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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-10
A BIRD TOWN
Example of Brooklin, Mass, in the
Protection of Birds.

Philadelphia North American: Not
only as an aid to agriculture should
the birds be considered, however. In
town and city, as well as in the
country, they handsomely repay ev-
cry effort put forth in their behalf.
Brookline. Mass, far-famed as Bos-
tons most beautiful suburb. has Civ
en- the country a valuable lesson in
this regard. Moths and beetles were
destroying the fine shade trees with
which its streets are lined. Spraying
proved ineffective. Finally a man
who knew the worth of his sugges-
ton said: Let's bring back the
birds. they'll attend to the worms
and bugs"
This man was told to go ahead.
First he had the town council pass an
ordinance imposing severe penalties
on any one shooting or frightening
a bird. A bird warden was appointed
to enforce the law. Bird boxes were
put on trees and winter food regular
ly provided. The birds came i'm floods
and colonies. as always they do when
thus invited. The tree worms and
the moths and the bugs disappeared!
A report just issued says: Last
year the towns sixty-hve miles OF
streets showed cobwebs of the tent
moths, gypsy moths or beetle, though
those insects were an abominablt
nuisance in nearly all sections out.
side"
Aside from the trihing private eX
pense incurred, the cost to Brooklint
of this invaluable service has beer
$3.50 a winter for bird food. And
while today there are more birds
there than in any other town in
America, the people want still more
They have learned the value of them
1t will be a fortunate day for this
nation when this Brookline lesson Is
learned by the whole people. The in.
terest is spreading. Wilmer Atkin'
son, editor of the Farm Journal
writes us that now there are nearly
$4,000 members i'm the Liberty Bel
Bird club, founded a year or so age
by his publication. One recent Mon
day brought this excellent organiza
ton more than 10, 900 pledges from
varied parts of the country.
This pledge simply is a promise Il
study and protect all song and in
%sectivorous birds" Such should b'
the aim of all men and women wht
have at heart the best interests o
their country and their homes. Ant
every child should be taught, at home
and in school. that the return OF Mr.
and Mrs. Robin means more thar
spring.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-10

Repeated Interruption of Train ScrV'
ice by Snow Followed by
Heavy Floods.

Dallas, April 10.-Though not at
war. the Rosebud country has been
under siege for several months and
the citizens of this locality are thor
oughly wearied OF the long strain.
With train service cut off for days at
a time during February and March
on account of heavy SHOWS. a new
chapter of annoyance is being added
at the present time on account of
heavy floods.
Warm weather set in ~decisively
this week, starting the snow, to the
accompaniment OF about two inches
of rain, and the Rosebud country.
though naturally high and dry. is a
region of mud, water. slush and
swollen streams. Many farmers on
lowlands have been compelled TO
move stock to more protected places.
Scores of highway and railroad
bridges have been washed out and
there are numerous reports of lost
stock, due to the sudden rise in
streams.
Train service between Winner and
Bonesteel has been abandoned and
may not be resumed for several days.
Workmen had just begun repairs on
three bridges over Ponca creek, be-
tween Spencer and Anoka. when two
other railroad bridges went out. The
estimate from railroad sources is that
there is not likely to be any train
service from the east for about five
days.
In all of the time since this coun-
try was opened to settlement, ten
years ago, there had been no pre-
vious trouble from snow blookades in
winter. Farmers, as a whole, are
fairly optimistic over the situation,
viewing the thorough saturation OF
the ground as an insurance for bump
err crops.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-10
BOOM CONVENTION
Five Hundred Delegates Goal of sun
day School Men.

Parker, April ia meeting of
the local executive committee which
is making arrangements for the com
ing state Sunday school convention
was held last night. The convention
will be held in Parker May 4, 5, and
6, and arrangements are being made
to care for 500 delegates.
State Secretary Miller of Huron is
covering the state with the slogan,
Five hundred delegates for Parker;
500 men in the street parade" and
is confident that it will be the largest
Sunday school convention ever held
in South Dakota.
The following compose the local
executive committee. which has
charge of local arrangements for the
convention: General executive, l..
w. Robinson; vice executive, Mrs. C.
+. Hackett; secretary, Miss Marjorie
Moody; entertainment, +. C. Dan
forth; reception. Rev. Parker Smith
finance, f. l.. Clisby; ushers. Con
Peterson; pages, N. A. Sanford; dec
grafton, Miss Keo King; publicity,
Rev. Howard p. Gage; music. C. r..
Goff; adult classes, II. F. Ludwig
commercial club, +. A. Wendt; state
organization, Mrs. A. l.. Grebel.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-10
BLIND LAWYER
Black Hills Blind Boy Taking State
Bar Examination at Pierre.

Pierre, April 10.-Ole III. Flow OF
Lead. is one OF the young men who
is taking the examination for admis-
sion to the bar for the practice of
law, before the supreme court OF the
state of South Dakota.
Ole Flow is blind. At birth he had
no vision and through life he has
made his way successfully, bereft OF
the glorious blessing OF sight.
His parents reside in Central. and
are pioneers of the Black Hills. the
subject hereof being a native of Cen
trail. his birth occurring when that
town was the principal mining camp
of the Black Hills.
Ole Flow, early in his youth. de-
veloped a rare musical talent and
while bereft of vision, is blessed with
a gift which enables him to tune
pianos with a precision and an exact
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-10

ness which is the marvel of those
who know his work.
His profession, therefore, since he
became the architect of his own for
tunes, has been tuning OF pianos, but
he has always aspired to other
achievements and therefore, several
years ago, he purchased a copy of
Blackstone and took it home. One
Of his sisters read the contents OF
that volume TO him and ole Flow
stored the principles of common law
laid down in that book. within the
recesses of his memory.
Then he purchased more Law
books and had his sister read then
TO him, in the meantime continuing
his work as a tuner of pianos anC
managing the piano business of S. r
Smith of Lead.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-10
THE CHURCHES.

Synod Lutheran Church-There
will be services Sunday morning al
1890 in the English language, with
communion. Sunday school at noon.
Alfred Nelson, Pastor.
United Lutheran Church-Services
in the Norwegian language Sunday
morning at the usual hour. Prayer
meeting on Thursday evening at the
home Of Henry Nelson. On Friday
evening the Ladies' Aid and the Will
ing Workers will give a bazaar at
Hexom's hall. beginning at s O'Clock.
4 lunch will be served for the small
price of 10 cents. Everybody well
come.-Olin Reigstad, Pastor
First Presbyterian Church-Morn-
ing worship with Bible study at
1890, lesson / Samuel. 16. Evening
worship at s o'clock, subject. Some
of the Worlds Beautiful Buildings.
Special music at both services. The
Christian Fndeavor meeting will be
held at 7 O'Clock. Strangers and Wis
itors will be cordially welcomed at
these services.-C. McKibbin. Min
lister.
First Baptist Church-The serv-
ices in the Baptist church will be as
usual tomorrow. The subject for
morning address is John 3:16, and in
the evening the pastor will discuss
the theme, The Relation of Mind to
Religion" Note that both evening
services will be one-half hour later.
b. Y. p. Z. at 7 o'clock and the
evening preaching service will be at
8 o'clock.-R. l.. Palmerton. Pastor.
Grace Episcopal Church-Holy
communion at z a. m. Morning
service, holy communion and Easter
sermon 1890 a.. m. Our annual Eas-
ter offering for missions will be taken
at the 1890 service. Sunday school
at IL m. No evening service.
Order of music:
Professional hymn. 121, The Strife
Is Ger.
Christ, Our Passover, Schilling.
TIE Deum, Thicksteen.
Jubilate Dec, Homer.
Kyrie, Gaul.
Hymn 116, Angels Roll the Rock
Away.
Offertory, Why Seek Ye the Living
Among the Dead. Chase.
Communion Service, Gaul.
Nunc Dimitis. Turtle.
Recessional Hymn lis, The Day
of Resurrection.-E. Wilson, Rector
Regular meeting of the w. r. c
Monday evening at 7:30.-Bessie Nc
Adams, President.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-10
STATE
Twenty-one Counties Contribute
$500, 900 TO support State
Institutions.

Pierre, April 10.-That t~wenty-one
counties out of the sixty-three in the
state contain within their borders the
different institutions of all classes
and character large and small which
might be classed under the head of
state institutions" and hat il takes
more than the income from state
taxes to maintain these institutions,
is the finding of State Auditor Han
dim In his analysis of state finances.
His showing is: That the COST of
maintenance of the different state in
stitutions for the year ending July /,
1914, was in round numbers, $1,417,-
900, and hal the total receipts OF
state taxes for that year amounted
to $1,000, 600, with miscellaneous
revenues of 100000. He finds that
the counties in which the different
state institutions are located paid in
to the treasury for that year $780,
900, the rest of the taxes coming
from the other counties of the state
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-10
THE BONDING QUESTION
REASONS FOR SUBMITTING MAD
ISON SCHOOL BONDS AT A
SECOND ELECTION.

The board has again submitted the
question of bonding the district to
build a new schoolhouse. They think
the people ought to know just why
they thought it necessary to resub-
nit it this year.
When the bonds were first offered
last year, there seemed to be no OBJ
jections whatever to the manner in
which they had been submitted. The
board, thinking the first bids were
too low, again advertised for bids,
The bonds were sold to a bonding
company subject to the approval of
its attorney. Just then the European
war began, and the board thinks hat
the bonding company instructed its
attorney to find some legal flaw in
the manner of submitting the bonds
so they would not have to take them.
Whether their conjecture was cor
rect or not, this is just what he did
do. In the resolution of the board
calling for an election the words
mayor and city commissioners"
were used. Now the code states in
one place that the election shall be
called by the mayor. The attorney
for the bonding company objected to
the words and city commissioners"
in the resolution of the board. In
reality the mayor did call the cleo
ton as only his name was signed to
the published call.
Now another place in the code it
states that such elections (for the
purpose of bonding a public corpora
tom shall be called the anne as all
other elections, and the code provides
that all other elections are called by
the mayor and city commissioners
Upon this little technicality the bonds
were rejected. There was just as
good legal grounds for putting the
words and city commissioners IN
the resolution as there was for leav-
ing them out. The attorney for the
bonding company could have object.
ed to them If they had been left oul
upon just as strong legal grounds as
he did TO their having been put in
The board still thinks that the bond,
were legally submitted. and that The
courts would hold this TO be tru'
were the question submitted to them
Now the bonding companies seen
to be i'm a combine. If the attorne,
of one of them rules against a bono
submission, the others will not con
slider buying such bonds. In fact
one attorney often acts for severa
companies. The attorney that rule'
against our bonds does so. Because
of the conditions making it extreme
" difficult to float the bonds, tn
board thought best to again submit
the question to a vote, changing tn
manner of calling the election.
Board of Education.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-10
LOCAL NEWS.

Eat at Jacks.
Try the Madison Cafe lunches.
Everything for house cleaning at
Porter's.
Three rooms for rent over Os-
born's drug store.
You will miss something if you do
not examine those new dresses at
Morse's.
Buy wall paper at your W price
at Porter's.
Eggs for Matching. White Wyan-
dottes, won first prize at county fair.
Will Hughes, Phone 365 Yellow.
Ten-room cottage on lake front
and vacant lots on chautauqua
grounds for sale by Geo. G.. Smith.
We have the best facilities for do
ing your screening and can save you
some money at the Craftwood Shop.
Investigate.
Mrs. j.. S. Murphy and little sons
were morning passengers for Sioux
Falls.
Miss Edith Fuller returned to Ora
mite Falls, Mimi, where she is EN-
ployed as teacher in the city schools.
Mrs. Geo. Dahl and young son
were morning arrivals from Bryant
to call on relatives and friends in this
city.
Miss Lizzie McLarty, who has been
a guest at the home of her sister
Mrs. M. ID. McGillivray, returned to
Sioux City.
Sandwiches of all kinds at the
Madison Cafe.
Paperhanging, painting. Phone z.
green.-T. j. Bliss.
See our new 1915 wall papers,
Porter Drug & Jewelry House.
Our wall paper sale is starting thu
wall paper season with a rush. 4
great many 15c papers at 10c; 20
papers at 10c to 15c; 25c papers a
15c to 20c.-Osborn's drug store.
Eat at Jacks.
The Madison State Normal debat
ing team was defeated by the North
ern Normal team at Aberdeen, tn
decision being 2 to / in favor of tn
Aberdeen team.
Mrs. G. b. Sayles and two littl
sons, who have been guests at tn
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. f.. l.. Peck
returned to their home at Austin
Mimi. by the morning train.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-10
Our "Jitneyv oner-rhis and SC.

DON'T miss this. Cut out this slip, en-
close with 5 cents to Foley e. Co, Chi
cago, Ill, writing your name and adj
dress clearly. You will receive in return
O trial package containing Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound. for coughs, colds
and Group, Foley Kidney Pills and Foley
Cathartic Tablets. Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-10

If you check up the number of bottles
used you will find Foley's Honey and
Tar I'm greater demand than any other
cough medicine. 1t is safe, prompt and
effective for colds, Group, hoarseness,
bronchial coughs, throat trouble and la
grippe. 1t contains no opiates and is
the preferred cough medicine for chill
dren. Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-10

sown will terminate rapidly and un-
doubtedly make as rapid a growth as
if sown earlier and suffer being frost
bitten several times.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-10

Wash and scrub yourselfto. beat tn,
band. but you Amt cleaning your stom.
ach. bowels and insides-Hollister'
Rock Mountain Tea will do ii slick anc
quick. Try il this spring. Csc, tea ol
tablets.-Osborn's Pharmacy.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-04
Potato Men Given Warming.

Washington, Jan. - In announc-
ing today that unusually large stocks
of potatoes were held on Jan. In
the large potato producing states the
department OF agriculture warned
southern growers who usually sell
their spring crops in competition
with the stocks carried over in the
northern states to take notice of the
situation.
Prices are unusually low, and
therefore may not decline further"
the departments statement said "but
material advances can not he fore
casted from present supplies. The
United States seldom imports or ex-
ports, relatively. large quantity of
potatoes. Therefore the European
war has no material direct bearing
upon the potato market OF the United
States"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-04
Pediereed spuds for the Northwest.

Spokane-The northwest is going
into the pedigreed potato business.
growing out OF the recent visit of
Lou d. Sweet. Colorado's spud king.
to Spokane, coupled with boost in
the right direction from j. IL. Rob
bins, general manager OF the North
Pacific Fruit Distributors. This
spring. c. II. Stein OF North Yakima
will plant a car load OF blue blooded
and blue-ribboned Russet Burbank
potatoes from Mr. Sweets famous
ranch at Carbonate, Colo, and he
thereby hopes to set the pace for
other tuber growers in the state Of
Washington, according to letter
received this week by Mr. Robbins
AS member of the Colorado Fruit
Growers Auxiliary Committee, Mr.
Sweet came to Spokane last month to
investigate the methods OF the North
Pacific Fruit Distributors with a view
to the growers establishing a similar
institution in Colorado. He POSSESS
es national reputation as potato
grower, having made a life work of
breeding up spuds for vitality and
quality by scientific methods with
the result that he has secured recog-
milton of the financial sort In the
markets and the honorary sort from
the government.
Following Mr.. Sweets visit Mr..
Stein came to Spokane. after having
secured the northwest for seed pota-
toes and rejecting all that he had
seen because they were diseased. He
declared that the potato industry of
something would have to be done
to infuse new life into It, Mr.. Rob
bins suggested that Mr.. Sweet might
be enlisted in the cause and gave Mr..
Stein letter to him. The outcome
was that Mr.. Stein secured a carload
of his prize potatoes and proposes to
establish a spud aristocracy in the
northwest.
In a letter to Mr.. Robbins Mr..
Sweet says: 81 believe you have done
the northwest "a good turn These
seed potatoes, when planted In good
soil. such as Mr.. Stein tells me these
will be, should produce the highest
quality potatoes that have been
raised in the state of Washington
for many years"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-04
WIPES OUT STATE LINES IN
WATER RIGHTS.

State boundaries have no bearings
on water rights and the state has no
special claim on the water of the riv-
srs which spring up within its boun-
daries, according to a decision rem
dered recently by United States Dis
trict Judge r. L. Lewis in Denver.
The decision involves practically all
irrigation projects in Colorado and
has wide bearing on similar cases
in all other irrigation states.
The decision was given in the case
of the Pioneer Irrigation Company of
Nebraska against John E. Field state
engineer, his assistants and all users
OF water from the Republican river
in Colorado.
The plaintiffs claim priorities on
the river antedating many OF those
held by Colorado irrigators, who have
been taking water from the stream
before it passes out OF the state
The court decreed that the Colo
RADIO users must leave 29 feet of wa
ter in the river where it crosses into
Nebraska.
Should the Supreme court OF the
United States uphold this decision"
Attorney General Farrar, of Colo
RADIO, who has been active in the case,
said, lit will mean a loss OF millions
of dollars to Colorado and the sus-
pension OF more than half of the
larger irrigation projects OF the
state"
The Colorado officials and Charles
l.. Allen, attorney for the water us
ers, contend not only that they had
the right to all the water they could
take out of the stream in their own
state, but that, because of the inevi-
table seepage and return flow of the
water used, the same amount would
go farther and could be used over
and over again, If it was taken out
nearer the head of the stream, than
II allowed to run over into Nebraska
across the arid territory, where much
Of it would be lost by evaporation
or be wasted through being unused.
The question is specially vital to
Colorado, according to Farrar, be-
cause all of her streams flow over
into adjoining states.
On its final settlement will depend
the fate of many irrigation enter
prises on the Arkansas. the Platte,
the Laramie, the Grand, the Rio
Grande and the Las Animas rivers.
Irrigation Age.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-04

For the first time in history the
United states is experiencing the
sensation of real trade balance H.
its favor" DR.. Edward T. Pratt
chief of the federal bureau of for
eign and domestic commerce. told the
Illinois Bankers association at its
annual dinner at Chicago last week.
As result of the developments
abroad during the last six months
DR.. Pratt said. 1--WE have turned the
corner and are facing a new era of
business expansion in this country
an era which has made the term
home market obsolete and archaic
and put in its place the Unfamiliar
term of world market.
The change began on July /. 1914.
he said, and by December 81. last
year. the trade. balances exceeded
remittances by Sl33, 900, due to
the huge expectation of foodstufls.
merchandise and gold and silver. At
the same time came "a period Of ex-
port capitalism. and we are just at
the point of expanding in the world s
markets"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-04
INCREASE THE EGG SUPPLY
Keep tho Hens Busy Working for
Their Feed and They Will Do
the Rest-ldeal Dust Boxes.

One OF the ways of increasing the
egg supply is to keep the hens happy
and contented. and two ways OF doing
this are to have scatterings OF grain
through the chaff on the floor so that
the fowls will keep busy scratching,
and the second way is TO see that the
dust boxes are placed in the corner
which catches the most sun during
the winter. Ideal dust boxes are strong
soap boxes filled with road dust, into
which has been mixed a little fine
lime and a liberal supply OF insect
powder Soil from the garden II It Is
light and we'll dried will answer the
purpose quite as we'll. 1t is an ex-
cellent plan 10 remove all this dust
and sift it over. removing anything
undesirable which has gotten into il.
then take II out In the sun. spread it
out thinly and let 1t dry thoroughly.
Most of II can be used repeatedly IL
new lime and insect powder is added
every month. The dust boxes should
be placed where they will not be
fouled in any way, for poultry will not
use them II too dirty. hence win 90
without busting, and the lice will then
become rampant
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-04
THE EUROPEAN WAR
IN BIBLE PROPHECY

Undreamed Of passions have burst forth
deVouring the lands that patient handA
nave beautihed and made fertile. and cen
turtles have stocked with art treasures To
the entire world the war has come a. ~
complete surprise because they have not
read our book 600 pages-clothD telling
that Just such conditions would exist. only
to be followed by the still greater devns
tation OF anarchy. The first edition came
from the press In 1887
or vaster Interest ana Importance IL its
promise OF better things In store for this
earth when the wrath OF nations has
run It's course Send thirty-four cents In
stamps with this coupom to cover post
age, to The Temple No. q w G3rd st. New
YORK city. and receive copy promptly
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-04

of good wines and liquors should be
in every home whore the aged are in
constant need of little pure stimu-
liant. We can confidently recommend
our brands of wines and liquors as
being perfectly pure. perfectly ma
tured. and decidedly wholesome.
They have not that fiery taste that
repels. but rather the mellow. nat
uraL fruity flavor that makes them
both pleasant and popular. The prize
THE REX BUFFET
JEROME, IDAHO.
West Main Street. Jerome.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-04

Come TO the Times for your butter
wraps. We use the best paper.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-04
For Sale

so acres. with 10 acres in old al
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balance of equity years at 6 per
cent interest. Can you beat it?