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To Be Continued
GRADUATETO PULPlTS
A Number of Reformed Theological
Students Get Diplomas

Lancaster, Pa, May 14.-The nine
heth annual commencement exercises
Of the Reformed Church Theological
Seminary were held last evening, when
the following were graduated and will
receive calls from Reformed churches
w. Lloyd Anderson, Allentown; c.
G. Baeteman, Lynnport, Pa; William
H. Cogley, New Concord, o.; james H
Dorman, Akron, o.; George A. Ehr.
good, Gibraltar, Pa; Cyrus T. Glessner
Berlin, Pa; John r. Hahn, Reading;
V. G. Hartman, New Providence, Pa;
Samuel j. Kirk, Salisbury, N. c.;
George j. Laudbach, Butstown, Pa. Jo-
seph l. Lapffer, Greensburg, Pa; Harv-
ey j. Miller, Topton, Pa; George L.
Moorhead, Carlisle; George E. Platt
Greensboro, N. c.: Paul R. Pontius
Butler; Jeremiah R. Rothermel, Fleet
wood; Paul F. Schaffner, Hummelstown
James R. Shepley, Harrisburg; Daniel
]. Wetzel, Beauertown, Pa.
John W. Appel was elected presi
dent of the Board of Trustees; g. J
p. Raub, secretary, and John Hertzler
treasurer. The reports represented
showed an endowment of $150,O0O.
A portrait of DR.. E. ", Gerhart
president of the seminary, was unveiled
in the presence of many alumni II
was painted by his daughter
The Rev. J. l.. Rauch, of Easterly
Pa, was chosen as president of the
Alumni Association. Of the $50 grad
yates, 4S4 are now ministers in the Re
formed church, 343 are dead and 80
are pastors in other denominations.
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knew his soul must have been tried tt
the utmost.
We must try to make the best of It.
| said 1T will not be for long, TIL,
Thought OF II somehow sent my hear
back to It's lowest level.
He WIS glum and silent for few
minutes. Then he said. as II the
thought had been OH his mind for som,
hours: She isn't day over forty five
Ii doesn't seem possible. with six
foot son twenty-six years Old"
Grimly explained. They marry
quite young when it's for money
Fred"
Il suppose that's It," he sighed. "I
fancy she's handsome. too. when she
hasn't been rained upon
We We're halfway up the slope when
be announced nervously that all of my
dry clothing was in the closet OF my
bedroom and could not be got at under
any circumstance
But he said. Il have laid out my
best frock coat and trousers for you
and n complete change of linen You
are quite welcome TO anything pos
sess. Mr.. Smart think II you take a
couple OF rolls Mt the bottom of the
trousers they'll be presentable Che
coat may he a little long for You.
but
My loud laughter cut him short.
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CONTINUED

A full minute passed before l grasp
ed tie meaning of that soft answer,
and then it was too late. He had gone
about bis business without waiting to
see whether my wrath had been turned
away. | had been joy riding.
The excitement in Britton's usually
imperturhable countenance as he came
running up TO me from the telephone
closet prepared me in way for the
startling news that was to come.
Has anything serious happened?" l
cried, my heart sinking little lower.
Il had Mr.. Poopendyke himself on
the wire. sir. What do you think sir?"
A premonitiou. "She-she has ar
rived?" | demanded duly.
He nodded "Shc 'as, sir. Mrs.
your mother. sir, is in your midst"
The proximity of the inquiSitive man
ager explains this extraordinary re-
mark on the part of my valet. We
beth "ldred ut the manager, and he
had the delicacy to move away. She
arrived by special train at II lawst
night, sir"
| was speecbless. The brilliant sun
shine seemed to be turning into SOM
ber night before my eyes Everything
was going black.
She's asleep. he says. and doesn't
want to be disturbed till noon. so he
says he can't say anything more just
now over the telephone because he's
afraid of waking 'er" (Britton drops
them when excited)
He doesn't have to shout so loud
that he can lie heard on the top floor"
said |, still Il trifie daZed
she 'appens to be sleeping in your
bed, sir he says"
In my bed: Good heavens. Britton.
what's to become of me?"
Don't take 1t so ard. sir" he made
haste to say. "Blatchford as fixed a
place for you on the couch in your
study. sir. It's all very snug. sir"
But. Britton." | said in horror. sup.
pose that | should have come home
last night Don't you see?"
udfeSdI size du lDp uOOr iOckeu,
sir" he said
by special train" I mumbled A
light broke in upon my reviving intel.
lect why, it was the train that went
through at mile minute while we
were in the coffee house. No wonder
We didn't meet her.
81 shndder to think of wot would
ave 'appeued if we had sir" said he,
meaning no doubt to placate me. Mr.
POopendykc says the countess as been
mp all night worrying about You. sir
She has been distracted. She wanted
i'm to 20 uut and search for you at /
O'Clock this morning. hut he says he
assured 'er you'd turn mp all right. He
says Mrs.-the elderly lady. begging
your pardon. Sir-thought she was do.
ing for the best when she took Il spe
cial. She wanted to save us all the
trouble she could He says she was
very much distressed by our failure
to ave some one meet her with a
launch when she got here last night
sir. AS it was. she didn't reach the
castle until nearly |. and she looked
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going to sleep as she might have done.
was just mean enough to be happy
over it.
Poopendyke met us on the town side
of the river, He seemed tri1e bag.
gard. | thought. He was not slow. on
the other hand. TO announce In hor.
ror struck tones that looked like a
ghost
"YOn must get those wet clothes OF
at once. Mr.. Smart. and go to he'd with
hot water bottle and ten grains of
quinine You'll be very Ill II You don't.
Put Il lot more elbow grease into those
oars. Max. Get a move OH you Do
you want MIR. Smart TO die of pncu
monia?"
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Appeal From Surcharges

Sunbury. Pa, May 14.-Appeals
from surcharges Of last year IS accounts
were taken yesterday by members of
the Coal Township School Board. They
declared that every transaction was
legal and will bear the strictest court s
scrutiny. The district auditors found
alleged irregularities totalng more than
$4,000. B. +. Bennen, superintendent,
is surcharged $425. 1t is charged he
got in excess of his salary. Others are
w. A. Mangle, treasurer, $7S4.S6; D~n.
iel Bruskey and Edward Bennen $1,000
jointly.
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AGED WOMAN HANGS SELF
Grief Over Death of Husband Drives
Her to Suicide

Reading, May 14.-Grief over the
death of her husband, Marx Doermann,
former well-known contractor, two
weeks ago, is blamed for the suicide
by hanging here yesterday afternoon
of MIS-. Lena Doermann, II years old
Mrs. Doermann was native of
Germany. Since her husbands death
she has been inconsolable and yester-
day afternoon she evaded her family
and hanged herself from a door in a
rear bed room.
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like a drowned rat when she got there
being hex-eXposed to u heastly rain
storm. See wot mean? She went to
bed In dreadful state. he says. but
he thinks she'll be more pleasant be-
fore the day Is over"
| burst into fit of laughter. "Hur.
ray" | shouted exultantly well. by
Jove. | don't feel half as bad as |
did fve minutes ago. Come. let US be
Off"
We started briskly down the street.
My spirits were beginning to rebound.
Poopendyke had snid that she worried
all night about me. She had been dis
tracted. Poor little woman. Still
was glad to know that she had the
grace to sit uD and worry instead OF
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Snakes and Home Migration

Altoona, Pa, May 1.-two snakes,
one gray, the other spotted, have taken
up their abode at the home of s. NJ.
Baird in the populous Sixth ward. They
were discovered on the second floor yes
terday and disappeared through a hole
before they could be dispatched. The
family has moved the beds down stairs
to avoid night encounter.
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TO MAKE MINES SAFER
Lackawanna Company Will Install Stee
Cages in All It's Shafts

Scranton, Pa, May 14.-At cost
of $4,000, the Lackawanna Company
will replace the wooden cages now in
use in shafts with steel, and it is ex-
pected that the other coal companies
will follow the lead. The hillside Coal
and Iron Company and the Pennsylva-
MIA Coal Company have already started
the work of installing the Improvement.
A bill compelling the companies to
put in steel cages is before the Legis-
lature.
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MINERS THREATEN STRIKE
One Thousand Men object to New Time
Check System

Wilkes!Barre, Pa, May 14.-One
thousand men and boys in the Stanton
colliery of the Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre
Coal Company yesterday informed com
pany officials that strike would be
called unless the company eliminated a
newly established checking system.
The men say they are given a small
brass peg with which they must check
in and out The men claim that some of
their number have been suspended for
three days for failure to use the brass
peg
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TWO MINERS KILLED; TWO HUR.
Men Buried Under Tons Of Rock and
Coal While at Work

Wilkes-Barre, May 1.-two men
were killed and two Others were Sc.
riously injured by fall of coal in the
Barnum No. 2 mine of the Pennsylva.
mia Coal Company at Upper Pittston
yesterday. The dead are John Howard
and Joseph Martin.
The injured are William Blumish
who is expected to die, and Thomas
Rogan whose right leg is broken.
The men were engaged in contract
rock work and were in an old chamber
when the roof fell in and buried them
under tons of rock and coal.
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Young Man Wounded While Hunting

York, May William Shearer,
II years old, was fatally wounded by
the accidental discharge of double
barrel shot gun while hunting crows
with several companions near his home
In Springfield township yesterday, He
had placed the gun against a tree and
In reaching for it. 1t fell, the charge
entering his face. His left ear was torn
off and his left eye dislodged,
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FISH BROWNS A CHILD
Pulls Five-year- Boy Into Water
When It Is Hooked

Laurel, Del, May 14.-Five-year- old
Charles Allen while fishing from his
grandfather s wharf was pulled over
board by large catfish and drowned.
When the body was recovered the
line was wrapped around the lad s
wrist and the fish was fast on the
hook.
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Seen with 5000 and Slain

Pottsville, Pa, May IA farmer
known as "Blaek Sam" was found
dead near Pine Hill, at ,Minersville, last
night, aBl may have been murdered.
He was seen yesterday with $500 in
his possession. State police are inves-
tigating the mystery.
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The Harrisburg Hospital is open
daily except Sunday, between and
2 o'clock p. m. for dispensing medical
advice and prescriptions to those un-
able to pay for them.
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Rich cakes, ...... $50 to 800 24o
Biscuits :. ...... 320 $40
Meringues .. 200 200
The richer cakes are, the less heat
they should have in baking, but 200
is too low for anything else than fruit
and similar cakes, souffles and
meringues.
The idea seems to prevail that be-
ginners in the work of cookery will
accustom themselves more quickly to
the use of oven indicators than ex-
perienced cooks, who have long used the
test and try methods, will. This is not
true, for | have asked number of
women who have kept house for a gen
GRAFTON and only recently used thermom-
eters if they were of value and in every
case the reply was the same, ''I could
not bake without that thing, now, if L
had to-"
You will find these instruments on
sale wherever household thermometers
and similar indicators are to be had.
The price ranges from one to three
dollars.
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Cumberland Valley Railroad

In Eject May "a. 1914
Trains Leave HaKrisburg-
For Winchester and Martlnsburk. .,
6.US, $50 g. M, $40 p. N.
For Hagerstown. Chambersburg and
.;l.53 u. ~. $40. 532 '7.40. Ii.O1
D. m.
Additional trains for Carlisle and
fredericksburg at s.4S - M. 2.1s. a.2I
t,30. $40 D. m.
For Dilisburg at b.oa, s7.5o and sli.SY
e. M. .2.ls. $40, b.s2. $50 2, M
'Daily. All other trains daily exoepf
sunday. } IL TONGR
n 4. RIDDLE q. r. A. Suas
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MENU FOR FRIDAY
Breakfast
Cod Fish Balls
Buttered Toasts Stewed Fruit
Eggs Coffee
Luncheon
Grape Fruit
Bouillon Hot Waters
Omeette Souffle Buns
Custard Cake
Iced Tea
Dinner
Cream of Rice Soup
Salmon Outlets, Caper Sauce
Baked Potatoes Caulihower au gratin
Endive, French Dressing
Plain Pudding with Marshmallow Sauce
Coffee Nuts Sweets
Tomorrow Warning
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CHAPTER XIX.
! Meet Mrs. Titus.

Y a YHl14E we We're crossing the
UNg muddy stream my secre-
" " tary. his teeth chattering
with cold and or oif ont
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATIONS

State of South Dakota, County Of
Lake. ss In County Court. In the mat
ter of the state of Clement Ellingson,
deceased. The state of South Dakota
sends greeting to Hilda NJ. Otterstrom.
formerly Ellingson, heir at law and next
of kin of Clement Ellingson. deceased,
and to all to whom presents may come.
Notice is hereby given that Hilda NJ.
Otterstrom has filed with the judge of
this court petition praying for letters
of administration of the estate of Glenn
ent Ellingson. deceased. be issued to
Hans Urdahl of Madison, South Dakota,
and that Wednesday. the 18th day of
November. 1915. at 10 o'clock a. m of
said day, being a day of a regular term
of this court. to-wit of the Novembe
term. 1915. at the office of the county
judge in the city of Madison. in the said
county of Lake, has been set for hearing
said petition, when and where any per-
son interested may appear and show
cause why the said petition should not
be granted.
Dated at Madison this 9Th day of No
vember A. ID. 1915.
A. w. Sponholz,
Judge of the County Court.
Attest:
F. J.. Burnett. Clerk.
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SALOON MAN MUST SETTLE
Widow of Suicide Wins i'm the SUI
preme Court.

Pierre, Nov. 19.--The supreme
court. in an opinion by Gates in a
case from the lower court of Trip
county, sustained the giving Of a
judgment of 81 600 to Alice Dickman
for damages against F. G. Thomas, a
saloon man, who was charged with
having sold liquor to the husband of
Mrs. Dickman. who was known to be
habitual drinker. Dickman, while
under the influence of liquor alleged
to have been purchased from Thomas,
committed suicide. Mrs. Dickman
brought suit in the circuit court,
where she recovered damages to the
amount of $1,000.
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State OF Ohio, City OF Toledo, Lucas
County, SIS.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the firm of j.. J
Cheney & Co. doing business in the City
of Toledo. County and State aforesaid
and that said firm will pay the sum OF
One Hundred Dollars for each and cv-
cry case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
Frank J. Cheney.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed In
my presence. this 9Th day OF December
a. D. 1886. (SeaD A. w. Gleason.
Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly and acts directly, upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. Send
Co, Toledo, o. Sold by ali druggists
75c. Take Halls Family Rills for con
stipatoin.--Adv.
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Madison, S. D.. Nov. 10, 1915.
The board met in adjourned ses-
sion, for the purpose OF looking after
matters and the improvements now
being made at the poor farm, and the
day was taken up at the above work.
Board adjourned to meet Thurs
day, November IL.
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train crew when an effort was made
to force them to leave the train. The
man behind the gun threatened to
shoot the trainmen il they persisted
in forcibly ejecting them from the
train. But the trainmen, ignoring
the gun, attacked the three men ana
kept them prisoners until the tram
reached Washington, when the local
authorities took charge of them and
placed them in the city Jail An in
vestigation resulted in two of the
men being released, but the man who
made the gun play has been held and
serious charge has been lodged
against him.
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Davenports

DavenpOrts? Yes, we have them, up
hOlstered in genuine leather, mole
skin and ShebOygan Spanish leather,
finish, waxed, golden and fumed oak.
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Bedroom. Suits

Brass, Steel and Iron Beds in Vernis
Martin finish, White Old Ivory and
Keiser Gray. Now is the time to
buy beds as there will be an advance
before long and we are making 20
per cent reduction on all iron and
steel beds.
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The afternoon was spent by the
board at the poor farm inspecting re-
pairs now going on at that place.
On returning from the poor farm
the board adjourned to meet at call
of the chairman.
ID. Nj. Finnie, Chairman.
Attest:
M ID. McGillivray,
County Auditor.
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'AILoR SAYS. MOST pELIaHTfUL5

Most tailors suffer from constipation.
G.. w. Robinson. Wichita Falls, Tex,
says: II find Foley Cathartic Tablets
the most delightful. cleansing cathartfs
1 have ever taken" They keep the
stomach sweet and liver active, and
drive away biliousness, bloating, head
ache. dullness and other results of clog
ged bowels. Sold everyMhere.
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GUN PLAY
One Of Three Desperate Character:
Held at Washington on Sc
ri0us Charge.

washington, Nov. 19.--Three des-
perate characters who attempted to
intimidate the crew of westbound
freight train passing through Wes-
sington came to grief as the result
Of one OF them drawing q gun on the
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION

OF the First National Bank. at Madi-
son. In the state of South Dakota, at the
close of business on November 10. 1915.
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DRAINAGE DITCH
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITS
SIONERS OF LAKE AND MOODY
COUNTIES In REGARD TO
THE PROJECT.


The beard Of county commissioners
met In adjourned session, with all
members present. l.. 7. Paulson met
with the board and contracted for
the necessary carpenter work to be
done at the poor farm.
Board adjourned to meet at call
OF chairman.
d. M. Finnie, Chairman.
Attest.
M. ID. McGillivray,
County Auditor.
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M. d. McGillivray,
County Auditor

Madison. s. d., Nov. II, 1915.
The board of county commission
ers met in adjourned session for the
purpose of letting the contract for the
installing of heating plant at the
poor farm and such other business
as may come before the board.
The following had bids on file
with the auditor for the installing of
above heating plant.
Crist Rensch. Madison.
r. b. Fitzgerald, Madison.
Chase & Moseson. Wentworth.
On considering the bids, the bid
OF Chase g. Moseson was found to be
the lowest and the auditor was in
structed to draw up a contract for the
installing of said plant.
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Aotai spOffs %
State OF South Dakota, County of Lake
I, M. III. Colgrove. cashier OF the
above named bank. do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
M. III. COLGROVE, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day OF November, 1915
J. J. MACKAY, Notary Public.
Correct--Attest:
G. r. OLSTAD,
J.. A JOHNSON.
w. y. DANIELS,
Directors.
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deemed necessary, which motion was
carried.
ID. M. Finnie, Chairman.
Attest:
Geo. A. Chorpening
County Auditor. Moody County, s. ID.
Friday, November IL
The board returned from Flan-
dreau on the midnight train and met
In this office at o'clock a. m, with
all members present and the day was
taken up figuring with the different
plumbing firms of this city on fur
mace for the poor farm.
Board adjourned TO meet Satur-
day, November IL.
Saturday, November II.
Board met as per adjournment,
with all members present.
On motion the following bills were
audited and allowed
State Engineer, expense bill
viewing proposed Mllwau-
kee drainage ditch .$ 7.55
j. f. Runchey, bread for
smallpox patients .... 200
Ed Augustadt. threshing at
poor farm ........... 57.75
Y. II. Williams, care of A. T.
| Stewart, supposed insane
man .......,.... lU.UO
Madison Mill & Grain Co,
kindling wood for court
mouse f.lO
Madison Mill q Grain CO.,
kindling wood and feed for
poor farm .......... S.Z5
f. j. Maloney, hauling gravel
and sand at poor farm II. 5000
r. A. Koepp, concrete work
at poor farm .......... 212.39
A. S. Hough, destroyed bed
ding at time of murder OF
Tom Sarvis ......... 1900
j. A. Donnelly. meals for
jurors .............. 7SO
Grinager Bros, sweater for
Mr.. Dochnahl at poor farm 1.50
DR.. II. 4. Kellogg. care and
operations on county pa
tients 141.50
NJ Cosgroye. railroad fare
and meals for transient
poor ...... 525
| Nj. CoSgroye, LIZ days service
as county commissioners
and mileage ...... $3.50
G.. M Simmons, IL days serv-
ice as county commissioner
and mileage .......... $3.50
ID. M. Finnie, 2 days serv-
Ice as county commission
er and mileage ..... 53.10
Anna Nashum, 8 weeks
service at poor farm .. $500
In the afternoon the board went
to the poor farm to inspect the i'm
provements now being made at the
farm, and on returning from the poor
farm, the board adjourned to meet
Wednesday, November IT.
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SAFETY r ACTION
X BY SANTA FEE AT
SUGGESTION OF CLUB

An action looking toward the safety
OF the drivers OF teams and automo-
hiles az the corner Of Second street
and Trumbuu avenue has been taken
by the SAINT Re railway company at
the suggestion OF the Chamber OF
Commerce.
The local body suggested that the
sharp corner Of the fence surrounding
the shop grounds was a in
TINT IL gut OF The view Of the cross
street from anyone approaching alonS
either angle of the fence. Jhe rail-
way acted very promptly ia setting
back the fence when the matter was
called TO their attention.
The fence has been lowered along
Trumbull uVcnuc. 70 that a view Of
the tracks which have been elevated
some feet b. %ubtainable from either
side al IL considerable distan e.. thus
( giving the traffic an opportunity 90
see WHETHER the crossing b. clear
while some distance away.