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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
MILLIONS IN BOTTLE CAP
Jewish Peddler Staked Savings On
Baltimore Mans invention, and
Made Much Money.

How many persons, h~ouSeholderS or
others. who have had occasion to re-
move the little tin caps from catsup or
other bottles-beer bottles. for that
little wrinkled edge affair that keeps
the contents from the air and holds
it in its original form! It's Il good
guess thut not one in Il thousand. It's
an u~npretendin@ little affair, but it has
a most interesting history. 50 far 81
results count.
1t was upward Of Il quarter of Il cen>
fury ago that 3 man named Taintor of
Baltimore b%etllought himself Of the
cap and succeeded in bringing ii to Il
successful demonstration. He WIS q
poor mtn, and it was uphill work try
ing to interest moneyed men in his in
vention. 4 travelling jew peddler OF
jeWlery and "nicknackS,' by the name
of ~FriedenwaIdt. became Interested.
took his years of savings. amounting TO
some 5000. from the bank. and in
vested IN the invention.
Years went by and Tie peddler lived
To see factories all over the world re-
sulting from his Investment. Good
Judges assert that more than $4,000
On dollars was divided among those
interested in the simple little device.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
State Officers Get Trip,

Coy. Byrne has appointed delegates
from South Dakota for the civilian II,
t1e team Of this state to attend the ma.
tional shoot, which is held in Jackson
vile Fla, on October 20 and following
The government this year appropriated
a sum Of money 10 pay for this shoot,
and the sum given South Dakota was
s1,40o, which will pay the expenses Of
the team. Those appointed from
Pierre are: r.. l.. Ningtield. state bank
examiner, captain; 2. j. Murphy. rail.
road commissioner; Charles B. Sough
w. J. Harris, r. a. Lucas, Henry NJ
Derr. state engineers. From Water
town. George A. Abbott; from Mitch.
ell. +. H. Crosby; from Lead. j. ID.
Thomas. O. r. Junkin and Albert Wells.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
NEWS OF THE STATE.

The prairie chicken season is over
in South Dakota. and the birds may
again enjoy life unmolested by the at.
tacks Of the sportsmen.
William Gabert of Stratford won
first prize for bringing the largest mum
Der Of sons to the fall festival at Alb
erdeen by rounding up ten Of his male
Offspring and taking them TO the fes-
tival.
The tour Of the state BY Mrs. Will.
lam Jennings Bryan in the interests of
equal suffrage has attracted much at.
tentiOn, and in each of the towns
where she has spoken she has been
greeted BY yery large audiences.
A Wagner girl who is but Is years
of age became imbued with a desire to
see the world. and raj away from
home. Her mother t%elephoned the
Yankton police to be on the watch
for her, and two stalwart policemen
met her at the train and persuaded
her to take the next train for home.
Jack Lorraine, a Huron man, was
found lying unconscious on the street
by a policeman. He had been slugged,
but could give no reason for being
attacked as he had no money or val.
uables of any. description on his per
s0n. .f
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
Warned AGAINST Pension Takers.

Sioux Falls.-Walter II. Carr Of Hur-
ley, commander Of the Grand Army of
the Republic, department of South Da-
l.ota. has issued a warning to the wild
oNs Of veterans residing in South Da-
kota who receive pensions to be On
their guard against pension takers who
are flooding the country with spurious
widows pension blanks. All soldiers
widows in South Dakota are cautioned
not to pay any attention to these let
ters containing blanks for them to
sign, but TO return them to the senders.
They are further cautioned to deal
with their local attorneys in pension
matters and thus save themselves
from being swindled.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
Autos Garry Fire Fighters.

Pierre.-"Tin Lizzies," milk cans
and a general turnout of the popula-
ton of Durpee. from bankers to chore
prairie fire in that section. The fire
burned over d dozen sections and de
stroyed several haystacks before it
was finally brought under control.
When the smoke was discovered autos
were filled with men carrying milk
cans. The autos dashed from the fire
to the nearest water holes without
regard to character of country they
travelled or any speed regulations in
keeping the fire fighters supplied With
water to cope with the situation.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
Girl Prefers CHARGE.

Hudson.-The authorities of Lincoln
county have been called upon to take
action in a distressing case. that Of
Miss Josephine Lee. ~stepdaughter OF
Joseph Battraw, a well known farmer,
who has preferred serious charges
against a young man who for some
time had resided in the n~eighDorhood.
His name has been Withheld from the
public pending his arrest. Both the
young woman and the mar she &C.
cuses have been prominent in the so.
cial affairs Of the community where
they resided and the developments in
the case have created a sensation
amcng those who know them.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
Educators TO Meet.

Watertown.-The thi%rty-fourth an
nual session of the South Dakota Edu
cational association will be held al
Watertown IN November q, 2S and
20. All Round Table sessions will be
held Monday forenoon of the opening
date. With the excellent train connec
tons Sunday night and Monday morn.
ing it will make it possible for all
who desire to be on hand in time for
the Round Table sessions $50 Mon
day morning. The main speakers for
the general program are Congressman
s. D.. Fess. OF Ohio, and DR.. c. d.
Strayer, of Columbia university.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
Two Music Scholarships.

The University OF South Dakota
along with other leading American uni
versities. has been designated By the
Presser Foundation OF Philadelphia as
the recipient Of two scholarships in
music. The scholarships for 1851
have been awarded to Miss Jessie Dish.
now, Seattle, Wash, G100); Miss
Martha Findahl Vermillion. s.. D,
$500, the scholarships to be available
to both students while doing resident
work in the College OF Music at the
University of South Dakota.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
Finds Sea Serccnt,

Sometimes cynics have questioned
the sea serpent story. Eighteen feet
of The backbone OF a South Dakota
sea serpent which lived thousands OF
years ago, may be seen al the museum
OF the University of South Dakota. w
the v~ertebIae in order in a long case
for exhibition. The South Dakota
sea serpent was much longer than Is
feet. as the size Of the bones indicates
that more vertebrate fitted on each end
of the backbone as restored.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
TOWN DISAPPEARING
ONCE A THRIVING TOWts IT NOW
HAS NOT EVEN A GEN
ERAL STORE.
HAPPENINGS OF THE STATE
What is Goino On Here ard There
That Is OF Interest to the Reao-
ers Throughout South Da.
kota and Vicinity.

Western Newspaper Unios1 News Service.
Freeman.-The village of Nolan, a
Hutchinson county, gradually is dis.
appearing because the farmers of the
surrounding region have largely pur-
chased automobiles to go to larger
towns for their supplies. The latest
stroke Of bad fortune for Nolan was
the closing of the only general store
there, which had been in business
since pioneer days. With Freeman as
a competitor of the village On the
north, Memo TO the west and Whore
on the south. and practically every
farmer the owner of an automobile,
there is little lett for Nolan.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
Record Price for Farm.

Toronto j. II. Lunde. a member
of the board of county commissioners.
has sold his farm near here for the
record price of s110 an acre. The
purchaser was an Iowa man. He also
purchased another farm adjoining the
Lundle farm, for which he paid 500
an acre. Spot cash was paid for both
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
Swallows Tack: Dies.

Fedora.-Swallowing a carpet tack
caused the death OF the baby daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Bennett of
this place. The child picked the tack
from the floor. She was taken to
Rochester, Mimi, whore the tack was
located With an y-ray machine. AS
a last resort an operation vas per
formed, resulting in death.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20

Rev. Irl r. Hicks, astronomer and
'long distance" weather forecaster
and publisher, died at ST. Louis. lie
was II years cid. He is said TO hive
amassed a fortune through the publ
cation of Hicks almanac"
A woman was killed, two men
probably MORALLY wounded and a hail
dozen other persons less seriously
hurt when the police fired a volley
into a crowd of Standard Gil strikers
and their synpathizers &. 3ayoane,
N. j.
Armour Packing company will cut
a 400 per cen melon at the next
meeting of the board of directors. K.
J. Durham, vice president, in a state
ment at Chicago said an increase Of
the capitalization from $4,000, COO 10
500, 100000 also would be considered.
Former King Otto Of Bavaria, who
.i'H DNEIl lliSdllt lbl many stoio, ittS
died suddenly, according TO a Berlin
official announcement. The mad king
died at Fuerestenried castle, near
Munich, where he has been confined
since 1879.
A cyclone swept over st. Thomas,
d. w. l., with disastrous results. Al
most every building in the city was
at $4,000, 900. The Island Of st. Croix
and the town of Christianstad suffer
ed heavily.
In reporting to It's membership a
baseball game between Brooklyn and
Boston during the world,series at
Brooklyn, the Associated Press deliy-
cred the descriptive play to 400 Of
telegraph wires, all operated and con.
troiled by the sender at the park.
The Boston American lague base
ball team gained the title Of worlds
champions when they defeated the
Brooklyn Nationals, in the fifth and
final game of the worlds series Of
1916, making four wins for the Red
Socks to one for the Dodgers. The at
tendance for the five games amount.
ed to 162,359, and the receipts 1885,
5oO.5O.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
MEXICAN TROUBLE.

A new element has been injected
into the discussions Of the American
and Mexican commission ct Atlantic
City, N. j.. by the inability Of the
Carranza government to pay its sol.
die-s.
General Carranza may not be a cam
didate for the presidency OF Mexico
at the election to be held by the de
facto government, j. j. Pesquiera,
Carranza consul at Los Angeles, Cal,
declared recently.
Notwithstanding the sufferings Of
poems in the district which Villa is
now preying on, they would rise to a
man in his behalf if the American
expedition were to operate south of
it's present base, according to a re-
port received in Ell Paso.
Nineteen Mexicans who are being
held by the army authorities ct Co
lonia Dublan for alleged connection
with the Villa raid on Columbus, y.
NJ, March 8, have been indicted by
the Luna county grand jury. All are
charged with murder.
The Mexican government has pre-.
pared a decree providing for the death
penalty for robbers, bandits and
those convicted of holdups. The de-
cree is similar to the n issued by
Benito Juarez, and is for the purpose
Of putting an end to banditry.
General Carranza has signed a de-
| cree prohibiting bull fighting through
| out Mexico. The decree is the climax
of a campaign waged by the news
! paper, Ell Universal, which attracted
| wide attention throughout the repub-
lie.
An official report to Maj. Gen. Fred
| erick Funston confirmed reports that
a small band of Villistas is within ten
miles of General Pershing's column
| Villa himself is at the head Of 1900
men at Guerrero, on the Mexican
Northwestern line. where Pershing' s
| cavalry had a battle last spring.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20

A class of sixty nine candidates was
initiated into the M. w. A. lodge at
Mitchell.
The monument to the soldiers Of the
Civil war. erected in the cemetery at
Huron, was dedicated with appropriate
ceremonies. Coe |. Crawford, former
United States senator, making the
principal. address. =
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
Meet in November.

Brookings-Noyember II and Il has
been selected as the time for holding
the annual convention in this city OF
the ~Brookings County Sunday School
association. A number Of leading sun
day school workers of the state. in
Guiding George w, Miller. Of Huron,
general secretary Of state association,
viii be present and make addresses
during the convention.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
To Improve Highways.

Alpena.-Local business men and
others have contributed literally to a
fund forFimproving the highways lead
ing from Alpena to different sections
Of Sanborn county. as we'll as to all
parts of the Alpera trade territory
in this (Jeraultl county. 1t is planaod
10 make the highways among the best
in the state.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
A Landmark

Iankton.-The OLD IanEton stock
ade. which figured prominently in the
early history of Yanlton and the state,
when Indian alarms were frequent, is
e have its location marked By the
erection of a marble slab, with suit
able engraving. which will be provided
by the local people. Various local so
cieties also will have a hand in pro
Viding and caring for the slab.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
FOR THE BUSY MAN
NEWS EPlTOME THAT CAN SOON
BE COMPRISED.
MANY EVENTS ARE MENTIONED
Home 49,! Foreign Intelligence Con.
densed Into Two and Four
Line Paraeraphs.
WAR NEWS.

Austria-Hungary is calling up nj
teen classes of men which heretofore
had been exempt from military serV-
ice, says a dispatch from BeTne,
Switzerland.
Total casualties among ofilcers anu
men of the Canadian expedltlohafs
forces were 52,026 UP to October H.
according to figures compiled by the
casualty record office at Ottawa, Ont.
Since the start of the war a total OF
1,217 mines nave been washed on the
coast OF Holland. OF these 6o6 were
British, G2 French, 219 German ana
ESQ of undetermined origin.
Word has been received in London
that the German submarine Bremen
is on its way to German East Africa
and that it was never intended for II
to 60 to the United States.
Nearly $50 troops lost their lives
when the cruiser Gallia, carrying 2,V0o
Serb and French soldiers, was tor
pedoed ard sunk in the Mediter-
Ianean on October 4.
Further evidence Of the heavy toil
neutral shipping is paying IN the
world war is contained in a statement
given out in London, showing that
nineteen Dutch vessels had been sunk
by enemy mines from June ! and
Sept. "A.
The British official press bureau an
u the German losses during the
war up to the end Of September as:
Dead, S7O,1S2; prisoners and missing,
428,S29, and wounded, 2,257,OO7-a
fetal Of ~3,556,O1S. The figures were
compiled from German official lists.
Casualties among the Russian ar.
mics during this years offensive on
the eastern front. according to Ger
nan calculations. nave been 100000
officers and men. According to con
sentative Danish calculations, during
the FIRST two years of the war Russia
lost considerably more than 100000
men.
Latest reports on the situation In
Greece are that the Greek authorities
have yielded Il the allies demands
for the turning over of virtually the
entire Greek navy and the dismant'
ling or surrender of forts on the sea
coast and control Of railroad, mail
and t~elepragh service.
Four British freight steamers, the
~Etrathdene. West Point, Stephano ant
the Kingston. also one Dutch freight
er, Bloomesdjk, and a Norwegian Graf
were sunk by a German U.boat of the
Massachusetts coast on Sunday. Oct
8. 1t is reported all were given warn
ing before being sem to the bottom O
the ocean and no lives we're lost.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20

Walter II. Carr, OF Hurley comman-
der Of the Grand Army Of the Rerno-
lie. department of South Dakota, has
issued a warning to the widows OF vet
Grams residing IN South Dakota who
against pension takers who are flood
ing the country with spurious widows
pension blanks. All soldiers widows
In South Dakota are cautioned not to
pay any attention to these letters con.
tanning blanks for them to sign, but
to return them to the sender,.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
Socialists Come Before.

In the order of rotation Of party
tickets on the ballot, which was pub.
lished last week, there is an error, the
Socialists ticket coming before the
prohibition ticket. the socialists hay
ing cast a greater number Of votes at
the last election than did the prohibit
tionists.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
GENERAL.

During the fiscal year ending with
July, 1916, the population of Berlin,
Germany, declined to 1,790,S21 from
the 1915 total of 1,S60,48i.
The Spanish government has given
definite orders prohibiting the revic
tualing Of submarines in Spanish wa.
tiers.
Nine men lost their lives in a fire
which destroyed the central portion
OF the main building Of Christian
Brothers college at st. Louis.
A public drinking fountain will be
erected by the Women's Christian
Temperance union of Kansas as a
memorial to Mrs. Carrie Nation,
militant crusader against saloons, in
Capitol square at Topeka.
James COuzens, DetrOit's multi
millionaire police commissioner. an.
nounced the establishment OF a bonus
system for members Of 80 Detroit
police force. The bonus provided per.
eouxlly by Mr.. Couzens will amount
u about $4,000 annually. 1t is be-
.hoyed To be the first Of Its kind eyer
established IN the United States.
The Topeka Western League Base,
hi club win be moved to some other
ctty. probably Peoria. H., or Kansas
CSty, KS. d sold soon, according to
~ announcement BY John Savage.
pNnek VI the club.
sMs
starvation period Il an excellent
nubetitute Tor ! months vacation, &C
eofdlng 10 rrof. Carlson Of the Uni
lyprsity ~ Chicago physiology depart.
m1nt ~ ana - aSaistant went with.
I!ose4 T. f1soly.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
One Dollar Per.

Clark.-Robert Schulz, a farmer liv-
ing near here, has thirty acres Of
potatoes which will yield at least 200
bushels to the acre. He will sell the
potatoes for 81 per bushel, SO the
thirty acres will bring him a return
of $4,000.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
DAKOTA B-OCT 12-J
Wheat Brings Good Price.

Philip-William Settler. a homestead
err living in the Ash Creek district,
marketed here two wagon loads of mac
aroni wheat for which he received
s1.4O per bushel. The wheat yielded
80 bushels to the acre. SO the crop
gave him a return of S42 an acre. The
land on which it was raised IS valued
about SIS ar acre.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
New homestake Project.

Lead.-Following the visit here of
President L. II. Clark announcement
was made by the Homestake Mining
company hat the company would erect
a modern $50, 900 hospital here on
ground purchased several years ago.
The company also announced q sub.
stantial reduction in water rents.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
Short Of Homes.

Havti.-A shortage Of dwelling
houses exists here, ard many more
will have to be erected to supply the
needs OF people who desire to take up
their residence in Hayti.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
Motor Ride Is Fatal.

Twin Brooks.-Fred Lang. who was
injured in an automobile accident two
miles out Of Twin Brooks. has sue.
eumbed to his injuries. lie was be-
iieyed to be recovering, when he had
a sudden relapse. 1t developed that in
addition to a fractured arm his head
was badly crushed and many bones
were broken. During intervals before
tbs death he was conscious. He il sur
riyed By one son and three daughters.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
Depot a Built.

Burbank The new depot building
OF the Milwaukee railway company at
this place is nearing completion and
soon it will be opened to the travelling
public. 1t is larger than the old de-
pot building which was destroyed by
IRE last year.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
Corn Beino Husked.

Parkston.-Corn husking is in full
progress here. the corn being Of sound
and hard quality ard will make a good
yield. The weather is ideal for husk-
ing, being dry and clear.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
Board Of

The date fixed by law for the next
regular meeting Of the state board Of
pardons falls on election day. and on
that account the meeting has been
postponed 70 November 10th.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
Brought Him Success.

ITO what do you attribute his sue
ces-?'
cd by a federal commission. Nobody
ever heard of him before that."-Puck.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
Killed by MoWinu Machine.

Michael Doloney. one Of the
pioneer residents Of Logan township,
this county. was killed on his farm
in a moving machine accident.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20

Further decrease in production
prospects of the country's principal
farm crops, excepting corn. flax, rice
and kafirs was indicated in the De
partment Of Agriculture's monthly re-
port, just issued.
Submarines OF ~belligerent powers
visiting American waters will be
treated as warships under interna-
tional law. This fact was made known
to the allies by the state department
in answer to a memorandum asking
that submarines be prevented from
the use If neutral waters and that
such vessels entering neutral harbors
be interned.
The pension bureau has received
$4,000 applications for increases ID
widows pensions under the law pass.
ed by congress at the last session. OF
the applications $4,000 already have
been allowed and allowances are being
made at the rate Of about 1000 a day.
The federal farm loan board has
fixed on 4 per cent as the interest on
farm loan bank bonds. This means
that farmers who p~atronize the farm
loan banks win pay from AZ to 5 per
cent Tor loans
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20

Austria Hungary is calling up NJ
teen classes of men which heretofore
had been exempt from military serV-
ice, says a dispatch from BeFhe,
Switzerland.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-22
RAILROAD MANAGERS JUST Coffee BOYS"-
HANDS TIED DEALING WITH PRESIDENT

for their operation-the brains" Of
the roads, so-called
These men-the actual managers
have had their orders and have not
dared to go beyond them.
The president found this was so
and took the shortcut method of
calling in the men who really can
settle the question.
And if he finds the railroad presi-
dents are dummies, too, it is freely
predicted he will go over THEIR
heads to the real bosses-the New
York banking groups that really
own the roads.