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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-20
Weather and CROPS
BACKWARD STRENGTHENING
PROCEEDS SLOWLY.

Huron, April 20.-The report is
sued by the local office of the wealth
er bureau of the weather and crop
conditions in South Dakota for the
week ending April II shows that the
temperature for the week was con
siderably below the seasonal aver
age. Fair weather prevailed most Of
the week, but precipitation was gen
eral the latter part. As a rule It
was light to moderately heavy. Snow
fell in northern and western counties.
The ground is cold and spring is
backward. In some localities the
ground is wet. but i'm others il is in
good condition for blowing and seed
ing. Much of the wheat has been
seeded in southeastern counties, but
in the other parts of the state this
work is much less advanced. The re-
cent rains appear TO have benefited
rye and wheat. In the southern part
of the state some potatoes have been
planted. Because of the cold wealth
er and cold ground alfalfa pastures
and meadows are starting slowly.
Stock has improved. but the snow
which fell on the 18th and 18th
caused much suffering.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-20

DRY county have rallied to the call
of the nation and will do their share
In the work OF increasing the crop
acreage and the foodstuffs produc-
ton of the state. II is asserted that
not less than 5000 acres Of new land
viii be devoted To crops i'm the coun-
ty for the first time this season.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. good road
work has commenced i'm different
sections of Brookings county. and
will be pushed until the public high
ways of the county are among the
best in the state. The county com
missioners last fall made a levy of
$40. 600 for the construction Of good
roads and the county has purchased
five large grading machines with
which to aid in the work.
Howard-The body Of John Ilstad.
a former resident of this section. who
was killed by falling from a dock at
Two Harbors, Mimi. arrived here
and after funeral services was in
TERED in a cemetery near Howard.
The dead man was a brother of Mrs.
Eddie Erickson. wife Of a prominent
farmer OF Belleyiew township. He
left some time ago ia secure employ
ment elsewhere, finally locating i'm
the Minnesota town where he was
killed.
Watertown-Mrs. A. j. Phipps, a
farmers wife, residing north of Hen
~, accompanied her two sons, Will
lam III. and Howard j. Trenholm, TO
the cavalry recruiting offices while
the boys enlisted. Although the
boys are needed on the farm. Mrs.
Phipps said she vas glad TO have
them offer TO fight for their country.
She is the first mother TO offer. i'm
person. the services of her sons i'm the
army through a local recruiting sta
ton.
Aberdeen-Fourteen schools and
colleges of the two Dakotas will be
represented here at the Northern
Normal and Industrial school, when
the Y. NJ. c. A.. officers training con
ference for the two states will be held
on April 81. Paul A. Reichel. travel
ing secretary for the student volun-
teer movement. will be here. He has
been recently elected as student sec
rotary of the University of South Da-
kota.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-20
SEEKS To atone
LAW MAY NOT PROSECUTE BILL
BUCK FOR A CRIME OF
TOUGH BOY" DAYS.

Aberdeen, April pa few years
ago, Young Bill Buck, son of high
ly respected parents, was one of the
tough boys" of Aberdeen. Every
little while the police reporters of
the Aberdeen papers ran in a story
about some new escapade of Bill"
Buck, TO the sorrow of his aged par
ents and his brother, a well behaved
citizen.
A few years ago. however. Bill"
attended a Salvation Army meeting
and experienced a change of heart.
He turned over a new leaf, but TO be
entirely free from temptation, he
went away from Aberdeen, going to
some point in the south, where he
studied theology, and upon his return
to his home town, had taken an ac-
tive part in the local organization of
the Salvation army.
But the conscience of William III.
Buck, as he came to be called. was
not at rest. After thinking things
over very seriously for a number of
months. he sat down and wrote a let
ter to the state fire marshal at Lead.
In that letter he told the fire mar
shall of having set fire to a farmers
barn near Aberdeen about -four years
ago. while intoxicated. and said he
was ready to take the consequences
of his crime. The fire marshal came
to Aberdeen and investigated mat
tiers, taking up the question with the
states attorney.
While the matter is still in abey-
ance. it is entirely likely that the
fire marshal and the states attorney,
taking into consideration William II.
Bucks present good behavior, will
not prosecute "Bill' Buck for this
crime during his u%nregenerate days.
But Buck is willing to take whatever
is coming to him. and in a letter to a
local paper says:
For the past two years or more 1t
has been my earnest desire TO be
square before God and man, what
ever the cost. + = = | communi-
Gated with the man | wronged and
this man, in a Christian spirit, for
gave me freely, for which am deep
ly thankful. Later. | found it neces-
sary to communicate with the au-
thorities. which | did. | feel hal |
have done what was right in the eyes
of the Lord"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-20
SCARCE and ELUSIVE
TELEGRAPH OPERATORS FEW
IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO
SAVE SECONDS.

A representative OF the Western
Union Telegraph company vas In
Madison some days ago. and in talk
ing about getting operators for their
offices. he said that they could not
fill their offices with properly train
ed men. They can't get 'em. Where
a few years ago there was an overplus
of help in the kind of work, there
are now few OF none.
In their offices in central cities
they maintain schools for the train
ing of operators. and, after a brief
experience at practical work, they
are sent out to fill positions i'm of
fices. Often these men are in re-
sponsible positions before their train
ing may be said to be started. OPP
orators are taken from desks in the
larger offices and sent to the small
er offices as managers almost before
they are competent as operators.
In the Minneapolis central office
great changes in equipment have re-
Gently been made. The office has
been moved into a new building and
every convenience for the rapid dis
patch of the work is installed. every
device which will save a second OF
time is placed in use. There auto
matte carriers, delivering messages to
the proper desks for transmission,
and to the central desks for account
ing. Pneumatic tubes have been
placed to four principal business cen
ters of the city for the delivery OF
messages. The grain exchange gets
the messages now through these
tubes, instead of over direct wires.
The old plant was wrecked. and the
new one installed at an expense OF
800, O00-and all for the purpose OF
saving a second, or a fraction thereof
on the time for each message.
But the greatest handicap to the
transaction of business is the lack OF
competent help. The manager said
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-20

The trend OF the times was
brought forcibly TO our notice the
other day. when. passing a store
window, We saw displayed a sign adj
vising that there were bath tablets
for sale within. Everything is speed
ing up. A few seconds here and
there makes a great difference in the
aggregate in places of numerous EN-
ployes. Minutes are counted jealous
Iy on the great transportation sys-
TENS. But when ii comes to bathing.
1t seems about the last thing one
would expect. that one would take a
tablet OF a bath. Being rather old
fashioned in some ways. the writer
did not learn just how the bath Is
taken. Whether the tablets are TO
be taken internally or to be applied
externally. we shall leave for others
of more inquirlng nature to find out.
But Ii would undoubtedly be a great
convenience.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-20
IMPORTANT DECISION
FUTILE ATTEMPT TO BRING THE
BULK SALES LAW IN As A
LEVER TO COLLECT
4 DEBT.

Sioux Falls. April 20.-Judge Ell
lott. of the United States court, has
Just rendered a decision that Will be
of great interest to the bar of the
state. i'm the case of Brown. trustee,
vs. Kossove and Schoenberger. One
Pipal. OF Eagle, sold a stock of
goods to Kossoye and Kossove paid
a part of the money TO Schoenberg-
er. Neither the seller OF the pur-
chaser complied with the terms of
the law known as the bulk sales
law"
Pipal after the sale of his business,
went into bankruptcy. and the trus-
tee sued the d%efedants, kossove and
Schoenberger, claiming TO recover
some $4,000 from them for their
failure to give the notices to credit
ors as provided for in the bulk sales
law. Judge Elliott holds that unless
there is actual fraud in the sale from
the vendor to the vendee, that the
sale as contemplated by the bulk
sales law, is valid and legal, and that
by said sale the vendor, Pipal, dis.
posed of all of his title and interest
in and to the stock of goods to Kos.
sove, and that when Pipal vas adj
Judged a bankrupt in the United
States court, he had no interest OF
any nature in the goods so sold OF
the none so received, and conse-
quently, there was no property OF
property interests TO go to Pipal's
trustee in bankruptcy. That the
creditors would have a claim against
the defendants, but it was a person
al one. which they would have TO en-
force by personal action.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-20
AFTER SLACKERS
WAR BRIDEGROOMS NOT EN-
ENPT FROM MILITARY
DUTY.

Washington, April 20.-Men OF
military age who have married since
the state of war against Germany
was declared cannot escape their OBJ
legation TO military service. under a
war department policy which was for
fally announced today.
The department was moved to
take this action in order that all men
should understand exactly what is
contemplated in the organization OF
an army to fight Germany. 1t was
desired there should arise no ques-
ton of slackers on the score of mar
riage contracted since the outbreak
of the war, with the possible on
struction that the marriage, in any
case, was fastened in order that mil
itary duty might be evaded.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-20
NEWS.

Plankinton-The city voted on the
question of issuing $4,000 in bonds
for the purpose of buying the local
electric light plant and the question
carried 100 to 81.
Fedora-A number of the boys
and young men of this place have or
ganized a boy scouts troop. and will
at once commence the work of drill
ing. The scoutmaster of the troop Is
Prof. Lipscomb, principal of the pub
lie schools. with Alvin Pooley as as
sistant.
Bonesteel-The city school build
ing caught fire yesterday afternoon
shortly after the pupils were dis
missed. The ~janitor discovered the
fire in the rafters above the high
school room and a quick response by
the fire department saved the build
ing from destruction.
Gregory-The residents of Greg.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-20
STUDENTS TRAINING
PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM IN
DER WAY AT STATE UNI
VERSITY.

Vermillion, April 20.-Patriotism
and preparedness are the main
springs behind the new courses and
the new schedules adopted at the
University of South Dakota this
week.
Military drill from 1880 to $50
a. m. was instituted Tuesday for the
first time in nine years. Students
have neither guns nor uniforms.
Military tactics and drill are taught
them for thirty minutes daily by
Prof. j. b. Shouse, who is a West
Pointer. and then Director of Ath-
letics Blaine McKusick leads the
cadets in setting up exercises when
are to put them in physical condition
to serve Uncle Sam more efficiently
as soldiers if called TO the colors.
In addition to this daily drill and ex-
ercise these students who have vol
UNFAIRLY enrolled themselves are
given two hours of lecture work
each week.
Special instruction is being given
a dozen or more students who are
fitting themselves for the examina-
ton for second lieutenant in the
United States army. The work is
planned to make the students more
efficient in taking the examinations
and is entirely voluntary both on the
part of the students and instructors.
AS part of the preparedness pro
gram all women students of the Uni
versity of South Dakota who desire
TO equip themselves for service in the
Red Cross are being given training in
emergency nursing by Prof. Eva X,
Robinson, of the department of home
economics.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-20
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from the Daily
Leader Files.

A marriage license was issued to-
day to Eddie B. Smith. of Winfred
and Ella Hunt. of Oldham.
Rev. w. j. Cleveland has present
ed to the Good Templars a temper
ance library, consisting of forty vol
umes.
Rev. DIR. Wolff, ministerial dele
gate to the Central Dakota Presby-
terry, which meets at Brookings this
evening. drove over to Volga today,
while Mrs. j. w. Dawson and Mrs.
ID. ID. Holdridge, representatives to
the Women's Presbyterian Mission
airy society, which also meets al
Brookings at this time, took the early
train via Pipestone.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-20

The readers OF this PAPER will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all It's stages and
that Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutions disease, requires a con-
stitutional treatment. Halls CalLrrh
Cure Is taken internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in do
ing it's work. The proprietors have so
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that 1t fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials. Address: f. j. Cheney
g. Co.. Toledo. Q. Sold by all druggistA
Y6c. Take Hail. Family Pills for con-
Stipation.-Adv
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-20
LITTLE GIRL HAD GROUP

Every mother knows and fears Group.
Mrs. r. NJ. Raney. r. +. D.. 2. Stanford,
Ky, writes: My little girl had Group
every few nights. / began to give her
Foley's Honey and Tar and that night
she slept we'll. 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, 1917-04-20

that in some places il was necessary
for them to work in conjunction with
the railroad help in order to keep
their commercial offices and service.
open. In these times Of good wages
young men seem to avoid the tele-
graph instrument. and are gone into
some mechanical trade.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20
WORLD WILL DEMAND MANY
CHEMISTS AFTER WAR
Time is Propitious for Young Men
with Proper Natural Qualities
to Train for New Era

1t has been said that this is q
chemists war. While chemists are
important in the making of muni-
tiOns, in food production. and in
sanitation, the opinion of many
leaders in this field is that the real
demand for chemists will be felt af
ter the war is over and the world
seeks to replace that which the war
has destroyed. We find the hope
expressed on all sides that the
courses in chemistry and chemical
engineering will not be curtailed
in our educational institutions this
coming year, either in equipment
or attendance. Sir Robt. Hadfield,
President of the Faradav Society
has said: 1T is most desirable that
increased facilities should be given
to training chemists to meet the
conditions which will arise after the
war; Not only will chemical en-
gineers be in demand, but biOlOgi-
cal chemists, analysts, assayers and
metallurgists, and in fact every line
of work will demand more trained
men. The field of chemistry is lin
itless-the harvest great and the
reapers few. Any young man who
has the least inclination to follow
chemistry as profession can soon
learn whether or not he has the
proper build of mind for it, and. if
the ability Is there, the way should
be opened for him to take his place
in the army OF twelve or fourteen
thousand chemists OF this country.
c. E. Vail, Colorado Agricultural
College, Fort Collins, Colorado.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20
ARMY OFFICERS SET
NEW ROAD RECORD
Exhaustive Tests Are Being Made
of Important Highways by War

A great deal of significance is at
tached to the activities of the War
Department, not only in adopting
the road maps and logs prepared
by the National Touring Bureau
of The B. F. Goodrich Rubber Com
pany, but in conducting military
tours of the strategic roads which
will be available in quickly trans
porting supplies. One of the most
recent tests was made by Captain
0. r. Bird, @. M. Dept. U. S. A., who
shattered all Los Angeles to Salt
Lake City records in his dash over
TIE new Arrowhead trail in the re
markable time of "a hours and IA
minutes. The Silvertown equipped
Oldsmobile driven by c. H. Bigebw
contained Capt. Bird, a sergeant
and corporal, constituting reg
ulation military patrol, and again
proving the new Arrowhead trail
is the shortest route between Salt
Lake City and Los Angeles. The
old record of 55 hours held by Bar
ney Oldfield was made over another
route
Since the War Department has
decided to purchase 10000 trucks
for the transportation of troops
and supplies, military officials are
busily engaged choosing the best
available routes between advantag
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20

eOus points. With every important
road in the United States carefully
mapped, logged and guide posted
by them, the Goodrich National
Touring Bureau recently offered
the government complete access to
it's resources. Captain Birdss test
is result of the offer and the sat
isfaction over the run is best told
in Captain Birds own words, the
following is part of signed state
ment issued by the army officer:
In all my experience on military
test runs and cross country record
runs, | have never seen road or
weather conditions more adverse
than those encountered upon the
trip made by the Military Goodrich
-Oldsmobile between Los Angeles
and Salt Lake City when the round
trip record was broken by more
than thirty eight hours.
I'VE were very materially helped
over the trail by the sign posts,
which have been very advantag-
eously placed by the Goodrich Ma
tional Touring Bureau. There is
no chance for the tourists or record
breakers to go astray on the trail.
and the Goodrich Company is to
be highly cOmplimented for sign
ing this road, as before very long it
is bound to become one of the most
Travelled cross-country routes"
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20
THE TWIN WHEEL WINDMILL

The greatest IRRIGATOR on earth.
Awarded silver cup and diploma over
all other windmills pumping water. at
NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR. Was in
a class by its self. We GUARANTEE
to pump you from 100 to 500 gallons
per minute or your money back. 1t is
backed by the strongest guarantee
ever put out by manufacturer. No
thing to get out of order The wind is
your gasoline Being sold all over the
western half of the UNITED STATES.
Sold in 6, 8, 10 and IL it, sizes. lrrie-
alton is practical up to $50 #. withour
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20

This paper would like to get sew
eral more good country correspon-
dents and would appreciate it if
you would assist us in this matter.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20
Estray Notice

One iron grey filley come to my
place June 18th. miles south of
Holly. No visible brand, fresh wire
cut on left knee and arm. Owner
can get the same by paying for this
ad and keep.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20

windmill deep have mills pumping
865 with perfect satisfaction.
Hardware and implement dealers wanted.
but will sell direct to the farmers until we secure
one ln.your locality. Anyone interested write at
MFG. co. Qnc.,) Hutchinson, Kans."
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20

W. p. Steele.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-10
AMMUNITION HEARING
TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1O.-Armed
with broad power for investigating
the ammunition situation, including
the sending of defective cartridges
10 American troops in France, a
house committee will begin hearings
probably next week. The commit
tee has been named by Speaker
Clark following unanimous adoption
of a resolution for it's creation. in
troduced by Chairman Dent Of the
military committee.
Five democratic and four repub-
lican members OF the military COM
mittee were appointed. They are
Reps. Dent Alabama, chairman;
Fields. Kentucky; Quinn, MISSISSIPPI
pi. Gordon, Ohio. and Shallenber
ger. Nebraska. democrats. and An
thony. Kansas; Mckenzie, Illinois;
Greene. Vermont, and Norm, Penn
sylvania. republicans.
Appointment Of the committee
came after a week Of agitation on
the subject There was no opposi-
tion except from Rep. Cooper of
Wisconsin who objected to mem
hers of the military committee being
named investigators.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-10
LESSON No. -.
ARMY COURTESY.

after YOU have reached the training
camp. In general it is used when
ever You are carrying a rifle. except
when on guard duty. in which case
YOU ordinarily present arms instead
Of saluhng
The exact conditions under which
the salutes are given need not De
repeated in detail mere. II is enough
for the present 20 learn you are 10
salute all commissioned officers mot
merely those Of your own company
or regiment or those with whom you
are acquainted. except when YOU
are in a military formation or when
YOU are at drill, work, games, or
mess. When in formation. YOU do
not salute or come 10 the position
OF attention unless an officer speaks
20 YOU
Other Army COurtcsies.
Never forget that il is not only
required Of YOU as a duty. but is
also your right and privilege. 10
salute all commissioned officers and
This statement assumes Of course,
that you are in good standing as
soldier A military prisoner is not
permitted 20 salute
u is the custom Of the army in
speaking 10 an officer 10 stand at at
tentiou and use the word sir In
all official conversation refer 10
other soldiers by their titles-for
example. "Sergt. Smith" or Private
Brown not merely Smith" or
Brown.
When an officer enters a room
where there are several enlisted
men. the word attention is given
by some one who perceives him,
when all rise. uncover, and remain
standing at attention until the Off
Ger leaves the room or directs other
wise Enlisted men at meals stop
eating and remain seated at atten-
ton" Infantry Drill Regulations,
par 759)
Statutes are not exchanged among
non commissioned officers and en-
listed men. However. this does not
mean that you are not 70 treat them
with respect and courtesy. In q gen
eraI way show them the same con-
sideration that you would show 10
men in corresponding positions in
civil life.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-10

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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-10
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-10

This of 80 lessons offered to the men selected for service in
in
way IL and to
and
introductory