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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28
Widow Ends life

Sioux Falls.-A love affair may have
been responsible fer the suicide Of
Mrs. Helen Noble. aged IS, a widow.
who made her home on a farm four
miles north of Sioux Falls. She ended
her life by swallowing a quantity of
carbolic acid. Her body was found in
an orchard on the farm of Magnus
Swenson. With her mother she had
gone to the SWenson home to visit,
and a short time before ending her
life she wandered away from the 9TH
crs. She was missed and a search
was Instituted. her body being found
in the orchard. 1t is alleged that an
enlargement between herself and a
son Of Mr.. Swenson might have influ.
enced her in drinking the poison. She
was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Kennedy. prominent residents OF
Lincoln county.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28
South Dakota Has Copper Mill.

Custer,-The first copper mill ever
established in South Dakota has just
been placed in operation near Custer
Peak, in this part Of the Black Hills.
The mill will be operated by the Gus
ter Peak Mining company, which owns
a great deal Of mining ground in the
vicinity Of the mill. The mine is II
Of the few copper propositions ever
developed in the Black Hills. 1t is
expected the mine will prove to be
n Of the big copper producers OF
the country as there is a well defined
ledge of copper bearing rock $50 feet
wide. John O'Brien is superintendent
of the mine, and Frank Sherman is
superintendent of the mill which has
just been placed in operation With
the starting Of this mill South Dakota
takes its place among the copper pro-
ducing states Of the union.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28
Pencil, What Is the Mat
teri"

they were entirely toe hard. He was
dreadfully afraid he would be put back
with the boys a year younger than he
was, and yet he couldn't do such diff
cult lessons.
"How ashamed he would be to he
put back! Oh dear, what could he do?
He must simply tell the teacher the
lessons were too hard. But her he
felt sure she would tell him to 60 back
into a class where they We're easier.
"He put his head down OF his arms.
The soft autumn breeze was blowing.
1t had been a warm day and two bum
BILE bees were buzzing and talking very
near him. They were having some sort
of a talk about the sweetness of the
honey In the honeysuckle vine.
"Just her he saw his pencil. The
end of it was wrapped up In cotton
wool and gauze.
"'Gracious pencil, what is the mat
ter?' asked Gerald.
~ shouldn't think you would ask
me what was the NATTER said the pen
Gil as 1t squeaked in a sad little voice.
"'Why not?' asked Gerald. But the
moment he had asked the question he
knew the answer.
"The pencil answered him just the
same. You think I am to do your
work. I will work but I must be guild
ed and directed. I cannot think. A
pencil is not supposed to think. A boy
is supposed to do that. / merely write
down what you think is correct, and
goodness only knows / often feel very
badly when I have to write down all
sorts Of wrong answers.
".And when / won't think for you,'
continued the pencil, this is the way
you abuse me. Think! Don't bite me
to pieces. And I'll tell you another
thing. You may bite me in two, but
never, never will / do your thinking
for you. I am not supposed to and I
WON'T The pencil was certainly very
decided. Gerald thought, and he
thought he would not argue with 1t.
"'I was a lovely red pencil with
black lead the pencil continued, in an
injured tone, and now / am oil bitten
to pieces. One Of my ends is almost
useless, and ! will break when the lead
Is used very much further. Oh DEAR
And I was such q nice pencil! It
sighed and seemed very mournful.
"Just at that moment the cotton
wool came off the pencil and Gerald
saw that he had been sleeping. The
pencil had been badly bitten. but Ger
aid, nnw wide awake, put his mind to
his studying, and found the lessons
were not so herd after all"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28
No Trace Of Drug Store Burglar.

Farmer-Notwithstanding the great.
est diligence or the part Of the off
GERS, not the slightest trace yet has
been found Of the unknown men who
entered the drug store of r. II. Souio
of Farmer, and escaped with about
$3.50 worth OF merchandise, consisting
OF watches and silverware, and $40 in
cash. B~loodhounds were taken to the
scene OF the robbery. but lost the
scent not far from the store, indicat-
ing that the thieves were provided
with an automobile and made Their
escape in the car, carrying their loot
with them. This was the third bur
glary of business houses in Farmer
within a brief period of time, and as
another robbery is about due the husi
ness men are maintaining a close
guard OF their places Of business.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28
DADYS V[N1NG
I'll [A|QYTAl[
~ s. hAQY GoAHAMeQNNeR
ABUSED PENCIL.

"A boy named Gerald" said Daddy.
"was finding it very hard to do his les
sons. School had commenced and yet
the days were so lovely it was hard
to study.
There had been such a long and
glorious summer too when studying
had not been thought of, and now play
ing was SO much easier to think about.
ut was afternoon and Gerald was
sitting on the back porch Of his home
studying. He liked the front porch
better as there was so much more to
be seen there. People passed by on
their way to the post office and boys
who were playing baseball or who We're
going for a walk in the woods.
but he had known If he had sat
there he would not have been able to
say No if he had been asked to join
a walking party.
$50 very sensibly he was sitting on
the back porch. In front Of him was
a table and upon the table were his
books and his box Of pencils.
"He could not draw a map and he
was supposed to have n drawn for
the next day. He found it so hard to
remember just how the places looked
on the map and he was supposed to do
it from memory.
"He ave up trying the map after a
few moments. Then he sat and chewed
the end Of his pencil. Perhaps in a
moment or two he would think of all
the places he was suppose to mark.
"He decided he would do his arith-
metic but he could not manage the
sums. They We're all so extremely
hard. Much worse than they had been
in the spring. though in reality they
were q little easier. The teacher had
known the children had had a long
summer and it would take them a lit
tie time to get back into their work.
HE tried to do the sums but.
couldn't. What a pity the book had no
nswer in the back! And he began to
chew the end of his pencil again while
he tried to think.
Before long he felt he could not do
his lessons for he was too tired and
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28
Attempt to Ship in whisky,

A5erdeen.--The keen sense of smell
possessed by a brakeman for the Mil
waukee railroad will probably cause
Ted Smith to spend some time in jail.
Unloading a trunk checked to Smith
at Barnard. a small town near here,
the brakeman scented a somewhat
unusual odor. an odor that had not as.
He notified Sheriff Wyckoff and that
officer was on hand when Smith called
for the trunk. The trunk contained
four quarts OF alcohol. two quarts of
whisky. one broken whisky bottle, and
three quarts. of beer. Smith vas ar.
rested on a charge of importing liquor
into u bone dry state.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28
Indian Agencies United.

Sioux Falls.-In accordance with a
recent order Of the commissioner OF
Indian affairs, the Santee Indian
agency, situated on tho Nebraska side
OF the Missouri river. and the Yank-
ton Indian agency. on the east or
South Dakota bank Of the stream,
have been consolidated under one
agent or superintendent. Superinten-
dent Leach. who for some years has
been in charge Of the Yankton agency.
will in future under the new arrange
ment have charge of both agencies and
will look after the welfare Of The In
dams on both reservations The two
agencies are among the most historic
in the northwest.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28
New Buildings Dakota AZ"

Vermillion.-Ground was broken for
the two new buildings which the Of
son Construction company will erect
for the University Of South Dakota.
One of the new buildings. which is TO
furnish dormitory room for womea
students, will also house the home
economics department and furnish
room for the women's gymnasium.
This building will be put up neal
East hall. to the northeast Of that
structure. SO that both dormitories can
use a common dining room. The new
engineering building will go up to the
northwest OF the chemistry building
and will be the shops Of that depart
ment.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28
Sells "Home-Made" Wine.

Sioux Falls.-Members Of the Minno-
mite colonies in Hutchinson county
have in the past each year made con
siderable money from the marketing
of wine. which they manufacture from
wild and tame grapes. Recently one
of the Mennonite %colonists visited a
town near the colony and was indus
~triously engaged in selling wine when
he was arrested on the charge of vio-
lating the provisions Of the statewide
prohibition law. When taken before
a justice he was found guilty Of sell
ing wine illegally and was fined 1928
and costs 1t is stated that the de-
PENDANT has engaged attorneys and
will appeal the case to the state Cir
cult court.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28
Select Seed Potatoes.

Select your seed potatoes now
suggests Or. 4. N. Hume. state college
agronomist, by picking the finest po-
tatoes from the highest yielding hills.
The only way to hunt out these high
producing hills is to dig separately
with hand work. This also makes it
possible to discard even the good
looking tubers that grow in hills which
produce only a few--a matter of al
most equal Importance"
DIR. Hume states that if this method
IS impossible, some progress at least
may be made by selecting potatoes
from the bin after the digging is all
done, or even from the wagon box,
by sorting out the finest looking tn.
bers into a uniform lot for seed pur-
poses. Uniform, good-sized tubers are
sure to yield more and better pota.
toes than small culls and mis-shapen
fubers. 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.
DR.. Hume sites his own experience
this summer with some potato breed
ing rows i'm which potato seed taken
from high producing hills yielded five
times as large a crop as those not
selected.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28
Work Of the Red Cross.

Sioux Falls.-Members of the Min.
nehaha county chapter of the Red
Cross, which is made up of a large
number Of ONE of Sioux Falls and
other parts Of the county. are doing
unusually good work in behalf OF the
soldiers OF the country. Finished ar.
ticles to the number of 6.O91 have been
sent forward from the headquarters
OF the chapter in Sioux Falls. The
total Of 6,O91 does not include $50
utility kits which were made and
presented as gifts to the soldiers OF
Company B and Troops A. B and C..
which were recruited in this city and
vicinity.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28
DOLL OUT ON BAIL
DAkOTAN CONVEYED OF SPY
LAW VOL. TlLri RE-
LEASED.
HAPPENINGS OF THE STATE
What 10 Going On Here and There
That Is Of Interest to the Read
ers Throughout South d.
kota and Vicinity.
Western Newspaper Cnion News Service,

Western Newspaper Cnion News Service
Sioux Falls.-Charles Doll. OF Gus
ter, who recently was convicted in
the United States court of violating
the espionage act and was sentenced
by Judge Elliott, Of the federal court,
to a term OF n year and N day in
the federal penitentiary at Leaven-
worth. Kan, has been released from
custody. Attorneys representing the
defendant have carried the case to
the federal circuit court Of appeals.
Dolls bond for his release pending a
decision by the federal circuit court
Of appeals was fixed at $1,000 and
was furnished by a surety company.
Doll was convicted of defaming Presi-
dent Wilson and making remarks un-
complimentary to the United States
and its military forces.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28
FIGURES FOR 1912 COMPILED BY
TAE STATE COUNCIL or
DEFENSE,
GOSSIP OF The STATE HOUSE
A Review Of the Work Of the State
Government at the Capitol and
at the Various State
Institutions.

i1eTTe
The state council of defense's sum.
mary Of the crops Of the state put
the acreage OF different products for
September Is as follows:
Corn, 3.972.464 acres; wheat, $50,
AS, oats, 2,556.250; fax. Isl, ii0;
spelt, 30t.529. barley. 1888 05; rye,
SOL. 537; millet, Ito. 1888. cane. 1G5i5S:
alfalfa, 645,406: timothy, PIG, 495 !,
beans, 22121; potatoes. 139.433 clio
yer. 55,l25. other vegetables. $500;
other grains. 1927.
The live stock Of the state from lie
same compilation is shown IN nuIn
bers at:
Cattle. l.SG6,729 head: horses. ESQ.
$40; hogs, 1.09S.79 sheep. 5d7, Isl,
mules. l3..35G.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28
Company a. Now Has Rifles.

Nermillion. - Vermillion's home
pared to quiet any disturbances that
may arise in the immediate vicinity.
The local school board has donated
the use OF the nigh school gymnasium
for drill, as we'll as the guns used by
the students. The commissions Of the
officials have arrived and all prepare
tons are being made to prove to the
general public that e" does not stand
for "Quittcrs."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28
bishop o'corman Confirms.

Yankton.-For the first time in the
past fcar 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 congre-
CATION. A class Of $50 young people
received the sacrament OF con!irnla-
ton. Bishop O'Gorman asked that
there be no .slackers" MOI dcserters
in the class. in an able sermon. The
bisnop was assisted by
priests from neighboring parishes.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28
lncendiary Fire on Farm.

Sioux Falls.-The barn and a ron
siderable amount of grain on the farm
OF Fred Wright, in Marshall county.
we're consumed by fire OF mysterious
origin. which may have been started
by the hell fire gang" composed az
l. w. VS., who utilize phosphorus in
starting fires, so their tracks may be
covered. The fire suddenly broke out
during the temporary absence OF
Wright, his wife being at home alone.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28
Killed Ia France.

Montrose.-E. ]. Kiel, a Montrose
man. has been advised Of the death
OF his brother, Lewis Kicl, who was
killed during an assault on German
positions in France. He was a mem.
Der Of the Canadian forces and had
been at the front more than n year,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28


train American aviators in their
countries, because Of a temporary
lack Of machines and facilities in this
country.
Word from the front In France is
that German prisoners state that En-
peror william OF Germany has offered
$3.50 and three weeks leave for the
first American soldier taken prisoner.
D~estroyers, scouting out around
Nantucket lightship near the grave
yard Of several British f%reighters,
U-53 victims, were unable to find any
trace Of a German submarine re-
ported by a British skipper to be
Smelling an unknown vessel.
Belief is growing In Washington
that the 6S7 600 men called for serv-
ice under the selective draft law will
be insufficient to fill ont the national
army and national guard to war
strength, and that more men will be
called.
All of the 100000 men registered
under the selective draft law will be
examined at once so they may learn
the order of their liability for sery.
ice, Secretary Of Wal Baker has in
dicated. Those rejected will be elm
mated if further draft calls are made.
Legislation to protect the civil
property rights Of soldiers. in effect a
moratorium for the duration Of the
war In behalf Of men who are serving
their country or the firing line. may
be enacted by this session Of congress
as a necessary element OF the raising
Of a citizen army.
Marshalled for the last time as e.
villains and under civilian authority.
more than 10000 men of the n%ation"l
army went into training last week 1T
the sixteen environments In the
United States for the battle against
German autocracy. Their mex move
will be MS fighting lei toward the
b~attlefields OF France.
Boston. Philadelphia. Baltimore.
Washington. Buffalo. Cincinnati. Chi
cagO. st. Paul. Seattle. San Fran
cisco. Los Angeles, Denver. Kansas
City. st. Louis. Memphis. Richmond,
Atlanta and New Orleans have been
chosen as sites for the great recon
struction" hospitals In which the
United States will begin work of re-
facilitating for private life its sol
diers who return wounded from En-
rope.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28

Thirty-tWO cases OF infnntile par
alysis have been reported ut Daven-
port, Ia, since the outbreak OF the
disease, several weeks ago.
said to be worth $4,000. were taken
by tow robbers who held up Frank
i. Plon, q jeweler In. Chicago.
Francisco villa, bandit leader, who
has terrOrized northern Mexico for
the past two years, has asked the
Mexican government for amnesty.
A number OF schools have been
closed in the northern part or Craw-
ford county, Iowa, in IN effort to pre-
vent an epidemic Of ~infnntile paraly-
sis.
for beef sold at auction-$1S.N to
$18.5O-was paid for q herd Of prize
winning steers Mt the Interstate Live
Stock fair at Sioux City.
About $4,000 tons Of coal. a quar-
ter Of Nebraska's yearly supply, was
bought and delivered to dealers IN
the state under old coal prices, nc
cording to reports compiled by the
state council Of defense. Nebraska
consumes 100000 tons o season.
In q test case Of the Indiana WON
ems suffrage law at Indianapolis. q
Judge Of the Marion county court
held the law unconstitutional. The
8 will be carried TO the supreme
court.
The Swiss socialists have been In
formed that. owing to violation OF neu-
trality by Sweden, the much discussed
conference ut Stockholm has been def
initely abandoned, even By the Ger
mans. who arc seeking to hold q sim
liar conferepce In Switzerland.
Al D cost OF $157 900. the Lincoln
Highway association plans I o con-
etruct 4 road over the Grcnt Salt Lake
desert In Utah to connect with the
sond leading into Nevada near the
bose ~ the Deep Greek mountains.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28
Goods Break Registration Records.

Colds Break Registration Records.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at the
state university gives good prospects
for u large attendance. 1t is thought,
however, that the students will not
number as many as in the yea past.
owing to war conditions. Goods are
expected to excel all former registra.
tion records. as Is evident by the first
days results.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28
pioneer Woman Dies.

Gimball.-Mrs. Anna Johnson. a pio-
neer settler OF advanced age, is dead
in Wilbur township. She leaves a
family, al Of whom are grown up in
that locality.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28
youuc Women Hurt in Accident.

Salem.-Miss Regal and Miss Ba.
kcr. two OF the teachers in the local
schools, w%ereautoing near here when
the car turned over and injured both
Of the young women. Miss Regal
was quite severely injured and her
place at the school had to be taken
by Miss Della Dot during her recov-
cry. The injured woman was taken
10 her home in Bridgewater.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28

.AiUIlt0idi IOIIS VI N.fpt,N'P.poo ~
Great Britain, and S2O,0oo,OD to
France were announced by the treas
ury department.
The $1,000. O00, 900 war deficiency
bill, carrying huge appropriations for
the army, Notifications and shipping
board, passed the house by u unani-
nous vote.
Reports that the government is con-
templating requisitioning wheat on
the farms to keep flour mills going
We're denied by Herbert Hoover, the
food administrator.
Federal reserve banks have begun
the distribution Of more than S,1OO.UO
liberty bonds TO subscribers who hold
certificates. More than 100000 of
these bonds are in denominations of
so and 500, Secretary of the Treas
ury McAdoo announced.
The war credits bill. authorizing
new bonds and certificates aggregat-
ing S11 ,53S, 100000 and the largest
measure of its kind in the worlds
history, was passed by the senate
Saturday without d roll call or dis
senting vote. 1t had already passed
the house.
Estimated production Of beans this
year in the principal b~ean-growin2
states-Colorado, California. Michi-
gan. New York and New Mexico
which planted 100000 acres. Is
19.9G9.OOO bushels. and the yerag
farm price on August Il was S1.24
lal bushel the department of agricul-
tture has announced.
Lower retail prices on hard n
soft coal will be fixed in n presidcn-
tial proclamation about October 1,
Fuel Administrator Garfield an
nounced ut Washington. He advised
consumers to await the new govern
ment prices before buying coal. Deal
ers Caught long, OF coal which cost
them more than the retail price the
government fixes, will lose, said Mr..
Garfield.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28
One Veteran for Coyote Team.

Don Mckinnon, of Sioux Falls, full
back and drop kicker, is the solitary
veteran OF last years Coyote football
eleven who reported for practice this
week. Coach Mclkusick will have t0
build his team from the ground and
forge a line and weld a backfield that
will serve against University Of North
Dakota. University OF Iowa, NOtre
Dame. and other worthy opponents.
or the squad OF last year these men
are either on hand now or are ex.
pected to join the squad in a few days:
Hoy. center; Beardsley, guard; Ellis.
tackle; Underwood. guard; Shedd,
end; Pihlaje. end and center; Maloney,
halfback: Heck. halfback.
The team will be a light one. as
none OF the candidates weighs nor
than IFS pounds. The heavyweights
OF last year. when the South Dakota
line was n OF the heaviest in the
country. are no longer here. They
were graduated, or joined the army or
navy or national guard. or the Off.
GERS reserve camps.
Here is the South Dakota football
schedule. as it stands at present:
October Ii, Dakota Day." the an.
nual homecoming. the game with Uni
ycrsity OF North Dakota will be played
in Vermillion.
October 20, Creighton University.
at Omaha.
October q. Notrc Dame University.
at South Bend, Ind.
November 8, open date.
November 10, University OF Iowa.
Ut Iowa City.
November II, open date.
THANKSGIVING Day. M~orningside col.
lege, at Sioux City.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28
Locating Trouble.

Don't blame others when things &c
wrong. A little walk around yourself
may locate the trouble.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28
European War News.

One hundred thousand Canadians
from 20 to "a years Of age will be
called to the colors the fiHt week Of
October under the new draft act.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28
Washington Notes.

Additional loans Of S5O,O0o.oDO to
Great Britain, and S2O,Uoo.oD to
France were announced by the treas
ury department.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28

The T.000.000.OW war deficiency
the army, Notifications and shipping
board, passed the house by u unani-
nous vote.