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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
New Kind OF Bomb.

During the raid on enemy aliens in
New York city, the police discovered
an entirely new kind of bomb, writes
a Gotham correspondent.
1t consists of a finely constructed
cedar box, divided into two compart-
ments. On one side is the space for
the explosive, which may be dynamite
or nitroglycerine. On the other side
is the mechanism that discharges the
Illuminating cap. A strong coil spring
is released by the slightest tug on
the handle of the box. When the ap-
paratus is set merely lifting the box
is sufficient to explode the contents.
By inserting a small steel pin in the
partition the bomb is made safe and
may he carried about like a tool case
Withdrawing the pin and closing the
lid means certain death to the next
person who lifts it.
"Just imagine what a thing like that
could do in q munitions plant" Ger
tain T~unneysaid. But he would not
throw any light on the circumstances
under which the bomb was found.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
SHAHANO RED men
Indian Remains, Trails and
Mounds Are Located.
Wisconsin Lake of Same Name Was
Happy Hunting Grounds and Cen
ter OF Tribes Population.

The Indian history and remains OF
the Wolf river are discussed in the
Wisconsin Archeologist in an article
by George r. Fox and III. O. Younger.
Lake Shawano was the center of In
dian population of considerable num-
Der, and the authors of the article To-
Gated trails, camp sites, mounds and
other Indian remains in at album
dance. Several of the old Indian leg
ends regarding the first Indian settle
ment of this region are also included
in the work.
Among the old trails definitely To-
Gated is one which led from the Wolf
river to the Wisconsin river, meeting
the latter stream neal Wausau. An
other trail ran along the eastern shore
of Lake Shawano to Mud lake and
thence to the Oconto river near Pal
offer. A third trail ran southeast to
Bonduel and north 10 Cecil. The Fox
river itself was of course the chief
Indian highway.
The legends regarding the occupa-
ton of the Shawano lake country are
still Il part of Menominee lore and per-
haps contain some facts, because the
direct descendants of the first Indian
settlers in this country still live. A
dream of a beautiful lake, according
to the legend, brought an old Indian
and his family to the place which aft
erward became a large Indian settle
ment.
The mounds in the region were
probably built by predecessors Of the
Menominees, because the latter did not
bury in mounds. Some mounds were
found near Pickerel creek, some in
the city of Shawano, and others or the
! wilder shores, where it is difficult to
do much investigating. On Mud lake
In the town of Wescott they found
u group of four mounds and near the
| group a mound more than So feet in
! diameter.
The city of Shawano contains
| traces of one Of the largest mound
| groups in the northeastern part of the
| state. A group Of 80 or more mounds
| was situated at the terminus of Green
Bay street. Many of these have been
destroyed by the filling of fields and
leveling OF streets.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
scoIand,s "Dsath Clock" Stops.

The famous astronomical clock at
Hampton Court palace, which was
made by d German in 1910, for Henry
VIII, has stopped, and is in the work.
mems hands, writes a correspondent.
1t is many years since last the clock
stopped. 1t tells the time, the month,
the day of the month, the position Of
the sun, the number of days since the
beginning of the year, the phases and
age of the moon, the hour it crosses
the meridian, and the time of high Wa
ter at London bridge. A curious le-
gend connected with 1t has given it
the name of 'the clock of death"
1t is stated that when Anne of Den
mark, the queen of James l, died at
Hampton Court, the clock, which was
striking the hour at the moment, inn
mediately stopped, aud it is alleged to
have done SO for many years whenever
anyone long resident in the palace died
within its precincts. There are many
people who will quote examples of tho
fulfllment Of the superstition in re-
vent times,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
KIDDING THE FLOCK
OF TUBERCULOSIS

II your chickens are free from tu-
befculosis, every precaution, within
reason, should be taken to keep that
freedom. l don't know that it is
spreading any faster than usual, but
the interchange Of birds, the buying
OF fowls on the open market for fat
ten1ng purposes and allowing chick
n to follow infected herds of cattle
are some Of the things that spread
the disease, says q writer in Farm
Progress.
tuberculosis is tuberculosis where
ever 1t is found. If there happens to
be a consumptive patient in the fam
ily or near the premises, see that the
birds are kept away from any and
all the patients secretions. If the
common-sense plan Of burning the
sputum and all other discharges is
adopted, there will be little danger
from this source.
A chicken that acquires tuberculosis
Is q menace to the whole flock. Fowls
suffering from this disease scatter it
through their droppings. from open
breaks in the skin and from the secre-
lions Of the nose and mouth. The
germs of the disease are dropped in
the dust, they are scattered through
the yards, in the scratching places and
the dust holes and on the edges Of
feeding troughs and watering vessels.
OF course the best way Of getting
rid OF the disease Is to kill Off the
whole flock, burn the bodies, disinfect
the premises and start all e again.
But 1t isrnot very practical where you
can IN afford the loss OF the whole
dock, 70 say nothing Of having tosstart
once more at the very beginning. This
should not be done unless there is ey-
etys lhdicati0n tat IL 81 really tuEer.
clloNis that Slg5 killing on tile birds.
tlilstt1has Me 6Olsr1 l.at' 1lnlt when
49, yEfNt u - r%.<4G rz.fA--~ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27

ton. Ergo, the more snakes the more
food and prosperity for humanity.
The snake prejudice is common, al
most universal. Many humane peo-
pie kill a snake at sight merely be-
cause it is a snake. Others, especially
those who wear skirts, fee terror
stricken from a snakes presence for
the same arbitrary reason. To study
snakes in q frienoly-way, TO try to
understand them as a part of natures
scheme, is d new idea.
In the East there are several snake
clubs that devote themselves to the
study of snakes and to a propaganda
of kindness toward serpents. The
arguments are convincing; quite as
u~nanswerable as the arguments
against the wanton killing of birds.
Snakes, like birds, ere friends of the
farmer, and, therefore, b%enefactors of
all of US.
There are III species of American
snakes, and of these only II are ven
omous. No snake, yenomous or other
wise, ever wantonly attacks a human
being. The pretty little garter snake
and the big black snake, the common
est varieties, are wholly in~offenSive.
1t will, of course, he impossible to
kill the anti-snake sentiment in a day.
The hostility of man to the reptiles
seems to date from prehistoric times,
and is one of the most firmly estab-
lished Of human traditions, The won
der is that any snakes have survived
the ruthless warfare. If it is now
made sufficiently clear by science that
the snake is one OF mans invaluable
b]enefactors, snakedom's future may
be much brighter than it's past.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
Where They Met.


They were both returned soldiers
and had just been introduced to EACH
other.
DO you know" said one, 81 can't,
help but think I have met you be-
FORE"
"And strangely enough, sir, I have
q very similar feeling abort you"
We're you at (%censored) last July?"
81 was, sir.h
And were you present at the time
the mine exploded and blew up the
whole placer"
II was, sir"
Then, now I know where I have
seen you before. I passed you as you
we're going up, and I was coming
down i"-Vera.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE

Default exists in the conditions of a mortgage
dated November Il, 1911. executed by Fred s
P5ew ard Jennie NJ. Pew. his Wife, mortgagors to
d: W. Kruger. mortgagee, recorded in the Office
OF the register of deeds OF Hughes county. South
assignment to O.. B. Carter recorded in book Ia
OF mortgages, page 5i3, in said Office. Said mort
gage mortgages the Southeast quarter (SEA) of
Section Ihirty-two3D, in township One Hundred
Twelve ll12) of Range Seventy-six G6l. Hughes
county, South Dakota. There is due upon said
mortgage. at this date $~l7ll.25, besides statutory
attorney fees.
Notice is hereby given that said mortgage will
be 4oreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises
al public auction for cash, at the front door Of
the Court House in the City of Pierre, Hughes
County, South Dakota, on Tuesday, DECEMBER
IL, 1911 at l:S0 o'clock P. M.
Dated, October n, 1917.
o. B. CARTEL
Sutherland & Payne,
Attorneys for Assipnee
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
Both Clocks Wrona.

Champ Clark has made an addition
to the list of world-famous epigrams.
In the closing minutes Of the war ses-
sion, the house roared its desire for
Champ to make a speech. Banging
the gavel, the speaker pulled out his
watch, studied it for a moment, and
then remarked: "There are two clocks
In this house, and both Of them are
Hen9.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
Notice To BIDDERS

Sealed bids for the rental of the NEGh of Sec
ton Il, Twp. liz. r. rs, known as the Poor
FARM viii be received by the Board of County
to 2;3 2. M. on January 18th. 1918. Bids NAV he
offered for rental of this farm for one wear and
the Keeping of county poor per week, or an offer
may be made for the rental of this farm for a
term Oh one year with no offer of keeping county
poor j. P. ERICKSON,
County Auditor.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
Notice of Hearing Admitting Foreign
Will to Probate.
State of South Dakota,

ptAtV O DUuVH DahUIa,
SIS. In County Court.
In the matter of the Estate of Jacob Gels, de-
ceasad.
Notice is hereby given, That by order of the
for hughes county, state of South Dakota. made
on the goth day of November, A. ID. 1917, that
Friday, the l4th day OF December, A. d. 1917, at
in The Court House, has been fixed and appointed
as the time and place for hearing the petition of
John j. Gels, that the will of Jacob Gels deceased.
heretofore proved, allowed and admitted to pro-
bale in the County Court of the County of Sew
ard IN the State of Nebraska. be admitted to pro-
bate, and recorded in this said County Court, and
that letters testamentary issue to John J. Gels.
Witness my hand and the seal of said County
Court, this 10th day of November. A. D., 1917.
SEAL JOHN H. MCCoRD,
Judge of said County Court.
Clerk Of said County Court.
lELL GUTHRIE. Attorney.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
TO
Estate of christoph Malick, Deceased.

Estate of Christoph Malick, Deceased,
Notice is hereby given. BY the undersigned Ex-
ecutrix of the Estate of Christoph Malick,l de-
ceased, to the creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them,
with the necessary vouchers, within six months
after the first publication of this notice, to the
said EXecutrix at the law office of John A,
Holmes, in Suite a in the Hyde Block, in Pierre.
in the County of Hughes, South Dakota.
Dated at Pierre, South Dakota, October 9. 1917.
ANNA MALICK,
Executrix of the Estate of Christoph Malick =
deceased.
John A. Holmes. Attorney for Estate.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
Notice of Hearing Petition For Let
ter of Administration
State of South Dakota,

State OF South Dakota,
County of Hughes.
In the matter of the Estate of John S. King,
deceased.
The State of South Dakota sends greeting to:
Elizabeth King, Deilah Enfield, Lucy Thomas,
Alice Bartlow, Esther Check, William c. King,
Lillian Cusey and Harvey Weyer, heirs at law
and next of kim of John s. King, deceased, and to
all TO whom these presents may come.
Notice Is hereby given, That Mrs. Lucy Thorn
as has filed with the Judge of this court, a petit
ton praying that letters of administration of the
estate OF John S. King. deceased. issue to M. B.
Row,ay. and that Monday. the 10th day of Decem-
Der, 1917, ct ten O'Clock A. NJ, at the office of the
County Judge, at the Court House. in the City of
Pierre. IN Hughes County, has been set for hear
ing said petition, when and where any person in
terested may appear and show cause why the
said petition should not be granted.
Dated at Pierre, S. D., this 18th day of October,
1911. john II. McCoRD,
jSEAL Judge OF the County Court.
Attest: j. E. SnNpEs, Clerk.
SUTHERLAND & PAYNE
Attorneys for Estate, Pierre, 6. D..
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
Notice To Shareholders

me regular annual meeting of the Shareholders
OF the Pierre National Bank of Pierre. South Da-
kota, for the election of a Board of Directors and
Lhe transaction OF such other business as NAV
pc proper. will be held at the Banks place Of
at 3 o'clock P. NJ. p Mc GCtTs HE 1910
go President.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27

The present g. slnely high heels
worn by the q .rtry Of American
women, both ol6 na s",1ng, mean de-
formity of the fet ~ pictures in
dicatinr the rela+ u 0f the toes to the
ground when the e7 q in these
high-hceled She show That women
are walking on is or their five
toes. There is f u soc thought in the
fact that the b lays walks
on a foot consiS "f oBe toe. while
In the mOr plI..'ft>e animal there
were three or fiv clHS.
The shape of Il a9taral foot of man
has q great var Of uses and it is
one of the thing kat has helped to
place him first in Use life Of the earth.
The natural foot -as aecn one of the
anatomical facts aL has helped him
to his present hila safe of efficiency.
The form of that tost mas enabled hin.
to become. a good hunter, n good farm
err, a good sailor, q good soldier-in
fact, anything he has found it neces.
sary through the ages to become, or
finds now %essenti$' for the wan we are
fighting to continue our personal lib.
ortu-
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27

2eIil'Itl@!lu @ Iayne,
Attorneys for Assignee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-27
YOUTH REPLACES AGE
IN BRITISH ADMIRALTY
Decision to Allow Young Men
to Prevail Responsible for
Jellicoe's Retirement
LONDON. Dec, 27,

LONDON, Dec. II,
Decision 10 let the young men try
their hlnds was responsible for the re-
tirement Of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe
and his replacement as First Sea Lord
by Vice Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss.
according to authoritative information
today.
The British press generally welcomed
Wemvsss selection, although all ac-
corded warm eulogy to Jellicoe's work.
His retirement" the Times said, "is
moro than personal. It implies consc-
uucntial changes in policy, giving the
younger men a chance
Admiral Jellicoe's retirement was de-
sirable," the Mail asserted His quail
tics as routine administr ltor untitled
him for the post OF chief advisor In high
problems Of strategy and policy"
The Daily Telegraph alone expressed
open regret over the change and hoped
for an cXrlanat!nn. fearing the switch
at this time may shake the public's
faith in the navy"
The Daily News and Daily Express
both urged that Wemyss create a naval
general staff.
It was freely predicted today there
would be a general shake up Of the
Admiralty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-27
u. S. SOLDIERS SLAY HUN
AND CAPTURE HIS GUN
American Engineer in Cambria
Fight Writes of His
Escape

NEW YORK. Dec. 27-It has been
learned here that the George MacDon-
aid. captured by the Germans when
American Engineers participated in the
battle of Cambrai and who escaped, Is
George Carson Macdonald, twenty-four
years old, former Chicago resident.
who enlisted with the engineers in New
York
Macdonald. an electrician. was study
ing to qualify for the United States Sc
cret Service ut the time America en-
tered the war. He volunteered as a pri-
vate with the First American Railway
Engineers contingent and sailed for Eu-
rope in July. His parents are Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Macdonald, theatrical peo-
Pile formerly of Chicago.
censored letter tust received here
by the elder Macdonald indicated that
after being captured by the Germans the
young man fought his way back to the
American lines
81 had the pleasure of shooting a Ger
man and taking his rifle" young Mac
Donald wrote.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-27
STATE FARMERS TOLD
ORCHARDS DO NOT PAY
Tendency Against Large
Planting Approved by
Speaker at Meeting
GASOLINE "HELP" URGED
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Dec. 81.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Dec. 81.
The enthusiasm for planting large
commercial fruit orchards, which swept
the country a few years ago. has passed,
and such paintings are now virtually
suspended, according TO DIR. John =.
Stewart, experimental pomologist at the
Pennsylvania State College, who lee
tured to the agflculturists attending
Farmers Week here today. He agreed
with the tendency, saving the present
is no time for the establishment of COM
mercial orchards.
Doctor Stewart advocated that the
money and energy which might be ex-
pended in this direction should either
be put into better care OF orchards al
ready In bearing or should be devoted
to raising annual crops. He recom-
mended peaches and cherries as most
suitable for markets, inasmuch as thev
give returns by the third or fourth
year.
Wise use Of the gasoline engine will
solve the labor problems of farmers who
have lost their hired help. either
through the high wages paid in indus
trial plants or through the selective
draft, declared Professor T.. n. Bates.
of the State College engineering school
faculty. He branded as a fallacv the
belief that the acreage Of cultivated
land cannot be increased because of the
wartime conditions that handicap the
farmers
He estimated that one-ffth of the
land cultivated each year in the United
States Is required to grow grain suf'i-
cient TO feed the work horse on the
American farms and he expressed the
belief that to feed and care for the
25,000,O 900 horses and mules consumed
the time Of .OOO,00o men.
Professor J. W. White, the soils expert
Of the State College faculty, who has
charge Of the experiments on the worm
out mountain lands near Snow Shoe, re-
ported that up to the present time
samples of soils have been examined at
the State College from fifty counties,
including 400 farms. These cxamina-
tions indicate that the soils II our lime
stone valleys. which are found in the
southwestern part Of the state, never
show the need OF more than one ton
(25 bushels) Of lime 10 the acre. The
soils of the northern tier counties, on
the other hand, have been found TO he
very acid, and show the need of twice
this amount Of lime.
4 wartime program for the advance
mcnt of agriculture on the 22J.ON0 farms
OF this state was outlined by X. J..
Watts, dean of the agricultural school
He implored the farmers to produce
maximum crops of the most important
foodstuffs so that Pennsylvania might do
its share IN feeding this nation and IT'S
al les in the world war.
Dean watts urged the promotion and
encouragement of the live stock industry.
He advocated the production Of pork in
limitless quantities, greater supplies of
mutton, beef and wool, and declared that
dairy products and poultry supplies were
never in greater demand.
Farm tractors and other labor-saving
machinery were recommended by Dear
Watts as solutions of the farm labor
! problem. and he asked that more cereals
potatoes, fruits and vegetables be growr
next season.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-27
CAMP SUICIDES BODY !
TO BE SHIPPED HOME
Mcclellan Postoffice Still Un-
loading Christmas Cheer
for Troops

HEADQUARTERS BLUE AND GRAY
DIVISION, Camp Mcclellan. Ala,
Dec. 26.
The body OF Dominica Alveri Dean
tonio the singing doughboy Of Company
II. 18th Infantry. will be shipped to
relatives at Millville. N. J.. tonight or
tomorrow. Deantonio was found dead
hanging from a tree late Christmas Day.
A board of officers who investigated the
case was satisfied that Deantonio was n
suicide, but could find no reason for this
act.
Since he came here early in November
from Camp Dix. Deantonio. with his
Italian songs and dances. had become
known throughout his regiment as an
entertainer. But Christmas Day. when
called on to do his bit In his company's
celebration he baked. merely shaking
his head. A few minutes later he left
the mess hall and not long after was
found hanging from the limb.
Deantonio was twenty-seven years
old and single. His next of kin was n
sister, Mrs Filemeno Kepicok. 119 Ar
kansas avenue, Atlantic City. Deantonio
worked at Millvile and was drafted
from there in September.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-27
SERBIAN ENVOY TALKS
NJ. ON BALKAN SITUATION
.Ur. Vesitch to Tell Congress What
4 His Country and Her Neighbors
sWant for Peace

# WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. - Ultimate
solution of the Balkan question and
what Serbia and her Balkan allies will
demand at the peace table will be out
lined to America by Dr. Milenko Nes-
mitch, Serbian Ambassador to Paris. in
- speech before Congress January 4.
Doctor Vesnitch will give the Balkan
Viewpoint. and 1t Is believed his ideas
WIN influence the United States in its
future policy toward the Near Eastern
Allies.
e That Doctor Vesnitch in a veiled way,
will bring home the incongruity Of
Americas position in not declaring war
egainst Turkey and Bulgaria is pre-
dicted. although the Serbian statesman
denied today that the object OF his mis-
sion TO this country Is to influence in
any way the American war policy.
+ I'VE have come to extend our sincere
thanks and congratulations to the Presi-
dent and America for entering the war.
and to inform your statesmen about the
true situation in the Balkans" Doctor
Eesnitch said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-27
ALL DOGS MUST HAVE
LICENSE JANUARY IS
State Law, Aimed at Increase
of Sheep and Livestock, to
Be Enforced
HARRISBURG. Dec. 81.

Every dog in every township borough
and third-class city of Pennsylvania
will have to be licensed and kept under
restrictions laid down by the new dog
law which becomes effective January To-
Tho new law will be vigorously en-
forced by the County Commissioners,
Secretary of Agriculture Charles T..
Patton and police officers.
The new Law, which Is expected TO
prove a big factor in the increase OF
sheep and other live stock in the State.
rc vides that the owners OF all dogs
under six years of age must obtain
licenses from the County Treasurer or
n justice of the peace and the metal
tag must be worn by the dog at all
tres. Night strayinG is prohibited and
the owners Of dogs must, between sun
set and sunrise, keep all dogs confined
or attached TO a chain or under reason
able control 1t is unlawful for any
person to harbor or keep about his
prelnist5 any unlicensed dog.
Any person may kill any dog which
hs sees in the act OF pursuing, worry
Ing or wounding livestock. or attack
irg persons, whether or not the dog
bears the pr per license tag required
by the law. There shall he no liability
on such persons in damages for su6n
killing