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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-23
Or. J. II. RINpLAvs (spselaIIst)
Eye, Ear, Ness and Throat
Faree, N. D.
Surgical Stupidity.

Surgical Stupidity.
A French soldier had been shot in
the leg and was taken to the hospital
for treatment. For some time the sur.
geon probed the wound, until at last
the sufferer demanded what he was
doing.
II am trying to ind the bullet" was
the reply.
"What stupidityi" cried the patient.
"Why, I have 1t In my pocket"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-23
A Peep Ahead,

This old millionaire and his beauti.
full bride, after their quiet wedding
had quiet wedding breakfast, deux
Astrakhan cavair, eggs pompadour, q
truffed chicken, fresh California peas
champagne-so the quiet breakfast
ran.
my DEAR" said the old millionaire
as the fruit course, a superb Florida
melon, came on, tell me, my dear
and he laid his withered hand on her
young one-'do you love me for what
I am or for what VAST"
The beautiful girl smiled down from
the window into the admiring eyes
of young clubman who was passing
then she bent her clear, considering
gaze on the gray ruin opposite and
replied:
II love you, George. for what you
will best. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-23
Wasked Enerov.

"Smith told me he felt very much
run down, and was going to doctor
to build him up" HE ought to be
able to do that himself. He's q good
architect"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-23
A Smart Man.

Brown-Banks takes great deal Of
interesht in his business
Green-Never less than 10 per cent.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-23

Pretending to know things you
should know but don't know occasion.
ally answers the same purpose.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-23
A Reasonable suppo.itlon.

The farmer alleged a freight train
of the defendant company had hit one
of his mules.
"Now, Mr.. JONES'" said the attcr.
ney for the corporation to the ag-
grieved party, who occupied the wit
ness stand, "will you kindly tell the
court whether or not your mule was
on the track, the property of the de-
PENDANT, when hit by the train?'
"Well, SIR" replied Mr.. Jones, II
didn't witness the occurrence, but
suppose things must have been about
as YOU say. This was pretty bright
mule and reckon if that train had
took out after him in the woods which
fringe the track there where he was
killed he would have got behind a
tree" Macon Telegraph.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-23
Another Sherlock.

Simson-I wonder where the step
ladder is7
Mrs. Simson-Willie had It last.
simson-Then 1t must be in the pan
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-23
One euem,

He-You used to say there was
something about me you liked.
She-So I did. But you've spent II
all.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-23
When Your Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eye Remedy

81 NJ szs N &: Is. =; 80 sse {.
l(U&lNB EYE R31lEOY CO.. CHICAGO
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-23
Eliminating Waste

Eliminating Waste.
"Are you doing anything to save the
food supply?"
well, we've given up keeping gold
fish,"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-06
ELEVEN CHILDREN
PERISH IN TORNADO

Muskogee, Okla, Jan 6-Eleven
school children were killed. four prob.
ably mortally hurt and eight seriously
injured when tornado wrecked a rur
al school house thirteen miles north.
west OF McAlester
The school building. a Baptist In
dian mission, and four farm houses
were wrecked and half dozen other
farm houses were lifted from their
foundations in the storm which swept
a narrow path for distance OF six
miles
Miss Vera Carter, the teacher. was
reported to have been found severely
injured She was taken TO hospital
i'm McAlester.
The storm struck first at Richville
i'm Plttsburg county in Southeastern
Oklahoma, wrecking a boiler room and
tipple at enc of the coal mines, then
lifted and did no further damage un.
til within q quarter of a mile OF the
school
Tearing the home OF r. l.. Warren
from its foundation and wrecking the
Choctaw Indian mission across the
road, the tornado swept up the valley
for nearly a mile. suddenly changed
its course and ripped the school build.
ing from its foundation.
Dying and injured school children
were hurled down the hillside and
across ravine, some of them being
picked UP as far as a hundred yards
from the site of the bull ling.
Only two children of the twenty.
eight in the building, Fred Perry and
Ralph Brummett, escaped entirely un.
injured
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-06
OUTBIOS AMERICAN FIRMS


Washington, Jan 6.-Despite de-
mands on British munition plants be
cause of the war Hadfelds, limited
an English concern. ontbid four Ameri-
can companies In proposals opened
for 16inch and l4-inch armor pierc.
ing projecties for the United States
navy.
Not only are the English company's
figures more than 5000 per projectile
below the nearest American competi-
tor, but the time is. cut In half and
the shells are to be delivered In the
United States, duty paid.
Five companies submitted propos-
ais for the 1e-inch type, the first OF
that size to be ordered for the navy.
Secretary Daniels said the ability
OF the English concern to seek for
eign orders during the war probably
IL due to the fact that with heavy
ships taking little active part in the
naval fighting there Is no need to con.
serve the ammunition supply for big
naval guAa.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-06
DECIDES COUNTY is WET


Bemidji. Mimi, Jan. 6.-After a
wet and dry contest lasting since Au.
gust, Beltrami county, Mimi, Off.
cially went wet when Judge G. w
Stanton handed down decision in IA
vor of the liquor interests
Dry interests say they will carry
the decision to the highest state court
The proceedings started immediate
ly after the election Aug Ia, when
the vets won by thirteen votes A re
count was demanded by the prohib
tionists. The recount revealed 81,
blank ballots and these went to the
vets, giving them nineteen lead The
question of whether the Red Lake
reservation Indians would be allowed
to vote was raised
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-06
POLICE THINK LEWIS SLAYER
Philadelphia Authorities Had Warrants
for His Arrest.

Philadelphia. Jan. 6.-The death by
his own hand in an Atlantic City ho-
tel of Bernard w Lewis, the wealthy
young Pittsburger. as he was about
to be arrested in connection with the
murder of Maizie Colbert, the artists
model, the police declare leads them
to believe that he had knowledge of
the crime, even If he was not actually
the slayer.
Although reports from Atlantic City
said that Lewis had left no written
statement, local authorities were
hopeful that something would be
found among his effects to clear up
the mystery. which for days bafned
the. efforts OF the score or more detec.
tives.
A warrant for Lewis arrest on the
technical charge of defrauding a taxi
cab driver out OF his fare early Fri
day, the day the crime is believed to
have been committed. was issued and
. flyers were sent broadcast by the po-
lice with a description of the Pitts
! burger.
- Lewis name had been furnished the
authorities by Misses Ethel and Ma
bel Kyle, sisters, both of whom were
public school teachers. who said that
the young man had taken them home
in a taxicab after a dinner party
downtown Elwood Powell. the chauf-
feur. in an affidavit before magis-
rtrate.- stated he had later taken the
man to the apartment house where
Miss Colbert lived
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-06
Assigns Lawyers to Examine DiscIos-
ures in Print Paper Report.

Washington, Jan 6.-Attorney Gen.
eral Gregory has assigned attorneys of
the department of justice to confer
with federal trade commission Off.
cials and to examine disclosures con.
tanned in the commissions recent in
quiry into conditions in the print pa
per market. "as basis Nor determin-
ing what further steps to take"
1t was intmated at the department
of justice that grand jury considera.
tion OF information in the depart
ment's hands might be expected soon.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-06
BRITISH TRANSPORT is SUNK
Ivernis, Carrying Troops. Is Torpe-
doed IN Mediterranean.

London, Jan 8 6-The British trans
port lvernia has been sunk il was an
nounced officially here One hundred
and twenty army officers and soldiers
and thirty-three OF the crew are miss
ing.
The Ivernia was sunk by an enemy
submarine In the Mediterranean Jan.
while carrying troops
The cunard liner lSernia, 14,27s-
ton steamer. has been In the British
government service as a transport for
some time, having at various times
carried troops from Canada and be
tween British ports and the Darda.
nelles.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-06
NOTED BEAUTY is DEAD
Woman Once Very Wealthy Dies in
Poverty.

New Britain. Conn. Jan 6.-Mrs.
Carrie Bennett Pollard, the Berlin
beauty. graduate of Vassar and noted
beauty OF Civil war days. is dead al
hospital here Of pneumonia She
was seventy years old. Though at one
time reputed % have almost $1,000
600 in real estate and bank accounts
she died in poverty.
For more than thirty years she was
we'll known figure because of her
efforts to live up to her vow to drag
the family name into disgrace This
vow was inspired BY the objections OF
her father. Lncius Bennett. to her mar.
riage to a Confederate cavalry officer
Bennett was a wealthy cattleman until
made bankrupt by the Civil war,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-06
REUNION OF CHRISTIANITY
Pope May Take Steps Looking to Bet.
ter Relations.

Washington, Jan. 6.-Private letters
from the Vatican received by DR.. A.
Palmieri of the library of congress. a
recognized writer on ecclesiastical sub.
jects. announce that Pope Benedict
XIV is about to appoint a commission
of four cardinals 10 renew move.
ment begun by Pope Leo KILL and
abandoned by Pipe Plus x. looking to
a reunion of Christianity and the cul
tivation of friendly relations with the
Anglican church.
A public announcement on the sub
ject from Rome is expected shortly.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-06
STEAL LIVE TROLLEY WIRE
Chicago. Thieves undaunted by Death
Carrying Voltage.

Chicago. Jan. "a live trolley wire
carrying voltage sufficient to kill a
man had no terrors for four men who
invaded Berwyn. west of here, and es-
capped with more than 500 feet OF the
wire
Cutting of the wire crippled the
service of the traction company and
a wrecking crew discovered the four
men i'm two automobiles loaded with
the wire. Shots were exchanged, the
police said. between the wrecking
crew and the wire takers One of the
automobiles with thousand feet OF
wire was abandoned and the maraud
ers escaped in the other automobile.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-06
ROAD FUND FIGURES GIVEN
Annual Allotment Of Federal Aid Made
Public.

Annual Allotment Of Federal Aid Made
Public.
Washington, Jan. 6.--Allotments OF
the annual million dollar fund provid-
ed in connection with the federal good
roads law for roads and trails In ma
tional forests were announced as fol-
lows:
Alaska, s46,354; Arizona, S58,604;
Arkansas, s9,S03; California, $140,9SS; /;
Colorado, s62.575; Idaho. $l0S,730;
Montana, $70,o43; Nevada, s19.296;
New Mexico, s42,4s5; Oregon. $12S..
III; South Dakota, t8,092; Utah, SAL
167; Washington, 1884; Wyoming
$40,6S4.
A total of s9,995 has been allotted to
Minnesota, Florida, Michigan, Ne
braska. North Dakota and Oklahoma
The group of Eastern states-Gsor'
gia, Maine, New Hampshire, North
and South Carolina. Tennessee, Vir
ginia and West virginia--in which the
government is purchasing lands for
national forests. receives S21,120.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-06

Hotel.
Atlantic City, n. j.. Jan. 6.-With
his feet braced against the head OF
the bathtub, Bernard Wesley Lewis.
scion of wealthy Pittsburg family,
wanted in connection with the murder
of Make Colbert, the artists model,
in a Philadelphia apartment Saturday
night last, pulled the trigger of .22
caliber rife in the bathroom adjoining
his bedroom in the exclusive States
Villa on States avenue as Detectives
Farley and Totten of the local head
quarters staff raped for admittance
on the door of his room.
The shot entered the mans temple
and death is believed to have been
instantaneous. That Lewis anticipat
ed arrest and made preparations to
kill himself is indicated by the fact
that the rife was new.
Thursday Captain of Detectives
Malzed received a communication from
Captain of Detectives Tate at Phila-
delphia. asking him to endeavor to To-
cate Lewis Detectives Farley and
Totten were assigned TO the case.
They learned that the father OF Lewis,
Wenman Lewis. a retired coal opera
tor living in the east end OF Pitts
burg resided in a house near the
States Villa about four years ago.
Officers Hasten to Villa.
On inquiry. they learned that Ber-
nard Lewis was known at States Villa,
but he had not arrived at the house,
ana there was then no indication that
he would do so.
Later word came over the telephone
to Captain Malzed's Office that a man
+ answering Lewis description had en-
tered States villa and was then eat
ing dinner. Farley and Totten rushed
10 the house on States avenue.
Upon inquiry from a maid at the
door they learned that Lewis had
gone to his room on the third floor
They hurried up the stairs and raped
on the door of the bedroom.
who Is there?" Lewis called out.
I'VE have a message for you," Far.
ley answered. let us in"
"Ail right" was the reply.
A moment later the detectives
heard a door bang inside the room
They first thought Lewis was attempt
ing to escape through a window. They
hurried to an adjoining room from
which there was communicating
door to the bathroom OF Lewis apart
ment
AS they tried the door the rife shot
rang out.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-06
RUSSIANS BATTER
GERMAN POSITIONS

Berlin, Jan. 6.--Russian troops be-
gan an attack on German positions on
the northern part of the Russo-Gali-
clan front, north Of Friedrichstadt.
The battle 10 still In progress. Four
Russian attacks near Dyinsk were re-
pulsed.
The Russian bridgehead position be-
fore Braila. was pierced by Teutonic
troops, the war Office announced
Four Roumanian towns were cap
tured and l,400 prisoners were
brought In.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-06
Sold on Rising Market.

Representative Bennett of New
York, a member of the committee.
said on the house floor Wednesday
that Baruch was reported i'm New York
70 have sold about $4,000 shares of
Steel on a rising market shortly be
fore the note was made public.
At the outset of the hearing Repre-.
sentative Campbell or Kansas moved
to subpoena Secretary Lansing. Sec
retary Tumulty, Barueh and Thomas
w. Lawson. He was prevailed on by
members TO withdraw his motion, but
he said he would make 1t again later
Representative Wood. who objected
strenuously to testifying In public.
said most of the statements he made
were based on information In a letter
to him from A. Curtis, a Wall street
broker. and said he would produce the
letter.
The rules committee after a brief
executive session announced that sub
poenaes had been ordered for the ap
pearance of Baruch and Curtis. They
probably will appear Monday
At the conclusion of the session
Chairman Henry announced that Sec
retary Tumulty would appear without
a subpoena
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-06

Spring-Rice may be recalled as Brit
ish ambassador TO the United States
have progressed to the point where
Niscount James Bryce is mentioned
i'm several authoritative quarters as
his successor. There have been no
official denials of the reported recall.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-06
WOMAN REGAiNS SPEECH AT
DIVORCE TRIAL.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. Ga di-
vorce proceeding in the district
court here brought back speech
and hearing to a woman
who had been deaf and dumb
for sixty eight years She is
Mrs. Cordelia Kirkpatrick. sew
enty-two years old, and was be-
fore Judge A. w. Dana to OBJ
tain a divorce from her hus-
band, who also was deaf and
dumb.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-06
Noted Woman Editor Dead.

New York, Jan. 6.-Mrs. Helen Ken
drick Johnson, editor and writer, died
at her home here on her seventy-third
birthday. From 1898 to 1895 Mrs.
johnson was editor Of the American
WonAn's Journal
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-06

Ottawa, Ont, Jan "a wholesale
cut in the passenger train service of
Canada is being worked out here by
operating heads of the railways as
sembled from all parts of the Domin.
ion, working with Sir Henry Drayton,
chairman of the Dominion railway
commission The demand of the freight
service for motive power led to the
conference.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-06
BIG BEERS ARE DOOMED;
PRICE coEssUP.

Oshkosh, Wis, Jan. 6.-It
looks AS If big beers were
doomed in Oshkosh saloons.
The three brewing, companies
manufacturing here have rails
ed the price on barrel and bot
tie goods and saloonkeepers
say the high cost of living may
compel them to reduce the
size of glasses, as charging 6
cents is not favored.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-06

Force Esrly Peace.
London. Jan. 6.-That Germany is
about to attempt another great often
sive on the west front is the belief of
the allies
The same desperate need of peace,
which the allies believe inspired the
German peace proposals, is thought,
now that those peace plans have been
rejected. TO be behind gigantic
thrust on the west, designed as Ger
manys supreme effort
Dispatches from Paris indicate gen
eral belief there that the German blow
is now being prepared Gustave
Herve: in an editorial in La Victoire,
fixes February as the time when this
blow will be struck lie Figaro and lie
Temps agree that a push is impend-
ing, but think il will came later in
the year
With German public opinion believ-
ed now TO be dangerously near break
ing. under the suffering OF food priva
tidHs. the German government Is
thought TO realize that it must be fed
on some great military attempt at a
victory agninst Germany's major foes
The Re imanian victory although
hailed as another evidence Of German
invineibility. has failed TO evoke the
German public enthusiasm evpects d
because o. the realization OF Rouman.
las military weakness
According to information here Ger
man ofieialdom i realizing that il
must make some move to Offset
French successes at Nerenn and Brit
sh power manifested last summer.
But II Germany is preparing another
offensive she viii find the allies ready
Speeding up oil an branches has been
the nrst duty OF the new Lloyd
George ministry
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-06
Name of Presidents Secre-
tary Mentioned.
TUMULTY WILL TESTIFY
House Rules Committee Begins to
Take Testimony in Allegations That
Diplomatic Secrets Have Been Used
to Make Money on Stock Market.

Washington, Jan. 6.-The names OF
Joseph p Tumulty. secretary to Pres
ident Wilson. and Bernard Baruch.
New York stock market operator, were
linked at the house rules committee
hearing by Representative Wood of
Indiana. author of the resolution for
investigation of whether there was a
leak on information of President Will
sons peace note.
Wood qualified his statement with
declaration that what information
he had was only hearsay
Representative Wood also asserted
that Washington brokerage firm, +.
A. Connolly & Co, of which "a Mr.
Boiling" a brother of President Will
sons wife, is a member. had profited
by stock transactions during the mar
ket furry. Their deals we're transact
ed by the New York firm of E r. Hut
ton K Co, Wood said
Il am informed" Representative
Wood testified. that Barney Baruch
had information about the note TO the
European belligerents two or three
days before IL was sent and that on
two or three occasions about that time
lie vas in consultation with Mr. Tu-
multy at the Baltimore hotel i'm New
York
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-06
335, 900, DEAL IN OIL

aTexss Company Buys Concern In Kan
sas and Oklahoma.
Dallas, Tex, Jan. 6.-For consid-
reration OF $4,000. 900 the Magnolia
Petroleum company, with headquar-
stsrs here, has purchased all the prop
srty, including 4 production. oil on
hand, tanks, farms. leases and other
coacsssions Of the McMann OH com
pany, lecated In Kansas And Okla
homA
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-06
GREAT GERMAN
SMASH COMING
Planning Terrific Blow on
Western Front.
ALLIES READY TO RESIST

French and British Believe Teutons
Intend Making Gigantic Effort to
Achieve Great Victory in Order to
Gain More Confidence at Home and
Force Esrly Peace.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-06
RICH SUSPECT
ENDS OWN LIFE
. B. ". Lewis Of PittSburg
Cheats Officers.
WANTED In MURDER CASE

Fires Shot. Into Temple and Dies In.
stantiy as Detectives Rap at Door
Hotel.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-06
May Reduce Train Service.

+ + 4. 4. i. i. + + i. 4. 4. + + j. +
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-02-22
Bankrupt Notice.

In the District Court of the United
States for the Eastern District of
South Carolina.
In the matter of T ] Spring and l r Gee
as Spring & Gee, Bankrupts.
IN BANKRUPT CY.
To the creditors of T Spring and | R
Gee, partners as Spring & Gee, of
Kingstree, in the County of Williams
burg and District aforesaid, Bank
rupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the
10Th day of February, A D 1917, the
said T Sring and R Gee, partners
as Spring and Gee, was duly adjudi-
Gated a bankrupt; and that the first
meeting of their creditors will be held
at the office of Kelley and Kinds, at
torneys, at Kingstree. S G, on the 9Th
day of March, A D 1917. at II o'clock
noon, at which time the said creditors
may attend, prove their claims, appoint
a trustee. examine the bankrupt and
transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
1t R j KIRK,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Florence, S c, February 20, 1917.