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The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-08-24
Ban On Hoarding

Furthermore, the holding OF
wheat or flour contracts by per
sons not engaged in the trade,
and even when in trade, IN larger
quantities than is necessary for
the ordinary course of their busi-
ness is unlawful under the act,
and such cases will be prosecuted
with Weor. And we would ad-
wise such holders to liquidate
their contracts at once.
by the above arrangement, we
believe that we shall stabilize the
price of wheat throughout the
year; that the hazards of opera
ton, due to fluctuatin9 prices
which are imposed upon our mill
ing and distributing communities
will be eliminated, and therefore
their business can return to the
normal lines, and the normal
margins of profit, and that we
shall not only have stabilized the
price of wheat but stabilized the
price of bread.
The food administration has
had the patriotic cooperation of
the leading millers of the country,
and these millers have organized
at the request of the food admin
lStratiOn committee to represent
the entire trade,
1917 Wheat Price Not Fixed
1T must be clearly understood
that the guaranteed minimum
price of So a bushel for wheat set
forth in the food bill, does not ap-
ply to the 1917 harvest, but only
to the 1918 harvest, and then un-
der conditions which must be
elaborated. There is, therefore,
no determined price for the 1917
harvest.
"Yhe result of this situation is
is the normal price making ma
chinery is entirely broken down
unless some efficient government
action is brought into play, either
(a), the American producer may
face a slump in wheat. possibly
below his production cost; CD
the export price of wheat, which
ultimately determines the real
price, is at the will of a single az
ency; (c) some one must buy the
surplus wheat at any given NOM
ent, and if the surplus passes into
speculative hands it will be held
for higher prices later in the year;
Cd, with stabilized prices extra
hazards are introduced into all
distributing links, which must be
paid for by the consumer"
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-08-24
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JACKSON COUNTY FAIR
kADOKA, 8. D., AUG. 29-3O-31
1917
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29th
ENTRY DAY


ENTRY DAY
No program on this day and all entries, with
exception of race department, close at 600p. m.
THURSDAY, AUGUST Both
l0O0t llO0a m. Concert by Cottonwood Band
1900 M. DINNER
Program at Grounds Start at l:30 Sharp
Don and Mae Gordon, Worlds Greatest Trick
and Comedy Bicycle Riders.
Running Race, half mile heats, purse $4,000
Running Race, quarter mile, 3 heats, purse $500
Harris & Harris, Roman Ring Artists and Com
edy Tumblers
Ball Game Interior VS. Weta, purse $500
Running Race, quarter mile dash, purse $500
Don and Mae Gordon
Second Heat Half Mile Running Race
Second Heat Q .arter Mile Running Race
Relay Race, halt mile, three horses to the string,
three strings to enter, purse $4,000
Harris & Harris
Farmers Trottine Race, halt mile team hitched
to wagon purse $500
EVENING
Boys Foot Race, IL yrs and under $lOO so
Girls Foot Race IL yrs and under 100 so
Boys Foot Race s yrs and under 100 so
Girls Foot Race, 8 yrs and under LOO so
Concert by Cottonwood Band
Merry Go-Round
Dances Shows
FRIDAY, AUGUST 3lst
1000 A. M. Concert by Cottonwood Band
DINNER
Program at Grounds Start at l:3O Sharp
Harris & Harris, Roman Ring Artists and Com
edy Tumblers
Running Race, "a mile, heats, purse $500
Running Race, quarter mile, 3 heats 1000
Don and Mae Gordon, Worlds Greatest Trick
and Comedy Bicycle Riders
Ball Game, Philip VS. Winners of First Day
Second Heat Three Quarters Mile Running Race
Second Heat Quarter Mile Running Race
Harris & Harris
Night Shirt Race, purse 500
Running Race, Quarter Mile Dash, purse $500
Don and Mae Gordon
Cowboys Turn Stake Race, purse 500
Wild Horse race half mile no entry fee four to
start, purse 5000
Mems Free For All Foot Race, 100 yds 1000
Boys Foot Race, Ia years and under Sl00 so
Girls Foot Race IL years and under LOO so
Boys Foot Race, 8 years and under 100 so
Girls Foot Race, years and under 100 so
Concert by Cottonwood Band
Merry-Go-Round
Dances Shows
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-08-24

The government, through Her,
bert Hoover, food administrator,
has announced sweeping plans to
stabilize the price of wheat, pre-
vent speculation and boarding,
and to supplant broken down
marketing machinery" with gov
ernment purchasing agencies for
handling the whole harvest.
Beginning September l the
government will assume practical
control of the wheat business OF
the United States through the
following means:
Licensing of all elevators and
mills with over 100 barrels daily
capacity.
Prohibiting storing of wheat
for NOR than thirty days without
food administration approval.
Establishing of food admins
tration agencies for purchase OF
all wheat at principal terminals,
prepared to take the whole Amer
ican harvest, and to resell wheat
in limited quantities for exp )rt,
and to domestic millers for home
consumption.
Determining a fair price for
the 1917 harvest through a COM
mite approved by the President
consisting of producers and con-
sumers. and headed by Harry A.
Garfield, president of Williams
College.
Using every authority of law
and export control to effect uni
versatility of price basis agreed
unpon thruout the year without
fluctuation, thus removing incen-
tive to producers for holding
wheat back.
Prosecuting with vieor all per
sons, whether engaged in the
trade or not, who hold up wheat
and flour contracts.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-08-24

No program on this day and all entries, with
exception of race department, close at 600 p. m.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-08
Notice OF Final Report.

In the District Court of Iowa, in and
for Decatur County.
No. 1894, Probate.
In the Estate Of Alcinda Smallwood
Deceased.
To Lizzie Smallwood, c. A. Small
wood, G.. A. Smallwood, Lucy Skin
ner, Kate f. kinds, Anna Wilson,
Claud Osborn, Fay Osborn, Maud
BlaEesley, Harvey Osborn, Dor
tina Evans and. Hasie Evans:
You are hereby notified that the
Undersigned, G. A. Smallwood, adj
ministratcr of the estate Of Aicinda
Smallwood, has filed his final report
thel ein in the office Of the clerk OF
the district court in and for the
aforesaid county and has asked for
its approval and his discharge from
further du;y or responsibility there
in, and that said report and applica-
ton fols discharge will come on for
hearing before the court aforesaid
at Leon, Iowa, on the 10th day OF
March, a. D., 1917, at which time
and place YOU can appear and SHOW
cause if any you have, why said final
report should not be approved and
the undersigned discharged from any
further duty or responsibility there
in.
30-3t c.. A. SMALLWOOD, .
Admi iStratDr
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-08
Notice of Final Report.

In the District Court of Iowa, In and
For Decatur County.
In the Estate of Peter C. Stewart
Deceased.
To John W. Stewart, Rebecca Muse,
Elizabeth DERRICK, J. T. Stewart,
Sarah Parker, H. i. Stewart, Clara
Sanger, l.. E. Stewart and Benja-
min Stewart, Richard McEyoy,
Clyde McEvoy and Nora McEvoy
children of Martha McEvoy nee
Stewart, deceased, and Merrill
Mullinnix and Park Mullinnix chill
dren of Nora MullinniX deceased,
and Emma Johnson, daughter of
Belle Johnson nee Stewart de-
ceased:
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned, J. +. Stewart and Es-
Their Stewart. executors of the estate
of Peter G. Stewart, have filed their
final report therein in the office Of the
clerk of the district court in and for
the aforesaid county, and have asked
for it's approval and their discharge
from further duty or responsibility
therein, and that said report and APP
plication for discharge will come on
for hearing before the court afore-
said at Leon on the 18th day of
March, A. d., 1917, at which time
and place you can appear and show
cause if any you have, why said final
report should not be approved and
the undersigned discharged from any
further uut~ or responsibility there
in
J. r. Stewart and Esther Stewart,
29-2J Executors.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-08
Sllerif's Sale.

BY virtue of an execution, directed
to me from the clerk of the district
court Of Decatur county, Iowa, on a
Judgment obtained i'm said court, on
the 3Oth day OF January, 1917, in ia
vor of Farmers and Traders State
Bank, as plaintiff, and against T. F.
Kerrins, Gladys Kerrins, Joseph
Tharp and Mary Tharp, as defend
ants, for the sum of Six Hundred fiji
ty-tWo dollars and ninety-siX cents,
$3.50, attorneys fees and costs tax
ed at $3.50, and accruing costs,
have levied upon the following real
estate, taken as the property of said
defendants, to satisfy said execution,
to-Wit:
The north one-half of the north
east quarter of section thirty-three
(33), township sixty-eight (6S),
range twenty-six (26).
And will offer the same for sale to
the highest bidder for cash in hand
on the 18th day OF March A. d. 1917,
in front of the court house door in
Leon, Iowa, at the hour OF ! 0 o'clock
a. M, of said day, when and where
due attendance will be given by the
undersigned.
Dated at Leon, Iowa, February l6,
1917.
JOHN A. FULTON,
29-2t Sheriff of said county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-08
HENRY CLEWS' CONCLUSIONS.

Henry CleWs, prominent Tor years
as writer upon finance, asserts that
not possibly starve England or in
fact keep UP with the new construc-
tion of ships now going on in every
nation in the world under the stimu-
LUIS of war prices for ocean freight.
He argues that the average number
of merchant vessels going and COM
ing from English ports approximate
1900 per week, whereas the destruc-
ton OF vessels by submarines so far
has averaged only 80 per week and
will decline in his opinion as defense
measures are increased.
Sir Edward Carson, speaking in
the House of Commons, recites that
the records show that IS per cent Of
all merchant ships attacked by sub
marines escaped if they are armed
with guns for defense and they are
now being armed as fast as possible:
Clews argues that there are 400
new steel merchant ships under con-
struction in the United States today
besides hundreds more in Japan,
Norway and other countries and that
Great Britain is doing her utmost,
having always been the largest ship
builders in the world. Sir Edward
Carson told the English parliament
that not single ship in Great Brit
aims ship building yards would be
left unOccupied by a construction
crew during this month so it is GER
I'M tn phase meHt of merchant
shipping throughout the world is go
ing on at an enormous rate. If Ger
many should keep up her destruction
at the rate of thirty week for six
months her toll of $50 boats would
not equal the new launchings.
AS to our own preparedness for
war, Clews gives us some comfort
+ ,@ rJ@ <,f no
bune. 1T is we'll to remember, he
said, that our country can take care
of itself. come what will, better than
any other nation on earth. Thanks to
Almighty God for giving us super
abundance of everything for self
support.
Inmates for Iowa alone he would
have found nine hogs, on the farms
of one state for bacon, for every man
among an army of million men,
horse in Iowa alone for every one OF
a million and third OF the stock OF
a single state left to do the spring
blowing. He could find in the auto
mobiles of Iowa alone seats for an
grass crop alone in one state would
buy us another fleet Just as big. Our
corn crop alone last year would pay
the nations army bill as fixed by
this congress and our combined field
and orchard crops in Iowa last year
would pay for the half billion dollars
for three years of con-
struction for our greater navy and
coast Notifications. Ciews thinks
that military preparations have been
perfected more thoroughly than gen
orally realized, the government hay
ing kept such movements quiet.
Whether our natural wealth is to be-
come prize to attract war or for
to protect us from war we
certainly have the stuff in this coun
try with which wars are waged.-
mes-Republitan.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-08
Notice of PrObating Will.

To All Whom 1t May Concern:
You are hereby notified that there
is now on file in the office of the
clerk of the district court OF Iowa, in
and for Decatur county, an instru-
ment in writing, purporting to be
G. Tallman, late of said county, de-
ceased, and that 8 o'clock a. M. of
the goth day of March, 1917, has
been fixed for the probate of said
will, at which time you can appear
at the court house in said county and
show cause, if any there be. why
said will should not be admitted to
probate.
In Witness Whereof, l have here
unto set my hand and affixed the seal
of said court at Leon, Iowa, this 2Sth
day Of February, 1917.
r. L. RUMLEY, .
29-3t Clerk of District Court.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-08
Notice OF PrObating Will.

TO All Whom 1t May Concern:
You are hereby notified that there
is now on file in the Office of the
clerk of the district court of Iowa,
in and for Decatur county, an instru-
ment in writing, Durporting to be
the last will and testament or
Charles P. Brant, late of said coun-
ty, deceased and that / o'clock 2.
m. of the 21st day OF August, 1917,
has been fixed for the probate OF
said will, at which time you can ap-
pear at the court house in said
county and show cause, if any there
be, why said will should not be ad-
mitted to probate.
In Witness Whereof, l have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
seal of said court at Leon, Iowa, this
LIST day of March, 1917.
r. L. RUMLEI,,
3O-3t Clerk of District Court.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-08
THE NOUTHY PATRIOT.

goes around shooting off his mouth
about what he woiad do if he were
running this government. He is gen
orally the same patriot" who is al
ways trying to pick an argument or
a quarrel with his neighbor to whom
he applies a hyphen because that
neighbor was not born in the United
States. We will not attempt to pre-
scribe proper treatment for the fell
low who does all the shooting with
mouth. But-breathes there a man
with soul so dead, who never to him
self has said, l ought to punch that
mutton head?--Waverly Independ-
ont
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-08
Notice OF appointment of Executrix

In the District Court of the State
of Iowa, in and, for Decatur coun-
ty.
In Probate.
In tt" Matter Of the Estate of A.
Coppock, deceased.
To Whom 1t May Concern: e
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed and
has qualified as executrix of the es-
tate of A. Coppock, late of Decatur
county, Iowa, deceased. All persons
in any manner indebted to said de-
ceased or his estate will make pay
ment to the undersigned; and those
having claims against said deceaed
or his estate will present them in
manner and form as by law required,
for allowance and payment.
Dated this 5th day Of March A.
D., 1917.
MARY COPPOCK.
30-3t Executrix of Said estate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-08
Original Notice.

In the, District Court of the State of
Iowa, in and for Decatur county.
March Term, 1917.
Patrick Griffin, Plaintiff,
Maggie Taylor, Samuel Taylor and
liam Taylor and Mrs. William Tay-
lor, his wife; Rosa Scott, Finley
Scott; Carry McClain and --- -
Garran and - Garran, her
husband, ct al, defendants.
To defendants Samuel Taylor and
Mrs. Samuel Taylor, his wife;
William Taylor and Mrs. William
TaylS9r, his Wife R9sa 5; Scott ond FIN
G Geuiann; and d. nusDa Garran ,'' her
husband, ct l.
You are hereby notified that on
or before the 18th day of February,
1917, the petition of the plaintiff
aforesaid will be on file in the office
of the clerk Of the district court of
the state of Iowa, in and for Deca-
of Five Hundred Dollars, with inter-
est thereon at s per cent from the
!4th day of October, 1907, less cred
it's paid thereon, for amount due on
the one prOmissOry note of A. A.
Taylor and defendant Maggie Tay-
lcr made, executed and delivered to
the plaintiff on the 14th day OF Oc-
tober, 1907, for the sum Of $4,000
due one year after date with interest
at s per cent, less credits thereon,
and $500 for amount paid for in
surance, and praying for the fore
closure OF a certain mortgage deed
Of the said A. A. Taylor and Maggie
TAYLOR given to secure said note on
lots Nos. s, and 8, in block No. Il
OF the town Of Grand River, Deca tur
county, Iowa, said mortgage being
recorded in Book l6S, page 3, of the
Mortgage Records of Decatur county,
Iowa; that special execution issue
for the sale of SAID property and for
costs. including statutory attorneys
fee for V. r. McGinnis, plaintiffs
attorney, and for general equitable
relief For full and complete state
lnent of plaintiffs cause OF action see
petition now on file.
And that unless you appear there
to anc defend before noon OF the
second day Of the March Term, "A. u.
1917, of said court, which will COM
mence at Leon, on the 10Th day Of
March, A. d., 1917 default will be
entered against you and judgment
rendered thereon.
V. r. McGINNIS,
Plat Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-08
THE AMBASSADOR IS EXEMPT.

The break with Germany and the
handing of passports to Count Won
nence the fact that the ambassador
of foreign country is exempt from
all allegiance to our laws while re-
siding here Even if he should plot
against the welfare Of the country or
the life of the president, our only
remedy would be to demand his re-
call or dismiss him and require him
to depart within a reasonable time.
In no case could he be tried or pun
ished by the laws of this country.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-08

In the District Court of the State OF
Iowa, in and for Decatur county.
March Term, 1917.
Grace Jennings. S. c. Jennings, Amy
Truitt, Clarence B. Truitt, Ora
tlonin and Frank Cronin:
Plaintiffs,
Ella f. Machlan, Perry MAGELLAN,
Laura Clay, W. Il. Clay, George
MAGELLAN, Ethel Arnold, Gaii Ar
mold, Howard MAGELLAN, Mollie
MAGELLAN, Russell Machlan, Edith
MAGELLAN and Pauline MAGELLAN,
Defendants.
II. Clay, Howard Macnlan and
Mollie MAGELLAN, above named de-
PENDANTS
You are hereby notified, that on
or before the 18th day OF February,
y. D.. 1917. the petition of plaintiffs
in the above entitled cause, will be
hled in the Office of the Clerk of the
Dictrict Court OF the State of Iowa,
in and for Decatur County, praying
lowing. described real estate, belong
ing to the estate of w. A. MAGELLAN,
late, Of Decatur County, Iowa, de-
ceased, to-wit: The south one-half
of the northeast quarter and the
northeast quarter of the northeast
quarter or section II, ana the north
one-half of the southwest quarter of
section 16, all in township 70, range
%. Decatur county, Iowa, and al
leging as grounds therefore that the
defendant Ella F. MAGELLAN is the
surviving widow of the said w. A.
MAGELLAN and entitled to an undivid-
ed one-third interest therein and
that the plaintiffs Grace Jennings,
Amy Truitt and Ora Cronin and the
defendants Perry MAGELLAN, Laura
Clay, George MAGELLAN, Ethel Arnold,
Howard MAGELLAN. Russell MAGELLAN
and Pauline MAGELLAN are the chill
dren of the said w. A. MAGELLAN and
each entitled to an undivided one
fifteenth Of said real estate, and
praying that said interests and
shares be confirmed and for geeral
equitable relief and for costs includ-
ing statutory attorneys fees for V.
R. McGinnis, plaintiffs attorney. For
full and complete statement of plain
tiff's cause of action, see petition CD
file.
And that unless you appear there
to and defend before noon of the
second day of the March Term. A. D.
1917, of said court, which will COM
mence at Leon, on the 18th day Of
March. A. D., 1917, default will be
entered against you and judgment !
rendered thereon.
V. R. McGINNIS.
e7-4t Attorney for Plaintiff
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-08

In declaring that he will stand
behind the president of the United
States in maintaining inflexibly the
rights committed to his trust, Chas.
Ne. Hughes has patriotic message to
mis- country. 1--WE are a nation of free
nen with the obligation of man
bod he says. Peace we desire;
81 rights we would maintain; the
nor of the nation is our sacred
trust" This has not been better said.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-08

The official count in the presiden-
tial election of 1915 shows Wilson to
have polled 9,116,296 votes and
Hughes S,547,474. Wilson's plural
ity was thus 56S,S22. 1t was plur-
alty, not majority, OF all the votes
Hanley, received 225,l01 votes and
the socialist, Benson, 590,232.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-08

ocratic parties will have a nation
wide prohibition plank in their ma
tional platforms in 1920 is generally
predicted IN Washington as a result
of the sweeping dry" legislation
victories won in congress during this
session.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-08

1T is pointed out that Iowa wool
is worth more annually than the
strawberry crop of California. 1t
begins to look as though California
leads Iowa only in millionaires who
made their money here, says the
Dubuque Times.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-08
Advertising Rates.

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We are glad to publish. any and
all church or society notices, but
please don't confound news notices
with advertising locals. Correspon-
dents are cautioned not to include
said notices with their items unless
they are authorized and paid for, and
IL possible remittance for same
should accompany the notice.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-08

Farmers used to be called coun-
try lakes. clod hoppers, grangers,
yokels. and all that sort of thing, but
when hogs are SIP a hundred, we all
take off our hats to them,' says the
Washington, Iowa, Democrat.