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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
SOUTH DAk0TANS NOT
IN MARKET FOR FARM
LOANS, BANKERS SAY
Unusual Activity In Clearing
Old observation-disclosures
Move With Caution.

Aberdeen, S. D.. Feb. 26.-Aberdeen
bankers complain that they inc it
almost impossible to place loans OF
South Dakota farms in this region.
even though they offer the money at
very low rates. Heads of loan compa-
MES make the same statement. A
ead1ng Aberdeen tanker made the as
sertlon today that more farm mort
cages nave been paid off within the
past two months than during the pre-
vious 10 years in South Dakota, and
money, and are making less demands
for loans now than at any other time
within his experience in the state, COW
ering a period of over 80 years.
Many farmers are borrowing money
On chattel security, for the purpose
of increasing their holdings of cattle,
hogs, sheep or horses and to build silos
and plant alfalfa, but real estate loans
are few and far between.
Commenting upon the situation, one
banker said: There is less call for
farmers today than there ever has been
in the history of this section of the
Dakotas. The situation last year of a
large small grain crop and high prices
has brought sudden wealth and pros
perity to the farmer.
But the prosperity has not gone to
his head, and he realizes that Year in
and year out it is not sound business
sense and good farming to be depend
ent on either a good grain yield or
n good market. Consequently he is
paying off the mortgage on his farm
and buying more and better cattle and
getting into a position where he will
not be dependent on the vagarics of
Il single season.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
PETITIONS NOT VALID IF
CIRCULATED TOO EARLY

Pierre. S. d.. Feb. 2S.-Candidates in
the Black Hills are beginning to circu-
late their petitions for nominations and
if the new law remain in effect they,
are within the time limit, as the pri-
mary election law provides hat such
petitions shall be signed within three
months previous to the primary date.
which you'd make them valid on and
after February %. However, if the
emergency clause should be contested
on he new primary amendments, and
the June 9Th date should prevail as the
saving clause provides in case the
emergency is annulled these petitions
will contain names which We're put on
too soon. In such event the petitions
could not properly be signed until aft
er March 6.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02

The economics and conveniences Of
the hot water system of heating nave
been recently increased by the manu-
facture of portable heating units,
which may be- resorted to without the
usual necessity OF piping. One of these
radiators is supplied with a gas burner
under it and is heated by means of a
a flame with a flexible pipe on
nection with a gas outlet. The other
has a n electrical heater installed in it's
base. the current being supplied from
an electric light outlet. The smallest
Of the electric heaters weighs only
about 60 pounds when filled with the
necessary water. and therefore 1t may
readily be removed from one room to
another. The gas heater radiator is
about the same weight.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
DAKOTA STATE NEWS
GETS CHARGE DROPPED TO
SAVE CHILD FROM DISGRACE

Aberdeen. S. d., Feb. 28.-Frank p.
Ellrich, husband of Mrs. Evalina Ull-
rich, charged with adultery, %petitioned
the court to have the cases against her
and Dan Martinez, a half breed Mexi-
can, dismissed, on the grounds that her
conviction would mean disgrace to
their 6-year-old child. III states at
torney upheld the petition and moved
for a dismissal. The cases We're dis
missed, and almost Immediately Ullrich
was granted a divorce.
Mrs. Ullrich and Martinez were ar
rested several weeks ago in a room of
q local hotel. the father of the woman
n her husband being with the Off
GERS when the arrest was made.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
BRASS FITTINGS STOLEN
FROM CITY POWER PI a

Rapid City. S. D., Feb. 26.-Thieves
broke Into the substatioE of the Dakota
Power company located here sometime
during the past three days and stole
brass and copper bushings and oil cups
from the machinery therein to the
value of at least $500. and possibly
more.
The plant is used only as an emery
ency station, current being furnished
to he city direct from the big station
of the company at Big Bend. some 10
miles from here. Waterpower is Used
at that station and In the event that
anything goes wrong with the ma
chinery the substation here will keep
h city from being in darkness. II
this should happen now the city would
be IN bad shape. Employees of the COM
pany visit the plant every two or three
days n it vas on such a visit that
the theft was discovered. The lob was
evidently done by men who knew their
business as the brass and copper had
been neatly removed from the ma
chinery. Only one large brass casting
remained n there were scratches on
this to indicate that the wrench used.
which evidently was a large one could
not bulge it.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
ATTORNEY EMIL WOERTH
PAROUED TO HIS WIFE

Kimball. S. d.. Feb. 2S,-Emil j.
Woerth, a former Kimbal attorney,
who recently was brought bac from
Milwaukee, Wis, to answer the charge
OF deserving his wife in kimball. has
been paroled to his wife in order to give
him another nance.
One of the conditions OF the parole
is that Woerth must not go outside the
boundaries of Brule countys and must
make an honest effort to support his
wife in future. He accepted these con-
ditions, and friends will intercede n
encourage him all they can.
Woerth, while practicing law hers
several years ago, gained u great deal
of notoriety by claiming a locomotive
belonging to the Milwaukee Railway
company to the tracks in the local
railway yards to enforce the collection
of "A claim against the railway com
pany held by "a client.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02

DR.. N. A. Cobb, an authority on zoo
logy, declares that there must be hun
dreds OF thousands of species of ne
matodes. or threadworms. more than
nine-tenths of which are still unknown
to science OF the parasitic nematodes
infesting vertebrate animals alone. 1t is
estimated THAI. there are at least So
600 species. Insects. mollusks. crusta-
and other animal groups are also
much infested. as a rule a given
species of nematode is peculiar to a
single species OF host. Lastly, the
species Of nematode living free in soil
and water vastly outnumber the para
site species. AS these creatures are
enormously prolific. the number of in
dtviduals must be quite beyond con-
ception. DR.. Cobb estimates tha in
the upper foot Of an arabic soil tho
number of nematodes runs to thou
sands of millions an acre.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
NEW REPUBLIC EDITOR TO
HANDLE DAKOTA PUBLICITY

Mitchell. S. D., Feb. 2S.-R. N. Hol-
saple has just returned from Wester-
Vile. Ohio, the national headquarters
Of the Anti-Saloon league, where he
was called last week by Telegram to
aonfer with the national officers re-
sarding the state and national pro-
1lbition campaign. While there he com
pleted arrangements for VIM. Il. John
son. editor of the New Republic, to
come to South Dakota and take charge
or the press n publicity work of the
state prohibition campaign.
Mr.. johnson was for several wears
:hler enforcement officer of the Indian
service FOR the government and was re-
spons'ble for the closing of saloons in
4 large part of Minnesota recently un-'
uer an Old Indian treaty. He will nave
his office at the Anti Saloon league
headquarters in this city and from here
VIII also direct the publicity campaign
Tor Montana, Nebraska and Wyoming.
-
WATERTOWN-An Episcopal prayer
DOCK which was found by Joseph r. Tar
bell. now deceased, while serving in the
civil war as a member of the Seventh Yer
mont volunteer infantry. In an abandoned
home on the outskirtH OF New Orleans,
may be returned to its former owners or
their descendants If they can be located
with the aid of confederate soldiers or
CARNATIONS In that city. The book was
49, u AAA<ihCiRtilitH concern III
1857, is bound in velvet with brass edgings
on the covers. and has been preserved in
tact.
ELECTROMAGNETIC removing the
contents preparatory to razing the First
National bank building, to make room for
the new $75.0W structure, Samuel b. Shell
don found a record book containing the
minutes OF the first school board meeting
of WATERFOWL In the year 1879 and the four
49, .Nrl4 I~.,-M A -
to the school board to become a part of
the permanent records of that body.
MADISON-At "a meeting OF the rural
mail carriers association of Lake county,
officers for the ensuing year were elected
as follows: Ed Filwider. Ral.iona: presi-
dent: Ward Waters. Wentworth. vice
president: Len Cornwall. Winfred. secre-
tary and treasurer.
MADISON-Fire OF unknown origin de-
stroyed the John Anderson house. The
house was occupied by the C.. G. Shipton
family. who being absent at the time lost
all their belongings. The house was In
the outskirts of town.
SALEM-Arthur Il. Brown and Miss
Viola Cameron were married on Wednes-
day at the home OF the brides parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles F. Cameron. south OF
Salem. Rev, Fred H. Ray, officiating.
currcIt TOT tne eiec-
trio system OF this city. which will be fur
nished by the South Dakota Light & Pow
er company from its plant mt Armour S.
D.. was turned on for the first time Thurs
day night, and his city will now be sup
piled with "a hour service.
RAPID CITY-The next meeting of the
fedora Hon or Biack Hills commercial
clubs will be held In this city on March
!. at The net the. annual meeting of the
local Commercial club will be held. Eight
commercial clubs are now In the fedora
don, the following towns being represent
Rapid City. Lead. Deadwo0d Stur-
Eis. Belle Fourche. Hot Springs. HIN CITY.
Custer CITY
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02

Practically all the matt m hops
consumed In Argentina are of foreign
origin, as there is little or no domes-
tice production During 1913, a normal
year. the imports OF malt into the re-
public aggregated 54,314,532 pounds, Of
which Hungary supplied 49,
s6.4e4 pounds; Germany, 1850. s45;
Belgium, 94.247; the United kingdom,
400. and Italy, 1868 pounds. In 1914
imports totaled 38.555,3 39 pounds, and
In the first nine months OF 1916. 49,
643. 750 pounds. OF hops. the imports
during 1913 tOtaled 840.644 pounds. Of
which Germany supplied 768,599
Austria Hungary, 6S,155, and In UNI
ted States, 1855 pounds; in 1914, 602,-
761 pounds: In the first nine months OF
1916, 1858, 273 pounds,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
GEORGE J. KELLEY
is HARBORING DELUSlON

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 26.-'Rev. Geo.
j. Kelley, now at Sutton, Neb.. had no
connection whatever. with the brutal
AK murders in Villisca, in June, 1912
declared Henry Sampson, assistant at
torney general. today.
Shortly after the crime / went over
the whole ground ut Niilisca with
Kelley, who was preaching in a small
town near there at the time. Evident
~ he has brooded over the gruesome
details of the muroet until his mind Is
temporarily unbalanced"
Vtllisca authorities are, Investigating
alleged statements attributed to Kelley
ny DE- l.. x. Strate, ! Sutton, Neb..
physician in Il letter received yaster.
day by Chief of Detectives MacDouaId
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
KAISER OVERRIDE
OLDEST GENERALS
TO VINDICATE SON

Petrograd. via London, Feb.
2S.-The Russky Invalid. the
official organ of the Russian
army published today an &C
count of the war council held in
Berlin at which the decision to
attack Nerdun was taken. 1T
asserts that the German and
B~avarian crown princes strong
1y favored an attack on the
French front at Verdun, but
both Field Marshal Von Macken-
sen and Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg opposed the plan. con-
tending that it would be better
to develop the operations al
ready planned against the Rus
sian front, because it would be
necessary, if the plan of the
princes was adopted, 10 send
to France reserves especially
trained for Russian warfare.
Further Field Marshal o Hin
denburg is reported to haVessaid
that the chances of success on
the Russian front were greater.
He is declared to have had little
hope OF the operation against
Eerdun and TO have feared an
adverse effect on the morale of
the army IN case of their failure.
These arguments, the wv
papers adds, did not prevail and
Emperor Wilhelm supported the
crown prince, who first failed to
take Nerdun.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
WILL USE EXTRA DAY FOR
BIG BOOSTING CAMPAIGN

Deadwood, S. D.. Feb. 26.-The 1913
plus !" problem which faces the world
this year., giving 1t a total of 314 work
ing days, has been solved by the Black
Hills residents. They have discovered
what to do with the extra day to make
it one Of general usefulness.
The solution of the problem is this:
Every resident of the Black Hills is
urged to set aside February 90 as let
ter writing day" and Oh thai day, the
extra working day of the year, to write
letters to friends in the east and tell
them about the glories of the hills;
show them that the name is misnomer;
tell of the 100 beautiful summer resorts
scattered throughout the Hills; tell of
the resources, financial, moral and
healthful advantages of the Hills as
they are today.
The United Commercial Clubs Sec
retaries' association, of the Hills, aided
by all of the commercial and business
clubs, public schools and other educa-
tlonal institutions, are behind the move,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
PETITION FILED TO SUBMIT
LICENSE QUESTION AT MITCHELL

Mitchell, s. D., Feb. 26.--The license
question will be uppermost in the city
politics this spring. This was assured
when a petition was filed with the city
auditor asking that the question be
submitted to the vote of the people on
April is, Shall Intoxicating liquors be
sold in Mitchell at retail"
The petition was signed by 56 voters
of the city, many Of whom are men who
ave been prominently connected with
the liquor business in the past. The
filing of this petition i'll legal form is
all that is sufficient to require q vote
to be taken on the question.
Mitchell has been in the dry" col
umn for the past year. and in all prob
bitter one.
MIL14ER-For the purpose of encoul-
aging the planting of alfalfa by the farm
ers of this vicinity, the local CONNER
cial club has purchased two tons of al
falfa seed, which will be sold to the
farmers at cost.
SAI4EM-Joseph Mcmahon. for some
time editor and publisher of the Salem
Special, has assumed the duties of post
master, to which he recently was APP
pointed. Announcement is made that dur
ing his term as postmaster his news
paper will be in charge of his sons
Francis and Philip McMahon. who have
been associated in the publication Of the
paper for several years.
Mt. VERNON - Information has
reached here of the death In n hospital
at Omaha. Neb.. of Mrs. i. r. Under
wood. wife OF a former pastor of the
Methodist church in this city. The body
vas taken TO Platte. s D.. for intermenl
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
PORTUGAL TOCU.T|.
GERMAN RELATIONS
Prepared For EventuaIities,
Says Premier-Proposes to
Let Existing Treaty
Lapse.

Lisbon. Feb. %, Via Paris. Feb. 2S.l
The Portuguese premier stated IN tn.
chamber of deputies today that at
tempts have been made to damage
seven of the Teutonic ships reuuisi-
toned by the government, and that am
explosive had been found on the steam
ship Buelow, of the North German
Lloyd company. The premier added
that he considered it in the best in
terests Of Portugal that the existing
treaty with Germany be allowed to
lapse, and said that the Portuguese
government was prepared for all
eventualities that might arise from :he
exercise by Portugal of her rights.
Or. Alfonso Costa, the premier. in
answer to a question by Deputy Ca
macho regarding the employment to
which the requisitioned German and
Austrian vessels would be put, said the
governments action in requiSitionine
them had been prompted by the neces-
sites of the nations economic situa
ton. The requisition. he said, had been
carried out simultaneously in order to
forestall as far as was possible at
tenipts at willful damage of the ships
which there was reason to believe could
and in fact had been on seven of
them. An explosive apparatus had
been found in the boilers of the steam
er BueiOW, winch would nave caused
an explosion when the vessel moved.
Az explosion was prevented, but the
machinery was damaged.
Dr.. Costa further said that he con
sidered 1t was in the best interests OF
the country that the existing treaty
with Germany should be denounced and
allowed to lapse or June S, 1917. In
conclusion, he said:
w are prepared for all eventual
ties that may arise from our EXERCISING
u rights"
The North German Lloyd steamship
BueloW is of S,965 gross tons. 462 feet
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
DEBATERS SELECTED FOR
INTERCOLLEGIATE CONTESTS

~Brookings, S. D., Feb. 26.-State COL
lege has selected two debating teams
to represent the institution in debates
with the University of Wisconsin and
Montana State college some time in
April. Homer Smith. of Fgan; Charles
Rowe, of Watertown; Horace Jones. Of
Mitchell. with Harold Peterson. of
Sioux Falls, as alternate. compose the
team which will debate the University
of Wisconsin. Thomas Strachan. of
Chelsea. and George Winright, OF Alex
andria. with leonard Ladd. of Brook
ings, as alternate. are members OF the
team which will debate Montana State
College
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
MlSTOOK PETROLlTE
FOR AN ENEMY SHIP

Washington. Feb. 26. Austria sup
plementing her request for more infor-
nation concerning the American pro-
test against the submarine attack on
the American tank steamer Petrolite in
the Mediterranean. has informed the
United States thai her version of the
affair is that the submarine commander
thought the Petrolite was an enemy
ship disguised under the American nag.
that he fired upon her as the ship
changed her course. and he believed
h was about to ram him and that the
Petrolite,s captain voluntarily fur
nished provisions to the submarine.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
WILD RUM0RS send WHEAT
PRICES DOWN WITH CRASH

terial extent the downward plunge ot
the market.
AT the extreme lowest figures
reached, May wheat was down SEC al
$1.l3A. The market closed excited at
5kM5Ac net decline, with May at
$l.l%R and July at $1.10a.
Minneapolis. Mimi, Feb. 26.-Wheat
prices broke more than & cents a bushel
today. following receipts of a report
that Nerdun had been captured by the
Germans. May wheat which closed at
$1.173s yesterday, closed on a range to-
day of $1.10& M1.111a. and July which
closed at $1.16a yesterday. closed to
day at $1.10.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
WOMAN'S DEATH CAUSED
BY NEGLECT. JURORS SAY

Bison. S. D.. Feb. DEMONSTRATION
by the coroner into the death of Mrs.
May Rashid, who was frozen to death
nea Chance during the last cold SNAP
had a rather sensational turn, the YER
dict of the c%oroner's jury being that the
aged woman-she was 70 years old
came to her death through neglect, In
sufficient nourishment, exposure to the
cold and through cruel and inhuman
treatment at the hands of her daugh-
ter. Anna Rashid."
A warrant has been issued for the
arrest of Anna Rashid on the charge
of manSlaughter.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02

Chicago. Feb, 2S.-Wheat values
broke about sc a bushel today on &C
count OF depression in the New York
stock market. Apparently many
traders here jumped at the conclusion
that the Wall street declines pointed TO
increased tension Over the plans of
Germany for attacks on armed mer~
chant vessels.
May wheat dropped to S1.l3is as
against S1.1S& at yesterdays finish.
Heavy stoploss selling took place.
Rumors that Nerdun had fallen ac-
companied the fall of prices. Denials
of the rumors failed to check to ma
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
PERKINS COUNTY INTERESTED
IN TOW MILL PROSPECT

Lennon, S. D., Eel. 26.-Much in
terest is being taken in Perkins and
adjacent counties in South and North
Dakota in the proposition made by tho
Baker Flax Products company to estab-
fish a tow mill in Lennon. One of the
requisites for the establishment of thu
mill is assurance from farmers of tho
planting of sufficient flax i'll the ter
rltory tributary to the mill to justify its
location at Lennon, and a further as
a that the straw will be shipped
or hauled to the mill. The
agrees to pay 81 a ton for flax straw
that has been threshed, OF S. a ton for
unthrashed straw, agreeing to thresh
1T free of charge and give the farmer at
least a bushel more of flax seed to tho
acre, where the yield is from 10 bush
els to the acre up, than he would get
from an ordinary threshing machine.
a of the special machinery the
company uses for flax thrcshing.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
DROPS FROM POLE AFTER
HEAVY ELECTRIC SHOCK

Parkston. S. D.. Feb, 26.-Warren
Hothum. of Armour. an employe Of the
South Dakota Light & Power COM
pany, while working on the line here
touched a live wire and fell from the
top of the pole, IA distance of about so
feet. He was unconscious when picked
up and carried to a hotel, where medi-
cal aid was summoned. 1t was found
that no bones were broken. but one
lung was pierced.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
WATERFOWL CITY AUDITOR
TAKES POST AT RAPID CITY

WATERFOWL, S. D.. Feb. $50. M.
Lane. city auditor for the past three
years, has rendered his resignation to
take effect March 1, in order that he
may assume his duties as register of
The Rapid City land office, to which
position he has just been appointed by
President Wilson. In special session
.he commissioners appointed as audi
or. Charles Harmon, present city as
SCISSOR II an old resident of the city.
who will handle both offices with the
nd of deputies during the time the as
sessment is being made.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
NEGRO GOES TO PRISON FOR
SHOOTING SUPPOSED RIVAL

Yankton, s.. D., Feb. 2e.-William
James, colorod, charged with shooting
and dangerously wounding Lewis
Smith. another negro, in a quarrel over
James wife, pleaded guilty here be-
fore Judge r.. B. Trip and was SEN
fenced to four years at hard labor.
James was sent to the state peniten-
tiary at Sioux Falls to begin his SEN
tence. Mrs. James and her father have
left the city.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
LARGE CATTLE SHIPMENTS
MADE TO WESTERN RANGES

Pierre, s. d., Feb. 2S.-The spring
shipment of cattle for the western
ranges has commenced, and railway
men say that the Indications are for
the heaviest shipment Of cattle into the
western part of the state for la
years. Both stock for beef and dairy
purposes is being shipped, and the
cream business Of the western part OF
the state will be increased. as we'll as
the beef shipments Of steers which AVE
been fed through the summer on the
western pastures.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-02
MITCHELL WHOLESALE HOUSE
INTO HANDS OF RECEIVER

Mitchell, S. D., Feb. 26.-The Da-
kota Wholesale Coffee company, of this
city, has beer placed in the hands of
q receiver. Henry Swindler was named
by Judge f. b. Smith, of the state cir
cult court in this capacity, at the re-
quest of the company's counsel.
At a meeting of the stockholders OF
he company. who are residents of sew
eral counties surrounding Mitchell. in
Mitchell early in the month it was de-
cided to close out the business. it be-
ing understood at that time that the
assets and liabilities were nearly equal.
Plans have failed t m~aterialize with
the result noted. The company waa
capitalized for $4,000 and has had it's
headquarters in Mitchell for the past
five years.