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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-12-22
INDEX ISSUE FINE
BUSINESS REPORT
CONDITIONS GENERALLY CON-
TINUE TO IMPROVE IN MANY
SOUTHERN SECTIONS.

Folliw.ng hes been assed by the
Industrial Index:
Orders far more than 1000, 000
tons OF steel rail for 1917 and 1915
delivery have just been placed with a
Birmingham. Ala, steel company by
two railroad systems and another
road has placed an order with the
company for "a 500 tons. 1918 delivery
This company now has more orders
amounting to miAions. of dollars
than ever before in its history.
"a contract has been awarded a
Augusta, Ga. for the completion of {;
II story Office binding.
"A contrac, has bben awarded a
Miami. Fla, for the construction of {
oauseway at cost Of $597 800 bonds
having been voted and sold for the
purpose.
"A tract Of $1,000 acres of timber
land in Georgia and South Caroline
has been purchased by a lumber com.
)any of Savannah Ga.
The exports movement of iron and
steel products from the Birmingham
district in November set a new high
record for 4 month.
"A Mississippi county has issued
800 900 of bends for road construct
ion, and Florida county has award
ed contracts. for read construction at
more than $1G0000.
"Clearings of banks of Savannah,
last were were greater by 65 per cent
than for the corr responding period
of last year.
"These are some of the items OF
news for this week that illustrate the
great activity and the increasing
prosperity in the Southeast.
"Therc is another class of items
that are CT very gratifying character
For instance 800 coke ovens at Dolo
mite, Ala, which have been idle fol-
several years, will be placed in ope.
ration. February 1. A yarn mill al
! Tennille, Ga, which was placed il
! operation last August after having
: been idle for long period is beinl
operated night and day. Items o
this kind tell Of increasing deman
F.; for products.
"Twentyyeight corporations wer
formed in the week, with minimum
capital stocks aggregating 1921 200
Among the items of construction
work to be done, as reported thi
week. are:
apartment house, iSpartanburg
S. c.; bridges, Chambers count!
Alabama, Lancaster and York cour
ties. South Carolina and Manate
county, Florida; docks, Brunswick
hotel BUILDING to be enlarged. Stuar
Fla; oil distributing plant building
! Birmingham; Dads, Manatee an
st. Johns counties, Florida, Law
renee county, Alabama, and Green
and Monroe counties, Mississippi
paving. Lakeland, Fla; school build
ing, Jacksonv lie; theatre building
Live Oak. fla
Industrial plants will be establish
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09
DAKOTA STATE NEWS
WOMAN AWARDED $425
FOR AUTOMOBILE injuries

Centerville, s. D., Nov. THE trial
Of the personal damage suit Of Mrs,
Isabel M. Todd, of Centeryille, against
Daneville township, Turner county, fol
injuries sustained in being thrown
from an automobile at a defective cul7
returning a verdict of s425 in Mrs.
Todd's favor. The evidence showed
that the culvert stuck several inches
above the highway. When the auto
mobile struck 1t the jolt was sufficient
to throw Mrs. Todd from the machine.
she sustaining a broken nose and other
severe injuries. The awarding OF dam
ages to the plaintiff will result in
township officers exercising greater
care in future In looking after roads,
bridges and culverts. This suit indi-
Gates that they will be held liable for
injuries sustained because of defects In
bridges, roads and culverts. .
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09
ERRONEOUS REPORTS ABOUT
PRIVATE BANK AT OACOMb

Pierre, g. D., Nov. At has been
brought to the attention OF the state
banking department that some errone-
Gus reports are in circulation concern
ing the general condition Of a private
bank at Oacoma, s.. d., owned and OPP
Grated by Frank A.. Smith, probably oc-
casioned through misunderstanding Of
the suspension OF the Citizens State
Bank Of Oacoma on September 30th.
Mr.. Smiths institution is not in any
financial difficulty, has never had any
trouble Of this nature, and any reports
to that effect are incorrect and an in
Justice to the bank: The foregoing
statement issued by the banking de-
partment- has come about through Mr..
Smith having some difficulty over
checks from his bank, being returned
when in reality there is nothing
wrong with his bank whatever. n
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09
DAKOTA STATE NEWS
SENDS WIFE ON VISIT. THEN
pECAMPS WITH COMPANY FUND!

Mitchell, 8. d., Nov. 4.-Placing his
wife and 2-year- old daughter on a train
bound for Des Moines, Ia, where her
parents live, James c. Busselle, cash
Ter OF the Omaha railroad In Mitchell,
left Mitchell with about $500 Of the
railroads money. according to the
charges made by local officials OF the
Omaha. II is not believed hat Mrs.
Busselle has yet learned Of her hus-
bands act.
Busselle's flight was provided for by
he sale Of his furniture to a neighbor,
whom he told he was disposing Of his
effects In order that he might get
enough money to sena his family to
Des Moines n thereby save enough
to pay up accrued debts caused by the
recent illness of Mrs. Busselle.
Busselle came to Mitchell a e ago
from st. Johns, Mimi, where he held
q similar position.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09
FLAX CROP PROFITABLE TO
. FARMER NEAR WECOTA

Faulkton, 8. D., Nov. ITO secure a
return of more h $84 per acre from a
tract Of 80 acres of his farm for one
seasons crop Is the record made by O.
Hoffman, living near Wecota.A The 80
acres was sown to flax. He now has
threshed 500 bushels of flax from the
tract. The high price Of flax gave him
a return Of over $34 per acre. In addi-
ton to his flax crop Mr.. Kleffman also
raised 1000 bushels of wheat and about
the same amount OF feed I'M a large
amount Of corn. His record in crop pro-
duction this season shows that II Is
possible to pay for farms in Faulk
n other counties from the proceeds OF
O single seasons crop. ..-
NEWELL-It Is announced that the To-
cal Touring mill, which belongs to a com
pany which operates q mill at Belle
Fourche, will be enlarged to the same ca
pacity as h a. at Belle Fourche. A few
years ago Touring mills were unknown In
this part Of South Dakota. Both mills are
doing q big business, n they make a
fine market for the grain raised by the
homesteaders who each year are occupying
the surrounding lands in larger numbers.
BRYANT-E. ]. Dunn has resigned the
office of sheriff of his (Hamlin) county
In order to assume the duties OF postmas'
ter OF Bryant, to which position he re-
Gently was appointed. He succeeds Harry
stearns, who will become county treas,
urer on January / next, having won the
republican nomination at the May pri'
mary election and having no opposition for
election to the office.
HERMOSA-An interesting event hero
was the celebration Of the golden wedding
anniversary of Mr.. n Mrs. Theodore
Hesnard, prominent pioneer residents Of
this place and vicinity. Old friends here
and in this section mad them a numbei
of valuable gifts. While both have reached
an advanced age they are enjoying good
health and are active.
GREGORY-Miss Lulu Beck, a popular
young woman Of this place, has accepted
the position of deputy postmaster In the
local postoffce and already has assumed
the duties OF the place.
ABERDEEN-A meeting will be held
here In the near future by the secretaries
of the commercial clubs Of the cities and
towns Of eastern South Dakota, for the
purpose Of perfecting ar organization OF
their own. The purpose of perfecting the
organization will be to secure more cons
certed action in matters that concern the
entire state.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09
COUNTESS BERNSTORFF
lNSPECTS SUBMARINE

New London. Conn, Nov. Count
ess o Bernstorff, wife Of the German
ambassador, inspected the German
submarine merchant liner Deutschland
here today. 1t was her first visit on
board a submarine. As the cues of
Capt. Paul Koenig, the D~eutschland's
commander. the countess went into the
vessels lowest depths, looked through
the p~eriscope and stepped into every
compartment.
The ambassador, who reiterated that
his brief visit here was entirely a so
cial one, accompanied his wife to the
state pier where the submarine, being
loaded for her fourth trans Atlantic
voyage, lies hidden from public view.
He boarded the craft, but did not make
the inspection with the countess.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09

A few weeks g a train Consisting
Of two engines, a steam shovel and IL
dump cars left the main railroad line at
Milpitas, Cal, and started at a snaips
pace along q country road that leads to
the site Of a dam In the Calaveras val
ley says Popular Mechanics. This spec
tacular feat was accomplished by lay
ing track In front Of the train and then.
as II moved along, taking up the rails
and ties and relaying them in advance.
The train is a part Of an outfit operated
by contractors who have been engaged
to dump SOC, 900 cubic yards ofrock into
the great dam being erected across the
Calaveras valley to impound water
from the mountains higher up.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09
SOME CHANGES MADE IN
RANKS OF DAKOTA GUARDS

Laurence II. Hedrick, of Hot Springs,
was promoted to major of the
Fourth South Dakota, succeeding Judge
McNenny. of Deadwood, who resigned.
Capt. Otto Linstad. Of Pierre, succeeds
Hedrick rs division adjutant, but Cap
tain Eneboe. Of Canton, fills Linstad's
place while the latter acts as aide to
Colonel Billiard at brigade headquar-
tiers. First Lieut.. william Grebring, of
Pierre. is captain of Company A, and
Lieutenant Roach, of Canton, will tenn
porarily be commander of Company e.
Verne Kennedy. OF Canton, has been
assigned to Company A as first lieuten-
ant. st..
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09
WENTWORTH CLAIMS STATE
RECORD FOR GOOD CONDUCT

Wentworth, g. D., Nov. Went
worth claims the state record for the
peaceable character Of its population.
For a period Of is straight months the
Wentworth Jail was without an occu
pant, no one during that period having
committed a crime serious enough to
warrant them being placed in jail. The
lS months record has just been broken,
1t having been necessary to place an
intoxicated q in the long unused jail.
The prisoner. however, was not a resi-
dent of Wentworth, but a transient, 80
the good record of the t~ownspeople re-
mains unbroken. .
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09
NO CAUSE FOR SCRAP
OVER lANA0 SINKING

Washington, Nov. TN the absence
today Of Secretary Lansing and other
high officials of the state department,
the course Of the United States In deal
ing with the case Of the steamer Lanao,
the Portuguese "a vas undetermined.
The department was without official
advices from consular or diplomatic Of
ficers on details Of the sinking. On the
strength of the press dispatches Off
Gals here are inclined to believe that
there Is but little ground for an Amer
lean protest since the ship carried con-
traband and was armed and her crew
transferred without accident.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09
How a macnin. run is fired through J

How a machine gun is fired through Q
revolving propeller Is told In q recent
issue OF A%eronautics, In an article de-
scribing the more important features Of
two German Fokkers brought down be-
hind the British lines in France. On
these m~onoplanes, according to the de-
scription, the machine gun Is fired
through the propeller by q OF o
small lever %actuating a Bowden wire.
Provision is further made to throw the
machine gun mechanism momentarily
out Of gear as each whirling propeller
blade moves into line with the muzzle.
This Is done very simply by means Of q
and acting On a system Of levers. The
French Morane, after which the Foklter
type has been modelled, also fires its
machine gun through the tractor screw.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09

The California Electric Railway asso.
citation has completed a tabulation OF
the losses suffered by all Of the rail-
roads Of the state, steam and electric,
due to tile competition Of jitney BUSES
during the year 1915, says the Electric
Railway Journal. The figures show the
estimated losses in gross receipts in
both passenger and freight service
where there was competition in both
classes. Where no freight traffic losses
are mentioned the figures refer to re-
duction In income on passenger SER
vice. The total loss suffered by the 16
companies included in the tabulation
amounts to approximately $4,000, 600.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09
ROBBERS GET $1,000
AT FARM RESIDENCE
Ransack j. @. Wadel Home,
Near Parkston, While Family
Is Shopping In Town.

Parkston, S. D., Nov. 6.-While John
G. wadel and family. who live west OF
this city, were in town shopping,
thieves ransacked their country home
and stole $1,400 which Mr.. Wadel had
secreted IN the house a short .ime be-
fore. having sold a large amount or
farm produce.
Bloodhounds were secured from
Mitchell and trailed the thieves as far
as Beardsley, but there lost h trail
and it is presumed that they boarded
q train there.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09
sUFFs AND ANTS STAGE
LIVELY NIGHT AT PIERRE

Pierre. s.. D.. Nov1 2.-Tonight was
a lively one politically in Pierre. The
antisuffrage forces held a meeting at
the opera house with Miss Price, of
New York, as the leading speaker.
The suffrage people followed with q
street meeting, with Mrs. Elsie Bene-
dict, OF Denver, rs their leader.
The antiprohibitionists held a meet
Ing at the Bijou theater with H. A.
bartholomew. Of Denver. a. their
speaker.
AT the same time a r~evivalist vas
trying to hold a crowd for, his meet
tngs. *
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09
DAWSON COUNTY SHERIFF
STARTS TWO LIBEL SUITS

Mitchell, s.. ID, Nov. e.-Two dam
age suits. each for $1,000, were con
menced today by e, K. Owens. sheriff
of Dawson county and candidate for
reelection. against c.. w. Downey. pub
Usher Of the Mitchell Gazette. The
actions are based upon an editorial In
the paper and an alleged personal
statement of the editor. The com
plants charge that Mr.. Downey knew
the accusations against Owens to be
false and published them merely to
prevent the latter's election.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09

The largest railway scale in the world
has recently been completed at West
Albany, N. Y. 1t is capable Of accommo-
dating a load Of 1850, 900 pounds. It con-
sists Of six Weighing Instruments, each
having a capacity Of $4,000 pounds. 1t
is designed for weighing locomotives
and other heavy rolling stock. Some OF
the engines used upon the Pacific coast
weigh 215 tons, but this giant would be
able to weigh four Of them at once, IL
necessary. The accuracy or this giant
instrument is remarkable. 1t does not
vary 10 pounds at its full capacity.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09
THREE BURIED IN SAND PITT
ONE HAS MARROW ESCAPE

Parkston. s. D., Nov. 6.-While work.
ing In a gravel pit east of town three
men were buried in the sand. One, the
17-year-old son Of John Koth, was
completely buried and the other W
were buried to their waists. The w
latter managed 10 get out and secured
q shovel and dug Mr.. Koth out. He
was unconscious. 1t vas found he a
broken his hip bone, his leg bone above
the knee, besides being severely
bruised. He Is in a serious condition.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09

A new electric lemon squeezer Is de-
scribed In the Electrical World. 1t con-
sists Of a motor driven hemisphere pro-
vided with ribs similar to the ordinary
hand operated glass extractor. The
lemon or orange is halved and held
against this hem~ispherical part. The
Juice is caught in a deflector at the
beck and runs down through a spout at
the bottom. A clamp is provided for at
taching the outfit to a table or counter
and a ring is attached below the spout
to supper the glass.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09
HUGE LOAD OF SILVER .
CARRIED THROUGH CITY

New London. Conn, Nov. Six and
one-half IONS of silver from the mint at
San Francisco, were unloaded here to-
day at the railroad station by an ex-
press company and transported to the
German merchant submarine Deutsch-
land. moored at the state pier. for ship
ment across the ocean. The metal was
conveyed through the streets In an open
wagon without armed guards and per-
son who saw h wagon did not sus-
pect that $4,000 worth OF property
was being move in that fashion. =
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT FATAL
TO FULTON YOUNG WOMAN

Fulton, S. D.. Nov. 6.-Miss Eta HUI
Der, aged 20, daughter Of prominent
residents of the region north Of Fulton,
died from injuries received when she
was thrown from a buggy during a
runaway. She had been shopping in
Fulton and Yves returning home with
the horse and buggy when the runaway
occurred. The horse became fright
ened and soon was beyond her con-
troll. In sweeping around a corner the
buggy was overturned and Miss HUI
Der was thrown violently to the ground.
The accident was witnessed by two
boys, who summoned others to the
scene The young woman was uncon-
scious when picked up and conveyed
to the home Of her parents and re-
manned In this condition up to the time
of her death. She was very popular in
the community inc her tragic death
was a great shock to her acquaint-
anceS.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09

ia; Hughes, 33.
WEBSTER-The local authorities are
looking for an individual named John
Clark, who for some time had been en-
ployed in a local restaurant, and who is
wanted on the charge of ~assaulting Grant
Ray, a Webster policeman. Clark became
intoxicated and the officer was striving
to. arrest him when Clark Is alleged to
nave struck the policeman several severe
blows in the face and eyes. Clark sue
ceeded in making his escape from the DO
liceman and Immediately disappeared. He
may have fled from town, but local Off
GERS think he is hiding In the town or VI
cinity.
VIRGIL-The agricultural agent Of
Beadle county has issued a warming to the
farmers of the county not to turn their
cattle into the corn fields or they may suf-
fer losses from what Is known as the corn
stalk disease, which annually kills many
cattle In South Dakota. Prior to the issu-
ance Of the warning a few cases OF corn
stalk disease already had been reported by
Beadle county farmers.
'wAUBAY-sheriff Garrick and a Web
ster officer, after q search of several DAYS.
succeeded in arresting a travelling LIQUOR
seller, who Travelled through Day county
In an automobile n sold liquor to a
number of persons. When taken before a
Justice he entered a plea Of guilty and
was aned $500 and given a term of GO days
in the county jail. The defendant was
forced to promise that when the fine was
paid and the Jail term served he would
exile himself from Day county and never
again set foot in the county.
WILLOW LAKE-P. M. Brooks, a tran
silent, attempted to commit suicide here.
He secured q loaded pistol from the rail-
way agents desk and had the muzzle
pointed to his heart when the agent en-
tered, just in time to divert the fire so as
only to wound the man. 1t is believed
inancia difficulties was the cause. His
brother. H.. M. Brooks, of Birmingham.
Ala, was notified and sent funds to de-
fray expenses. Brooks will recover.
IRoQUOIS-Harry Bolan, who recently
was the victim of a hunting accident while
hunting at Lake Henry, some miles from
town, has lost one of his arms as the re-
suit of the accident. The charge lodged
In his right arm and mangled IL so badly
that now in order to save his life, the arm
had to be amputated above the elbow. He
withstood the shock Of the operation very
well and now La expected to recover.
DELMONT-The public schools have
been closed here because OF the Illness OF
the little daughter of John +. Gross, who
paralysis.
EAGLE BUTTE-Fifty new homestead
filings were made at the Climber Lake
land office during the earlier part of last
month.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09
ALLEGED SIOUX CITY I. w. w.
SENTENCED TO YEAR IN JAIL

Aberdeen. s. D.. Nov. 6.-Howard
Elliott, known as "Porkchops,' carry
ing a Sioux City l.. w. w. card, ar
rested at Webster, Day county, charged
with carrying concealed weapons, was
given a year in the county Jail.
M. c. McNealy, alias c.. A. McNealy,
and Charles Whitmore, both /. w. WIS,
are in custody at Webster for the muir
der Of Dan Passage, marshal at Ando-
yer. A Warren Faber, 20 years old,
also an /. w. W., was discharged yes
terday from the Webster jail after
serving three months for toting a gun.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09
WOODEN SHOES TO OFFSET
HIGH COST OF LEATHER

Pierre, S. D.. Nov. 6.-wooden
shoes, made from cottonwood
trees, are being made out near
Camp Crook, in the northwest
ern part Of South Dakota for
the firm of DeBelloy & Dumont.
l.. A. DeBelloy, Of the firm
states: Leather prices are go
ing up to a point where only the
idle rich can afford to wear
leather shoes. / am preparing
to eschew the luxury of leather,
having just awarded a contract
to Pete Bonefield, of Capitol,
for three pairs of wooden shoes.
Pete uses the native cotton
wood found along the Little
Missouri, and assures rae he
knows where there are big
enough logs to turn out my
size."
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09

The laws Of Honduras provide for q
general census OF the population every
five years. The las M was taken
In 1910, SO that 1915 was the regular
census year; but, owing to h unfa-
vorable conomc conditions, h cen
sus was postponed and win be taken
Deceynhsr IT, 1916.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09

The United States bureau of the CEN
sus~ reports that the cotton consumed
in the United States during July, 1915.
amounted to 48s,933 running bales.
compared with 496, SAC bales in the cor
responding period last year, and that
the quantity consumed during the IL
months ending July 81, was 6,3g5, 972
bales, compared with 5.597, 1862 bales in
the preceding year,,
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09
SCANDINAVIAN reporter,

A Scandinavian reporter, asking
Sarah Bernhardt how she played La
Tosca, received so thrilling a demon
stration in the private car where the
interview took place that he fled pre-
cipitately before the threatening paper
weight dagger with which the fiery
actress was intensely demonstrating
her art. He could not believe for the
moment that she was acting, but when
II was all over he knew just what he
had asked to be shown.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09

Recalling the fact that deaf and dumb
people do not become seasick, Drs.
Lewis Fisher and Isaac III. Jones, In
the New York Medical Journal, draw
the conclusion that seasickness Is an
ear phenomenon. The end organs of
equilibrium In h ear canal, the static
labyrinth, IL disturbed by the unaccus-
toned movement of the boat. The eff
fects Of seaaickness car be duplicated
In many cases merely by stimulat br
Of the ear canals by cold douches.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-09
4 q AT ST. PAUL.

st. Paul, Mimi, Nov. Fire In the
midway district yesterday afternoon
destroyed telephone poles valued at
from $500, 900 to 500, 900 belonging to
the Valentine Clark company. Eight
fire companies from Minneapolis and
ST. Paul, fought the flames.