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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-11-27
Notice Of Hearing Petition for Letters of
Administrat i
state of South Dakota, tss.
County Of Lincoln

Iii COuutS touFt.
In the Matter of the Estate OF Lena Thor
son, Deceased.
The State OF South Dakota Sends Greetings
10 Iyer Thorson- Edward D Thorson. BERTHA
Urdahl. Alfred Thorson, Emma Thorson,
Martha Hotter and Mable Sigrud. heirs at
law and next OF kin of Lena Thorson deceas-
ed, and 10 All 80 whom. these presents may
come:
Notice is hereby given that Edward O..
Thorson has presented to this Court and fled
in the Office or the Clerk thereof, a petition
praying that Letters of ADMINISTRATION of
the Estate of Lena Thorsou, deceased. be IS
sued to John Urdahi and thtt Monday the
18th day Of December, A. d. 1g14 1t one o.
clock p. m. OF said day. being q day OF . re-
gular term OF this Court. towit: OF the Nov
ember term, isf4. at the Court. Room OF this
~ the Court House in the City OF Can
ton. In sAid County Of Lincoln. State OF
Dakota. have been fyed as the time and
place for hearing said petition when and
where any person interested may appear and
cause why the said petition should not
be granted.
Dated at Canton. South Dakota, this 18th
day Of November. A D. 1914.
by the Court:
WILLIAM b.
Attest: Judge OF the County Court.
ERNEST MADDEN.
Clerk
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-11-27
Silver Wedding Anniversary

Silver Wedding Anniversary
Last Friday night about so Re
bekahs and Odd Fellows who had In
some mysterious way learned that
that date was the twenty fifth ami
versary OF the marriage of Mr.. and
Mira. Ed. Maynard decided they would
celebrate the event In a manner they
thought most suitable. They sprsng
! complete surprise on the worthy
couple ,entering their home unlimited,
but not ~unwelcome, they assumed
control OF all therein, even insisting
that the ceremony OF a quarter
OF = century ago must be repeated to
insure the silver merging into gold.
Lee Stevenson was elected aparson"
and 50 anxious was he to properly per-
form his dnties no made the bride and
groom promise many things never be-
foro required In a like ceremony. az
tor which he presented them With a
marriage certificate tied with endless
c0lOred tape. Mrs. Thompson and
Miss Hanson then sang Those En-
dearing Young Charms" after which
congratulations we're in order and
kissing the bride was not omitted.
Then Mr.. Bob Lamont On behalf Of
the company assembled presented the
newly re-weds with q beautiful silver
baking dish as = token Of their love
and esteem.
a delicious substantial lunch was
annoyed and the dispersed
Wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard many
happy returns Of tine day, and that
thsy would live TO celebrate their
golden anniversary
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-11-27
Greasy Brakes Cured.

Brake slipping during hot weather
is usually due to grease running out
of the diff erential through the drive
shaft into the brake bearings. The
instructions are to pack the space
about the drive shaft with heavy
grease Gasoline sQuirted around the
bearings will remove the escaped
grease when the wheel is lacked up.
Keep the foot brake so adjusted that
it will not lock the wheels. In order
to preserve tires.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-11-27
Highland


Msssrs. aud Mesdames. J, %. Hicks
and Ardee Millage autoed TO Harris
burg in the formers car Friday.
Ruth Rhea spent Sunday with her
sister Mrs. Russell Y Oung.
Blanche Parke, teacher Of North
Star school. spent the week with
folks at nome.
Mildred, Hazel aud Esther Eneboe
spent Sunday afternoon with their
friends Mary and Hazel Van der Nicer.
Earl Millage, Seth and Burt Mann
Ing have returned TO school duties al
ter an absence during corn-husking.
Ruth Eneboe, Thelma and Laura
Alness spent their vacation AZ their
respective homes, returning TO school
duties on Tuesday.
Alice Foley left for her bone IT
Madison to spend Thanksgiving.
Mabel Millage spent Friday even
ing with Ms Peter Eneboe.
Harold Il setting them up this week
What does e meant
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-11-27

Some European wits may call In
ole Sam q .'cop" when speaking OF the
Mexico question but we stand right
up and say out loud that II he Is a
s.copn he's a rare speciman, for he is
"a honest ''cop."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-11-27

Hen fruit is as scarce as the pro-
verbal hens teeth, and more so.
We have heard lots OF old hens grind
their teeth.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-11-27
Grand Valley.

(Too late for last week.
Aid Society meets with Mrs. Refer
r eierson Wednesday, Nov. 9th.
The first killing frost of the season
visited US Saturday night when mer-
curry fell Is below zero.
Mr.. Wallquist went up to Sioux
Falls Saturday In his new Franklin
car and brought back Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Reierson for a visit with home
folks over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Nelson were
Sunday afternoon guests at the Knut
Thorson home.
Harvey and Corrine Strand visited
at Kleppe's Sunday afternoon.
B. o. Torberson brought home an
other car load Of cattle the first OF
the week. This makes about 4 car
loads that he is feeding.
Paul Kleppe, M. O. Nicholson and
Hans Ovre finished their corn picking
last week. MI. Ovre's corn averaged
SO blu. per acre while Mr.. Mickelson
had one field that went IS bu and the
rest Of his corn averaged go bu. per
acre. II anybody has beaten that
we'd like TO hear from you.
Marvin Skorheim, Oscar Doe and
Andrew Anderson visited at Kleppe's
Sunday.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-11-27

Hugo Oman, Noble Strand and
John Van LIAR were out hunting and
trapping Sunday. The two first nam
ed claimed they saw q rabbit run and
4 ducks fly but were unable to pursue
fast enough to catch their game.
John said he was trying to trap . pole
cat. That is = very likely story to
tell. boys, but we I'll know that when
young men hunt and try to trap on
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-11-27
MEETINGS

The meetings under evangelist J..
W. Mahood will begin next Tuesday
evening. 1t is desired that all singers
will come to the rehearsal on the first
evening under the leadership of Mr..
and Mrs. George. The rehearsal Tues
day evening will be In the NJ. E.
church. It is very much desired by
the evangelists that the meetings
shall be union meetings as far as pos
sible and II a larger place can be arrang
ed for the regular meetings beginning
Wednesday it will be done. Everybody
should plan to attend these meetings.
One cannot afford to miss such preach
ing and music as will be given.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-11-27

The beginning and end OF life In
this world seems but a prelude, con-
sidSring the work undone as we leave
life here.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-11-27
Methodist Church

The congregation were favored last
Sunday evening in hearing a ermon
by Rev. j. G. Corwin a superannuate
member Of the Dakota Conference
who was owe from Centerville visit
ing for a few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
G. d. Morris Next Sabbath morning
there will be preaching as usual and
In the evening possibly DR.. w. E..
Daniels will give an address on his
visit to Palestine. Our Sabbath school
was well attended last Sunday almost
reaching the 200 mark, Let US see il
we cannot go beyond that mark next
Sunday. There will be both preach
ing and Sabbath school in the Jones
School house next Sunday afternoon
all are cordially invited to these
meetings.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-11-27

= We have much to be thankful for.
Think Of the goldman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-15
GIRL HELD AS CATTLE THIEF.
Young Woman Is Arrested Second
 Time on This Charge.

Ardmore, Okla, Oct. 14.--Orenc Bayless, seventeen, who has already faced one charge of cattle stealing, has been arrested at McAlester with Campbell LeFlore, Henry flaws. Guy Wilkinson, w. H. Harmon and Phil Hardy, on similar charges. Follow ing her first arrest some time ago, she was released on bond.
 Enticed by the high price of live stock, cattle thieves have been active recently in the vicinity of Blocker Arrests have been made by Sheriff D. J. Tatum.
 Detectives in the Oklahoma City yards recently discovered the brand of Fred Brown, Blocker cattleman upon small herd that had been ship ped there for sale. As result war rants were sworn out for the arrest of Wilkinson. Campbell Leflore ant the Bayless girl. Other shipments arc alleged to have been made to the Kan sas City market. Altogether moro than 100 head of cattle are reported stolen.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-15
Villa Achieves Victory when "First Chief Resigns
 Late Yesterday.
ARIZONA GOVERNOR
 MUSTN'T INTERFERE
PrCs sidcnt Wilson InStructs War See retnry to Wire Gov. Hunt to Keep state Troops From
 Border.

Washineton Oct l4.--Gcncral FcllX Diaz. in a message 10 the Villa agency here today, conveyed word that General Carranza had put m III" resignation as provisional president to ,hc Aguas Calientos convention
 According to thls telegram the resignation, which went in at " o'clock this afternoon. was promptly acCcpttI d.
 "Immediately Antonio Vlllareal president of the convention, Was nominated for the provisional preni' dencv and at the hour of 1lling tnis message no serious opposition had oe- yeloped against him. said the tcle' gram. 1t continued:
 wrne convention abandoned 'h' plan of a commission form of govern men, for Mexico until such time aS l an election tc fill the uneNplred i'ia' term could be held.'
 The nomination of Vallareal and ms certain election to the proVlsioha presidency is complete victory lo' Villa and his supporters.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-15
FLAMES DESTROY
 THE AEFL|N HOME:
Mrs. Jess Heflin, Ill.,, and Little Child Narrowly Els
 cape Cremation.

Mrs. Jess Hefln and her 3-year-old child narrowly escaped being ere mated last night shortly after :? o'clock, when their home on the Mid- de road, six miles from the city be- came ignited from defective flue. The house was completely destroy ed and not a single piece Of house. hold furniture was saved.
 Mrs. Heflin has been confined to her bed for the past seven weeks with typhoid fever and the little child had already retired for the night. The flames were not discovered by MT. Heflin, who was in the back yard, until they had gained such headWay that he was forced to dash through the flames and carry his wife and child to safety.
 They were placed in wagon and driven to the home of another farmer about half mile distant. Before Mir Heflin could reutrn the house had burned completely to the ground and not even a piece of wearing apparel was saved.
 The house was the property of Mrs McClenden, who resides in this city on South Main street. No insurance was carried on the house or the house. hold goods.
 Mrs. Heflin has been the victim o typhoid for the past seven weeks and until yesterday afternoon was in the care of a trained nurse from Little Rock. Her fever went down some
 what yesterday afternoon, however and the nurse was discharged He, i condition is still serious.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-15
SLOWLY DYING, HE HAS7ENS END
Walter T. Smith, Tubercu- losis Victim, Sends Bullet
 Into Brain.

Despondency over ill health is De- lie\cd to have prompted Walter T. Smith. g. years old, to end his own life yesterday afternoon at l2:3o o'clock. when he shot himself through the right temple with .3S calibre revolver at his home, 1521 Beech street. Death resulted 15 minutes later.
 MT. Smith, who was a machinist at the Cotton Belt shops, was the vlct1m of tuberculosis. He spent some time at Alberquerque, N. M., and later went to Bonneville, Ark, in search or health. but returned to Pine Bluft hrtle improved After returning 10 the city he was examined by physl- elan, who told him his health was greatly impaired and that he could not live long.
 Surviving him are two brothers Charles and Eugene Smith. and TOUT sisters. Misses Mamie and Lorimore Smith, Mrs. Henry Helton and Mrs' M. s. Bucks, all of Pine Bluff.
 Mir. Smith came to Pine Bluff rom Nashville. Tenn., about four years ago and had been employed as machinist at the Cotton Belt shops He was member of Cotton Belt lodge No. 51, International assocla tion of Macninists. MT. Smith was also a member of the First Chris tian church.
 Funeral services will be conducted i this afternoon at o'clock rom 'h' First Christian church.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-15
War Developments at a Glance

of inevitable called hold moment minister German residents m nnarne to leave isbon 
  with reported Rus nc give up and confne their positions to of the
 official state that allies troops have occupied developing Reports . rooress in center confirmed wing
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-15
Twill Cost $10 a Bale to Brow More Than Half of l 1914 Crop If Bill Passes.
|NE MILLION FOR
 RELIEF OF SOUTH
osup Introduced in Senate by l uota Smith Will Solve Cotton Problem Deadlock Is Threatened.

Washington, Oct. 14.-A deadlock Of noress was threatened today by utbern senators unless the war tax ,l is amended to embrace the cotton |lief measure drawn by them.
 Senator Hoke Smith, in introducing Q cotton measure, gave polnted arnine that there must be adequate bate on it.
 |nJ regard the amendment as of more nortance than the bill,' said Sena- Smith. q shall insist on disni- d and adequate discussion of the lave problem Senator Lewis of Illinois, whip of senate, was passimistic about the ktlook for adjournment. He inter- feted the signs as pointing to dead ck that will keep congress in ses- bn until after election.
 Tax Excess Production. fThe amendment as introduced con ins number of changes. It would Tree a reduction of cotton growing
 imposing tax of cents a pound
 lint of all cotton grown by any krson in excess of 30 per cent raised ! the same person last year. &The secretary of the treasury is dl- {cted to prepare $250,00O,000 of bnds of denominations varying from 10 to $500, these bonds to be given rectly to cotton farmers in the ates where cotton is produced in re- rn for cotton to the amount Of five Billion bales at a price of 10 cents a bund for middling. The bonds would lar interest at per cent and would ] payable in three years or less.
 Disposal of Stocks.
 None of the cotton bought by the easury department will be sold be- Ire Jan. 1, 1916, unless. in the opin- n of board to be composed of the cretary of the treasury, secretary
 agriculture and the postmaster Fneral the cotton is needed for man. actures. when it shall be sold for pt less than II cents pound. Bur- g the year 1915 the cotton may be Id in blocks of 100 bales or more, lt at price not less than cost, in hding interest on the bonds, Stor- se and the like. After Jan. l. 1917
 much of the cotton as is still on Rnd must be disposed of within six Ionths, the money received from the le of the cotton shall be kept sepa- fte in the treasury and be used for [eeting the bonds.
 Makes Million Available.
 For the year 1916, the amendment fould levy tax of 1a-cent a pound o1
 cotton grown. And for the year P17 this rate would increase to fnt pound, unless all expenses O e entire cotton transaction had beer Fld. In that case, the tax would &pse.
 The sum of $1,000,000 is made i'm ediately available to carry out tho fovlsions of the amendment.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-15
CRISIS OK BORDER.
Determination of Arizona "oNeT""r to Call Out Troops St'rs
 Washington.

Washington, Oct. IA grave crisis in the Mexican situation on 'he border line is imminent.
 The insistence of Governor Hunt oi Arizona that tine state militia assem- b,e at the border 10 put down MeSl- can disorders has brought it apout.
 After a conference with the presl- dent late today, Secretary of war Garrison hurried off an urgent tele- gram to the Arizona governor urging that to avoid plunging the unHed States into a disagreebie Juhc'ui, with Mexico to keep out the broil and let the government act.
 Tne secretary's action came after fire of telegrams between him ana Governor Hunt The Arizona exc outive in message late last nign' indicated the seriousness of the Mexi- can crisis, saying: ,,
 "A situation very similar to tha' now existing at Nanco has deveiope' at Douglas. where one soldier and child have been struck by bullets from the Mexican side. Firing across the boundary is described as bein' |
 deliberate by the Mexicans."
 The governor followed this up tnl morning with another message m forming the secretary of war that al available companies are being order ed to prepare for transportation . Naco.
 He telegraphed that the life an property of innocent American citl zens who are being endangerd an suffer- ing property loss must be pro tccted.
 The governor left no room fo doubt that he intended to take tn situation directly in his own hands.
 Secretary Garrison conferred fe nearly 2 hours with President Wllsol and then telegraphed to Governo Hunt a message in which he referre to reports from United States arm officials that no one had been injul ed "as far as can be learned" H ctated that the government has strong patrol on the border.
 The secretarys message to Govel
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-15
RL1yD BOY STENOGRAPHER.
Takes Down on Type Machine Gov
 ernor's Speech.

Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 14.-Bert Cutting, nineteen years old, who mas been totally blind four years, mas won distinction for himself by repro ducing in shorthand speech made by Gov. Ralston.
 Cutting became blind as result oi tvnhoid fever and other maladies. Be- ing otherwise in good health, he wlsh- ed to earn a living and hit upon shorthand writing as an occupatlon He, nses a mechanical device instead of taking the usual shorthand notes
 By this method words are speeleo out in print. Cutting believes he ls the first person in the world to do thls kind of work for livelihood
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-15
IE0 FRANK LOSES
 FIGHT FOR RE-TRIAL
Georgia Supreme Court Holds His Showing of Newly-DiscOvered Evi.
 dence Not Sufficient.

Atlanta, Ga., Oci. 14.-Leo M Frank, under sentence of death for the murder of Mary Phagan in 1913. to- day failed to obtain new trial from the Georgia supreme court. The court held that Franks showing of newly-discovered evidence was insuf- ficient This was Franks fourth at- tempt to obtain a retrial or annul- ment of the verdict.
 He still has pending an appeal from the lower courts denial of motion tc set aside the verdict on the grounc that he was not in the courtroom when the verdict was returned. The arguments on this appeal will be made in about two weeks.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-15
ORDERS BULLETS HERE.
Illinois Firm Must Work Night and
 Day to Fill Order.

Alton, Ill.,, Oct. 14.-An order for ammunition received by an Alton car fridge company yesterday will neces- sitate the operation of the factory day and night for six months. The order was placed by New York banking firm, which did not disclose the identity of it's client. The cartridges will carry lead bullets, not steel iacketed. According to officials o1 the plant the cartridges appear to be intended for old style guns. There is much speculation here as to theil destination.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-15
W. ). LEARN NOT
 CREDITOR OE BANK
Item Credited to Mir. Hearn Is Due to
 Herbert K. TrulOck.

An omission in the article in yes- terday's issue of The Graphic regard ing the creditors of the Bank of Pine Bluff made it appear that w. D. Hearn is a creditor of the institution to the extent of $19,090. Instead of MT. Hearn being creditor for that amount it is Herbert E. Trulock to whom the bank is indebted for s19.O9O, the item appearing on the report as "W. D. Hearn, guardian TOT Herbert E. Trulock, $19,090."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-15
B0MBARDMENT. OF
 TSINGTAU SATURDAY
Japs and Germans Agree That Neu' trals Shall Leave Beseiged
 City Today.

Tokio, Oct. 14.-The bombardment of Tsingtau by the Japanese Will pe- gin Saturday.
 The German commander has ac- cepted the emperor of Japan's pro- posal for the exodus of neturais in order to save life.
 The Japanese and German com manders have agreed that tomorrow the American consul and number ol Japanese and Chinese women and children will be escorted to Tletsin
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-15
Surprised by Allies, Ger mans Are Moved Down
 By Raking Fire.
RUSSIANS LOSE
 IN SOUTH POLAND
Cars Troops E,acnatc Lemberg and Ire JfDSuccpS SSiul in Encirc- ling Movement at
 Przemysl.

Calais, France, Oct. 14.-The Ger man right wing has been pushed DacK as far as Courtrai. The enemy ad- vanced to UaZebrouck, Cassel and ST. Omcr They were surprised by the allied troops at Casscl and their col umps were moved down by a raklnB fire from the trenches. me Hern'aiie rctreated in disorder. leaving nun drcds of killed and wounded on 'ie field.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-15
PORTUGAL MOBILIZING.
Has Not Yet Declared War Against
 Germany.

London, Oct. 14.-A Reuter- dispatch from Lisbon says:
 "The feeling of the Portuguese people for England since the outbreak of the war is daily becoming one of complete sympathy. Portugal must be prepare dto assist Great Britain when- ever and wherever necessary. Mobll- ization will be ordered tomorrow. but it is incorrect to say that Portugal has declared war against Germany"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-15
Bishop R, R. Director.

New York, Oct. 14-Dr. Edwin A. Alderman, president of the University of Virginia, and Dr. John c. kllgore of Durham, NC, bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, have been elected directors of the Southern Railway company at Rich mond, Va, according to announce ment issued by the railways local representatives.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-15
Cuts Oil Prices for Foreigners.

New York, Oct. 14.-The Standard Pl company of New York today an- |ounced reduction of ten cents ill ne price of refined petroleum for Tport, making cases 10 1-2 gallon
 Rnks 1-2 and standard white in arrells Sc.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-15
Bankers Still Worry.

Richmond, Va, Oct. 14.--The ques- tions of keenest interest before me American Bankers association con vention in session here, are the new currency measure and the relasion of savings banks to the regional sys- tem which is embodied in the new act
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-15
Haytien Rebels Win Victory.

Cape Haytien, Hayti. Oct. 14.-The Haytien rebels have won victory over the government troops at point near Limonade, on the north coast. The president of Hayti is retreating towards Grande River. Other gov ernment forces are returning to Cape Haytien.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-15
yotea Texan Dies.

Austin, Tex, oct. 14.-Reuben k. Gaines. aged 72, former chief Jus, tice of the Texas supreme court, dled yesterday at his home.