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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-02
STATE NEWS.

Aberdeen - Rev. Dite McMaEters,
pastor OF the First Baptist church
of Aberdeen for the past six years,
has resigned his pastorate. effective
April 1, I'm order TO accept a call to
the pastorate of the Baptist church
at vinton, La. The local congrega-
ton has not yet called a new pastor.
Lead-Deep SHOWS from four to
five feet caused a temporary lull in
the activities OF the construction on
the new homestake waterway in the
gorge OF Spearfish river. Through
out the northern hills the heaviest
fall of snow in years covers the
ground and has interfered with for
est clearing. prospecting and cattle
feeding generally.
Milbank-A fall from a chair has
resulted in the death of Mrs. Fran
cisco Malish. aged 80, who was be-
ing cared for by Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Taplett, of this city. A few days
before her death she sustained a dis
located shoulder as the result of the
fall, and was unable to survive the
injury. A son is believed to survive
her. but has not been heard from for
many years. A brother lives In Ger
many.
Hot Springs "A c%oroner's jury
which investigated the tragic deaths
of Mrs. Mary l.. Judson. matron OF
the Fall River county poor farm,
near this city, and Harvey Silkworth,
an inmate of the home. returned a
verdict of murder and suicide. Silk
worth shot and killed the woman and
then ended his own life. The cause
of the tragedy was the upbraidine
by Mrs. Judson OF Silkworth because
he procured a quantity OF liquor and
became intoxicated.
Highmore-Hans Hjerdt, a farmer
living near here, was the victim of a
peculiar accident. He was operating
a cream separator when without
warning there was a terrific explos-
ion and the separator flew to pieces,
One of the pieces struck Hjerdt in
the face. badly cutting and gashine
1t. One of the disks from the ma
chine was blown across a room with
such force that 1t cut the rounds out
Of a chair as neatly as though done
with a saw.
Flandreau-Reports made at the
annual meeting of the stockholders
of the cooperative company which
conducts a creamery in this city
shows the creamery to be ii a very
prosperous condition. A regular
dividend Of ~ per cent. was declar.
ed. and in addition the patrons Of
the creamery were given a l pei
cent. dividend. All the old Officers
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-02
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from the Daily
Leader Files.

Mrs. Herb. Putney went TO Egan
to visit friends.
The mild weather and snowfall to-
day has revived cutter riding.
Frank Gibbs has proved up on his
timber culture entry the NJ OF SW-
"a. section ~32-106-53.
Miss Annie O'Connell departed for
the twin cities and Chicago to be
gone a couple of weeks selecting her
spring stock of goods. I'm the mean
time her millinery store will be
closed.
Jos. Schimerda was out doors for
the first time In three weeks this
afternoon. He and his eldest boy
have had a very severe attack oil
grippe and ~earaehe, In which they
almost lost their hearing. Both are
recovering slowly.
John Stilson with a force of men
made a beginning OF the excavation
for the basement OF I. Lannon's new
store. corner Egan ayenu and Cen
ter street today. The ground Ii
frozen down two and a half to three
feet and has to be worked somewhat
after the manner of rock.
The masquerade ball al the opera
house last evening under the recent,
ly organized Improved Order of Red
Men, must certainly have been graft
flying to the promoters OF the event
and as certainly enjoyable to those
present. both participants and spec.
tators. This being the first social
entertainment by the Red Men. THEN
ability TO please is at once estab.
lished, and future social events un.
der their management will be antic.
ipated with no small degree of pleas
ure.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-02
The LEGISLATURE
HOUSE MEMBERSHIP LEFT AT
1O3-PRIMARY BILL
CHANGED.

Pierre, Mar. 2.-The new appor-
tionment bill which has been return
ed by the committee leaves the house
at 1913 members, and the districts
east of the Missouri river just as
they have been since the last appor-
tionment, so far as the district lines
are concerned. While the house
membership has not been decreased
In number, Minnehaha county is Civ
EN- two additional house members,
and the western part of the state
must stand this loss. District lines
have been changed somewhat in the
west river country to adjust the new
counties and provide for the loss of
representation on that side of the
river.
The disputes between candidates
in the state primaries as to where
their names shall appear in the lists
of candidates for specific places will
not be an eyesore i'm the next pri-
mary election, as the house passed
the senate bill which requires the
id t1tN W bt OtdAG III tht
counties in a n which will give
each of the different candidates first
place in part of the counties, and in
cases where there are but we candi-
dates for any particular office each
will be first i'm half of the counties
of the state and second In the others.
The senate passed the bill TO APP
propriate $4,000 for an armory and
drill hall at Brookings college. This
is to cover the requirements of the
federal government. which appropri-
ates sufficient money to assist in
maintaining a military organization
at that place in case the state pro-
vides for care of the equipment and
provides a drill hall sufficient to
meet the needs. This appropriation
Is TO take advantage of the federal
aid act.
Both houses passed a concurrent
resolution memorializing congress
men from this state TO do all possible
to secure the location OF the pro-
posed government nitrate plant at
one of the Missouri river power sites,
either Big Bend or Littk Bend. In
cidentally the federal commission
will visit both these sites early the
coming spring.
The senate held a night session to
clear up accumulated work. but the
house is marking time, waiting for
senate bills to come TO them for ac-
ton.
Chairman Warwick. of the senate
appropriations committee introduced
a bill appropriating 1000 for an in
vestigation of the amount of dam
ages accruing to the brewers of the
state on account of the enactment of
the prohibitory law, with their right
to recover against the state If such
commission finds In their favor.
The house deferred action on the
general appropriation bill until to-
morrow afternoon TO give time for
any changes the committees may de-
sire to make. Representatives OF
! different state institutions are ask
ing for changes before final action is
taken.
The senate has passed the state
highway appropriation of S25O,O00
to secure a like amount from the
| federal fund for the next two years
for highway construction.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-02
A PROTEST AND A QUERY.

TO the Editor: While attending
the Methodist Missionary pictures of
the Philippines at the Lyric Theatre
yesterday afternoon the writer was
somewhat disguised and very much
amazed at the missionary spirit"
displayed i'm presenting the pictures
and the frequent references to the
ignorance and superstitions" of the
people there. To those who are in
touch with the real missionary work
that is being done in those far away
islands this attitude would be very
amusing were it not so pathetic.
The description of one picture in
particular, The Miraculous Virgin
is deserving of particular condem-
nation because it was untrue in every
essential. No priest ever used his
sacred office, in the Philippines or
anywhere else to enrich his own
Golfers at the expense of his "ig-
norant and superstitious people.
The literature of this nature that is
scattered over our country is sent
out for a purpose of its own, as has
been proven time and again. and in
stead of the ignorant and super
stitious'' natives of the Philippines
being gulled out of their money. n
Is set 10 wondering if some of IL
own enlightened and intelligent"
countrymen are MOI being gulled out
OF theirs, i'm order that some of the
s~o-called missionaries" may live in
ease in comfort.
In listing the fields of the differ
ent denominations no wore was said
of the Catholic work. We wonder
why? An oversight? Certainly not.
to zeal looking into. One redeem
ing feature stood out-the work of
the E~piscopalian church. This church
we were told confines its work TO the
heather, considering that the Cath
olics are amply able TO look out for
their own salvation.
An incident occurs TO me here
within a week a heather publication
was sent into our home from some
point in the Philippines. Here are
some of the headlines: If you were
not a fool you would Chris
tianity." "All Christian churches are
hellish organizations" Can anyone
prove that Jesus and all his relations
are not now in hell?" etc. You can
imagine the editorials under the
above headings. Does not your
whole nature revolt against this at
tack on Christianity? Then If you
would be true missionaries here is a
wide field for your activities. In
1903 about one half the population
OF the Philippines was wild. Pre-
vious to the American occupation the
Jesuits alone had ministered TO more
than 200 900 Christians. Follow the
example of your Episcopal neighbors.
use your money where IL will do
some good instead of trying to pros
elyte a people who are already
happy in the possession of Christian
ity.
Now here is the point that | wish
to emphasize: Is il just to call upon
the school children TO leave their
work to see a picture how OF that
nature telling them 1t will be edu-
cative? Many Catholic children ac-
cepted the invitation in good faith
only to be insulted by having their
religion, their dearest heritage mis-
represented and ridiculed. Is ii
just? Is it honorable? Is ii Chris
tian?-Mrs. Thomas MCGEE.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-02

South Dakota State Bowling asso-
citation bowling tournament at Mad
ison March 5, s. Z and g..
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-02
COYOTES WINNERS
NORTHERN NORMAL BEATEN IN
HARD FOUGHT GAME At
NERMILLION.

Vermillion, March 2.-The basket
ball quintet of the University oil
South Dakota won a hard fought
game from the Northern Normal
team Of Aberdeen here "Wednesday
night. The score was 2S to IA.
The battle between the basket tos-
sers Of the two squads was much
closer than the score indicates. The
Coyotes were held on even terms in
the first half, the score at the finish
being IA to IL. The play at all
times was close and rough.
Mccormick, guard for South Da-
kota, and Lippert, guard for the Nor.
NAL team. were put out of the game
near the end of the first period foi
personal fouls. Pulver succeeded
Mccormick in the Coyote lineup and
played a fair game.
As the result of the victory of the
Coyotes are claiming the state title
having won eve out of eight games
The only game lost was to the Yank.
ton college five. by one point. al
Yankton, last week.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-02

The readers OF this paper will be
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Cure Is taken internally. actins directly
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the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature In do
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case that 1t falls to cure. Send for list
of testimonials. Address: f. J. Cheney
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75c. Take Hail. Family Pills FOR con-
Nttpation.-Adv.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-02
LINGERING COUGHS Are
UAN0Eloua

Get rid of that tickling cough thai
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your vitality and energy. DIR. Kings
New Discovery Is a pleasant balsam
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ly effective. 1t soothes the ~irritated
membrane and kills the cold germs;
your cough Is soon relieved. Delay is
dangerous-get DIR. Kings New Discov-
cry at once. For nearly fifty years ii
has been the favorite remedy for grippe
Group coughs and colds. Get a bottle
to-day at your Druggist. SOC.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-02

and his many friends will be pleased
to learn of his success.
The Misses Lucinda and Hazel
Knox came down from Madison
Wednesday morning and spent the
day visiting their sister, Mrs. VIM.
Power, Jr.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-02

Following the reception adjourn
ment will be taken to the CONNER
cial club, where a banquet will be
served.
Steps are also being taken TO see
that every member of the company
has employment when he returns
home.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-21
Thirteen Graduate in High
School Class at DiIlsburg

Dillsburg, May 21.-Annual COM
mencement exercises of the High
School were held Thursday evening
in the Dillsburg Opera House. The
class consisted of eight young women
and five men. The class history told
that three years ago the class start
ed with fifteen, but that Gretna
Gochenour had taken a place in her
fathers Office and Sarah Baker had
quit school on account of her health.
The Rev. George Eveler, of the
Lutheran Church, made the opening
prayer and also pronounced the ben
ediction. Bertha Burgard gave the
salutatory; Erdean Lerew rendered
a piano solo, Hazel Smith gave a
reading, THE Swan Song" The class
history was given by Edgar Ritchie.
Edgar Wolf gave a vocal solo and
Elizabeth Arnold an grafton. The
class prophecy was unique in the
manner in which it was presented by
Rebecca Baker and Russell Baish in
a dialogue. Mildred Haar was the
valedictorian. superintendent l.. T..
McGinnes. of Steelton. made the ad-
dress of the evening. and Prof. G. NJ.
Stine, uperintendent of schools of
York county, also made an address.
The Rev. Mr.. Wolf. president of the
School Board, presented the diplo-
mas. The music was furnished by
the High School orchestra under the
leadership of Prof. Doner.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-21
INDIAN SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
Program Includes Play De-
picting Signing of Declara-
ton of independence

Carlisle, Pa, May 81, - With the
baccalaureate address delivered yes
terday in the school auditorium by
the Rev. DR.. George Edward Reed,
former president of Dickinson Col
lege, the thirty eighth commence
ment at the Carlisle Indian school
opened. Saturday evening a special
band concert was held for students
and last evening there was a joint
meeting of religious societies, taking
the form of a tribute to Ernest w.
Kick, former student, who was kill
ed with the Canadian expeditionary
force.
The class this year numbers fifty
two, embracing students from all
parts of the country. Last year ow-
ing to a change in the course there
was no regular graduation program,
closing exercises alone being held.
The commencement proper will be
held on Thursday morning, the ad-
dress to be delivered by Thomas l..
Siddons. associate justice of the SUI
preme Court of the District of Col
umbia.
Athletic events, band concerts, and
competitive drills will be held
throughout the week, the feature be-
ing play Continental Congress"
depicting the signing of the Declar-
alton of Independence, to be given by
native Indian students and to be
historically correct in every detail.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-21
News Items of Interest
in Central. Pennsylvania

Carlisle. - With patriotic cere-
mony and a parade, the members
of the Mount Holly Springs School
Board Saturday evening raised a
flag at the main schoolbuilding of
the town. The emblem was given
by the Order of Independent AM
orleans in the county.
Carlisle. - Carlisle merchants will
conduct a trade week campaign
early in June and will endeavor to
bring persons from all parts of the
valley by means of a farm day and
various features. 1t may be COM
bined with celebration of registra-
tion day under the new selective
conscription law.
Hanover. The new $4,000 Y.
Nj. c. A. building will be erected on
the former Franklin House site. The
Y. M. G. A. has entered in articles
of agreement for the purchase from
Mrs. Henry Wagner.
Reading. - Hotel and restaurant
men here have decided to make an
extra charge for bread and butter
served with meals. In lunchrooms
it will be cents and in hotels and
cafes 10 cents!
Gibraltar. After two foxes kill
ed large turkey hen who was set
ting on nest of eggs for incubation
purposes, Benjamin +. Bitler, the
owner, kept a close watch and the
next day shot the foxes as they came
to the nest.
Shamol1in.-Anti-ci -cigaret day was
observed in local Sunday schools
yesterday, many young men signing
a pledge to refrain from using
cigarets during the war and to assist
in having other young men make a
similar stand.
HaZlcton. Eckley Markle, a
Yale student. and a son of Alvan
Markle, of this city, has been named
sergeant in the United States avia-
ton corps and ordered to report at
Boston,. ..s
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-21
CHURCH OFFICERS ELECTED

Humelstown, Pa, May 21.-At the
congregational meeting on Thursday
night in the Lutheran church the
following officers were elected: Ell
ders, John b. Nye, Joseph Burkhold-
er; deacons, Oliver Deimler, Edwin
Bolton, Adam Shope; trustees, Will
liam II. Earnest.
Dorothy Suggett will return TO
Buffalo, n. Y, on Tuesday after
spending ten days at the bedside of
her sister, Alice, who is convalescing
from typhoid fever.
Mrs. Milton Hoerner and daugh-
ter. Pearl and Mrs. Harry Hoerner
and son, Bruce, spent a day at Pal
myra.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wolf enter
tanned Andrew Baer, of Harrisburg,
recently.
Miss Mary Ream spent the week
end at Reading.
Mrs. George Blackburn has re-
turned from the Harrisburg Hospital
where she underwent an operation
and is much improved in health.
The Sunday school class taught by
Mrs. Harry r. LaucSs. will give a
musical and literary entertainment
in the social rooms of the church on
next Thursday evening.
Initiation classes are being secured
by the Modern Woodmsn to be taken
into the lodge on the night of their
big celebration, June %, in the Me-
chanics hall.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-21
Evangelical Convention
at Mechanicsburg Church

fredericksburg, Pa, May 81. To
morrow, Wednesday and, Thursday
the ministerial, Sunday school and
X. l.. G. E. convention or the Evan
gelical Church of the Carlisle District
will be held in Grace United Evan
gelical Church here. The program
includes:
Tuesday evening, 7.SO o'clock -
Devotional service. the Rev. ID. l..
Kepner; organizations; convention
sermon, the Rev. j. A.. Hollenbaugh,
presiding elder.
Wednesday, 8 a.m.-Praise service,
the Rev. b. G. Hoffman,; The Lead
er of the spiritual Forces" the Rev.
ship" the Rev. l.. NJ. Dice; "Impor-
tance of Pastoral Visitation the
Rev. f. l.. Letter. 1.30 p. m,-Faith
service, the Rev. j. e. Newcomer;
Present Day Preaching" the Rev.
ID. l.. Kepner; How Secure Our
Benevolent Collections" the Rev. G..
w. Frey; Sunday school problems,
Securing Teachers" the Rev. C. w.
Hipple;; Preparation of the Les
ing the Scholar" the Rev. l.. A.
Fuhrman. 7.30 p. m.-Song service,
the Rev. J. II. Welch; devotional eX-
ercises, the G. II. Loyer; advance
steps, Fall Conference" the Rev. I.
E. Spangler; Conference Plan of
Raising $4,000 for the Administra-
ton Building" the Rev. I. E. Shear
er; Ministerial Aid I. f. Zeigler
and the Rev. L. II. Sanders.
Thursday, a. m. Devotional.
the Rev. J. II. Welch; Soul winning
Methods the Rev. Fl. II. Searle; (;
Should Sunday School Scholars At
tend Church Services?" the Rev. G..
S. Messner; What Constitutes a Live
K. l.. c. e.. ?" the Rev. r. IL. Dick;
The Child and the Kingdom" the
Rev. B. l.. Moore. 100 p. m. - De-
votional, IT. j. Webb; "Scriptural
Standard of Giving" the Rev. c. d.
Pewterbaugh; Our Missionary OPP
portunities." Conference" the Rev.
]. f. Rohrbaugh; Home" the Rev.
w. F.. Smith; Foreign" the Rev.
w. l.. Kamble; The Standard of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-21
Contest to Select Name
For Cross-State Highway

Dubois, May BIB. B. McCreight.
acting chairman of the Cross-state
Highway Association, organized in
this city last week by good roads en-
thusiasts from throughout Central
western Pennsylvania. mas called a
meeting of the Board of Governors at
Dubois on Thursday, May "a
The. governors will gather for
luncheon in the Commercial Hotel at
l o'clock, and business session will
be held in the offices of the Dubois
Chamber of Commerce, at 2 o'clock.
The Board of Governors will elect
president, two vice. presidents and
a treasurer, under the constitution
adopted by the association. Plans for
a contest for the selection of a name
for the new highway from Bradford,
Mexican county, to Cumberland, Md,
through Kane, Mt. Jewett, Johnson
burg, Ridgeway, Dubois, Clearfield,
Phillipsburg, Altoona, Hollidaysburg
and Bedford will be outlined by the
governors.
The governors include: T.. p. Hol-
ley and c. ID. King, Bradford; Judge
Harry ~ Hall and G. 5. Simmons,
Ridgeway; w. l. Belts, Clearfield;
Walter II. Hatton, Dubois; Thomas j.
Lee and A. NJ. Pierce, Phillipsburg;
Charles II. Phillips and j. ii. Dorman,
Bedford, and, II. ID. Billmeyer and 1.
II. Holland, Cumberland Md.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-21
IRVING COLLEGE
MAY DAY FETE
Beautiful Exercises at Crown
ing of Queen. Dances and
Flagraising Ceremony

Mechanicsburg, Pa, May al
Ideal weather, pretty girls and
graceful dancing combined to make
the May Day fete'.at Irving College
on Saturday afternoon one of the
most pleasing and successful ever
given at the institution. The event
was arranged under the direction of
Miss Jane Rae, of the faculty.
At 2 o'clock the procession of
May Queen, attendants and senior
class wended it's way around the
campus, to the cathedral of corona
for the queen and party and when
the queen, Miss Anne Fassig, ascend
ed the throne, the crown was placed
upon her head by the president of
the senior class, Miss Anna March /;
the Scepter, presented by the presi-
dent of the junior class, Miss nellie
McCracken; the orb. bestowed by
the president of the sophomore class,
Miss Elizabeth Slyder; the ring
given by the president of the fresh
man class, Miss Mary Holton, and
the scroll was brought for the queen
to read, welcoming the maidens and
their friends, by Miss Rachel Schlos-
ser. Miss Josephine Hull was maid
of honor.
The Craigie dance was presented
on the campus by girls in colonial
costumes and was picturesue and
graceful. The dance of the four sea-
sons was one of the most beautiful
given and included spring, by Miss
Beatrice Elway; summer, Miss Jose
phine Hull; autumn, Miss Sarah
Groninger and winter, Miss Nancy
Shelter. This was followed by the
Maypole dance, given by Grecian
maidens.
The crowning event of the day
was produced when the president
of the senior class, Miss Anna March
as Columbia, entered the arena, fol.
lowed by little girls carrying a large
American flag, which was the gift oi
the senior class to Irving" After
the presentation speech, the Rev
S. w. Herman, of Harrisburg, gave &
patriotic address. The raising Of
the stars and stripes, while the Stal
Spangled Banner was sung, was the
climax of an cventful day. Mis-.
Springer was pianist for the occa
sion. College songs and yells inter,
SperSed the program.