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have a scratch of pen to show she
did work for the Pulsifer family. Mr..
Croker had seen Mrs. Pulsifer lead.
ing the horse in the bayfield,.
Mrs. Little, again on the stand. tes
tilted that she had taken Mrs. Pulsi-
fer to ride but Mrs. Pulsifer did not
have a box to assist her to get in and
out Of the carriage. She remembered
Mrs. Pulsifer walking to her house and
she had assisted Mrs. Pulsifer lead the
horse in the bayfield,. One time in 1906
she was with Mrs. Pulsifer at Mrs
Pnilbrook's.
Upon cross-examination the witness
testified that Mrs. Pulsifer did her
work half Of the time.
Mrs. Coombs was called in rebuttal
by Attorney Heselton. She testified
that Mrs. Pulsifer did not attend the
Grange meetings as often as Mr.. Pull
sifer She had heard Mrs. King say
she didn't have scratch of Q pei
against Mr.. Pulsifer.
Mrs. Merigold testified that she at.
tended the funeral Of Robert Wallace
with her father and mother. Mr.. and
Mrs. King. Mrs. King would help her
mother do housework at the times OF
Baptist Association meetings. Witness
could not remember Mrs. Pulsifer lead.
ing the horse in the bayfield, but had
seen her mother, Mrs. King, leading the
horse.
Mrs. Cummings testified that Mrs
King did the nursing at the Pulsifef
home during Mrs. Pulsifer's illness in
1905 O6.
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In the last basketball game of the
season for the Boys team the Madison
High school defeated the Oakland High
school team Thursday evening in the
Arson Town hall by II to s score.
The linpllp was:
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The revival meetings have been Of I'M
usual interest and well attended. They
will continue over next Sunday-1o.sO A.
NJ. 2.3O P. NJ. and 7.3O evening.
Miss Muriel Bartlett is passing a week
with her uncle and aunt Mr.. and Mrs. G..
w. Brann.
Rev. J. r. Hall is attending the re-
vival meetings in this place and is the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Achorn.
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Afternoon session
Attorney Heselton commenced his
cross-examination of the witness at the
beginning of the afternoon session.
Witness could not remember about the
condition OF Mrs. Pulsifer on the dates
referred to in the diary.
Joseph A. Crocker Of WHITEHEAD tes-
tilted that he had worked at the Pull
sifers' during haying seasons from
1901 to 1910. Mrs. Pulsifer and Mrs
Little did the work at the house Wit
ness had seen Mrs. Pulsifer doing sew
ing for the King children. Mrs. Pulsi-
fer used to go to the seashore and was
quite regular attendant at the Bap-
list Association meetings once a year.
For time in the year 1903 and 1904
he did the chores at the Kings while
the family was at the seashore. He
had heard Mrs. King say she did not
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The referee was Duckworth; umpire,
Jones; timekeeper, Moore; scorer, Ken
nison. Following the game came a so
cial which was much enjoyed by the
young people.
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cinity. She expects to be away about
a month.
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The remainder Of Fridays session OF
the court was taken up with the argu-
ments Of Attorney Littlefield of Rock
land for the defendant and Attorney
Heselton Of Gardiner for the plaintiff.
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CITY OF AUGUSTA

The following sections Of An Act ts Amer the cha1t eS Ct the City
to be voted sepaate at the munc2@ ELECTION to be
the to the ght Of said section beow TIE w4fd
the right of said section below the word NO.
Penalty wfuy down destroying Speci-
Ballot five to hundred dollars fine
. BIRIEIGH MARTIN City Clerk
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Bassett Drug Co., Mt. Sterling, XIV
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Bette Wells Skidmore
Mt. Sterling, Ky.

vest. Now food and fuel sufficient
for the needs of the approaching
winter were laid in. Then Governor
Bradford ordered Thanksgiving
the first in America. 1t continued
a week.
The records make no mention of
I thanksgiving day in the next
year, but III the year following,
1923, such day was held. This,
however, was not in the autumn, but
in July on the arrival of provisions
from England. Nearly so years
pass before we hear of another
thanksgiving day at Plymouth.
There was one in 1868, and another
for the accession of the Orange
Stuarts, William and Mary, in 1859.
An autumnal thanksgiving was held
in 1890, the last in the history Of
Plymouth colony.
Independently of Plymouth, Mas
sachusetts Bay colony had occa-
sionally its own thanksgiving days.
There was such a day for the "safe
arrival of ships" July 8, 1880;
and again the next February, when
the provision ship, Ambrose, arriv-
ed. In 1852, the general court or
dered "publique" thanksgiving
day in recognition of the 'm'cy of
God vouchsafed to the churches of
God in Germany and the Pallatin-
ate" The next year the court, be-
cause of the bountiful harvest, up
pointed October is as a thanksgiv-
ing day-the first harvest festival
in the history of the colonoy. BY
1850 the autumnal thanksgiving bad
become an annual festival
During the Revolution Thanksgiv-
ing day became national. All
through the war, congress annually
set apart a day for thanksgiving;
but after the Thanksgiving for
Peace" in 1888, there were no more
until Washington became president
in 1889. On October 3 of this year
at New York he issued a proelama-
ton asking the observance of
Thursday, November. 20, as day
Of national thanksgiving. This was
the beginning Of the orthodox 'last
Thursday" that has since been
named in presidential proelama-
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-12-05
HIS FRIEND HURT
He HELPED HIM
Injured Man Laughed When Sim.
pie Treatment Was Suggested.
But He Thanked His
Comrade Later.

Once upon time word came 10
Henry A. Voehl, OF Plainfield, N. J.,
that a close friend had been injured,
and full OF anxiety he visited the
afflicted man, who was suffering from
q sprained ankle. :
ut was so bad that the leg had
turned black" said Mr.. Voehl In re-
iating the story. II told him would
have him out In a week and he laughed
mt me. But took him a bottle Of
Sloan's Liniment, that night he put
some on and noticed the ankle felt bet
ter. told him to use it every day,
and in three days his ankle was practi-
cally well. In four days he was work
ing. He gladly admits that Sloan's
Liniment put him on his feet"
Sloan's Eminent can be Obtain cd at
all drug stores, 25c.. Soc. and $1.00.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-12-05

The will Of Albert Skidmore, who
died here few days ago, was pro-
bated last week in the County
Court before Judge Chenault. The
will disposes Of the property as fol-
lows: All Of the household furni-
ture and effects are bequeathed to
his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Skid
more, and two sons, Henry and
James. The two sons are given
$4,000 each to equalize them with
the other six children, who the will
states have been advanced that
sum Of money. The balance Of the
estate is to be divided into nine
equal parts, the widow and each
child to receive each one-ninth of
the property. The will was dated
August rs, 1916, and was witnessed
by II. r. French and r. G. Kern.
Mns. Elizabeth Skidmore, the widow,
is named as executrix and Alley
Skidmore as executor. The estate
consists Of one farm on the Owings-
Vile pike and one on the Spencer
pike, and residence on Harrison
avenue and considerable money, and
IS ralned at ahnnt $40. 600.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-12-05
MOTHER SUPERIOR
Says vinol Creates Strength

Rosary Hill Home, Hawthorne, N. Y.
81 have used Vinol for many rum
down, weak or emaciated patients with
benefit. One young woman was so weak
and ill she could hardly creep to my door
for aid. l supplied Vinol to her literally
and in month hardly recognized her.
She was strong, her color charming and
her cheeks rounded out."-MoTHER M.
ALPHoNsA LATHRoP, o. s. d.
We guarantee Vinol to sharpen the
appetite, aid digestion, enrich the blood
and create strength.
Bassett Drug Co, Mt. Sterling, XIV.
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SKIDM0RE LAND SALE.
the late Albert dmOre undersigned will sell public auct
MONDAY, dec. IS, 1916


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tons. By this time the festival
had general official Recognition
throughout New England, and in
this year, 1889, the Protestant
Episcopal prayer books recognized
the authority of civil government in
the appointing of thanksgiving
days.
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llEliE
EYE REMOVED
Nils ZSlZZ1

Some time in October William
Phillips, Of Olive Hill, was struck
IL. the right eye with 3 ; piece ef Are
clay a and the the eye badly injured. The
sight was destroyed and as it was
feared the left eve would be en-
dangered, DR.. ]. F. Reynolds, eye
specialist, of this city, went to
Olive Hill, last week and performed
an operation removing the injured
eye. Mr.. Phillips is getting along
all right and it is now thought the
other eye will be saved.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-12-05

A fellow broke into print the
other day with a good word for
Mexico, and how he manages to keep
out of the ASYLUM we can't imagine.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-12-05

Anyway, the bald-headed man
doesn't have to worry over the
style of his haircut.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-12-05
HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING

In one way or another, a Thanks
giving Day has been observed in
Christian Europe for centuries be-
fore it's celebration in New England.
On the continent, and for a time in
England, il occurred at Martinmas,
which was a day Of feasting and
drinking. Occasionally, too, civil
authorities recommended the OBJ
servance of some fixed day. To
celebrate the victory of King Henry
", Of England, at Agincourt, De-
tober 25, 1415, a public Thanksgiv-
ing was held on Sunday, the feast
Of st, Edward, the King and Con-
fessor. Such day, too, was OBJ
served in Leyden, Holland, October
3, 1875, the fnst anniversary of that
city from the siege by the Span
iards.
In 1859, the second year Of
Elizabeth's reign, Thanksgiving Day
entered Rogation day. Then it was
ordered that thanks should be given
to Almighty God. "for the increase
and abundance of his fruits upon
earth" In this reign, too, there
was a great national Thanksgiving
Day that is worthy of note. This
occurred Tuesday, November 10,
1868, and was in commemoration of
the great victory over the Din
vincible Armada"
After the traitors in the Gun
powder plot had been tried and
punished in 1908, it was ordered
that because of their deliverance
the English people should keep the
fifth of November every year "as a
public Thanksgiving Day to AL
mighty God; that unfeigned thank
fulness may never be forgotten, and
that all ages to come may yield
praises to Gods divine majesty for
the same" The "ffth, of Novem-
Der continued a legal Thanksgiving
Day for more than two centuries
but in later years it fell into disuse,
and in 1888 was abolished by par
lament.
Long before the advent of the
Pilgrims in Massachusetts, all rituals
contained expressions of gratitude
to God for his mercies. In that of
the Church of England, special
prayers were provided for the Sum
day service. This service, however,
must be carefully distinguished
from the Thanksgiving Day of the
Pilgrim fathers. Failure to make
this distinction has led to the
groundless claim that the Popham
colonists were "the first to keep
/
Thanksgiving Day" in America.
The record made in his "Breeches
Bible" by William White, who came
over in the Mayhower, has far more
significance in determining the orig
in of our American Thanksgiving
Day than the event at Monhegan.
The record read: civilian White
married on we 3rd day of March,
1920, to Susannah lilly, Peregine
White born on board we Mayhower
in Cape Cod harbor. Some born
to Sussannah White 10Th We six
o'clock morning. Next day we meet
for prayer and thanksgiving" This
meeting "for prayer and thanksgiv-
ing" was not ON Sunday, but on
Tuesday.
The prototype of our present
Thanksgiving Day is found in the
harvest festival at Plymouth in
1921. The long winter that follow
ed the establishment of the colony
had been so severe that less than
half the settlers had survived it.
In the spring and summer that fol-
lowed, their fortunes improved, and
by autumn they had cleared TWEEN
ty-six acres and made it ready for
cultivation. This industry, too, had
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-12-05

The aviator, at least, is seldom
fiustered when he "goes up in the
air"
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The Advocate for printing
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-12-05

Perk up, Dadl Christmas will
soon be here-and so will the bills.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-12
CLOSING SESSION
SUNDAY SCHOOL MISSIONARIES
COMPLETING THEIR CON-
FERENCE.

At the afternoon session of the
American Sunday School union con
ference yesterday the wives of e V
eral of the missionaries told in an in
tensely interesting and touching way
how the missionary's wife can make
her husbands work more effective.
The round table discussion was led
by four OF the missionaries, the topic
being Some Problems in Supervision
of Country Sunday Schools.
At the evening session the Nebras-
ka missionaries told of some of the
needs of that state and gave incidents
to illustrate how the needs have been
met in some cases.
Tonight the closing session of the
conference will be held except for the
farewells and circle song which come
at $3.50 tomorrow morning TO allow
the missionaries to get away on the
early morning trains.
Mr.. C. II. Gordon, the missionary
from Osceola. Ia, was taken sick last
night and a doctor was called to at
tend him. 1t is hoped by his breth-
rem that he will soon be well again.
This evening the time will be occu-
pied by the missionaries from Iowa
in telling of The Need for Rural
Evangelization in Iowa" These top
les as discussed by the MISSIONARIES
from the field give the very best idea
of the nature and effectiveness OF Tho
work of the American Sunday School
union in its effort to reach and evan
gelize the country districts of these
three states. All are welcome ano
will feel repaid for the time spent In
attending. At the Methodist church
this evening, the service beginning a.
7:3O.-Publicity Secretary.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-12
BLEWITT FUNERAL
SERVICE IN HOME AT = O'CLOCK
AND IN METHODIST CHURCH
At 2:3O O'CLOCK.

The funeral of John +. Blewitt.
who died here yesterday. following
an accident in his automobile. will
be held at , O'Clock tomorrow after
noon at the residence. 1905 Egan
avenue. and at the Methodist Episco-
pal church at 2:30 o'clock.
The ~obsequies are under the diree-
ton of Evergreen lodge. A. f. & A.
of which Mr.. Blewitt was a mem
Der. The Masonic bodies will meet
at the Masonic temple at l o'clock.
Rev. G.. ID. Brown. former pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal church. will
have charge of the services. The
sermon will be preached by Rev. E.
McKibbin. pastor of the First Pres
byterian church. The active pail
bearers will be chosen from members
of the commandry. Attorneys of the
city will form an escort of honorary
~pallbearers. Interment will be in
Graceland cemetery.
Out of town relatives who will at
tend the funeral are John Blewitt,
sr.. of Grant county. Wis, father oil
MIR. Blewitt; Ira Blewitt. of Elan
dreau; Harry Blewitt. of Sioux Falls;
A. F. Blewitt. of Claire City, and j
A. Blewitt, of Linten, n. d.. brothers,
and James Davidson and Miss Matte
Davidson. of Mt. Hope, Wis. father
and sister, respectively, of Mrs.
Blewitt.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-12
MANY attend
DISTRICT REBEkAHS ELECT OF
FICERS AND TRANSACT
OTHER BUSINESS.

Business was transacted and an
enjoyable social time was had at
yesterdays semiannual meeting of
District No. 2, Rebekah lodge. The
session was a largely attended and
enthusiastic one. There were pres
ent lodgewomen from every part of
the district, and from towns not IN
the district, including Chester, Went
worth, Egan, Trent and F~landreau.
Towns represented inside District No.
2 were Oldham, Ramona, Carthage,
Fedora, Howard, Villas and Winfred.
Officers for the coming year were
elected as follows: Mrs. Maud Ar
mold, Howard, president; Mrs. Myrtle
Palmer. Ramona, vice president;
Mrs. Mabel Palmer, Madison. secre-
tary-treasurer. Members gave high
praise to the retiring officers. espe-
cially was the work of Mrs. f. l..
Burnett, retiring president, COM
mended.
Villas was chosen as the place of
the next meeting, which will be held
in March.
Three interesting contests were
held. In the p. n. G.. lecture con
test Mrs. Walter Marquart, of Mad
ison, won the first prize; Mrs. Daisy
Ainsworth, of Winfred. was first in
the vice grand's charge, and highest
laurels in unwritten work went TO
Mrs. Agnes Strum, of Fedora.
The Egan degree staff was compli-
mented on the efficient manner in
which it exemplified the work. Be
fore the close of the evening session,
the ladies were entertained by read
ings, vocal and instrumental music.
A banquet was served in the lodge
rooms at 6 o'clock. and a cafeteria
lunch was provided at the close of
the evening meeting.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-12
LOCAL NEWS.

Eat at Jacks.
Just received. a big assortment of
Bischof coats and suits.-Mrs. *.
knoeri.
Mrs. Earl Packard, of Wentworth,
visited in the city today.
DR.. II. Ii. Frudenfeld is in Lake
Preston on professional business.
For Rent. Seven room house,
close in.-Mrs. A. +. Clough.
Paul II. Brown can take on some
steady customers for cream. Phone
1888.
G.. T.. Bratrud, a banker, of Ros-
Well, transacted business in the city
yesterday.
The Home Missionary society meet
ing announced for tomorrow after
noon has been postponed.
For Sale. Strictly modern resi-
dence. Will take some horses in 4
trade. Inquire at this office.
For Sale. A quantity of upland
and midland hay, in stack or deliver
ed. S. Thompson. Phone 1857.
Season tickets for the four football
games that will be played at home
this fall by the State Normal football
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the home of their, uncle and aunt,
where dainty refreshments were
served. The bride and groom are
well and favorably known in Went
worth and their many friends will
wish them happiness and prosperity.
Colman Argus: Mr.. and Mrs.
John Meeker of Chatfield, Mimi, Wis
tied at the A. S. Harvey home the
latter part of last week. Saturday
afternoon they went to Madison and
from there to Mission Hill, TO visit
Orville Meeker and family, John
was married a few days before com
ing to Colman and the newlyweds
were enjoying their honeymoon.
Louis Loeck, of Mitchell, a regis
tered pharmacist, arrived this morn
ing to take a position in j. G..
Schutz's drug store. Garland Mundy,
whom Mr.. Loeck succeeds, was in
iured with George Lowe in an auto
mobile accident last Sunday morning
and returned to his home in Sioux
Falls by a morning train to recu-
perate
Fire Chief James Robertson today
called attention to the readiness that
has been displayed by automobile
drivers at recent fires, in running
cars up close to the fire station and
in crowding around houses from
which fire alarms have been sent.
Chief Robertson said that incautious
drivers not only hamper the mem
bers of the fire department, but that
they run danger of committing injury
or of being injured. He said that
with vehicles crowding round, as they
have at former fires, it is mex TO inn
possible for the department to prop
erly handle its apparatus. He also
warned against people entering
houses from which alarms have been
sent. pointing out that pedestrians
not only carried in dirt and retarded
the movement of firemen. but that
the general public has no more right
to go into such houses than they
would have TO enter. unlimited,
dwellings a block or so down the
street.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-12
DRIVERS CLOSE CALL
FORMER MADISON MAN ASSISTS
IN SAVING LIFE AFTER
CAR TURNS.

Writing from Sibley, Ia, to his ia
t~her-in-law, Joseph Opperud. of this
city. l.. w. Mclaughlin. travelling
salesman for the Haley-Nealy com
pany. of Sioux Falls. tells of an un-
usual automobile accident, following
which Mr.. Mclaughlin assisted in
saving the auto drivers life.
Mr.. Mclaughlin told that with a
companion by the name of Gilman
last week he was driving about three
miles east of Harris, Ia, when he
came upon a Ford al that had just
turned upside down. He said that so
recently had the car toppled that one
of the front wheels was still spinning
and that a child under the machine
was screaming. Mr.. Mclaughlin and
his friend lifted up a side of the ma
chine and released a small boy. who
told that his father was still under
the automobile. Investigation proved
that the parent was lying face down,
with the back of a seat resting on the
back OF his neck. The mans face
had started TO turn black, and the
boy was informed that his father was
dead. Two more men arrived and
assisted i'm righting the car. The in
jured mans arms were worked back
and forth, and there were Don indi.
cations of life. Later the driver was
able 10 sit up. When passing the
place a couple of days later inquire.
were made of the little boy as TO his
fathers condition. The youth told
that his father. who is manager o.
the electric light plant at Harris, was
at work.
Mr.. Mclaughlin formerly was Z
clerk in a Madison general store.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-12
BOSTON CHAMPS
BRAVES WIN DECIDING WORLDS
SERIES GAMES BY SCORE
OF 4 TO l..

Boston. Oct. 12.-The Boston
Americans are the 1916 worlds base
ball champions, having clinehed the
championship today by winning the
fifth game of the series by a score OF
4 to /. Brooklyn was successful in
but one, the third game. Inability
to hit the ball lost for Brooklyn.
Shore holding them to three hits,
while his teammates garnered seven
off the deliveries of Pfeffer and Dill.
The batteries were Pfeffer, Dill and
Meyers for Brooklyn, and Shore and
Cady for Boston.
The following is the score by in
nings:
Brooklyn
O01 0 0 0 0 0 81 8 3
Boston 0 / 2 / 0 0 0 0 81 Z ?