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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-02
STATE NEWS.

Maryin-Henry Baus, a Marvin
butcher. was fined $50 for violating
the state pure food laws by failing to
keep his market in a sanitary con
dition.
Sisseton-Bill LaBelle, arrested a
day or two ago, was taken before
Judge Bouck, of the circuit court.
and entered a plea OF guilty to the
charge of selling intoxicating liquor
in violation of the law. He was
fined $50 and sentenced to a term
of thirty days in the county Jail.
Alexandria-John II. King, pio-
neer, old settler and highly respect
ed citizen, died at the family home
in this city after an illness of four
weeks of apoplexy. He was II years
of age. Funeral services were in
charge of the Masonic lodge, OF which
order deceased was a member.
Huron-One OF the spectacular
events at the South Dakota state fair
will be a race between an ~aeroplane
and IN automobile, the drivers being
Baxter Adams. sensational aviator,
and Elfrieda Mails, champion woman
race driver of the world. This race
will be held on Monday, September
IL, the opening day of the fair, which
is being presented as the big day of
the week.
Parker-A Parker woman pub
fishes a signed statement in the
newspapers of that town, saying that
the man who promised to honor,
support and cherish me and keep
sacred my good name, my husband,
is circulating stories against my
honor and causing me much trouble
and sorrow. One of his objects, evil
IDENTIFY is TO free himself from sup
porting our two little boys and pay.
ing the rent" And she adds that
although in poor health, Il am tax.
ing in washing and supporting my
self by my labor, and am an honest
woman
Wasta-Threshing has just begun
and winter wheat is running from
IT to 20 bushels per acre, spring
wheat from Is to rs bushels, oats
35 to 60 bushels per acre. Alfalfa
fields are all heavily seeded, and q
mammoth crop is expected. Nearly
every stockman is putting up hay
enough to last for two years. RUS
did very little damage, and the grade
Of the wheat Is high. Corn prospects
are the best. 1t will be safe from
frost in a week or ten days.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-02
HIGH PLACE
ELK POINT TEAM CLAIMS BASE
BALL CHAMPIONSHIP OF
THE STATE.

Elk, Sept. Elk Point defeated
Akron at River Sioux park for the
championship of Sioux valley. The
feature of the game was the pitching
of Miller, of Elk Point.
Elk Point lost to Jefferson here at
the local park. Wenig, a former
Morningside twirler. on the local
pitching staff, had been saved to
pitch the game and became ill a few
moments before the game was called.
Feltis and Miller were laid up with
sore arms. Wenig was batted out of
the box in the second inning. He
was relieved by Miller. who let the
Jefferson team down with one hit in
seven innings. For Jefferson, Pitch
er Reid and Catcher Duggan, former
ly of the Artesian club. worked fine.
The Elk Point team has played an
entire season and to date has lost to
but two opponents. n of these the
Chicago Union Giants. This is a bet
ter record than any professional team
in the state holds. Elk Point claims
the championship OF South Dakota
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-02

Centerville-After having broken
all previous records for continuous
service in the postoffiee in Center
vile. Miss Lydia Hornbeck has ten
dered her resignation as deputy
postmaster and retired from the of
flee. She had been connected with
the office for a period of twenty-four
years. DR.. A. Posthuma. a demo-
cratic appointee, has just assumed
the duties of postmaster and his
daughter. Miss Nellie. has beer APP
pointed deputy TO succeed Miss Horn
beck. The latter served under four
different postmasters. commencing
her connection with the p~ostoffice
in 1892.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-02
WAR SUMMARY
PROGRESS OF CONDITIONS AS
COMPILED BY THE ASSO-
GATED PRESS.

New York. Sept. Especial: Ar
tillery is active on all the battle
fronts of Europe. but only in the
observation-disclosures border has
infantry been engaged to any extent.
Along the whole line of the lower
Carpathians. Rumanian armies are
attacking Austro-Hungarian forces.
The defenders are said to have re-
tired to their second line.
Northeast tof kronstadt Austro-
Hungarians have taken new positions
west of CZik-Szereda on the Atula
river. Rumanian attacks east of the
Iron Gate on the Danube were re-
pulsed, Vienna says.
Russian troops are marching
through Dobrudja. 1t is reported a
Russian fleet has arrived at Con-
stan2a. %Bulgarians fear a combined
land and sea attack on Varna. Rust.
chuk, Bulgarian. on the Danube. a
report to Paris says, has been occu-
pied by Rumanians. In Eolhynia,
Russians have repulsed a German at
tack northeast of Kovel with severe
losses.
On the Somme front French forces
have made progress in local opera
tons. North of the Somme there
has been no change.
British forces in August lost APP
proximately All officers and 1885,
234 men killed, wounded and miss
ing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-02

and will meet any opponent for any
amount TO make good this claim.
The team is composed of Pitchers
Feltis, Miller. Wenig. La B%issioner;
%catchers, S%choonover, Stenson: in
fielders, Mccormick. Stregal, Ryan.
Miller, Fowler. Kelley, Sehipke; out
fielders. Browning, Schumacher,
Weber Eslick.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-02

On account of Mrs. Glaser's sick
ness we will sell the Madison cafe at
a bargain il taken at once. Doing a
fine Observation-Disclosures & CHASER.
Madison, s. d.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-02

home fair week from September 4
to Sired Jensen, Registered OPP
tometrist.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-02

Eyes carefully eX-
amined and glasses
properly fitted i'm my
feffaction room iii
residence. Will be
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-03-30

of freeing the county from ticks
is to make dipping watts readily
accessible to every part of the
county and then to insist that all
cattle be dipped regularly every
two weeks for one season, This,
of course, requires some outlay in
the beginning, but in the end is
far cheaper than attempts to ac-
complish the work with insuffici-
ent equipment.
In the other States affected by
the new order, Mississippi, Geor-
gia and South Carolina, tick Grad
ication has made great progress
in recent years. Much of, South
Carolina has already been freed,
and in both Georgia and Mississ-
ippi the realization of the benefits
of the work is spreading rapidly.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-03-30
Do You Read the Farm Papers?

Farmers should read more
farm papers. That is the opinion
of f. S. Pace, district ag2nt for
the University Of Florida Exten-
sion Division. Mr.. Pace finds
that those farmers who read the
farm papers are making better
crops and are better informed on
the latest practices than those
who do not. Most agricultural
journals are edited by men who
have had practical experience in
scientific farming and who have
been connected with some kind
of experiment station and re-
search work. All farm papers
advocate the same principles ad-
vocated by station and extension
workers.
Furthermore, they contain
farm experience letters from sue
cessful farmers in various sec
tiOns of the state and country. In
Florida the local county papers
are carrying a great deal of time
ly farm news. At least seven
teen state papers are carrying ag-
ricultural news in special depart
ments. Practically every county
paper runs local farm news.
The cheapest way to obtain
farm papers is in clubs. Several
good papers offer reduced rates
to a club of three to five or more.
Furthermore, by a slight addi-
tion to the regular subscription
rate one may frequently obtain a
farm paper with his local county
paper.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-03-30
Coterie Punta Gordans Brand Politi-
cal Announcement on a Shark

A shark, which was branded in
Sydney, Australia, eight years
ago, on the occasion of the visit
of the American battleship fleet
to that port, was hemmed up in a
tide creek near this city Friday
and labeled with the candidacy
of Albert w. Gilchrist for the u
nited States Senate.
In the Tampa Tribune of Sun
day, there was a detailed report
of this stunt accredited to DR.. Ar
cher Smith, DR.. f. X. Whidden,
and Emmett Perkins, who were
rendered invaluable assistance by
Clayt. Porter and S. E. Johnson.
The young men were returning
from a mornings fishing when
they observed the shark, which
was a huge fellow, stranded on
the bar at the mouth of the creek.
As they approached, by a desper-
ate effort the big fish foundered
over the bar and swan up the
creek only to get wedged tight
and fast in a mass of mangrove
roots at a narrow point in the
creek.
Observing an inscription that
had been burned into the side of
their captive-"Sydney, Austria
liza, September, 1908, American
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-03-30
Cotton Seed Meal Good for Cane

Stubble cane needs a fertilizer
high in nitrogen to give it a good
start. Cottonseed meal is recon-
mended at the rate of 600 pounds
to the acre. Stubble which has
been banked against frost should
be barred off and the crowns of
last year uncovered and hoed so
that they can sprout, Split the
middles. Fertilizer should be ap-
piled before the barred burrows
are filled, and it will be ready to
use when the roots begin to grow.
Where canes are to be planted,
cut them in four or five joint
lengths. Rows should be six to
eight feet apart, according to c..
X. McQuarrie, state agent for the
University of Florida Extension
Division. Plant the canes in fur
rows about six to eight inches
deep and lap them a little to in
sure a better stand. Canes should
be covered slightly, barely e.
nough to give moisture for germi-
nation. AS the cane grows give
light workings and fill the fur
row gradually, From 1900 to
1000 three-foot canes should
plant an acre.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-03-30
Watermelons Need Frequent Cul-
tivation

Watermelons should not be
planted in raised hills. The hills
soon dry out below the seed and
they will not germinate. On high
land it would be better, perhaps,
to plant in a furrow. The hill
not only retards termination, but
it confines the root system of the
plants when they come up.
The best watermelon land is the
Norfolk sandy loan, a fine soil
with considerable water-holding
capacity, In some places melons
are planted ON flatwoods. On
such land it may be advisable to
plant the seed in a hill to obtain
drainage.
G. X. McQuarrie, state agent
for the University of Florida Ex-
tension Division, recommends fire.
quent cultivation for watermcl-
ons. They should be plowed with
some shallow running tool at least
once a week until the vines cover
the ground. At the last cultiva-
ton some hay crop should be
planted between the rows. A
legume is preferred, although Ma
tai grass and German millet may
be sown in South and North
Florida respectively.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-03-30
Albert w. Gilchrist

Ex-Governor Albert w. Gil
christ, candidate for United
States senator, passed through
Ocala Sunday on his way to HON.
osassa and other points in Citrus
county and along the West Coast.
The distinguished gentleman
has issued another unique and
characteristic leaflet, in which he
pays his respects to his rival can
didates and gives out some very
valuable historical information.
In this leaflet he shows that,
while governor of Florida, he
saved more lands to the state in
the Everglades section by com
promises with the railroads and
other corporations than either
Governor Jennings or Governor
Broward, and that the same did
not cost the state one cent for at
torney's fees, while every acre
saved to the state under Jennings
and Broward attorneys fees fig
ured most conspicuously.
He claims also to have saved
the state $4,000 under the print
ing contracts, which, under form
er administrations, were given
out to favorites in an almost
shameless manner.
This leaflet is entirely the ex-
governors own production, for it
has his ear-mark in every para
graph. 1t is bland and guile
less.
The ex-governor says that he
will be the leading candidate in
thirty-four of the forty-fve coun-
ties and second choice in every
county in Florida.
Albert Gilchrist is guileless and
big hearted, and his sterling in
tegrity is his drawing card.-O-
Gala Banner.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-03-30
SCENE HARDEST
FIGHTING SHIFTS
British Break Through German
Lines Near st. Eloi
QUIET EAST OF THE MEUsE
The Russians are Active on the
Gallician Front and Petrograd
Reports Some Ground Taken
Entente Allies Confer at Paris

London, England-The main
activity on the western front has
been transferred for -he time be-
ing from Verdun, where the bat
tie which has lasted a month is
yet undecided, to the Ypres sec
tor, where the British on Monday
blew up considerable section of
German trench near st. Eloi. The
British infantry attack carried
them beyond the first line trench.
es, They succeeded in capturing
a portion of the Germans second
line of defense in that sector.
The French official report states
there has been no renewal Of in
fantry attacks in the Verdun see
tor Quiet on the east side of the
Meuse river. On the west side of
the Meuse in the region of Malan-
court there has been some fight
ing. The artillery duel continues.
The German war office report
minimizes the activity of the Rus
slams on the Galician front, char
acterizing them as merely skirm-
ishes. To the north, in the vicin-
ity of Riga, there has been some
hard fighting, with the Russians
in the attacking role. Petrograd
reports some ground taken, but
the Germans say they have re-
pelled every attack and admins
tered heavy losses upon the at
tackers.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-03-30
CONFERENCE UNITED
Entente Allies Leaders Continue
Their Meeting at Paris

Paris, France-One of those
taking part in the conference of
the allies which held it's first ses-
sion here Monday morning at the
ministry of foreign affairs is
quoted in the Matin as describing
the unique character of the gath
ering.
81 have seen many conferences
at which statesmen and diplomat
lists took part" this delegate said.
Usually one received the impress
sion that each person was care
fully watching for an opportuni-
ty to turn to his own account the
mistakes and weaknesses of the
other and to obtain the maximum
advantage for the power he rep
resented. But there was nothing
of that kind at the present con-
ference. After a few words of
welcome from Premier BRAND,
the discussion opened and a
breath Of high purpose and re-
solve seemed to pass over the his
toric assembly and to touch us all
deeply. We felt at every NOM
ent that word for humanity far
greater than any national aspira-
tion was incumbent on us and
guided us to a single end. The
image of the enemy we must re-
duce was ever before our eyes.
The absolute necessity for union
and for sacrifices echoed in every
word. There is indeed in this
conference an unforgettable
grandeur for those who have the
honor to share in its delibera-
tions. "
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-03-30
Through Route Assured

Considerable interest is attach
ed by local good road enthusiasts
to the recent successful carrying
of a bond issue in the sum of
$4,000, constituting a special
road and bridge district at Punta
Gorda, and providing for the con-
struction of a bridge crossing the
Peace river at that city. In addi-
ton to the construction of the
bridge, the bond issue, which car
ried 2 to |, provides for the con-
struction of eight miles of high
way from the bridge to the Mana
tee county line, and the hard sur
facing of the present graded road
from Punta Gorda to the Lee
county line near Olga, This,
when completed, will form a
through connecting link in the
Tampa-Fort Myers highway, CON
Meeting the Manatee county sys-
tenn through Bradent0Wn and
Sarasota.
Work is at present under way
ON the completion of the Lee
county road from the Olga bridge
to the DeSoto county line, con-
Meeting with the highway author
lied under the bond issue noted,
and it is expected that the route
when completed, will prove one of
the most important and popular
traversing the west coast.-Fort
Myers Press.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-03-30

Fleet in Port Smith, Whidden
and Perkins conceived the idea of
branding a Punta Gorda adver-
tisement on the opposite side of
his sharkship.
Setting about the task, they
procured the necessary imple-
ments from Clayt. Porter, and
with his assistance and that of s.
f. johnson, carried out their
plan, placing this inscription on
the shark:
"Punta Gorda, Fla, March "a,
1916-Albert w. Gilchrist for U.
:. Senator.
They then removed from the
creek the barricade with which
they had hemmed up the shark,
and cut away the mangrove roots
in which he was held fast, let him
out on high tide to the open sea;
and, recovering from the ordeal,
the deviation of the deep has gone
to herald it along the coasts of
Florida and elsewhere that Gil
christ is candidate for senator
Thus have three Punta Gorda
supporters of Governor Gilchrist
pulled off a campaign trick that
1t is safe to say not one of their
favOrite's competitors will be able
to immitate.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-03-30

Many voters continue to mis-
understand the effect of a second
choice vote. Under no circum-
stances can second choice vote
detract from the strength of the
voters first choice. 1t is the du-
ty of every voter to mark his sec
ond choice on his ballot when
there are three or more candi-
dates for the same office. This is
the only democratic way of evad-
ing the undesirable second pri-
mary.-Plant City Courier,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-03-30
, THURSDAY, MARCH 80, 1916.
FARM AND GROVE IN FLORIDA
Mulch Conserves Moisture
of Florida
College of Agriculture

Do you know how much mois-
ture the Florida sun and the
March wind can take out of the
soil in eight hours? C, X. Nc
.Quarrie, state agent for the Uni
Versity of Florida Extension Di-
vision, estimates it at one inch.
One inch of rainfall is big rain,
yet that amount may escape from
the soil every day. AT that rate
it does not take long to lose the
supply of water available to
plants. The longer this evapora-
tion goes on unchecked, the hard
er it will be to obtain good germi-
nation of seeds.
Mr.. McQuarrie has called at
tention several times to this sea-
son as exceptional for the wide
spread drouth. The longer it
continues, the harder it will be to
raise a good crop. The farmer
can avert the lack of moisture to
some extent, however, by work
ing his land well. Probably 80
per cent. of the winter and spring
plowed land lies in the rough
state until planting time. The
rougher the land7 the greater the
surface that is exposed to evapor-
alton. Soil should be worked i'm
mediately behind the plow. Use
a spike tooth harrow, a disk, a
weeder or anything that will lev
ell the surface. A mulch should
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-03-30

The Evening Telegram has been
paying 9 cents a pound for the
INK used in printing the paper
and today received notice that
for the same grade the price in
the future will be IL cents. The
advance in some grades of paper
is even greater, and all along the
line the expenses incident to the
business of publishing and print
ing have been enormously in
creased.-Lakeland Telegram.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-03-30

Capt. w. II. johnson, well
known and popular pilot came up
from South Boca Grande, Thurs
day, remaining here until yester-
day visiting relatives and ming
ling with friends.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-03-30

Have you planned a crop rOta-
ton? The Experiment Station
at Gainesville will help you if
you have not. The Station has
been working many years to solve
such problems for you.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-03-30

the business and is an apt pupil
of his superior in the cordial at
mosphere with which he has al
ways surrounded himself.
Treasurer Luning, by the way,
is Georgian, having been born
at Albany in 1863. He moved
over into Florida in 1S81.-Tal-
lahassee Record.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-03-30

Mackerel are now biting fine.
Big strings are brought in every
day. Fishermen on the city
wharf vie with each other daily
in the number of their catch. Fl.
A. Culver of Eaton, ILL.,, on Mon
day caught 101 before noon,
which is the record for the season
thus far Mr. Culver proved
himself quite an angler during
his winter sojoun here, having
brought in big catches.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-03-30

Clouds promised rain Monday
and Tuesday, but there was only
the merest drizzle for few min
utes. Rain is greatly needed.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-03-30

Anyway if gasoline scars to 40
cents a gallon, as is predicted in
New York, the wear on tires will
be reduced.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-03-30

The county commissioners held
a special meeting yesterday to
canvas the vote cast in this dis
trict on Tuesday of last week.
The sun., 1916-09-23
CHAUFFEUR GETS FORTUNE.
g.. ". stevens, who ElOprd with
IIcircss. settles WIN Contest.

Seven unclcs and aunts Of irac" Nc
L%aughlin Stevens. who "lop,d with
George NJ. Stevens. her chauffeur, with
drew Yesterday their objections TO the
probate OF her will, In which she loft
$3.50. 600 to her husband. There has been
Il settlement. II was understood but the
terms of II could not l." learned.
Miss Mclaughlin, who inherited u
large fortune from her father, u police
Inspector, clpodc last December. Aftc'
a long search the couple appeared IN la.
vana. at which tim" Stevens was waiting
for the signing Of tho final papers of di-
vorcc from his first wife.
lie married Miss Mel .hughlir on April
10. while she lay nj her ~dcathhcd, aud
her will was drawn Immediately after
the She loft $1,000 to a,
aunt. Mrs. katherine ingl"s of I WEES
l29th street. The remainder was willie,
to her husband.
The sun., 1916-09-23
PAGE SEES WILSON
ON MAIL SEIZURES
President and Envoy Confer
on Attitude of I. :. Toward
Great Britain.

Lose RENNCtt. y. T.. Sept. ee.-Waltcr
". ragc. American Ambassador to Great
Britain. on his way here Tonight 10 con-
fer with President wilson ON British in
reference with American trade and
mails. was delayed for two hours ut
S'uth Anhoy, y. D.. 10y the wreck OF a
freight train.
Because If the delay Mr.. Page and the
President talked for only a short time to-
u,gdt. The President planned To outline
30 Ambassador Page IN detail the posi-
ton of III" United States Government
toward tho British policy of interfering
with American trad" and mails IN order
that Mr.. Page may discuss Nv" question
fails With tive British Foreign NOiice
Whcu IL" returns - London.
Mr.. Wilson desired to impress on the
Ambassador The necessity Of Informing
the British Government that continued
Interference with the rights of tn" United
states viii rot lie allowed.
The president has been studying tho
NEGOTIATIONS with great Britain recently
and has been In frequent correspondence
with Secretary Lansing since coming to
Long Branch. The general policy OF tho
Administrations was said here tonight
L" l.. to continue pressing as Vigorously
4 as possible for changes IN tho British
Governments practice Of interfering
with American commerce.
NJ. Wilson completed Tonight N o'i'-
line Of the speech ~" will deliver to-
morrow afternoon before - delegation "f
New Jersey business mcn AZ shadow
Lawn. naThIn- the ~uieninS OF his
porch CdWptiGu"