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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-19
WINTER SPORT
SEASON FOR sNOW SHONElING
ABOUT ONER-A JOB OF
BIG WORK.

The favorite outdoor sport of the
people of Madison this winter seems
to have been the practice of thrust
ing a nearly flat blade of wood or
metal attached TO a handle of great
er or lesser length. into a white
crystals, commonly called snow. then
with a gentle swing. throw the afore-
said mass up to about the heighth OF
the gable of a one-story house.
This game has been played so often
here that there is a strong desire
among the more public scpirited that
the necessity for the game be re
moved or cease voluntarily.
Many grin ruefully and rub sore
biceps. and tell of the prodigious la
bors performed. Others curse audi
bly, and earnestly, with a simple
warmth that must carry conviction.
For the ones who do not enjoy the
sport, let us suppose that you had
eight blocks-full, long ones of
six-foot walk. That this walk be
covered with two feet of we'll packed
snow. That. from an elevated posi-
ton in the midst of all this. he sur
vey ii with a view to taking on the
contract of clearing ii of snow.
That is what Olaf Soften. ~janitor
of the courthouse, did. He looked
at it without enthusiasm. but attack
ed the task with grim vigor. He had
a man and boy for almost a day to
assist him, but he did the rest him
self. What the general tenor of his
remarks were deponent sayeth not,
hut they contributed to a thorough
job, for in all the city of Madison
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-19
PUBLIC HOSPITAL
COMMITTEES Will MAKE THEIR
REPORT WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

The Commercial club committee
recently appointed TO gather senti-
ment and other data in regard 10 the
establishment of a public hospital in
Madison. viii complete their work
and make their formal report at the
Commercial club rooms Wednesday
evening. March Il, at $ o'clock.
From their Investigations the com
mittee is convinced that there is a
demand i'm Madison FOR such an in
stitution as suggested.
The committee extends an invita-
ton TO all citizens interested in the
progress of the city and provision for
needed public facilities for hospital
work 10 be present at the CONNER
cial club rooms Wednesday evening
and hear their report.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-19

Wanted. Team work of any de-
cription in the city.-W. II. Sher-
wood. Phone 3774.
Lost. Between Rays cafe and the
mill, leather pocketbook. containing
money. rings. receipts and cafe
checks. Return TO Susie Newton.
Mrs. Emil stark is reported dan
gerously i'll this afternoon, suffering
from pneumonia. resulting from re
lapse from childbirth.
The ladies' of the Presbyterian
church will give a supper at the
church Wednesday evening. March
81. Everybody invited.
Mrs. Henry Clark. of Marcus. Ia
who was here to attend the silver
wedding OF her relatives, Mr.. and
Mrs. Adolph Stehr. departed for her
home by a morning train.
The regular meeting of the Help
ing Hand society OF the NJ. f. church
will be Thursday instead of Wednes-
day as was announced. Lunch will
be served and the public is invited.
DR.. J. w. Heston returned Sunday
afternoon from Sioux Falls and
Yankton, where he went TO arrange
for teachers for the summer school.
DR.. Heston was storm stayed in
Yankton for two days. He left Mad
ison Thursday.
DR.. Steiner will be at the Madison
Normal tonight to lecture under the
aspices of the entertainment commit
taa His gubiect has not been an
nounced, but as his specialties are
along economic and sociological
lines, he will undoubtedly follow
some kindred subject.
A message received Saturday by
Miss Mae Keyser, teacher of English
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-19

there is not a better. cleaner. more
evenly cut outline of snow shoveling,
nor a cleaner cement.
4 mar who could multiply with
figures ciphered it all out today. He
said that there was nearly two-thirds
of a mile of walk uncovered. If 1t
was two feet deep and six feet wide.
there were 2S,S00 cubic feet Of snow
thrown out of the tunnels following
the walks. II is feared that the
sport will fall into disfavor in Mad
ison.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-19
NOT BOTHERED ANY MORE

So-called rheumatic pains, grippe
aches. lame back. sore muscles or stiff
joints are the result of er-worked
weak or disordered kidneys. Il. l.. Tur-
ner. Homer, Ky, writes. ''Sinee aking
Foley Kidney Pills / have not been
bothered any more" Strengthen weak
kidneys and help rid the blood OF acids
and p%oisons. Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-19
ANNOUNCEMENT

| hereby myself a can
didate for the office of mayor of the
city of Madison. subject to the wishes
of the voters at the election on Apri!
II. If elected will serve in the ca
pacity OF said office to the best OF
my judgment and ability.
Henry Rohrer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-19
TO MADISON VOTERS.

| hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of mayor Of the city
of Madison at the ensuing city cleo
ton. If elected, | shall endeavor TO
faithfully perform the duties of the
office and at all times strive to give
satisfaction to the people Of the city.
james Robertson.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-19

Every mother knows and fears Group.
Mrs. r. NJ. Raney, II. Il. ID. ,. Stanford.
Ky, writes: My little girl had Group
every few nights. l began TO give her
Foley's Honey and Tar and that night
she slept well. never coughed and the
next day her cold was gone" Relieves
coughs and colds. Contains no opiates.
Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-19
SPRING COLDS ARE DANGEROUS

Sudden changes Of temperature and
underwear bring spring colds with
stuffed up head. sore throat and general
cold symptoms. A dose Of DIR. Kin's
New Discovery is sure relief, this happy
Of antiseptic balsams clears
the head, soothes the irritated mem
branes and what might have been a lin
gering cold is broken UP. Don't stop
treatment when relief is first felt as
a half cured cold is dangerous. Take
DR. Kings New Discovery till your cold
is gone.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-19

It's between seasons. when few per-
sons perspire as health demands. The
result is double work for the kidneys.
70 throw out waste eliminated through
pores when persons perspire. over
worked kidneys need help. Ii. III. Stone.
Reading, Pa, writes: when ! need a
kidney remedy. | rely on Foley Kidney
Pills. Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-19

Five room house. five blocks
east Egan avenue on Center street
with three lots, garage and shade
trees.-J. j. Dougherty.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-19
THE CITY.
WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and Tues
day; not much change in tempera-
ture: fresh westerly winds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-11
Charles E. ShappelI.

Charles E. Shappell was born at
Potosi, Aug. 25, 1916. At the age of II
he enlisted for service in the civil war
and served three and one-half years
in Co. K, of the Second regiment, Kan
sas cavalry, until the close of the war
When the war ended he was in hos
pital in Alabama from whence he
went direct to his old home in Grant
county. Among the engagements in
which he took part was the second
battle of Corinth and the battle of
Gettysburg. He remained on the farm
in Grant county for about Al years.
At the age of "a he married Miss
Cynthia Pierce, to which union were
born seven children, five of whom
survive-Carl, of Lancaster; Mrs. Mae
McMonagle, Los Angeles, Calf, Mrs.
Sadie Mcconnell and Mrs. Nellie Sha-
ben, Beetown; Mrs. Cora Keehner of
Lancaster.
Mr.. Shappell came to Marinette in
1907, where he remained for a short
time and then located on the land in
the town of Lake, Marinette county.
which he converted into a good farm
where he prospered.
He was taken i'll several months
ago which terminated in his death on
Wednesday morning, June 81, and his
remains were laid to rest in Harmony
cemetery in the town of Grover, on
Sunday afternoon, July 1, with ser
vices at the Harmony M. E. church at
z o'clock, the service being attended
by S. H. Sizer post, G. A. r., of Mar
lnette, comrades acting as pail bear
ers and the ritualistic ceremony was
held at the grave.
He was good provider for his fam
| ny, generous to a fault, and a good
friend and neighbor Peshtigo Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-11

or two Of the dams on the property of
Chauncey j. Thornton. "The dam was
blown up in the afternoon and by the
following noon the dam was rebuilt"
says the complaint IN describing the
extent Of the damage by the beavers.
These dams were Of considerable
height and the water overlooked the
land, which could not be drained be-
cause the beavers had constructed
dams which clogged the creek"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-11

Denial by Samuel GOmpers, presi-
dent Of the American Federation OF
Labor, that trades unions had had
any share in the East st. Louis riots,
which was met by a vehement de-
nunciatiOn by Theodore Roosevelt of
the murder of helpless negroes, pre-
cipitated n tumultuOus demonstration
at 81 mass meeting held in New York
in honor Of the Russian mission to the
United States.
Two women were killed and twenty
persons injured as result of
collision at Manistee, Mich, between
an excursion train on the Manistee &
Northeastern and a trolley car.
Losing control of her airplane 200
feet in the air, Miss Hettie Nixon,
twenty-fve-year-Old woman aviator,
was killed near Marlin Tex, while
making a practice flight.
i. East st. Louis, H., was placed I'M
der martial law following the worst
race war in the history of the state. 1t
was reported that $50 negroes were
killed. Property damage was esti-
mated at 100000. Almost the en-
tire negro section of the city was de-
stroyed by fire started by mobs. One
hundred blacks were wounded. Sew
eral were hanged. Several white men
were killed. The fight followed the
killing of two police officers by
crowd Of blacks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-11
DOOR COUNTY NOW
READY To HARVEST
BIG CHERRY CROP

STURGEON BAY, WIS, Special
Cherry orchards around this city
will produce, according to conserva-
tive estimates, not less than 800 car
loads, or about 100000 quarts of
fruit this season This estimate does
not include the crop harvested
throughout Door county, for many
communities market the fruit through
other channels than the growers
agencies here, but this is the bulk of
the county's cherry crop for 1917.
Growers expect the crop to be the
greatest in the history of cherry grow
ing in the state, their expectations be-
ing based on the showing of blossoms
during the Towering period just fin
ished. Preparations already are being
made for handling the crop and pick
ers are being modified in Chicago,
Milwaukee and other cities.
Worlds Largest Orchard.
The Towering period of the great
orchards has just passed and the
thousands Of trees were loaded with
blossoms, indicating the wealth of
fruit that is to follow. For miles the
countryside was white with bloom and
the air was laden with the odor of the
flowers. Thousands of automobile
tourists viewed the hundreds of acres
of whitecrOwned trees. In one or
chard alone, where there are 1000
trees of bearing age this year and
which is said to be the largest cherry
orchard in the world, the miles of
drives among the trees were travers-
ed by hundreds of automobiles.
The army of pickers needed to har-
vest the crop will be recruited from
the larger cities principally, and plans
are already completed for the hous-
ing and feeding of the hundreds who
will be employed. Many of the pick
ers will come from the Y. M. G.. A.
camps, Camp Fire Girls organizations
and the ranks of the Boy Scouts, 100
Of the last named coming from one
camp in Chicago. Many, children from
orphanages and like Institutions in
IhO 1aA SO ClIlOS dlSO Will COm0 mere,
and not only will have summer va
cation in the country but at the same
time will make satisfactory wages
above all expenses.
Pickers Are Arriving.
Pickers who desire to make a long
stay in the country already are arriv-
ing for the first of the strawberry har-
vest. They will remain through the
cherry harvest, and then the success
sive ripening periods of raspberries,
blackberries, currants and gooseber-
ries, finishing up the season with the
late apple crops when the frosts are
starting and schools are opening.
The cherry crop will be sold al
most entirely in Wisconsin, Mime
sofa, Iowa and Chicago, the last nam
ed being entered as O. market for the
first time this year. One canning fac
tory here will preserve thousands of
gallons of cherries this season, the
growers agency having contracted to
furnish it with $4,000 quarts a day
during the picking season. Despite
war prices for almost everything else,
cherries probably will be cheaper
this season than for some years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-11
W1shi1gfcn

In what was regarded as the first
real test of strength between senate
vets and drys, the senate at Wash
ington rejected, 80 to "a, food bin
amendment by Senator Myers to pro-
hibit manufacture of beer and vinous
beverages along with distilled liquors.
Wives of all the cabinet members at
Washington have become members of
the food administration and pledged
themselves to one wheatless meal
day, to have beef, mutton or pork only
once a day and to serve no veal or
lamb. @
1t was announced at Washington
that additional loans Of $10O,OO0OOO to
Great Britain and $60,OOOOOO to Italy
brought the total war loans of the
United States to the allies to $1,2O3,-
100000.
A suffrage demonstration by men,
bers of the WOman's party in front of
the White House at Washington on the
Fourth resulted in a., comedy riot, 10
arrests and much amusement for q
holiday crowd. President Wilson was
yachting on the Potomac at the time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-11
European War News

Gen. William Holmes was killed and
w, A. Holmes, premier of New South
Wales, was bruised and severely
shocked by splinters of a German shell
which burst few yards from them on
the west front, according to London
dispatch.
The Canadian house of commons at
Ottawa, Ont, adopted the resolution
offered by Premier Borden passing to
second reading the bill for compulsory
military service. Exciting scenes
marked the taking of the vote which
stood 118 for CONSUMPTION and 55
against.
Since the beginning of the war the
British have captured 117,776 prison
ers, exclusive of natives taken prison
er in the African campaigns, many of
whom have been released, said Maj.
Gen. F. B. Maurice, director of mill
tary operations, at the war office in
London.
A1IcE their strongest offensive 6uOIb}
since Verdun, the Germans found
themselves thrown back everywhere
along an 11-mile front on the Chemin-
des-Dames, leaving the ground thickly
strewn with their dead and having
failed to take even one French prison
er. The French lines remand In
tact.
One German submarine was sunk
and one captured by American and
British war vessels during the last
week, according to reports received
by the French scientific mission at
Washington Members of the mission
said the report came from the French
admiralty. The captured U-boat was
taken to q British port.
Bound from England for Philadel-
phia, the Norwegian steamship Ben
guela was sunk by U-boat, says dis
patch from Copenhagen. The crew
was transferred to Spanish vessel. J
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-11
Happenings
of the World
Tersely Told
u. S.-TeufOr1ic War Ne1VS

u. 81 e1IfOf15C ~ ar News
An additional war loan of $1O0,OOO,-
600 was made at Washington to
France, bringing the total credits to
that country to $310,OOO,OOO and the
grand total of American loans to the
allies to 1908, 100000.
Agents for the department of Justice
at New York arrested two Germans,
one reputed to be paymaster for the
German spy system in this country
and the other alleged to have been for
merly associated with Capt. Franz Won
Papen. The prisoners are described
as Carl Heynen and F. A. Burgemeis-
ter.
American shipping losses due to
submarine activities during the first
six months of 1917, amounted to nine
times the total losses of the two pre-
iOus years, DR.. William G. De LanOy,
chief Of the United States war risk
insurance bureau at Washington re-
ports.
Seizure by the government of docu-
ments which will lead, it is said, to
the identity of hitherto unsupported
men in New York, Philadelphia, BOs-
ton and Chicago as German spies was
disclosed by the arrest of three sail
ors at New York from the Danish
steamship United States.
Seventy-eight draft evaders were
sentenced to serve year and a day
ton by Judge X. M. Lands in the fed
eral district court at Freeport, Ill. The
sentences specified "hard labor"
Charged with being an agent for the
German government, Joseph GRADER,
thirty-three, organizer for the Indus
trial Workers of the World, was ar
rested at Scranton. Pa.
Concern over the German spy system
In this country is spreading in military
circles at Washington. 1t is feared
tenn can be traced the advance infor-
nation given Germany of the routes
and sea lanes to be travelled by the
Pershing troops on their way to
France.
An American transport joined in the
firing at the German submarine which
no ho 40 10
says an official announcement by the
Portuguese minister of marine. The
transport aided the land batteries in
forcing the submarine to withdraw out
of range.
Paris went wild with enthusiasm on
the Fourth in acclaiming it's gratitude
TO America. It's millions cheereG
themselves hOarse as a battalion of
General Pershing's bronzed veterans
swung along in parade, eagerneSS to
get at the foe appearing in every
Snappy step.
Secretary of War Baker announced
at Washington the National Guard will
he ordered out in three groups on July
Is. July % and August 5. The entire
guard will be drafted into the federal
service on August 5. #q
e
The last units of the American ex-
peditiOnary force, comprising vessels
loaded with supplies and horses, ar
rived at French seaport amid the
screeching of whistles and moaning OF
sirens.
American destrOyers conveying trans
ports with troops for France fought
off two submarine attacks The first
news Of the fights was given out at
Washington with the formal announce
ment of the safe arrival of the last of
the transports with their conveys. AT
least one submarine was sunk Both
of the attacks were made in force,
showing that the Germans had infOr-
nation of the coming of the trans
ports and planned to get them.
Domestic
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-11
Personal

DR.. W. s. Woods, q retired banker
Of Kansas City, Mo-, died at Excelsior
Springs, Mo-, from an attack Of paraly-
sis. He was seventy-six years old and
was a dominant figure in Kansas City
financial affairs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-11
Domestic

-Four persons were killed and one in
jured when a Cleveland & Pittsburgh
passenger train struck an automobile
at the Jeddo grade crossing, five miles
north of Steubenville, O.
Word has gone forth from Herbert
G. Hoover, food administrator at
Washington, that federal encourage
ment is to be given the state agricul-
tural exhibitions this year.
Werner Horne, German reservist,
who attempted in February, 1915, to
destroy the Canadian Pacific railway
bridge, left Boston in charge Of federal
officers for Atlanta to begin an 49,
months sentence.
Stockades surrounding all grain ele-
vators in the grain-growing regions Of
the United States for protection
against possible enemy plots have
been requested by Herbert @. Hoover,
United States food administrator, in a
letter to President J. P. Griffin Of the
Chicago board of trade.
The Day Book went out Of business
on Friday. The Day Book was Chi
cago's "adless" newspaper. It had been
doing business for three years, but the
present high cost of material caused it
to shut up shop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-11
Foreign

Die Zukunft, Macmillan Harden's
famous weekly, which Wilhelmstrasse.
considers, infamous, has again been
suppressed says a Copenhagen dis
patch.
The doom Of the new Chinese mon
archy already is sealed. 1t is a mat
ter of hours until the troops of the
republic again will be in control with
Picking in their hands. Chinese Off
Gals in Washington are authority for.
these statements.
special mining commission Of the
ministry Of trade of Russia has decid-
ed to recommend the transfer to Amer
lean hands of great part of the eM-
pire's mines and other mineral depOs-
it's
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-11

Bound from England for Philadel-
phia, the Norwegian steamship BEN
guela was sunk by U-boat, says dis
patch from Copenhagen. The crew
was transferred to a Spanish vessel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-11

Carl Thrum, Blooming Grove
Dane county farmer, was run down
and killed at the Waubesa bridge near
Madison by Milwaukee road train.
His wife later identified the mangled
body. Thrum left home during the af-
ternoon for days fishing. Upon his
failure to return his wife went to look
for him. She found his dead body in
an undertaking establishment where
it had been taken.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-11


AS the result Of the defeat in the
legislature of several bills intending
to compensate farmers in northern
Wisconsin who had their crops de-
strOyed by beaver dams, claim has
been filed against the state amount
ing to $13,13192 on the basis of the
defeat of the bills to compensate the
farmers and an action will be started
IL the courts in an attempt to collect
this amount Early in the session OF
the legislature Assemblyman John
Camper of Taylor, and Hugo Kan
dutsch Of Price county, introduced
bills in the legislature to compensate
farmers who had their crops destroy
ed by beavers building dams. Under
the Wisconsin game law, the beaver
is protected and farmer would be
liable to a heavy fine if he killed a
beaver. Under these circumstances il
was necessary to notify the conser-
walton commission, but before the
commissioner or other deputies could
get on the ground, the crops had been
destroyed by flooding The complaint
filed WITH the legislature says that the
beavers had built a dam in 1915:
that game warden from Phillips
Wis, was notified, he came and look
ed at the property and blew up one
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-11

The last units of the American ex-
peditionary force, comprising vessels
loaded with supplies and horses, ar
rived at a French seaport amid the
screeching of whistles and moaning OF
sirens.
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-12-31

European Plan. FARGO. N. o.
Is combination sample rooms with bath.
$3.50.
10 rooms with running water. 81 to S1.50.
80 rooms with bath. s1.50 to $500.
Finest cafe in the Northwest. Cuisine
unequalled. Restful, quiet-onfy hotel In
the city not on car line.
A. n. Leimbaeher, Mgr.