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The Seward gateway., 1915-12-24

Christmas goods at Urbach's
The Seward gateway., 1915-12-24

An electric sign has been installed for the Seward Grill It was painted by NJ. D. Crocker.
The Seward gateway., 1915-12-24

Come; all you lads from Anchorage When you crave a glass of beer. You're welcome as the flowers in May, And no one is siwashed here.
The Seward gateway., 1915-12-24

The trapping party Of William
The Seward gateway., 1915-12-24

1920 5t
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-18
FAMILY REUNION
AN UNUSUAL GATHERING AT THE
HOME OF MIR. AND MRS.
ADOLPH JOHNSON
YESTERDAY.

The home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph
Johnson on the east shore CT Lake
Madison, was the scene of a huge
gathering yesterday when the John
son family held a family reunion in
honor of its eldest member, Mrs.
Lars Johnson. Four generations OF
the Johnson family were present at
the gathering. sixty-five in number.
Owing to the unsettled weather there
was some talk Of postponing the
gathering to a later date. Due to this
fact many people from out of the
community were not present at the
gathering. When all had been ac-
counted for ii was found that ninety
eight sons, daughters, cousins, aunts,
uncles, fathers and mothers would
have been present had yesterday been
a clear day.
Mrs. Lars Johnson, the eldest
member of the family. was 81 years
old last March. She has been a resi-
dent Of South Dakota the greater
portion of her life. and is proud to
be the head Of so large and happy q
family.
The afternoon was spent in re-
hearsing old family happenings.
Musical entertainment was furnished
by the ladies of the family. Rev.
Reigstad of Madison delivered an ad-
dress appropriate to the occasion. a
bounteous three-eourse dinner was
served late in the afternoon. The
many guests departed for their homes
in the evening. wishing Mrs. Lars
Johnson many more years as happy
and prosperous as the past four score
and seven have been.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-18
PEDDLING FROM CAR
GREAT NORTHERN COMPANY IN
STRUCTS AGENTS TO DISCON-
TINUE THE PRACTICE.

Sioux Falls, Oct. 18.-H. A. Jack
son, assistant traffic manager of the
Great Northern railroad, has sen to
all station agents OF the road the fol-
lowing circular letter regarding ped
ding of apples, vegetables and other
freight from cars:
"Our attention has been called to
the fact that apples, vegetables, and
to some other cases other freight are
being retailed from railroad cars
after arrival at destination. The
practice is very objectionable as 1t
ties up equipment unnecessarily and
oftentimes endangers the lives of
those who are buying apples, vege-
tables or other freight from the cars
in our yards.
THE tariffs of this company do not
provide for this practice and agents
will hereafter refuse to permit the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-18
NARROW ESCAPE
w. PINKERTON. A MINER. TRAP.
PED NEAR A BURNING
FUSE.

Lead. Oct. 1S.-To light a fuse
connected with a great quantity of
explosives and then find that the
hoist which was expected TO carry
him to a place of safety had jammed,
leaving him suspended only a few
feet above the burning fuse. was the
thrilling experience of William Pink
erton. an employee of the orc HondO
mine in the suburbs Of Lead.
Pinkerton completed the loading
of a round of holes in the bottom of
the shaft, and after lighting the fuse
ran to the hoist. After the bucket
into which he jumped had been
drawn a few feet up the shaft the en-
CINE refused to work and Pinkerton
was left suspended a few feet from
the mine of explosives to which he
had attached the fuse.
In this great emergency Pinkerton
acted with remarkable presence Of
mind. Instead of becoming panic
stricken and awaiting death without
making an effort he dropped out of
the bucket. In the bottom of the
shaft II fortunately CHANGED there
were a number of boards. Crowding
over to the side of the shaft furthest
away from the explosives he hastily
covered himself as best he could with
the boards, lying flat On the ground
and crowding himself into as little
space as possible.
After what seemed an age TO the
alarmed miner the shots vent off
with a terrific roar which nearly
deafened him. When he made an
accounting he found that beyond a
slight wound on the head he had es-
capped without injury.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-18
Watch this Space

Miss Lulu George of Oldham is
shopping in the city today.
VIM. Hamilton was a passenger by
the south train, returning from Hud-
son.
Hans Urdahl returned Saturday
evening from a business visit at Ak
ron, Ia.
Earl Martin, the Oldham druggist,
was in the city attending to business
matters today.
For Sale. Gasoline power washing
machine, good as new, at a bargain.
"A. j. Peters.
Lost. Black leather purse. con-
tanning sum of money. Reward. Re
turn to this office.
O. A. Bjorken of Orland was a
morning passenger for Sioux Falls on
an absence of a few days.
Chas. Nighbert spent Sunday with
his parents at Junius, returning to
his school duties this morning.
Please save your old clothes for the
rummage sale beginning November l..
Phone 112.-St. Katherine's Guild.
Supt. S. T. May returned from
Marvin, Grant county, this morning,
where he has been attending to farm
interests.
A. C. Tyler of Canton was an over
Sunday guest of his son, Conductor
Will Tyler, returning home by the
morning train.
For Sale. Thoroughbred roam
Short Horn bull, 10 months old,
weight about 700 pounds.-Adolph
Stehr.
The Lawrence Deming Theater Co.
is in the city and will open a three
nights engagement at the opera
house tonight.
w. f. Gilbert of Deland, Fla, a
former Madison resident, who has
been calling on friends in the city,
departed this morning for San Fran
cisco, Cal.
A marriage license vas issued Sat
urday by Clerk of Courts Burnett to
Richard Kerstein, age 80, and Miss
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-18
LOSE Their LOOT
GUILTY conscience CAUSES
BURGLARS To RUN WHEN
THEY SEE POLICEMAN.

Webster. Oct. IS.-A guilty con
science, or rather a pair OF them,
caused two bold burglars TO lose
about $3.50 worth Of loot taken
from the r. A. Merger store Wednes-
day. Entrance to the store was gain
ed through an elevator shaft leading
from the upstairs OF the building.
When Mr.. Merger entered his place
of business he discovered hat the
cash register had been looted of
s10.75, and that several articles Of
clothing were missing. The matter
was not reported TO the police.
The next evening as Officer Ray
was standing on the depot platform,
he saw two men trying to board a
freight train, each carrying a suit
case. They failed 10 connect with
the train and started to walk down
the tracks, when the 'patrolman ac-
costed them in all friendliness.
The two men dropped their suit
cases and started to run. This arous
ed the officers suspicious and he
gave chase, but lost sigh of the men
in the darkness. Returning up town
with the two ~suitcases, he met Mr..
Merger. The latter thought the grips
looked familiar and remarked as
much. An examination showed that
they were Mr.. Mergers and that they
contained two suits of clothes, over
coats. four pair of shoes. neckties.
hose and other articles of clothing,
all taken from the Merger store.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-18
WINTER OF 'SO-SI
G. X. HOWARD REFERS TO THE
HARDEST WINTER OF THE
NORTHWEST.

c. X. Howard of Sioux Falls. who
visited in Madison the other day, has
been telling the Sioux Falls tender
feet" about the winter of '80-S1
which started u with a blizzard on
October II. Mr.. Howard has been a
resident of Dakota since 1863, and
has experienced a bunch of Dakota
winters. OF the winter of S0-S1. the
hardest of the bunch, he says:
DO you tenderfeet realize that
this is close to the anniversary OF
one of the toughest storms that this
section of the country yer passed
through AS | remember il we had
passed through a summer similar to
this-plenty of rain and little hot
weather.
1T was on the afternoon of Octo-
Der IA that a drizzle occurred such
as we have had today" continued Mr..
Howard.
The temperature was about as It
has been all day. Well. we awoke in
the morning with a first class bliz-
Yard having the country in its grasp.
That was the beginning of the tough
est winter that this section ever saw.
| don't think there was any real suf-
fering, but there were many pantries
that ran low on such commodities as
flour, sugar, Illuminating oil. and
other articles. For fuel / remember
that ties which the Omaha road had
brought in here for extension of their
road west to Salem and Mitchell were
sold at so cents apiece. 1t is too
long ago to remember all the details,
but / do remember that from hat
time until some time along in May
of the following year We had no reg
ular railroad communication with
the outside world. The railroad
companies would get their roads open
and run n or two trains. when the
cuts would again be filled. In the
following spring the flood came and
washed our tracks out and we were
again cut off from the outside world
so far as railroad communication was
concerned.
But after the first twenty-four
hours, when a few lives and several
hundred head of stock were lost there
was no real suffering. We had to
economic and cut down, but that
was all. In fact, there were many
hilarious occasions that winter that
would not have taken place had the
conditions been normal and every one
confined to their duties.
1T was a common occurrence 10
go to the home of a friend and find
one of the members of the family
grinding wheat through a coffee mill
and another making tallow dips. But
they were all laughing and having a
good time.
II believe hat we are in for a
similar winter, but the conditions
have changed and there will be no
occasion for living on coarse flour
and burning tallow dips. But look
out for plenty of snow and plenty OF
water next spring"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-18
LOCAL NEWS.

Found. Mans overcoat. This of
flee.
Phone 2O9, C. J. Simpson. for
black dirt, sand and gravel.
Call on Geo. Simpson for all kinds
of cement work. excavations and els
tern repairing.
For Sale. My residence property
at a bargain.-H. M. Penn.
Eat at Jacks.
For Sale. Large heater. Inquire
of Chicago 5 and 10 cent store.
Might as we'll take the watch to
Osborn's first.
House for rent. Inquire Mrs. DR..
Kellogg.
Eat at Jacks.
Eat at Jacks.
Ice cream. 81 per gallon. packed
Sugar Bowl.
For Rent. Eight-room house. In
quire Mrs. Harling. Phone Red AT.
For Rent. Eight DON house or
Egan avenue, north of Ideal laundry
city water and electric lights.-Claus
Hexom.
Want to Rent. Improved eighty
acres for a term of years. Call OF
phone C. A. Stensland at Security
State bank, Madison, S. ID.
Choice cabbage delivered to any
part of city at l cent a pound. Al
kinds of garden vegetables at reason,
able prices.-Wallace Hurry, Phone
AIT.
Three nice rooms for light house.
keeping. sos West Seventh, Phone
37S.
For Rent. Strictly modern house
new, one block from high school
Inquire at this office.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-18
w. II. c. ENTERTAINMENT.

The ladies of the w. X. c. will
give their annual banquet to the
comrades of the G. a. r. next Thurs
day, October 81, at / p. m, at Hex
om's hall. All comrades and their
wives, also soldiers widows and the
members of the w. r. c., and their
husbands are invited to attend with
out further notice.
All desiring transportation will
favor the committee by previously
notifying Mrs. A. j. Garner or Mrs.
G. e. Tyrrell. 1t is hoped that there
will be a large number present to en-
JOY the banquet and a social after
noon. The program will be at 2:30
D. m.-Press Correspondent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-18
HALF DOZEN GOOD BARGAINS.

In North Dakota land. Three quar-
ters at s27. $50 and s37 per acre.
with 800, $500 and $1,000 down.
Half sections. $500 to $4,000 down,
balance in yearly half crop payments.
Also half section at s27 to trade for
Madison property. Inquire of Christ
Tfschhauser.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-18
CIRCUIT court
OPENING OF OCTOBER TERN FOR
LAKE COUNTY.

Judge Joseph w. Jones arrived
from Sioux Falls by the south train
this afternoon and proceeding to the
courthouse opened the October term
of circuit court for Lake county. The
calendar was called after which the
Judge took up naturalization bust
ness which was pending. The jury is
cited to appear at 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning when the term which in
cludes an unusually large number of
cases will be proceeded with.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-18
GET RID or THOSE PoIsoEs IN
YOUR SYSTEM

You will find DR.. Kings New Life
Pills a most satisfactory laxative in re-
leasing the poisons from your system
waste and p0isons cause
manifold ailments unles sreleased. Dir
illness, spots before the eyes. blaclKheads
and a miserable feeling generally are
indications that you need DIR. Kings
New Life Pills. Take a dose tonight
and you Will experience grateful relief
by morning. rs cents
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-18

Don't miss this. Cut out this slip, en-
close with 5 cents 10 Foley q Co, Chi
cago. Ill. writing your name and ad-
dress clearly. You will receive in re-
turn a trial package containing Foleys
Honey and Tar Compound, for coughs,
colds and Group. Foley Kidney Pills and
Foley cathartic Tablets. Sold every
xpbapQ
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-18

peddling of apples, vegetables or
other commodities from cars while
same are in our possession. If con-
signees of such cars attempt to ped
die therefrom and do not unload
them within the free time when re-
quested to do so you should arrange
to have the contents of the car
promptly u%nloaded into public ware
houses and held for account of con
s%ignees."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-18

Railroad engineers are more exposed
to catching cold than other workers. IT,
G.. Dunaphsnt of Monette, Mo, has run a
Frisco engine rs years and ali the med
icine he has taken Is Foley's Honey and
Tar. He writes: II always keep III in
my home and recommend IL to all who
have a bad cough or cold" Sold every
where.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-18
CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to express our sincere
thanks for the many kindnesses
shown us in our bereavement, death
of our beloved mother.-Mr. and Mrs.
j. w. Ginder and family.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-18

Most tailors suffer from constipation
G.. w. Robinson. Wichita Falls. Tex,
y II find Foley Cathartic Tablets
the most delightful, cleansing c~athartic
L have ever taken" They keep the
stomach sweet and liver active, and
drive away ~biliousness, b~loating. head
ache, dullness and other results of clog
ged bowels. Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-18
NOTICE.

My wife having left my bed and
board without just u or provoca-
ton, J will not be responsible for any
debts she may contract.-Albert Rou-
soft.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-18
THE CITY.
WEATHER REPORT.

Generally fair tonight and Tues
day; warmer Tuesday.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-18
b. B. BOWEL
Insurance

Life, Accident, Fire, Lightning. Tor
nado. Can also furnish Indemnity
Bonds. Collections. We have the
companies: you want the insurance.
Huntemer Block Phone 286
The Ronan pioneer., 1915-05-28
GERMAN RAIDERS
find REFUGE HERE
Kronprinz Wilhelm Has Had
Many Adventures.

~HE German sea raiders are
finding sailors snug harbors in
the United States. Following
in the wake of the interned
Prince Eitel Friedrich, the German
converted cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm
came into Newport News and formally
requested Collector Of Customs Uamil-
ton to be allowed to go into the New.
port News shipyard for repairs. 1t is
reported that the Kronprinzs captain,
Thierfelder asked for three weeks in
which to make repairs. The captain
has declared that he will make a dash
for the sea as soon as his ship is in
seaworthy condition.
Despite the declaration of the captain
and the exchange Of official documents
tending to lead one to believe that the
Wilhelm will put to sea as soon as pos
sible, it is the general opinion that the
ships procedure will be an almost ex-
which ended with the internment Of the
ship.
In her raid of the seas since she
slipped out Of New York harbor ON
Aug. last as German merchant and
passenger ship the Kronprinz Wilhelm
had not touched land heretofore. She
took 96O prisoners from the various
vessels she destroyed. Most Of them
were sent to South American ports at
different times on German ships which
met the sea raider in response to Wire
less calls. She had on board sixty-one
prisoners when she reached Newport
The Ronan pioneer., 1915-05-28

Miss Edna Palmer, of Everett,
WASH, who has been visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Jeffries
for the past month, returned
home yesterday via Kalispell.
Mrs. Jeffries accompanied her as
far as Kalispell.
A Mr.. Wingert, a Butte
butcher, spent several days here
the first Of the week trying to
buy the bunch of southern steers
belonging to the Pablo estate.
At the opera house tomorrow
night The Old Maids Conven-
tion, under the auspices of the
Ladies Aid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Potvin drove
to Missoula Wednesday evening
and will return tomorrow.
The Ronan pioneer., 1915-05-28

When a workman Yields a
piece of metal the molten mass
becomes stronger, more effect
i've, and more enduring. A few
scales drop off and fall by the
wayside, but they are just scales
and are quite without value.
And so it is with us as a nation.
When the country is threatened
and our president speaks in no
uncertain terms all political diff
ferences vanish and we become
welded together as one people,
with eyes to the front and hats
off to the starry flag. That is,
all but a few aliens who criticise
the government and traduce the
hand that gives them food and
shelter and furnishes them an
asylum from the poverty and in
justice Of foreign nations. But
they, too, are the scales-and are
without value to the country.
The Ronan pioneer., 1915-05-28

AvENIDA DE LA INDEPENDENC1A, VERA
CRUZ.
States in 1S47, again to the United
States in 1914. once to France and the
allies in 1861 and twice to buccaneers.
Vera Cruz has suffered more than
any other city in Mexico. AS far back
as 1853, when it was very small
town. it was captured by buccaneers.
Again in 17l2 Laurent and Van Horn,
buccaneer kings, seized the port and
plundered it for ten days.
From then until we'll along in the
nineteenth century the city had com
parative peace. But at the outbreak
of the war between this country and
Mexico it was inevitable that move
ments of troops against the City OF
Mexico must begin with Vera Cruz.
SO on March Z, 1917, fleet appeared
bearing General Scott and small
army. While the ships bombarded the
defenses troops We're landed. They
succeeded in capturing the city after a
siege of thirteen days, in which there
was much bloodshed.
The Ronan pioneer., 1915-05-28
PARIS LIKES T. ATKINS.

Fancy Of the French Capital Captured
by British Soldier and His Dress.
In the severance OF ties between per
Sons of various nationaitieS the great
war is saddpning. of course. hut in the
bringing together of others it's intu
ence is good. For example. there is
the fraterniZing OF Tommy Atkins with
his companiOn at arms of the French
army and the mngling OF the two with
the Belgian soldier on the battle line.
1t is an old saying that good Amer
leans when they die go to Paris. But
Tommy Atkins does not have to die to
The Ronan pioneer., 1915-05-28

PKINZ WILHELM.
News. These were British sailors
from the steamship Tamar destroyed
March %. and Coleby, destroyed March
q last. The Kronprinz brought as
thrilling a story as did the Eitel Fried
rich. Her record of destruction, how
ever. was accomplished with only four
guns, two taken from the German
cruiser Karlsruhe and two captured
later from the British merchant steam
er La Correntina, sunk during last Oc
toDer
Ia an interview Chief Surgeon Per
renon of the kronprinZ gave an inter
esting account of the 300 days voyage
upon the high seas
"One of the most amusing incidents
of our voyage" he said. "occurred
when we captured and sank the Brit
| ish steamer Hemisphere. When the
! boarding party went aboard the steam
er they found her captain wildly stamp
| ing back and forth across the bridge
| and exclaiming: Where is our great
navy? Where have all our ships got
| to?'
I'VE captured the Hemisphere in
longitude 30 degrees 16 minutes west
and latitude 4 degrees 81 minutes south
.on Dec %. Transferring the $3.50 tons
! Of coal from the steamer to the kron-
| prinz was slow work. and it was no:
until Jan. 8 that we finished and sent
the steamer to the bottom.
| I,,li ~
Prince on Sept. l. our first prize. the
captain of that ship became enraged
when told that the steamer would be
sunk and ungriiy told us, 4 hope it will
be your turn next
"On Jan IA we overlook the British
steamers W'ilfred and Highland Brae.
and SO close We're the ships together
| that for time we We're at a loss to
know which one to capture first We
decided upon the Highland Brne. AS q
boarding party went on the steamer
the master greeted them with the que.
ry. Why do you take US first! We
didn't have time to explain and soon
also had the Wilfred alongside.
"Some Of the ships tried to escape
after being ordered by us to stop. and
on several occasions we had to fire
across their bows to bring them to.
The French passenger steamer was one
Of these and gave us little trouble.
However, the prize was we'll worth it.
and that reminds me the last beer we
got was from the Guadalupe. There
were twenty-eight or thirty kegs, and
1t was very good. We still have some
Of 4"
The Ronan pioneer., 1915-05-28
VERA CRUZ AGAIN
UNDER YANKEE GUNS
CITY Has Been Taken Several
Times by Foreign Invaders.

When President Wilson ordered
American warships to Vera Cruz for
the protection of American interests In
Mexico he brought that busy and in
teresting little Mexican city again into
the focus from which it had been dis
placed by the European war. Vera
Cruz was much in the eye last April,
marines were killed there.
Vera Cruz knows what it is to be
captured. Five times has the city
fallen before foreign arms. once to
General Winfield Scott of the United
The Ronan pioneer., 1915-05-28
Roman, Mont, May %, 1916.

The crisis through which we
are passing has brought forcibly
to our mind the urgent need OF
an army reserve for use in time
of national peril. 1t should be a
force inexpensive to maintain,
yet effective for immediate SER
vice when our country is in
vaded. The best, most practical
and by far the least expensive
method Of maintaining such a
force would be to remove the
National Guard, or state militia,
from state supervision and place
it unreservedly under the control
of the federal government, as
a reserve corps Of the regular
army. It could then be brought
up to a maximum strength of
100000 in times of peace, prop
erly oficered and equipped, and
would be a valuable support to
the regular army in the initial
stages of an invasion and pend
ing the raising of an army Of
volunteers, a proceeding which
requires many months of valu-
able time. It's presence as a fed
eral armed force in the several
states would act as a greater
deterrent upon the lawless ele-
ment than it would as state or
ganization of militiamen, for the
strong arm of the government
reaches far and shows but little
of favoritism.
The Ronan pioneer., 1915-05-28
WORLD CONGRESS OF
WOMEN FOR PEACE
viii Women Find Way to End
a Man Made War?

Will the women be able to accom-
plish what the men have failed to do
to bring about peace in Il distracted
world? Men have made the war, can
women heal the wounds that the war
has made and through moral suasion,
not force, bring about settlement!
The international woman's peace con-
vention, called at The Hague by Queen
Wilhelmina of Holland for April $3.50
inclusive, hopes to effect an early and