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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-02-26
POISONING
Homestake Mine Employe Sends
Poisoned Candy Through the
Mail.

Deadwood, Feb. 26.-Through the
arrest Of Rudolph Frederick, an en-
ploye of the Homestake slime plant
here. a peculiar case involving the
attempted poisoning of Henry Clark,
of S~undance, Wyo., has come to
light.
According to his own written con-
fession to Postoffice Inspector Flam-
ing and LaForge of this district.
Frederick was a sutton for the hand
of Miss Mabel Deyo, formerly of
Whitewood, now Mrs. Grant. During
the courtship Frederick gave Miss
Deyo some jewelry, but when she
finally spurned his attentions and
married another, he sought the re-
turn of the presents and failed to get
them. He learned that they were in
possession of the girls brother, Clark
and Frederick then devoted his eff
forts to forcing Clark TO return them,
but was unsuccessful.
Last fall Clark received a package
through the mails, purporting TO
come from his father. The box con
tanned chocolates, marshmallows and
toothpaste and Clark Immediately ate
some of the marshmallows and be-
came violently i'll. They were turned
over to a chemist and on being ana
lyzed were found to contain enough
strychnine TO kill a hundred people.
Physicians declared that the amount
of poison was so great than young
Clark failed to retain il before il
permeated his system.
Postoffce inspectors were put on
the track and finally traced the box
to Frederick, who, confronted with
the evidence, confessed and declared
he wanted to kill Clark because he
refused to give up the jewelry.
Frederick was taken before United
States Commissioner Moore and
bound over to the United States dis
trict court here in May.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-02-26
WINTER PLAY FESTIVAL
Second Annual Event March 4, 1880
=. NJ, Normal Gymnasium.

The second annual winter play fes-
SUM Monday evening. March l., be-
ginning at 1880 o'clock. Madge futile
director, Vernon Beaumont, basket
ball coach. Following is the pro-
gram:
/. Selection-Normal orchestra.
III. Entrance march.
III. Basket ball game. Training
School VS.. City Schools.
Nv. Primary grades.
/. Danish dance of greeting.
2. Observation-Disclosures.
8. Chimes of Dunkirk.
A. Shoemaker's dance.
v. Grammar grade girls.
/. Highland fling-Mary Coch-
rane, Eleanor MCGEE.
2. Highland schottische.
vi. intermediate grades.
/. Wop Nor Annika-Swedish.
2. II See You"
8. "When I Was a Bachelor"
VII. Polka Fantastic-Lura Love.
VIII. Grammar grade girls.
l.. Tantoli-Swedish.
2. Ostend.
8. Gustaf's Skol-Swedish.
A.. Irish jig.
TX. Observation-Disclosures Han
dorf, Grace Ketcham, Irene
Fleming, Agnes Garthune,
Alice Lawrence, Marjorie
Laughlin.
X. Dutch dance - Agnes Krug,
Pearl Fischer.
XII. Methods class.
/. Ace of Diamonds-Swedish.
Q. Pavlova gavotte.
8. Princess royal.
XII. Irish Lilt--Grammar grade
girls.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-02-26

and do what can to help the others.
And when | die, all / ask is that |
may be laid beside my SON."
Archie Thomas had just passed his
DIST birthday. Though he had been
afflicted with the terrible disease for
many years, his death was the result
of pneumonia. With a spirit so in
domitable that it had raised him
shoulder and head over those sim
ilarly afflicted, he had refused to be-
lieve he was in any danger until il
was too late.
Ill as they were, the others who
had passed such lonely years had in
sisted on attending the funeral-ex-
cept two, who were too feeble to
leave their tents. For the lad was
loved almost as much as his mother
was revered.
Archie was born in the Barbados
islands. He and his mother years
ago came TO Upton, Mass, where he
entered the high school. He was at
the head of his class for several
terms, then he became i'll. His case
puzzled physicians and he was
brought to the Massachusetts, gen.
eral hospital. 1t was found he had
leprosy, and he was condemned to
pass the rest Of his life on lonely
Penikose island.
Although friends endeavored TO
disuade her, Mrs. Thomas insisted on
accompanying him and did. Perhaps
1t was her presence that kept firm his
ambition and did not permit him to
relapse into hopelessness. But the
boy had grit. In some way he OBJ
tanned a typewriter and it was not
long before he could use it with great
expertness.
Then he read of wireless tele-
graphy and his spirit, more lusty
than his frail body, was stirred anew.
He received some literature, he stud
led faithfully and then sent out many
letters typed with his shrivelled fin
gers.
These brought him a crude wire
less apparatus, but Ii was enough
for him. With it he practised until
some of those he had interested at
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-02-26
AS LEPERs' NURSE
Mother Will Remain in Colony In
Memory Of Her Son.

Boston, Feb. 26.-Standing by the
open grave into which the body OF
her only SON was being lowered, n
gazing at the ten lepers who, with
their attendants, stood silently by
the mound, Mrs. Emma Thomas. who
had been the lads sole attendant in
the leper colony on Peniken island,
in Buzzards bay, said yesterday aft
ernoon:
II have given many years OF my
life to caring for my boy, and I have
grown to love the others who are al
ficted az was he. I shall remain here
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-02-26

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least
been able to cure la all its stages. and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires a con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally. actins directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature In 10
ing its work The proprietors v so
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that IL falls to cure. Send for list
of testimonials. Address: II. J. Cheney
75c. Take Halls Family Pills for con-
etipation.-Adv.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-02-26
WAR SUMMARY
PROGRESS OF CONDITIONS AS
COMPILED BY THE ASSO-
GATED PRESS.

New York. Feb. 26.-Special:
While the vast armies of Germany
and Russia are resting or are fighting
merely to hold what they have at
tanned in Poland and along the East
Prussian frontier preparatory to re-
newing general offensive operations
in the great eastern campaign, the
armies in the west have not been
idle, for the latest official statement
issued by the French war office de-
scribes III apparent success of the al
lies in the neighborhood of Les Epar-
ges, where two German regiments,
driven from their position, lost more
than half their strength, or more
than 5000 men, and 600 German
dead were found along a small sec
ton of the line carried by the
French.
The statement also speaks of spir-
tied artillery engagements from the
Lyse TO the Aisne, which the French
claim to have been in their favor.
Interest in the submarine warfare
of Germany in British waters is still
tense, although among British ex-
perts the tolls taken by the German
mines and underwater craft is not
considered large during the seven
days in which the German declara-
GRAFTON.
Apart from those steamers which
have been sunk by mines or tor
pedoes, the only other reported Of
ficially is the British armed mer-
chantmen Clan MacNaughton, with
twenty officers and $50 men on
board. The auxiliary cruiser is be-
lieved to have been wrecked in a
storm and her entire complement
lost.
The latest American note sent to
the German and British governments
seeks to secure the elimination by
Germany of its naval war zone and
the adoption by all the belligerents
of a definite policy with regard TO
the shipment of food for the use of
the civilian population of the bellig-
erent countries.
Washington, it is said, has been
somewhat encouraged by the receipt
of the proposals in London, and
Great Britain has submitted these
proposals to her allies, France and
Russia. Germany is reported to be
inclined toward accepting the sug-
gestions, but is not counting on Great
Britain making any concession.
The German government will is
sue a second war loan, the subscrip-
ton for which will be received from
February 81 to March 10 and will be
unlimited.
A British cruiser Is reported to
have captured the steamer Gotha of
the North German Lloyd line, which
has been acting as provision ship for
the auxiliary cruiser Kronprinz Will
helm, and taken her as a prize to the
Falkland islands.
The naval blockade by French and
British warships of German East At
RIGA is announced, to begin Febru-
airy %.
Great Britain officially announces
that three of her aviators who last
week assisted in the raid over north
ern Belgium are missing.
A German newspaper estimated
that Germany and Austria o have
1.035,0O0 war prisoners. about rs
per zen of which are held by Ger
many.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-02-26

Hundreds of health articles appear In
newspapers and magazines, and in prac-
tically every one OF them the importance
of keeping the bowels regular is en-
phasized. A constipated condition In
vites disease. A dependable physic that
acts without inconvenience or gripping is
found in Foley Cathartic Tablets. For
sale by all druggists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-02-26
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
Eat at Jacks.
Wash ice delivered to any part of
the city.-Geo. Parker. phone 81
Main.
Eat at Jacks.
Talk about snaps Your choice of
two dozen coats at $3.50 each at
Morse's.
Hot drinks and hot lunches at the
Sugar Bowl any hour of the day or
evening.
Have you tried the hot coffee
from the electric ~percolator at the
Sugar Bowl. If not. try ii.
w. NJ. Taylor solicits your business
in painting, paper hanging and deco
rating. Phone Green ASP. Satisfac-
ton guaranteed.
Hello! Good morning, Mr.. Os-
born. Say, this watch is a dandy
since you fixed it awhile ago, less
than half a minute off in owe q
month.
A new spring line of shirt waists,
also the latest in neckwear.-Mrs. X.
Knoeri.
Some snaps in farm land for spring
delivery.-H. NJ. Penn.
Spring bargains in city homes, va
cant lots, and residences ranging in
price from $1,000 to 5,000.-H. NJ.
Penn.
For Sale. Small house, three
rooms, two lots, 50x240 feet each.
good cellar, we'll outside and n
with pump inside house. $500 cash
for quick deal. Inquire at Leader
office.
Any one wanting new or old floors
smoothed with an electric floor sand
er, made as good as new, inquire of
M. w. Cumming, or phone Main ass.
Take the watch to Osborn's and
get Ii fixed right. Fifteen years ex-
%perience, can repair n put in good
order any watch made, foreign or
American, ~repeaters, horse timers,
stop watches, English, Swiss, Ger
man or American.
Eat at Jacks.
For Sale. Eighty acres land, 3h
miles west Of Madison, under inn
provement except five acres, no build
ings. Apply to Mrs. Ferdinand Ker-
stein, phone STA blue.
For Sale at a bargain. Victrola
with twenty-five records. in first class
condition. Inquire at this office.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Buck
lin, a son.
Rooms for rent over Slack's gro
Gerry store.
Found. P~ocketbook containing
sum of money. This office.
For Rent. After February %,
storeroom now occupied by Guy r.
Hanson.-Mrs. Ida M. VESSEL.
Temperature marked "a degrees
above zero at z o'clock this morning.
~northeasterly wind, partly cloudy.
For Sale. Two full blood Duroc
Jersey boars.-Albert Budde.
Mrs. j. w. Walden was a morning
passenger for Sioux Falls to remain
over Sunday.
f. Bert Parker, who has been a
guest of w. r. Reynolds. returned to
Minneapolis.
Clerk Burnett issued a marriage
license to Edward O. Jackson n
Lulu r. Jenkins, both of Madison.
Circuit court for Lake county will
convene in Madison next Monday.
The jury is cited to appear Tuesday
morning.
B. F.. Benson, jeweler in +. c.
Smiths store, returned from a
months vacation, visiting in Chicago
and other points.
Dennis Shea of Sanborn. Ia, Is a
guest at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Shea. Mr.. Shea is
a locomotive engineer on the Milwau-
kee road, his run being between San
born and Mitchell.
w. r. Hamilton received a phone
message from Sioux Falls that the
surgical operation announced to be
performed upon Mrs. Hamilton yes
terday afternoon was successfully
performed and the patient is resting
comfortably today.
Mutt and JEFF at the opera house
last evening attracted n of the
largest audiences of the winter, and
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-02-26
THE CITY.

Probably snow tonight and Satur-
day; colder Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
REGAINS LOST NAME.
Seward County Man Receivers His
After Twenty Years.

Liberal, Kan, July AFTER living
for twenty years without knowing his
real name or the whereabouts of his
family, Frank Horn has finally dis
covered his own name and found his
mother. He has secured the aid of
the courts and had his real name,
Frank Belts, restored to him. =.
Frank Belts was born in 1890 in
Illinois. His father died shortly after
his birth and his mother, who was left
destitute, turned tire boy over to an
other family who finally turned him
over to somebody else to be reared.
While the boy was with this second
family his name was lost and he be-
came known as Frank Horn.
In 1912 Belts filed on a claim in
Franklin county under the name of
Horn. Two years later he was mar
ried under the same name.
A few months ago he discovered
that he had a mother and several
brothers and sisters living. He got the
history of the case from his mother
and took the matter into court. The
Seward county district court after a
careful investigation restored to him
the name of Belts. He will hereafter
be known as Frank Horn Belts, re-
tanning the name Horn to make his
identity plain to people who have
known him only as Frank Horn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
LIBERTY BELL ON VIEW
Arrangements Are Being Made for
Everybody to See 1t.

1t is estimated that several million
people will see the Liberty bell on its
trip from Philadelphia to San Fran
cisco in July. The bell will be in To-
peka from 1880 to 10 o'clock in the
morning of Thursday, July 8. Plans
have already been made for the cor
struction of a huge platform at the
Rock Island depot to accommodate the
crowds that will turn out. The spe-
cia1 train, carrying city officials of
Philadelphia, including Mayer Blank
enburg, and a steel gondOla car with
the bell, is coming to Topeka from
DeS MOineS over the Rock Island.
1.-The Liberty bell is the heritage of
the American people, writes Mayer
Blankenburg. 1T stands for the lib
critics of our people. The bell and
what it typifies is close to their
hearts,"
From Topeka, the bell will go 20
Kansas City, Leavenworth, Atchison.
St. Joseph, Omaha and then west
ing, Utah, Idaho. Washington, Oregon,
and California. The bell will arrive at
the exposition grounds July 16 and
will remain there five days. Then it
will be escorted back via the Southern
Pacific, Union Pacific Milwaukee and
Pennsylvania lines
In arranging for the exhibition in
Topeka the committee of the various
G. a. R. posts met in Lincoln Post
hall in conference with the CONNER
cial club committee.
Short talks were made by w w
Smith, ]. w Kelley, C. E. Bascom, DR..
c. B. Van Horn, w. P. McClain and
Thomas NJ James, when on motion of
J. G. Wood, committee consisting of
the Commercial club committee and
w. W. Smith and Thomas NJ James
were appointed to view the grounds
around the Rock Island depot and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
STATE FIREMEN MEET.
Big Program for TwentyEighth An
nuaI Session at Coffeyville.

Coffeyville. Kan, July 1.-The
twenty eighth annual session of the
Kansas State Firemen's association
will be held here July 5, and 4
Contests will be held and prizes total
ing $1,100 will be awarded. A big dis
play of fire fighting equipment will
be on exhibition at the Coffeyville
garage. The business meetings will
all be at the Orpheum theater and
the contests will be staged in Forest
Park.
An interesting program has been
arranged and the fire fighters will
have a big celebration on the opening
day for the Fourth of July. F. NJ.
Benefited of Coffeyville will make the
opening address Monday morning and
E. L. Bell of Clay Center, president OF
the association, will give the response
L. T. Hussey, state fire marshal, is
on the program Tuesday, July g.
A parade, in which every uniformed
fire company and delegation will par
ticipate, will be given Tuesday morn
ing followed by contests and races
Dry hose contests, hook and ladder
races, ladder contests and a relay race
are included in the program. officers
will be elected at the business meet
ing Tuesday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
WILL HAVE COUNTY AGENTS.
Cherokee and Wilson Plan to Get Men
from x. S. A. G.

Manhattan, Kan, July Cherokee
and Wilson counties are planning to
have county agents next year. E. c.
Johnson, superintendent of institutes
in the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege who superintends the work of the
county agents, has just returned from
a visit to these counties.
AT meetings held in each county,
reports superintendent Johnson, a con-
stitution and bylaws were adopted, of
ficers elected, and plans outlined for a
campaign to raise the necessary
funds w. H. Shaffer is president and
w. H. Taylor, secretary-treasurer of
the Cherokee county organization,
while F. D. FarWell is president and
Clinton Baker, secretary of
the Wilson organization.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
FORCED TO FLEE MEXICO.
Americans at Wichita Until Return Is
Safe-LOst Their Way.

Wichita, Kan, July Hugh
Stephens and Henry Stephens are in
Wichita after having been forced to
flee from Mexico. They expect to re-
main until they can make safe re-
turn to their ranches, near Acapulco,
on the west coast of war-ridden Mex
leo. Through the timely aid of one of
their cowboys. they were able to es-
cape from a marauding band of Mex
leans in the night and make their
way to the seaport, where they had
only 5 minutes to get on board ship,
bound for the United States. Most
of their money was taken away from
them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01

determine the best arrangement for
the people to see the bell and report
at the next meeting, Friday at p. m.
]. G. Wood was continued as publicity
agent with full authority to act for
this committee.
The blue prints of the car have been
wired for and will be in the hands of
the committee on arrangements at the
depot as a guide to their plans for the
entertainment of the thousands who
will desire to see the famous bell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
Muslin Crepes, Etc.

Unbleached Muslin-heavy weight, So in.
wide, worth regular 8 u c. Friday at yard
&c.
BIeached Muslin-fine soft quality. yard
wide; 1Oc quality. Friday for-7Hc.
Percales-2S inches wide principally in
dark effects; also rs in Suitings. small lot
worth nc and 1oc at yard-5c.
Crepcs-2s and 30 in. widths, plain and
fancy effects in imported and domestic
makes; 1Sc and 25c grades at yard-12%c.
White Dimity-27 in white checked dim
ity and fancy striped white goods; loo quail
tiles at yard-615c.
Cotton Crash-17 inch bleached cotton
crash absorbent for hand and dish towels;
nc quality at yard-4%c.
Main Floor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01

corner of Clifton and Douglas, to
bank in the downtown section.
The suit, which is filed under the
civil rights bill, is the first suit against
the owner of a "jitney' bus in Sedg-
wick county. Attorneys for the plain
tiff point out that, under the same
section, the owner of the "jitney' is
liable to arrest for the acts of his en-
ployee, and, if convicted, would be
liable to a fine of from $40 to $1,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
$1,635,OOO Hidden
In This Years Goodyear Tires
Here areamazin facts:

Hereareamazing facts:
Goodyear Fortified Tires
contain FIVE costly features
found in no other tire. They
have other features not COM
mon.
five omitted those features,
this years probable output
would cost us $1,635,OOO
less. We could add that
much to our profits. And
you would never know Il until
troubles came.
This years improvements
alone will cost us 100000
yearly. Most of this goes
iufopextra rubber-an into ex-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
SUES JITNEY COMPANY.
Wichita Negro Asks Damages for
Being Refused a Ride.

Wichita, Kan, July because an
employee is said to have refused to
haul three colored people in his lit
ney'' Jus ]. C. VanMeter, said to own
the car, faces suit in district court for
$4,000 damages. The suit was filed by
A. L. Butler, through his attorneys,
SouderS & Souders and Fred Helm
Butler, who is colored, alleges that the
s'jitney'' driver, on June 10, 1915, re-
fused to allow himself, a young wom-
an and another friend, to ride from the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
DIES FROM KNIFE WOUND.
Section Foreman Stabbed by Mexican
-Succumbs at Ottawa Hospital.

Ottawa, Kan, July Charles A.
Roebuck of Havana, Kan, died here
at the Sar ia Fe hospital. He was
brought here following a knife stab
he received from a Mexican, Jose Ne
CRATE. The deceased was in charge
of an extra section gang of the Santa
Fe and the Mexican who did the
stabbing was recently discharged by
Mr. ROehuclS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
CUSTOM RECEIPTS NOT HURT.
War Did Not Cut Revenue at Kansas
City-Expected Decrease.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 1.-The
European war did not have the effect
on the Kansas City customs receipts
that the customs collectors expected
it would. Figures collected show that
the receipts for the fiscal year ending
Wednesday night were only slightly
under those for the preceding year.
For the year just ended the total was
$262,279.30, while those for the pre-
vious year were only $4,000 more.
I'VE expected a big decrease" F. +.
Kreeger, in charge, explained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
EATS FOR HARVEST HANDS.
Great Bend People Serve Meal for
Four Hundred ElOafers

Great Band, July -Four hundred
harvest hands were given a public
dinner here Wednesday by the towns
people. For two weeks 1900 meal
tickets have been given out nearly ev-
cry day by the city but this was an ex-
ira meal contributed by individuals.
"Mulligan" stew and coffee consti-
tuted the repast, which was served in
the city park.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
Users Save
$5,OOO,OOO

Yet our 1915 price reduc-
tion-made February 1st-
will save Goodyear users
about 100000 this year.
And that was our third re-
duction in two years. totaling
As per cent.
These extra features
used by us alone-wiIl save
users millions more.
That's why Goodyears
dominate. They have long
outsoid any other. They are
gaming new users faster than
we can supply them. We
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
ONE KILLED IN WRECK.
Collision at Hutchinson Seriously In
jureS Two Others.

Hutchinson, Kan, July Pedro
Garcia, a IA year old Mexican boy,
was instantly killed and c. J. Rask,
engineer, and T. J. Rush, fireman,
We're injured in a bad wreck on the
Morton salt plant switch, when Santa
Fe local freight train No. rs, running
as extra No. 1907, crashed into switch
engine No. 1920.
The extra freight. which contained
twenty-six cars, many of them loaded
with wheat, was coming down the
grade from Whiteside, at a high rate
of speed.