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The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-08
LAND TRADED FOR SMILE

Arthur Hawes, homesteader near
Balnville, is bemoaning the loss of his
homestead through the smiles and
wles of a siren whose promises were
SO alluring that he could not resist.
But Halves is now wiser, though
poorer and is seeking balm for his in
Jured heart and f1attened purse
through the courts.
man named Miller is now being
held by the Sheridan county authori-
ties charged with obtaining property
under false pretenses, and the woman
in the case, who is supposed to have
caused the downfall of Hawes, is also
under arrest. She left Bainville and
came to Glasgow, but Sheriff Duggan
followed her here and took her back
to Plentywood to await trial.
Hawes claims that Miller obtained
a REIMBURSEMENT to his homestead
through misrepresentation, and that
none of the promises were fulfilled
and in his complaint he AYERS that the
wiles of a fair one was a most impor-
tant factor in his signing the docu-
ments that may lose him his home
stead
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-08

-
eral living space, used also as an eat
ing, cooking and sleeping apartment.
There was but one bed, and Betty
had to sleep in it with her mother,
who was too weak to sit up. An open
cuspidor sat where it would be con-
veniently near the bed, which placed it
by the stove, where their food was
cooked. The mother who was suffer-
ing in an advanced stage of tuber-
culosis, did not like cold air, and her
querulous demands caused Betty 10
keep the door and windows closed.
"'Well,' said cheerful Betty, with a
laugh, that isn't so bad as not hav-
ing any windows or doors to close, is
it? Things might be worse
Infinitely worse said l. you
might even take notion to stuff the
windows and doors with rags to cut
out what oxygen comes in through the
cracks
"Red Cross Christmas Seals, with
their CHEEKY message of hope, gave
Betty a chance to get we'll after her
mother died. Is is worth while to
save the Bettys? Buy your share
today"
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-08
WHAT TO DO FOR A COLD

Under the heading of "Things to
Do" for cold bulletin of the Life
Extension institute of New York city
condenses into table these valuable
hints on emergency treatment:
On first sign of cold, hot foot
bath, lasting half an hour, and drink
of hot lemonade-or, better still, hot
linseed tea (one-half ounce of whole
flaxseed to pint of boiling water, fla
vored with lemon peel or licorice root)
will often break its force.
A brisk purge is also advisable.
Neck and chest and nostrils may be
rubbed with camphorated oil.
If the throat is sore, a gargle or
spray of peroxide Of hydrogen, one
part to three parts of water, may be
frequently used.
Also, cold congresses to the neck,
or gauze pads saturated with equal
parts Of alcohol and water.
If there is severe headache, face
ache, earache, pain in the chest, sore
throat, or high fever, there should be
no delay in calling a physician
Worlds Work.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-08
PREPAREDNESS AFTER


Since the war began every other
man in the business world has turned
prophet, the great majority dividing
themselves rigidly into two classes
One class has nothing but the direst
forebodiEgs as to what is going to
happen to our foreign trade after
peace is declared and the other has
nothing but rosy visions of future
prosperity which, to quote an Eng
lish financier recently in this country
"will make the present prosperous
era seem like dull times preceding
the war" Each view has many ad-
herents and like most human views
are largely colored by the individuals
own psychology. Each business mar
believes this or that may happen when
peace is declared, but the best is onl :
a guess.
The great possibility is that events
after the war is over will take trend
in various directions and different
from what any man may imagine to.
day, just as during this war tht
course Of events have been frequently
out of any mans reckoning.
Preparedness seems to be today thu
watchword for Americans and no
where it is wiser force than in the
business world. The business ma,
who hopes for the best, while wisel,
outstanding his resources in order t
prepare for the worst, is probably tn,
nan who will be able to take the mos
advantage of any prosperity whicl
may result and be the least hurt b,
any financial setback which may oc
cur when the world is once more a
peace.-New York Commercial.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-08
SHOWS HOW PRICES OF FOODS
HAVE RISEN
Partial List Proves That Living Elk.
penses Have Increased

Partial List Proves That Living Ex
penses Have Increased
Public Health Bulletin No. 76, is.
sued by the United States Treasury
| Department, on page 20, says:
Between 1900 and 1918, the aver.
age increase in the retail prices Of
foods was about 60 per cent. During
the same period wage rates increased
less than 80 per cent.
That the governments figures are
very conservative is proven by the
comparison Of prices on list of food
articles compiled and published by
The New England Socialist:
Apples were $1.25 barrel whole.
sale in 1904, a decade before the war
and are now SO.
Beef was $4.75 per hundred cwt
wholesale in 1904, and now is 81.
Beans were $3.50 a bushel whole.
sale in 1904, and are now $6.25.
Bacon was 7 cents pound whole
sale in 1904, and is now 14.7.
Butter was 1872 cents a pound
wholesale in 1904, and is now 81
cents.
Cheese was cents pound whole
sale in 1904, and is now IS cents.
Coffee was cents a pound whole
sale in 1904, and is now 91a cents.
Cocoa was II cents pound whole
sale in 1904, and is now Is cents.
Goldfish was $6 quintal wholesale
in 1904, and is now SO.
Eggs were 18 cents a dozen whole
sale in 1904, and are today 40 cents.
Flour was 21s cents a pound on an
average wholesale in 1904, and is now
312 cents.
Lard was 81a cents pound whole
sale in 1904, and is now IA cents.
Lemons were $3.50 a box of 300
wholesale in 1904, are now $7.75.
Mackerel was SIT a barrel whole
sale in 1904, now is $23.
Molasses was II cents gallon and
is now 25 cents.
Milk was generally cents a quart
in cities and an equivalent grade is
now 10 cents.
Mutton was 712 cents a pound and
! is now II cents or better.
| Olive oil was so cents gallon
where it is now 90 cents.
Onions were $3.50 bag wholesale
in 1904, 1925 now.
Peas were but $1.25 a bushel, now
they are $6.
Salt pork was $13 barrel, now i,
is $28.
Beef was TX cents pound whole
sale in 1904, now it is IL and 143.
Rice was 4 cents a pound, where
it is now cents.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-08
is this, Tony?" "Oh, him Spitz."
"Did it come from the West, Tony?"
"Oh, yes-him come from Spitzburg.'

A school mistress asked her class
to define the word bachelor" and was
very much amused when little girl
answered, "A bachelor is a very hap
py man."
Where did you learn that ?" asked
the mistress.
Father told me-" the little girl re-
plied.-Tit-B Bits.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-08
BETTY'S LIFE SAVED BY USE OF
RED CROSS SEALS
She Was Taught How to Care For
Herself After Her Mother Had

one was Taught How to Care For
Herself After Her Mother Had
Died
"She was real pretty, and so full of
fun that the dimples were always
showing in her round, red cheeks"
The visiting nurse of the Anti-Tuber-
culosis society was talking. "Her
eyes were big and brown and nut-col-
ored hair curled naturally in little
ringlets over her forehead and ears.
She was just eighteen when we first
met her and so neat and attractive
that one would think she belonged to
the well-to-do class of working people,
but when we followed her to her home
one day we confronted startling facts
"The red in her cheeks was thu
flush of unnatural inward fever, the
high spirits were a pitiful antidote tc
pitiless conditions, and the big brown
eyes saw only squalor when they were
not fixed upon typewriting machin,
or closed persistently to any view but
an imaginary bright one.
THE room We entered was q gen
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-08

Even the Italian fruit-dealer is
learning the ways Of the "tell-'em-
anything" type of advertiser. If
you don't believe it, here is the latest
application: "What kind of an apple
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-08

! With latch-key, cigarette, a
safety razor, riding breeches, hip
pockets and possibly vote, it will be
lawfully hard for the girl of 1917 to
eact like a startled dove when some
fman offers to "cherish and protect"
her for life, says Luke McLuke.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-08

"Some un sick at yo' house, Mis-
Carter?" inquired Lila. "Ah seed de
doctah's kyar eroun dar yestiddy."
ut was my brother, Lila"
"Sho! What's he done got de mat
ter of'm?"
"Nobody seems to know what the
disease is. He can eat and sleep as
well as ever, he stays out all day
long on the veranda in the sun, and
seems as we'll as any one; but he
can't do any work at ALL"
"Law, Mis- Carter, dat amt nc
disease what your brothe' got! OATS
a gif'!"-Everybodys.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-08
HOT SCOTCH

During a football match in Belfast
between Irish and Scottish teams, an
enthusiastic supporter of the home
team kept crying out:
"Sit on EN-, 1reland!"
There was an old Scotchman in the
crowd who stood this for long time
but at length, unable to endure it any
longer, bawled out:
aye can sit on a leek, mon, ano
mebbe on a rose; but l tell you, mon
ye Gamma sit on thistle"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-16
MCCORMICK SLATED
FOR BERLIN POST

Washington, March 16.-Cyrus II.
Mccormick, president of the Interna-
tional Harvester company, soon may
be invited to accept diplomatic as
signment from the administration. Of
fieials who are in intimate touch with
the White House and the state depart
ment intimated Mr.. Mccormick will
be asked to go to Berlin as successor
to Ambassador James W. Gerard, who
is on leave Of absence.
The belief is general that neither
Mr.. Gerard nor Mr.. Morgenthau, am
bassador to Turkey, will return to Eu
rope There were intimations that
r. T. Crane of Chicago, private secre
tary to Secretary of State Lansing
may be sent to Turkey as successor
to Morgenthau.
There has long been an impression
here that Mr. Crane was made private
secretary to Mr. Lansing merely Il
qualify him for some higher post tC
which his father, one OF Presiden
Wilson's chief financial hackers, de
sired to have him sent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-16
SAYS TASK Is ENORMOUS
British Official Comments on Raising
Large Army.

London, March 1G.-In introducing
the army estimates in the house of
commons Harold j Tennant, parlia-
mentary under secretary OF the war
Office, explaining that it is not in the
public interest to diyulge figures, de-
voted his speech largely to review
of the enormous work involved in
creating the army and what the gov.
ernment is doing with respect to the
conficting claims in the industrial
and military fields.
: He mentioned that the purchase of
horses in Canada and the United
StatessWill cease, as Great Britain is
able to provide for the wastage in
horses, but mules still will be required
from abroad The average annual
mortality in horses has been well un-
der 10 per cent and the loss in tran
sit less than | per cent
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-16
WOMAN FOUND NOT GUILTY
Her Escort Also Acquitted on Murder
Charge.

GIendive, Mont, March 16.-Mrs.
Georgiana Steele, former st. Paul
woman, and Roy Johnson, the young
son of a farmer, were acquitted by a
Jury here of the murder of the wom-
ans husband last December Mrs.
Steele cried for joy when the verdict
OF mot guilty" was read.
Mrs Steele left her husband, she
testified, because of cruel treatment
and failure to support and took EN-
ployment with the Johnsons. Coming
to Glendive with young Johnson to
arrange for placing her children in a
state home she met her husband, who
jumped for her rig and turned John
sons horses around, at the same time
according to the evidence, threatening
to kill them
Young Johnson then drew revolver
and shot Steele three times.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-16
FEEBLE MINDED RECOVERING
Wisconsin Sterilization Law Is De.
ciared a Success.

Madison, Wis, March 16.-Remark-
able success has been had with the
sterilization law in Wisconsin, in the
opinion of Dr. p. FL. Lindley of Chip
pewa Falls and former Governor j. O.
Davidson, members of the state board
of control. A second series of opera
tions have been performed on male
patients at the home for the feeble
minded at Chippewa Falls, with the
result that all have recovered No
operations are performed without the
consent of the relatives and guard
ians. The board announced that the
consent of large number of parents
had been received and another series
of operations would probably be per
formed within the next two months
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-16
UNITED MEXICO is SEEN
Former Villa Secretary Believes All
Factions viii Oppose U. s.

New Orleans, March 16.-Diaz Lom-
bardo, former secretary for foreign af-
fairs under Francisco Villa and am
bassador to Paris during the Madero
regime, said here that every Mexican
would oppose the entrance of Ameri-
can troops into Mexico and added that
Carranza would be forced to oppose
the United States He added that the
entrance troops into Mexico would
mean Intervention, for the Mexicans
of the Huerta, Madero, Carranza, Villa
end other factions would unite to op-
pose the United States.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-16
READY FOR THE INVASION
American Troops at Border in March
ing Equipment

FL Paso, Tex, March 16.-United
States troops, with camps broken,
were under marching equipment along
the Mexican border west of here at
daylight in at least two positions.
Military censors prohibited transmits
sion of any information of actual
movements throughout the first half of
the day The troops in readiness were
at Columbus and lIachita, N. M.
Despite the censorship news of inn
portant military preparations all night
passed through the New Mexico bor'
der through travellers going in all di
rections. BY morning would-be spec
tators of the movement were hurry
ing to the international boundary and
giving ciroumstantial statements about
the hour when the columns might
move
Late in the forenoon, however, the
usual routine messages began arriv
ing here by wire from Columbus ant
they cast considerable doubt on re
ports that advance guards were II
Mexico.
Up to a late hour in the forenoon
nothing had come from the Mexican
i side of the border to indicate unusua
excitement there or any Mexican trool
movements.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-16
FEW CHANGES ARE MADE
Local Option Elections in Many Min
nesota Towns.

ST. Paul, march, 6.-Returns from
local option elections in thirty-fve
Minnesota villages and towns show a
change Of three villages from the wet
to dry column, while one city slipped
from prohibition and voted for sa
looms.
Owatonna, which went dry two
years ago, changed front and voted
wet by a narrow margin of "a. The
villages which went dry are Foley, by
13 votes; Eyota, by Ia votes, and Kim
ball. by Is votes.
Plainview, wet village, was frs
reported 10 have gone dry by one
vote. Later it was announced the
election was q tie
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-16
CARRANzA EAGER
TO CAPTURE VILLA

San Antonio, Tex, March 16.-While
regiments of United States cavalry,
heavily supported by infantry, await
ed General Pershing's order TO ad-
vance, General Carranzas troops, ac-
cording to information received here,
worked desperately to effect the cap.
ture of villa to forestall an entrance
into Mexico by American forces.
From official and unofficial sources
General Funston received reports of
increased activities of the de facto
government troops, but there was no
disposition at his headquarters to re-
gard the activities as anything more
than evidence of Carranza' determi-
nation to cooperate with the United
States government in eliminating
Villa.
The general orders issued for the
suppression of all news that might in
terfere with the success of the con.
templated expedition into Mexico have
served to keep the public in ignorance
of the exact number of troops that
will be sent in under General Per
shing, but it is generally known the
force will be not less than 5000 and
the greater part of the available
troops in the United States will be
within reach if it should become nee
essary to use them.
Troop trains continue to carry cav
airy and infantry to the district alonl
the boundary line between Mexico
and New Mexico, but the concentra
tion of men and supplies virtually il
! completed
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-16
INCREASES REGULAR ARMY
House Authorizes President to Add
10000 Men.

Washington. March IA joint
resolution authorizing the president to
bring the regular army up to full
strength by adding 19,447 men to ex-
isting organizations, was passed in
the house without objection or de-
bate and with only one dissenting
vote.
Representative Hay, chairman OF
The military committee, had asked for
immediate consideration of the reso-
luton, saying the step was necessary
on account of demands OF citizens
along the border for additional protec
tion during the march of the punitive
expedition into Mexico.
There was no objection and the res
Olution was passed IN I've minutes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-16
WOOL 35 CENTS A POUND
Montana Sheepman Gets Fancy Price
for 1915 Clip.

Great Falls, Mont, March 16.-Thir-
ty-fve cents a pound, delivered at Bos.
ton, or approximately 20 cents net,
is the figure +. II. Buckley Of Sweet
Grass. one of the best known sheep
men in Montana, gets for his 1915
clip Of wool The wool has been in
rtorage at Chicago. This is cents
a pound more, net, than Buckley had
ever received for wool before and is
2 cents a pound more than he was Of
fered at any time In 1915.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-16
CUMMINS LEADS
BY four TO ONE
Easy Winner in Minnesota
Presidential Primary.
RUNS BEHIND DELEGATES

Iowa Candidate for Nations Chief Ex-
ecutive Secures Only Half as Many
Votes as His Candidates for Dele
gates at Large.
ST. Paul. March 16-Senator A. B.
Cummins of Iowa carried the Repub'
lican presidential primaries in Min
nesota by an overwhelming majority.
On the face of returns thus far receiv'
ed his vote throughout the state is
approximately four times that of Hen
ry d. Estahrook.
William Grant Webster does not fig.
ure to any appreciable extent in the
returns.
1t is doubtful, however, If Senator
Cummins has anywhere near the mum
ber of votes polled by the leading can
didates for delegate at large on his
ticket In Ramsey county, for in
stance. Cummins polled only about
one-third of the votes received by A
O. Eberhart for delegate at large anC
much less than one-half received by
f. C. Stevens and S. r. Van SAINT.
On the Democratic side the pros
pccts are fair for a divided delegation
Daniel w Lawler of the Lynch faction
leads all the other candidates, will
Nelson, Weiss and Just trailing clos'
behind, but King of the anti-Lyncl
faction is running a neck and necl
race with Just, Nelson and Weiss AM
he may nose out, giving the anti
Lynch people one of the delegates a
large
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-16
Situation Critical With News of Mas
sacre of Five Ranchers.

Columbus, N. NJ, March 16.-Safety
of the 500 Mormon men, women
and children at Casas Grandes is
critical Five ranchers were massa.
cred at Corrolitos. twenty miles nortl
OF there, and the ranch house burned
according to q message received by
II. Z. Hougston, manager OF the ranch
The ranchers were unarmed, as are
the Mormons.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-16
Aued Couple Found Slain.

Toledo, O., March 16.-The mutilat-
ed bodies Of Wilson Andre, sixty-tive
years old, and his wife sixty years
old, were found in their farm home
hear Pioneer by a daughter who went
to call on her parents. They had been
killed with a shotgun. County au-
thorities are investigating the theory
the aged persons were murdered for
their money
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-16

Washington, March 10 Wages Of
farm laborers increased slightly in the
leading grain states, and remained
stationary or declined slightly in the
cotton states according to figures by
the department of agriculture. The
changes are attributed to higher grain
prices and lower cotton prices.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-16
British Representative Takes
Charge of Office.
TROOPS READY TO MOVE
According to Unofficial Reports From
Border American Forces Are Fully
Prepared to Start Immediately In
Pursuit Of Villa asd His Followers.

Torreon. Mex, March 16.-The
American consul, A. l.. Williams, on
the advice of his government to use
his own judgment in the matter, has
turned over the American consulate
at Torreon to the British vice consul.
Meantime a party of more than for
ty Americans are gathered here wait
ing to leave on train which has been
held up for a day by wreck on the
Monterey road.
Carranza officials maintain that
Americans are safe.
1--WE are gentlemen. and Americans
have no need to fear as we will es
cort them over the border and give
them avery protection no matter Wha1
happens" said General Francisco Con
zales.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-16
ST. PAUL PRIMARY CONTEST
TWO Republicans Chosen to Make Race
for Mayor.

St Paul, March 16.-The Democrat
ic organization in st. Paul received
one of the worst beatings in its his
tory at the city primary election.
" r.. Irwin and w. c. Handy, city
comptroller, both Republicans, We're
nominated to make the race for mayor.
Mayor Powers was badly defeated
by Mr. Irwin, the latter leading the
mayor by 4,400 votes. Mr.. Handy led
the mayor by 679 votes
The nominees for councilmen are
S. A. Farnsworth, O. Il. Keller, John
Caulfield, NJ. N. Goss, Henry McColl,
ID. J. Sullivan, N T. Mears, Louis II,
Peters, John ID. Hyland, William A.
Gerber Albert Wunderlich, w. f.
Witherspoon.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-16
Berlin Denies Hating Divers.

London, March 16.-According to an
official statement in Berlin all rumors
regarding the cancellation or the
postponement Of an intensified cam
paign against armed merchantmen,
as announced in the German memoran-
dunn to neutrals last month, are un-
true. There has been no postpone
ment and abandonment of the cam
paign never was considered
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-16
FARMERS MAY BUILD LINE
Rural Section in South Dakota
Wishes Railroad.

Pierre. s. d., March 16.-Farmers of
Central Perkins county are discussing
the possibilities OF railway into that
section, to be buift by themselves.
They assert that the reduction in mar.
Reting expenses, where they must haul
their products from fifty to seventy.
five miles, would repay them for the
construction expense.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-16
FLOOD DANGER Is PASSED
South Dakota Rivers Subsiding and
Rail Traffic Is Resumed.

Yankton, S. d., March 16.-Danger
Of further damage by flood and ice
gorges has passed. The rivers are
subsiding and railroad traffic is being
rapidly restored to its normal condi
tion.
Farmers and ranchers who were
forced to leave their homes in the low
live stock and large quantities of hay
were destroyed by the flood and many
bridges washed out by ice gorces.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-16

Washington, March 16.-State de-
partment officials are puzzled by the
departure of Consul Williams from
Torreon They have given him no in
atructions to leave and have no re-
ports of any disorders in that region.
Still they realize that the consul may
have sone good reason for leaving.
They are reluctant to believe that the
consulate is in danger.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-16
Austria Recalls Envoy.

London, March 16.-A dispatch from
Geneva says Austria has recalled her
minister at Lisbon and has handed
passports to the Portuguese minister
at Vienna