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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-12-23

The celebration of Christmas day
dates from the third century, which
is little too ancient for the person
al "reminiscences of "our oldest citi-
ZenS,"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-12-23

George Dunnigan will leave Sunday
for Rochester, Mimi, where he will
submit to an operation.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-30
nsasons Eor BEING lna anant.

reasons Fer Being IND gnant.
There was something in the at
mosphere which told him that
things were not exactly the same.
Silence followed soon after the
usual greetings, but at length she
spoke. care YOU aware, sir" she
began, chat one hand Of the Bar
tholdi statue measures sixteen feet
five inches?"
$50 | have heard" he nodded,
happy to be addressed again.
''The thickness of the head from
ear to ear" she pursued icily, els
ten feet"
eyes"
''The nose is four feet six inches
long"
Chats right"
''The mouth is three feet across"
81 believe so. Just imagine it"
"The waist thirty-fve feet
around"
"Y-yes. Why"
"Then will you kindly explain
sir" she continued, "why you stated
In the poem which you addressed to
ne that 7 reminded You of the God
dess Of Liberty ~ Ladies Homo
Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-30
WlTCnCRlFT IN ENGLAND.

Shs L'lst e. ~ e.. ,cu'fers
sro re-.a..r
Sir Matthew Ia.l. N .rue. mad
hanged two poor women at Cam
bridge in l664, out a few years later
Lord CHIEF Justice Holt set him
self strongly against such charges
and IN every case tried before him
directed the jury to bring in YER
dict OF acquittal. In celebrated
trial at Guildford in 1901 not only
was the supposed witch found not
guilty, but her false accuser, one
John Hathaway, was condemned to
years imprisonment and to stand
in the pillory three times. Yet,
horrible to relate, a woman named
Hicks and her daughter, child of
nine, were hanged together at
Huntingdon on July %, 1716, for
raising a storm of wind in league
with the devil.
The last judicial sentence for
witchcraft in England was in 1896,
one Jane Wenham being actually
found guilty, according to the in
dictment, of "conversing familiar
ly with the devil in the form of a
cat" The nudge, however, procured
reprieve for poor old Jane, and
she was ultimately released, to end
her days II peace.
Last, the witchcraft act was re-
pealed for the United Kingdom in
the same year 1t was quite time,
for only nine years earlier, in 1927,
a woman was brought before Cap
tain David Ross, deputy sheriff Of
Sutherland, charged with "causin'
her daughter TO be shod by the dev
IL" and so making her lame both il
hands and feet. The fact having
been proved to the captains salts
faction, the old woman was put into
a tar barrel and burned at Dornoch.
The weather hciNc cold at the time,
we are told a K sat composed
ly warming herself by the fire pre-
pared to consume her while the 9TH
er instruments of death were get
ting ready"
The last attempt to execute a
witch in England ended disastrously
for the perpetrators. In 1851 at
Tring two old people named Os-
borne. man and wife, being suspect
ed of witchcraft, were seized by a
crowd, stripped. cross bound and
thrown into a pond. Both died Of
this brutal treatment. Bat the
witchcraft act had been repealed,
and, verdict of willful murder hav-
ing been returned against one Col
ley, the chief instigator of the as
sault, he was III due course tried
md hanged.-Cornhill Magazine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-30
Street Liahtina.

The streets of New York were
first lighted in 1G91. the lighting
being done by lantern suspended
from a pole stretched out from tn
window Of every seyelth house.
The lighting Of streets With gas
was first tried in 1919 10 Baltimore
At PHILADELPHIA the@ter WAS thu
lighted on Nov %, 1916, the first
place of amusement in America IL
Illuminated in that manner.
Gas Wa first used for lighting
houses in Boston in 1922. 1t had
been used thirty years before at
Cornwall, England.-Scrsp Book
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29
AUTOMOBILE SPILL CAUSES
DEATH OF ONE DRIVER

Glendale, s.. D., July 24.-What de-
veloped to be a serious accident oc-
Cured when an automobile driven by
j. G. klamm struck 1. H. Hall. Like
o similar accidents, it is difficult
to determine how it occurred. One of
he parties is dead and the other can
only give one side OF the affair. Mss
Ethel Preston, who was with Klalnn at
the time, stated that the first thing she
saw was Hall lying beside the rear
wheels of the car when her escort had
succeeded in stopping the machine.
Klamm says hat he was not driving
over IL miles an hour when he saw
Hal on the curl Hall, he says, stepped
off the curb with the evident intention
of crossing the street, but stopped
when he saw the auto. Klamm had
also stopped, but when he saw Hall stop
he again drove forward. Hall sudden
ly changed his intentions and started
hcross in front of the car. The injured
ma was picked up and started to the
hospital, but he died on the way. The
immediate cause of death was a deep
cut on the head extending from a few
inches above the right ear a distance
of four or five inches toward the back
of the head. The right ear also was
bruised and badly discolored. Hall
died from conclusion of the brain.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29
HARVEST HANDS ARE
SCARCE, ANNOUNCEMENT

Pierre. s.. D., July 24.-Immigration
Commissioner McCaffree reports to
date applications for 1875 men for har-
vest work. The number is low, for
South Dakota needs about $4,000 men,
but, as is usually the case, applications
are not made early In great numbers,
farmers waiting instead until the last
moment. McCaffree says that now there
are about $4,000 men Just through in
Kansas. and q large number also in Ok
lahoma. and they will begin shortly to
move northward. though a considerable
proportion Of that number will not get
up into South Dakota. All applica-
tons. both for work and for labor, can
be sent to the immigration bureau at
Pierre, and exchange will be promptly
taken care of. The corridors Of the cap
itol these days have a constant stream
of laborers getting assignments from
the immigration department.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29
VOTERS HAVE final
VOICE ON ROAD TAX
INCREASES, RULING
Attorney General Says Com.
missioners Must Make Levy
General.

Pierre, S. D., July 24~.-Attorney Gen
eral Caldwell has ruled that although
the law provides for a method Of first
obtaining the general sentiment of a
community about a raise in the tax
levy for road tax. county commission
ers are obliged to make the levy uni
form in the organized townships of
the county. A great sentiment for 1t in
one portion and none in another will
not bring about a raise in the tax
levy. The sentiment must be general
enough to warrant the raise above the
allowed 2 mills. A vote on the question
must decide the matter.
Inc attorney general also rules that
auto clubs, or other similar organiZa-
lions or individuals have no right to
incur Indebtedness for the improve
ment of roadways which county COM
l~mlssloners would be bound to pay. The
law of 1913 concerning the county mo-
tor vehicle road fund, from which such
expenses are met, and the amendment
OF 1915, leaves the county commission
ers clearly the right and power to pay
from that fund after a survey of work
done upon highways has been made by
them and meets their orders and re-
quirements.
A further ruling on roads says that
II roads are SO bad that children IAN
not be transported on the regular
route, mileage can be collected for
such transportation YER the shortest
and o direct road, which can be
Travelled, to the school house. The law
intends and says the mileage should be
collected for the shortest route. but
Caldwell rules thai 1t must mean a
paSSable rOad
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29
ALLEGED ROBBER IS
NEAR DEATH RESULT
OF STAbbINC ARRAY
Assailant In Jail Says John
Ross Demanded Money
or Fight.

Pierre, S. D., July 24--John Ross. Of
Benson, Mimi, is in the hospital and
perhaps will die as a result of being
slashed in the side and across the back
OF his neck by another workman, while
In a railroad box car.
The workman. who would not tell his
name, alleges that while he was eating
his lunch, Ross and a companion en-
tered the car. demanding his money
Upon his refusal to give them his 35
cents. they assaulted him and in the
mixup he cut Ross with the knife he
was using for his unch. Ross left the
ear and dropped unconscious in a near
doorway. The workman started up town
but was stopped by a man who had
heard the affray. He made no resist
ance. claimed self defense and is now
IN Jail. Ross companion was found
asleep in the weeds later, apparently
drunk. Both Ross and the workman
were sober.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29
SOUTH DAKOTA VARSITY
FACULTY ON VACATION

Vermilion. s. D.. July 24.-The sum
mer session of six weeks at the univer-
sity Of South Dakota is closed and
faculty and students are leaving the
campus for their homes in the state or
for vacation trips to the Pacific coast
or other parts of the country. Presi-
dent n Mrs. Slagle will probably
spend the summer in northern Wis
consin and will attend the meeting of
the Association OF American Univer-
sites which will be held in Berkeley,
Cal. he latter part of August. Prof.
Elmer K. Eyerly. dean of the college of
arts and science; DR.. w. Franklin
Jones, professor Of education and d.
rector of the summer session; DIR. o.
G. Kellogg. professor of English and j.
Maughs Brown, professor Of civil en-
cheering, will visit tho Panama-Pa-
cfic exposition. DR.. Jones has been in
vited to deliver ar address at the Ma
.tional Educational association conven-
ton to be held In the new municipal
auditorium at Oakland. in August.
The first summer session that the
university of South Dakota has held
has met with success.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29
PIERRE SCHOOL BOARD
METHODS ARE UPHELD

Pierre. s.. D., July 24.-Some disap-
prevail of the school boards methods,
alleging extravaganza in school af-
fairs. led to he appointment of an
spring, with a view to cutting down
some Northumberland training,
s~tenography. kindergarten, etc.-all of
which a been maintained several
years with fine success in the schools.
but, OF course. has cost more money.
AS a result the committee Of citizens,
finally appointed to study situations,
made a report at a mass meeting at the
auditorium. a minority number of the
committee asking for the cutting III
of such departments. The sentiment
of the general meeting was strongly in
favor of the school boards procedure,
and the report. was adopted. Conse-
quently these departments will contin-
ue next year as usual in the Pierre
schools.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29
PARKER SHOWS GAIN
OF 100 IN FIVE WEARS

Pierre, S. D., July 24-Census re-
turns of the third official census of
South Dakota show that although Tur-
ner county as a whole increased but
5.7 per cent. the town of Parker in
creased 100 persons in the five-year
period since 1910. Its present popula-
tlon Is 1924. Other owns in that coun-
ty show a goodly increase. Centerville
now having 1.109. which is <2s gain;
hurley b3l, a gain Of 25: Marion GA.
a gain OF SO; Viborg 1874. a gain Of as.
The county total is 1896. in compari-
son with 1880 in 1910.
Returns for AXE county show it has
increased los per cent in population
since 1910, having now 1866 people.
Madison, the county seat, has made q
big gain of s12: now having s,s4s:
mo now has 324. gaining a dozen;
wentworth has $50. gaining 81: Wini-
fred has 3o1. gaining IS. OF the foreign
born in the county 444 are from Ger
many, 1873 from Norway, others scat
tering.
Both western and central counties Of
the state are showing a decrease in
population. Faux county has lost 21.6
per cent. leaving now 5,265 people.
faulkton city, the county seat, has lost
about half Its people, having now 45S
and SOP in 1910. Cresbard lost about
a third. now having 23S, and 800 in
1910; Rockham held its own, having
lost but 3, present population being
2S3. OF the foreign born in this coun-
ty Germans predominant also, 23S COM
ing from that country; 1l5 from Rus
STA and 76 from Sweden.
Sully county returns show a decrease
OF 1876 per cent in population. Onida,
the county seat. has lost 6S, now hav-
ing 251 persons; Okobojo gained /,
now having rs. The county total is
1904. and the foreign born show 65
from Germany, so from England and
36 from Sweden. There are sol voters
in the county, and AS men of military
age.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29
YANkTON AND ELK POINT
MAKE POPULATION GAINS

Pierre, S. D., July 24.-Census re-
turns of the third official census show
the city of Yankton has gained 9S4 in
population since 1910. the total now
being 4,771 population, and the county
has increased in the five-year period
l2.5 per cent. which is much the largest
increase on any county yet %tabulated
OF the present census of the dozen or
more finished. Other towns of the
county show a uniform increase. The
county also shows the greatest num-
Der of college graduates of any coun-
~ yet tabulated. being a county Where
there is a college. The county has
1852 voters. Yankton county's total
population is now 1851, and was 49,
1856 in 1910.
Union county statistics show a fine
increase. Elk Point now has 1916
persons, an increase of 346: Beresford
has 1,O25. an increase of 40; Alcester
has ATT, an Increase of Sc. and Jeffer-
son now has sol, an increase of $40.
Union %county's total population is now
11,436, and it was 1856 in 1910. Union
county shows 1923 voters and 2,51S
men of military age.
Mcpherson county shows just a fair
increase in population over 1910, Leola,
the county seat, now having sol, and in
1910 having 4S4 persons. Eureka. now
has 96S and had 961 in 1910. The towns
in this county are Just holding their
w in population. County shows 1855
voters n 1903 men of military age.
OF the foreign born 1854 are from Rus
STA. The county's total population is
6,S31.
Fall River county. as all other west
of the river counties. shows a decrease,
n Hot Springs. principal city and
county scat has about held wen, with
but eight loss. the present population
being 2,132. The county total has lost,
however. II of the largest per cent vet
noted, 22.5 per cent, and is now 6,O27.
The county shows 2,237 voters. and
1877 men of military age.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29
MITCHELL MEN DEPRIVED
or RlGHTTO GET DRUNK

Mitchell. s. D.. July 24.-Eighteen
men Of Mitchell, most Of them heads
Eof families. will have to travel outside
taste for liquor. BY action of the board
9of county commissioners. this sjnumber
sof residents were placed on the black
list, and no saloon in the county can
furnish them with liquor. Since July /.
Ethan ID the only oasis In the county
for the thirsty.s The families OF several
ON the Blacklist have been dependent
the county for support, hence the
act30n 81 the commissioners.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29
THRILLING RESCUE AFFECTED
BY DAY COUNTY YOUTH

Butler. S. D., July 24.-Maynard
South, a Day county young man, proved
himself a hero when he saved Lloyd
drowning in Pickerel lake, a summer
resort of Day county. McKibbon was
overcome while attempting a long dis
lance swim with South and a number
of other boys. Mckibbon was sinking
for the second time when South reached
him. South had to dive to reach him.
Grasping the drowning boy by the hair
he succeeded in bringing him to the
surface. Then commenced a fight for
life, or for two lives. for the strain of
holding the unconscious McKibbon
was proving too much for the rescuer.
A boat finally reached the scene and
both boys We're drawn from the water.
The thrilling rescue was witnessed by
scores of people on shore.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29
'JURlST OF FRONTIER
DAYS READY TO QUIT

Deadwood. S. D.. July 24.-After sc
years of active practice of the law here,
Adoniram j. Plownan. one of the well
known attorneys of the state. will re-
tire August 1. Judge Plowman came
here in 1879. He was appointed ter
ritorial district attorney in 1882, cover
ing all the territory between Wyoming
and the Sioux Indian reservation. and
becoming prominent In Indian affairs.
He was later city attorney. county
judge and circuit Judge, and is 10Y
president of the Lawrence County Fair
association.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29
RAPID CITY QUARRIEs
COMPANY INCORPORATED

Pierre. 8. D., July 24-The secretary
of state has chartered the Incorporation
of the Rapid City Quarries
with capital stock of $500, 900, incorpora-
tors being Isaac M. Humphrey, Harry
M. Jones. John G. Hainez, and ]. p.
Eisentrant. of Rapid City. and O.. A.
Hanson, Hot Springs. and J.. d. Mount.
of Belle Fourche.
The Keldron Lumber company. of
Corson county. capital stock, $40. 600;
incorporators. N. r. Buchanan. Of Gas
coygne, N. D.. and c. r. and D.. E.
Braught. of Lennon, S. d,
The Cole Motor Sales company. of
Yankton: capital stock, $4,000; incor-
porators, c. d. Donaghu. Of Sioux City;
7. Z. Reedy. of Yanktons and N. l..
Fine, OF Sioux City.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29
USELESS SCHOOL SUBJECTS
TO GO UNDER KNIFE

Vermilion, S. D.. July 24.-"State
examinations in the future are to be-
planned to favor the elimination of use
less material in every subject" said
State Superintendent Of Schools c. H.
Lugg, in an address delivered here be-
fore the students of the summer ses-
sion of the University of South Dakota.
Superintendent Lugg are considered by
teachers and educators at the summer
session to be significant of a very i'm
portant development toward increased
efficiency in the public schools of the
state.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29
ARREST OF JUDGMENT
SAVES FORT PIERRE BANKER

Pierre, S. d, July 24.-John Hays, of
Fort Pierre, charged with irregulari-
ties In banking at Fort Pierre, scored
ia point in his defense yesterday when
Judge MCGEE granted q motion for ar
rest OF Judgment In the case, In which
the Jury brought In a verdict Of guilty
to second degree forgery. This acts to
set aside the verdict OF the jury. The
state that 1t will appeal.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29
WIDOW OF HOTEL MAN
STARTS $4,000 SllIr

Lead. S. D., July 24.-Suit has been
commenced in the state court for $l0,-
900 damages by Mrs. Malcolm C. Camp
bell against the city OF Lead as a re-
suit of the death here in January, 1914,
Of Mr.. Campbell. Campbell, who was
a we'll known resident and hotel pro-
prietor, went over an ambankment with
his auto, within the city limits, and met
instant death. 1t is c%ontendcd that the
city al negligent in not having a
proper fence along the roa to prevent
the accident.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29
1000 ATTEND ANNUAL
SPORT DAY AT IROQUOIS

Iroquois, S.. D., July 24.-The annual
sports day at %1roquois drew a big
crowd. Weather conditions We're per-
feet, though perhaps 1000 people were
kept away because of bad roads due
to rains prior TO the celebration. AS
1t was, it is estimated there were about
1000 people in attendance. The Canov
band furnished music for the day. In
the forenoon a rather one-sided base
ball game was played between Letcher
and Howard. Letcher made four scores
early in the game. and afterward
neither team scored. the ina score be
ing 4 to 0 in Letcher's favor. In the
afternoon the contest between the
Letcher and DeSmet teams was full of
excitement and narrowly escaped wind
ing up in a row. The DeSmet team
at one time objected to a decision rem
dered by Miss Amanda Clement. the
we'll known South Dakota girl UNI
pire, and threatened to leave the field,
but were finally persuaded that was no
way to treat a lady. so they returned
and finished the game. finally winning
ut the end of 10 innings, by a score of
II to 9.
After the ball game an exhibition
Of daylight fireworks was given, fol-
lowed at night by night fireworks. and
the celebration concluded by a big
dance. There We're also a large num-
Der Of street shows and other enter
taiHments.
Sport day has been an annual fea-
ture at %Iroquois for a number of
years.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29

London's proposed postal tube is to
be nine feet in diameter and six and
one-half miles long. 1t is to be fitted
for two tracks. each two feet wide,
carrying steel trucks operated by
motors. The line proposed will be con-
structed throughout in the London
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29

The L~aurentide company, of Quebec,
producers of pulp and pulpwood, is re-
foresting its n~onagricultural cutover
lands. 1t is also importuning reindeer
from Newfoundland to see If they can
work.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29

Bakers keep flour for about so days
as a rule. allowing it to age before
using. They sometimes point to this
fact when bread loaves do not imme-
diately increase In size in sympathy
with a decline in the price Of the mill
er's product,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29

Members of the Alaska Fishermen's
union are on their way to the fisheries
in the far north. Under the terms of
the agreement with the Alaska Pack
ers' association the men will get an
increase in wages and satisfactory
working conditions.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29
LUNATlC SPREADS TERROR
THROUGH BRADLEY DISTRICT

Bradley, S. D., July PA mysterious
individual. who will not or cannot give
his name, n who is believed to have
escaped from the insane asylum of
some northwestern state, was taken in
TO custody near here yesterday. He was
found wandering over the prairie, and
although he appears harmless, he great
ly HARMED timid residents of the coun-
tryside. He is about 40 years of age.
When asked where his home was he
replied with III one word: ANY
where" According to his rambling talk
he has brothers residing in North Da-
kota. An effort is being made to COM
municate with them. His greater fear
is that he is to be placed in an asylum
and because of his it is believed he
escaped from such an institution. The
authorities are puzzled as to what to
do with him.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29

Yellowstone park employees are
famed for the ability at hoaxing. A
favorite tale for tenderfeet is that OF
"Geyser Bob" He claims to have
fallen into the Giantess. the largest ac-
tive geyser In the park. and to have
come out of the Beehive.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29

Illness. both bodily and mental. and
suicides have both decreased very no
ticeably in Russia since the national
prohibition edict went into effect. Saw
ings bank deposits are increasing
rapidly.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29

The health OF the New York police
force. according to the report OF the
medical examiners. compares favor
ably with that of the United States
army and with the figures of the Lon
don police force.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29

The Balkans proper form the boun.
dairy between Bulgaria and eastern
Rumania. The ridge Is crossed by some
80 passes. of which Shipka is the most
noted In history. In the war OF 1877
Il was the scene of desperate fighting
between the Russians and Turks.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29

a moving picture machine, built to
rsven delays, has three reels mount
edaside by side, and as the n Of one
~ ach the other is thrown into ac-
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29

There is a good market in Spain for
laundry soap. The soap that is manu-
featured in Spain by the natives is
made from the refuse Of olive DRESSINGS
and this soap is soft and Its use for
laundry purposes Is wasteful.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-29

Queen Mary OF England, writing in q
confession album, records that the
quality she most admires Ia a man il
that OF modesty.