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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26
SENATOR DOWDELL WOULD
AVOID A CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION.
GOSSIP OF TIE STATE HOUSE
Government at the Capitol and
at the Various State
Institutions.

-
A resolution By Dowdell, offered in
the Senate. in which he asked for the
appointment OF IA committee OF the
Senate to slit proposed constitutional
amendments and classify and unity
them, led into political ground before
it was put over until after the recess
for final action. II developed that
Senator Dowdc.l had asked members
OF the supreme court. the governor
and other state officers and certain
the reception room OF the governor
TO discuss possible constitutional
amendments, with d view of getting a
number OF them in line for possible
revision OF the constitution without
a constitutional convention for that
purpose, and that a plan which was
thought to be practical to that end
had been worked out.
Senator Dowdell said that such ac-
ton Was entirely informal and that
there was no intention Of an attempt
to work under cover. But the Nom
bers refused to be rushed on tile
adoption Of the resolution and put Is
oyer.
In the discussion it developed that
Justice Whiting Of the supreme court.
was al the meeting and lie was invited
to address the Senate on the CUES
tion. He stated be thought the Plaza
discussed was feasible and the only
le2a' way of securing a constitutional
revision without a convention.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26
Ser of Rancher Auto Victim

Mitchell 1rank Bliss. q taneher
and %stockman. living year Washington
Springs, died Of injuries sustained
Saturday night when the aufomopIe
in Which he was riding With his f.l3
er. G j Bliss Of Mitchell. tHrnea tur-
tie on a highway near their teraula
county ranch. lie sustained several
broken bones and internal injuries A
widow and four children survive. Ills
father. G J. Bliss. is one 81 the
wealthy stockmen Of South Dakota.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26
Suffrage Workers Disappointed.

The equal suffrage workers are
rather disappointed over the situation
in regard to their resolution. They had
hoped to get It disposed Of before the
recess, but the action Of tile house
committee in holding it for a day for
a report and then sending il back
with a majority and minority report.
which would require ii to lay over ana
secure house action on the report be-
fore the bill could go upon the caleu-
dar. has made it appear that they WIN
have to wait over the recess.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26
ALLEGED Gamhlinn-

Pierre The various ard serora,
cigar dealers, who allow Tho usp nf
card tables in their places Of business
were called before Judge Hughes of
the circuit court, sitting as II commit.
ting magistrate o. u complaint th,t
they allowed gambling in their ptacas
Of business The complaining VII.
ness failed 10 appear AT the hrarinr
md the court Continued the casa ~ 4
week This IS the result ot 4 lot Of
agitation which has been under way
Tor several weeks in T.gaIn 10 card
tables in cigar IT. res.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26
Insurance Company Prospers.

Hartford.-Reports made at tho an
nual business meeting Of tie stock,
holders of the Farmers Mutual Fire
and Lightning Insurance company CT
Minnehaha county, prove it to be one
Of the most successful Of the farmers
insurance companies OF South Dakota.
During 1916 insurance to the amount
Of Sl,500,0o was written. There were
"a losses during the year. amounting
in the aggregate to $4,000.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26
Many Cattle Shi1ned

Gregory The farmers and ranchers
OF this part Of the Rosebud country
are sending large numbers of fat eat.
tie TO market, and as a result are re.
ceiving many thogSends Of dollars in
payment therefor. Much other stock
also IS being shipped. In a single day
siXtoen carloads of stock-eight of
cattle, seven Of hogs and one OF horses
were shipped from Gregory. The
cattle alone brought the raisers an ag-
gregate of more than $1,000 per car
load.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26
Want New Judicial Circuit.

The attorneys from the southeast.
ern counties of the state, who are ask.
ing for relief from what is claimed
to be the delay Of congested cour
dockets, apparently cannot agree upon
what counties should form the new
judicial circuit which they have been
advocating, and they have practically
settled upon the plan OF asking tie
legislature e provide for additional
judges il tic First and Second cir
cults to expedite the court business.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26
Gregory's Fire Boys.

Gregory.-At their annual business
meeting. the members of the volnu-
tcer fire department at this place elect
ed the following officers for the com.
ing year: Chief. A. g. L,oyd. assist
ant chief. Frank Thomas. secretary
=. J keeinjan: treasurer. Louis Non.
kamltef. The local department WI
enter a team in the annual Rosebud
tournament this spring. and also will
send a competing team 10 the state
tournament to be held in June
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26
Poultry Association.

Watertown The Northwest p0ul
try association, which has just held
its annual show in this city. elected
the following officers for the coming
year: President. J. i. kintsley. Wa
tertown, vice presidents. A G. Young
quist. J f. Alexander. II II Sutton
of Clark, l.. w. Lawrence Of Dolaud.
and II J. Neulnan Of Cedar Lake.
secretary. G. Paul Pitt: treasurer. II
Z Mlehaels.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26
Brief Notorjety.

1T Is considered quite commonplace
nowadays 70 - around the world"
$ il Is. About the only Way il
glohe-tratter can attract any attention
Is 10 do something, either ut home or
abroad. that will induce q large nun
hef "f detectives to follow him in his
ira yplS"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26
r. al Of Form

"Nhat," qlefied the innocent maid.
is the proper way for Il girl u con
duct herself when she's eHga4ed:"
lust rs though She wasn't" re-
piled the Young widow.
And hoW should she net when She
isn't c%nGaeed:" asked the i. Iii.
Just as though She was" answered
the experienced female.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26
Biz Money fer SAo.h.

Onida The farmers Of this tori
tory are sending large numbers at
cattle and other stock to eastern mar
kets. and are receiving manv tltou
sands OF dollars in payment therefor
In one day eleven carloads ar stock
left Onida and this pat 81 sSa}ty
county. This was but the
ment of the shipments. winch Mil
continue fer sevcral weeks
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26
Provides for Short EalLai

The first Of the Dowdell series
Ct resolutions for constitutional
amendments fer changing the form Of
government will be introduced in the
senate. II provides for a short ballot.
with only the governor, lieutenant
governor and auditor to be elected.
Al other state officers are TO be ap-
uOinted.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26
EP|T0ME OF EVENTS
PARAGRAPHS THAT PERTAIN To
MANY SUBJECTS.
ARE SHORT But INTERESTING
Erief Mention Of What is Trans2irI1o
In Various Sections Of Our Own
and Foreign Countries
WAR NEWS.

The sinking OF the British warship
CORVALLIS by a submarine in the
mediterranean was announced by the
admiralty. Thirteen men from the
CORVALLIS are missing and are be
lieved to have been killed by the eA-
plosion.
II is officially announced that the
Italian battleship Regina Marguerite
struck a mine and sank December IL.
Six hundred ard seventy-fye men on
board persisted. Two hundred and
seventy were saved.
"A raid on the Anatclian coast by a
RUSSIAN squadron is reported in a
dispatch from Petrograd. The Rus
slams sank forty Turkish sailing YES
sells which were carrying food to Con
stantinople.
In the mountainous section of Mol
davla attempts by the Russians and
Roumanlans to %recapture lost posi-
tons by means of counter-attacks
were all repulsed, the Berlin war Of
Gco announced.
Dr. Alfred Zimmerman. the German
foreign minister, announced at Berlia
that, in his opinion, the entente reply
TO President Wilson's peace note.
bars the possibility, for the present,
OF further German steps to bring
about peace.
Swiss newspapers assert that mass
es OF German troops are c%oncentrat-
ing near Basic. The Swiss general
staff is convinced that an invasion OF
Switzerland is contemplated with a
view to freeing Alsace from the
French invader.
Destruction of allied merchant
ships by enemy submarines is making
the ocean transportation problem in
the entente countries SO acute, that
even the fixing of maximum rates on
coal transportation has failed to re-
lieve the coal shortage in France and
Italy.
a German m raider for the
last month has been working havoc
IN the Atlantic ocean on entente al
lied shipping. During the period from
December Il to January 10 twenty
four vessels were captured by the
and it is presumed that most
them were sunk.
According to the Overseas News
from the beginning Of the
war up to December, 1916, a total or
2,577 French and Belgian civilians
had been killed by Anelo-French
shells and bombs from %airplanes. In
1916 147 children Of less than Is
years OF age were killed and $50 chill.
dren were wounded.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26
Point to Consider.

The former private secretary Of Il
prison warden Went back to il life Of
crime ms soon rs he was released and
committed Il forgery
What have . 10 shy to that?'
Perhaps it might have been bet
ter To have given him some employ.
ment while serving his sentence III
which he would NOT have had so many
opportunities to practice with Gle pen"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26
Important to Mothers
Always On the Job.

Did YOU ever hear Of Il cook STAYING
with the same family as long as 70
years.
"Oh, yes
) presume she was called Il .jewel?'
h Was doubtless considered one,
but the family called her mother"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26
GENERAL.

During the hunting season which
began September Is, and ended Jan.
uary Is. ten hunters met violent
deaths in the state Of Washington.
The freight car shortage which In
November was becoming increasingly
serious has decreased nearly fifty per
cent since that time according to fig
ures for January 1.
Forty-seven lives were lost and
over 100 persons were painfully
burned by fire in Nebraska in 1916,
according to the annual report Of the
state fire commissioner.
Seventy-three lives and fourteen
vessels were lost on the great lakes
during 1916, according to the annual
report of the Lake Carriers associa-
ton. This casualty record is the most
serious since 1913.
The Japanese battle cruiser Tsuliuba
was destroyed by az explosion In the
harbor Of Yokosuka. Fire on the Tsu-
buka caused the magazine to blow UP.
One hundred and fifty-three members
Of the crew were killed and 157 in
jured.
The ashes Of Joe Eillstrom, who
was executed last year for murder.
were scattered from small balloons
over the countryside near Salt Lake
City. Utah, after a memorial service
In the city hall plaza.
Wyoming will vote In 1913 on a
constitutional amendment providing
for prohibition. A bill prviding for
submission Of the question to the peo-
pie OF the state hes passed both
CT the legislature and has
been signed by the governor.
Plans for the erection at Cody,
OF . Hfe-size equestrian statue
Df Colonel william, #. Cody Buffalo
BILL" who died recently IN Denver,
been launched by city officials.
rhe monument win cost $4,000.
W&M
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26
MYstcrious Foot Trauhin

Nermillon Some Of the farmers Of
Clay county are complaining about 4
loot trouble Of a mysterious charac
Ter which IS affecting their cattle.
some who have investigated assert The
trouble i caused BY the animals eat.
~ Wild rye which contains er4ot
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26

forced to use a
cane. For these
disorders am
glad TO say I used
Dodd's Kidney
Pills, which proved
to be The proper
remedy. | am "a
years Old, feel
ii ne and once
again stand rs
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26

straight as an arrow. Doad'S Kid
hey IillS deserve great credit" Re
sure and get "DODD'S," tie name
with the three D'a FOR diseased. disor-
dered, derahged Kidneys; Just as Mr.
Benton did. No similarly named article
VIII do.-Adv.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26
"GirI Clinic" Issue Dead.

The Jones girl clinic issue is a dead
one so far as the house is concerned
through action in supporting the edu-
c~ational committee report Of no action
on the Eyander resolution. The re-
port called out caustic remarks from
kaas OF Marshall, on the alleged acts
OF Prof. Jones and a defense OF Ir.
Parsons Of Sioux Falls, by Representa-
tive Lyon Of Minnehaha, who said he
resented the charges made against
DR.. Parsons by Prof. Jones in his talk,
The committee reported that its &C
ton was based on the fact that while
they had held back tho report waiting
an appearance from anyone who de-
sired to make Q showing for tie or
position, nothing h"d come to them
except a letter based on hearsay and
they hal decided to report adversely
on a legislative Investigation
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26

Fifty-seven men pledged orer sli1,
Of the Union of American Hebrew
congregations at Baltimore to mees
expenses of ~synagogues and school
extension work.
William jennings Bryan. former
secretary of state, in an address be-
fore the Ohio dry convention at Co
lumbus, repeated his statement that
it is time for leaders of political par
ties to begin fighting for the dry vote.
Another neW British loan amounting
to $3.50, o0G 500 will be 1oated in this
country by j. =. Morgan & Go. This
il the third floatation including the
Anglo French, of British loans in the
United States since the outbreak CT
the war.
Deer are Icing killed in such mum
bers in the United States that The
day is not far off when none will b.
seen outside Of the state estuariee and
parks, DIR. William T. H0rn&day. di
rector Of the geological park at New
York declared.
A union of news writer's as one
means to avoid misrepresentation of
labor in the daily press was suggested
by Hugh Frayne, OF New York. state
organizer for the American Fedora
ton Of Labor, before the Labor Pub.
licity organization at New York.
Sixty years in prison was tao sen
tence imposed upon Lee Whithers.
negro convicted of committing a muir
derous assault upon two Council Bluffs
women, several months ago. In pro-
nouncing sentence, Judge A. p. Thor
nell remarked that il the crime had
committed south Of che Mason
and Dixon line 1t is likely the case
would never have come to trial.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26
GAVE HIS CANE AWAY!

Mr.. S. =. Benton, Kcrrville. Texas,
writes: For several years prior to
1866 | suffered from kidney ana rheu-
matte troubles. Was bent over and
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26
Clothes to Burn

these musical comedy qaaens lead
joyous lives"
oh. They are net always as happy
as Trey look On the stage"
"sllncks. What woman would fail
I" be happy who would appear every
fifteen minutes in a different ypwn?'
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26

pr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the orig
ma little liver pills put ID 40 years ago.
They regulate liver and bowels.-Ady.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26
MEXICAN TROUBLE.

The Villa chief Zeferino Moreno
and sixty followers We're killed in the
fight on January 10 at Pillar De Con.
chos, forty miles north Of Parral.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26

All Seattle NWasl.) city employees
may Get q Saturday half holiday next
summer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26
WASHINGTON.

The federal white slave law was
construed by the supreme court in
two specific cases to prohibit inter-
state transportation Of women for any
immoral purpose. including private
escapades, as we'll as commercialized
vice.
The house has approved the immi-
grafton bill and it has been sent to
President Wilson. Whether the bill
will be vetoed by President Wilson
IN account of the l~iteracy test, which
in similar bills has led to yetoes. is
not known.
Free distribution OF 80, 09s, 239 bulle-
tins, pamphlets, circulars, reports and
documents by the department of ag-
ricnlture was made last year and the
governments superintendent of docu-
ments sold s22,277 worth of the de-
partment's publications.
A resolution ratifying agreements
between the government and the
states of South Dakota, Idaho and
Montana, for selection of public lands
for those withdrawn for forest re-
on approval Of the secretary
Of the interior was adopted by tha
senate.
Tho increasing number or automr
bile exhaust asphvxiations prompted
the bereau of mines to issue a warn
ing against operating automobile en-
gines in small garages with doors and
windows closed. IN tests conduct
ed" said the report. "the air in TIE /
garage was rendered decidedly dan
after the automobile engine
had been running fifteen minutes"
An effort to put the house military
on record against universal
military training failed, but resulted
in the adoption Of q resolution declar-
ing that no radical change of military
policy should be considered in franz
this years army appropriation bill.
Change Of name of the Danish
West Indies TO the Dewey Islands,"
n honor OF Admiral Dewey was pro
posed In a joint resolution introduced
w Representative ALLIE Of Ohio.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26

Change of name of the Danish
West Indies TO "the Dewey Islands,
in honor OF Admiral Dewey was pro
posed In a joint resolution introduced
by Representative ALE Of Ohio
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26

he Cuinine That Does Not Affect The Head
because OF Its tonic and laxative effect. laxative
promo Culnine can be taken by anyone without
causing nervousness or ringing in the head. There
Is only one "Bromo Quiatne." E. w. GgDYEtS
Signature ID on each box. 25c.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26

and sixty followers We're killed in the
fight on January 10 at Pillar De Con.
chos, forty miles north Of Parral.
Reinforcements from the south to-
falling LOCO men under command of
General Diegues have arrived at
Torreon, Mexico, to assist the Car
rama garrison there campaigning
against Villa bandits.
1T was stated In Mexico City by
men high in the councils Of the pro-
visional government, that the result
OF the conference between the Mex
lean and United States commissioner,
leo.
The Mexican-Anerican Joint com
mission, which failed to effect an adj
justment of the questions at issue be-
tween Mexico and the United States
after a series of conferences that be-
gan four months ago, has been dis
solved.
General Frederick Funston, on his
return to Columbus, \. NJ. from a
visit to the nnitiye expedition in Tax-
leo, expressed the opiaion that the
menace OF border raids by Mexican
rebels and bandits has been reduced
10 such an extent that the regular
forces are now sufficient for prctsc.
tive purposes.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26

During the hunting season which
began September 10, and ended Jan
uary Is. ten hunters met violent
deaths in the state Of Washington.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26

Swiss newspapers assert that mass
es OF German troops are c]oncentrat
ing near Basic. The Swiss general
staff is convinced that an invasion Of
Switzerland is contemplated with a
view to freeing Alsace from the
French invader.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26

Fo~rty-seven lives were lost and
over 100 persons were painfully
burned by fire in Nebraska in 1916,
according to the annual report Of the
state fire commissioner.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26

DR.. Alfred Zimmerman. the German
foreign minister, announced at Berlin
mat, IN his opinion, the entente reply
to President Wilson's peace note,
bars the possibility, for the present,
OF further German steps to bring
about peace.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26

A raid on the Anatclian coast by a
russian squadron is reported in a
dispatch from Petrograd. The Rus
slams sank forty Turkish sailing yes
sells which were carrying food to Con
stantinople.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-26

The freight car shortage which In
November was becoming increasingly
serious has decreased nearly fifty per
cent since that time according to fig
ures for January l.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-09-12
UNION MEETING.


The union of the Fourth Division of
Laurens Baptist Association will meet
with Beavertlam church, Saturday,
Sept. 20. 1917.
Program.
:00-Scrmon by Rev. L. d. Bass.
l2:@5Organization. Intermission.
1:00-Do Our Baptist Churches Prac-
tice the Bible Doctrine Of Con-
vertcd Church Membership? If
Not, Who Is Responsible? w. p.
Culbertson, WI. P. Turner, J. II.
Wharton.
!2:00--Some Practical Lessons from
the 10th Chapter Of Luke
/. Verses 1-1O. Benevolence, Re-
stitution, Unexpected Convcr-
sions. w. c. Wharton, w. K
Collins.
2. Verses 1127. Parable Of tht
Pounds, or No Cross, No Crow
j. l.. boyd, S. II. Goggans.
3. Verses 2S-4S. Triumph Through
Tears, or Victory Over thu
World L. d. Bass, j. II. Notes
Sunday Morning, Sept. 30.
1000 Sunday School. Supt. 7. J
Coleman.
itO:i5-The Organization and Equip
ment of Sunday School for Effec
tive Work. supt. J. II. Wharton
| j. II. Notes, j. w. Fowler
missionary Sermon by Rev. W
*. Collins.
w. p. Culbertson, Sec.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-09-12
A CHILD HATES OIL,
CALOMEL, PILES FOR
LIVER AND BOWELS
Give "CuliiOrniu Syrup OF Figs" il
cross. sick, icycriSh, cOnStipnted.

SlOSS. Sl'ts itNVilSIs tVuStipu'tu'
Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the dose" mother insisted
on--castor oil. calomcl. cathrrtics
How YOU hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it's different,
Mothers who cling to the old form OF
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The childrcn's revolt is we'll
founded. Their tender little "insidcs'
are injured by them.
If your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli
cious California Syrup Of Figs Its
acton is positive. but gentle, Millions
Of mothcrs keep this harmless fruit
laxative" handy: they know children
love 10 take it; that ii never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet
cn the stomach, and that tcaspoonful
given today saves a sick child tomor~
row.
| Ask your druggist for 50-ccnt bot
tile Of California Syrup Of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, chill
drcn OF all ages and for grOwn-ups
plainly on each bottle. Beware OF
counterfeits sold here. Sec that it is
made by california Fig Syrup Com
pany." Refuse any other kind with
lcontcmpt
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-09-12

with mouth of bottles, and dip in
equal parts of beeswax and rosin or in
melted paraiin. Sugar may be add
ed to juice before bottling If preferred.
Canned Grapes.
Use firm but fully ripe fruit. After
weighing the berries, separate the
skins and pulps, then place the hulls
in Il closed vessel, adding onc-llalf
point OF water for each six pounds Of
fruit. Cook until quite tender. Heat
the pulps and juice in another vessel
until the pulps break down enough to
free the seed, then put pulp through
a colandcr to get rid of the seeds. Put
the seedless pulps and softened hulls
togther when cool and add sugar and
water at the rate OF one pound OF
sugar and one-Quarter pint Of water
| to each six younds of fruit. Then
bring the mixture slowly to a boil
and after boiling for eight to ten
minutes pack and seal it while hot in
slerilizcd fruit Jars.
Spiccd Grapes.
After combining the softcncd hulls
and seeded pulps, for every five pounds
of fruit used add the following: 2 :
pounds Of sugar, l2 ounces O
Iground cloves, ounces OF ground Gin
namon, ~ pint Of vinegar, then boi
the mixture until tender, about on
hour