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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-12-13

One OF the strangest and most diff
cult engineering tasks that has been
attempted in q long time will be the re-
imovAl Of granite pyramid erected 40
Years ago at the top of Sherman pass
N the Rocky mountains This pyramid
AZ to be moved five miles and set in
place again. It is 60 feet high and so
Feet square at the base. The pyramid
~ unique among monuments. 1t stands
on one of the most lofty eminences ever
chosen for such q purpose, some 5000
feet above sea level, and commentaries
the names of Oliver and Cakes Ames,
the men whose constructive genius
made IT possible to build the first rail-
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-12-13

Ninety bushels Of oats to the acre Ii
the record made this year by Carl yroo-
man. assistant secretary Of agriculture
or one OF his farms at Chenoa,l Ill. The
average for all the oats harvested on
the Vrooman farms this year was rs
bushels an acre. The average produc-
ton OF oats an acre for Illinois for the
last 40 yearsis 33 bushels The fact that.
Mr- Vrooman was able to moro than
double this average on his entire acre
age and almost to treble 1t on one field.
Y Is pointed out, is proof OF the ef-
!iciency Of the methods recommended
6y the apartment OF agriculture.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-12-13

In connection with experiments in
the drying Of sqnid as an article Of food.
tile limited States bureau Of fisheries
has made several deternina atoms Of the
m Ater, nitrogen, ash and fat, and ascer-i
tanned The time OF artificial digestion.
6Qnid meat consists OF about n per
cent waited. OF the solids, about S per
cent "A tat. u per cent ash, ana 81
per GENT protein. The last figure Is OK
'ceptionally light Squid meat digests
more slowly than some other meats.
such ~ herring. mackerel and boiled
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-12-13

Seventy -six years ago the directors
OF q British life insurance corporation
received an application for q policy
from man known to be d total alb
Sstainer from alcoholic drinks, After
consultation they decided to charge 10
per cent more than the usual premium
because the applicant Is OF q thin and
Watery disposition and mentally
era cked IN that he repudiates the good
creatures Of God as found In alcoholic
ssssin is. Today all insurance COM
panies prefer total abstainers to those
Who use alcoholic drinks,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-12-13
HOME GUARDS ARE
ORGANIZED AT PL ANKINTON

Plankington. s. D., Dec. 10.-The citi-
zens of this community held d mass
meeting and organized a company Of
home guards, electing r. v. Fitzgerald
as captain. and Fl. III. Wilson and C. f..
Goodlad as first and second lieutenants.
Present enrolment is 80, which will be
recruited to over 100. 1t is planned to
guard the elevators and merchantile
houses each night.
STORM I.AKE-Mrs. George II. East
man. pioneer. who was buried this
week, died in the same house she had
lived in for 80 years. Mrs Eastman came
to this city IS years ago and her husband
was the first school teacher here. Their
home was almost the first one built
which is now the finest residential Sec
ton of the city.
ABERDEEN-Sund December 49, has
been designated Conservation and Loyal
ty day to be observed in all churches of
the state, by the division of churches of
the federal food administration for South
Dakota. All clergymen and every mem
Der of a church is urged to cooperate
with the federal food administration in
the observance of this day.
STORM LAKE-Hugh r. Newsom.
grand son of Mrs. D. K. Abbott, of this
city, is the winner of the $3.50 prize offered
by the University OF Iowa, for a new
song. The title of the song is ..Universi-
ty. Iowa University" Mr.. Newsom is
well known here, where he has spent sew
eral summers. He Is a musician of re-
markable ability.
Lake CITY-A shot gun, just an or
binary double barreled duck gun, sold
for 81. 100 at the Red Cross auction sale
held here The Lake City Red Cross
workers viii have more than $500 with
which to buy supplies as q result OF the
sale, this amount being the total OF the
sales made
LAKE CITY-Herman Olson, of Lytton,
recently went out hunting and passed
himself OF as deputy game warden.
He was arrested and fined SIS for the Of
Tense. A fine OF $25 was also imposed
for hunting without license.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-12-13
PLAN PROTECTION
AGAINST AL FIRES

Pierre, s. D., Dec. 10. Plans for tho
better protection of property, particu-
larry with reference to fires of an In
3cendiary origin, will shortly be made
council Of defense has adopted reso.
luton requesting the governor to CAR
q meeting at some central point OF all
county sheriffs, mayors of cities, COM
missioners Of insurance, fire marshaia
adjutant generals, members Of the
council Of defense, United States dis.
trict attorneys United States marshals,.
the state sheriff and representatives OF
the state fire underwriters association
state insurance federation and such
others as the governor may consider
desirable at such a meeting Stringent
steps for the protection and guarding
warehouses will be taken ana the se-s
lection of additional officers for this
purpose will be made.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-12-13
AGAIN HEADS
IMPlEMENT MEL

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. S.-The nine
teenth annual convention of the South
Dakota Implement Dealers association
which has just been concluded in this
city, was one Of the best attended and
most successful ever held by the asso-
citation. The following officers were
elected for the coming year: President,
G. w. Johnson, Salem reelected; vice
president, 3. M. Muggli. Ramona; treas
urer. E. G. Bartin. Vermilion.
III. Nissen. OF Yankton. and D. w.
Oaks. of Hartford. were elected
trustees. The association decided to in
future engage the services Of paid
secretary, who will succeed E. c. Bar
ton, of Vermilion. who has been score
tary- treasurer Of the association for a
number of years.
It was decided to incorporate the as
sociation under the laws of South Da-
kota.
The resolutions adopted by the con
vention breathe a spirit Of patriotism.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-12-13

The Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
has announced that the contract for To-
comotives and substation equipment for
Its Cascade mountain electrification
from Othello, Wash, to Tacoma and
Seattle has been divided between the
General Electric company and the
Westinghouse Electric and Manufac-
turing company. It has been decided to
rush this Identification because Of the
saving in fuel which 1t will effect. The
electric power will be generated by
waterfalls in the Cascade mountains,
70 that thousands Of barrels OF fuel oil
VIII be saved annually after electric
operation starts. The section to be cleo
trified is I'll miles long. This, with the
40 miles already electrically operated
over the Bitter Root, Rocky and Belt
mountains, between Avery. Id, and
Harlowton, Mont. will make a total of
SOL miles.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-12-13
SPECULATION AS TO
:. CAUSE Of BLAZE
Probability Aberdeen Elevator
Loss Was Not a Matter of
Mere Accident.

Aberdeen, S. D.. Dec. 1o-Investiga-
ton Of the ruins and the evidence OF
the watchmen Of the Freeman Balm
company elevator and seed warehouses
as well as of the night watchmen Of
the Aberdeen mill and other structures
near, fails to disclose the definite cause
OF the fire which caused a $4,000 loss
yesterday morning.
Indications point to a fire from
source within the warehouse, presumed
70 nave been a crossed wire or origin
IN the furnace. What it could have
been is problenatical as the Waterman
had been in the furnace room within
the half hour before it was discovered
The suggestion has been made that
a plant" could have been made through
one of the basement windows in the
warehouse walls, but employees assert
that the glass Of none Of them was
broken up to the time the heat shat
tered the panes,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-12-13
NEWSPAPER FOUND TO
HAVE &lIBElED SHERIFF

Mitchell, S. D., Dec. Sc. E. Owens,
sheriff of Dawson county. was given
a jury verdict in district court here to-
day in a libel suit against G. d. Downey
editor and publisher of the Mitchell
Gazette, a tri-Weekly publication. The
amount of the damaaes was placed at
5000, the defendant to pay trial costs
The case grew out of alleged libelous
statements published in Downeys pa
per prior to the last county election, at
which time the plaintiff was candi-
date for office.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-12-13
MISSING DEPOT AGENT
HAS RETURNED HOME

Sioux Falls, s. D., Dec. 10.-A. NJ.
Landmark depot agent of the Rock
Island Railway company at SCHNEIDER,
weeks ago under circumstances which
at first Indicated he had been killed
and his body hidden by robbers, has re-
turned 10 his home. He was met at the
train by his wife, who stated over the
telephone that he had been at hos
pital in Wilmar Mimi, since his dis
appearance.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-12-13
SOUTH DAKOTA
eooTLAhp.
"A now ana convenient means II

A now and convenient means se
maintaining communication betwe~n
atrplanes and station has been de-
vice in the shape of a combination OF
3 very compact and efficient search
light and a telescope by which 1t IL
said to be readily possible to exchange
signals for q distance OF ie,e9e feet iii
the strongest daylight and for a much
greater distance at night. The search
light Is held in the hands OF the oper-
ator so as to bring the telescope into
sighting position. The searchlight Is
aimed at the aircraft with which COM
munication Is to be established and
maintained, and the operator then sends
the messages by means Of tapping
key on the side. causing long and short
flashes of light to spell out the words
or numerals In the telegraph code used.
BY means Of the telescope the opera
tor is able to see the distant flashes
OF the answering searchlight.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-12-13
ICE IN MISSOURI
is HINDERING TRAFFIC

Chamberlain, S. d., Dec. S.-With 10
below zero weather and the pontoon
bridge Of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railroad here out Of commits
sion on account Of an ice jam which
dislocated the structure the railroad
faces a hard problem in keeping traffic
moving across the river.
The bridge has been out before, but
never when passengers and freight
could not be ferried across the stream
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-12-13
BOY WAS DRAGGED TO
DEATH BY MULE TEAM

Mobridge, S. D. Dec. 1o-The remains
of o. j. Gordon, formerly of Pollock
but for the past two and a half years
ranching near Ryegate, Mont We're
brought to Mobridge to be prepared for
burial at Pollock.
in most aac,,1;a, Go n 800. IL ILLS .,,s
watering team of mules, at the water
ing tank. While he went into the shed
to shut off the gasoline engine which
pumps the water into the trough, he
tied the reins around his waist. In
some manner the team became fright
ened and started to run, dragging the
young man nearly quarter of mile
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-12-13
BY the Associated Press.

Berlin, Dec. 11.-Military officials of
the central powers have signed an
armistice with the. Russian and Ru-
manian armies on the Rumanian front
between the Dniester river and the
mouth of the Danube, the war office
officially announced today.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-12-13

Petrograd. Dec. 1.-THE committee
of the peasants council today issued a
manifesto regulating an armistice
with Germany and strongly appealing
to the people against the bolsheviki
and against a separate peace with Ger
many.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-04-27
NONRESIDENT NOTICE

Leoria Douglass VS.. John Smith Doug
lass-Pending in the Circuit Court
of Haywood. County, Tenn.
In this cause it appearing from the
petition which is sworn to, that the
defendant is a nonresident of the
state of Tennessee and a resident of
the state of Missouri, so that the ordi-
nary process of law cannot be served
upon him, it is therefore ordered that
publication be made in the States
Graphic, a weekly newspaper pub
lished in Brownsville, Tennessee, for
four consecutive weeks, commanding
said defendant to make his appear
ance herein at the court house in
the city of Brownsville, Tennessee on
The Fourth Monday in May, 1917,
before the judge of said Circuit court
md answer, plead or otherwise de-
ense make to the petition filed herein
against him or the allegations of the
said petition will be taken as confessed
as to said defendant and the case set
for rial exparte as to him.
Done at Office in Brownsville, Tenn.
on this the 18th day of April, 1917.
B. L. CAPELL, Clerk.
Kinney & Wills, Attys. for Petrs. "a
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-04-27
JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
Which is Better-Try an Experiment
or Profit by Brownsville Citi-
zen's Experience.

Something new is an experiment.
Must be proved to be as represented
The statement of manufacturer is
act convincing proof Of merit.
But the endorsement of a friend is.
Now suppose you had a bad back,
A lame weak, or aching one,
Would you experiment on it?
You will read of many socalled cures
Endorsed by strangers from far
away places.
It's different when the endorsement
comes from home.
Easy to prove local testimony.
Read this Brownsville case.
w. A. Brummett, retired farmer,
$. Cooper Ave, Brownsville, says:
81 took Doan's Kidney Pills for weak
and pain across my back and 9TH
er troubles, caused by weak kidneys.
My experience has taught me the val
ne Of this medicine. 1t gave me great
relief and believe that if / had taken
it according to directions, it would hav
curedme of kidney troubles"
Price SOC at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Brummett had. Foster Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y. 4
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-04-27
NONRESIDENT NOTICE

Leroy Taylor VS.. Edna Taylor-Pend-
ing in the Circuit court of Haywood
county, Tennessee.
In his case it appearing from the
petition which is sworn to that the de-
PENDANT is a nonresident of the state
of Tennessee, and a resident of the
state of Mississippi, so that the ordi-
nary process of law cannot be served
upon her, it is therefore ordered that
publication be made in the States
Graphic, weekly newspaper publish
ed in Brownsville, Tennessee, for four
consecutive weeks, commanding said
defendant to make her appearance at
the court house in the city of Browns
vile, Tenn; on
The Fourth Monday in May, 1917
before the judge of the circuit court
of said county and answer, plead or
otherwise defense make to the petition
filed herein against her, or the same
will be taken for confessed as to said
defendant and the case set for hear
| ing ex parte as to her.
Done at office in Brownsville, Tenn
on this the End day of April, 1917.
B. L. CAPELL, Clerk.
Livingston N. Taylor, Atty for Petrol
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-04-27
THE VOLUNTEER BLUFF

Speaking of the volunteer system in
time of war, we have it today. Re-
cruiting offices are open in all parts of
NE country. The call is insistent.
Not to mention the navy or the ma
rine corps, 10000 men are wanted to
place the regular army upon a
war footing as authorized by law;
100000 men are needed to recruit the
National Guard to its full strength,
ard, as is estimated by the secretary
of war, an additional 10000 men are
required to fill the places of regulars
and guardsmen who will be detached to
drill and command the army proposed
to be raised by selective CONSUMPTION.
We are at war and the call for vol
unteers is urgent, but the million free
men that Mr.. Bryan said would spring
to arms over night have not appeared.
The 10000 valiant sons of Kansas
promised by Governor Capper are not
in evidence. The 100000 men, hating
camp duty and drill, but eager to fight
in Europe, mentioned by Senator Mel
son of Minnesota, do not respond. Even
the valiant 10000 of Representative
Howard of Missouri who as volun-
teers are to be so much more useful
than 100000 conscripts, are missing.
This seems to be the time to call the
-Dlunteer bluff. More than half NIL
lion volunteers have been asked for,
and although the terms and conditions
of service have been made attractive,
they do not apepar. What must be the
conclusion ?-The World.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-04-27
NONRESIDENT NOTICE
William Kirby VS.. Eliza Jane Kirby
Pending in the Circuit court of Hay
wood county. Tenn.

William Kirby VS.. Eliza Jane Kirby
Pending in the Circuit court of Hay
wood county, Tenn.
In this cause it appearing from the
petition which is sworn to that the
defendant is nonresident of the
state Of Tennessee, and a resident of
the state of Georgia, so that the ordi-
nary process of law cannot be served
upon her, it is therefore ordered that
publication be made in the States
Graphic, a weekly newspaper publish
ed in Brownsville, Tenn, for four con-
secutive weeks, commanding said de-
PENDANT to make her appearance at
the court house in the city of Browns
vile, Tennessee, on
The Fourth Monday in May, 1917
before the Judge of the circuit court
of said county and answer, plead or
otherwise defense make to the petit
ton filed against her, or the same will
be taken for confessed as to said de-
PENDANT and the case set for trial ex-
parte as to her.
Done at office in Brownsville, Tenn,
on this the End day of April, 1917.
B. L. CAPELL, Clerk.
B. P. Boyd, Atty for Petr. Fl
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-04-27

ed as herein provided; provided fur
Their, that the county courts of coun-
ties shall direct the expenditure of all
of this fund when the state depart
ment fails to do so by May of each
year, and the state highway commits
sion shall in that case pay to each
county its share as said county road
expends it as directed by the legally
constituted road authorities of the
county.
That every dealer or other person
cling an automobile, auto truck, mo-
torcycle or other motor vehicle, either
new or secondhand, to any person in
the State of Tennessee, shall within
three days from date of sale, notify the
State Department of Highways thru
the County Court Clerk of said sale,
giving the name and address of said
purchaser, make, horse power, and
number of motor vehicle.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-04-27

to make a clean breast of it, but he
could not quite bring himself to do 1t
yet. That might come later.
Three months ought to see the COM
pletion of the dam and the long canal,
which was to carry the stored water
to the irrigation bitches below. Van
deventer was already making plans
for another big job, and he had de-
cided in his own mind, that among the
subordlnates whom he would take
with him the newcomer should have
the first chance. Vandeventer felt
proud and satisfied when he surveyed
the work that had been accomplished
/ In the six months of labor. To be sure
the delay In the completion of the
spillway disquieted him little.
The dam had reached the spillway
level fortnight before, and had now
passed it. Indeed, on the fifth of jan
uary the dam builders were within
five feet of the top; that is, the crest
of the dam was 120 feet above the
level Of the valley. They had planned
to run the spillway around the east
ern end Of the dam. The rock drills
and dynamite which had been ordered
bad finally arrived In December, and
BY putting as many as possible to
york on the spillway Vandeventer had
succeeded in opening 1t for its entire
width to an average depth of about
even feet below the intended top Of
ne dam; that is, 1t was now about
nWo feet deeper than the actual crest
of the dam, but 1t still lacked five feet
# its designed depth.
The rainy season, an inspection Of
ne records had shown, was not due
Eor month and half yet. That
Hould give him ample time to COM
nlete the dam and the spillway. This
ear, however, there had been some
cry unusual rains during the fall and
ne water back of the dam was now 90
Keet deep, which made II % feet below
ne level to which the dam had risen
md 0.feet below the spillway. This
Has much more water than anyone
nd dreamed would be in the reser-
Foir at that time, and was perhaps
nore than should have been allowed.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-04-27

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Still there was safety margin of
z feet, which Vandeventer was sure
would be ample. The financial promo
tiers of the project were very anxious
to have the reservoir full when the
lrrigating season opened, and the en-
gineer's judgment had been influenced
Dy their eagerness to get 1t working.
The broad sheet of water ran back
Into the valley for many miles. In
fact, the dam had transformed the
country into beautiful lake. Some
times it rained in the mountains when
1t did not rain down In the valley,
and there was a constant, If very
small, rise In the level. Vandeventer
personally carefully gagged the water
every day. Naturally he had noted
that it rose gradually, but as the dam
rose proportionately more rapidly, he
was not uneasy. Yet, as a good en-
gineer, he was watchful and largely
because of the unfinished spillway he
urged the men to the very limit.
The weatherwlse from the town,
who sometimes rode up to inspect the
work, assured Vandeventer that it
could not possibly rain before March,
and the mere fact that so much water
had fallen rendered it more improb-
able that any more would come down.
But at three on the afternoon of jan
uary sixth it suddenly began to rain
hard without warning and with no
premonition on the part of anybody.
1t was not one of those terrible down
pours known as cloudbursts, but it
was an excessively hard, steady rain.
The heavens over the range were
black with clouds and so far as any,
one at the dam could see, it was rain
ing from the crest of the mountains
down. There were some anxious dis
cussions in the dining room of the res
ident engineer and his American as
sistants.
At four o'clock 1t was decided to
open the undersluice gate about half
way, but when this was done the vol
ume of water 1t was capable of dis
charging was too small to help very
much, and on opening 1t to its fullest
extent the velocity of the water rush.
ing through was so great that the
river bed was rapidly secured out. For
fear of undermining the toe of the
dam 1t was necessary partially to
close the sluice once more.
The water was rising, first at the
rate of three or four inches an hour,
then half foot, and finally nearly a
foot BY six o'clock that night 1t
had risen two feet 1t was still rain
ing hard at that hour, although not
quite SO furiously as it had been. If
1t did rain until morning at the pres
ent rate, there would still be a mar
gin of safety of perhaps fourteen or
fifteen feet at dawn. Although the
situation required watchfulness and
was somewhat alarming, 1t was not
desperate. The men were advised to
put in all the time in their hunks so
as to be good and ready for the hard
battle which might come in the morn
ing, and as they were all tired out
with their days work the little group
soon broke up and each man went to
his quarters.
Ito be continued)