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The Washington herald., 1915-09-26
Officials In Town

Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
who returned to Washington this
morning from a six months tour in
| the West, are at the New willard
where they propose making theiI
Washington home during the remain
der of the administration. They will
return to their home in Indianapolis
to remain until the opening Of Con-
gress. after seeing their personal be-
longings removed from their former
apartment at the Shorcham
Mrs. Marshall will resume her aft
ernoon receptions with the convening
of Congress and with the Vice Presi-
dent will give a number of well-ap-
pointed dinner parties throughout the
| season.
The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. McAdoo and the Secretary of
| the Navy and Mrs. Daniels have also
selected new homes for the coming
season. The Secretary of the Treas
ury is already established at 213s r
street, in the immediate vicinity OF
Sheridan Circle. He was joined there
recently by Miss Nora McAdoo. who
has been making a series of visits in
New York and New England since her
return from France, in the early
summer. Mrs. McAdoo and the younger
children of the family, who have de-
layed their return from their sum
mer home in Maine by reason of the
unusual heat. are expected at their
new residence this week.
The home of Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Daniels is on Wyomins
avenue. almost adjoining that of Sec
retary of the Interior and Mrs. Lane.
Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
David F. Houston returned yesterday
to their residence on p street from
Woods Hole, Mass. where Mrs. Hous-
ton and the children passed the sum-
mer.
The Minister from Norway and
Nine. Bryn have returned to the le-
cation. in Connecticut avenue, from
Monterey. Pa. where Nine. Bryn and
children passed the summer.
Admiral of the Navy and Mrs
Dewey. who passed the summer al
Chelsea, n. J., have returned to theiI
home in X street. for the winter.
Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant is hav.
ing her residence. in New Hampshire
avenue. put readiness tor the win.
ter and will pass the early season
| there. Mrs. Grant expects to go &c
Florida January l.
| Mr. and Mrs. George Howard. who
were popular members of the Wash
| ington colony at Newport have re.
.
Hill. for the autumn.
Commander Leigh G. Palmer. U. 8
N. and Mrs. Palmer have arrived from
Larchmont. n. Y, where they spent
the summer and have reopened theiI
| apartment at the Dresden.
! The Assistant Secretary of Agricul'
ture. Carl Vrooman, who is now max
| ing a series of addresses in Illinois
and Iowa, expects to return to Wash
! ington about October I. accompanied
by Mrs. Vrooman. Mrs. Vrooman i:
at CharlevoiX, Mich, where they have
summer home, and is occupied with
the completion of her book the scene
Of which is laid partly in Washington
The Commissioner of Patents and
Mrs. Thomas Ewing and Miss Alex.
andra Ewing have returned to Wash
! I'M gton and are at their home in II
street for the coming season. Mrs
Ewing and Miss Ewing spent a week
in New York en- route from Sorrento
Me-. where they had a cottage for the
summer.
Mrs. William A. Jones, wife of Rep
resentative Jones, of Virginia, has ar
rived in Washington and Joined her
The Washington herald., 1915-09-26

Miss bennett graduated from fash
ionable school in the Capital last
June, and has spent the summer in
travel She is an accomplished mu-
sician, and has the rare charm which
will make her unusually popular in
debutante circles. r.
Miss Lena Williams will be a de-
lightful addition to the Washington
buds. She is Richmond girl of the
very Southern type, and the daughter
of Mrs. Robert w. Williams, who has
leased house at the Capital for the
winter. 1t is said that Miss Helen
Blodgett. daughter of Mrs. Delos
Blodgett. will be the wcalthiest of the
debutantes. Miss Blodgett is just out
of school and is summering in the
West.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-26

Representative and Mrs ]. willard
Ragsdale. of South Carolina, have re-
opened their home in Connecticut ave-
nue. after an absence from the city of
several months. With their children
they are just back from a tour which
took them into Canada, Alaska, down
the Pacific Coast. including visits to
the California expositions and into
Mexico, coming back by way of Salt
Lake City md Colorado Springs. Their
children will go back to school next
week.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-26

son-in-law and daughter. Lieut.. and
Mrs S. Roland Hopkins, who are stay
ing at the Grafton until Lieut.. Hop
kins leaves for the Philippines.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-26

Med. Dir. James Duncan Cat.vood
=. s. N, and Mrs. Gatewood announce
the engagement of their daughter.
Hildreth, to Mr.. Toy Dixon Savage.
OF Norfolk. Va. The wedding will take
plate in November. Mr.. Savage is a
member OF the law firm of Peatross &.
Savage. and belongs to the Virginia
and Country clubs. of Norfolk, and
the University Club. of this city.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-26

The Russian Ambassador and Nine.
Bakhmeteff will leave Newport Oc-
tober for Washington, stopping en-
route in New York for a week.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24
Meliette Fair Bio Success,

Mellette.-The second annual Mel
lette county fair was held during Sep
TENDER 10, II and II, at which over
1000 Indians attended, their teepe
tents stretching around the city for
about three miles. The display of
fruits, vegetables and grains was a
credit to this new country, the vari-
ous grasses especially making a splen-
did showing. The closing of the fair
was marked by the holdup of a stage
coach by Indians and the taking and
burning of a fort, which was accom-
plished in spectacular manner. After
the fort had fallen" into the hands
of the Indians, so cowboys appeared
on horseback. In the skirmish that
followed Roy Guthrie had a revolver
with a blank cartridge go off in his
face, but after a doctor had dressed
his wound he was able to go home
without any serious effects, as a re-
suit of the accident.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24
NEARING. $500
FARMERS REFUSING CASH OF.
FERs or $50 70 SITS
FREQUENTLY.
HAPPENINGS Of THE STATE
What % Going On Here and There
That 10 Of Interest 70 the Read.
ers Throughout South Oako.
"a and Vicinity.

Western Newspaper Union News Hervcal
Trent.-The rapid increase In the
value of farm land in this part of the
Big Sioux river valley is shown by sew
eral recent incidents. For instance, in
some parts of Moody county, in the
Trent territory, farm land 10 years
ago was considered high at from $40
to $50 an acre. The price has more
than doubled in the ten years inter-
vening. A farmer living near Trent
recently refused an offer Of $3.50 an
acre for his farm OF 800 acres. The
intending purchaser was prepared to
pay cash, but nevertheless the offer
was refused. Another farmer who
owns a fine farm of about 800 acres
near Dell Rapids, has just refused an
offer OF $175 an acre for his land. At
the present rate of advancement 1t is
expected 1t will not be many years
until sales of farm land in this Sec
ton of the Sioux valley at 5000 an acre
will be quite common. To the fact
that the territory has not had a com
plete crop failure for 20 years or more
is due the steady advance in the price
Of farm land.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24
Meanest Man Located.

Aberdeen.-The meanest man in
South Dakota is running at large in
Brown county. Late in the evening
Hugo Hazel and e. M. Christian, two
young Aberdeen business men, with
two GrOton young women, were auto
MODELLING, and when they neared q
bridge across the James river near
Groton, Heel, who was driving the
car at a rate Of about 25 miles an
hour, slowed up to cross the bridge.
Peering ahead he discerned some OBJ
stacle on the bridge. Stopping the
cal, he and Christian got out to in.
v~estigate. They found four strands of
heavy wire, such as that used for tele-
phone or telegraph wires, strung
across the bridge and tightly fastened
to the Orders on either side. The
wires were placed just high enough
to strike a person riding in an auto
mobile across the face, and if Heel
had not stopped his machine a seri-
GUS accident would have occurred. 1t
is believed the person stringing the
wires may have planned on robbery.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24
Indian Fair Highly Commended.

Brookings.-"The big agricultural
fair held by the Yankton Indians at
Greenwood, this state, September 6 to
8, would be a credit to any people,"
says DR.. A. N. Hume, agronomist at
State college, who has just returned
from the Indian fair where he judged
exhibits and talked to the Indians on
soils and crops with the aid of an
interpreter. DR.. Hume asserts that
the exhibits were exceptionally fine in
both arrangement and quality, show
ing that the Indians are making intel
ligent progress in agriculture. He
says: "This annual fair of the Yank-
ton Indian reservation is conducted
under the supervision of Supt. A. w.
Leech. The details of the fair, such
as exhibits of crops and stock, are LETT
by Mr.. Leech to the Indians them
selves who are encouraged to transact
their own affairs. Accordingly, the
Indians choose a set of officers of their
W people and standing committees
to manage the fair. Mr.. McNeeley,
who is head farmer at Greenwood, in
structs the Indnans in selecting ex-
hibits, but allows them to make their
W selections. Supt. Leech states
that this fair has done much to show
the Indian farmers the value of II
dian crops and stock. Each year has
shown a marked improvement in meth
cd OF blowing and cultivating crops
and selecting standard varieties in
places of mixed grain and weeds. The
use of improved sires in live stock
production has come to be the rule
rather than the exception"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24
JAIL DELIVERY At ABERDEEN.
Ten Prisoners Saw Way 70 Liberty In
Early Mornjnu hours.

carry morning noOr4.
Aberdeen.-Ten prisoners broke out
OF the county Jail by saving through
steel bars and thence through the wall.
James Schmidt, who is being held on
a charge of numbering Ross c. Far
rar. a Northwestern brakeman, did not
escape. The men who escaped were
all confined on the second floor. They
sawed through a cell wall which gave
them entrance to a corridor by which
they reached the first floor, where
they sawed through bars to a window
and escaped. The escape took place
after 3 a. m, as the sheriff was up un-
til that time.
The prisoners who escaped were
George Perrin, travelling man, who had
served four months, and was waiting
circuit court trial on a rape charge,
Wenzell Fritz, waiting trial on a rob
berry charge; F. A. Flynn, waiting
trial on q petit larceny charge; VIM.
Devore, waiting trial on a robbery
charge; ]. J. Mccoy, a gunman; r.
Prem, a gunman; Roy Allen, serving a
sentence for shooting at the chief of
police; Fred Slick, a gunman: Ear!
Williams, a gunman, and Chas. Tate, a
gunman.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24
Dogs Save Farmer.

Highmore.-The peculiar antics OF
some hunting dogs led to the finding
Of George Hirsch, a prominent farmer
of this vicinity, when he was thrown
from a rig during a runaway and rem.
dered unconscious. He would have
laid on the prairie over night had il
not been for the chance arrival in the
vicinity of two men who we're wolf
hunting with hounds. The hounds
discovered the unconscious form OF
he farmer and with almost human in.
telligence called the attention of their
owners to the find, not abandoning the
farmer until their owners arrived on
the scene in response to their dumb
appeals. Hirsch vas conveyed to his
home. He was badly hurt as the re.
suit OF being hurled to the ground.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24
5000 eAPT,sTs IN A 7
Baptist Bulletin, Just Issued, Contains
Many Interesting Facts.


Rapid City.-A local publishing
house has just completed issuing the
South Dakota Baptist Bulletin, con-
vention souvenir edition. which con-
tains interesting facts in reference to
this church denomination in the state.
The edition will be circulated at the
annual convention of the Baptists of
South Dakota. which will be held at
Deadwood, commencing September 20
and ending October 8. 1t is shown In
the souvenir edition that the Baptist
denomination of South Dakota has ap-
proximately 5000 members, with more
than 100 church buildings and several
Outstations. Some of the missionary
pastors of the denomination cover a
territory larger than the entire state
OF Rhode Island. They hold services
in dwellings, school houses and in the
open. The program for the coming
convention is an unusually strong one.
Among those of national reputation
who will be present and make address
es during the annual convention are
Rev. John S. Lyon, d. D., Of Massa-
chusetts, secretary of the Baptist's ed
ucational board; Clifton D. Gray, Of
Chicago; Mrs. G. E. Young, Of Mime.
apolis, and Miss McLaurin, OF Chi.
cago. DR.. Fetler, of Petrograd, Rus
STA, who has suffered Imprisonment
and c%onfiscation of property several
times. and who finally was banished
to Siberia by the Russian government,
but by special order of the czar was
permitted to come to the United States,
is expected to be present and make an
address.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24
SOUTH DAKOTA SEED
REPRESENTATIVE or A SEED
COMPANY GATHERING UP
ALFALFA SEED.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, the Various
State Institutions and from
Many Different Parts OF
the Sunshine State.

Western Newspaper Unicn News Services.
Pierre.-A representative of a west
ern seed company has been in this
vicinity picking up all the last year
alfalfa seed he can secure, and at the
same time gathering in all the last
year corn crop which he can find, for
his seed supply for the next year. He
reports Iowa already inquiring for seed
corn in this state, as the frosts over
q good portion of that state has made
much Of their corn unavailable for
seed.
While the old corr is being sought,
there are a number Of fields in this
part of the state which will bring
their owners a fine return for seed
corn next spring if the crop is proper
ly cared for. The corn is now prac-
tically matured, and according to the
bulletins from the state agricultural
department is in condition to be gath
cred for seed crop, if properly han
died, and with the general conditions
over the northwest there will be a de-
mand next year for such corn.
reports from the whole OF the west
ern section Of the state shows the al
falfa seed situation to be the same as
it is in this part of the state. None
to be gathered, and this will mean a
shortage of northern grown seed for
this year, the only available source
being the fields of Kansas and states
further south.
Another scarcity in this section this
year will be the crop of watermelons
which many gardeners look to for a
source Of evenu each year. The cool
wet summer has checked their growth
and the few which have made any
showing are said to be of poor quality,
but the muskmelon crop is fair, and
they are about ready for the market.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24
Corn for Palace ls Fine.

Mitchell.-Along with the assurance
that the corn crop of South Dakota
will mature this fall before Jack Frost
starts in on his first skirmish of the
season, the news hat never
before has the outlook for corn to dec
crate the Corn Palace at Mitchell been
better. The crop will be ample and
the coloring of the grain is especially
suited for the panels and towers ON
the great Temple of Ceres. The farm
ers in the country near Mitchell who
have the raising of corr for the Pal
ace as an important part of their
yearly crops, report that the grain is
ripening fast and ears filling out we'll.
The crop is now far enough along to
assure the Corn Palace management
that nothing will interfere with the
supply for decorative purposes.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24
Gives Brother Paris Green.

White.-Russell Sherwood, aged
nearly four, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Sherwood, living on a farm near
White, believed it would be great sport
20 feed his t~wo-year-old brother paris
green out Of a spoon. He had given
the little fellow three or four spoon
iuls when the mother discovered what
vas going on. The prompt summon
ing of a physician by telephone was
all that saved the boys life. The
two little boys, while playing, man.
aged to make their way to the cellar
of their home, where their parents
kept a quantity of paris green. They
found this and the older boy was
calmly feeding it to his young brother
when the mother appeared on the
scene.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24
On a Booster Trip.

On = Booster Trip.
Decentralization Commissioner
McCaffree has left for the Illinois
state fair at Springfield with an ex-
hibit from South Dakota, and will
come from that place to the dairy
show at Waterloo, Ia, later. He will
also make an exhibit of South Dakota
products at the International Dry
Farming Congress, which is to be held
at Denver at a later date.
Dallas.-At q special meeting OF
Group IL, South Dakota Bankers as.
ISOLATION, here. all banks in the dis.
trict were represented. Resolutions
were adopted asking that the pro.
posed ruling in regard to reserve de-
posits be not promulgated. A ban
quet was held at the Lakota after the
business meeting. with . special band
concert following.
Pferre.-Miss Lois A. Spencer Has
been selected Is the travelling repre-
sentative Of the state library commits
sion. to succeed Miss Lille Borro
con, who resigned.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24
She 10 Tough Customer.

Faulkton.-A genuine female hobo
was taken prisoner as the result Of
a raid made on the "jungles" near
here by local officers. Several men
were arrested. The woman tramp re-
fused to disclose her identity or state
where her relatives reside. She is
about as tough a customer as any
male tramp with whom the authori-
ties have come in contact. Herself
and the men arrested with her were
given terms in the city Jail.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24
Hoping for Erosta.

Bison.-While the corn growers of
the country are hoping that killing
frosts will be delayed until after the
corn crop - out Of danger. the cattle
men and other stock raisers Of this
part Of the state are hoping there will
be . killing frost ut once. az 1t will re-
Quire such . visitation to properly
cure the prairie grass, upon which
horses and cattle feed. Cattle general
y will mot b IN At condition for mar.
het until the grass II more thorough
y cured. aud nothing hut . killing
INST cen oeoonpllsh TIL.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24
Sunstroke Fatal.

: Bushnell.-Burl Cook, the young SON
Of well known residents OF this vicin.
ityf died suddenly as the result OF 4
sunstroke sustained during the sum.
mer. The sunstroke affected his heart
and his condition became such that
he recently was taken to q hospital
at Bookings. His parents visited him
there. and found him apparently on
the road to recovery, being cheerful
and n the best Of spirits. Befors
they reached home they were inter.
cepted By . telegram stating that p
haA died su1oonly.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24
Held on Insanity CHARGE.

Clark.-It is now very likely that a
charge OF insanity will be brought
against Claud Jencks, the young man
who has been giving the county au-
thorities SO much trouble during the
last few months, and who was last
arrested on q charge Of stealing a team
OF horses belonging to his father.
Should the county board of insanity
pronounce the young man of a sane
mind. he will be charged with grand
larceny.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24
Homestake Team In Contest.

Lead.-To take part in a national
contest at the San Francisco exposi-
ton among teams in first aid prin-
ciples on September % and "a, a team
of ten men from the Homestake mine
will leave here for the coast to repre-
sent the Homestake Mining company.
Rescue work in mine accidents was
to be demonstrated with the modern
inventions and drills and this is the
first time the Homestake has enterd
such a contest. DIR. Frank Clough and
Ralph Bonney are in charge of the To-
cal team which consists Of picked min
ers. Thirty states were to be repre-
sented in the contest which is for
prize cups in a miniature mine built
for the purpose.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24
Crushed to Death.

Lead.-Just after returning from a
vacation, Alfred Stevens, a young min
er in the employ OF the Homestake,
net his death while at work on the
400 foot level of the mine. A slide OF
rock caught and crushed out his life
before aid could reach him. He was
30 years old and leaves a wife here.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24
Bio Cattle

Murdo.-In n day recently an az
gregate Of II carloads Of cattle were
shipped from Murdo to eastern mar
kets. The cattle represented a value
of than $4,000. This was only
the start of extensive cattle ship
ments which will be made from Muir
do during the fall months.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24
WASHINGTON

Secretary Of state Lansing declares
no violations Of domestic or interna-
tional law are involved in the pro-
posed fioatation by the allied powers
Of Europe Of a loan in this country.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has denied the application Of the
Southern Coal, Coke and Mining Co..
for q rehearing OF the case involving
rates on coal from Illinois mines to
Omaha.
The Panama canal has been clear
ed Of recent slides 30 that ships draw
Ink not more than twenty-eight feet
may now navigate the water way, &C
cording to oflcial dispatches received
1t the war department
President Wilson has begun . ce-
tailed Investigation Of the reports on
the national defense submitted to him
~ SECRETARY Daniels. He II raging
pasticular attention = tho probable
ct = STRENGTHENING ~ army and
noyy.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24
SPORTING.

John Evers, captain CT the Boston
club of the National league, said that
he had been asked to become baseball
coach for Yale.
The schooner yacht Katoura, cross
ed the finish line off Ambrose chan
| mel nghtship at New York, well ahead
| OF the schooner yacht Atlantic. which
she raced to cape May and back over
q 214 mile course.
Before the largest crowd that ever
witnessed a boxing match in this
country, Mike Gibbons of st. Paul out.
pointed Packey Mcfarland of Chi
cage in a ten-round, no decision con-
test at Brighton Beach, N. Y.
Directum I, champion pacing stall
lion, established a new worlds record
Of 1:56A for a mile paced without
windshield at the New York state
fair at Syracuse. In so doing he low
cred his own record Of 1853.
The student body of Leland Stan.
ford, jr.. University which plays rugby
| football invited the University OF Cal.
ifornia to bring its American game
| down to the waterfront at the Panama
| Pacific exposition at San Francisco
and let the public Judge which is the
better.
Two worlds records for trotting on
half-mile race courses we're broken
| at the Kentucky state fair at Louis
| vile. The mark Of 2:1Sh for a 2
year-old trotting colt, was lowered
| more than Ave seconds by Scudline
a bay colt from lebanon. Ky. The
| other record to fall was that OF 2:2s
for a year'ing. when Moodys Yer
haena Ansel went the distance IN
2:26.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24

Montrose.-Mrs. Lucinda Cross. aged
81, one Of the pioneer residents of
Montrose and vicinity, died suddenly
as the result OF a stroke OF paralysis.
She had been in the business district
only q few hours before her death and
expressed herself as feeling fine.