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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-03
Estate TAX LEWES
ALL PROPERTY IN SOUTH DAKo.
IA Is VALUED At $1,271.
573,249.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, the Various
State Institutions and from
Many Different Parts o.
the Sunshine State.

sest-rn Newspaper Union News Service.
Pierre.-The total assessment fig
ures for South Dakota, as completed
by the state tax commission, shows a
valuation Of all property Of 81, 271 ,573,-
249, an increase of $50, OOO, 900 over
the figures of two years ago. On this
the commission made a levy OF l mill
on general property for state taxes,
and a levy Of 9.97 mills on corporate
property for all purposes. The levies
for last year being / mill for general
state purposes and 9.99 mills on cor
porate properly. The showing in diff
ferent classes of property is, for the
two years.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-03
Rows Boat at 80.

Big Stone.-Mrs. Griffin, a highly
respected pioneer resident of this
place and vicinity, celebrated her 8Oth
birthday by rowing a boat acros Big
Stone lake. thus proving that she is
one Of the most remarkable of the
aged residents of the state and north
west. She Is unusually sprightly for
one OF her years, and is as active as
most half her age.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-03
Man Killed in Runaway.

Pierre.-Custer Peterson, a young
man of %, residing south of Harold
in the east end Of this county, was
killed in a runaway. He ATTEMPTED to
stop the team and was struck cver
the heart by the end Of the wagon
tongue, causing his death.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-03
Alfalfa Advice.

Brookings.-Sow alfalfa to thicken
stand rather than allow the plant to
reseed itself, advises DR.. A. N. Hume,
agronomist at the South Dakota State
college, In reply to the following in
quiry from Hutchinson county: Last
year we sowed fifteen pounds of alfa!-
ia and about one bushel of wheat to
the acre. We cut it once. 1t is kind
Of thin. Would it help any to let it
seed now. and then cut it,"
DR.. Hume's reply is: II would not
advise you to try to thicken your
stand Of alfalfa by letting it reseed
itself. Rather SOW some seed on the
thin spots and harrow it in, after you
make q cutting OF hay. II you are
using this for hay. when you make
this reseeding, you might consider also
putting on some bronze grass. Alfalfa
bronze grass mixtures seem to make
good mixed hay. I mention this latter
merely for your consideration-some
farmers do not like bronze grass al all,
others do"
Rapid City.-The school year of the
Jouth Dakota School Of Mines, in this
city. begins September Is. The out
look for the year IL very encourag.
lng and an Increased attendance is
promised. A large amount Of new
equipment has been installed during
vacation. especially Ia the electrical
department, and the school is nov
inely equipped with the very latest
Of electrical apparatus. Dr.. J. =.
Hartman. = former instructor at Mar
ward. u to be the new head OF the
lpeaTtment Of chemistry. while Mis-
Iernan. o. Chicago university. take
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THOUSANDS OF HARVEST HANDS.
Harvest Labor Bureau Of Aberdeen
Supplied Many Men with Jobs.

Supplied Many Men with jobs.
Aberdeen.-Work in the harvest
fields for 1864 men was furnished by
the harvest labor bureau of the Com
mercial club here this year. and it is
estimated that from 49, 900 to 10000
harvest hands made Aberdeen their
headquarters during the harvest.
There has been very little crime here
this season as compared with other
years. Fifteen gunner have been ar
rested and are either serving time in
the county Jail or in the state peniten-
tiary at Sioux Falls. The fact that
Aberdeen has been a dry town since
July l is given as a reason for this
falling Off in the number of crimes
committed during the harvest season.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-03

Elihu Root of New York was unani.
nously elected president OF the
American Bar association is session
1t Salt Lake City.
The railroad station, hotel and a
one-story building are the only struc-
turs left in Moclips, Wash, an ocean
resort town. which was visited by .
destructive fre.
Thomas A. Edison. while at work
In one Of his laboratories at Silver
Lake, N. r., was severely burned
about the eyes by the accidental
splash of q potash solution.
The l~ffe-saving equipment clause In
the La Toilette seamen's act is believ-
ed to have been virtually nullified in
an opinion which Attorney General
Gregory sent to the president
The establishment of departments
in American colleges for the training
OF public officials was urged at the
second national conference on univer-
stiles and public service at Boston.
Colonel John v. White Of the coast
artillery corps, stationed at Fort
Hamilton, N. Y, died. He ranked
third to the chief coast artillery, and
was in charge of the coast artillery in
the southern district OF New York.
The hurricane which recently
swept over the West Indies destroyed
30 per cent of the banana trees on the
north side of the island of Jamaica.
according to officers of the steamer
Commodore Rollins, which arrived in
New York.
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion has disapproved increases In the
freight rates and changes in the rules
governing shipments of packing house
products, fresh meats and other arti-
cles in so-called peddler cars, in
southwestern territory.
Il shall recommend to congress the
appropriation Of 81, 600, 900 dollars for
submarines and aeroplanes, which I
realize are the most powerful wea-
pons Of warfare" said Secretary Of
the Navy Daniels upon his arrival in
Boston to attend q meeting of gov
ernOrs.
A short cut to world peace through
the establishment Of q university at
Washington, d. c., with 1000 profess
sors and an income Of $4,000, 900 a
year to support 1t and teach students
Of all nations, was suggested at Oak
land, CAL, by Philander C. Clayton,
United States Commissioner of Edu-
cation.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-03
School Innovation.

Pierre.-School innovations Of the
practical sort appear to be popular in
Perkins, one of the new counties in
the northwest part of the state. Last
year n country teacher was, on her
request, supplied by the school board
With a stove and a few cooking uten.
sis, and cooked her pupils a warm
midday lunch at a very small cost to
each Of them, the parents providing
the supplies. This year the school
board at Bison, the county seat, has
rented a building as a dormitory and
employed a matron to look after the
country pupils who desire to take a
high school course, which cannot be
given them in the rural schols. The
pupils will be charged a small amount
for room and board, but will be re-
quired to supply their own bedding
and care for their own rooms. The
matron will also teach music to those
who care to take up that branch.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-03
WARRINGTON.

An advance of three cents q hun
dred on oil from Kansas and Okla
homa points to Omaha and Omaha re-
lated points is prescribed in the md
Continental Oil rate case decided by
the interstate commerce commission.
.
While still awaiting q reply from
General Carranxa to the Pan-Ameri-
can appeal for a peace conference in
Mexico. the State department issued a
statement denying that the United
States government had yer consider
ed amy particular man for provision
al president Of Mexico"
Comptroller Of the Currency Will
liams announced that the present un-
employed loaning capacity Of the ma
ti0nal banks and reserve banks was
sufncient to finance at market value
the entire cotton crop and half. II not
all Of the tobacco and wheat crops
and to co~nservatively justify an ex
pansion Of credit Of $4,000. 100000 or
s 1000. 600. 900.
Destruction Of the United States
army camp at Texas City by the
recent gulf storm. with q loss OF ten
soldiers and . number Of unidentified
civilians. was reported to the war de-
partment from Houston. Texas.
Preliminary figures issued By tho
immigration bureau show : s. per
cent 1ecrsase II immigration during
~ 6rst wsek q August compared
With ~ same period yeaF ago
Nhllo oyeFy meath this year has
osn : Ascllne = fron $ = - ~
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have been SEN to the agronomy de-
partment of State college. The infor
nation given is based upon expert.
mental evidence in every instance.
l. What varieties of winter wheat
are adapted to South Dakota?
Turkey and Kharkov, the latter be-
ing the harder of the two. They are
similar in appearance.
2. What sections of South Dakota
are best adapted to winter wheat
growing?
The eastern quarter and the Black
Hills section. Results at Brookings
and Newell have shown winter wheat
to be more productive than spring
wheat, while at Highmore and Eureka
the reverse is true.
8. Does winter wheat rust?
Yes, but owing to its early ripening
it has never been seriously injured
by rust at Bookings, where rust has
often been severe on the spring wheat.
4. Has any method of winter pro-
lection been devised that has been sue
cessful in preventing winter killing in
the central section?
Yes, by mulching; in November,
1914, at Eureka, with three loads of
straw per acre, spread evenly, the
wheat came through the winter with
a perfect survival. TIE straw must
be spread evenly. If punched it may
smother the wheat in someplaces and
fail to nrOtoct IL in others
s. What is the best way to epa
the soil for winter wheat?
By growing a clean cultivated Torn
crop.
6. When should winter wheat be
sown?
September is the normal time for
seeding.
z. How much winter wheat should
be sown per acre?
Four to five pecks in the east and
three to four pecks in the west.
8 When sowing in standing corn,
what implement is used?
A one-horse, five-hole drill.
8. Can the stalks be removed from
corr ground that is sown to winter
wheat?
In the eastern section, Bookings
experience shows that if the binder is
tilted high SO as to leave as much
stubble as possible, the stalks may be
removed. In the central section, Eure.
ka and Highmore results show that
the stalks must be left to protect the
wheat and ever then the crop may
winter kill.
10. Is there any method by which
sufficient moisture may be assured to
terminate winter wheat in the fail?
Yes, clean cultivated corr ground
or summer fallow are almost certain
to have enough moisture to terminate
the seed in the fall.
II. Can winter wheat be sown into
spring grain stubble without blowing?
Yes. The difficulty is that there may
be no fall rains to terminate the seed
or there may be too many weeds to
permit a thorough job of seeding.
IL. Can winter wheat be seeded
on fall plowed grain land?
In the eastern section yes, in the
central and western sections, no. Fall
plowed land should be narrowed, roll.
ed, narrowed again and seeded with a
double disc drill about three inches
deep, drilling east and west SO as to
put the wheat seed at the bottom OF
small trenches with ridges between
running crossways with the prevailing
winds. This has protected the wheat
plants and four successive crops have
been grown at Brookings by the meth.
cd.
Send for bulletin 161, soon to be Is.
sued by agronomy department, giving
results OF experiments.-By Manley
Champlin, assistant agronomist in
charge of field experiments.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-03
SPORTING


Bob 1ngersoll, Of the Omaha West
ern league, pitched a no-hit, no-run
game against Topeka, Omaha winning
z to 0. The game was played at To-
peka.
Mike O'Dowd knocked out Freddie
Gilmore of Chicago in the fifth round
of q scheduled ten-round bout in st.
Paul. MINI. O'Dowd ID q st. Paul
man.
Walter +. Hayes OF Chicago won
the championship singles In the n
nual Iowa state tennis tournament at
Des Moines, by defeating AL Lindaner.
In straight sets.
L. b. Clarke Of Chicago, shooting
from the seventeen-yard mark, won
the grand American handicap. the
feature Of the national trap shoot
tournament, held in that city, with
q score Of ninety-six out of 100.
Efforts are on foot to match Johnny
Kilbane with George Clancy of Balti.
more. leading contender Of the feath-
erweight crowd. Sam Harris, Cleve-
land promoter, made q proposition to
Manager Jimmy Dunn for q fifteen
round Clancy Kilbane bout at Balti-
more.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-03
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
oNTglLlogNcg HERE GATHERED
COVERS WIDE AREA.
GREATER OR LESSER IMPORT
oNoou6oo What 10 Doing On q Wash
lneton and In Other Sections Of
the Country.


che Country.
WAR NEWS.
Russian gunners have shot down .
Zeppelin that was approaching Wilma.
according to = dispatch from Petro-
grad.
The German admiralty announces
that during the forenoon Of August
- the British submarine Ella was
destroyed.
The Frankfurter Zeitung estimates
that the Germans and Austrians are
now holding more than 1000, 900 pris-
oners Of war, Of whom 1.654.OOO are
Russians.
TO make Il possible for all soldiers
who receive Z furlough at the front
70 visit with their families, the Ger
man government will grant free trans.
p~ortAtion to man Of every rank until
The end Of the war.
Berlin reports the Germans have
captured Novogeorgievsk. with $4,000
men, nix generals, 100 guns n =
large Quantity Of war material. Novo-
georgievsk was the only strong fort
Tess held BY the Russians in Poland.
The White Star liner Arabic.
bound from Liverpool to New York.
carrying 423 persons, passengers and
crew. including twenty-six Americans.
was torpedoed and sunk In ten min
utes by : German submarine.
A dispatch from Petrograd says
that the Germans lost the battle cruis-
o. Moltke. three cruisers and seven
torpedo boats In the Riga battle. and
that the German fleet was compelled
- withdraw from the bay.
Tre German undersea fleet at pres
Ant comprises Afty-eight submarines,
according to . neutral authority, who
{ has Just returned to Denmark from
Germany. Germany's Baltic fleet, &C
cording to the same authority. con-
oists Of t~hirty-eight warships.
4 dispatch from Rome says that
The Balkan league Is to be recon-
structed with . combined army Of
100000 men. and that Rumanian
railroads have been ordered to place
I'll rolling stock at the disposal Of the
minister or war on September "A.
n sentencing q soldier for fraud In
ENGLAND II connection with separa-
ton allowance, . London magistrate.
Dir william Troloar. remarked that
he understood the nation was now
paying something like f40,O00,OOO
$780, 0O. 00O) = year In these allow
ances to families Of soldiers absent
Il the front
a statement from q British authon-
tative source on Cermany's strength
a men and its losses was made pub
lie a london and asserts that July
a ~ Germans had 1900, 900 men on
the western front. 1.400.000 on the
eastern front-a total Of 100000
non o. the ighting line. The German
casualties IN killed. wounded and
missing reached. 70 June 80. totalled
s1ye51.lll men
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Hog Cholera Schools.

do0 ChoIerA Schools.
Pierre.-The state live stock com.
mission has begun its schools of in.
%struction in the handling of hog chol-
era in the state. The first school open-
ed at Belle Fourche August Is. The
next one was at Vermillion, begin.
ming September /. Other schools are
expected to be held this fall at Geddes,
In Charles Mix county. Morefield, Min
nehaha county; Salem. McCoOk coun-
ty; Howard, Miner county; DeSmet,
Kingsbury county. The dates for these
meetings will be announced later.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-03
. "cIean-Up Week."


Pierre.-In line with the fire proven
ton work of the department Insurance
Commissioner Stblein has issued a
proclamation, In which he asks the
mayors of all cities of the state to
proclaim a Cleanup Week" some
time between now and the first of No
vember. While this is intended to ap-
ply to the cleaning up of rubbish and
accumulations of weeds in alleys and
back yards, which may be the u
Of starting fires at any time. it also
includes the proposition of the depart
r1ent which is being carried on with
the aid of local authorities, in the re-
moval Of old buildings which stand as
a ena to the towns in the way Of
fire hazards and which will assist in
the reduction Of insurance rates if they
are removed. The department is push
Ing this work In a number of locali-
ties, having ordered several such
structures torn down in Deadwood and
Lead, and in the past week has placed
a ban on five such structures in the
business section of Pierre, and in some
OF these cases the order is being ac-
cepted without protest, and the work
OF destruction has already been COM
menced.
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the chair of languages. Both OF these
new instructors come with exception.
al recommendations.

Geddes.-The Charles Mix County
Bankers association met in Geddes
and passed resolutions stronsly pro-
testing against enforcing the recent or
der from the banking department Of
the state Of South Dakota. compelling
banks to deposit 80 per cent Of their
reserve In certain state banks Of South
Dakota, and . committee was appoint.
"a 70 take the matter up with other
hanks Of the ststo.
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Totals ......,$1 ,221, APO, 1854 81, 271, 573, 249
The division between general and
corporate property is:
General .......$1 ,OS3, 1924, 453 $1,133, O24, 1876
Corporate ...... 1885 sol 13S, $40 13
Tax leyies in mills:
State ................ .001 .c01
Corporate .............. 009.9 .OO9 81
In the private car line figures for
1914 only Pullman cars were assessed,
which for this year, for the first time
refrigerator and privately owned stock
cars were included.
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WAR NEWS.

Russian gunners have shot down .
Zeppelin that was approaching Wilma.
according to = dispatch from Petro-
grad.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-03

The hurricane which recently
swept over the West Indies destroyed
30 per cen of the banana trees on the
north side of the island of Jamaica.
according to officers of the steamer
Commodore Rollins, which arrived in
New York.
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The Interstate Commerce commits
sion has disapproved increases in thu
freight rates and changes In the ruleI
governing shipments OF packing hous,
products. fresh meats and other arti
cles in so-called peddler cars, II
southwestern territory.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-03

A dispatch from P~etrograd says
that the Germans lost the battle cruis-
Or Moltke, three cruisers and seven
torpedo boats In the Riga battle. and
that the German leet was compelled
- withdraw from the bay.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-09-17
GUY YOUNG INJURED
Left in the Rain All Night. In
jury and Exposure May
Prove Fatal.

Yesterday morning about one
O'Clock when the night shift at
the Valley Mine started for
town, thirteen of them boarded
a push car to coast down to the
foot Of Irish Town hill. They
had made considerable distance
and were going at a high rate of
speed when the car crashed into
a coal car which had been left
standing on the track. The
night was so dark that they
were unable to see the cars
ahead of them. In the crash
several we're injured and among
them Guy Young. He was un-
able to help himself and was left
out there in the rain from the
time Of the accident until seven
O'Clock that morning when he
was found by some men on their
way to work.
Some of the men made their
way to town and reported the ac-
cident at Schaberg's barn. The
ambulance was sent out but
owing to the darkness and high
water it had to return. Again
at a o'clock the ambulance was
sent and returned for the same
reason, without the injured.
Joe Daller was also injured, but
he was carried to a nearby house
and was saved the painful ex-
perience of Mr.. Young.
At seven o'clock the ambu-
lance succeeded in reaching the
scene of the accident and
brought Mr.. Young home.
He seems to be injured about
the back and thighs; but being
unable to talk, possibly through
his experience after the acci-
dent, it is hard to determine his
true conditio'.
1t seems almost incredible that
ne should have been left out
there through the night. a
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-09-17
Death of James Magner.

James Magner, well known
and highly respected farmer of
this county, died Monday morn
ing at $40 o'clock at his home
two and a half miles south of
Lexington. His death was caus-
ed by a cancer.
Mr.. Magner was born in Iowa,
January Is, 1861. He had been
a resident of this county for
twenty years. Besides his wife
he is survived by one son, HUI
bert, and two daughters, Misses
Frances and Margaret.
The funeral was held from
the Catholic church Wednesday
morning at nine o'clock. Father
Geo. B. Curry conducted the SER
vices.
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DR.. B. T. Payne went to Kan
sas City Wednesday to spend
the day on professional business.
Mrs. Charles Barron went to
Kansas City Wednesday morn
ing for a visit.
Miss Carrie Butler left We'd
nesday for Lincoln, Nebr.,
where she will attend the Uni
versity of Nebraska.
Miss Lucia Graham returned
to her home in BucRner We'd
nesday after a visit here with
Mrs. W. 7. Bell.
M. T. Hartman of Higginsville
attended the Ringing Brothers
Circus here Tuesday.
Mrs. Oscar Thomas Of Waverly
arrived Monday evening for a
visit here with friends.
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The blind were at a terrible dis
advantage Tuesday.
Golden Anniversary.

Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Burris,
residents of this city for SO
years, respected and honored by
a large circle of friends and ac-
Quaintances were married fifty
years Tuesday. They were
married at Carrollton, Septem-
Der 15, 1866. During the Civil
war, Mr.. Burris was a member
of the Third Missouri cavalry,
and served two years with that
regiment under Coils. Green and
Woodson. Mrs. Burris was Miss
Mary J. Lannon of Carroll coun-
ty. They have had ten children,
five of whom are living.
The Intelligencer extends con-
graduation and wishes them
many more years of happiness
and contentment.
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Vanderburgh-Fegert.

Corporal G. H. Vanderburgh,
Signal Corps, Company I, United
States Army, and Mrs. Ida
Fegert of this city, were mar
ried Saturday night at the
Christian church parsonage by
Rev. Carl Burkhardt.
Mr.. Vanderburgh is stationed
at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Mrs. Vanderburgh will remain
in Lexington for a while, but
probably move later to Fort
Leavenworth.
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Death of Jacob Fegert.

Jacob Fegert died Wednesday
night at 9:1Q o'clock at his
home, 1907 Franklin Avenue,
after an illness of several
months with complication of
diseases.
Mr.. Fegert was born May /,
1858, in Bavaria, Germany.
When seventeen years of age he
came to this country and settled
in st. Louis, where he lived a
few months and then came to
Lexington. He was married
May 8, 1878, to Miss Bertha
Winkler, daughter of the late
J. F. E. Winkler. Besides his
wife he is survived by two sons,
Ernest, of this city, and Oswald,
Of Topeka, Kansas.
Mr.. Fegert was a man whom
everyone held in the highest es-
tenn. He was serving his four
teenth year as treasurer'of the
city, which proves the confidence
the people Of Lexington had in
his honesty. Mr.. Fegert was an
active member of the German
Evangelical church, a member
Of the Odd Fellows and Of the
Woodmen Of the World.
The funeral services conducted
by Rev. Otto Schultz, were
held at the German Evangelical
church Friday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock.