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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-13
GOOD FELLOW FINED
HOSPITALITY GETS LIQUOR
OWNER INTO TROUBLE.

Woonsocket. Sept. ia half
barrel of whiksy and a barrel of bot
tied beer were secured from their
cache and confiscated as the result
of a raid made by Sanborn county
officers on the farm of William Elm
ing, some miles from Woonsocket.
Eining was arrested on the charge
of engaging in the business of sell
ing and disposing of intoxicating liq-
uor in violation of the statewide pro-
hibition law. When taken into
court he entered a plea of guilty and
was fined 500. which he paid. Elm
ing had cached the liquor for his own
use, but in an u~nguarded moment he
decided to be hospitable and gave a
neighbor a drink of the liquor. The
officers learned Of this and the seiz-
ure of the supply of liquor and the
arrest of Eining followed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-13
OFFERS TO FIGHT FOR
A DRAFTED BROTHER
President Receives Patriotic Let
ter From Indiana-Cannot Be
Accepted Under Draft Terms.

Terre Haute, Ind.-Robert C. Cope
land, refused permission by a local Sc
lective draft board to take the place Of
his brother, who had been drafted,
wrote direct 10 President Wilson.
Lieutenant Colonel Hugh S. Johnson,
judge advocate to Provost Marshal
General Crowder, TO whom the letter
was referred, sent the letter to Adju-
tant General Smith of Indiana, with
this comment THE case of Robert c..
Copeland Is most interesting, and he Is
TO be highly commended for his fine
spirit, but under the selective service
act substitution of one person for an
other is absolutely prohibited. | will
thank you TO notify Mr.. Copeland that
his patriotic offer could not be accepted
for this reason"
Young Copeland wrote TO the presi-
lent as follows: II know / am asking
you a great favor, but If you will but
read 1t over and think out what I am
trying TO let you know | think you will
treat me all right. There are three boys
of us-Curtis. twenty-five years old,
married and living In Pittsburgh: Rea,
twenty-three years old, lives at home
and makes good wages /, twenty years
old, at home and learning the plumbers
trade at SO n week.
MY grandmother Is seventy-two
years old; my father died when l was
seven months old, and my mother died
last September. When you called for
he new army Rea was drafted, and I
am asking you IL you can fix II so I can
take Rea's place. | am In good health,
good ears and good eyesight and don't
touch any kind OF intoxicating drink. /
will lay down my life for the dear old
flag
Now, Mr.. Wilson, you can see for
yourself that I am doing right, for you
know / could not support my grand
mother on SO a week. l am writing to
you without saying anything to Rea
about 1t. If you can, please let me
know at once"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-13
TAKES CONTROL OF SUGAR
Government Licensing System IL
Force Oct. I.

Washington, Sept. 10. - The entire
American sugar industry will. be
placed under government control Oct.
1. the food administration announced,
by the institution of a licensing sys.
tenn to include manufacture, refining
and imports.
The step was decided IN with the
approval of President Wilson to pre-.
vent speculative prices and to assure
equitable distribution.
Beet sugar producers already have
accepted a scale of prices suggested
by the food administration, which
means a saving to the consuming pub
lie of more than $50. 200, 900 between
now and the first of the year.
Cane sugar refiners have agreed to
import all their requirements through
a committee to be named by the food
administration, which will apportion
shipments among them.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-13
OLD FRIENDS RETURN
TO BRAVE DOGS GRAVE
Canine Gained Fame Among the Pow
der Workers a Score Of Years Ago.

San Francisco.-After an absence of
nearly sixteen years, during which he
lived adventures In all parts of the
earth, Jack Nearing, an old time resi-
dent, returned and visited the grave OF
Bob Evans, a dog that gained fame
among the powder workers OF Pinole a
score OF years ago. Nearing was at
that time a powder worker at Pinole.
Bob Evans was a Scotch collie,
which the powder works of that time
declared was the bravest dog in the
world. He was born in Pinole on the
day that Dewey made his famous en-.
trance into Manila harbor. Bob prov
ed himself to be q fighter and was
named In honor of a great naval hero of
that time. He was a victim OF six
powder explosions, but never received a
worse injury than a singcd coat. One
day he was run over by a train, and
the workers at the powder mills gather
ed a collection Of 800 for his funeral.
Ever since then. when n of the
boys Of those bygone days comes to this
city, he visits the grave of Bob Evans
and decorates IL with tokens of sym
pathy for the brave and faithful play.
fellow who met his death sixteen years
ago.
Nearing has not been In this city for
eight years until he made his pilgrim.
age to the shrine OF his memories. He
left here In 1901 for the Boer wal and
after peace was declared went to Los
Angeles, where he Is a railroad man.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-13
CAMP DODGE


Camp Dodge, la, Sept. 13.-With
all of the first 5 per cent quotas from
Iowa, North Dakota, Illinois and
Minnesota, except Il few stragglers
from the latter state in camp and
passed through the second physical
examination, this time by regular
army officers, ii is found that Iowa
sent good men TO this contingent.
A list OF 26 drafted men was refer
red to Col. Shook, division surgeon.
for approval to the cantonment com
mander, Gen. Plummer. for dis
charge. They have been finally rec
commended for rejection by special
lists. OF these 10 are from Mime
sofa, six from Illinois and one from
Iowa. The lone lowan is Vern White
of Company +. 351st infantry. a
Fayette county man. lie was reject.
ed IN aecount of bad teeth.
Sioux City and the northwestern
part of the state passed their men in
good shape. Defective teeth. eyes
and hearing. heart and lung trouble
were chief among the reasons for
medical rejection. Goitre, club feet.
a fractured elbow and nervousness
were among other unusual ailments
The camp has settled down TO hard
routine work. drilling six hours
daily. giving the men an added zest
for the army straights" served in
mess hall. Plenty of good roast
beef, praised beef and beefsteak form
the solid background for meals, with
an ample and varied supply of vege-
tables and deserts. Camp cooks are
complaining over an enormously in.
creased consumption of food without
a proportional increase in the mum
Der of men in camp. which tells its
own story.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-13

the fight has beer easier, but with our
front, equal In length TO the entire
Belgium and French fronts, we have
the hardest kind OF warfare.
Judging entirely from a military
standpoint. the duration Of the war
cannot be determined. How long II
will last depends In a great measure
upon the internal conditions of the
countries at war. The morale of Ger
many is a large factor In determining
the length of the war.
"The Italian army by Its efforts Is
keeping the entire Austrian forces at
work trying to batter us down. Ii we
are able to defeat the Austrians there Is
nothing that can keep us from getting
at Germany from the back while she Is
being kept busy with the French. Brit
ish, Belgians and our new allies. the
Americans, along the western front.
THE purpose OF the missions visit TO
the United States Is to extend greetings
to America, our comrade, and to pro
mote the spirit of brotherhood between
our country and yours. In the second
place, our mission Is important politi-
cally and commercially.
1--WE must arrange to get supplies.
coal, iron and munitions from the Unit
ell States. War can be carried on with
out bread, but never without coal. Coal
keeps our factories going and our fac
tories furnish the necessities OF war
England's supply of coal and iron is
limited. She needs 10 much herself we
must look to America for our fuel"
General Guglielmotti is accompanied
on his visit by Lieutenant Mario Pro
chet, who served with him on the moun
famous front.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-13
A WORD WITH WOMEN
Valuable Advice for Madison Readers

Many a woman endures with noble
patience the daily misery of back
ache, pains about the hips, blue, ner-
'vous spells, dizziness and bla oder
disorders, hopeless of relief BECAUSE
she doesn't know what is the matter.
1t is not true that every pain in
the back or hips is trouble peculiar
to the sex" Often when the kidneys
get congested and inflamed, such
aches and pains follow.
In many cases there are bladder
annoyances, restless night and a dull,
languid feeling. Help the weakened
kidneys. Don't expect them to- get
we'll alone.
Doan's Kidney pills have won the
praise of thousands of m They
are endorsed at home. Read this
Madison woman's convincing state
ment:
Mrs. s. Olsbo says: Il highly rec
ommend Doan's Kidney Pills, as ]
consider them a good medicine for
backache and other kidney ailments.
They have proven their value to me
for such trouble"
Price, so cents, at all dealers.
Don't simply ask for a kidney rem
edy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the
same that Mrs. Olsbo had. Foster
Milburn Co, Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-13
HOMESTEAD LANDS
DESIGNATION IN SOUTH DAKOTA
UNDER THE 6IO-ACRE ACT
EXPECTED BEFORE
SPRING.

Washington, u. c., Sept. 10
Having again urged the early desig-
nation of the homestead lands i'm
South Dakota which are subject to
entry under the grazing homestead
act. Senator Sterling has been adj
vised by Secretary Lane of the Tnte-
riOr department, that a force of
classifiers in the employ of the geo
logical survey is now at work making
examinations of the lands applied for
prior TO the first of last July. While
the work is necessarily slow because
of the great number of applications,
ii is expected that il can be complet-
ed this fall and that recommends
tons can be made to the department
for the designation of practically all
lands of the proper character before
next spring.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-13

A cough tina racks and weakens Is
dangerous IT undermines your health
ana thrives on neglect. Relieve 1t at
once with DR.. Kings New Discovery.
mis- soothing balsam remedy heals the
throat. loosens the phlegm. its antisep-
tic properties kill the germ and the cold
Is quickly broken up. Children and
grown ups alike find DIR. Kings New
discovery pleasant to AXE as well as
effective. Have a bottle handy in your
medicine chest for grippe. Group and all
bronchial affections. At druggists. so
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-13
STATE NEWS.

Yankton - Winifred, 6~-year-old
daughter of DIR. j. A. Hohf, has been
hurried to Chicago. with a glass
headed pin, two inches long in the
left lung. The pin was swallowed at
home accidentally Sunday morning
Pierre-Mrs. r. L. Kelly. one of
the pioneer residents of this city. was
seriously burned this evening when
her clothes caught fire while she was
about her homework. She was alone
at the time and says she has no idea
as to the cause of her.clothing catch
ing fire.
Washington, ID. C.-Senator John
SON, Of South Dakota. introduced a
resolution in the senate directing the
secretary of the interior to investi-
gate and report on the feasibility OF
using for agriculture during the wal
period uncultivated areas of the pub
lie domain and u~npatented Indian
lands. He believes productions could
be much increased by using such
lands.
Yankton-Circuit court is in SEES
sion here, but not much jury work.
One ease attracting attention is one
in which Mrs. Mary j. Moore, aged
rs years, seeks to recover $1,000
damages from Fred Schauber, who
a year ago. ran his auto into Mrs
Moore's buggy, from which the ole
lady received sever injuries, and
has been in a hospital a good dea'
since.
Scotland-A heavy loss was sus.
tanned by a fire on the farm of Colt
lieb Muehmel. near town. A thresh-
ing crew was at work and the fire
was started by a spark from the en-
CINE. Two stacks of oats and some
barley stacks were consumed. About
700 bushels of oats and IT'S bushels
of barley was burned. BY placing q
cable around another stack and at
taching the engine to ii the stack
was ''snaked" away and saved.
Pierre-John Adams, of Onida
has contracted for the delivery o.
1000 tons of baled prairie hay this
fall, and will also bale and ship 9
lot of alfalfa from that section. III
has a large crew at work gathering
the hay for the baling machine ant
stacking for baling later, and will b'
busy for a good part OF the fall. The
demand for hay will mean that (;
number Of such outfits will be work
ing in this part of the state this fall
and the supply is such that many o
the needs of sections where the ha.
crop is short can be supplied from
this part of the Missouri valley.
Humboldt-To awake at an earl.
hour in the morning and find hi
brother dead beside him was the ex
perience of Daniel Drake. living on
farm near Humboldt. The dead maj
was j. w. Drake, aged ga, bette
known among his associates a
yves" Drake. Death resulted from
a sudden attack of heart failure
The dead mar was visiting his broth
er at the time of the attack. HI
evidently had been dead an hour o
more when the dead body was dis
covered by his brother.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-13
INDIANS IN AUTOS.
Many From Oklahoma and Nebraska
Attended an Iowa Dance.

Many From Oklahoma and Nebraska
Attended an Iowa Dance.
Marshalltown, la.-When Longfellow
wrote of Hia watha and his long Jour-
neys afoot into the land Of other tribes
men the poet never dreamed that some
day, and not so many years thence, his
Indian brothers would be travelling by
automobile.
The big powwow celebrating the bar
vest, or corn dance, of the Meskwakis,
near Tama. is over. and In attendance
at the celebration were several auto
mobile loads OF Nebraska and Okla
homa Indians, who many years ago
were a part of the Iowa Sac and Fox
teibe. from which the Meskwakis
sprang.
The Indians drove good cars and left
over the La Crosse, Tame and Kansas
City trail for la Crosse, where they
viii visit friends among the Wisconsin
tribes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-13
ITALy'S BIC FIGHT
Hard Foot by Foot War, Says
General GugIielmotti.
IMMENSE GUNS IN ACTION.

Member of italian Commission TO Unit
ed States Says Morale of Germany Is
Large Factor In Determining Length
Of Wa-looks 20 Amerioa For Coal
and Iron.
Chicago.-ltaly's fight with be a long,
hard fought, foot by foot war, said
General Guglielmotti, member of the
States, during his recen visit to Chi
cago.
I'VE have immense guns as high IN
the mountains as 10000 and 1900
feet above sea level" said the general.
Since we have gained these attitudes
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-13
MUSCLE SORENESS RELIEVED

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lumbago. grippe. bruises. stiffness
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-13

The readers C this ape Will be
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-13
HIDDEN BICYCLE AIDS
AN ELOPING COUPLE

northumberland, Pa. = Miss
Mabel Merle of this city was
Cupid's assistant I'm the elope-
mcnt from this place OF Mrs.
: Lydia Kirkendall. a pretty young
widow, and George Oswalk. Mrs.
kirkendall's parents opposed the
match. Her father, Samuel Nuss.
!. learned the young pair had start
ed for the train. He ran for his
: licyclc, but couldn't find it, and
ly the time he had made his way
10 the station afoot the train had
ulled out. Miss Merle had hid
den the irate parents bike"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-13
VI O UuLuCxa

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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-13

Insure buildings and live stock in
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HAS RECOVERED HER HEALTH.

So many women suffer from similar
Affections that this testimonial from
Mrs. Laura Beall. Plattsburg. Mis-, will
be read with interest: II got In bad
health. My left side hurt all the time
l took doctors medicine. but 1t did me
no good. took two bottles of Foley
Kidney Pills and I feel all right now
Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-13

Washington. President Wilson has
invested $4,000 In farm loan bonds.
He took $4,000 Of the first issue OF
liberty bonds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-13

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AMERICAN OFFICERS ARE
SURE OF VICTORY.

: An Atlantic Port, Sept. 10
: Seven United States army of.
: fcers returned here on a
!. French steamship from the
American training camp in
!. France to take command in the
: national army and teach the
. new men the modern methods
: OF warfare.
; I'VE will go right through
: that German line" said one.
: The morale of the American
: troops was wonderful" he de-
: clared.
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Because of the war many positions
formerly filled by young men are open
to older men. A mans kidneys may
make him unfit for hard labor or clear
thinking. may make him old before his
time. for poisons retained in the system
"slow him up physically and mentally.
Foley Kidney Pills tone up weak. disor-
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FOLEY Q1HKRuC TABLETS
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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07
MERCER

Mrs. Ralph Miller and daughter,
Waneta are spending the week with
her sister, Blanche Strete.
George Miller was a Rockford call
er, Tuesday evening.
Mrs Harry French and children, of
Lima, came Sunday to spend a few
days with her mother and other rel
ativts.
Ella Williamson, who has been Wis
iting friends for the past three weeks
at Lima, returned home Monday.
Mrs. Keare Miller, of Lima, is Wis
iting her father and sster here.
Frank Williamson and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Inglemise, of Lima,
spent Sunday night with Jasper Will
hanson and wife.
Mrs. Maude Fox and children, east
of Mercer, visited few days with
her parents last week, John Paron
and wife at Lima.
Mrs. G.. w. Houts and Miss Opal
johnson went to the Van Vert fair
Wednesday.
James TulIis is moving to Celina
this week.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07

shown by the leading breeders. The
prize list is almost as extensive as
that of the International.
A nightly horse fair will be giver
in the new commodious coliseum
The management expects to make
this lie greatest horse fair Of Amer.
lea. Horses that are profitable fol
the farmer to produce will be exhibit
ed, showing them in active use
Hunte.s $, jumpers, pole ponies, caval
ry an dpolice mounts, heavy harness
and delivery horses will also be
shown every night of he nine nights
of the show. Thre will also be six
eight and twelve horse bitches. y
Cattle parases and calf "frolics" will
be nightly features.
The whole show will be thoroughly
patriotic in every respect.
The outstanding thought of this
show is the potentially of the sairy
induary, of it's responsibility if feed
ing the people of the world
We, in this country may not rea-
lie the war is on-our hearts may
not be in unison with the people of
the Central Powers, of seeing their
children die from lack of milk-but
if We could see our own people suff-
ering as those of Europe, then this
thought would be brought home to
us.
TwcEry-six per cent of the dairy
cows of the country nave gone to the
slaughter in the last seven months.
This certainly augurs i'll for our fu-
ture.
Muk will become a luxury unless
radical steps are taken to stop send
ing of our dairy COWS to the slaugh-
ter hocse.
The mission of the Natiinal Dairy
Show, ii be held n Columbus, October
IS to 27, is to bring together the
men and women if the dairy world
and impress on them that saving of
our dairy herds today means the
and preseryatiin of the
lives of our children.