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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-02
COMPETENCY BODY
MEMBERS OF COMMISSION TO
PASS ON QUALIFICATIONS
OF INDIANS.

Greenwood, Feb. "a compe-
tency commission composed of Mai.
James Mclaughlin and O. M. Nc
Pherson, special agents, of Washing
ton, ID. c., arrived here this week and
are now engaged in determining the
competency of individual Indians
from the Yankton Sioux tribe for cit
liens of the United States. The local
Indian agent, A.. w Leech, of this
place, Is the third member of this
particular commission.
This commission was especially APP
pointed by the secretary of the inter
ior to carry out the provisions of the
agreement of April Is, 1889, the
Sioux nation VS.. the United States
government, which becomes effective
automatically at the expiration OF the
so called trust period, which Is TWEEN
ty-five years from the date OF the
presidents declaration of apportion-
ment of land in severality TO the
members of the Sioux nation located
in the various reservations of the Da-
kotas.
The Yankton Sioux were the first
in receiving their allotments in the
year of 1891, exactly twenty-five
years ago, thereby causing them TO be
first in line again in the promulga-
ton of the agreement.
1t might have been better for the
Indians had they never been wards OF
the government in all these years.
Then self preservation would have
led the individual Indian to find his
true place, and his real emancipation
would have been speedily consum-
mated. In other words. most OF the
Indians that will have the restrictions
removed will need help in this world
now, as they have no more land and
no more trust funds and are practic-
ally bankrupt.
1t might be a benefit to the Indians
to have the trust period extended an
other twenty-five years as provided
by a clause in the 1889 agreement
which provides the secretary or the
interior with the authority to do sc
at his discretion.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-02
COAL Vein fire


Stanford, Pa, Feb. 1.-The famous
mine fire which has been raging now
for more than sixty years and was
started at Summit Hill, near the spot
where Phillip Ginter discovered an
thracite coal in 1871, has burned
through the immense concrete wall
which the Lehigh coal and naviga-
ton company sank in front of il deep
down into the earth several years ago
at a cost of more than 81 600, 600.
II Is now threatening the vein in the
Panther creek valley. the largest and
richest vein of anthracite in the
world.
The wall which was sunk into the
ground TO the depth of 100 feet, was
Is feet thick, of solid concrete and
experts believed that the subterra-
near fire would w eat through
it, but that it would prevent it from
spreading any further and eventually
extinguish it. The fact that the
flames have eaten through this huge
barrier has caused grave fears among
the Lehigh coal and navigation Off
cials, who are now putting forth ey.
cry possible effort TO prevent the fire
from getting into the vast beds OF
anthracite in the vicinity.
Large forces of men are at work
drilling holes deep into the earth anc
in these openings water is being
poured directly on the subterranear
fire in the hope of preventing a rapic
spread, and if possible to eXtinguisf
it. Already this fire has destroyed
millions of dollars worth of coal
while the sixty-year fight to extin
guish it has cost enormous sums.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-02
ZEPPELIN DROPS
BOMBS ON PARIS

Paris, Feb. IA Zeppelin diriglble
passed swiftly over a section of Paris,
dropping a dozen bombs, weight 600
pounds each, which killed t~wenty-four
persons and injured twenty-seven.
The fact that only one German ma
chine appeared leads to the belief that
the Zeppelin was making a r%econnoit-
ering trip and the supposition is that
the Germans have in view a similar
operation on a larger scale
Warnings of the presence of a Yep
pelin were hurriedly given and the
lights Of Paris were dimmed.
At the hour of the raid the theaters
and cafes were open and householders
had hardly retired.
Almost Immediately all the aero
planes guarding Paris were made
ready and thirty of them took the
air. One of these machines fired
twenty shots from a quick firer at
the invading craft, which. pursued by
several of the little machines, sped at
top speed westward.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-02
WAR SUMMARY
PROGRESS OF CONDITIONS AS
COMPLIED BY THE ASSO-
GATED PRESS.

New York, Feb. Especial: After
having driven the Turks from a re-
gion about forty miles in length in
Asiatic Turkey to the west of Lake
Van and put them to retreat down
the Mush valley, the Russians seem
ingly have ceased their operations in
this particular valley for the winter.
Large numbers of prisoners We're
taken by the Russians in their drive
of the Turks, i'm addition TO heavy
guns, machine guns and other war
material. The Russian official COM
munication confirms previous state
ments hal the Turks to the north
west Of this region have driven into
the Notifications Of Erezum.
There has been little fighting Of
great moment anywhere in any Of the
war theaters except by the artillery.
German positions at Steenstraete, TO
the west of Roye and to the north OF
st. Mihiel have come under the guns
of the entente allies on the western
line and considerable damage has
been done.
The last French communication
does not mention fighting IN the VI
entity of Melville or south of the
Somme, where positions recently
were captured by the Germans. The
Berlin report, however, says these
positions have been held against re-
peated attacks.
From northwest of Riga to the
middle Stripa there have been bonn
bardments by the Germans of various
Russian towns and positions. Petro-
grad reports the surrounding by the
Russians Of an Austrian detachment
in the middle Stripa and the annihila-
ton Of most of the Austrians, the re-
mainder being captured.
The Italians and the Austrians
have opened another fierce artillery
duel along the Isonzo front.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-02
STATE NEWS.

Sisseton-Emil j. Wage and r. N.
Judkins, who have been connected
with the Sisseton Milling company
for several years, have purchased the
mill and elevator from II. l.. Cortel-
you, j.. A. Rickert and j. A. Mckee
yer, and will take possession Febru-
airy /.
Rapid City-Joseph Reems had an
experience that came near costing
him his life. He was working alone
in the woods near Big Bend when a
tree fell on him and broke his leg.
He managed to drag himself for a
considerable distance, and by repeat
ed calling finally attracted attention
and was taken home.
Winner-James Jensen, a home
steader who recently was found in
his claim shanty in a badly frozen
condition, has had to have one of his
frozen feet a%mputated in order to
save his life. The other foot will be
a%mputated as soon as the patient is
strong enough to undergo the opera
ton. When found in his claim shan
ty the unfortunate man was without
food or fuel.
Piorre-Wolf hunters have an OPP
p%ortunity to earn a nice little sum in
the Bad Lands near Interior, as an
offer of $25 a head for grey wolves
has been made by the ranchers of
that section. On account of the
snow, these animals are extremely de
structive. A number of stockmen
have lost cattle and horses. One
rancher, Ramsey Watkins. reports
the loss of seventeen head of cattle
and seven horses.
Pierre-The indications at the
present time are that there will be a
general movement of settlers and live
stock into the western part of the
state the coming spring as soon as the
weather Is such as to warrant max
ing a move. The transportation com
panies say that from all indications
they are going to be called upon tc
handle a lot of stock which will be
placed on the farms and small
ranches in the country between the
Missouri and the Black Hills.
Sisseton-The home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Crosby was nearly de.
stroyed by fire when Mrs. Crosby
went into a clothes closet with .
lighted match to secure an apron
The head of the burning match drop.
ped into a pile of cotton batting and
soon the closet was a mass of flames
With rare presence of mind Mrs
Crosby seized a quilt off the bed and
soon smothered the flames, although
she was quite badly burned about the
face and hands in the attempt.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-02
ROAD BUILDING
MUCH DEPENDS ON AMOUNT AND
CHARACTER OF GRADING
NECESSARY-OTHER FAC
TORS CONSIDERED.

prepared by the United States De
partment of Agricultural
The cost of a road is dependent
upon not only the type OF construc-
ton. but the amount and character OF
grading to be done, the cost of labor
and materials, the width and thick
ness of %surfacing, the character and
amount of drainage required, the
other factors of equal variability.
Based upon general averages, it has
been ascertained by highway special
lists Of the United States department
of agriculture that under average
conditions macadam roads can be
built in southern states at from $4,-
600 to $4,000 per mile, gravel roads
at from $500 to $4,000 per mile.
and sand-clay and top soil roads at
from $500 to $500 per mile. In
New England and the other eastern
states, macadam roads are reported
at from $4,000 to $4,000 per mile.
gravel roads at from $4,000 to S.,
600, and bituminous macadam from
$4,000 to $4,000, according to the
character of construction. whether
surface treated, penetration or mix
ing method. The bituminous type is
quite general in the eastern states.
As indicating costs in other sections
of country, the state highway COM
mission of Michigan reported in 1913
the average cost for macadam roads
$4,000 per mile, clay-gravel roads
$500 per mile, and concrete roads
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-02
GOOD WORK
FOR SICK WOMEN
The Woman's Medicine Has
Proved Its Worth.

When Lydia Z. Pinkham's remedies
were first introduced, their curative
powers were doubted and had to be
proved. But the proof came, and grad
ually the use of them spread over the
whole country. Now that hundreds of
thousands of women have experienced
the most beneficial effects from the use
of these medicines, their value has be-
come generally recognized, and Lydia
f. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is
the standard medicine for
The following letter is only M of
the thousands on file in the Pinkham
office, at Lynn, Mass, proving that
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is an article of great merit as
shown by the results it produces.
Anamosa, Iowa. when | began TAX
ing Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound | suffered with a displacement,
and my system was in a general run
down condition. would have the head
ache for a week and my back would
ache so bad when | would bend down |
could hardly straighten up. My sister
was sick in bed for two months and
doctored, but did not get any relief.
She saw an advertisement of your med
cine and tried it and got better. She
told me what it had done for her, and
when | had taken only two bottles of
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound my head began to feel better. l
continued its use and now l don't have
any of those troubles. Mrs. L.. j.
HANNAH, RID. /, Anamosa, Iowa.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-02

about $4,000 per mile. The aver-
age cost of state highways, construct
ed in Ohio in 1913 was $3.50. Ac-
cording TO types in 1912, the brick
paved highways averaged $14, $50
per mile and the macadam highways
$3.50. In California the first 356
miles of the state system of highways
cost an average Of $8,143 per mile
and consisted principally of thin con
crete with a thin Goa of bitumen.
The maximum and minimum figures
given in this paragraph are not abso-
lutte, but are intended to present the
usual range of costs. The rates given
include grading, drainage, surfacing,
and engineering costs.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-02
CATTLE INDUSTRY


Deadwood, Feb. According to
a survey of the cattle country around
Belle Fourche and adjacent to this
district, just made by f. Il. Benja-
min, commercial agent for the Chi
cago and Northwestern railway here,
the former status of the cattle indus
try west of the Missouri river in
South Dakota is being gradually re-
vived, SO far as numerical strength is
concerned. Mr.. Benjamin asserts
that today there are more cattle in
this country than i'm many years, the
inshipments last year showing 33,467
head, and the outshipments 25,486.
These cattle are distributed among
small owners who have taken the
place of the men who al the free
range with big herds, and where win
ter losses were formerly from 5 to so
per cent, today they are practically
nothing, due to better methods and
increased grazing and feeding. This
year he expects double the amount Of
cattle shipped in. Horses and sheep,
too, are being shipped in in large
quantities, and nearly 10000 sheep
are now being fed in this district.
Hogs, too, are rapidly increasing.
Four years ago seven carloads We're
shipped out, while last year 700 cars
left this district, and it Is expected
that fully 1900 ears will be shipped
out this year.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-02
SEEKING POT OF GOLD
"Riches'' of a Whitewood Citizen
Have Not Been Found.

Whitewood, Feb. Presidents of
this place, as well as county officials,
are conducting a vigorous search for
an alleged pot Of gold supposed to
have belonged to Karl Nyang, an err
ratio Finnish cobbler who died here
a few days ago. Both Rev. John
Perry, of Newcastle. Wyo., Nyang's
friend and executor of his will, and
another witness swear that they saw
the pot of gold during Nyang's life
time. although they did not count the
money, but it has disappeared since
the old man died. Other close friends
OF Nyang maintain that they believe
Nyang never accumulated any such
amount, and do not credit the story
about the pot of gold.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-02
EFFECT OF EYE STRAIN.

Straining the eyes not only Injuries
those valuable organs, but disfigures
the face and expression as we'll. If
your occupation imposes much work
upon the eyes you will find properly
fitted and specially ground glasses as
fitted by me a great convenience. if
not an absolute necessity.
My charges are always reasonable.
but l never sacrifice quality for
price. Your eyes will be fitted right
or not at all il you come to me.
DIR. Y. +. SEARS
Drugless Physician and Optometrist
Rensch Block /: Madison, s. ID.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-02
RUSS AGAIN DEFEAT TURKS
Erzerum Is Reported Surrounded by
Cars Troops.

Paris, Feb. News has been re
ceived in diplomatic circles at Athens
that the Russians have inflicted a
fresh defeat on the Turks in the eau
casus. The correspondent reiterates
the report that the Russians have sur
rounded Erzerum. The Turkish au-
thorities and the bankers with the
bank funds, he says, left the city at
the last moment, barely escaping cap
ture by Cossacks. Russian artillery
has begun to lombard the forts of the
city.
The correspondent adds that the
Turks are hastily fortifying the towns
of Algora and Civas. capitals of the
~vilayets of those names, situated re
spectiyely 215 and 425 miles east OF
ConstantinOple.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-02
GIRL IDENTIFIED


Sioux Falls, Feb. miss Marion
Brown, a young woman who recently
was abandoned In Sioux Falls by
Robert Perry, a forger, who was ar
rested here and taken back to Huron
to answer to the charge of forgery,
has established her identity as the
daughter of we'll known residents of
Ludington, Mich. and she is being
returned to her parents at L~udington
at the expense of Beadle county.
Perry appears to be an expert forger,
and evidently picked up the young
woman while at ~Ludington on his
wanderings over the country. Local
attention to the young woman was
first attracted when she fell in a
swoon on q street nea the heart of
the business district.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-02
TEAM Y OUT
DR.. II. G.. Anderson Freezes Legs An
swering a Sick Call.

Morristown, Feb. 2.-Word has
been received here from Fort Yates
to the effect that DR.. T. G.. Andrews,
of Cannon Ball, will in all probability
have to undergo an a~mputation OF
both legs.
DR.. Andrews was called to attend
a sick Ease during the recent cold
snap. His team played out on him
and when found both Of the doctors
legs were frozen. He was hurried TO
the hospital at Fort Yates where for
a time it was believed that the limbs
could be saved.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-02
OUR JITNEY oFrER-This and 5 Cents

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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-02
MANY CHILDREN HAVE WORMS.

Worms are a common childhood AT
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Watch your child. Examine the stools
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-02
COUGHS AND COLDS
ARE DANGEROUS

Few of us realize the danger of coughs
and colds. We consider them common
and harmless ailments. However Stats
tics tell us every third person dies of a
lung ailment. Dangerous bronchial and
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AS your body struggles against cold
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-02

For the severe racking cough that
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-02
sIx-YEAR-oLD HAD GROUP.

has a good deal of trouble with Group"
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-02
HEAVY SNOWFALL
Weather Bureau Reports All Records
Broken in January.

Huron, Feb. 2.-The snowfall for
last month promises to be a record
breaker. The total snowfall for jan
uary is 1873 inches, compared with
an average of 4.8 inches in previous
years. The snowfall in December.
1915, is 90 inches, as compared with
an average for December OF 81.
During the earlier months the snow
fall here was very light, never regis
tering a trace, as compared with an
average of 3 inches in preceding
years, while in October We had none,
as compared with an average of g.
The total snowfall to date is %
inches, as compared with an average
of 1874.
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-02
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-26
THOUSANDS FED
CHRISTMAS DAY
BY CHARITABLE
PROBABLY LARGEST CHRISTMAS
DAY DINNER CROWD IN STATE
WAS IN THE CITY MONDAY
SIGHT PRESENTED WAS ONE THAT
PROBABLY WOULD IMPRESS
THE LEAST UNREASONABLE

Probably quite the largest. IN point of
number Of participants. Of Christmas din
ncr served in the State Of Texas yc~tcr-
day occurred NJ Brownsville when close
to 1900 people set at tables n the Charity
school on Seventh street.
The sight presented by the gathering
was one that would impress the least inn
presSionablc. There were babes III the
arms and little tots. and there were men
and women Of extremely advanced ages
whose toothlcsS mouths and Sunken eyes
returned eloquent thanks to the good peo-
rlc who made the feast possible.
The dinner was served IN the chapel and
in a large class room ad Joining the chapel.
I'm the former the old people were gather
al nj long tables and in the latter were as
scmbled the children. The dinner was
served BY the sisters of the Catholic
school assisted by ladies from the Char
~ Home and y number Of volunteers. a
number of resident priests were present
and \ special guest of the occasion wa~
Father Doherty. chaplain of the Third
United States cavalry. formerly station
ed in Brownsville.
The crowds of hungry people began 10
gather mt the school early in the morning
and when the door was opened to them nj
II o'clock the street in trent Of the
school was crowded from wall 10 wall for
q block away. The old people were adj
m,ttod first and then the children. lus.
enough mt n time to fill the two rooms. A.
some would finish their meal and leave
others were admitted. making a continu-
ou> double stream. one coming in and the
other going out. through the gate up to ?
o'clock or later in the afternoon.
Every guest was served all that he or
she could eat. the menu being simple bni
substantial food cooked in Mexican style
and concluded with a cup of good coffee.
A. each guest departed he or she was
handed a tray. of the kind used by gro
GERS for butter and lard. we'll filled with
canai,S and fruits.
AZ one moment during the serving Of
the meal. when II was beginning to APP
pear tha: the supplies would he exhaust
ed before all were fed. several large wash
tubs stacked high with baked ducks arriv
ed, making it possible to give a delightful