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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-11

later went to the farm and identified
the body as that of the Keet child.
Fearing possible mob violence sew
en- prisoners held in connection with
the abduction here, have been taken
hurriedly out of the city. their desti-
nation not having been announced
The Crenshaw farm, eight miles
from here, recently was searched by
authorities after il had been named
in alleged statements given by seven
suspects under arrest here. An old
house there, deserted for several
years, was said to have been chosen
as the headquarters for the alleged
abduction syndicate" which planned
to kidnap c. A. Clement, wealthy
jeweler here, and a st. Louis NUM-
tions maker.
The Keet baby was stolen from the
family home here the night of May
80. His parents had gone to a dance
and the baby was left with a nurse
and an older son. Three men were
believed to be the %abducters and it is
assumed they took the baby from his
crib and escaped in an automobile.
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few VACANT LANDS
As TO THE
GREGORY DISTRICT FREE
LANDS.

Gregory, June I'D. f. Burk-
holder, receiver of the United States
land office here, says a great deal of
confusion and unnecessary expense
to the public has been caused by a
recent announcement sem out from
Washington as to vacant public lands
in the Gregory land district. The
United States land office in this city
is being besieged by applicants in
person, as well as a flood of letters
for information, assuming that q
large amount of desirable lands are
just being opened for settlement. AS
a matter of fact no lands are being
opened for settlement. the misunder-
standing arising from an unfortunate
announcement from Washington in
connection with what was merely a
reclassification of lands, most of
which have heretofore been filed up
on, and most of which are already
patented by the government. AS a
matter of fact there are no lands va
cant and subject to homestead entry
in either Gregory or Trip counties,
or that part of Lyman county lying
south of White river which is in this
land district. There are a few, very
few, remnant tracts still available in
Mellette county. Practically all the
vacant public lands remaining open
for settlement in the Gregory land
district are located along the Nebras-
ka line in Bennett county, where
there is still probably 100 entries
left. All other lands in the district
are already appropriated.
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PEARL FISHERS
RIVER AT FLANDREAU DRAG
GED FOR CLAM SHELLS.

Flandreau, June 11.-Residents
along the Big Sioux river are up in
arms over the alleged wholesale de
struction of fish spawn in the river
by expert pearl fishers from Daven-
port, Ia, who now are operating
along that part of the Big Sioux
which passes through Moody county,
having worked southwark from
Brookings, every foot of the river
from Brookings to Moody county
having thus far been carefully scrap
ed by the appliances of the pearl fish
ers in their search for clans and
pearls.
The pearl fishers are provided
with several tents, which they pitch
on the banks of the stream and in
which they live while securing sd
jacent sections OF the river. They
have as equipment a power launch
and several smaller boats. The
launch is rugged with iron pipe, to
which are attached hoops, which are
dropped into the water and utilized
to pick up the clans from the river
bed. Special rakes are used when
the hook appliances cannot be used
to good advantage.
The clam shells are shippel to
Davenport as soon as a sufficient
quantity is gathered, where they are
manufactured into buttons and sim
liar products. Whatever pearls are
found constitute the velvet" of the
pearl fishers. While none of the
pearl fishers will discuss this feature
Of their work, 1t is believed hat the
search for pearls is proving very re-
m~unerative.
Residents along the river who have
become excited over the tearing up
by the pearl fishers of the masses of
fish spawn along the river. fearing
fishing will be ruined, may request
the state fish and game warden to
make an investigation and put a stop
to the operations OF the pearl fishers
IL ii is found that young fish in the
stream are In danger of complete
humiliation.
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OLDHAM BURNED
BLOCK OF MAIN STREET GOES
UP-11 BUILDINGS BURNED
INADEQUATE PROTECTION.

At an early hour this morning a
fire swept the north side of Main
street of Oldham, burning all the
buildings in the block except the
First National bank on the corner.
The principal business houses of the
street were contained in the area and
were wholly destroyed. The fire
started in the rear room of the John
Becker general store, but the cause
is not known.
The John Becker store, between
which and the bank on the corner is
a vacant lot, was burned with all its
contents. The bank itself was dam
aged, but the flames were put out.
Toward the west the store of John
Leonard, the restaurant of Myrtle
Bros, Rash & Griffin's general store,
George Bros, meat market, the post
office, the T. r.. Yoder drug store.
Carl Jorgenson's general store. a
small hardware store belonging to
Charles Kaney and the Gem theater
belonging to Paul Anderson were in
the path of the fire, and the south
east wind, veering more toward the
eat as the fire progressed, burned
all. A small harness shop at the rear
of the Becker store was burned also.
Except for the Becker place, most of
the merchants removed many hun
dreds of dollars worth of goods TO
the street. Ffremen, with the limit
ed equipment, could not combat the
flames successfully.
An estimate of the loss cannot be
made at this time. Much of the
stock was not insured. as the city has
no fire protection other than a small
chemical engine and rates r eXcep-
tionally high. 1t is said that many
were carrying their W risk.
On the street this morning persons
familiar with the town stated that
Oldham Is now without a meat mar
ket, grocery store Or postoffice.
Some families at the rear of the
burning buildings made preparations
to get their goods from the resi-
denees, and in one or two instances
did actually begin moving. There
were no accidents or injuries.
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LOCAL NEWS.

Eat AT JACK
Broken Lenses accurately dupli-
Gated while you wait. Eyes EXAM
ined and frames fitted.-Yasger's
Optical Parlor.
Eat at Jacks.
% In cash to any person bringing
to my store a standard make watch
I cannot repair.-Guy e. Hanson.
Eat at Jacks.
Wanted. Girl for general house
work.-Mrs. w. A. Rothschild.
Wanted. An honest, clean boy or
young man to work on a dairy farm.
f. r. G. Gross.
1 am prepared to do all kinds of
hauling between the city and the
chautauQua grounds.-Geo. Parker,
Phone 3S43.
For Sale. Baled upland hay
Thompson & Walker, Phone 1857.
Agnes Roberts will give piano les
sons during the summer months.
Phone 1916.
Children's dresses, house dresses,
aprons, colored afternoon dresses,
sport dresses and all grades white
dresses included in the Red Cross
sale at Morse's this week.
Eight room house for rent, two
lots, good barn. $16.-John Kell-
strom.
Two good second hand bicycles for
sale.-Johnson's Repair Shop.
William F. Mcmahon will continue
his class In piano instruction during
the summer. The new term begins
June 4. Studio Garner block, room
No. s. Phone 2376.
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The readers or this paper will be
pleased to learn that there In at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able TO cure In all it's stages. and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure Is
the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires a con-
stitutionAl treatment. Halls Calarrh
Cure Is taken internally. actins directly
upon tho blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in do
ing it's work. The proprietors have so
much faith In it's curative powers that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that IL fails to cure. Send for list
OF testimonials. Address: II. j. Cheney
Il Co, Toledo. .. Sold by all druggfsts
Csc. Take Hail. Family Pills for ron
s~tipstiou.-Adv
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BIDS WANTED.

Sealed bids will be received by the
school board OF District No. IL, until
Saturday, June 80, 1917, at 2 o'clock
p. M, for building a schoolhouse, %
by 80 feet, on the southwest corner
OF the southwest quarter Of section
~26-106-52. A certified check of 10
per cent Of the amount Of the bid
must accompany each bid. The right
is reserved to reject any and all bids.
Plans and specifications may be seen
at Crist Rensch's hardware store in
Madison.-School Board District No.
IL, John Schnell, Clerk.
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FOR B"ONDHOLDERS
PATRIOTIC CITIZENS WEAR
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
STILL COME.

The committee selling Liberty
bonds received buttons to be worn by
those who have subscribed to the big
loan. They are to be a mark of dis
tinction as well as of honor and may
be worn by any person holding m OF
the bonds of the Liberty loan. They
may be obtained by those who have
already subscribed by application at
any OF the banks, or at the office of
H. III. Holdridge.
Names added to the list of sub
scribers since noon Saturday are as
follows: Mrs. X. Matson, C. w.
Wood, Alice Luhrs, p. A. Johnson, S.
l.. Abbott, III. III. Cole and John Rel.
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A cough that racks and weakens is
dangerous. 1t undermines your health
and thrives on neglect. Relieve 1t at
once with DIR. Kings New Discovery.
This soothing balsam remedy heals the
throat. loosens the phlegm. Its antisep-
tic properties kill the germ and the cold
is quickly broken w. Children and
grown ups alike find DR.. Kings New
Discovery pleasant to take as well as
effective. Have a bottle handy in your
medicine chest for grippe. Group and all
bronchial affections. At druggists. so
cents.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-11

Bowei regularity Is the secret Of good
health. bright sges, clear compilations,
and DIR. hing . New Life Pills are n mild
and gentle laxative that regulates the
bowels and relieves the accumulated
wastes without gripping. Take a pill be-
fore retiring n that heavy head, that
dull spring fever feeling disappears.
Get DIR. Kings New Life Pills at your
druggist, rs cents.
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WORMS HANDICAP YOUR CHILD

Worms drain the strength and vitality
of children, making them dull and list.
less. Their power TO resist more Sc
rtous diseases is reduced and energy AMI
interest In play is lacking. Kickapoo
Worm Killer is q mildly laxative rem
edy In candy tablet form that children
like to take. 1t kills and removes the
worms and let's your child grow strong
and healthy like other children. Don't
let your child be dragged down by
worms. Full directions on the box. At
ell druggists. rs cents.
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FOR SALE.

The school board of District No. IL
will sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, the school
house now situated on the southwest
quarter Of section 2~6-106-52, on
Thursday. June %, at 2 o'clock p.
m. The board the right to
reject any and all bids.-School
Board District No. IL. John Schnell,
Clerk.
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1t Is doubtful IL there is any work
harder than homework. Overwork tells
on the kidneys, and when the kidneys
are affected one looks and feels older
han the actual years. Mrs. A. G..
Wells. r.. f. ID. 6, Rock Mount, N. c.,
writes: 81 cannot praise Foley Kidney
Pills enough for the wonderful benefit
I have derived" Sold everywhere.
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Knudt Lee. Wannaska, Mimi. writes
For several years my daughter had a
bad chronic cough. Not until we tried
Foley's Honey and Tar did anything
produce any great relief. In a few days
the trouble entirely disappeared and las
never returned" Contains no opiates;
a safe, reliable. remedy; children like
II. Sold everywhere
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THE CITY.
WEATHER

Partly cloudy and colder to-
night: Tuesday fair with warm
err west and central portion; fresh
northwest winds.
The Harrison times., 1917-04-14
bUSTRIA-HUNGAHIA
SEWERS RELATIONS
1T is GENERALLY UNDERSTOOD
THAT A DECLARATION OF
WAR WILL FOLLOW.
PASSPORTS ARE ASKED FOR
Immediately Afterwards the Treasury
Department Ordered the Seizure Of
All Austrian Merchant Ships in
American Waters.

Observation-Disclosures herself un-
reservedly with Germany Austria
Hungary has severed diplomatic re-
lations with the United States pre-
cipitating a situation which generally
is expected here to lead to war.
Baron Erich Zweidinek, the Aus
trian charge, asked the State Depart
ment for passports for himself, his
staff and the Austrian consul force in
this country; and, simultaneously,
American Minister Stovall reported
from Berne that Austria had announc.
ed the break in relations to the Amer,
iCan embassy in Vienna.
Immediately the Treasury Depart
ment ordered the seizure Of all Aus
trian merchant ships in American
harbors. The Austrian crews Were
taken off and sent to immigration sta.
tiOns, and Americans guards put on
board. Che measure was explained
as purely one Of precaution, but il
may be interpreted by Austria as an
act of war. In a similar situation
after the break with Germany, nc
ships were seized until state Of war
had been declared.
Officials generally believe that soon
er or later Bulgaria and Turkey will
do so. Bulgarian Minister PanaretOfi
called on Secretary Lansing to ask il
this government had any information
from Sofia, but was told none had
been received. Both Bulgaria and
Turkey are believed here to be weary
of the war, but German domination
of the Central European alliance is ey
pected TO drive them, as it drove
Austria.
Twelve ships were taken over in
ports along the Atlantic and Gull
coasts. Examination showed that the
crews had damaged the machinery Of
practically all in the same way crews
of German ships seized last week had
done The ships seized were:
At New York, Martha Washington
and Himalaya; Philadelphia, Franco
mia; New Orleans, Clara, Anna anG
Teresa; Tampa, BorneO Pensacola
Lucia; Houston, Morowit2 and Cam
pana Newport News Budapest; Bos
ton Erny.
The Harrison times., 1917-04-14
MAY TALK PEACE IF
KAISER DETHRONED
MINISTER OF JUSTICE KERENSKN
MAKES THE SUGGESTION-PEO-
PIE COULD SETTLE WAR.

PetrOgrad-Minister of Justice Ker-
ensky said in an interview that if the
German people would follow the Rus
sian example and derhrone their en-
peror, eve offer the possibility Of pre-,
liminary negotiations
This statement was embodied in an
announcement by the official news
agceny, which reads:
"On Thursday, according to news
from Copenhagen, Dr. Eduard David,
speaking on behalf of the majority
part of the Social Democrats in the
German Reichstag, declared that For
eign Minister Milukoff and his SUP
pOrters were Germanophobes, and that
consequently the Social Democrats
based their hopes on M. Kerensky
(Russian minister Of justice) and NJ
Tcheidse "a Socialist leader in the
Duma). On this subject NJ Kerensky
made the following declaration to a
party of Journalists:
From the incomplete information
supplied by the press, it is difficult to
form a sound opinion. 1t all depends
on knowing what are the hopes that
Deputy David founds on me and NJ.
| Tcheidse
If he supposes we are going to as
sist in making a separate peace he
will be rudely disappointed. If, on
the other hand, he hopes the German
people are about to follow our eX-
ample and dethrone their emperor, We
can do no other than warmly applaud,
for that would greatly free our hands
and offer the possibility of enterting
on preliminary negotiations.
"iI am convinced that the peoples
who are engaged in this uneXampled
war will more easily come to an un.
derstanding and more quickly obtain
satisfactory results than the mon
archs who are primarily responsible
for this cruel carnage"
The Harrison times., 1917-04-14
INDIGESTION, GAS
OR SICK STOMACH
Time it! Pape's DiapepSin ends
all Stomach misery in five
minutes.

Do some foods you eat hit back
taste good, but work badly; ferment
into stubborn Jumps and cause a sick,
sour, gassy stomach? Now, Mr.. or
Mrs. Dyspeptic, jot this down: Pape's
Diapepsin digests everything, leaving
nothing to sour and upset you. There
never was anything so safely quick, so
certainly effective. No difference how
badly your stomach is disordered you
will get happy relief in five minutes,
but what pleases you most is that it
strengthens and regulates your stom.
ach so you can eat your favorite foods
without fear
You feel different as soon as "Pape's
Diapepsin" comes In contact with the
stomach-distress just vanishes-your
stomach gets sweet, no gases, no belch-
ing no eructations of undigested food.
Go now, make the best investment
you ever made, by getting large fifty.
cent case Of Papes Diapepsin from any
store. You realize in five minutes how
needless it is to suffer from indiges,
tion, dyspepsia or bad stomach. Adv
The Harrison times., 1917-04-14
Rats and Fires.

At a time when everyone is COM
planning of the high cost Of living it
might be well to see if we cannot elm
mate two great sources of waste-tires
and rats.
Most fires are needless. All rats
are so. Some years ago a study of the
rat problem in Philadelphia arrived at
the conclusion that the rodents of that
city ate more than q million dollars
worth of food each year. AT that rate,
the disgusting creatures can hardly
cost less than $100000000 per year
to the whole country. This is a pret-
ty high price to pay for the compan-
LOnship Of impish pests which, besides
their other bad habits, undermine
floors and carry the most dreaded Of
all diseases, bubOnic plague.
Yet fires are more expensive than
rats. In 1915-the last year for which
figures are at hand-the American
people paid out in premiums for fire
insurance S419,361, ,346. OF this vast
sum at least three-fourths could be
saved by reducing our fire record to
the rate prevailing in England, France
or Germany; and even in our time anG~
nation S3OO,0O00O0 per year is saw
Ing worth noting, and one whiciA
would have a perceptible effect on the
cost Of living.
The Harrison times., 1917-04-14
B0SCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

Why take ordinary cough remedies
when Boschee's German Syrup has
been used for fifty-one years in all
towns in the United States, Canada,
Australia, and other countries for
coughs, bronchitis, colds settled in the
throat, especially lung trouble. 1t
gives the patient a good nights rest,
free from coughing, with easy expeC-
tOratiOn in the morning, giving nature
a chance to soothe the infamed parts,
throw off the disease, helping the pa
tient to regain his health, assisted by
pure air and sunshine when possible.
Trial size 25c, and 75c family size.
Sold in all towns in the United States,
Canada, Australia, and other coun-
tries.-Adv.
The Harrison times., 1917-04-14

at HOrnbeck, La, and is as t0llOWs'
"HornbeCk, Louisiana, March >, 1917.
"Mr. G. f. Willis, Atlanta, Georgia.
"Dear Sir: I wish to say that | have
taken five (5) bottles of Tanlac and
have gained fifteen G5) pounds in
three weeks. l think it is a great
medicine.
(Signed)
"W. C. M'ELVEEN, Cashier,
"Bank of Hornbeck, HOrnbeck, La"
It is nothing unusual for men of
prominence to endorse Tanlac, as over
twenty-five thousand endorsements
have been given Tanlac within the
past year alone. These endorsements
have come from people representing
practically every walk of life, includ-
ing Bankers, Lawyers, Judges, Doc
tors, prominent Government, State and
County officials, prominent men Of af-
fairs, etc, but it is noteworthy fact
that in this particular instance two
well-known bankers of the South have
on the same day voluntarily written
an expression of their gratitude for
publication telling what Tanlac has
done for them.
In this connection one Of the best
known newspaper publishers of the
South recently said:
81 know that there are at least a
thousand people in this city who
would be glad to endorse Tanlac," and
what is true of that city is true of
practically every other city Of the
South and West; in fact, throughout
the entire country wherever this med
icine has been sold.
The fame and popularity Of Tanlac,
as everyone knows, has swept over the
whole country like wildfre and is now
a household word from coast to coast.
Although placed on the market a
little over two years ago over seven
million bottles have already been sold,
and the demand is constantly increas-
ing.
There is a Tanlac dealer in your
town.-Adv.
The Harrison times., 1917-04-14
Old Looks ?
OBY DR., y. m. SMITTD

Persons suffering from too much uric
acid in the system frequently look older
than they should. They age faster and
the appearance Of gray hair or bald
head in early years is, indeed, often a
sign Of uric acid, The face appears
lean and haggard, lines and wrinkles
appearing in young men or women
The best way to combat this prema-
ture age and the obstruction to the
arteries and faulty circulation is Of the
simplest: Drink copiously Of pure water
between meals. This will not make
you fat, as 1t Is only the water taken
with the meals that fattens. Obtain at
any drug store package Of Anuric,
double strength, which Is to be taken
before meals In order to expel the uric
acid from the system. The painful ef-
fects Of backache, lumbago, rheuma-
tlsm, gout, due to uric acid In the blood
should quickly disappear after trent
ment with Anuric.
The Harrison times., 1917-04-14
Function Left $4,000.

San Francisco-Th late Mai. Gen.
Frederick Funston left no will, and
his estate, consisting Of a life insur-
ance policy for $4,000 and his per.
sonal effects, valued at mot to ex-
ceed 100000" will go to his widow
and three children This was reveal.
ed when Mrs Funston filed a petition
for letters of administration.