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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-12
1T is SERIOUS.
Seine DEBORAH People Fail to Realize
the Seriousness of a Bad Back.

The constant aching of bad back,
The WEAKNESS. the tired feeling,
The pains and aches of kidney ills
May result seriously if neglected
Dangerous urinary troubles often
follow.
A DEBORAH citizen shows you what
to do.
Mrs. d. A. Lee, 500 f. Main ST.,
says: Il think hard work il my home
weakened my kidneys and caused
my backache. had constant pain
in the small of my back and l found
it hard to do my housework. had a
tired, drowsy feeling aid was mis-
cradle in every way. used three box
es Of Doan's Kidney Pills with good
results"
Price soc at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doans Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Lee had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-12

wood last Thursday to help care for
her sister, Mrs. Grinna, who was very
ill.
Mrs. Anna Rosa of DEBORAH spent
last week with her sons family.
The Red Cross will meet with Mrs.
Sam Geotleman, Dec. 20.
Fred Guilrud and two brothers au-
toed from Round Prairie Friday to
visit with their aunt Mrs. Grinna q
couple of days last week
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-12
CANOE VALLEY.

Dec. 10, 1917,
Believe me it surely takes some coal
and wood to fire the stove and keep
the family from freezing in these
cold days.
Lou Brandt was pleasant caller
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-12

Mrs. S. r. wager entertained the
l.. A. S. Thursday afternoon.
Thos. NJ. Pierce of Athens, Pa, is
here for visit with friends.
Carl Buck autoed to Hawkeye
Sunday
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-12

Harry Haugen was a short caller
with Theo. Narveson last Saturday
morning.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-20
CHANCES OF Returning
FIGURES FURNISHED BN COUN-
Gil OF DEFENSE SHOW
LOSSES EXAGGERATED.

Pierre, Sept. Especial: Many
anxious parents. friends and relatives
of those called for military service
have been unduly excited or depress-
ed by highly exaggerated reports
about the small chance of the soldier
returning from the battlefields Of
Europe. Some of these statements
have been carelessly made. based up-
on the Imagination instead Of statis-
tics, while other reports have been
Intentionally circulated TO block the
progress of the government.
Three years observation and eN-
perience of the allies should enable
America to reduce her losses to a
lower figure than any other nation
engaged.
Modern sanitation and prevention
has almost wiped out the disease
seourges that once played such havoc
with the armies in the field. redue-
ing deaths from disease to less than
those in civil life.
Only n man in 500 loses a leg
or an arm. Most of the wounds sus-
tanned in the trenches are clean cut
and heal rapidly. being confined
principally to the scalp or left shout
der somewhat exposed in firing.
Reliable statistics for a three year
average have been compiled for the
allied armies. Upon the basis of
these figures the loss for one year to
be borne by South Dakota is amaz-
ingly small, and comforting indeed
TO many.
The first draft quota for the state
is 6,S42 e Upon the above basis.
50 OF this number will die from dis
ease of one kind or another. 50 Will
be reported as killed, captured. or
missing, and IA will be permanently
maimed-a total of It's.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-20
LUCKY COUNTY
SANBORN COUNTY HAS GREAT
CROP OF GRAIN.

Woonsocket. Sept. 20.-Sanborn
county has harvested a bumper crop
Of grain, but many farmers are dis
satisfied with the efforts of the price
fixing board.
The yields of wheat as reported at
the elevators run from Is to 80 bush
els per acre. The price paid at this
station for No. l northern is So, and
about rs per cent Of the wheat is
making that grade. While there has
been a great deal of wheat thresheG
there is only a moderate movement
for which one of two reasons is gen
orally given. One is that some of the
farmers are holding their grain in the
hope that the price will be raised.
Others. feeling assured of the price,
are devoting their time TO other nee
eseary work.
Barley and oats are yielding from
% to i5 bushels per acre. One field
Of barley ear Letcher returned its
owner S73 per acre.
The prospect for the corn crop
grows brighter daily. There has been
no frost and the weather has been
very favorable for the maturing of
the crop.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-20
OBTAINS BAIL
SOUTH DAkOTAN CONVICTED OF
SPY LAW VIOLATION.

Sioux Falls, Sept. 20.-Charles
DolE of Custer, who recently was con-
victed in the United States court of
violating the espionage act and was
sentenced by Judge Elliott, of the
federal court, to a term of one year
and one day in the federal p%eniten-
tiary at Leavenworth, Kan, has been
released from custody. Attorneys
representing the defendant have ear
ried the case to the federal circuit
court of appeals. Dolls bond for his
release pending a decision by the fed
eral circuit court OF appeals was fixed
at $4,000 and was furnished by a
surety company. Doll vas convicted
of defaming President Wilson and
making remarks uncomplimentary to
the United States and its military
forces.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-20
SENATOR STERLING
SAYS PRICE FINED II NOT GUAR
ANTEED PRICE FOR THE
1917 CROP.

Washington, ID. c., Sept. 20.-Spe-
cial Inquiry having been made as
to whether the price fixed for the
1917 crop of wheat Is without regard
to the continuation of the war and
whether farmers car be assured of
this price for the entire 1917 crop,
Senator Sterling has had a conference
with Herbert Hoover, United States
food commissioner, regarding the
matter. Mr.. Hoover explained that
while the committee fixed the price
at $500. il was with the understand
ing that the allied governments
would take wheat purchased by the
government for them at this price un-
til the first of January. Because of
the fact that after that date the allies
may be able to secure their supply Of
wheat from Argentine, India and
Australia at a much lower price than
So. 20, il may in turn affect the price
to the American producer. The gen
eral impression has been hat the
price fixed by the committee would
govern for the 1917 crop. The pro
ducers were heard by DR.. Garfield,
the chairman of the committee.
There was no intimation that the
price intended to be fixed vas de
pendent on the situation of the allies
or their ability to purchase their sup
ply of wheat elsewhere for a less
price. but according TO MIR. Hoover.
the fact hat after the first of Janu-
airy the allies may be able TO pur-
chase elsewhere at less than our
present fixed price will have a con
trolling effect on the price the gov
eminent will pay. In this respect the
price for the 1917 wheat crop is not
guaranteed as is that for the 1918
crop, which is fixed by law. at not
less than. SO per bushel.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-20
LEARNING AVIATION
SOUTH DAKOTA YOUNG MAN
y4ILS OF HIS EXPERIENCE.

Rapid City, Sept. 2O.-In a letter
from Russell HALEY son of James
HALEY. president of the First Ma
ton bank. of this city. the young man
tells of some of his experience ian
France. He is now serving with the
firsl contingent of the American
Aerial corps in France. He writes as
follows OF two incidents:
| lost about two years growth
Yesterday. While we were flying
about 500 feet up the mentor reach
ed oyer and tapped me on the shout
der and shouted. Release your con
trol and hold both hands over your
head and look around" | did so and
my surprise and dismay found him
doing the anne He smiled pleas
antly and said: See. she u am
alone"
| asked one of the pilots if it was
very difficult to loop the loop and he
replied as follows: Non, Non. II
is usually done by accident. Zc pilot
is first surprised. zen afraid. zen
proud"
Walter. a brother of Russell HALEY
is now taking training at an avia-
ton camp in this country and viii
soon leave for the European folds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-20
STATE NEWS.

Aberdeen-The various townships
of Brown county made levies for
road building totaling $64.169 this
year. an increase of $4,000 over last
year. Nearly every township in the
county made a substantial Increase
over last years levy.
Montrose-E.aJ. Kiel, of Montrose,
has been advised OF the death of his
brother, Lewis Kiel, who was killed
during an assault on German posi-
tions i'm France. He was a member
of the Canadian forces and had been
at the front more than one year
Springfield-An interesting pro
gram was prepared for the annual
picnic and celebration of the old set
tiers of Bon Homme county. which
was held in this city today. There
was a good attendance and In addi-
ton to a number of addresses there
were various sports for the entertain
ment Of the crowd.
Lead-Shriners from different sec
tons Of the Black Hills will gather in
this city Saturday of this week TO at
tend a celebration of the 25th ami
versary Of the founding of the Shrine
order in the Black Hills. The ami
versary exercises will be of an elab-
crate character. A number of new
members also will. be initiated into
the local Shrine during the anniyer-
airy celebration.
Yankton-For the first time In the
past four years the Rt. Rev. Thomas
O'Gorman. Roman Catholic bishop of
South Dakota, visited Yankton, and
Sacred Heart parish-the cradle of
the church in the two Dakotas, as
the bishop reminded his large con-
gregation. A class of $50 young
people received the sacrament of con
firmation. Bishop O'Gorman asked
that there be no "slaekers" nor de-
serters in the class. in an able SER
mon. The bishop was assisted by
numerous priests from neighboring
parishes.
Sioux Falls-Perhaps the largest
individual sale of lane made i'm east
ern South Dakota in several years
was closed up here, when Watkins
and Mcdonald transferred the Walk
ms section Of land, four miles south
east OF Trent, TO Jonas Carlson, of
Brandon. The purchase price was
$3.50 per acre or a total of $50 200.
Mr.. Carlson has purchased the land
for his own farming purposes and ex-
poets to move his family onto the
place and farm it mex year. 1t Is a
well improved place and is in a high
state of cultivation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-20
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from the Daily
Leader Files.

VIM. Whitmore was on the streets
today for the first time after a three
weeks illness.
J.. G. Schultz opened up business in
his new store today and has taken
a. partner Fireman John Crow. MIR.
Schultz will conduct the busircs-
himself for the present.
The electric wires are being rurg
on the poles today and tho change i1
the power house are progressing rap
idly. 1t looks now as if we would
have electric lighting in abou, two
weeks.
The finishing work on the interior
of the Norwegian Lutheran church is
in progress and will be completed
this week. Plans have been perfect
ed for holding the district conference
of the church here. the session con
t%inuing several days.
Jas. S. keegan. of Clarno, was in
the city today and says that while all
stacking was done in that township
before the recent heavy rains, no
threshing has been done except a lit
tie on the east side which he heard
went 10 bushels per acre. Much
blowing is being done and the land
is in excellent condition for il.
The floor thing of II. G. Smiths
new store room is being laid today
and is an artistic piece of work. j..
J. Fitzgerald is placing in position
his shelving and counters which are
handsome oak fixtures, made to or
der, and will give his storeroom an
elegant appearance. He expects to
get moved into his new quarters this
week.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-20
DARK war PICTURE
TELLS OF THE EFFECT OF
THE WAR ACROSS
THE LINE.

Sioux Falls, Sept. gov. C. Me
Connell. former county clerk OF
courts. who a year ago last March
moved. with his family. to Toronto.
Can. arrived in the city and will
spend the next two weeks here. look
ing after business matters.
You folks in the United States
don't realize that you are in the
greatest war the country ever saw
remarked Mr.. Mcconnell. When
your wounded commence coming
home Ia when you will begin realiz-
ing the horrors of this war to the
fullest extent. The day before | left
Toronto a train load of wounded ar
rived. Some had lost legs. some
arms, and some their sight and one
poor fellow had lost both legs and
were carried from the cars on
stretchers. But the worst sight to
me was 20 or more who had gone in
sane while in the trenches. They
were taken directly from the cars TO
asylum.
Neither have you felt the war
in a business way, as we have
the line. So far as the cost of
commodities are concerned the adj
vance has been about the same here
in Canada, but the money market
has frightened up over the line in a
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-20
WITH GERMANY
Costa RIGA Sewers Ties On Dis
Covery OF Plot.
conspired with Revolutlonlsts Against
Government Is Charge Made by
President Tinoco.

San Jose, Costa Rica, Sept. 19.-Dtp-
government has taken steps that vir-
tually near a breaking off of diplo-
matte relations between Costa Rica
and Germany.
General Tinoco, the president, discov-
cred that German residents here had
Joined with some of the followers Of
former President Gonzales in conspir-
Ing against the government.
Three of the most prominent Ger
mans here, Kumpel, Altschul and Or
Itch have been arrested. All Germans
residing in Costa Rican ports have
been ordered informed. President
Tinoco has called Congress in special
session and will lay the matter before
Ii.
General Tinoco. president of Costa
RIGA, assumed that office in January,
1917, when the Gonzales government
was o%verthrown. Gonzales appealed to
the United States to intervene but the
American government took no action.
In an election held In April. General
Tinoco was chosen president. The
American government, however, has
refused to recognize the Tinoco gov
eminent. There have been reports
several times since last April hat Ger
mans in Costa RIGA and former Presi-
dent Gonzales we're implicated in q
plot to depose Tinoco. Late in April
II was reported that Costa Rica would
declare war on Germany provided the
United States recognized the Tinoco
government.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-20
MAY GET MEET
CHICKEN SHOOTERS PLAN FIELD
TRIALS AT MOBRIDGE
THIS FALL.

Mobridge. Sept. 20.-There is a
fair prospect that the All-American
field trials will be held at Mobridge
this year. j. nj. Avent. of Hickory
Valley, Tenn; Ben We'll. of Alexan-
dria, La, and o. Pohl, of Fremont.
Neb., representing the All-American
club. are spending several days I'm
and around Mobridge investigating
the possibilities. For years the field
trials have been held in North Dakota
or northern South Dakota. Prairie
chickens are scarce in North Dakota,
but are quite plentiful in the Mo-
bridge country, and the visitors from
the south are quite favorably impress
ed with the possibility Of holding a
successful meet here. The field
trials usually attract hundreds of
sportsmen and a great many Of the
finest bird dogs in the country.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-20
seed POTATOES
COLLEGE AGRONOMIST GIVES
SOME TIMELY ADVICE.

Bookings, Sept. 20. - Special:
Select your seed potatoes now
suggests DR.. A. N. Hume, State col
lege agronomist, by picking the
finest potatoes from the highest yield
ing hills. The only way to hunt out
these high producing hills is to dig
separately with hand work. This
also makes ii possible to discard
ven the good looking tubers that
grow in hills which produce only a
few-a matter of almost equal inn
portance."
Dr.. Hume states that If this meth
cd Is impossible. some progress at
least may be made by selecting pota-
toes from the bin after the digging Is
all done. OF e from the wagon box
by sorting out the finest looking tu-
beers into a uniform lot for seed pur-
poses. Uniform good sized tubers
are sure to yield more and better po-
tatoes than small culls and misshapen
tubers. OF course, with such mass
selection one has no way of excluding
those fine looking tubers which grew
singly in hills. and which really
ought not to be planted for the best
results.
DIR. Hume cites his own experience
this summer with some potato breed
ing rows in which potato seed taken
from high producing hills yielded
five times as large a crop as those
not selected.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-20
TWO GRADES FOR POTATOES
Recommendation That They Be Sold
ACCORDING to Size.

Washington. Sept. 1S.-Two stand.
ard grades for potatoes are recon-
mended by the food administration and
the Department of Agriculture. The
necessity for their adoption is empha-
sized in a department statement be-
cause of the prospect of a large crop,
the food supply situation. overtaxed
transportation facilities and the rul-
Ing that Federal Reserve banks may
make loans against potatoes properly
stored in approved warehouses. In
the first grade the minimum diameter
OF the round variety is fixed at one
and seven-eighths inches, and of the
long variety, one and t~hree-fourths
inches. The minimum diameter OF
the second grade is one and a half
inches.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-20

The readers CO this paper Will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
ne dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure In all its 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 n con-
stftutional treatment. Halls Calarrh
Cure Is taken internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. thereby destroying the
F~olndation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature I'm do
lnG Its work. The proprietors have 30
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that 1t fails to cure. Send for list
or testimonials. Address: II. J. Cheney
x Co, Toledo, O. Sold by all drug g1stA
&c. Take Hail. Family pills for rom
CREATION --Acv
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-20
WORMS HANDICAP YOUR CHILD

Worms drain the strength and vitality
of children. making them dull and list.
less. Their power TO resist more Sc
rious diseases is reduced and energy AMI
interest In play Is lacking. Kickapoo
Worm Killer is a mildly laxative rem
edy in candy tablet form that children
like to take. 1t kills and removes the
worms and let's your child grow strong
and healthy like other children. Don't
let your child be dragged down by
worms. Full directions on the box. At
oil druggists. Is cents.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-20
FOOD CRISIS IN PETROGRAD
Situation is Exceedingly Grave, Die
patches Say.

London, Sept. 19.-Petrograd's food
situation is exceedingly grave, accord
ing to dispatches featured by the Lon
don Post. The newspaper urged Eng
land to follow Americas example and
send food there for Englishmen.
Almost the frst decision of the
Americans when they appreciated the
situation here, was to feed their own
nationals from home" the dispatch as
serted.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-20

fearful manner. There are many
business blocks and residences which
we're atarted in the belief that mon
ey could be borrowed to finish them.
but the money could not be secured
| was caught with two residences
half finished and they are in the
same condition today, and there is no
telling when they Will be finished. I"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-20
WILL NEVER BE WITHOUT IT.

No other cough medicine reaches the
spot" heals, soothes and relieves irri-
tating. hacking coughs like Foley's Hon
ey and Tar. rs. John B~ournoville, Brus-
sells, Wis, writes: "I've been using
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for
years and recommend 1t for children. !
will never be without it In the house."
Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-20
Women Assume Mems Duties.

Spokane. Wash, Sept. 19.-Thirty
women have started to work as lumber
pliers and machine tenders at a WOOD
working plant here because of a short
age of male help.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-20

of South Dakota, County of Lake.
|. ii. w. Mitchell. cashier of the above
named bank. do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best OF
my knowledge and belief.
Fl. w. MITCHELL, Cashier.
subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of September. 1917.
WILLIAM ROHRER, Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
X. ". MITCHELL,
GUY Il. MITCHELL,
Directors.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-20

or Security State Bank. of Madison. s
-. az the close of business ON Septem-
Der II, 1917. Date of call by examiner
September Is, 1917. Date OF report by
bank. September rs. 1917.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-20

Report n the condidono OF h tfst National SANK at Madison in he state
south Dakota. at the close IF business on September H. 1917.
RESOURCES.
l a Loans and discounts (except. those shown on b and
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-16
OUR VANISHING PLOW BOY

traveller of Medina county very likely to notice the
conspicuous and unpleasant fact of the decreasing numbers ana
increasing vneabeness Of those by whom the farms are
In other words the boy between the pow handles rapidly
becoming negligible quantity This spite Of the increase
n farm labor to $50 month or better and found.
We think of fine young fellow from near Chatham who
has zone on South Dakota where they $45 month
This however but isolated for in spite OF the de-
Weighing Of the Farmers Institutes economic grounds the
rural young mans fancy is evidently in greater number turn
ing from the furrow to the fagstone pavement
certain cent of these farm epatraeS the inevitable
caow youths merely for doing little or less harmless
'prOdigang sensation and social adventure bent
Not much concern need be fel-and might be well enough
to leave light in the windowOr SUCH For when as the
Book says "a great famine arises for instance their health
being undermined thru working their hghprced but accord
ing unsanay job they reduced to being sent to feed
of the ordinary grade pastoral pig, in comparison will look
mighty inviting In good such will be headed old
ward duly crestfaenke Little Bo Peeps sheep bring
ing their tails behind them.
occasion soitude the part of those having the economic good
of the community at heart comprises people who leave the
farm they think to permanently better themselves financially
large body of these lack financial insight and foresight
Many sch with certain tenure of their five dollar per day.
factory jobs and providing they hold without prejudice
their health will find perhaps ae that when the lures of
the c extracting machinery brought to bear upon
them they haven't got the economic ortude much
as the average farm employee.
There said to be farms for sale in this county than
at any other time in recent years AS the market outlook for
all country produce neverperhaps of such gteng promise
it claimed to be due to the famine of help for their operation
Tractors in cultivation, and motor trucks in marketing it is
thought, will partially relieve the situation
With the western farmers account of their greater
markets and comparative destuon in roads,
the difficulty is much intense The result will likely be
of farm values land here compared with there
being, in opinion materially too low.