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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-07-20
PEARL HUNTING
GETTING READY FOR -FOUR
MONTHS LOTTERY" IN
SHELLS ON UPPER
WHITE RIVER.

Cotter, Ark, July 20.-The pearl
fishermen of the Upper White river
are preparing to win in the big lot
terry of luck during the next four
months. They are patching up their
boats, repairing their shell tongs n
making things fit. Hope runs high in
their breasts. Each hopes to come
out at the end of the season rich be-
yond the widest dreams of expect
ancy.
They day dream of picking big
pearls from curious shaped shells OF
such value as to sweep them into the
realms Of prosperity at one grand
stroke. They are optimists and true
gamblers that worship at the throne
of the goddess of luck. A thousand
shells may not contain as much as a
worthless slug. The next one they
open may contain a rare gem worth
thousands of dollars. They are ready
and willing to take the chance. They
may come out to the good or they
may come out mosquito bitten, full
of malaria, with trembling knees.
The season SO far this year has
been far from favorable to the indus
try. Owing to the war, market on
ditions also will likely not be as good
as they have been in former years. as
many of the pearls that are found in
the White river are exported. The
| success of the season depends on a
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-07-20

good market and on a low river with
clear water.
Those that follow the industry are
bemoaning now over the wet wealth
er. Heavy rains on the watershed
have kept the river up and muddy.
1t is not likely that as many will en-
gage in the industry this year as last.
During ~droughty years many farmers
turn to pearl fishing for revenue.
Crops were never so verdant In the
White river country as they are this
year. and few farmers will allow
themselves to be lured from the
plough.
The pearl fisher of the Upper
White river is a true sport, as are the
buyers. They are willing to take long
odds In hope of pulling down a big
stake. They are of the same dispo-
sition as the city man who CANDLES
on the ponies, or of the miner who
follows his pick underground, betting
against long odds and fate hat he
will win.
They are optimistic and hopeful.
and it is impossible to discourage
them. They are believers in luck and
as strong in their faith as a Quaker.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-07-20

Call on Geo. Simpson for all kinds
of cement work. excavations and els
tern repairing.
For Sale. ESQ acre stock farm.
" miles from city of Madison. Price
and terms reasonable. Inquire at
this office.
Eat at Jacks.
For Sale. My residence property
at a bargain.-H. M. Penn.
For Sale or Trade. 30-horse auto,
five passenger, cheap If taken this
week. See Mr.. Brown at Smith Auto
Co.
For Rent. Four rooms ver Mil
lard's Cash Store.
Eat at Jacks.
Special sale on white waists at Nc
Kinnon's. Read advertisement in
this issue.
Just received, a fine assortment of
white wash skirts and dresses.-Mrs.
X. Knoeri.
Ice cream, 81 per gallon, packed.
Sugar Bowl.
Mackay residence, Ninth street and
Lee avenue for sale cheap, half down.
! For further particulars address Olive
w. Mackay. 1902 Rialto Blvd,
Venice, Cal.
Fresh sweet creamery butter In
one pound bricks only rs cents pei
pound at Munro's. Try it and you
will want more.
Special sale on white waists at Nc
Kinnon's. Read advertisement In
this issue.
Place your orders early for bind.
ing Irvine with Madison Farmers
Elevator Coz. III. Sloan, Manager
$500 in cash to any person bring.
ing to my store a standard make
watch / can not repair.-Guy K
Hanson.
Buy your stationery this week
Writings best. any box in the win
dow for 40 cents.-Porter Drug ant
Jewelry House.
Guy E. Hanson has moved his jew
elry store across from 5 and 10 cen
store. Up in the air, but still doint
business.
Installation of officers Excelsior
4 Encampment No. Is, 1. o. 0. F.
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Re
freshments.-D. ID. Reade, Chic
Patriarch.
See our display window of beauti
full stationery. Special one-third OF
this week.-Porter Drug and Jew
J elry House.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-07-20
Street LIGHTING
MOVE TO INSTALL SINGLE LIGHT
POSTS IN EGAN AVENUE.

Through the enterprise of the Mad
ison Merchants association, a single
light post street lighting system is to
be installed in Egan n The
plan is that a fund of $4,000 be
raised by voluntary subscription from
the property owners of the city, the
subscribers to be reimbursed by the
city according to the following reso-
luton adopted by the city commits
sion 1T their weekly meeting last
evening:
BE it resolved, That it is the sense
of the city commission that the
amount expended by the Merchants
association for street lighting in the
city be repaid to said association to
the amount of $4,000 as soon as the
city has funds that can be used for
said purpose"
Committees were out today solicit
ing subscriptions and secured pledges
ranging from $25 to 500 from indi-
viduals. 1t is the purpose to install
posts extending from Third street
south to Seventh street north. Six
posts will be installed in each block.
The fund to be raised is for the pur-
pose of installing the posts and their
equipment, the city furnishing the
electricity for lighting. The electric
! light poles now in Egan avenue will
be removed and an electric cable con
Meeting with the posts will be laid
underground at the outer edge of the
gutter. The posts, a sample of which
has been installed corner Egan ave-
nue. and Fifth street, are ornamental,
and with the removal or the insight
ly electric light poles Egan avenue
will be greatly improved in appear
ance. The single light post is being
generally installed in the larger cities
taking the place of the cluster light
system which in many cases has been
removed and the single light post
substituted. This is being done in
the interest of economy. the upkeer
of the cluster system being much
greater than the single light posi-
which gives equally good service with
a sufficient number Of posts installed
Six posts to a block Is considered SUI
icient and this number per block is
generally being used by cities where
the system has been adopted-anC
this is the number per block proposed
for the Madison plant. The Mer
chants association having the sue
cess of the enterprise in hand arr
confident of sufficient funds beinl
subscribed to install the plant on tn
terms of reimbursement proposed b!
the city commission. 1t simply re
solves itself into a loan to the cit.
which will be repaid in due course
perhaps within two or three years, o
sooner. The city is making expen
sive improvements in the electro
lighting plant, to the extent of $40,
600 or more, and the commission
does not see its way clear to add t.
this expense at the present time
Madison is sorely in need of an up t
date street lighting system and tn
Merchants association is to be com
mended for taking the matter II
hand and identifying the principa
business street of the city by prope
lighting, i'm keeping with the fine inn
provements that are being made 9th
erwise throughout the city.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-07-20
THE CITY.
REPORT.

Fair tonight and probably Wednes-
day; slightly warmer Wednesday.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-07-20
Madison, Thursday, July 20

Biggest and best eve in this section of the state. Reserved and adj
tickets N sale circus day at Frank c. Smiths drug tore at the
same prices as charged on show grounds. #n 4A
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-07-20

Board and rooms. Inquire at this
office.
Lost. Bunch of keys. Return to
this office and receive reward.
st. Katherine's Guild will meet
with Mrs. Geo. III. Waskey tomorrow
afternoon.
J.. S. Slack departed this morning
on a weeks visit at his former home,
DEBORAH. Ia.
E. E. Kitchener of Sioux Falls, dis
trict manager Yeomen lodge, was an
arrival by the afternoon train.
Nine-year-old large horse to trade
for light roadster; also for sale, five
weeks-old calf.-Claus Hexom.
r. r. Ladshaw and family of Ida
Grove. Ia, are guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Brown.
The Misses Sogn were returning
passengers from Bryant, where they
had been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Dahl.
Mrs. A. j. Cornelysen and Mrs. j.
X. Cornelysen were morning passen-
III S0Io &Ol 81. 4 dul On a NlSll NAtA Itlo
tives.
Regular meeting Hope Rebekah
lodge No. 2, Wednesday evening.
There will be work. Lunch will be
served.-Augusta Koepp, N. G.
Canning season is here. Fancy st.
John peaches $1.00 per box. Fancy
plums, red and blue, 40 cents and As
- l.ul-zt a. IVnr1nse nhnnn O-A
Regular communication Evergreen
lodge, A. F. and A. NJ, Wednesday
evening at s o'clock. Work in the
entered apprentice degree.-E. K.
Emanuel, w. M.
Henry Gurth, nephew of c. Tisch-
hauser. who has been looking after
his farm interests near Ramona, was
a morning departure for his home at
Beaver Dam. Wis.
A. ]. Peters and Claus HeXom were
morning passengers for Chamberlain
as delegates to the M. B. A. state con-
vention to be held in that city,
Among other business of the onven
ton state delegates to the supreme
lodge to be held in st. Louis will be
elected.
A colony of alligators are thriving
in Madison, owned by Bert Ballinger.
III Lee avenue Last fall while or
a trim in Florida Mr.. Ballinger Sc
! cured nine of the reptiles. eight OF
which survive. One of the bunch
| about three feet long. was exhibited
, in Egan avenue this forenoon and at
/ tracted much attention.
Pierre dispatch: Chapter 1T o.
. the 1915 laws attempted TO clear vi
, the matter of what compensation
+. deputy superintendent of schools
, should have, but the attorney gen
eral has been appealed to for a de
! cision from a dissatisfied deputy, ant
! he rules that the county commission
I ers. under the wording of the act
| may appropriate in their W disere
! ton such amounts, and that there i
, no way for the deputies to proceed
| against them TO get more than the!
give.
Five famous expert auto drivers
have entered to compete in the sec
\ ond annual auto speed eo&test at th'
1915 South Dakota state fair. john!
Raimey of Cincinnati, Fred Morey o
st. Paul, Judy Fitzpatrick of New
York, Eddie Hearne of Chicago ant
Louis Disbrow. the little Frenchman
are now entered, and will compete /
not disabled in some of their mac
engagements before the Huron expo
sition. Some of these speed king
are familiar to those who saw Thu
races at last years fair. where theit
skillful driving and absolutel dare
deviltry on a half-mile dirt tract
were fully demonstrated
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-07-20
LOCAL NEWS.

Try the Madison Cafe lunches.
Might as well take the watch to
Osborn's first.
When you are hungry eat at the
Madison Cafe.
Three rooms for rent over the
store.-Osborn's Drug Store.
Sandwiches of all kinds at the
Madison Cafe.
See us for white hats.-Miss
Morse.
Phone 200, C. J. Simpson, for
black dirt, sand and gravel.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-07-20
SHE Is A WISE WOMAN

Who recognizes in the t~elltale
symptoms such as backache, head
aches, dragging sensations. nervous
ness and irritability the true cause
and relies on Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to restore her
to a healthy normal condition. For
forty years this root and herb RENE
dy has been prominently successful
in controlling the diseases of women
Merit alone could have stood such a
test of time.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-07-20
MOST CHILDREN HAVE WORMS.

And neither parents or child know 1T,
yet it explains why your child is ner-
vous, pale. feverish, backward. often
children nave thousands of worms.
Think OF how dangerous this is to your
child. Don't taxi any risk. Get an
original rs cent box of Kickapoo Worm
Killer. a candy lozenge. Kickapoo Worm
Killer will positively kill and remove
the worms. Relieves constipation, reg
ulates stomach and bowels. Your child
will grow and learn so much better.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-07-20

as official utterances go, shows no
Encouragement.
The operations in the east over
shadow those i'm the western zone.
Indeed, the official statements issued
by the French war office indicate
comparative quiet in that theater.
There have been a few infantry ac-
tions OF minor Importance and the
usual artillery duels, but nothing
more
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-07-20

The kidneys are the great health pre-
ervers. Rheumatism. backache. head
ache, sore muscles, stiff joints come
when the kidneys are out of order and
fail to properly filter the blood. Foley
Kidney Pills tone up tired and diseased
Kidneys. Danish backache and stop sleep
disturbing bladder troubles.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-07-20
N

Madison and Bryant teams will
play a game of baseball at baseball
park, Friday, July %, at 2:3O p. m.
Both teams are fast and a good game
may be expected. Admission rs cents.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-24
PARIS STYLES HIT
GOTHAM WITH BANG
SWEET OLD FASHIONED GIRL
MAY HAVE HER DAY
AGAIN

New York, Feb. 23.--The Paris
styles have struck Fifth Avenue with
a bang, so to speak. Whatever other
effects the war may have had, there
can be no question that 1t has helped
to make the styles International. and
of every age and day. Shepherdesses
with quaint panniered skirts stand
side by side with duchesses long
trains and beaded TUNES. Trains, it
is said, are out, but there are two or
three gowns with peculiar ones which
emerge from nowhere in particular
and straggle off between the heels.
There are quaint English garden
dresses with rosebud hats, and be-
side them the soldiers helmet and
the Tommy Atkins pulled down over
one eye. 1t seems to be a question
whether feininism or the sweet old
fashioned girl shall triumph.
Sun-shade hats, twenty-four inches
across the brim, and attached with a
mere ribbon are to be seen. There
are also the Disraeli hats-~tiny perky
things that slide onto the top of ones
head and more easily off again, and
there are the helmets-shiny grey af-
fairs that recall the war gods and
their headgear; poke bonnets, of dark
old-fashioned straw with a demure
cluster OF roses hidden beneath the
brim. which stand beside the lamp
shade hats. fringes Of lace protecting
the wearer's eyes.
Much curiosity was caused today
by dispatch from Chicago which
read that pantalettes were coming
into fosue again. inquiry among the
leading New York houses revealed
the fact that the rumor was absolute
~ without basis Trouserettes will
not be worn, not even among the
most extreme.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-24
FIND DYNAMITE IN
JAPAN BUILDING.
ATTEMPT MADE TO BLOW UP Exc
POSITION STRUCTURE At SAN
FRANCISCO.
laps w r GU C n T UP
MUCH FEELING CAUSED BY DAS.
TARDLY EFFORT TO DESTROY
ExHIBIT-INyESTIG
IN PROGRESS.

San Francisco. Feb. 23.--An attempt
to blow up the Japanese building nc
the Panama Pacific Exposition was dis
covered yesterday by a janitor. who
found in the basement beneath huge
showcase, a stick of dynamite, the
fuse half burned
Every effort was made to keep the
affair secret. but this morning
guarded story was published in local
Japanese paper.
Ii is current rumor that several other
sticks of dynamite were found in the
building. but other than TO acknow
ledge that one stick was found the
local Japanese consul Will not dis
cuss the subject.
A searching investigation Is In pro-
gress, but so far there is no clue to the
IDENTITY of the man who attempted to
perpetrate the act.
From prominent persons in the Japa-
nese colony has come the Information
that the government in Toxic has been
appraised of the act and that much
feeling has been created, not only
among the Japanese in this city, but
in Japan, as well.
In the local colony Ii has been as
serted that had the plan to destroy
doubtful IL the japanese governments
could have withstood the clamor for
reprfsal by force.
1t is acknowledged by the exposi-
tion authorities that had the dyna-
mite EMPLOYED great damage would
have been done
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-24
LOSS OF EVELYN IN
NATURE OF ACCIDENT
No Complication Likely to Follow Between American and
Germany o Account of Ships Loss-Thir
teen of Crew Not Heard From

the captain Of the Evelyn did not fol-
low directions. attention was called
today To directions for navigators
bound form Bremen. for which port
the EVELYN was headed published in
tho daily bulletin of the Department
Of Commerce. The publications Of
these regulations is in line with what
has been done previously since the war
began with reward to special rules
for the guidance of shipping enter
Ing ports OF bellgeTents and const-
tutcs in measure proof that the Ger
han government has not neglected
to advise neutral shipping as to how
10 enter German ports with safety.
Whether or not the loss Of the Evelyn
was dac to Il failure To follow German
regulations cannot be definitely ascer-
tanned. IL WAS stated today until re-
ports are received from abroad to the
exact facts In the case.
a number of diplomatic representa-
tives Of European neutrals called at
tho state Department today to asccr-
tain what information his Government
has received In regard to the case Of
the Evelyn In view OF the menace OF
the German operations 10 all neutral
shipping, the representatives or ncu-
trails are greatly interested in the loss
of the American ship. They are Of
the opinion that nothing ia the sfacts
thus far reported will enable the
United States Government To hold any
one responsible for the loss OF the
Evelyn.
The question of whether note
shall be sent to Germany in response
TO the German mote az reply tpthe pro-
test of the United states is still unde-
cided There is a disposition In add
ministration quarters IN favor Of let
a., ,,F ruft tgG rpG
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-24

available for use by the British army.
1t is alleged they then entered into a
joint adventure for the purpose OF
acquiring also for Great Britain the
Winchester output of 100000 a
week The defendant agreed to ar
range to get the Winchester output
and divide the profits equally with the
plaintiff The defendant was also to
be active agent in negotiating the
contract with England. The answer
alleges that after Flint & Co. had in
duced the winchester Company to
enter into negotiations to supply its
share and had induced Great Britain
to make an offer to purchase me
$500, 600 cartridges a week for an
indefinite period at a price which
would yield a large profit to both
plaintiff and defendant, the Keming-
ton concern secretly contracted with
the Winchester Company and taking
advantage of the defendants ar
rangements with the British govern
ment began supplying cartridges thus
shutting out Flint & Co. from the deal.
It Is alleged that this contract has
been entered upon and that large
quantities of cartridges have been sold
to Great Britain at large proft.
The plaintiff has refused to give Flint
& Co any information concerning the
sales or profits.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-24
RUSSIAN DEFEAT WAS
OF OVERWHELMING KIND

London, Feb. 23.-Dispatches from
Suwalki, Russian Poland. by way Of
Berlin, declare that in the Mazurian
Lakesdrive Marshal Won Hindenburg
has inflicted such a defeat upon the
Russians that the forces now oppos-
ing the Germans are negligible
quantity. The Russian killed and
wounded in four-day battle amount
ed to 10000, while mora than co.
900 Russians of an army Of 10000
are prisoners.
The full extent of the disaster ac-
cording to the dispatches. has not yet
been reached, for southeast Of Sn-
twalki an isolated division OF 10000
Russians has been completely sur
rounded and must surrender. In ad-
dition other small bands Of soldiers,
parts Of the Tenth army, are wan
dering in the narrowing circle of Ger
man steel 1t Is not believed that
General Baron Sievers will be able
a the end to bring many more than
10000 troops from his army safe be-
hind the Notifications of Grodno. He
has saved many of his guns, however,
1t Is admitted.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-24
ADMIRALTY CLOSES
PORT OF NORTH CHANNEL

London, Feb. 23.-The admiralty
issued n notice tonight closing part
of the North Channel between Scot
land and Ireland, limiting passage to
a stretch from six to eight miles wide.
Similar action has already been taken
in Dover Straits. The admiralty an
nouncement follows:
Mariners are warned that navi-
cation and use of the under mention
ed area are entirely forbidden to all
ships and vessels Of every size and
nationality"
The Admiralty then gives pre-
else definition by. latitude and longi-
tude Of the closed area. and adds:
IAN traffic wishing to go through
the narth channel. must pass To Ine
southwards Of Rathlin Island. be-
tween sunrise and sunset. No ship
or vessel In to be within four miles
OF RAthlin Island between sunriAe
and sunset This order II ofkoottyo
&11a 1ebruAty ~ 4 l IT asss .sssI
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-24
MUST REARGUE
MIDWEST OIL CASE
SUPREME COURT HANDS DOWN
DECISIONS on MANY
QUESTIONS

Washington, Feb. 23--The SUI
preme Court. following a vacation II
three weeks today handed down
lmore than fifty opinions. One OF
these was in the Midwest oil case,
larising in Wyoming and involving the
than 100000 acres of oil lands la
that State. The court divided. The
majority opinion. by Justice Lamar.
held that the President had the right,
even before the enactment of spe-
4cial statute in 1909. to withdraw pub
lie lands from mineral entry
President Taft brought this aues-
ton TO the attention OF Congress in
ia special message, In which he point
eds out that the power of the Presi-
dent to make Withdrawals OF mineral
lands are being questioned. and ex-
pressed the opinion that II was doubt.
full If the executive had such power
Mr.. Roosevelt had asserted that the
President did have this right, and
President Taft's attitude a. the time
Iaroused keen criticism from conser-
lvationists of the Clifford Pinchot
lschool The court has. OF course, sas-
Etained the Roosevelt view
President Taft, although express
ling doubt OF this right, exercised Il
land test was brought in the courts
by the Midwest Oil Comply, SUBJ
sldIAFy OF the StdHudTu vi COMPANY.
which took title by assignment TO
mineral entries In the oil lands of
Wyoming, aggregatiug more than g.
600 900 acres.
Millions OF dollars were at stake
lin the case. Oil concerns throughout
the United States were deeply inter2
ested in the outcome.
The decision was a close one. 1t
was ordered reargued after the court
apparently shad divided evenly on the
merits of it.
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that n great effort Is being made.
Fighting Is likewise continuing in AL
SAGE, where a hand to- hand combat is
being waged for the possession of the
village of Stosswier, of which French
and Germans each hold part The
night communique follows:
To-day has been comparatively
calm except in Champagne. where
fighting continues under good condi-
lions. We have captured more
trenches in the region of Beausejour
and maintained our mains of proceed
ing days.
Northwest of Nerdun at Britain
court, in the region of the Bots de
FORCES our hatterie scaused the ex-
plosion of h German ammunition de-
pot.
Confirmation has been received of
the report that the Germans suffered
heavy losses in their attack of Feb
ruary 81 in the Bouschot wood. where
they were completely repulsed.
'In Alsace the Germans attempted
to debouch from the part of the
village of Stosswier which they are
still occupying. but were Immediately
stopped by our guns"