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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
OLD LAND CONTROVERSY
is FINALLY Adjusted

Hot Springs, S. D., Dec. 21.-Litiga-
ton of 10 years over possession of a
tract of valuable land in Custer county,
South Dakota, has just been ended by
the decision of the supreme court of the
United States in the case of Olson vs..
hlrk, awarding the and in controversy
to Olson.
Kirk originally filed on the land as
a placer mine "A Years ago, but be-
cause of the agricultural character of
the trace it was given to the home
stead claimant by the secretary of the
interior after several years of legal pro-
ceedings. Kirk refused to vacate. and
action was brought in circuit court to
eject him. The decision was favorable
to Olson and was later affirmed on ap-
peal by the supreme court of South
Dakota. Appeal was then taken to the
supreme court of the United States,
which has just rendered a decision aft
flrIning both lower courts.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
BUTTON" COMMITTEE
IS HOLDING THE BAG
Legislature Had No Right to
Appropriate Money to Boost
Fair Building.

Pierre, S. D., Dec. 22.-The attorney
general has ruled that h act passed
by the 1917 legislature appropriatinR
t2,033.66 for buttons which were pur-
chased to finance a South Dakota
building at the Panama exposition is
unconstitutional.
The situation is that a commission,
appointed by the governor in 1915 to
find ways and means of having a South
Dakota building at the fair, purchased
these buttons on their own responsible
llty and expected that the sale of them
would finance the building. Unfor-
t:nately the buttons did not sell very
"ell-hoWever, the commission last
winter came to the legislature for an
appropriation to pay for the buttons.
and the legislature passed the act pro-
viding for it.
Now 1t is held unconstitutional be-
cause the state can in no way be held
liable for a debt incurred by individ-
nais, even though acting in good faith
as in this case, when there is no
statute in existence authorizing the
expenditure of such money. 1t is likely
therefore that the members of the
commission will have to be liable them
selves for h purchase price of the
buttons.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
ASK HERBERT HOOVER TO
VISIT SOUTH DAKOTA

WATERFOWL. S. D., Dec. 32.-Herbert
c. Hoover, food administrator of the
United States, will be invited to attend
and deliver an address at the annual
convention of the Farmers Cooperative
association of South Dakota which will
be held in Watertown, January 20, 80
and 81. The production of more food.
stuffs on the farms of South Dakota
and conservation of food and other re-
sources will be n of the leading topics
of the convention.
Invitations will be extended to Mr..
Hoover by Governor Norbeck, Don Liv-
!ngston, state market commissioner;
John i. Belk, secretary Of the Farmers
Cooperative association, and the local
Chamber Of Commerce
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
ARRANGE FOR FUNERAL
OF WATERFOWL BOY

WATERFOWL. S. d., Dec. PA COM
mittee to take charge of the arrange
ments for the funeral of William Har-
ding, the first Watertown boy to die
in service, whose death followed an
attack of pneumonia at Camp Cody,
has been formed. 1t consists of Mayor
A. I. Hopkins, j. w. Martin, postmas-
ter, and Rev. Fred f.. Stockton, pastor
of the Baptist church, OF which the
young man was a member.
On what day the funeral will be held
is not yet known. 1t was learned that
the body was shipped from Camp
cody Sunday for Watertown. The serv-
Ice Will be held in the Methodist Epis-
copal church, the day and hour to be
later,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
TOTAL OF as KILLED
|N.CRASH OF TRAINS
Cause of Disaster on Louisville
& Nashville Line Is Not
Fully Determined.

shepherdsville, KY, Dec. 22.-The
death toll taken last night when Louis
Vile & Nashville passenger train No.
Z. from Cincinnati to New Orleans.
crashed into the rear end Of a Louis
Vile, Beardstown & Springfield ac-
c~ommodation train a few hundred feet
south OF the railroad station here had
reached 46 today.
Blame for the disaster seems to hinge
on whether the last train had been Civ
en- a clear block or not.
Trainmen have given conflicting tes-
timony on this point. Most Of the
acaths were among passengers on the
accommodation train. The stee, coach
es OF the fast train saved the occu.
pants from injury.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS
TREE FOR GREGORY

Gregory, S. d., Dec. 2O.-The city of
Gregory will his year again hold a
community Christmas service and tree
at the auditorium Christmas eve. There
Will be a big tree and the usual good
time for the little folks, with a sack
OF nuts and candies for ali children
under II years Old.
The entertainment will be q pageant,
representing the present day world sit
uation. with The joy of the Christmas
season and the pathos because of the
suffering of the poor, even at normal
times, and the sadness because of the
world war. The last scene presents the
coming of Christ and how the spirit
or Christ will tighten the burdens and
bring JOY instead of sadness to thosc
who are now saddened by the worlds
conflict.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
PAID DEARLY FOR HIS
PRO-GERMAN SENTIMENT

Ardmore, S. D.. Dec. 22.-First being
beaten up" by a patriotic young
American who would not stand hear
Ing the country Villified, and then ar
rested by a deputy United States mar
shall on the charge of violating the pro-
visions of the espionage act, Joseph
Greiser, an Ardmore man, has been
lodged in the Lawrence county Jail. 1t
Is charged that among other unpatrio-
tic u~tterances he stated he intended to
return to Germany to fight for the
kaiser. When the patriotic young
American got through with him there
IS said to have been no fight left in
Greiser. AS the result of his prelimi-
nary hearing he was held for appear
ance before the next federal grand
jury, and, in default OF bonds of 81, 900,
was placed in Jail.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
BALk AT VACCINATION

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 21.-More
tina 100 students of the Washington
high school decided to Withdraw from
school rather than to be vaccinated, as
required by the ruling of the city board
of health. A slight decrease in atten-
dance prevailed in all the city schools
on account of the health board ruling.
1t was required that all pupils who en-
ter the public schools must present d
certificate of successful vaccination.
The students withdrawing from the
schools contend that the epidemic OF
smallpox or danger of epidemic has
passed and consequently there is no
necessity for enforced Vaccination.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
MITCHELL, s. DAKOTA
MAN MISSED HALIFAX
Boat on Which He Is Fireman
Was Fortunately Caught
in an Ice Flow.

Mitchell, S. D., Dec. GA letter was
received here today from Verne Went
worth. a local man, giving the first in
timation that the American steamer
German reported lost on the north
Atlantic coast in a storm two weeks
ago. had reached a Canadian port.
Wentworth, who was a fireman on The
boat, said they were caught In the ice
floes and held for some time and tina
had they carried out their schedule they
would have been in Halifax at the time
of the explosion there.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
CHARLES MIX COUNTY
COURIER is SOLD

Lake Andes, Dec. 2O.-The Charles
Mix County Courier, formerly the
Wheeler Courier, has changed owner
ship. Judge Exon has sold the plant
and good will of the business to p.
Percival Perrin, of Armour, S. D. Judge
Exon has had editorial management of
the paper for nearly a quarter of a CEN
fury and has owned the plant for about
% years. For 81 years the paper has
advocated democratic principles and
the change of ownership will not
change the policy of the paper. The
new owner of the plant takes charge
this week.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
SHIPPING COAL ON
PASSENGER TRAINS
Milwaukee Road Making Every
Effort to Relieve Shortage
in Black Hills.

Chamberlain, s.. D., Dec. Pin a
effort to relieve the serious
coal shortage in towns on the Black
Hills line of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railway passenger trains de-
parting for that part of the state today
present the novelty of having coal cars
coupled behind Pullman sleepers. Coal
is extremely hard to get, but such sup
Plies as can be obtained are being
rushed westward. There is yet no
movement of dead freight because of
a lack of coal for locomotives.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
GRAIN BUYER OPERATED
GAME OF HIS

Lily, S. d., Dec. 20.-Henry O. Enger,
grain buyer here. has reached the end
Of a whirlwind financial campaign and
Is under arrest, charged with having
obtained $4,000 under false pretenses
from the Van Dusen Harrington Grain
company. of Minneapolis.
Engec was an operator on the board
6 trade. He would use his grain buy
il funds, it is charged, for his personal
uts. When pressed, he would execute
a statement that gained loans from
other grain companies, with which he
would pay off his previous indebted
ness. tbs charged that this was re-
.peated over and over for the past two
years, until finally he did not get the
gap bridged in time and was caught.
Ills arrest followed and he is in the
county jail at Webster pending arrange
mentS for bonds,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
RAILROAD WORKER is
HORRIBLY INJURED

Rapid City, S. D., Dec. 22.-As the
bridge gang was returning on Il gaso-
line speeder on the Northwestern rail
road east Of Washta, Herman Kirch-
enberg, a member of the crew. was in
some name thrown from the little car
n impaled on a crowbar, part of the
of the crew, receiving in
juries from which he died an hour and
q half later at Washta. The bar entered
ms body just above the hip and pene.
trated nearly through the body, The
wound being 10 inches deep.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
ESTATE YIELDS LARGE
Slim To ~ STATE

Pierre, S. D., Dec. Poland Com
missioner Knight has returned from
Sioux Falls, where he receipted for the
transfer of the we'll known Mcclellan
estate into the hands of the state treas
hrer, and he brought back with him
cash items amounting to $36,S6S.72. The
estate still has a large quantity OF
real estate in it. That, too, belongs to
the state, and the whole will event
ually give the state treasury something
over $1,000 JOIN Mcclellan, an &c
centric character Of Sioux Falls, died
without heirs. For many years his es-
tate has been in litigation because of
the claim of alleged heirs, all of whom
ave now finally failed to prove their
right to any of the estatN, and it has
at last come into possession Of the
state. The funds from it will go into
the general fund of the state treasury.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
RAISE SUGAR BEETS
ON ARGE Seal

South Shore. S. D., Dec. 20.-Good
progress is being made in the efforts to
induce large numbers of South Dakota
farmers to engage in the production of
sugar beets next year. 1t has been
demonstrated that sugar beets can be
srown at a good profit in the state.
Thus far C%odington county farmers
nave agreed to devote IN aggregate Of
about 1000 acres to sugar beets next
season n il is expected this acreage
Will be materially increased before
spring opens. The sugar beet acreage
in other parts of the state also will be
large.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
MISS EMMA ScHEiD, OF
HAMILL, is ORATOR

Yankton, s.. D., Dec. 21.-In the an
nual defamation contest at Yankton
college for the alumni prizes, liberal
prizes in cash. Miss Emma Scheid. CT
Hamill, won first place; Miss Mario
Moore, of Pierre, took second place, and
Miss Carolyn Brown. of Platte, won
third place. The contest was one OF the
most keenly fought in a number of
years,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
EDMUNDs COUNTY MAN
HAS SUDDEN DEATA

Mobridge, s. D., Dec. 20.-Joseph
Peterson. aged SO, n OF the pioneer
farmers of the Missouri river section
Of Edmunds county, dropped dead from
a stroke OF apoplexy while engaged in
setting a telephone pole near his home,
While attempting to lift the pole from
the ground he fell over, dying a few
minutes later. He is survived by a
widow and several children.
vIBORG-The members of the Danish
Brotherhood lodge. OF this place, are
proving themselves true patriots. The
lodge is well represented in the army.
q large number Of the members having
enlisted. viborg also has two Of its sons
on the firing line in France, ard two 9th
ers are also on the other side In the ayia-
ton service.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. not out of
danger Frank Lahman. pro-German gun
man and Stacker, hot through the legs
by z. B. Harkin. when he resisted arrest
At q deserted farmhouse near Hecla, has
pdn1 . lee.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
CRUSHED TO DEATH
UNDER HEAVY WAGON

Sisseton. S. d., Dec. 22.-John Oke-
son, a well known Roberts county far
mer, was almost instantly killed when
running away, the animals having been
frightened by a passing automobile.
Okeson, because of the cold, was walk
ing beside the wagon when the horses
started to run. He grasped for the
lines, but instead seized hold one Of the
tugs. He was ierked off his balance
n thrown under the heavily loaded
wagon, which passed over him, crush
ing out his life.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
MACHINE GUN COMPANY
MAY SOON GO TO FRANCE

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 20.-Relativf
and friends in South Dakota Of the
South Dakota soldiers who have been
embraced in machine gun battery No.
$40, which is located at Camp Funston,
have just been advised that the South
Dakotans have been transferred from
the barracks to tents ~ miles distant,
and it is presumed tina this is for the
purpose of imposing the hardening pro-
cess thai the soldiers go through, pre-
liminary to their departure for another
base. Letters to this effect have been
received, but the exact reason for the
move was not disclosed. 1t is thought
h a it precedes an order for the bat
terry to proceed to France.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
WON'T ASK EXPLANATION.

Washington, y. c.. Dec. 22.-Ame1-
lean officials said today they had no
knowledge CT the ~socalled secret treaty
between Russia and Japan. described
in the Petrograd dispatches, but they
considered that to describe it as con
templating Joint armed demonstration
against America and Great Britain in
the far east was not borne out by the
text of the published articles.
There is a possibility that the treaty
referred to is the special convention
concluded between Russia and Japan
Mt about the same time as the socalled
secret treaty. 1t was generally assumed
here that the treaty contained some
secret provisions, but it's purpose was
described as being to safeguard the
rights Of Japan n Russia in the far
east; to reconcile all outstanding is
sues between them and generally to
follow the lines of the Anglo-Japanese
alliance.
1t is improbable that the United
States government alone will make any
effort to secur an explanation of the
treaties from the principals. Ii it is
Of them voluntarily will come forward
with a statement.
Careful reading Of the four pub
lished articles inclined officials to this
opinion that the general purpose of the
convention was somewhat in line with
the existing British-Japanese treaty
touching far eastern interests and that
it was designed to protect China from
exploitation by any third power, and
was not especially directed aeains.
America or Great Britain.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
FARMERS ARE. TAKING
FARM BOARD MONEY

Washington. D. c.. Dec. 2s.-In a
statement today the farm boarf SUM.
up Its total business thus far by states.
The statement shows that Tor Iowa
there have been approved loans
ing to $S09. 700. although but 396. 400
are closed. In Nebraska the total o
proved amount to t3.7es.lo0 Nth 3sss.-
sxO closed. In South Dakota, loans an
provsd amount to $2.4o7,eoal and closed
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
vloLAToRs ESPIONAGE
ACT HAVE APPEALED

Washington. D. c., Dec. 22.-Appeals
from convictions of 70 citizens of South
Dakota, for violating the espionage act,
have been filed in the supreme court
The convictions resulted from the cir
culation il petitions. urging the repeal
OF the selective draft law, protesting
against the quota fixed for the various
counties in that state and urging the
government to order a referendum vote.
They are the first appeals under the
espionage act to reach the supreme
court.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
MAY BE PERMANENTLY
TOTACl BLINDED

: Alexandria, S. D., Dec. 22.-Sid
Coombs, formerly of this city, recently
spending some time on his ranch near
Hlghmore, this state, suffered a pain
ful injury which will possibly result in
total blindness, when he placed a tight
~ covered can on the stove to thaw out
the contents. He bent over the stove
later just as the can exploded and tin
and contents burned MI. Coombs' face
and eyes terribly.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
RURAL MAIL CARRIER
LOSES EAR IN Accincnr

himbali, $. D., Dec. 22.-Harry Dyke
nan, one of the rural mail carriers out
OF here, completely upset his automobile
ABOUT six miles west of this city, giving
MIN a severe shaking up and taking one
or his ears nearly off. The auto was
headed west n landed right side ur
facing east.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
SLAvS PUBLISH
SECRET TREATY
B~oIshevists Make Public Al
legged Russo japanese Agree
meat Concerning Policy
in China.
AIMED AT ~ANGLO-AMERiCA
Not Seriously Regarded III
Washington-No Official IN
quiry Will Be Made by
This Country.
AIMED AT ANGLO-AMERlCA

Petrograd, Dec. 22.-Undos the Ea1L-
Ing secret treaty between Japan and
Russia for joint armed demonstration
against America and Great Britain in
the far east the Investia publishes
what it says is the text Of the secret
treaty draw up last year providing
for joint action by Russia and Japan to
prevent any third country from achieV-
ing political dominance in China. The
treaty, dated July 8, 1916. runs for five
years, automatically extending itself
until a year after one party expresses
the desire to annul it. 1t is signed by,
Sergius Sazonoff, then Russian foreign
minister. and Viscount Motomo. Japan
csc foreign minister.
The treaty s%tipulates that the agree
ment shall remain q deep secret for
all except for the contracting parties"
1t opens with the statement hat it
is designed to supplement and
strengthen the secret treaties of 1907,
1910 n 1912. Article I is given as fol-
lows:
The contracting parties recognize
that the interests Of either side de-
mand the defense Of China from politp
ical domination by any third power
whatsoever, c%herishing hostile inten-
IONS toward Russia and Japan and
therefore undertake whenever cir
cumstances 'necessitate to enter into
open relations based on full confidence,
in order cojointly to take the neces-
sary steps to prevent the advent in
China of such a state Of affairs"
Other articles are published as fol
lows:
Article lin the event that, as a
consequence Of any measures under
taken by mutual consent by Russia and
Japan or the basis of the preceding ar
ticle, any third power as foreseen by
article I, should declare war against Rus
sia or Japan, the other contracting
party shall, On the first demand of it's
ally, come to it's aid. Each contract
ing party binds itself not to make peace
with the common enemy without OBJ
tanning the agreement of it's ally.
Article III-The conditions on which
either party shall give armed assist
ance and the means by which such as,
sistance shall be expressed, shall be
fixed by the respective authorities of
the contracting parties.
Article IV-It must especially be
kept in mind that neither party shall
consider itself obligated in accordance
with article II, to give its ally armed
assistance unless it receives guaran-
tees from it's allies to the effect that
they will give it assistance to the extent
hecessitated by the seriousness of the
possible conflict
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
DALLAS RED CROSS TO
MAKE A BIG EFFORT

Dtd IN "a lHe FGu SFOSS mas accented
a challenge recently made by the Chi
cago chapter which takes Omaha as it's
champion and challenges any city in the
United States to equal omaha in pro-
~portionate membership in the present
Red Cross drive. Members of the Dali
las executive committee accepted the
challenge yesterday and an extraordin-
airy campaign for membership will be
made in this city.
ABERDEEN-The food conservation
pledge card drive in the state has been
temporarily discontinued. announces c. N.
Herried. federal food administrator. Dur
ing the holiday season, no special effort
will be made to add to the members of
the food administration in South Dakota
But Immediately after January l. another
great campaign Will be launched in all
parts Of the state to secure the signatures
of all who are not yet members.
Observation-Disclosures gas VS.. skunk
gas gave the machine the lead down near
Davis, when. Everett DeVries discovered
a skunk den, and turned the exhaust of
his engine into the hole. After a few
minutes treatment he dug out the colony,
and found them all harmless, and beside
secured the pelts without a mark or
scratch upon them, which increased their
value.
MITCHELI-E. G. Atkins, recently APP
pointed superintendent or the Iowa and
Dakota division OF the Milwaukee rail-
way. has made his maiden trip over this
part of the division. Mr.. Atkins succeeds
M. Sawyer in the position named and Mr..
Sawyer has returned to Seattle, Wash,
and resumed the position which he held
there before coming to the 1. & D.. divi-
sion.
PIERRE-The butter production of
South Dakota, for the fiscal year ending
July 1 last, was nearly q .000.0 600 pounds
according to figures compiled by A. p.
Ryger. state dairy inspector. He reports
over 100000 pounds OF this for the cream
cries in the Black Hills section Of the
state.
BROOKINGS-Forty demonstrations
and discussions for patriotic and profita-
BILE farming and home making will be
offered to South Dakota farmers and
their wives in the annual state college
farm and home course during the week
of December 81. to January 5.
ABERDEEN-E. c. Jennings. district
deputy OF the Modern Woodmen Of Ameri-
ca, has postponed the date Of the big
class adoption to Thursday. January 10,
because of the necessity of more time in
preparing for the event.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27

Vienna Is popularity misunderstood ia
be on "the beautiful blue Danube river,
but that mighty stream in Its Ions
course to the Black sea really encircles
the city ON miles from its center. A
canal winds through the heart OF the
city and connects with the Danubesbe-
low the Prater. yienna's great play.
Gr0und.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
NEW CLUB SECRETARY
ON DUTY AT MITCHELL

r. 80
Mitchell, S. D., Dec. CIV. w
Blaine, elected secretary Of the Mitcher
Chamber Of Commerce. has arrived here
n taken up his new duties. MI. Blaine
m here from Everett, Wash, where
ne had been secretary Of the CONNER.
cta1 club and other civic organizations
for the past six years.
-
MITCHELL-Local coal dealers saw
they have less than 1000 tons OF coal .,
all kinds on hand, only enough to run the
city q week In cold weather.
DE SMET-In t. circuit u here
Charles M. Heeter. a farmer entered .
plea Of guilty to the charge of assault
and battery and was fined 500 and costs.
The case originated halloween night.
when Heeter fired on u number Of boys
who were playing halloween ranks
w%ounding one Of them named Bender.
r boy recovered.
BRITTON-As the result OF a mass
meeting held In this city through the Of
forts OF Mr.. Campbell. Of Dali Rapids.
. Marshall county branch OF the Women.s
Council OF DsfensA was organised. with
Mrs. r. ,. Stokes, n this city. - coupn
chairman.