

was given a short term In Jail upon
being convicted of bigamy. Now he
is looking for another wife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-19

rever one which has the slightest justiti- cation in fact. The credulity, in fact. of these poor people Is an amazing, and ex- trenely touching, thing. We actually have inquiries about estates supposed to have been left by Sir Edward Drake, while the agencies seem still to be mak- ing great play with the Jennens millions. These. of course. are the funds that were iu dispute in the chancery case which Dickens satirized under the name of "Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce, and which were awarded to an ancestor of the present Earl Howe over 80 years ago. The last time as James Russell Lowell pointed crt, in report he made in November. 1884, that it was attempted to contest the earPs right to this estate, the judges rules against the ca,mants, declaring that. if after such lapse of time such a claim could be successfully brought no one would be safe fin possession of his Troperty.
 The Hoffman millions in chancery arc another favorite bait with the bogus agencies" continued the chancery official, but there is no such property, of any value whatever, in our keeping Not long ago, too, an advertisement appeared in various American newspapers to the ef- feet that in the case of the Porter estate valued at $2oo00o0, the British govern ment was prepared to compromise by Fey HIS ei,tvvVuW, dHu tlt AIef1can ne1rS were requested to communicate Of course tie whole thing was a self-evident fraud There are no estates in chancery worth millions. nor even hundreds of thousands There are few worth $200O0, and few ranging between this amount and s7OOo but all the rest are comparatively small amounts.
 Occasionally, 1t Is true some of these funds are successfully claimed Even then, however. and this is understand able when you consider that many of these estates date back to the eight eenth century, the legal costs practic- ally eat up the proceeds
 "If you can write anything that will even stem the stream of useless cor respondence with which we are beset from America, concluded this official,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-19

we shall rise up and call you blessed, but l doubt if you can. Both your em- bassy and your consulate have been trying to do so for years without the slightest result And never was the truth better expressed than 1t was by Mir Lowell who dilated on the worse than useless pursuit of imaginary for tunes in Great Britain Those who sought them might as we'll. he said,
 attempt to gain possession of n castle in Spain through the intervention of the American minister to that couu- try"
 That appears to clinch the matter. If, after reading this article. however. you still believe yourself to be entitled to modest slice of the dormant funds they are officially called. which lie in chancery, the proper per son to approach in the matter Is the assistant paymaster general, royal courts of justice. London But if you arc dreaming of millions, or, in fact. of any sum over s35000 better take the money that you propose paying to an obliging attorney or next-of-kin agent and buy a nice, shiny gold brick with fl. Then you will have someting to show for your money,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-19

vince even a man from Missouri that no such estate ever had existed to say noth- ing of ever having beeh m chancery, but this evidence, transmitted by letter. had about as much effect damping my rel atives belief in 'old --'s millions as a pill would have on an earthquake, so 1t seems doubtful if anything that one can write will disturb the implicit faith that so many of our fellow countrymen have in the existence of these fabled unclaimed millions.''
 What is the truth about the unclaimed funds in chancery? Every three years the paymaster of the supreme court of 5rd1cature-which took over the functions O fthe old court. of chancery-issues a. report on them and new one came out few days ago. A quaint and in many ways interesting record, it shows that there are actually unc,aimed funds in chancery to the value of about $7, 250. GOO Unfortunately, however. for golden dreams of lavish slices in this hoard, it also shows that this total Is made up of no less than 3S3S separave sums, not more than one-half of whicn exceed s75O. and rot more than one-seventeenth 1000. The biggest individual sum, in fact, is S35, ,000 so there's an end of the Page millions;" the Hoffman millions" and eke the ''Jennens millions" which, particularly the former, are used, year in and year out, by NdIlOus agencies m tne united States as bait for poor and ignorant people who long to be suddenly rich Some of these sums in chancery have been there since the eighteenth century. so the futility of bothering about them is easy to see. The official list of the ac- counts. however, makes interesting read ing, comprising, as it does. the names of nearly 5000 persons or corporations of one kind and another interested in the distri- button of this wealth.
 They include dukes. earls and bar onets, but not SO far as one can see, any Americans! One person is alluded to Ann, servant to Jose Maria Riberio, captain of frigate.'' while others come under the heading of sea men belonging to his majesty's George III) ships Decade and Argonaut." Such
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-19

famous names as the Duke of Chandos Gin respect of an account opened in Itoz), the Marquis of Anglesey QSS1). Henry, Earl Fauconberg GS19), Lord falr1ax t1726). and the Earl of Scar borough G80S) are to be found in the list.
 Ihere Is, too, an echo of the famous Parnell divorce case, for, in the list of dormant funds in connection with the probate and divorce division is that of the famous Irish statesman but no details are given with regard to the account. In no case, by the way, does the list mention the actual heirs to the various amounts. nor the amounts ; themselves. It merely sets forth the titles of the legal proceedings in eac, case
 Remembering what had been told him there several years ago. the writer vis- ited the paymaster's department of the royal courts of justice, in the Strand a day or two back, and asked the official in charge if they still were troubled at all by self-styled American "heirs' to fortunes in chancery?
 The official lifted both hands, words apparently temporarily falling
 Troubled at all?" he then echoed. We get letters by almost every Ameri- can post that comes in. At present, it Is true we are being worried more by our own people here in the British Isles, but that is because of the re- gently published list in connection with the unclaimed funds.
 In the past four days we have had over 250 letters from Britishers about estate in chancery. for the unclaimed millions myth flourishes here, too, though the belief in it is not anything like so vide spread as it apparently Is in the United States This, of course, is on account of the greater activity on your side of the water of bogus agents whose con- tinual advertising of vast estates and in- credible sums of money that are going abegging over here foster this delusion in the minds of certain section of your public. They must be thoroughly un-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-19
Weddings Beggar the Poor

From the New York Sun.
 Chicago.-The extravagant cost of wed- dings is given as an important cause Of poverty in the stock yards district in a report by investigators for the Univer- sity of Chicago settlement Earnings and expenditures of iS4 families for a year were ascertained. the average earnings being sS54i3; yet several of the poorer families on this list celebrated weddings at cost exceeding goo
 representative case was that of Clara z. whose wedding cost S20GssS of which sum her parents contributed s6ss and the bridegroom s50 The bal ancs. $50 was borrowed from relatives. The wedding feast cost s97 .6s. and Clara Zs personal expenses were sas.75.
 The families were mostly Poles and All but four were uHers of alcohol. this item averaging $Ss {. yearly.