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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
Mitchell Postmaster Dead.

Mitchell.-Thomas j. Ball, postmas-
ter of Mitchell, dropped dead OF heart
failure in his Office while discussing
business matters. The deceased was
60 years old and had been a resident
Of Mitchell since its birth, having
helped to drive the first surveyors
stake on the townsite. He was born
in Ireland and came to America as
an immigrant lad Of Is years. For
over twenty years prior to his nomina-
ton as postmaster. the deceased was
a mail carrier. His greatest reputation,
however, was as d builder Of Mitchell,
having erected over 137 houses during
his residence.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
Man Found in Missouri

Bon Homme.-A man whose re-
mains were found in the Missouri
river near here could not be identified
and will take his place among the
missing men, whose fate cannot be
a~scertained by their relatives. The
body vas SO badly d~ecomposed by the
action of the water and the apparent
great length Of time it had been in
the water that it was impossible to
discover any identifying marks that
would lead to disclosing his identity.
The clothing also failed to reveal any
thing by which the identity Of the dead
mar could be traced. The body was
that of a man about five feet seven
inches tall. The remains were in
tered in a field near the point on the
river where the body was found.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
Use BOLOGNA for Cur.

Garretson.-Can a section of bolog-
ma sausage be classed as a deadly
weapon? This is a question which
two hoboes are asking, and Upon the
answer depends whether or not the
Minnehaha county officers will be
placed on the trail Of W holdup men
who, utilizing the bologna sausage as
a gun, held up the two tramps and
robbed them Of $40 in cash and their
pipes and smoking tobacco. One OF
the holdups showed the section OF bo-
logna sausage into the ribs OF II OF
the tramps, who in the darkness be-
lieved it to be a gun. After the two
tramps had been compelled to dis
gorge the holdup men disappeared,
dropping the bologna, when it was re-
veaied to the tramps what they had
been threatened with.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
Rescues Child from C~iste.n.

Nermillion.-John Anderson. of this
city, proved himself a hero when he
rescued the little daughter OF a neigh
Dor. Florence Gilbaugh, aged Is
months, from death by drowning in q
cistern. The cover of the cistern gave
way and precipitatea the little girl
into the water. Other children gave
the alarm, and Anderson raj TO tho
scene and plunged into the cistern in
time to save the child's life.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
AN UNUSUAL FIND
-T-
VITAL ORGANS OF YOUTH RE.
VERSE OF THE OROl.
NARY.
HAPPENINGS OF THE STATE
What IL Going On Here and There
That Is Of Interest to the Read
ers Throughout South "a.
kota and Vicinity.
Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Madison.-An incident that is very
rare was discovered in the body OF
Walter Holsapple of Howard, who was
operated on here and died. The boy
about is years of age, was in normal
health until afflicted with appendicitis
and it was found that his heart was
located on his right side, his liver on
the left side and the appendix on the
left side. All the vital organs Of his
body seemed to be naturally reversed
and had never caused any discomfort
or trouble. The surgeons in charge
said that they never expected to fine
a similar case in a l\,man being as
long as they would ever be in the
practice Of medicine.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
Episcopal Convocation.

Lower Brule Indian Agency.-Ar-
engagements have been completed for
the annual ~convocation of the Niobra-
ra ~(Episcopal) deanery, which will
convene at this agency on August Is
and continue until the evening OF Aug
ust %. Delegates will be present from
all parts of the deanery, which in
cludes the greater part Of that por-
ton OF South Dakota lying west Of the
Missouri river. Leading church men
Of the state and northwest will be
present,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18

The South Dakota State Railway
commission denied the application OF
the express companies operating in
the state tt increase their interstate
rates between certain points.
DR.. Eva Harding Of Topeka, a SUI
fragist leader, won the democratic
nomination for congressman in the
First district over the Rev. Fl. j. Cor
wine in the recent Kansas statewide
primary.
J. Frank Hanly and Ira Landrith
we're officially notified of their nomi.
nation. respectively, for president and
vice-president by the prohibition par
ty at Indianapolis.
An increase OF more than $18.000,-
600 in the gross earnings of the Union
Pacific railroad for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1916, over the same
period ending in 1915 is reported in 3
financial statement just issued.
George Cosson, attorney general
Of Iowa, believes that operations OF a
gang Of alleged %swindlers at Daven-
port have been general throughout
Iowa. According to Mr.. Cosson, the
gang has cleaned up approximately
100000 in the last few weeks.
Twelve men are known to be dead
and all mines are closed down, fol-
lowing an explosion in Mine No. 3
at Michel, B. c., Canada. Lightning
struck signal wires and carrying the
current down to the mines, ignited
dust or gas starting the explosion.
Frank Kunce OF Loveland, Colo, was
crowned motorcycle champion Of Col
orado and won a prize Of $500 through
his prowess in negotiating the Pixies
Peak auto race course, a distance OF
twelve and one-half miles, with an as
cent OF approximately 5000 feet, In p
minutes, 3 seconds.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
For Care Of Insane.

Madison.-The authorities of this
(Lake) county are about to institute
a test case to determine whether or
not the county cannot be reimbursed
out Of the property Of residents of
Lake county who are in the state hos
pital for the insane at Yankton for
their care at the asylum.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
WASHINGTON.

The republican members Of the SEN
ate voted to reject the legislative pro-
gram proposed by the democratic
to adjourn before September 1. They
favor action on the immigration bill
at this session.
President Wilson has Just signed
the recent act of congress creating
in California. Included within its
area are Lassen peak, the only active
volcano in the United States, and
Cinder Cone. which also showed vol
canic activity at one time.
The crisis in the news print paper
situation, which already has cut down
newspaper profits enormously, will not
be reached before late October, when
contracts come up for renewal, accord
ing to reports receNed from many
sources by the federal trade commits
sion.
Adverse conditions, due to weather,
plant disease and insects, damaged
the country's principal crops during
July and resulted In a loss OF 1885,
0O0, 900 bushels in prospective wheat
production, $1,000, 900 in corn and 49,
0OO, 900 bushels less of oats than pre-
dicted by the Department Of Agricul-
ture at the beginning Of July.
The senate passed the bill to pre-
vent interstate commerce in products
of child labor. The vote was So to
II. The measure had already passed
the house. The bill would prohibit in
terstate commerce In product of any
mine or quarry In which children un-
der sixteen years of age have been
employed, or in the product of any
mill. factory, etc., in which children
under fourteen years Of age have
worked.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
Victim of Blood POISONING.

Parker.-This community is in sym
pathetic mourning with Mrs. Ford
Hackett in the loss OF her 3-year-old
hoy, Who died in a Sioux City hospital
from blood poisoning. Mrs. Hackett's
husband is Captain Ford Hackett of
Company d. S. d. N. G., and his being
on the border at this time makes the
tragedy doubly hard on Mrs. Hackett.
This is the second child they have lost
within two years.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18

A novelty in the way of a whistling
artesian well has been struck on the
Loben farm, some miles from Web
ster. The well is 1872 feet deep. The
drillers struck q vein of water, but
decided to go deeper and form a
"tank." A vein Of coal about a foot
thick was then struck.
+. NJ. Mills, president OF the Sioux
Falls Traction system, had . pleasant
meeting recently with q friend. ]. d.
Ainsworth. publisher Of the Winifred
dispatch. whom he had not seen for
~ years.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
Bio Price for Land.

Wakonda.-A deal was closed here
by the Bank of Wakonda whereby
William Collins purchased the 100
acre farm Of j. A. Withers, three miles
south OF town, for the fancy price of
$3.50 per acre, or $24. 900 for the quarter
section. The land has fair improve.
ments, but is not considered one OF
the topnotch farms of the community.
The price is the highest ever paid for
a quarter section OF Clay county land.
Another owner OF an SO-acre farm.
east of town, refused 5000 per acre fol
his place.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
Killed by Mower.

Pierre.-E. C. Townsend, a young
mar whose home is supposed to have
been Detroit, Mich, was killed when
his clothing caught in the gear Of a
mower at the Bradshaw ranch north
Of this city. His hand was crushed
and one arm badly mangled. No one
witnessed the accident.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
WAR NEWS.

Two hundred German soldiers were
killed or injured in the recent allied
air raid on Metz, capital Of Lorraine,
according to reports. The station and
barracks were seriously damaged.
The Italian army has captured the
city of Gorilla, door to Trieste, Aus
trials naval stronghold on the Adri-
ATTIC, together with much wal booty
and 10000 prisoners, according to re-
ports.
An official dispatch from Berlin,
says that between July 81 and Angus;
5 one German submarine sank in the
North Sea, thirteen British steam
trawlers and one British government
coal steamer.
Great Britain has reached an agree
ment with Germany for the exchange
Of all prisoners over As years OF age,
regardless Of numbers. Lord Rober,
Cecil announced in the British house
Of commons.
Another contingent OF Russian
troops has been landed at Brest,
France. The first Russian troops to
land in France arrived at Marseilles
on April 20, having sailed half way
around the world from vladivostok.
The giant Zeppelin transcontinental
air liners promised by Germany to
help her merchant submarines defeat
the purposes Of the British blockade
are nearing completion lei Lake
Constance. according to informs ton
received IN this country.
Though the feeling exists IL some
quarters that peace may come before
Christmas with the defeat Of the
Anglo-French offensive. Germany Is
msking every preparation n the way
~ ni1p6oe for ansthsF wjstsr a.
1~#&I3a#SN9#N k@x# Z. AZ. 4 - eSx. : ~
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
Small Grain Yields Good.

Redfeld.-The small grain on the
state farm here was threshed with
the following showing as to yield OF
oats and barley: Eighty acres of oats
averaged a little better than 40 bush
els. Eighty acres Of barley averaged
a little better than "a bushels. Tho
corr looks fine and is sure to be a fine
crop. A good rain at this time would
De OF much help for pastures and corn
also.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
news BRIEFLY TOLD
INTELLIGENCE HERE GATHERED
COVERS WIDE AREA.
sRElTER OR LESSER IMPORT
eneludes What 70 Going On at Wash
1nnton and In Other Sections Ct
The Country.
MEXICAN TROUBLE.

At Topolobampo, Mexico, natives
have turned to the sea waters to KEEP
themselves from starving and are hv.
ing mainly on fish. 1t is virtually I'm.
possible to buy meat.
An epidemic OF dysentery has
broken out in the national a
camps at Douglas, Ariz., being partic'
ularly severe in the camp OF the Sec
Ond Montana infantry. More than
200 cases are said to exist in the reg
iment
General Carl Malcotte, who arrived
In Mexico City q few days g Tor q
conference with Minister Of Wal ID
Z to plan concentration OF forces
for Villas capture, declared he Is oe.
termined to make q quick Job n 70
take the bandit general at all cost
A the American-Mexican peace
conference draws near General Perish
ing Is drawing his troops closer ana
closer to the border. 1t is learned.
that on last reports received ten days
ago. Pershing was less than thirty
miles from the international line.
Soldier boys along the border wno
persist in sending home false or ex'
aggerated reports Of camp conditions
will be subject to court-martial and
heavy penalty. according to a recent
order from General Parker, In com.
mand Of the Brownsville district.
Investigation OF shooting reported
by American outposts stationed along
the border on the outskirts OF II
Paso disclosed that two privates OF
Company X, Eighth Massachusetts IN
fantry, had fred upon a cactus plant.
The guardsmen ~contended, however,
that they had fired upon smuggiers.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
Hurt by Pop Bottle.

Sioux Falls.-J. G. Cook, a well
known Pennington county man, was
shot by a pop bottle. and az a result
had n of his thumbs torn off. He
was placing a number Of bottles OF pop
on the shelves in his place OF business
when one of the bottles exploded in
his hand, with the result stated. The
thumb was torn completely Off close to
the hand.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
Building Bio GARAGE.

Bruce.-A local automobile dealer is
erecting what will be the largest gar
age in Brookings county. 1t will be
IS by 100 feet in SIZE. In addition to
the garage, a number Of other new
buildings are in course of construction
in Bruce, and the farmers OF the sur
rounding territory also are making ex-
tensiye building improvements.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
INDIAN SEEKS COURT
FRANK GOOD LANCE, AFTER
SERVING 80 DAYS, FILES JUST
LIKE WHITE MAN.
GOSSIP OF THE STATE HOUSE
A Review 9: the Work Of the State
Government at the Capitol and
at the Various State
Institutions.

Ilerr0.-
The contention that the state legis-
lature of South Dakota had no author
ity to attach any part OF the Pine
Ridge Indian reservation to any or
ganized county of the state for publ
cial purposes has Just been upheld in
an important test case by Judge Nc
Gee, OF the state circuit court for the
Fall River-Pernington county circuit.
This decision was rendered in a
case of an unusual character arising
on the Pine Ridge reservation. Re
Gently Frank Good Lance, a Pine
Ridge agency Sioux, was arrested by
the chief of the Indian police on the
charge of wife beating, and when TAX.
en- before Judge Thunder Bear of the
Indian court, was found guilty and
sentenced to serve 80 days in the
agency Jail. Good Lance served the
term. and upon his release instituted
in the state circuit court Of Fall River
county a damage suit against the chief
OF the Indian police, the judge Of the
Indian court and the United States
Indian agent in charge Of the reserva-
ton, by which he sought 10 recover
$4,000 for unlawful arrest and impris.
onment. This was the first damage
suit Of the kind ever instituted by an
Indian in the United States.
The federal government, through
United States Attorney Robert P
Stewart, demurred to the complaint OF
Good Lance, the contention Of the
United States attorney being hat the
action could not lawfully be instituted
in the state circuit court, and that the
state legislature had no authority tc
attach the Pine Ridge reservation te
Fall River or any other organized
county for judicial purposes.
Judge MCGEE, after a hearing in the
case, sustained the contention of the
federal attorney, thus leaving Coco
Lance without any standing in court
SO far as his damage suit was con
cerned.
There are rumors that an appea'
will be taken from the decision o.
Judge MCGEE. but as to this nothing
definite has yet been announced.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
Small Grain Yields.

Winner.-The story that the small
grain crop Of South Dakota was a fail
ure is not true. Paul Iver's wheat
went 51h bushels. Frank Weaver's 25
bushels, James Murphy's SO bushels,
r. III. Molitor's Sc bushels and tested
62 pounds per bushel. DR.. Iver's wheat
went AZ bushels per acre. Winter
wheat and oats and barley are very
good. Corn is doing well.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
An Old Resident Dead.

Deadwood.-After a long illness, fol-
lowing paralysis, James w. Fowler,
one OF the best known attorneys in
western South Dakota, died It his
home here. aged II. In 1879 he came
to Rapid City from Sidney, Neb., and
later moved to Deadwood. He was a
member of the first territorial conven-
legislature.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
Methodists Are Immersed.

Observation-Disclosures ~patronized
Wonderland lake for a total immersion
baptism. Four adults were baptized
in this n The Negro Baptists
used the Missouri river. The park was
in full swing With boats and bathing
when the religious party arrived for
their ceremony, which was watched
with interest.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
Train Wrecked Near Sherman.

Sherman.-The st. Paul train over
the Great Northern met with an acct
dent about midway between Sherman
and Jasper. The front trucks under
the tender jumped the track and in
this position the train was hauled 80
or 40 rods before it came to a stop.
No one was injured, although the two
coaches were we'll filled.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
Midsummer Baseball.

Irene.-Although somewhat late in
the season, local baseball fans have
recently organized a baseball associa.
tion and placed a team in the field.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
GENERAL.

Because of the increased cost OF
paper the Milwaukee Free Press ad-
yanced its price from ! to 2 cents q
copy for street sales.
Fourteen veteran letter men will re-
turn to the University Of Nebraska at
Lincoln this fall as the neucleus for
one Of the most promising football
elevens the Huskers ever had.
S~ixty-six persons are known to have
lost their lives in the flood which
swept three West Virginia mountain
streams late last week. rendering
10000 persons homeless, and causing
. property loss Of $1,000. 900.
Nearly . million acres Of grain
were completely wiped out BY hail.
and grain on several million more
acres was severely damaged In a ter
ri0c storm which swept across north
ern North Dakota and northwestern
Minnesota.
President Ball Of the st. Louis
Americans league baseball club offer.
ca . bonus Of $1,000 to the team il
it should 90 to nrst place for q day.
He also offered . suit Of clothes to
every man on the team If they went
Into nrst division for three days.
Damage estimated at 100000 was
the result Of an electrical storm near
Sioux City. Houses were unroofed,
plate windows were beaten In upon
crowds In stores and street torrents
carried away o than q score Of
automobiles.
FIVE automobile bandits held NJ
tpay clerks entering the plant Of the
Harroughs Adding Machine company
af Detroit, Mich. and after shooting
80 Of the clerks escaped with bags
- % have contained between
$4,000 and $4,000.
Nit 10 cancel ninety-eight patens
cG15ering approximately $4,000 acres
scentral Wyoming and dam.
totaling $s4.e07.85 was hled In
United States district court for
q 1c1nins IT Cheyenne BY the govern
repors ISSUED b the new YNl
th dspartment shows that o. -
%#aN#H N1 ZM-A0 a A-E& -
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
Funds in State Treasury.

The report OF the condition OF the
state treasury at the close of July
showed $514,058 in all funds. The gen.
eral fund carried $170,397; the game
fund. $44,624; the twine fund, s1O4,-
297, and the county supervision agri-
cultural fund, $12,15O.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
Express Rate Rulinu.

The state railway commission has
received a notice from the interstate
commerce commission that it has con-
tinued the date Of the order in re-
gard to express rates to the towns OF
Mitchell, Yankton, Sioux Falls, Wa
tertown and Aberdeen from August Is
to September Is as the date for It's GO
ing into effect.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
incorporation Articles.

The Grand Jungle of the Ancient Or
der Of Tame Apes, which acknowledges
no superior organization, but proposes
to boss its W UNCLE, according to
the articles flied, have Incorporated,
with headquarters at WATERFOWL. They
have no capital stock, and the indi-
vidual members deny any responsible
ty for any Indebtedness of the organ
ization. The incorporators are F.. B.
Valient of New York, r. E. Plank, ].
r. Schulner, c. w. Schultz Of Water
town.
Articles have been filed for the Pc
terson Quarry Company, at Rapid City,
capital SO, 600. Incorporators, Thorn
as Sweeney, Ole Peterson, Albert S.
HALEY, and others.
For the Valley Crusher Company, to
deal in crushed rock at Huron, capital
$40, 600. ~Incorporators, Richard w.
Clarke, Frank Jaehn, Delbert X. Scru-
by.
For the Grant County Live Stock
Breeders association, at Milbank. CAPT
tai $4,000. ~Incorporators, w. H. Gay
nor, John BEEN. John Carr.
For the Farmers Grocery Company
of Murdo. capital $4,000. Incorpora-
tors. ]. j. Rodgers, S. F. Clay, Joe Ma
lone.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-18
July Hottest Since 1901.

The weather bureau report shows
that July was the warmest since 1901.
The average for the month Just past
was 80, and for July. 1901. it was 80.
The average this ear was five degrees
above normal for the month at this
place. The precipitation for the
month was ESQ inches, which was just
a shade under the normal at 2.55
inches.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-08
Rucker About Done
As Major Lacquer

NEW YORK. May S-Farewell, George
Rucker. one time Napoleon OF the SUI
perbasl 1t IL with deep regret that this
line Ia written, but the evidence points
to the big left handler having reached the
end OF his major league career. and
that means his days as a professional
ball player are over. for Nap will not
60 back to the bushes. The Alpharetta
farmer Ii pretty we'll fixed down In
Georgia.
That Rucker has run his big league
race was indicated last night when
Charley Ebbets announced that he had
placed the pitcher on the disability list.
That action was. no doubt, prompted by
Fuckers poor showing against the
Giants last Monday, when he was ham,
mered out of the box. Youth must be
served, and, while Rucker becomes the
lone Brooklyn ineligible. Buster Mails
will rejoin the actives. Mails will
again be q member OF Wilbert Rob-
inson's official family tomorrow.
Fuckers contract with the Brooklyn
club expires with this season. and. with
his cunning and power as pitcher
gone and two such admirable coachers
OF huriers as Robinson and Jack Coombs
on the club, there Is small chance OF
Nap being retained. In fact, II Is ex-
tremely doubtful II Rucker would con-
sent to stay.