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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-12-29
Co. D HAD fine
CHRISTMAS Dinner;
ROSTER OF THE
COMPANY

iNiSUSShuht I6pSi A<doh, WIZ 10 o.
home on furlough from Laredo,
Texas, today presented the Tele-
gram an eight-page menu folder of
Co. DIS Christmas dinner. The front
page was in three colors-a wreath
Of holly encircling two guns done in
gold, which completed very at
tractive cover page. The inside
pages contained the menu and the
of the members of the COM
pany, which we give below. Among
the desserts, appearing on the pro-
gram in large capital letters, we
note "The Lakeland Evening Tele-
gram" which it goes without saying
is very much appreciated by this pa
per. The menu and roster follows:
Menu
Oyster Cocktail Saline Waters
Stuffed Olives
Lettuce Celery Cold slaw
Roast Young Turkey
Cranberry Sauce Oyster Dressing
Mashed Potatoes in Cream
Early June Peas
Baked Yellow Vans
Creamed Sweet Corn
Picked Young Beets
Desserts
Chocolate Layer Cake
Home Made Fruit Cake
Mixed Cakes
Pumpkin Pie Apple Pie
Mixed Candies Mixed Nuts
Oranges Grapes Apples
Tea Coffee
Cigars Cigarettes
Lakeland Evening Telegram"
Roster
Captain William Steitz,
Commanding Company
list Lieut., Clarence A. Will
End Lieut.. Egbert f. Lusk
First Sergt., Frank E. Washburn
Supply Sergt., William T. Gibbons
Mess Sergt., william J. McLain
Sergeants
John M. Grower.
Shelton w. Meharg. A
Fred B. Whelpley.
William A. Hardaker.
Corporals
Lewis v. Lewellin.
Wilmer M. Wood.
John @. Wells. !
Charles A. Turner.
Raymond d. WIhelpley.
Jena F. Brust.
George H. Lightburn.
Cooks
Fred B. Hatch.
! Alonzo Bryant.
Buglers
/ Richard Brown. :.
| John Wilson.
Mechanic
Everett D. Grower.
Privates-1st Glass
Thomas w. Bagot.
Lawton d. Green.
Gibson M. Carter.
George R. Hardy
George r. Jones.
Henry F.. Limbaugh,
Thaddeus A. Lynch.
Gordon C. Mouse.
Continued on page 81
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
To Get More Food From the Sea.

Increased cultivation Of the sea is
to be a feature of Great Dritain's re-
turn to Industrial life and papers read
at the late British association meeting
dealt with the Importance of the in
shore fisheries, showing that Il consid-
cradle national asset can be developed
by judiciOus extension of shell-tisl pro-
duction, s%hrimping and prawning,
whitehall and sprat fishing, and her.
ring fishing and curing. 1t was esti-
mated that a cultivated mussel bed
probably yields a greater value in
highly nutritive food substance than
a like area of land bearing a food
crop. Mussels thrive in the slightly
saline water of shallow estuaries re-
ceiving the drainage of cultivated
lands and of towns and, while their
food may be contaminated, it has been
found that placing them for three
hours In sterilized running water will
completely free them from oil sewage
organisms. The wal has emphasized
the great value OF the small fishing
stations.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
man CESS FORTUNE.
~ ~. DAVIES CLAIMS LEGACY IN
~FRANcErsHAREs IN A
RICH ESTATE.
HAPPENINGS OF the STATE
What 10 Geino On Here and There
That 10 81 Interest to the Read.
ere Throughout South d.
kota and Vicinity.

Western Newspaper Union News SERVICE
Mitchell.-Fortune has been smiling
on II. w. Davies OF Mitchell recently.
mn. now the tickle dame has laughed
right out.
Only q few months ago Mr.. Davies
inherited a small estate from the faith
err. Then came another legacy from
q relative of his mother. And now
has come the news Of a third, vastly
larger than either Of It's predecessors,
descending to him from q forgotten
ancestry in France.
From his boyhood days Mr.. Davies
had heard from his mother the story
OF her family in France. limiting at
a relationship with Gen. de la Sale. As
he grew up these tales became but q
memory, although twelve years ago he
heard that he was heir to an estate
across the sea if he would but put in a
claim. This he neglected to do.
Recently further reports have been
heard from the property with such
frequency that he decided to investi-
gate. He did, and now has put in a
claim for the inheritance. Replies
have indicated that his title to the
legacy is good. The estate in ques.
ton consists of a villa and several
hundred acres Of land in eastern
France, near the border of Switzer.
land. It's value has been appraised at
ciosa to $25Q.QQ0,
Mr.. Davies expects to leave oon for
France.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
YOUNG Globe Trotteu.

Mitchell.-Ginevra and Raymond
Benner, the globe-trotting youngsters
who had travelled 10000 miles this
year = Aar to their coming to Mitchell,
have again taken " their tourneying.
They have gone to Spokane, wash,
where they will Join their father. Gin,
evra and Raymond arrived in Mitchell
about q month ago, after completing
q 10,000-mile trip alone. They had
gone to Buenos Ayres. Arge.r-.lna, and
found that --..v schools there were not
adapted to their use. So they left their
mother there and returned to Mitchell.
Their father, John H. Benner, at that
time was located in Yuma, Ariz, but
was looking for a new business loca-
ton. Apparently he has found 1t, for
he ordered his children to meet him
there and proceed to their new home,
although they do not know where it
will be.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15

1t took 80 years for two drumheads.
ordered from q New York musical
supply concern to reach their destina-
ton by mail. While a resident of Tar
bOro, N. G., James G.. Mathews, now
living In Charleston, w. Va, ordered
two drumheads- That was in 1884
when he vas q member Of q minstrel
company, and %anxiously awaited the
needed supplies. When they did not
cone he left instructions for them to
be forwarded.
In August Of this year he received
by mail the delayed package encased
In the original wrappers. The post
mark showed that the package had
been mailed shortly after the order
was transmitted, but there was moth
Ing to indicate where it had been dur
ing the intervening 80 years.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
HAVE QUEER GIFT
STEEPLE.JAckS MUST eE MEN
WITHOUT NERVES.
Only Those Who Are Born 70 the WORT
Make Good In Perilous occupa. |,
tIon-Cails for Infinite Cool. -
ness and Resource. =

Its a good business-a pretty good
business, If nothing happens" said q
steeple-jack, speaking Of his calling,
which obliged him to repair a "chim.
ney-top" 200 Or 800 feet from the
ground.
The s~teeple-jack's ability to keep his
head and his feet, while working on q
top" which is q ledge, three feet wide,
between abysses 800 feet deep, is q
Gift: 1ALc re .e poet, the steeple-jack
Is born, not made. Charles Waterfront,
the naturalist, had the gift, and would
have adorned the profession-the only
one into which men do not drift,
When on a visit 20 Rome, Waterton
determined to rival the feats Of the
Italian climbers who yearly scaled the
dome Of St. Peters and the pinnacles
of the castle Of st. Angelo, to illum'
mate their SUBMITS on the feast of st.
Peter. Eighty men used to climb the
dome on two successive nights, and
the boldest completed the spectacle by
browning the cross with a waving torch
Of fire. Each nights show was said.
on the average, I ost a mans life.
Waterton scaled the dome by daylight,
and left his glove upon the vane.
A steeple-jack, employed entirely
alone to mend a tall chimney-top in
Pennsylvania, used to ascend leisurely
every morning about ten o'clock, at an
hour when merchants most do congre.
gate;" and when up, after surveying
the gathered spectators, would further
crafty them by standing on his head
ON the bare top of the $50 foot shaft.
The GOODNESS and of these
men were never better shown than in
Il case which happened in upper New
York state a few years Ago.. A steeple-
jack had flown his kite over Il chimney,
and subsequently drawn himself up to
the top. He was just beginning his
inspection Of the work, when by some
mishap he dropped his rope, and was
left, like st. Simeon Stylites, alone
on his pillar.
Attempts were made to fly another
kite over him, but the wind had
dropped. There were iron ladders ia.
side the chimney, but the fires would
have to be drawn, and the chimney let
cool for hours.
The steeple-jack was then seen to
unlace n Of his shoes, take off the
long blue stocking worn by workmen,
and set to work carefully to unrayel it,
knotting the pieces Of yarn together
when necessary.
He then fastened a stone to the end,
plumbed the depth. picked the other
stocking to pieces, and added it to the
first length Of yarn, and let it down
far enough to meet a tall ladder, from
which he drew up, first a piece of
strong string, x a rope, and then,
after completing his inspection of the
chimney-top, lowered himself to the
ground.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
Greoory Saloon Closed.

Gregory.-For the first time in many
months a saloon license has been can
celled in South Dakota, the defendant
In the action being Jacob Reuther,
who for some time has conducted a
saloon now has been closed. Reuther
voked by the unanimous vote of the
members Of the city council, and the
salon now has been closed. Reuther
on several occasions vas warned that
he must cease permitting mis- saloon to
be run in such a disorderly fashion.
and as there was no improvement in
conditions the council revoked his
license. Under the state statutes he
has no appeal from this action.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
No Yellow "Oleo,"

You can't eat yellow colored "oleo"
or butterfne In South Dakota public
eating houses. It's against the state
law to serve anything but uncolored
butter substitutes. Oleomargarine and
butterinc. not colored yellow. may be
served or used for cooking in hotels,
restaurants, lunch counters and other
places OF public entertainment, provid.
ed that the specified card or notice
OF regulation size (ten by fourteen
inches) with black Roman letters one
nch in length by one.half inch in
width, with words Substitute for But.
ter Used Here" is placed opposite
each table or lunch counter in the
room where such substitute is served.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
Court House at Lake Andes.

Sioux Falls.-As a sequel to the re-
cent county seat location election IN
Charles Mix county, wnen Lake An
des succeeded in capturing the county
seat from Wheeler, a special election
now has been called by the county
commissioners to vote on the question
OF issuing bonds for the erection Of a
permanent county court house in
Lake Andes. The special county cleo
ton will be held on Tuesday, Decem-
Der 10. The voters will have submit
ted to them the proposition of issuing
bonds in the sum OF $780, 900 for the
court house and Jail building.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
For Alfalfa Palace.

Rapid City.-Rapid City plans to
build al alfalfa palace. Eleven lead
ing business men have applied for a
charter for an incorporation which
has for its purpose the building of
an alfalfa palace in the city and deco
rating the building with alfalfa and
other grains for one week in each
year after the manner the corn
palace at Mitchell is decorated each
year. The farm land adjacent to
Rapid City raises some of the best
alfalfa seed that is produced in the
United States and this is becoming the
chief agricultural industry in this sec
ton of the state.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
Canadian Maple Sugar Production,

Canada may become q rival of New
England In the production Of maple
products. The aggregate export for
i've years. most OF which was taken
BY the United States. was 8,6S5,OO0
pounds OF sugar and 10000 gallons
OF sirup. How much more was con.
sumed By the producers cannot be
learned fem Canadian records. The
province M Quebec Is the chief pro-
Queer, bit the maple tree is OF 50
common q growth in Canada that the
production might be very greatly in.
creased, md doubtless would be II
It appeared profitable to the Canadian
farmers.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
Poultry Production.

Compilation of figures on the poultry
production of South Dakota, in com
parison with the neighborisg states,
shows that South Dakota ranks second
In the per capita number of fowls in
the state. Kansas leads with a per.
centage Of 9.3. The figures show
Minnesota has a percentage OF 81;
Missouri, s; North Dakota, Sc; Ne.
braska. TO; Kansas 9.3, while South
Dakota has a percentage Of 3. This
gives South Dakota second place in
the ranking of north central states
These figures are the result Of compila.
ton of the South Dakota State ,Poul-
try association. The association will
hold its annual meeting January % to
"a at Mitchell.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
Butter Prjxes Awarded.

Watertown.-E. N. Loongen Of Web.
ster was awarded q silver cup for the
highest honors in six butter scoring
contests at the close OF the South Da.
kota State Dairymen's convention
here. James Greig OF Brookings won
second place, and third went to the
Huron Dairy depot. The average
scores we're: First, 92.62; second,
92.41; third, 90. In the single entries
,is Madison creamery won Grst with
a score of s5. James Greig OF Brook.
ings was second with s4.5, and E. o.
lynda Of Milbank third with "a. Out
of 3S enries in this contest IS scored
of 38 entries in this contest So scored
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
CANDIDATES FOR LEGISLATIVE
JOBS TO Dc NuMER.
oVS.
GOSSIP OF THE STATE HOUSE
A Review o. the Work o. the state
Government 1t the Capitol and
At the Various State
Institutions.


In a short time the fifteenth legis.
lature will be in session for a sixty
day grind of new statutes.
W: n: Van Camp, who has filled the
posi,ion Of secretary OF ,nat body for
several sessions. is again a candidate;
viii Lockhart Of Morristown is ask
Ing for the position Of bill clerk OF
that body.
Representative Hursh of Deadwood
denies the allegation that he cares
for the speakership OF the house, or at
least that he will be a candidate for
the place. A. C. Roberts of Day, with
Lewis Benson of Moody, e. H. Withee
of Turner and James Mcfarland Of
Codington are the active candidates.
For the chief clerkship Of the house
Charles Gardnes of Rec Heights is
asking for the place again. II. L.
Nordness Of DeSmet, who was assist
ant clerk four years ago, is asking
for the chief clerkship, as we'll as is
Gardner.
Capt. Van Etten of Highmore would
like to be sergeant at arms of the
house. and Edward Moscrip of Canton,
who has filled that place for a number
OF sessions, will likely be back asking
for the same honor.
John Wooley, who was bill clerk Of
the house two years ago. is asking the
place again, and E. E. Sullivan OF
Tutron wants to be second assistant
clerk Of the house.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
6lackieo in Herd.

Carpenter.-Alarm has been created
among the farmers of this part Of
Kingsbury county by the appearance of
blackleg in the herd Of sixty cattle
belonging to Henry Johnson. a we'll
known farmer. Six head thus far have
died. and there are expected to be
other deaths before the disease can
be headed off. The county agricul.
tural agent is on the scene and every
precaution is being taken to prevent
the spread of the disease to the herds
of other farmers.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
A Gypsum Mill.

Piedmont.-Among the new indus.
tries to be established here will Be :.
gypsum plaster mill, a COMPANY being
behind the industry. TIE building
for the purpose ncTw il In course OF
construction. T. will be 40x1OO feet In
sizA ffeproof, of steel. iron and con.
crete construction. When the mill
commences operations about forty
men will be employed regularly. This
section of the Black Hills has one
Of the finest beds OF gypsum to be
found anywhere in the United States,
and this has been purchased by the
company. Efforts also are being made
to have an alfalfa mill established
here, there being large areas OF al.
falfa in this territory.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
PAVING at Beresford.

Beresford.-Mayor Steensland and
other prominent residents of the city
have recently been investigating the
paving proposition and a movement
may be inaugurated to do a great deal
OF street paving in Beresford during
the coming year. If the work is taken
up the business streets will first be
paved and then the work will be ex-
tended to the residence streets.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
Dances Through Window.

DeSmet.-Willian Ryan. a DeSmet
young man. has demonstrated that he
is the most strenuous dancer in the
state. While dancing with a numbG>
Of friends in q hall on the second flcol'
OF q building he became SO strenuous
In gliding over the floor that he acct
dentally backed through a window and
fell to the ground below. q distance OF
about 20 feet. He struck the ground
on his head and was rendered uncon-
scious, in which condition he remained
for several hours. For q time it was
feared that he had sustained concus.
sion OF the brain.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
9t0 New Teachers.

At the late examination for teach.
ers' certificates in this state there
were 1,212 applicants, OF whom 642
received second grade certificates, 26s
secured third grade and eight primary
certificates. There wee 391 failures
and Il certificates validated on certif.
Gates from other states. The percent.
age OF failures at this examination is
much lower than for most OF the ex.
aminations in the state. In fact II
probably is a record in that line for
several years.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
State Official. "a c.n,+.,.

Gov. Byrne has gone to Washington
to attend the national meeting OF
governors which has been called at
that city.
State Land Commissioner Fred Hen.
perlee has left for the national CAPT
tai to look after matters In regard to
state lands.
Insurance Commissioner NJ. Harry
O'Brien has left for Washington to
attend the meeting OF insurance com.
missioners.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15

Formal consent of the Turkish gov
eminent for the entrance OF relief
supplies into Syria from the American
naval collier Caesar, was received at
the State department.
Giant forests, the privately owned
tract Of the worlds largest trees In
the heart Of Sequoia National park,
are about to pass into the hands OF
the government through cooperation
between the interior department and
the National Geographic society.
Greece has fled formal protest with
the United States against actions OF
the entente allies. It denounces Brit
ish and French governments fol
gross violations Of international
law" and urges the United States to
announce its disapproval Of the allies
actions.
Congress reconvened Dec. I for .
three-months' session. with q calendar
overcrowded with general legislation.
and confronted with u~nprecedent esti-
mates aggregating $1.s54.S1s.654 to
meet expenditures Of the government
for the fiscal year 1915.
Iowa and Pennsylvania law pre-.
scribing butter fat standards for Ice
cream were upheld as constitutional
By tho supreme court q test cases At
lacking their validity AZ arbitrary
exercise Of state police powers" n
though designed to prevent adultera-
ton q food products.
Careful and systematic observation
Of the Nebraska cattle found In Kan.
sas City stock yards suffering with
sore mouths failed to reveal symptoms
Of foot and mouth disease. according
to the Bureau Of Animal Industry,
The specialists are Of the opinion that
the disease Is stomaatitis, q mouth
ailment, and . comparatively harmless
malady. easily cured.
withdrawal from entry Of $4,000
acres Of public land In Colorado and
$1,000 acres IN Utah, including q part
u the Green river formation, which II
3 estimated. will yield not lesss than
100000. 900 barrels Of fuel oil. was
recommended 70 President Wilson by
Secretary Lane.
Acting On IT. own behalf. the Am.
er1can government has Informed Ger.
nony anew Of ~ deep concern over
~ 6epoetetlon o. Relgians from their
sonnfsy ~ To German military
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
Prominent Huron Man Dies.

Huron.-Elias M. Thomas. promi.
rent resident of Huron since 1883,
passed away at his home here after
q few days acute illness, having been
in failing health for some months. Mr..
Thomas was a veteran OF the Civil
War, and had just been reelected to
the office of clerk Of courts. which he
had held for four years. He was also
a member Of the state soldiers home
board. He was 50 years of age at the
time of his death.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
Huron Wants New Hotel.

Huron.-The building committee OF
the Huron Commercial club, together
with Ed B. Dinneen OF this city, has
launched q campaign looking toward
the incorporation Of a hotel building
company. The Dinneen site, now &C.
cupied by the Dakota house, Is tht
one proposed, and the cost of the
building is placed at $780, 900, of
which $4,000 is planned to be raised in
the present campaign. Mr.. Dinneen
has subscribed an additional $25. 900.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
Farmers eoys' Club.

Sioux Falls.-In order that they may
secure the necessary knowledge to en-
able them to become expert scientific
farmers. q large number of the farm
or boys Of Kingsbury county have or.
ganized . boys club. with . large char
ter membership. The object Of the or
ganization Is to enable the members
to gain a more extensive knowledge
Of scientific farming methods and the
most successful methods OF raising
live stock and POULTRY and looking
after various >thsr branches " rod
eyn farming.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15

Plankinton.-George Jonaski, after
pleading guilty and being sentenced
to three and a half years in the state
penitentiary for the theft of an auto
mobile, broke out Of the Aurora coun-
ty Jail here by climbing to the top
of his cell and kicking z hole through
the roof.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
$4,000 Rapid City Fire.

Rapid City.-Fire in the Tom Swee-
ney Hardware company's department
store here did damage totaling about
$4,000 to the stock and building and
fixtures. The flames were confined
TO the ladies' furnishings department
and the furniture department. As near
as can be discovered, an electric fiat
iron is responsible for the fire.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
A Marrow Escape.

Raymond.-Roy Calvert of this
place had a narrow escape as the re-
suit OF losing his footing and falling
from . church steeple while doing
some repair work. He fell a distance
OF about 20 feet. striking the ground
with such force that he sustained a
compound fracture Of the right leg
and other injuries.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
Sells Herd for $3.3oO

Bridgewater.-The D. +. Newton
herd OF Devons, comprising rs head of
cattle, was sold to Ora Offenhise OF
Presho. s. D.. for 1880, which is
one OF the biggest sales recorded here
for some years.