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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-21
Mean Man.

II hear that Laura's engagement to
the young minister is of" "Why, yes,
she told me. He was horribly jealous
and so unfair" "In what way was
he unfair?" every time she would
make an engagement to go motoring
with some other man he would pray
for rain"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-21
Advancement for soIdIers.

Soldiers at the front In France en-
joyed performances of a travelling the
alter company, financed by a group of
phllanthropic French people. The en-
tire paraphernalia necessary for these
performances was packed In three big
wagons which travelled from point to
point along the lines In France.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-21
DAINTY SHADES FOR LIGHTS
These Are Easily Made and Are a
Great Improvement to Any
Room.

Dainty shades for the lights, wheth-
er they are electric or gas, make a
great Improvement to any room.
The shade in the sketch is an ex-
cellent one for many reasons; 1t does
not obscure the light, yet 1t slightly
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-21
choice Of Fabrics.

The separate blouse this season
offers a wide choice in materials.
Georgette crepe heads the list; then
there comes crepe de chine, together
with lace, net, plain and chenille
striped cotton wolfe, batiste, linen and
Japanese silk. Then there are the dec
orations, hand-wrought open-work
stitch. smockings, delicate entre-deux
of lace, set in by hand to suggest yari-
Gus scrolls. loops and bow devices. On
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-21
She Knew the Game.

Mrs. Willis Cat the ball game, as the
pitcher and catcher hold a conference)
What are they talking about?
Mi. Willis-About what to throw to
the next batter.
Mrs. Willis-But they aren't allowed
to throw anything to him except the
ball, are they?-Puck.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-21
SUITS AND COATS FOR FALL
General Tendency Is to Show Outline
Of Figure Without Making Gar
ment Tight lifting.

A few suit coats are cut knee length,
and many trimmed with fur bands are
even longer. Jackets all show a fitted
tendency above the waistline and near
ly all are full and fiaring over the hips.
The general tendency is to show the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-21

such stuffs as Georgette. crepe chiffon
and ninon there is a marked fancy for
embroideries, carried out In a darning
stitch with silk, picked out with part-
eolored sampler beads. Picot edging
buttonhole stitch, small and mammoth
pipings, are all in evidence.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-21
New slIk aralds

Many new and narrow mohair and
silk braids are to be found In the
shops, and among them are the new
strips of leatherette that have the gloss
Of half-shiny rubber. This comes In
several widths, and Is used For trim
ming both suits and hats.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-21
Nothing DOM.

"Give me a cigar, boy" said the man
with the Hughes brand of whiskers, as
he approached the case. "Give me n
that smokes Free"
Cant do 1t, mister" replied the boy.
I'VE haven't a cigar in the place that
smokes for less than 8 cents. Seef'
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-21
A Good Timer

People are always being misunder-
stood; especially the man whose idea
of showing a friend a good time is
to take him out In a racing car and
hand him the a Of his life.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-21
Optimistic rhouuht..

While not making the hours less, oc-
rupation makes them appear shorter.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-21
INTERNATIONAL
LESSON

Rv r.. O. SELLERS, Acting Director OF
Sunday School Course, Moody Bible In
%stitute, Chicago.)
Copyright, 1915. Western Newspaper union.)
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-01-20
s1,1o7,174.s1
CHOLERA SERUM FOR HOGS
EXPLAINED BY AN EXPERT

Serum is blood taken from a healthy
hog which has received special treat
ments consisting of injecting large
quantities of virus or hog cholera
blood directly into its veins or circu-
lation.
The object of this treatment is to
stimulate the production of anti bodies
or immune bodies. A hog that is
made immune to hog cholera by the
use of serum has a sufficient guam
tity of anti bodies to protect itself,
but has not enough to protect others,
consequently we must create an ex-
cess of anti bodies in its system which
is done as described in the forego.
ing.
The blood taken from a hog thus
prepared with the addition Of a very
small amount of preservatives consti-
tutes hog cholera serum as placed ON
the market today. BY w. ). Wilson,
Assistant in Serum Production.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-01-20
MR.. JoRNsoN's POSITION
is WARMLY COMMENDED

1t will be noted that Mr.. johnson
gives the Burke plan his warmest ap-
provai, and that he lends a suggestion
mentioned in an earlier issue of the
News, that is worthy OF consideration
by South Dakota republicans, it Icing
that mass meeting of the republi-
cans of the state for the purpose of
choosing a harmony delegation to the
national convention would prove of
value for the purpose of the republi-
cans again getting acquainted with
each other, personally The primary
system, as Mr.. Johnson mentions, has
had tendency to prevent the young
er republicans of the state, at least,
from becoming acquainted with each
other. The factional prejudices the
younger element possesses are inher-
tied from older republicans rather
than being personal to themselves. A
mass meeting would tend to bring the
discordant elements closer together,
and help the party to present solid
front to the common enemy when the
is on.
Special consideration, the News be-
lieyes, shonld be given Mr.. Johnsop,s
suggestion. Aberdeen Daily News.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-01-20
German Hatred Of England
Becoming More Pronounced

since the recall Of Colonel Won Papea
and Captain Boy-Ed. The general
feeling is that, aside from looking Mp
on the war as an unprecedented ops
portunity to make money. the sympa-
thies of America were with the en-
tente from the very start and that
American hostility against Germany
has steadily Increased. 1t is abso-
lutely useless to point out that the
actions of the official representatives
of Germany in America from the ana
bassador down are at the bottom or
any III feeling that may be found
against Germany in the United States
Wilson Well Meaning, But Weak.
The average German is fully con
yinced that Bryan is the only friend
Germany has ever had in America and
that he resigned when he saw that ii
was impossible to try to swim against
the current.
President Wilson is looked upon as
a we'll meaning but weak idealist
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-01-20
Mitchell Rate Case
May Indirectly Affect
Many Other Towns

Mitchell, S, D.-The South Dakota
railroad and warehose commission
will be asked to cooperate with the
Commercial club of Mitchell in secur-
ing an adequate revision of rail rates
to Mitchell and central South Dakota,
according to decision reached at a
meeting of the board of directors last
week. The Commercial club secre-
tary, T. J. Morgans, was instructed to
begin work at once gathering evi-
dence from which to prepare brief
OF the case to be presented to the
interstate commerce commission.
This action was taken after careful
consideration and negotiations with
companies making a business of
handling such matters. 1t was the
decision Of the directors that the
same results would be obtained with
the cooperation of the state railroad
commission as by spending large
sum OF money with some private par
ties.
Mr.. Morgans will begin work Mon
day gathering the information neces-
sary to prepare case He will call
upon so or 60 firms in the city who
are the largest shippers or receivers
of freight and from the freight bills
furnished by them will secure state
ment of the present rates on all
classes of freight. With this infor-
nation, he will go to Pierre and in
conjunction with the commission will
prepare a brief showing the discrim-
inatory rates that are claimed to be
in this section of the state.
I This is big undertaking, but one
that will mean more to Mitchell than
any other one thing that has been un-
dertaken in years, if the case can be
won before the interstate commerce
commission. After Mitchell has TAX
en- the initiative, ether cities will
come into the case as interest to en-
tire state.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-01-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Wheelock whc
came to spend the holidays with heir
parents have left for their several
homes, excepting the daughter living
in North Dakota, and the SON, war
ren. Warren may remain the bal.
ance Of the winter and assist In the
store as Mr.. Wheelock is having tros-
BILE again with a leg that was injured
during the war of 1876, when as
young man he was member of Us-
Gle Sans cavalry.
Lester Purcell spent few days OF
the past week at the Sam Pnrceii
home
And Joe spent most of the week in
the city Ben says if he keeps his
sleigh as long as that again he viii
sue him for damages.
The News will have to explain it,
self in speaking of Mr. j. L. Jones,
brother of our esteemed toWnsIran,
| ID, f. Jones. He is spoken of In the
local happenings" as from Leon, Ia,
and also as being recognized as one
OF the most progressive fine stock
breeders of southern Wisconsin.
| tMr. Jones is from Leon, Wis. Ed.
We overheard Mrs. William Toms
talking to Amy in Watertown the
| first of fbi- ,t,aal, W., 80 !. ,,,,,,,,. :, !.
not know who Amy is We know
who our Amy is but not her Amy
Anyway, we know Mr.. and Mrs. Toms
by this conversation are still over
here at the farm and selves and chill
dren at this time, all we'll. That
VIII has no man at this time and the
chores keep him hustling with eight
COWS to milk. rs hogs, the cattle and
horses, chickens, etc. That Mrs. Toms
| Is kept busy inside with her house
hold cares. Well, we certainly believe
in chickens, COWS. cattle, hogs and
horses on a farm. especially do We
believe them the things NEEDED here in
| this country-but it does surely make
the short days of winter busy days
as any farmer and stockman can tes-
fifty. We heard Mr.. George BroWa
say that he believed lie worked
harder in the winter than he did in
the SUMMER; that he did not put In
the hours that he did in wal mer
weather sbut while he was at work it
was harder than in summer.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-01-20
kAMPEskA AND RlcHLAND.

January the 18th and 18th, 1916,
will be, in the record of cold days OF
recent years, among the coolest. This
will apply to the morning of January
18Th when the thermometer at Prai,
rie Lawn stood at about 43 degrees
below zero. On the same morning
Mrs. Fred Brown reported 35 below,
Mr.. Dean 40 below and 40 below was
|oreprted from Watertown. But the
day of the 18th on a whole was a
comfortable day compared to the 18th
On the 18th at noon the thermometer
here showed % below, going up TO 23
below the middle of the afternoon,
and sinking to 81 by dusk in the even
ing. The 18th at noon the day had
warmed up 81 degreed and the tube
read IL below The 18th however,
was a still day. The early morn.
ing was a beautiful winter morning
but the cold was intense.
Going back over the record we keep
and noting the days of such weather
we note the following: Jan 5 and 6,
1909, were cold days. On the 9th the
book shows a record of 20 below in
the morning 10 below at noon and "a
below in the evening The day was
|cloudy with about three inches of
snowfall accompanied by northwest
wind. The 9th saw a record of 80 be-
low in the morning, % below at noon,
u below at night. This day was still
and bright, with a shoft of wind the
latter part of the day to the south
west and some snow in the evening.
These were the only very cold days
of 190S-9.
The winter of 1909-10 gave us no
very severe days but made up for
this oversight by a raging storm Of
rain, sleet and snow the 18th, 18th,
18th, 18th and 18th of April that put
ia winter scene on the midst of spring
seeding, green leaves, etc. Four of
the days the wind blew a gale from
the northwest. and three mornings of
this time the mercury stood at 20 de-
grees above.
New Years day, 1911 was very
bad day. only 16 below in the morn
ing, IA at noon and II below in the
evening, but the day was accompan-
led by a terrific northwest wind that
fairly tore up the frozen ground. We
remember this day because we were
then a bachelor and were invite to
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dean
for dinner.
But for cold weather, mighty cold
weather, the kind that freezes you in
bed, makes the cats mad. takes the
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-01-20
y. s. susMERsIRLE DAMAGED
BY EXPLOSION AT NAVY YaRr

New York. Three men were killed
and nine We're seriously burned by an
explosion on board the submarine E-2
in drydock at the Brooklyn navy yard
late Saturday. The submersible was
partly demolished
The interior Of the submarine was
found in flames by the party which
rushed to the rescue Of the crew on
hearing the boom.
In order to put out the flames, the
little craft was flooded. At the time
of the explosion, the E-2 was on the
stocks in drydock No, 2.
The Ell was having installed The
new batteries which Thomas A. Edi-
son has developed for the United
States navy. It was the first submarr-
sible being SO equipped.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-01-20
South Dakota Second District Con-
gresham Endorses Effort 10
Avoid Primary in April.

Discussing THE Primary Silua
tidn" with reference to South Da
kota, Congressman Royal c. Johnson
endorses the Burke plan to the ex.
tent, at least, of making the effort
through the convening of the various
county committeeman, and such 9th.
ers as may desire to attend, for the
purpose of trying to agree upon can,
didates for delegates to the national
convention. Mr.. Johnson says that,
while these committeeman may have
been legislated out Of office through
the repeal Of, the Richards primary
law, they were the last committeeman
named and for the purpose suggested
Hsay be considered the legal represen,
tatives of the party. Mr.. Johnson S
statement, recently sent out from
Washington to the press of the state,
follows:
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-01-20
GREECE ASKED TO GIVE
TEuToN AGENTS PASSPORTS

According to cablegrams, the ex-
tente allies have made demand
upon Greece that it hand the Teutonic
ambassadors their passports within
forty-eight hours.
This means that Greece will be
forced int the conflict. if the report
be true, or that the allies Will dis
regard that country's position Of neu.
trality
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-01-20
The Proposalmen Chosen.

Because of the fact that at tae
last June primary, held many months
ago, there were elected from each
county, as direct representatives of
the people. so-called proposal monmit
teemen, to propose candidates for
congress and all state offices, and al
SO elected state committeeman, and
soon after such primary there was
elected chairman Of the republican
committee for each county, these men
should be consulted, and, possibly,
SHOULD be asked to outline future ac-
tion so far as the republican party in
the state is concerned 1t is conced-
ed that, by the passage of the 1915
primary act, they are not vested with
legal aIth6, sity, but, nevertheless,
they are the last elected represents
tives of the party in the state, and
conference called by the republican
state chairman and secretary, attend
ed by all party representatives and
all other republicans who desire to at
tend, might clear up many of the
legal and other questions involved,
and from such conference there
might be promoted greater harmony
in the party in the state.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-01-20

toes off the old hens, the horses hard
to handle and eats up the coal pile,
the winter of 1911-12 stands out SUI
preme, that is, in the last TO s
years, Commencing December 25th,
the mIecury was below the cipher
most of the time for fifteen days.
After being below for so long ii
seemed to gather a liking for the sub
zero portion of the glass and lodged
below a number of times later. Five
|of the fifteen days we show north
west gale, and two cloudy days, one
being stormy. Only on two of these
days was the wind other than north.
west, north or west The morning
Erecords show such figures as 70, 8, 1S,
20, "a, rs, 25, % 26, z, 20, II % and
40, all, of course. below zero.
February. 1912, was a lovely month
The winter of 1928 was a pretty
evenly distributed winter SO far as
weather was concerned. The cold
est day of this winter occurred Jan
uary 31st with % below in the morn
ing, 10 below at noon and Is below
in the evening.
1894 seem to have been an easy
winter all around, the cold spell Of
the winter the fore part Of February
The coolest day being the 7th with
30 below, II below and Is below
1914-15 the winter was generally
cold in December, not severe, but cold
In the latter part of January occurred
the coldest weather, the coldest day
being the 9th with SO below in the
morning, 81 below at midday and 25
below in the evening.
On only two occasions has the ther-
mometer showed the mercury lower
than rs degrees below zero in the
evening, viz, Jan. II, 1912, and Jan
II, 1916.
or all the cold days of all these
years during which we have kept this
record and diary, jan IL, 1916, last
week, Wednesday, holds first place,
lit takes sweepstakes.
No trains were run on the G. 81 N.
w. west of Watertown Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs, George Croft arrived In
Watertown but were storm bound un-
It'll Thursday when they reached Kam-
peska on late train. Mr.. Croft had
gone to spend the holidays with his
aged mother. 1t proved to be the
last Christmas with her here as soon
after she was taken sick and death
resulted. Mrs. Croft and Mrs. M. H.
Lewis. CT Watertown fsister of Mr..
Croft, had gone to be present at the
mothers bedside after being sum
moned by a telegram
Mr.. Bert Lewis has been among
the sick the past week. Also the
Misses Nina and Meta Molln have
been sufferers from la grippe. Better,
at this time. Mrs. Molln has been,
taking care Of Mrs. Lentz.
The young folks Of the family Of
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-01-20
The Dakota Life Has
Prosperous Year and
Shows Million Gain

The Dakota Life Insurance company
had its annual meeting this week, a
large representation of stockholders
from various parts of the state, and
some from Minnesota, being present.
The event concluded with an after
noon banquet at the Lincoln motel,
with sumptuous repast and a sea-
son of dollity and INTERCHANGE of
views.
The following resolution was passed
with respect to the death of John o.
Melham, who was one of the officials
Of the company.
TO the family, relatives and friends
of John o. Melham:
The stockholders and directors of
the Dakota Life Insurance company
in annual meeting assembled, desire
to express to you our heartfelt sym
pathy in the death of John O. Mel
ham on the day of November 23, 1915,
and our great appreciation of his work
for the company as a member Of the
executive committee of said company
and we extend to you our most sin
cere coincidence in this untimely be-
reavement and that this resolution be
spread upon the minutes of this 1neeY
ing and that the same be transmitted
to the family"
The following excellent financial
condition was shown by the secretary
F. L. Bramble:
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-01-20
WELL, HE'S MY DADDY
JUST THE SAME, SHE SAFE

st. Paul, MINI. We'll, he's my
daddy, just the same NJ.
Probably no words of child were
ringing through Minnesota louder to-
day than these, attributed to Mary.
six year old daughter of ]. A. A.
Burnquist, when told that her father
had been elevated to the rank of gov
aernor of Minnesota, by the sudden
death Of w s. Hammond, in the
south.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-01-20
HOW TRUTH CAME 70
BE CALLED so NAKED

Truth and Falsehood went down to
the river to bathe. FaIsehood. com.
ing out OF the water first, put on
Truths clothes and ran away. Truth
coming to the shore, discovered what
Falsehood had done. Disdaining to
put on Falsehood's IS filthy garmente he
started in pursuit. but has not caught
Up with him to this day. Thus he is
called Naked Truth Exchange.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-01-20
Should Be Mutually Satisfactory

''By reason of the apparent inter
est of .iany candidates for public
Office at the coming primary, such
call, if made, should be made by the
representatives heretofore elected
and should be attended and controlled
by them and by the party members
who desire to come. No decisive ac-
tion should be taken or expense in
Cured until it is known whether or
not these representatives and party
members can agree on some method
of procedure.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-01-20
Locked Around At.

Sunday School Teacher. You
must grow up to be good. Don't you
want to be looked up to?p
\ Little Emma Wayup: mo, I'd
rather be looked arornd at.e-Judge,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-01-20
Possibly Might Agree.

"At such conference, it might be-
come apparent that great majority
of the republican voters of the state
favor the nomination of some certain
candidate for president, and could
agree upon a delegation pledged to
nse all honorable means to secure his
nomination, and could agree upon the
subsequent action of the delegation
If the nomination preferred could not
be secured. If no agreement of any
kind could be reached, no person or
candidate will be injured, no state ex
pense incurred, the political situation
remain unchanged, and those adyo,
eating a special primary, a special
session, or anything else, given full
opportunity for an expression OF opin-
ion, or action, with its attendant re-
sponsfpility.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-01-20
Germany's Hatred Towards England
Increasing, Says a Correspondents
Visiting the German People.

international News Service.)
Berlin The military authorities are
worried at the increasing difficulty
I in getting sufficient non-cemmission-
ed officers. The number of sergeants
and corporals who have fallen is very
large. even in view OF the fact that
these, unlike the officers, do not stay
behind during attacks. Everyone
knows that these, often brutal, but
certainly very brave and efficient men
iwho have gone through very hard
school of training, are the very back
bone of the German army.
In number of German papers APP
pears the following advertisements:
Advertise for Officers.
Our military schools for non-com-
missioned officers are in need of a
great number of young men to take
the regular course during 1916. All
young men of II who have passed the
military examinations are asked to
apply to the officer in charge of the
various schools"
The hatred against England is in
|creasing even among people who for
merly did not share this feeling, for
Everybody is becoming convinced that
but for England it would be possible
to arrive at some basis of understand
ing with France. America, too. is
coming in for considerable criticism
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-01-20
How Certified.

IF such a delegation were agreed
upon by conference. it would. OF
course, be submitted to the voters at
the regular June primary. together
with the names OF all other candidates
who wished to file, and united action
in all the counties. through the party
representatives heretofore elected,
could be taken that would insure the
forwarding to the state chairman and
secretary Of the unofficial returns of
the primary, as provided by Section
81 of the law. No action can be TAX
en- BY the national convention until
Thursday or Friday. and two or three