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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-10
tDi.D ~ VIRGINIA.
state Covered by Four Inches ol
SNOW,

Richmond, March G.--Four inches
Of snow covers Virginia today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-10
STEAMSHIP RAIDED AT SAVAN
NAH.
Customs Officers Take Opium on YES.
sci Sailing From Charleston.

savannah. Ga. March 5.--The Brit
ish steamship Kyleakin. Capt. Camp
bell. reached port this morning to
have United States customs officers
board her and take therefrom q large
quantity OF opium, several pipes and
a complete outfit. Capt. Campbell
claimed the opium was used exclu-
sively by the crew and pleaded with
the customs officials that it would be
impossible for him to keep his Chi
nese seamen unless they were priv
ileged to smoke opium. 1t is the first
ship raided in this port i'm several
years
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-10
HEAVIEST SNOW or YEAR.
Middle West Covered With -Four Foot
Blaukct

Chicago. March 1.-The heaNicst
snow in years is moving eastward
through the middle States. 1t is NOW
four feet deep in Nebraska. There
have hccn torrcntial rains alous the
ohio river.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-10

the restaurant force. Lewis Lamhros
end Carl Fletcher weer dismissed.
The charge was disorderly conduct
and creating n disturbance and the
evidence was that the trouble was
used sighting language to one OF
the Greeks, who struck him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-10
HAY To FEED WAR HORSES.
France AMI England Place Large
Orders

Houston. Texas. March f.--OrdcrS
for 10000 tons Of prairie hay nave
been placed by representatives of the
British and French governments with
hay shippers here it was announce |
today The initial order is for -.
900 tons to be shipped before June |.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-10
Some F acts About T Potash

lOTASH higher than last
Europe and recent decree by Germany entirely
asmal item
For Potash the rate 81 so per
unit potash esent market $3.50 $500
$OO unit last difference only
Of lane, insignificant will following
29o POTASH GOODs-Increase per Ton for Potash
200 lbs Fertilizer Cost of
@ S00 lbs Fertilizer per Ccss Of potash 7ac than
dOO lbs Fertilizer potash
bOO lbs Fertilizer of potash l23c than
800 POTASH GooDs-Increase per Ton for Potash
200 lbs Fertilizer
nlasy
4OO Fertilizer
5OO lbs Fertilizer thanla
This
ate Potash selling about Sl25 $4,000
s3O unit Potash for cash
OF $l5O unit is goods delivered
Our unit of Ammonia delivered against
reduction of 25c unit although Cotton Seed Meal
at the 4O charge per
able Phosphorc Acid is the as last per
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-24

at the Pierre land office. the sale
price being placed at a minimum of
$1.25 an acre. Some of the tracts
offered give al opportunity to secure
as much as a half section, or $40
acres in one body, but the largest Of
fering will be quarter section tracts.
This sale will clean up all the un-
appropriated government land in Ly-
man county, and the sale Is under a
special act of congress affecting that
county alone. Considerable of this
land is in the northwest corner of
the county, near the Northwestern
railway, in the vicinity of Capa and
Van Meter, while other tracts are
scattered over the county generally.
The sale terms arc for cash at the
time of purchase, the only leeway be-
ing to allow the purchaser until A
o'clock in the afternoon of the day
following the sale in which to bring
in the purchase price or forfeit his
rights.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-24

Haakon and Jackson counties on the
other, over the claims of Stanley
county for $4,000 against the new
counties, which were formed out of a
part of Stanley. This question of a
division of the debt of the parent
county has been in dispute ever since
the division of the county.
The United States department of
agriculture will send representatives
to the South Dakota state fair to give
talks and demonstrations on the
preparation of good roads. The con-
struction of a model road on the
grounds during the fair is being con
templated. The proposition Is being
urged under the direction of Il. G..
Issenhuth, chairman of the state
highway commission, who is known
as the father of good roads in South
Dakota"
School will begin soon and you will
need shoes for the boys and girls.
You will get the very best value for
your money at Nick Bjornstad's.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-24

Ice cream, 81 per gallon, packed.
Sugar Bowl.
Might as we'll take the watch to
Osborn's first.
Fifty-cent hosiery for 29 cents
Morse's.
For Sale. My residence property
at a bargain.-H. M. Penn.
Your boy and girl can be well
dressed at small cost by fitting them
out at j. A. Johnson's.
Now is the time to can your
peaches. California Elbertas for 80
cents per box at McKinnon's.
Buy your school shoes at Nick
Bjornstad's.
For Rent. Storeroom. Inquire of
j. A. Donnelfy.
When you are hungry eat at the
Madison Cafe.
Boys custom tailor made knicker-
booker suits and overcoats. Regain,
the tailor, will take the measures.
Have your boys wear tailored suits.
Eat at Jacks.
You will find the latest styles in
fall dresses at Mrs. X. Knoeri's.
Girl wanted. experience not neces-
sary.-Depot Restaurant.
The best canning peaches we will
get this year is the California Elber.
tas. We are selling them for so
cents per box.-D. McKinnon & Co.
The right suit and other things for
your boy will be found at j. A. John
sons.
For Sale. One 20-foot Morris
+ cedar canoe, equipped with a 2-cylin-
der, 5 horsepower Waterman engine,
speed about 16 miles. If interested
see II. McKinnon.
Wanted. Apprentice girl at nee
-Morse's.
Don't miss Charlie Chaplin to
night at the Princess.
Mrs. Knoeri was a homecoming
passenger by the south train thi:
afternoon.
Charlie Chaplin at the Princess
tonight.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Lyons
twelve miles southwest, a sol
A. j. Harrington, banker at Went
worth was among the business visit
ors in Madison today.
The Presbyterian Missionary so
ciety will meet with Mrs. Z. l.. King
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-24
CHANCE FOR GIRLS
RATIO OF UNMARRIED MALES IN
SOUTH DAKOTA TWO
TO ONE.

Pierre, Aug. 24.-Solution of the
spinster problem of the east, where
manageable women outnumber
manageable men, is offered by fig
ures compiled in the taking of the
South Dakota census. The statistics
indicate that the men outnumber the
women two to one in this state.
There are 70,045 unmarried males
ver Is years of age, as compared
with 1924 manageable females.
A singular feature of the census is
that the married males exceed the
married females by about 5000.
the state, and 106,322 married wom-
en-. The record shows 10,498 widows
and $500 widowers. From this the
department draws the conclusion that
Widowers remarry more often than
widows.
The oc%cupational figures secured
by the census show that of the 232,-
6S4 males in the state ove 10 years
of age that 215,e50 are employed or
engaged in useful occupation, and
that 1924 have no employment,
or are not employed. OF the 1914
$40 females over 10 years of age
1S4,127 are shown TO be engaged in
useful occupations, with but 1886
not employed. BY specific occupa-
ton, the residents of the state ove
10 years Of age show: Agents. 1881;
agricultural laborers. 1914; bankers,
1877; BARRIERS, 922; blacksmiths,
1927; butchers. 700; carpenters, L.
Sal; clergymen, 926; commercial
travellers, 419; draymen. SAB; dress
makers, SS7; stationary engineers,
ESQ; electricians, 1924; farmers, 49,
OTIS; housewives, l~1S,110; lawyers,
636; machinists, LOOP; merchants,
1922; nurses, 6S2; officials, 1,349;
physicians and surgeons. 1866; print
ers, sos; railway employees, 1851;
statesmen, 1883; stenographers, 97S;
students, $1,000; teachers, 5.9l3;
telegraph employees, $50; telephone
employees, SIS; retired persons, s.,
1927, with smaller numbers in Other
occupations.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-24
SLASH PRICE or HoMEsTEADs
Standing Rock Reservation Land Re
duced to $3.50 an Acre.

Fort Yates, N. d., Aug. 24.-The
price Of homestead lands on the
Standing Rock reservation has been
reduced from SIS per acre to $3.50.
II is expected that this reduction will
attract a large number Of homestead
ers to this section of the Dakotas
this year.
There are approximately 800 quar-
tiers in Sioux county open for settle
ment, and where there r two quar-
tiers adjoining a ho~mesteader may
file on $40 acres. One-fifth Of the
purchase sum must be paid down al
the time of filing. The balance is
paid in four annual payments, or the
homesteader may pay up the remain
ing amount due at the end Of four
teen months and make final proof.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-24
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
MRS. VI. &. OIL OF HERMAN RUN
OVER BY MACHINE.

About IL o'clock this forenoon
Mrs. M. c. Oil of Herman met with
a painful accident in front of the A.
II. Osborn residence in East Seventh
street. She had been driving her au-
tomobile alone and the engine stop
ping she aHghted without diseonnect-
ing the clutch and upon cranking the
auto the engine started and the ma
chine ran over her and continued east
in the street until it collided with a
tree and stopped. Mrs. Oil was
picked up. a physician summoned and
she was taken TO the hospital. Upon
examination it was fortunately found
that no bones were broken, but the
lady was considerably bruised,
scratched and shocked.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-24
Crime WAVE
FOLLOWS IN THE WAKE OF HAIR
VEST HAND ACTIVITIES.

Tripp-As a result of a stabbing
affair on the streets here Saturday
evening. n man is in the hospital
and his assailant is in jail.
Aberdeen-Sixty harvest hands
were held up Saturday near the town
of Groton and robbed by three men.
About 500 was collected from the
bunch. A call to the police here
brought quick action and the stickup
men were pursued and driven into a
corn field, where two of them were
captured. When brought to this city
and searched it was found they had
left their guns and money in the
corn field.
was broken into early Saturday
morning, but nothing of value was
taken. When Postmaster Michael
Dougherty reached the office in the
morning he found the screen at the
rear of the building torn and the
glass in the door smashed. The safe
had been rihed, but the robber or
robbers were disappointed as only
81 in pennies had been left in the
safe over night, beside some papers.
Bloodhounds from Mitchell followed
a trail for ten miles west and then
lost it.
Ipswich-The first clash between
authorities and hoboes occurred here
when a hobo of unusual build was
taken out to work by two different
men and on arrival refused to work
and demanded hat he be returned to
town. He was found preventing 9th
er laborers from going out for less
than SO per day, and when ordered
to work or leave town became abus-
i've to Sheriff Swale, and endeavored
to run the sheriff off the street, The
sheriff laid him out with a fork han
die and he left town on the first
train.
Aberdeen-An attempt to hold VI
the town marshal at Doland, Satur-
day night nearly resulted in some
dead stickup men. When the mar
shall was commanded to throw up his
hands he made a quick jump. pulled
out an automatic and began pump.
ing the air full Of lead. The stickuI
men made a hurried exist and it II
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-24
LOST MOTHER
son ARRIVES IN MADISON FROM
SAN ANTONIO. TEN, IN
SEARCH OF HER.

The newspapers of the state are
requested TO search for Mrs. Jose
phine Goldenstein. The woman is de-
seribed as of German birth, speaks
broken English, Sc years of age
height about 5 feet, weight about 1876
pounds, wears glasses. May be EN-
ployed as a domestic. Any informa-
ton of her whereabouts may be sent
to Grant Winesburg, chief of police.
Madison, S. d.
Max Goldenstein, a son of the
missing woman, arrived in Madison
yesterday and applied to Chief
Winesburg for assistance in locating
his mother. She left her home in
San Antonio, Tex, some time in June
for reasons unknown to her son and
the last heard of her was a postal
card mailed from this city TO her son
under date of July / in which she
states that she is leaving Madison
within two hours. Her son, who is
greatly worried as to her welfare and
actions, at once left their home in
San Antonio in search of her. He is
a young man of about 25 years and
not having money to pay his fare
through from San Antonio to this
city he has been working in the har-
vest fields of Kansas and Nebraska,
en- route, TO obtain means of travel.
He was assisted to employment here
by Chief Winesburg and will remain
some time in hope of gaining a clew
to the whereabouts of his missing
mother.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-24

sley Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
IS in cash to any person bringing
to my store a standard make watch
| cannot repair-Guy E. Hanson,
Jeweler.
Ice boxes, porch hammocks and
swings, 30 per cent discount from
regular prices at z. L. Peck's furni-
ture store.
Prof. Schultz, who recently consid-
cred taking a position in Kansas
State university, has decided to con-
tinue his residence in Madison.
Boys custom tailor made knicker-
booker suits and o%vercoats. Regan,
the tailor, will take the measures.
Have your boys wear tailored suits.
Misses Josephine and Selena Sever
son returned this morning from their
Pacific coast tour, enjoying every
moment of their nine weeks travel
experience.
Notice. To all members staff Hope
No. 2, practice $50 sharp Wednes-
day night, preparatory to early work.
Gomez. G. Ball, Director.
Northwest wind which prevailed
all day yesterday sen temperature
down TO a marking of AZ this morn
ing with wind from the same direc-
ton today.
Miss WEIGH, who has been taking
medical treatment from Drs. Daniels.
Goldman & Kellogg, departed this
morning for her home at Estheryille,
la.
c. T.. Kennedy expects his brother,
Chas. b. Kennedy to arrive in Mad
ison in about ten days from Los An
geles, Cal, to look after his property
interests here.
Boys custom tailor made knicker-
booker suits and oyercoats. Regan.
the tailor, will take the measures.
Have your boys wear tailored suits.
Whenever your little daughter
needs any thing to wear, remember
we have what you want at prices
quite Interesting. A. Johnson.
For Sale. All fixtures, consisting
Vi 1ndllEs GntAf1hEs GhON Ra0Cf RAO*tF
tables and window fixtures at bargain
for quick sale.-Royal Blue Shoe
Store.
Our new fall line of ladies' shoes
have arrived and are on display at
our store. 1t will do your heart good
to see them. We will be pleased to
show them whether you buy or not.
Nick Bjornstad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Nedder of Pasa-
dena, Cal. who have been calling on
friends in this city for a week. were
morning departures en- route TO Bos-
ton, where they go to visit friends.
Judge and Mrs. d. d. Holdridge
returned this afternoon from an ex-
tended visit at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. DeWoody. at Cedar
Rapids. Ia.
Ernest Jones of the state examin
er's office, who has been spending
his vacation at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Jones. re.
turned to Pierre by the afternoon
train.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. +. Belts departed
by the north train this afternoon or
a tour of the Pacific coast. Theil
outward journey will be by the
northern route, returning by th'
southern route, their absence extend
ing over a month or more.
Boys custom tailor made knicker
booker suits and overcoats. Regan
the tailor, will take the measures
Have your boys wear tailored suits
In company with Bishop O'Gor
man, Mgr. Flynn departed by tn
north train this afternoon on an alb
sence of a few days. holding con
firmation services at different town
along the line.
Pierre dispatch: An ALTERNATIVE,
writ of mandamus has been issued b,
the state supreme court, returnabl
September IA, in the contest between
Stanley county on the one side an
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-24

not known whether any of them were
injured by the fusillade. The mar
shall vas unhurt. During the past
week holdups have occurred nearly
every night, and although two gun
men were recently sentenced TO serve
two and one-half years in the state
penitentiary, the trains every day
bring more bad men into this sec.
ton. Holdups have taken place re-
Gently at Doland, on a freight near
Hecla, and a hardware store at Condo
was robbed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-24
LOCAL NEWS.

Three rooms for rent over the
store.-Osborn's Drug Store.
Sandwiches of all kinds at the
Madison Cafe.
Phone 209, C. j. Simpson, for
black dirt, sand and gravel.
Eat at Jacks.
Try the Madison Cafe lunches.
Boys custom tailor made knicker-
booker suits and overcoats. Regain,
the tailor, will take the measures
Have your boys wear tailored suits.
Cali on Geo. Simpson for all kinds
of cement work, excavations and els
tern repairing.
Eat at Jacks.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-24
THE CITY.


Fair tonight and Wednesday. with
rising temperature.
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LAND IN LYMAN COUNTY


Pierre. Aug. 24.-Direct title from
the government on purchase is to be
secured for approximately 10000
acres of Lyman county land on the
Goth of September, when a number
Of tracts ranging from five acres up
to 100 acres will be offered at auction
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-24

The discomfort and dangers of hot
weather are doubled il the liver is slug
gish and the bowels inactive. Foley
Cathartic Tablets are prompt, wholesome
and effective in action without gripping
or pain. IL you feel lazy and languid,
bloated or overfull. a Foley Sathartic
Tablet will help you. Stout persons well
come the light and free feeling they
bring.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-24

1t is wrong to neglect a cold at any
time because it weakens the system and
lays the sufferer open to attack from
other diseases. Wet feet, sudden
changes in temperature and sleeping un-
covered at night cause many children's
colds in summer. Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound gives sure and prompt
relief.
Evening star., 1915-02-21
GNHEIX

The Girls of the Moulin Rouge" in
Bernard and Zeisler's burlesque musi-
cal productions entitled I'm Wrong"
and THE Rajah Bum" will be the at
traction at the Gayety Theater this
week, assisted by the eccentric char
acter comedian Frank Burt. in the title
role, and the following well known
burlesque players: Amy Allyn. prima
donna; Flossie McCloud, Laura Hous-
ton. soubrette; Walter Vernon, George
Martin, Fred De Silva and comic
Hughie Bernard. The producers claim
that their chorus. which numbers thir-
ty, is the best looking singing and
dancing chorus on the burlesque stage
The song numbers include sixteen hits
of the season, and the producers have
given particular attention to scenic
settings. sartorial display and electri-
cal effects.
Frank Burt was last season the prin-
cipal comedian with the Golden CROOKS
company, and Walter Vernon is a prod
uct of the London music halls. where
he was instrumental in introducing the
ragtime craze in the English capital.
Manager Peck has arranged for the
first wrestling bout of the season
Wednesday night, and the country
store for Friday evening.
Evening star., 1915-02-21

the high tide of musical comedy is ad-
mitted by those who have seen The
Girl From Utah" He has produced a
magnificent spectacle of song, dance.
beauty and fun. Nothing has been left
out, from the all prevalent fox trot
danced by Donald Brian and Cissie
SewalD to the movies. which are laugh
ably burlesqued by the three stars and
then presented legitimately by the
kinemacolor. He has added another
note of pleasant variety by reviving
the old prologue. in which the stars,
attired as testers, come before the
curtain. before the play, and invite the
audience to accompany them to The
Land of Let's Pretend
The Girl From Utah" was originally
one of the famous London Gaiety
girls" entertainments, with book by
James T. Tanner and music by Paul
Rubens and Sydney Jones, but many
American interpretations have been
furnished by Jerome Kern. and he must
be given credit with the English COM
posers. The music is rollicking and
tuneful, with one great big number.
which is hummed and whistled by
every one. Other numbers are almost
equally popular.
In the big cast. which numbers, with
the chorus, over 125. are Venita Fitz-
hugh, Renee Reel, Queenie Vassar. Cis-
sic Sewall. George Bishop, George
Grundy, Walter Willis, Clara Eckstrom
and Veronique Banner.
Evening star., 1915-02-21
POLLS

One of the most entertaining come
dies produced in America this season is
The Big Idea," which is to have it's
week.
The Big Idea," which had it's first
Broadway production last November.
tells a novel story. The hero is a
young dramatist who at the rise of the
curtain is planning the easiest way to
commit suicide and at the same time
conceal the fact that he has taken his
plans Is not disappointment in love or
personal disgrace. He Is driven to this
step In order to get $4,000 for his
father, who faces prison as an embez-
zler. II the dramatist commits suicide
the father can collect $22.0 900 life in
surance, and thus avert disgrace. At
the moment when the hero has decided
upon the best way to take his own life
the heroine enters and suggests a bet
the predicament in which he finds him
self She offers to collaborate with
him, and they start to work to live out
the story, which they will incorporate
in a comedy and sell to some manager
for $4,000. The remainder of the play
shows the way in which they carry to
q successful conclusion this big idea"
The dialogue of 1.-The Big Idea" is un-
usually brisk and clever. while the sit
with dramatic strength. The two lead
ing roles will furnish Miss Maud Gill
bert and Rockliffe Fellowes exceptional
acting opportunities, and there are
many unique character bits for the
other Poll favorites.
Evening star., 1915-02-21
Baumgardt Lectures Today.

B. R. Baumgardt. at the Belasco the
ater today, will interest his audiences
with an afternoon trip to Rome. the
Eternal city, and in the evening the
inside workings of the modern Russia
in and about st. Petersburg and Mos
COW.
Rome for centuries was the heart OF
the greatest empire the world has ever
known. Here the fate of empires was
often weighed in the balance, kings
and emperors crowned and uncrowned,
conspiracies Matched and frustrated
But Babylon the Great is fallen When
the empire fell, crushed by its own
weight, the barbarian hordes buried
the superb Forum. with all its palaces.
temples, basilicas, baths and statues. in
ruin.
Utterly different from Rome. but new
ertheless a country that has seen a
tremendous change in recent years,
Russia is becoming more and more
modernized. The huge iceberg Of east
srn Europe is melting. No European
country has a more medieval aspect.
fact that adds greatly to the interest
of the land. Great progress has been
made,
Evening star., 1915-02-21
BEIASCO.

"a Pair of Sixes," with Ralph Herr.
will be the attraction at Belas-
co Theater for the week beginning to-
morrow, with a special matinee for
that day. It's author is Edward Peple,
who gave to the stage THE Prince
Chap" and THE Littlest Rebel" AS
produced in New York in his Longacre
Theater by H. II. Frazee, "a Pair Of
Skies enjoyed years run. The story
is a simple one, but the author has
deftly enhanced it with much humor.
Briefly. the play is woven around two
men who are in partnership in the
manufacture Of a dyspeptic pill. They
disagree over the method of running
their prosperous business and fire.
Quently have to summon their attorney
to straighten out their disagreements.
Their squabbles become so frequent
that at the suggestion of this lawyer
they agree to settle their differences
by playing a game of poker. 1t is
from this card game that the play gets