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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-07
Notice to Contractors

Sealed bids will be received by the Board of
County Commissioners of Hughes County, S. d.,
at the office ofthe County Auditor until 2 o'clock
p. M. on Saturday, January 9Th, 1917. for the
DeGrey township. Hughes County. Sd Such
construction to be done in accordance with plans
and specifications now on file in the office of the
County Auditor.
a certified check of $500 must
each bid.
The Board reserves the right to reject any and
ali bids.
: Given by order of the County Commissioners of
Hughes County. S. D., this 9Th day of December,
1916. j. II. STARKEY,
County Auditor.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-07
FIRE PREVENTION.
How Our Enormous Annual Losses
Might Be Reduced.

How Our Enormous Annual Losses
Might Be Reduced.
The average annual loss by fire in
America is over half as much as the
cost Of building the Panama canal.
This is al actual loss. Insurance, of
course, restores nothing destroyed but
merely passes the hat for the benefit of
the Individual losers. The loss to the
community is total.
But little thought has been given to
the communal aspects of the economic
system OF fire insurance. writes DR..
Maynard M. Metcalf In the Scientific
Monthly. ItShas been viewed chiefly
from the standpoint Of the individual.
Insurance companies repay to individ-
uals their actual losses, and it Is sim
\ pier for the individual to gain security
against loss by fire by hiring an insur-
ancc company tocarry his risks than it
y for him to prevent loss from fire by
building flreproof buildings.
Suppose we should appropriate a
quarter OF a billion dollars, the amount
ct a single years fire loss, to the or
d ganizatlon and support OF a bureau OF
fire prevention, calling to the work Of
this bureau the three best chemists, the
three strongest physicists and the three
keellest engineers In the world. How
long would It be before they had found
very Inexpensive methods of protecting
I'll buildings against fire, however In
dammable their construction? The
problem ~ ~childishly simple beside
those which me Of science are attack
Ing daily and with success.
How absurd 1t Is that we have fires
todayl They should long ago have be-
come athing OF the past.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-07
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate OF Xayer Jhli, Deceased.
Notice IS Hereby Given, BY the undersigned.
Administrator pf the Estate of Xaver Ihli,
deceased, to he creditors of and all persons hay
ing claims against the said deceased, to exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers, within four
months after the first publication OF this notice,
in the 5ity of Pierre. in the County of Hughes,
Sogth Dakota.
Dated at Pierre. South Dakota, November. ID,
1915.
JOSEPH HILL,
Administrator Of the Estate OF Saver lhli,
peceasel.
JOHN A. HOLMES,
Attorney for fatate.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-07
HURRY TRIPS By ACTORS.
Mansfsld,s Record Quick Jump From
NsNs Orleans TO Chicago.

Envi0tls persons have been known to
poohpooh the actor who thinks that
his!Alife Is not dit cakes and ale. Many
years ago we thought the limit had
been reached when e. q. Davenport
acted Mt a matinee in Philadelphia and
duplicated the performance in New
York the same night. Later came the
sensational jump OF Lawrence Barrett
by special train FROM New York to
San Francisco In less chan four days
and the Joseph Brook-Janauscliek leap
from Milwaukee to Philadelphia be-
tween Saturday midnight and Monday
III time for a regular performance in
the latter city.
Once Richard Mansfield's energies
coinpassed a hurry trip between New
Orleans and Chicago. On a Saturday
evening he presented Julius Caesar
in the Crescent City and on the next
succeeding Monday evening he repeat
ed the experience in Chicago. Mean
while he had Travelled a thousand miles
and transported all the ponderous i'm
petliments Of his we'll remembered pro-
dlction of the Shakespeare classic.
This Is how 1T was done:
a special train in ten cars WAS under
steam In New Orleans at the close of
the engagement. AS soon MS a scene of
the play was worked off 1t was con-
veyed on trucks to the waiting pc
cial. When the curtain fell on the last
act the players who appeared in it,
without changing their costumes. We're
driven to the railway station. and the
train was out Of sight OF New orleans
before midnight. Right Of way was
given for the entire distance, and re-
lays of fresh engines were provided
from division to division. Thus n new
record between the gulf and Lake
Michigan was made. The running time
for the thousand miles was twenty
three hours.--Kansas City Journal.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-07

State Of South Dakota 90 in The Circuit Court.
County Of Hughes, % Sixth Judicial Circuit.
In the Matter Of tite Voluntary Notice of Petit
Dissolution of The Maquoketa lien For Dis
Light and Power Company, q solution
corporation.
Notice Is Hereby GIVEN: That The Maquoketa
Light and Power Company. a corporation. has
made application to the above entitled Court for
voluntary disgoiutie2, and that the said appEca-
14th day OF December, A. ID 1916. at the hour of
10 o'clock q. NJ. cthe Court House in the City of
ton may fe satae at any time prior to or upon
the date Of said hearing, or may appear in oppose
ton thereto. SAID objections to be filed a. the
office Of the Cletk Of Courts in the Court House
at Pierre, Hughes County. South Dakota.
Dated at Pierre, South Dakota this 9Th day of
November, a. u. 1916.
(sEAL) LEW w SANDYs,
Clerk of Courts,
Hughes County, South Dakota.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-07
Raisins aa Food.

Al q producer Of energy the raisin Is
! maryel.a One pound Of raisins In this
respect, according to q doctor, viii
more than equal "a pound OF beef OF.
i've pounds Of 6sh,two poundsso Of eggs
tour pounds Of potatoes, two quarts OF
milk, half q peck Of apples Of a dozen
bananas And the advantage Of the
sugar IA the raisin Ia TINT it Ii almost
immediately digested, assimilated and
transformed intosenergy.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-07
The Plumb Line In Porto Rico.

3ss5@sS -HTU4fVv VIM TtTCOs te.la
There ale places where the direction
OF q plumb line Is not vertical. Irregu-
Slarities Of density in the crust OF the
globe may produce this phenomenon.
~ remarkable instance In point was
found IN the island Of Porto Rico.
where the deviation from the vertical
a NO great that IN mapping the island
the northern end southern coast lines,
Sas shown In the older maps, had each
80 be inoyed inward half a mile
Scientific American.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-07
BAcKAcHE IS DIscoURAGING

But Not so bad if You Know How
to Reach the Cause
Nothing more dis%conraging than q
constant backache. Lame when you
awaken, pains pierce you when you
bend or lift. It's hard to work or to
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-07

Do you want to borrow money on
your land? If so, write OF call on
+. L. LoCKHART. Pierre, S. D.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-07
Notice to Creditors

Estate Of Luther B. Lewis, Deceased
Notice is Eelehy Given. By the undersigned
AdministratTiX oi tne Estate of Luther 3. Lewis,
deceased, 10 Che crcditOrs of and all persons hav-
ing claims asaipaf the said decreased, 10 exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers, within four
months after the FIRST publication OF this notice.
to the said ADMINISTRATORS at the Law Ofiiceo of
John a. holmes, iR Suite 4 in the Hyde Block in
Pierre. in the GoaEty OF Hughes, South Dakota.
Dated at Piera. South Dakota. September 81.
1916. LAURA Il, LEWIS,
Administrators of the Estate Of
Iuther b. Lewis. Deceased,
JOHN A. HOLM IS, Attorney for Estate.
Notice OF Hearing Petition for Let
ters Of Administration
State Of South Dasosa In County Court
County of Hughes October Term, 1916
In the Matter ef the Estate OF Xaver 1hli,
The state Of saltf, Dakota Sends Greeting to
,fobn his, Wendell jhji, Joseph lhli, Magdalena
Ebert and Louise EeuCon, heirs st law and next
OF Kim OF %a.ar Iht. deceased, and to all to whom
these presents may come.
Notice is Hereby Given. That Joseph lhli has
filed in Iris Court a petition praying for Letters
Of Administration Qf the estate Of Xayer Ihli.
deceased. aud that Saturday, the l1th day of
November, 1915. ut 10 O'Clock a, M. of said day,
| being aay-ol II fsgll4r term of this court, to-wit:
Of the Noyemle~ Term, 1916, at Ike Office OF The
County Judge ip taeeClty OF Pierre, III the County
of Hughes, Ststu OF South Dakota, has been set
for hearing said petition. when and where any
person interested may appear and show cause
why the said petition should not be Granted.
Dated at Pierre. outh Dakota, tAis25th day of
October. A. d.. 1915
tSeaD JoHN II. MCCoRp,
Judge of the County Court.
Clerk OF County Court.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-17
PROPER INITIATION
IS VERY IMPORTANT

Incorrect initiation is one Of the
most frequent and perhaps the least
understood cause OF tire deterioration.
says c. D. Freeman, local distributor
for Michelin tires.
DETERMINATION not only subjects the
canvas Of the casing TO an unneces-
sary strain but also robs the tire OF
its resiliency. Thus an over-inflated
tire when running over an obstruction.
instead of absorbing the shock. trans
mits the full force OF the jolt 20 tbs
mechanism OF the car
A tire should be first inflated 10 this
proper pressure. and then tested from
time 70 time 10 ascertain that the air
pressure is up to the standard neces-
sary for a tire OF the size used. when
supporting its maximum weight II the
pressure has decreased the cause may
be readily discovered. The seat OF the
causing a leak at that point. or n the
rubber washer at the base of the valve
cap is displaced, the air will gradu-
ally escape Then again, II pinchers
were used in tightening the valve
parts, the screw threads may be dam
aged. causing a leak
Always initiate tires with air, never
using gas. CarbOnic gas viii pass
through rubber Is times more quickly
than will air In addition to the
slight enlargement OF a new tire after
being in use for a few days further
natural decrease OF pressure viii fol-
lCR. due to the escape OF oxygen in
.he confined air This loss should be
made up bp the injection Of more air.
as this is done the percentage OF nitro
the liability Of slow deflation VIII de-
crease in proportion
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-17
AUTO TESTS HELD AT
SAN DIEGO EXPOSITION

Before 5000 enthusiastic spectators, a
stock Saxon six captured two firsts
and a third place. and won the most
points in the demonstration contest
lust held at the san Diego exposition
motor demonstration show Although
exceeded in both power and number
Of cylinders by higher priced entries.
the Saxon was the only car which Won
the trophy in two events
The hill climb. which the Saxon won
was one Of the most gruellinE ever
staged. Contestants in this event were
required to drive down the 80 percent
grade OF Exposition hill and up the
So percent pitch Then the drivers
were obliged TO turn around and re-
verse the order Of descending and
climbing The Saxon not only made tbs
best time but was one Of the few cars
able 10 reach the top or the So percent
grade
The Saxon romped around the track
in fast time in the relay race, winning
the award Of the judges. the applause
OF the assembly and five additional
points Then. just 10 demonstrate its
flexibility in the quick get away"
event. the Saxon won an even break
with higher priced machine for third
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-17
SPECIAL "MOVIE" AUTO
HAS UNUSUAL FEATURES

Filming actual war scenes is no
longer a happy go-lucky. hit OF miss
proposition 1t has been reduced 10 a
science. The camera men have quiz
Juggling their "sniping boxes around
on foot or depending on hired con-
veyances TO transport them quickly
from place 10 place. The best Of them
now have their own automobiles.
The SeIig-Tribune people in Fl Paso
have Just received q specially con-
structed Jeffery motor car down 20 get
Mexican views for their animated news
film. released twice weekly. Though
other companies have cars OF their
own. this. probably. IS the first case
where a motor car has been socially
built and equipped for war service ~
a news film service.
This unusual Jeffery car carries .
gallons OF gasoline. Is gallons or wa
ter and eight gallons Of cylinder OIL
A specially constructed top affords
shelter during the day and can be ad-
justed as a sleeping shelter tent at
night The body Of the car is so ar
ranged TO be able TO carry a complete
field equipment including machine
gun.
Behind the drivers seat is a COM
niodioIs box used as a carry-al and
from which the camera man can work
to ADVANTAGE This car has received
quite a bit II attention on the streets
OF Fl Paso.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-17
FORD'S PROFIT
SHARING SUCCEEDS

Henry Ford announced the plan
whereby his employees should share IN
the profits OF the company early IN
January, 1914. and put the plan into
effect on the 18th of that month. \
minimum wage of $500 for every profit
sharer startled the industrial world ana
provoked unlimited discussion, iDeral
criticism as well as commentator
Sufficient time has now elapsed 10
indicate clearly the wisdom Of the plan
and its entire success Statistics were
gathered in two surveys, one IN 1913
after the plan had been in operation
for five months; the other has Just Deeh
completed. Coming as they do Two
years apart an excellent basis for COM
parison is furnished
The average bank deposit OF the %
81 men. now employed, is SZO4, as
against S52-12. the average OF the T.
500 men employed in 1914 The Danh
accounts of the present Ford employees
total $5.96S. 936, an increase OF nearly
s., 10000 over two years ago me
number of bank depositors has IN
creased from 5SI2 to 11.116-
The men are now buying homes
worth s2L7S7, 493. an increase Of eiGh-
teen and a half million
The improved living conditions Of the
men and their families are clearly re
Elected in the statistics In 1914. 2592
carried life insurance tOtaling Sail
SIS; in the year 1916 1s.116 men are
carrying S14.S22.916. an increase Of over
$500 600 a month. Two years ago only
36f OF the men owned their homes; to-
day 1856 Ford men are home owners.
The total wealth Of Ford employees.
as represented by bank accounts. real
estate and real estate equities IL
SS,096,46o, an average OF s6l7-33 for
each man Nearly 1900 more men are
now renting homes than in 1914 which
has caused the number Of men paying
board bills to decrease so percent.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-17
AUTO CUTS DOWN
GOLF ATTENDANCE

after all the motor car is not doing
golf the good that was formerly eN-
pected, is the frank comment OF S o.
Bottorff of the West Texas Motor com
pany. who distribute the Haynes.
only seven or eight years ago, when
the automobile was just beginning 20
find itself the followers OF the INK
were pretty uniformly OF the opinion
that the new conveyance with the op-
portunity for quick and convenient
travel il afforded. would substantially
increase their number The advent OF
the motor car into general use at firSt
did boost the number Of players, par
ticularly in afternoons and times OF a
few hours OF leisure.
Then the inevitable but unexpected
happened At week ends the NUMBER OF
golfists who needed the call or the
course fell off sharply Automobile
owners. and they made up the majority
OF golfers. began apprOpriating the eN-
ira time on Saturdays and sundays lot
motor trips The last few years win
a steady Improvement OF motor cars
and roads have Witnessed a more pro-
nounced tendency to spend spare time
on the road rather than on the links
Z is beginning TO look now as n the
golf links had their gala DAYS at the
time the trOllevs were depended on 10
carry most OF the country club mem
bership TO and from their sport me
electric car and suburban train offered
small opportunity for pleasurable traEe
and the country club member when ne
had free hours, could DO no better tnah
run out TO the club house for the day
or afternoon The effect was that every
Sunday and holiday brought most OF the
Membership 10 the tennis courts anu
links. and golfers had no reason 70 Ds
ruffled over the prospect OF Their sport
But lately the cOnfOrmed golfer mas
found that the reaction of the motor
car was not as he anticipated, and ne
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-17

fetal distance is 3S71.S miles The
first announcement Of 347I miles,
rushed out just as the trip was COM
pleted, was 100 miles in error. The
average run per day was $50 miles
and the average daily running time
was Il hours, minutes on the
basis of actual running time. the cars
daily and hourly averages would have
been much higher but for the bad GO
ing across Missouri. AVERAGE NUMBER
of miles per gallon OF gasoline was
9 II: with 500 TO $50 miles per gallon
Of lubricating oil
The run was started from the Los
Angeles court house at 1901 a. m.
Monday. May S. and completed at
Broadway and 42d street, New York.
time for the trip was thus seven days.
Il hours and 81 minutes, the actual
running time was 12S hours, and the
total time not running. 81 hours, -
minutes. or an average daily layOff for
driver and car Of six hours, 50 minutes.
This was spent in sleeping eating and
taking on supplies OF gasoline, oil,
etc.
Baker drove the car the entire dis
lance. The car travelled the entire
distance under its own power. except
when pulled out of a ditch by block
and tackle once near Holly, Colo. and
once near Bonneville, No. and, OF
course except when ferried across
rivers. Baker says he did not clean
spark plug during the entire trip. one
day he drove stretch Of 81 miles
through such heavy roads that high
gear going was impossible At an
other time the road was so poor that
two hours were required 10 make 10
miles
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-17
CADILLAC MARK
IS ONLY RECORD.
Hammond's Claims For the
Cross Country Record
Lack Support.

Automobile editors OF eastern pa
pers are now trying 10 find out wheth-
er Bobby Hammond actually made
transcontinental record in an Empire
car. lettering the Cadillac mark made
BIZ z. C. Baker, or whether Ham
mond's claim is the greatest hoax ever
sprung in the auto game The De-
troft Nez-s-Tribune says inquiry in
dicates that the supposed record Is a
myth No trace Of the car west OF
Indiana can be found"
The New York World says that IN
'puiry shows the record breaker 10
lave been in Buffalo. \. Y. eight days
before he says he started from san
Francisco and that II would have been
Impossible TO ship the car TO Frisco
and get It ready for the hard trip IN
eight DAYS. The New York Times
turned its staff Of correspondents
loose 10 check I'D the record" and
reports that they "can find no register
Of transcontinental trip west Of the
Sierras
The san Francisco Chronicle heads
review OF the record Ghost Car Fllts
Across Continent" The Los Angeles
Record Battles Fans Greatest Puzzle
Ever Sprung on Auto Industry None
saw Machine En- Route Across Cont
nent"
Everything would indicate that the
Cadillac record made by Baker is the
only recognized transcOntinental rec
ord and Hammond's claims are likely
to be given the same treatment Doc
Cook got on his North Pole asser-
Details Of Bakers Trip.
The details Of the record breaking
coast TO coast dash Of the Cadillac
eight, finished at New York. Nay 10,
are interesting as showing the STAN
anism- They are equally impressive
as setting forth the difficulties en-
countered by Baker. the driver, and
Sturm, his companion, and the fine
performance Of the car on a grind OF
unprecedented severity. The log of
the trip IS as follows
May S-Los Angeles to Williams,
Ariz-, $3.50 miles Mountains and
cesert-Tery hOr-poor roads
May 9-WiHiams, Ariz., to Santa Fe,
y. ~. 555-2 miles Roads good and
bad in spots. some very fine and some
very pOor-very hot.
May 1o-Santa Fe. y. NJ, 10 Dodge
City, Ksns-, 567-2 miles A few miles
q mountainous road in New Mexico.
and the rest-of the journey very good
May 1I-Dodge City. Kans., 70
Kansas City. Mo- 401 miles. Very fine
roads 10 within so miles Of Kansas
City when We struck some mud
cool
Nay kansas City to High HILL
No. 216 miles NeUy poo&s muddy
roads all the way. hub deep in places.
with rain. Worst roads on the trip.
Nay 13-High Hill. No TO Greenup,
III. 210.9 miles. Very muddy roads TO
within q few miles Of St Louis. then
fair going 10 Greenup, ul-no rain
May 14-Greenup. Ill, 10 Pittsburg-
Pa. 493 miles. Roads good up to
within a few miles of Wheeling. then
rain into Pittsburg; some muddy
reads
May 15-Pittsburg. Pa. to New York,
\ y 395 miles Mountain going
through considerable fog outside Of
PittsburE, then good roads into New
York city Fair weather
average 45O Miles Daily.
From this it viii be seen that the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-17
Weekend Edition, June 17-18, 1916.

are not put on straight Bearings some
times become worn and permit the
wheels to Wabble. In any case the
tread soon grinds off and the fabric
OF the tire is exposed to many destruc-
tive agencies
BY close observation you can dis
tinguish many cars being driven with
wheels perceptibly out Of true In nu-
merOus instances the mOtorist is not
aware that his tires are being subjected
to abnormal wear until the announce
ment comes in the form Of wOrn-oft
tread or blowout
after your car has received a hard
bump YOU should see at once that the
axles have not been bent or The wheels
knocked out of true Your tire dealer
or garageman will usually be pleased
to examine them. or II his service does
not cover this, viii suggest where II
can be done"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-17
ARE YOUR WHEELS
OUT OF ALIGNMENT?

whenever motorist detects his tires
undergoing unusual tread wear he
sbouId at once make certain that the
-rheols are true" is the declaration OF
x. s Wilson, MANAGER OF the service
lI.r,artrnent Of the Goodyear Tire and
Te,i,ber company. Akron. Ohio.
Establishment Of wheels is the IN
susDected cause OF the premature de
mise Of many tires When the Wneeis
undergo "a diagonal grind as IL passes
o,e- the road surface Sometimes an
axle becomes bent by q severe blow:
or the steering apparatus gets OUT OF
adjustment. often demountaple rims
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-17
SALT LAKE-YELLOWSTONE
LOGS ARE AVAILABLE

Motorists planning trips to the Vel
lOwstone National park may obtain log
books OF the new Salt Lake-Ncl-
lowstone highway. from the Great salt
lake through Utah and Idaho 20 yell
loWstone lark. from the automobile
editor OF The Herald. free Of charge
Those desiring the logs 70 be sent by
mail are requested to enclose a two
cent stamp with their request
These logs arc supplied by the Utah
Idaho Yellowstone Highway association,
whose secretary claims that the new
route is ono of the great scenic high
ways of ATucrica
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-17
The Mitchell Greed

We believe that efficiency is going to
decide the cars that rule Motordom. We
have believed It for many years.
We induced John W. Bate, the eff
cheney engineer. to join US for that
reason. And we gave him free hand in
this plant and this car.
This year, for the first time, We an
nounce the result. Mr.. Bates work IS
now done. He has created a car which
the greatest engineers applaud. Dozens
of them-men of nationwide fame
have bought it for themselves. He has
cut our factory costs IN two.
When you see the results Of other
mems efforts, come and see Mr.. Bates.
See what efficiency, when made a fine
art, means in a motor car.
Nothing you like in other cars is found
lacking in a Mitchell Many things you
want are found here alone.
Come and confirm this. See if We
are wrong or right. The verdict will
be left to you when you investigate.
MITCHELL-LEWIS MOTOR co.
Racine, Wis. U. S. A
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-17

, IS riEhtfuIly anxious about the inroads
The automobile is making on his fol-
1ov-ine- In the meantime the true TO type
autoist goes merrily on enjoying the
smack OF travel through hitherto un-
known regions in preference 70 the air
ing that comes by playing is holes OF
a mornIn..