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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25
A RICH PEOPLE
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE BANKS
SHOW INCREASE IN
DEPOSITS.

Pierre, April 25.-The state banks
OF South Dakota show an increase Of
$500, 600 in deposits from the time
of the call of condition November,
1915, to March, 1916, the total de-
posits for the March call being $685.
.7"75,076.22 as against $63 ,229, 226.89
for the November call. These figures
with the national bank deposits, esti-
mated at about the same proportion,
would show practically $110, 600, 600
as the deposits of the people of the
state on March /.
The cash reserves of the state
banks for the same dates show an in
cas- approximately the same as
that of the deposits, going from $18,-
Sal ,931 at the time of the November
call up to 23,722,064 for the March
call.
One item of special interest to de
positors in state banks is that of the
depositors' guaranty fund, which
makes its appearance for the first
time in the report of the banking de
partment and which at the time of the
March call amounted to $139,211.37,
which would be Immediately avail
able in Ease of a failure of a state
bank, to meet the amount due the
depositors.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25
MADISON MAN NAMED
SOUTH DAKOTA WILL SEND REP.
RESENTATINE DELEGATION
TO NATIONAL GATHERING.

Sioux Falls, April 25.-The South
Dakota branch of the League to En-
force Peace, of which Robert j. Gam
BILE, of this city. former United States
senator from South Dakota, is presi-
dent. is arranging to send a delega-
ton of leading men and women of the
state to the first annual convention
of the American branch of the league
which is to be held at Washington on
May 26 and 81.
The delegates selected to attend
the national meeting embrace lead
ing residents of the state, as follows:
Charles N. Herreid, of Aberdeen. for
mer governor of South Dakota; Rev.
+. Stevens, of Yankton: Andrew +.
Lee, of Vermillion, former governor
of South Dakota; Miss Helen Pea
body, of Sioux Falls. directing head
of All Saints school; j. w. Heston, of
Madison; w. S. Bowen, of Huron;
Congressman Charles III. Dillon; Con-
gresham Harry l.. Candy; Congress
man Royal G.. Johnson; Mrs. Edward
ID. Keator, Waterfowl; N. +. Frank
lin. Deadwood; p. j. Tscharner, Lem
mon; Maj. J.. II. Scriven, Winner; G.
IL. Lugg, of Pierre, state superintend-
ent of public instruction, and Mrs. +.
Wilson, of Aberdeen.
1t is the purpose of those who or
ganized the state league to organize
auxiliary leagues in every county in
South Dakota and this work already
has been taken up. The officers of
the state league are receiving encour-
agement from all sections of the
state and when the various county or
CARNATIONS are perfected South Da-
kota will have one of the strongest
leagues OF the kind in the United
States.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25
War SUMMARY
PROGRESS OF CONDITIONS As
COMPLIED BY THE ASSO-
GATED PRESS.

New York. April 25.-Special
Again there is a comparative lull in
the Verdun battle, the infantry on
both sides remaining generally in
active. The French have been nib
bling away at the German line just
west of the Mouse. however. and re-
port making further progress i'm a
hand grenade attack northwest of the
Caurettes wood.
London reports that a hostile aero
plane appeared over Dover this morn
ing, but was driven off by ten anti
aircraft guns and dropped no bombs.
Berlin reports the failure OF
French attacks northeast of the Avo-
court wood region, near Dead Mans
Hill and in the vicinity of the Thia-
mont farm.
An increase in the artillery fire all
along the western front is reported
by the German var office.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25
OH! MY BACK!
The Expression of Many a Kidney
Sufferer i'm Madison.

A stubborn backache is cause to
suspect kidney trouble. When the
kidneys are inflame and swollen.
STOPPING brings q sharp twinge in the
small of the back hat almost takes
the breath away. Doan's Kidney
Pills revive sluggish kidneys, relieve
aching backs. Here's Madison proof:
Mrs. w. Morgan, 900 West Fifth
street, Madison, says; Every time |
made a sudden move or tried to bend,
/ got a catch across the small of my
back. Then a severe pain set in
which kept me is misery and robbed
me of all ambition. | was unfit for
any kind of work. | began to get
uneasy about my kidneys, as nothing
| took seemed to do me the least bit
OF good until | began using Doan's
Kidney Pills. had good results
from the first and after taking two
boxes, | was cured"
Price so cents, at all dealers.
Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that cured Mrs. Morgan. Foster
Milburn Co., Props. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25
PROUD OF IT


Egan. April 25.-No longer viii
Egan have 10 share the distinction OF
being the only wet town in Moody
county and the only wet town on the
Milwaukee railroad between Messing
ton Springs and Lacrosse, Wis.
At the city election the town was
voted dry by a majority Of two votes.
overcoming the lead of twenty-seven
which wen wet last year and after
July l Egan will be dry.
The election on this question was
a still, quiet affair, the kind of an
affair that has proven detrimental to
the wet cause In practically every in
stance and the fact that the town
was voted dry came as a surprise to
practically everyone. who knew. or
thought they did, each side alike.
that Egan would 20 wet by a small
majority.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25
Filings COMPLETE
LAST FILINGS ACCEPTED BY THE
SECRETARY OF STATE.

Pierre, April 25.-The secretary of
state holds that Saturday, April %.
was the last day upon which candi-
dates for the place of presidential
electors could be filed in that office
to secure a place on the primary bal
lot. The republicans have filed the
following anne for presidential cleo
tors, in addition to those filed by
Richards: George II. Douthit, OF
Sioux Falls. Alvin Wagner. of Phil
lip, Frank w. Neehan, of Milbank, HI
X. Gjolne, of Platte, and G. X. Sny-
der, of WATERFOWL.
Two sections in the primary law
relate to the matter of presidential
electors. Section g.. of the 1915 act
as amended by section A of the 1915
act, provides that ANY person eli
gible and DESTROYS of having his name
placed upon the ballot as a candidate
for presidential elector or delegate
shall, at least thirty days before such
election, file his affidavit with the
secretary OF state that he is a quail
fled voter. = y =
The other section is section SO OF
the 1915 act, as amended by section
10 of the 1916 act. and it provides
for the nomination of presidential
electors at a state convention to be
held the first Tuesday in July, after
the primary election, thus getting
these presidential electors on the fall
ballots only. and not on the primary
ballots.
No official ruling from the attor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TODAY
Items Taken from the Daily
Leader Files

Father Flynn and mother returned
from Washington, ID. c.
j. p. Grinager, OF Howard, and r.
p. Grinager, of Lisbon, N. D., are in
the city visiting their brothers.
Lars Fosness and wife. of Winnie
iting Lars Sunde and other friends in
this locality departed this morning
for Norway, where they will live in
the future.
Willis jerks, who closed his school
in the Westaby district last evening
with a pleasant entertainment, ap-
pears to have given excellent salts
faction and was the recipient of a
beautiful gold pen from his pupils.
The county commissioners contin-
ued business today, meeting with the
township assessors this afternoon to
fix a schedule OF assessment. and adj
journed this evening. M. l.. Clark,
chairman of the board, rendered his
resignation to take effect at once.
The assessors of the county met
with the commissioners this after
noon and adopted a schedule OF as
sessment rates and received their
books. A committee consisting OF
Dan O'Connell, b. b. Bowel, VIM.
Power, H. G.. Conover and George
Leiterman were appointed to recon-
mend a schedule and they recon-
mended that real estate be assessed
5 per cen lower than the state equal
izaton OF last year. Also the value
to be placed upon horses at from SIS
to $50; cattle. from 81 to $40; sheep,
at SO cents per head and hogs at
$3.50 per hundred weight.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25
MOTHERS AND WIVES.

OF this country-those who after
months and even years of suffering
have been restored TO health and
strength by hat good old fashioned
root and herb remedy. Lydia T.. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound-are the
ones who have spread the good news
of health restored, until today there
is hardly a town so small that the
women who suffer from female all
ments do not depend upon Lydia K,
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to
restore health.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25

Car Goes Over Grade, Plunging Occu.
pants Through Ice.

Lily. April 25.-To be thrown into
ice cold water about five or six feet
deep from their automobile was the
distressing experience of Mrs. liver
Vevang and her son, and another
younger son, who reside on a farm
some miles from Lily. They were
passing over a bad grade when the
wheels slid in the mud and the car
tipped over sideways, throwing the
occupants into the water at the side
of the grade. The smaller boy went
under, but vas rescued by his mother
and brother, who then had difficulty
in making their own way to safety
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25
STATE NEWS.

Vermillion-For the second time
within a brief period the Hofer drug
store in this city was entered by bur
glars, who escaped with about Sis in
cash from the cash register and a
quantity of goods.
Alcester-The local authorities
have opened negotiations with the
manager of an electric light system
at Beresford whereby wires may be
extended from Beresford to Alcester
and this city furnished with electric
lights.
Iroquois-Lewis Hammond died at
his home in this city Sunday after
noon at $3.50. aged 90 years. He was
one OF the first settlers of western
Kingsbury county and was widely
known. He had been a helpless in
valid the past four years.
Mellette-Fire which started in a
shed, destroyed the farm home of
Ferdinand Miller, northeast of Mel
lette. The fire broke out late at
night when the members of the fam
lily were sleeping and they had diff
Guilty in making their way from the
burning structure. Miller was quite
badly burned while %rescuing his lit
tie boy.
Pierre-The boosters of Jackson
county are pushing a movement for
the annexation of the reservation
do not take kindly to the movement,
and the Jackson county annexation
lists are attempting TO carry on a cam
paign of education among them to
win their consent.
Pierre-Gustav Eisenbraun, of
Wall, is in the hospital in this city
with a bullet lodged in his head, and
Alex Jams is under arrest at Wall,
having given himself up to the sheriff
after the alleged shooting by him.
Apparently the trouble was of long
standing. E~isenbraun was shot in
the back of the head as he was walk
ing away from Jams.
Flandreau-The leading business
men of Flandreau, and prominent
farmers of the surrounding region,
have organized a farmers and mer-
chants club, which is designed to
bring the farmers and business men
into closer touch with each other and
create a better feeling between them.
The following officers were elected:
President, o. G.. Olson; vice presi-
dent, E. M. Culver; secretary, Arthur
Carlson; treasurer, Ed Schmidt.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25

ney general or secretary of state has
been made to harmonic these two
sections, but the secretary of state is
accepting filings for presidential cleo
tors and is going to put them on the
primary ballot. So far no candidate
has asked for an official interpreta-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25
WATCH CHILD'S COUGH.

tation Of the mucous membrane if neg
lected may mean catarrh later. Don't
take the chances-do something for your
child. Children viii not take every
medicine, but they will take DIR. Kings
New Discovery and without bribing or
tasting. It's a sweet, pleasant tar syrup
and so effective. Just laxative enough
to eliminate the waste %poisons. Almost
the first dose helps. Always prepared
no mixing or fussing. Just ask your
druggist for DIR. Kings New Discovery
1t will safeguard your child against Sc.
rious ailments resulting from colds
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25
ECZEMA CURED OR MONEY RE
rITEDEn

This guarantee goes with every box of
Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment. Makes
no difference whether it's a baby. child
or aged. No matter how long standing
the case the guarantee holds good. Cut
out this strip. 20 to your druggist. get
a box of DIR. HObson's Eczema Ointment.
use it as directed and if you are not
fully satisfied. the druggist or maker
viii refund our money. Try 1t just
once. you Will be happily surprised.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25

For any watch we cannot repair
Any make, American, Swiss, German
English. etc. We are getting watches
frequently that others have failed tc
make good. Might as well bring the
watch to Osborn's first, and save
trouble as well as expense.-Osborn's
Drug and Jewelry Store.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25
BUSINESS LOCALS.
Eat at Jacks.
Daily Leader telephone No. 2143.

Eat at Jacks.
Daily Leader telephone No. 2f43.
Rooms for rent over Osborn's Drug
Store.
Pure Early Ohio seed potatoes, no
scab.-E. r. c. Gross.
See the 81 window display at Por-
ter's on Market day.
am prepared to do draying of all
kinds Aug. Eggebraaten.
For Rent. Suite of three front
rooms strictly modern Madison SC
and Toe Store.
Stop and look at Porter's south
window for real bargains, a strictly
81 window. Market day.
Automatic baseball alley is open
every evening at 7:30.-Bert Stacy.
Get a congoleum rug, six by nine,
at Geo Beck's Furniture Store.
For Sale. My residence property
at a bargain.-H. M. Penn.
Get X. j.. Houck's prices before
you paint, and save money. Practical
pa%perhanger. Phone 3161.
/ am closing out my stock of wall
paper at prices that are attractive
Bert Stacy.
If you have trouble with your cleo
trio lights call up 2144 for day serv-
ice. 1896 or 3618 for night service
Electric Supply Co.
Wanted. Dishwasher at Jacks
Restaurant.
Hot drinks and luncheonette at
the Sugar Bowl.
w. II. Baddeley. practical horse
sheer, West Fourth street.
Lost. Pair of child's glasses in
black case. Leave at this office.
Eat at Jacks.
For Matching, s. c. White Leghorn
eggs. Phone 334 redo. f. Belts.
$500 in cash to any person bring
ing to my store a standard make
watch / cannot repair-Guy T.. Han
son.
Eat at Jacks.
For all kinds of general black
smithing and wagon repairing see w.
III. Baddeley in new location, West
Fourth street.
Dwelling house for sale. Inquire
of John Nygaard, Phone AIS blue.
For Sale. Two acres cultivated
land west of postoffice. just outside
of corporation, cheap taxes. Inquire
at this office.
Rooms for rent. furnished or un-
furnished. Inquire this office.
For Rent. Suite of rooms. suitable
for light housekeeping. Inquire at
this office.
Wanted. About 140 cattle and
horses to pasture James Harris, on
the c. b.. Kennedy ranch, ten miles
west of Madison.
For Sale. Single harness and
buggy. few bales hay. child's iron
bed. H. Kingsley. at residence.
For Rent. Seven roo house, good
barn. Inquire at this office.
Black dirt. sand and gravel.-Roy
Beesley, Phone 367 yellow.
Special price on White Wyandotte
eggs for setting.-J. w. Moffitt,
Phone 301.
For Sale. Choice Early Ohio po-
tatoes, suitable for seed or table
j. w. Moffitt, Phone SOL.
Eyes Tested. Broken lenses re-
placed same day.-Yaeger's Optical
Parlor, in Guy Il. Hanson's Jewelry
Store.
For Rent. For cash or share crop,
about thirty-five acres of land on
West Fourth and Fifth streets.-Jos.
Henkin.
| wish to discontinue the retail de-
livery of milk by May / and wish
my customers would arrange to get
their milk elsewhere as soon as pos
sible.-Paul II. Brown.
| am prepared to clean alleys and
lots and haul rubbish from premises.
Roy Beesley, Phone 367 yellow.
Wanted. Dishwasher at Palmetto
Cafe.
For Sale. Kindling 81 per load
N. Il. Dingman.
The new phone number of w. $.
Damuth. piano tuner, is 1926.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25

II am 50 years old and / have been
.roubled with kidneys and bladder for a
good many years" writes Arthur Jones.
Allen, Kan. MY age is against me to
get cured, but Foley Kidney Pills do me
more good than anything / ever tried"
rheumatism, aching back, shooting
pains. stiff joints. irregular action. all
have been relieved. Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-25

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages. and
that Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure o known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
etitutiona1 treatment. Halls CalArrh
Cure is taken internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease. and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution n assisting nature in do
ing its work. The proprietors have 80
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that It falls to cure. send for list
Of testimonials. Address: r. j. Cheney
s6c. Take Hail. Family Pills for con.
ot1pation.-Adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-13
WOMEN IN NEWS

NEW YORK-Miss Emma Goldman.
leader Of the more strenuous social re
form element. will emerge from Jail in
a few days. She is serving fifteen days
in the workhouse for lecturing on birth
control, having declined the alternative
of paying a fine of a hundred dollars.
Her trial was spectacular, Miss Gold
man acting as her own counsel. and in
self-defense discoursing on the moral,
social and economic phases of birth con
troll.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-13

her suarssfA sta..-ls ,oar III The
Debutan;e,'' aid who. it vii he pleas
antly recalled. made her debut in mo
ton pictures III ~One OF Our Girls a
former Famous Players production. in
which she sprang into immediate inter
national popularity as a film favorite,
returns to the screen in an elaborate
five-part photo-adaptation of the famous
stage success, 'Nibe,'' by Harry and
Edward A. Paulton at the Queen today
'Niobe~ is the comedy Of a Greek statue
that comes TO life and has a great deal
of amusement and some sorrow-at
the hands of contemporary mortals.
The humor of the play is derived from
the fact that Peter Amos Dunn, presi-
dent of an insurance company. brings
TO his own house. for afe-keeping. the
precious statue of Niobe. which his
company has heavily insured. Electri-
clans wiring the house at the time wrap
the lectric coils about The feet Of the sta
tue. Dunn falls asleep. and dreams that
the current passes through the wires,
bringing the statue to life. The perfectly
moral president finds himself in q de-
licate and amusing position in trying to
explain to his shocked wife land other
members of his household the presence
of the %scantily clad maid running wildly
through his home. At the crucial mo-
ment of his misery he aVakes However
and finds \iolp in hpr ancient and
peaceful condition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-13
SEMEN
0reaHiand.

Billie Richie is featured at the Dream
today in a Friend, Bat a Star Boarder
The story follows:
Billie and his wife for twenty years
had gotten along fine until the Star
Boarder arrived on the scene. Bill had
"A pretty wife and the Star Boarder i'm
mediately fell i'll love with her. He be-
gan to SOW seeds of discomfort in her
minA. And YOU know very few of US are
free from faults. Bill had a few of these
the Star Boarder began TO magnify to
the little wife, who fell for his SANDER.
After time she grew 50 discontented that
she decided that life was too short to
live with 80 worthless n man as Bill.
The Star Boarder was then happy and
Immediately after the divorce popped
the question TO her and they were mar
ried. 1t was raining terribly while the
ceremony was performed. surely a bad
omen but the Star Boarder called a cab
To take them home. and 10 and behold
who should arrive but Bin with his old
iitney. bus When he discocered who
his fares were he Immediately proceeded
To give them the ride Of their lives. Over
fences. through green pastures and up
hill and dow dale. He was pursued by
rOps. pedestrians, dogs and everything.
but Bill raced on until the old bus blew
IN with all occupants. Bill thus got the
last wallop at the Star Boarder.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-13

NEW YORK-The popularity of law
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-13
Fashion Tips

For wear with smart. snow-white
summer taillenrs. the fashionable shoe
dealer recommends very high. buttoned
boots of washable kid-high- heeled. of
course. These boots fit foot and ankle
with exquisite daintiness-as any boot
should that will be- worn on a breezy
boardwalk where skirts will inevitably
be- whiked about. There are also very
~goodlCoking white canvas buttoned
boots. tall enough to meet the edge of
very short skirts, and with white kid
f~oxingand heels in the preferred Louis
XIV style.
Bodices seem to grow less as skirts
grow fuller.
New sports stockings show vertical
stripes.
Striped effects are shown in chiffon
wells.
Silk skirts will be worn with lingerie
waists.
Gray and coral is n pretty spring
combination.
Tween skirts are fashionable for noun
tain wear.
Striped linens are in high favor for
tailor waists.
4 pretty mushroom hat for a child
has IA rippled brim.
Hats Of ribbon with straw facings are
very attractive.
Even little girls nowadays have their
sports dresses.
Chinese and Mexican Straws for hats
continue in favor.
Pongec and tusSor are in favor again
for summer coats.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-13

courses FOR vcrncn II shown ~ the lr-
suits achieved in the syonan'S Law
Class Of New York University. from
which forty women were graduated with
degrees a few weeks ago. Among the
forty were four married omen. The
class is conducted under the auspices Of
the Woman's Legal Education Society,
for the purpose Of giving business wo-
men some knowledge of commercial law.
two scholarships were awarded. each
good for three years. tuition in the Law
School.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-13

nniti-.nFLrTTIA -TAr ~.lEfrari~ir
:: Philadelphia viii hold a ~>hirtwsrs
Bali" tomorrow night. TO raise funds
to continue the work for the cause az
suffrage and the popularization Of H.
Mrs. j. Archer Rulon Of Chestnut Hill
and Mrs. William MI. Wood arranged
the event on behalf VI The Ga ereSSional
Union. and the ball viii ~ conducted
along the lines Of the shirtWaiSt affair
given by Mrs. Oliver III. II. Belmont i'm
New York last winter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-13
Queen.

Queen.
Hazel Dawn, who recently completed