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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-09

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
For Rousseau District No. IA of Hughes County,
South Dakota. for the year beginning July 1, 1916,
and ending June 80, 1917. as ascertained upon set
Element with the Treasurer Of said district.
REUEIPTS:
Balance on hand July l, 1871 6.-S 282 %
Received from all sources ----.--..------- 1888 26
loeai recelpCs lll5 AZ
EXPENDITURES
For teachers wages 418 rs
For school houses, sites and repairs 1880 90
For all other purposes ------------------- 229 72
Total expenditures 655 AZ
Balance on hand June 80. 1917 -----$ AGO OF
Total to balance the above receipts ---.1115 49
The balance on hand $500. OF is deposited in the
Pierre National Bank located at Pierre South Da-
kota.
Dated this 10Th day of July. 1917.
A. p. ANDERSON,
Chairman School District Board.
A. HowEs,
Clerk of School District Board.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04
UNDERTAKEN FIRST TO RIDE,
Victim of Fatal Accident Had JUST
Bought New Hearse.

Oxford, Pa.-His back broken by
rotted telephone pole which was blown
down during a slight windstorm, Bay
ard t. Fisher, fifty, an undertaken at
Avondale, near here, lived long enough
to say, II guess III take the first ride
in my new hearse.'
Fisher was the only undertaken in
the neighborhOod of Avondale and had
ordered handsome hearSe. which was
just delivered.
Mr.. Fisher was nominated for bur
CESS of the town. He was on his way
to the home of friend to arrange an
automobile trip. AS he was stepping
off his lawn to cross the track of the
Newark and Pomeroy railroad the pole
fell, and he was pinned to the earth.
His cries brought z. E. Wilson who
worked for Mr. Fisher and who man.
aged to release lin. His back and left
leg had been broken.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04
WOMEN FOOD sLEUTHS.
Uncle Sam Has New Scheme to Keet
Finger on Country's Pulse.

Uncle Sam Has New Scheme to Kear
Finger on Country's Pulse.
New York.-Uncle Sam has a brand
new scheme to keep his finger on the
pulse of the food markets throughout
the country and to put his project into
effect he has made an appeal for aid to
patriotic women in every city and town
of over 5000 inhabitants.
Recently the Office of the controller
of the currency announced that letter
had been sent to the presidents of GER
tain national banks. which reads, in
part, as follows:
Herbert c. Hoover, food administra-
tor, in the public interest is desirous of
securing from responsible and confiden-
tial sources weekly reports as to the re-
tail prices paid by consumers for food
in towns and cities throughout the
country.
He desires to find correspondents in
each place who will take the trouble to
inform themselves at the end of each
week as to the prices which are being
charged by the retail grocers and food
dealers for thirty of the principal arti-
cles of food and has therefore request
ed the controller of the currency to CO.
operate with him in this direction to
the extent Of asking the national banks
throughout the country to recommend
to the food administrator some person
or persons who will agree to gather and
to forward to the food administrator in
Washington the figures and informa-
tion desired
1T has been suggested that perhaps
intelligent and patriotic women can be
found in each town and city who will
be willing to give their services for this
purpose"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04
Wrist Watches In War.

Why all officers wear wrist watches
in trench warfare was explained by an
army official. lie described an advance
from the trenches as an illustration,
telling how every move was made on
prearranged schedule, the artillery
throwing a curtain of fire for a certain
number of seconds. while the infantry
advanced twenty yards. then lifting it
to twenty yards further ahead, while
the infantry made another advance,
and so on.
"All this shell fire" he said, lis be-
ing done by artillery far behind. The
artillery officer depends most of all
upon his watch. He sits with tele-
phone glued to his ear and field glasses
in his hands. He has no time to be
fumbling for his watch. A minutes
error in changing the range would mean
that the shells would be falling into
his own advancing troops. Nor has the
officer leading his men across No
Mans Land any time to be fumbling
for his watch
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04
WHEN MEN GROW OLD.
One Sure Sign Is Said to Be an In
creasinu WajstIine

When does a man get old? What are
the signs? Some will say instantly
gray hair. badness. stiff knees, short
hess of breath, and so on. An eastern
authority rejects all OF these as proofs
of age and cites doctors to prove that
there are two invariable sgns-an in
creasing waist line and decrease of
physical agility. These indications NAV
not show themselves until man is
forty or fifty. but they may manifest
themselves at twenty-five Whatever
the time, the man is old.
This is rather an arbitrary ruling, but
1t has sane basis no doubt. There
are many men, of course, who by force
of nature rather than any care Of their
own, retain spareness of figure until
they are far along i'll life and Usually
with this slimness is activity of move
ment. But the average man not en-
gagged in active physical labor that
keeps superfuous flesh down is ex-
tremely likely to develop increased
girth in comparatively early years, and,
whether or not it classes him among
the old or even elderly, it does take him
out Of the realm Of youth. However
youthful man may feel, no one longer
mistakes him for boy when that big
waist line mes.-Indianapolis Star.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04
apf Lis Head.

An ambassador of the great Charlie
magne while visiting court in the
east, ignorant of law of the king
that condemned to death any one who
moved dish at table before the tyrant
was served, committed this offense.
Great king" said the ambassador, "I
die without a murmur: but, in the
name of the great emperor whose serv<
ant l am, beg of your majesty one
favor before / die" The request was
granted. Give me the eyes of every
man who saw me commit the crime"
ut is well,' said the king. "Thefr
eyes shall be plucked out for thee"
But no one admitted he had seen the
ambassador move the dish. not even
the king. "Then why should 1 die,
great king?" asked the ambassador.
"The deed cannot be proved against
me-" The king was pleased and forth
with pardoned the ambassador.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04
Sham Walls of a Cathedral.

st. Paul's cathedral will drop from
seventh to ninth place among the
worlds largest churches when Liver
pool cathedral and the Church of st.
John the Divine in New York are fin
ished.
The others are st. Peters, Rome; Mi
Ian cathedral, Cordova cathedral, Sc
vile cathedral, Cologne cathedral and
York minister.
The height Of St Paul's to the top of
the cross is 800 feet-forty-sev feet
lower than st. Peters, Rome. To the
ridge of the roof is 119 feet, to the
balustrading of the stone gallery is 2O2
feet, and to the golden gallery is ex-
actly 100 feet higher.
From purely architectural point Of
view, st. Paufs is far more beautiful
than st. Peters or, indeed, any Italian
cathedral. The dome in particular is
the finest in the world.
The chief fault lies in the fact that
the whole of the exterior is practically
sham. The inner dome is sixty-five
feet lower than the outer. For half
their height the side walls form no part
of the cathedral at all, for they only
serve to conceal the difference in alti-
tude between the side aisles and the
central one. .--i.ondon Opinion.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04
Easy to Keep AfIoat.

If every person knew that it is i'm
possible to sink if one keeps his arms
under water and moves his legs as if
he were going upstairs and that one
may keep this motion up for hours be-
fore fatigue ends it there would be
few casualties. Such is the fact. Ex-
cept where cramp renders motion i'm
possible the man who gets an involun-
tary ducking has small chance of
drowning. He can generally keep
afloat until rescuers appear The peo-
pie who drown are those who fran
tically wave their arms out of water
and lose their self possession.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04
Fame and Shyness.

In his book, "A Soldiers Memories" !"
Sir George Younghusband tells a typi-
cal story of Rudyard Kipling and Cecil
Rhodes.
1t was during the Boer war, when
they came to camp and introduced
themselves unconventionally. As they
We're leaving the soldiers gathered to
see and cheer them
Said Cecil Rhodes hastily:
"Take off your cap; they are cheer
ing you"
Said Rudyard Kipling:
mo, they are not. They are cheering
you. Take off your cap"
Then some one at their elbow sug-
gested:
II think they are cheering you both"
Whereupon both, clinging close to-
gether for support, shyly took off their
caps.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04
STRENUOUS COUNTING,
A Case Of Fight or Marry That Had Q
Happy Endinu,


William Kenrick, a Berkshire gen.
tleman of 100 years ago, left his prop
erty, which was considerable, to an
Dnly daughter. This young lady had a
mind of her own and, finding none Of
her suitors to her liking. simply deter
mined to wait until the right gentle
man should come along.
1t so happened that one day she at
tended a wedding at Reading. where
she met young gentleman named
Benjamin Child. He was o poor at
torney. With this handsome young
man the young lady fell violently In
love. but still she was cautious. She
reasoned with herself for several days.
trying to shake herself. free of the sud
nep passion, but all in vain.
Then feeling that something mus1
be done but unable from confusion o.
mind tc devise a proper course she
took the extraordinary step of sending
the young man letter demanding sat
isfaction for alleged injuries She APP
pointed time and place for the hostile
meeting
MIR. Child was much surprised and
quite at loss TO conceive who the
challenger could be. BY the advice of
a friend he decided to go to the duel
ing place. Here he was met by the
young woman. who, much to his sur
prise, told him he would have to fight
her or marry her. He naturally chose
the latter, and. as the saying goes. they
lived happily ever afterWard.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04
md OF AN ARMED RoDlkN
On Way to Execution cuIprIt ox4ps1
at All Wine Shops.

Pekin.-One Of the sights which Il
was my lot to gaze upon since COMING
here was public exhibition Of q man
convicted Of robbery under arms being
led forth to execution, correspondent
Of the North China Daily News writes
from Pakow. We were inside the
house when we heard the sound of the
yard long trumpets in the street and
going to the door beheld a procession
passing arrayed in the glory Of Old
China, with its triangular shaped flags
and honorific signhcards. together with
a touch here and there of western
ideas.
There were probably 200 soldiers in
the parade. and they carried modern
rifles and. minus the cue. looked passa.
bic II rather slOvenly in their carriage
Some officers rode horses and were
clad in semiforeign garments Our at
tention, however. was particularly di
rected to the man who was to die, who
was coming along at the end of the
line. His cart. the ordinary long
goods cart. had stopped for n minute
or two before 1t came to where | was
standing and on inquiry ! found that
it had paused in front 0f wine shop
it being the custom here that tie con
v1ct could stop at any or all the winc
shops en- route to the execution gro,.n i
and drink all he wanted fIee of charge
BY the time the man in his cart passed
me he appeared TO lac ildccd drunk AMI
was muttering incoderently as man
will when he is pretty deep i'll his cups
He looked like any other simple com
try.nan. and ore could not but pity him
in view of the fact thar he was soon
to be thrust unprepared into the pres
ence of the Eterna, judge.
The execution ground was by the
river side and just outside the town
and the business which took the crowd
there was soon dispatched. for al
though l did not &C to see tie speda
Gle. heard the trumpets Announcing
the return of the troops about twenty
minutes afterward.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04
The Handy Man.

The "jack of all trades" known IA
miliarly as the handy man, is a seri-
GUS drawback to the industries of the
United States, because his knowledge
and training are not based on the funda-
mental rules Of any craft. Such men
are the bane Of any industry, and more
especially Of high grade machine shops,
for their work cannot be relied upon
Doubtless it is good thing to know
something about everything, but the
perfect mechanic and high grade fore
man is the man who knows everything
about something.-George w. Bowie in
Industrial Management.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Offensive Breath.

When the breath is offensive !
= and the tongue coated it is time .
= to make q reduction in the daily
+ rations. Meat, eggs and sweets !
= of all kinds should be omitted !
j. for a few days and only fruit 4
i and bran bread eaten. A diet 4
+ of just fruit and bran bread !:
j and with milk as the only bev- 4
i erage soon corrects the condi- !;
. tions which caused the coating 1
= of the tongue and tainting of the :,
8 breath. Plenty of water should 4
s. be taken between meals. Eight ]
q or ten glasses day are needed i
= to fresllen and cleanse the or 1:
= gans of digestion. There is need 4
8 usually for II laxative medicine 1
i every day too. This may be 4
j citrate of magnesia or a dose of 1
s. rochelle salts 1.-TWO teaspoonfuls 1
- In Il glass of cold water) upon 1
= rising in the morning. If there 4
= is hunger between meals apples 4
= or other fruit may be eaten to. 4
j. relieve it. 4
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04
The Other Side.

Young man." said the Office man.
ager, IF you knew as much ahout the
business of this firm as you do about
baseball you'd be holding down my
job"
i know that, sir" replied the office
boy. "And if you'd make your bust
ness as interesting as baseball you'd
have kids beggin' for chance to work
for you and willing to pay FOR the priv
ilege."-New York World.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04
AMBULANCES FOR RUSSIA.
Red Gross to Send Five Sections of
Twenty five Cars Each.

New York.-The American Red Cross
announces it will send 20 Russia short
ly 125 motor ambulances and automo
biles. These will equip one Russian
army corps with five complete sections.
Each section will comprise fifteen mo-
tor ambulances, one automobile has
for transporting slightly wounded one
kitchen trailer. one dressing station
car, two touring cars for officers three
light delivery trucks and repair car
and gasoline supply car
The machines will he Slipped direct
to the Red Cross commission in Rus.
sia, OF which Dr. Frank Billings is the
head.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04
He Knew How II Felt,

The Teacher-So Delilah cut SAM
sons hair and all his strength went
out of him. Now. when did Samsons
strength go out of him? You may an
swer, Willie. Willie-I guess it wuz
when he seen hisself in tn glass;
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04
A Good Trick,

Dashaway-You say your sister will
be down in a minute, Willie. That's
good news. thought she might refuse
to see me, as she did the other day.
Willie-Not this time. l am mad at
her and l played trick ON her. Dash
away-What did you do? Willie fri-
umphantly)-I said you were another
fellow!-Pearson's Weekly.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04

Heat the club motion was made
to buy handsome velvet carpet. but
it was laid on the table.
She-What a queer place to put n
velvet earpet-Baltimore American.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04
An Undiscovered Best.

Are you getting we'll paid for your
Kork?"
mo. That's why I'm not doing my
best work. Seems to me nobody ever
is willing to pay enough to find out just
how good can be-" Detroit Free
Press.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04
Now Get Only Two Meals Daily.

Lexington, Ky.-A state wide sensa-
tion has been caused by the fact that
the State Confederate Veterans home
here has declared for only two meals
a day on account of the high cost of
living.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04
Just the Same.

"Dascher selected his wife as he
would pick out motorcar."
Sand he has been busy buying acces-
sories ever since."-Pck.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04
Small Waist.

''The idea is for every housewife to
make the waste as small as possible"
"Well, they can't beat my wife for
tight lacing. Kansas City journal.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-04


As he reached the front door a light
appeared in the front hall He could
see it shining through the fanlight over
the door. Somebody was coming.
The door opened, and his mother
stood there, tall and straight in her
white gown. Behind her was Leona
Denham in loose wrapper. Coming
down the stairs was his father.
"We heard your step. Sammy half
sobbed his mother as he took her in
his arms.
'Then-you-wanted me to come
back?" he stammered as Leona seized
one hand and his father the other.
eyes. We could not understand why
you went. The matter had not been
thoroughly investigated. Your father
suspected jeremiah. and finally .Iere-
miah confessed that he had placed the
securities in bag and expressed them
to the city to fictitious name and adj
dress. We shall endeavor to recover
them, and the case against jeremiah
will be dropped if they are recovered.
Leona wants it that way.
AS she spoke Mrs. Walton was lead
ing the way to the sitting room. and
as they reached it Sam Walton placed
the bag, which had proved to he a
prize package indeed. on the table and
bade them open it.
And as the old people looked and ex.
claimed and wondered he took Leona
into his arms and kissed her.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
The Sports Corner
WORLDS RECORD is
EOUALED IN RELAYS

One worlds record was equalled and
five meet records were shattered IN
the eighth annual Drake relay games
yesterday in which 1876 teams, repro
senting most of the large colleges ana
universities of the middlewest and
many Iowa high schools participated.
Honors were fairly well divided in
the university section, Notre dame,
Chicago, Northwestern and Illinois
each winning one race, but 1t was NO
ire Danes two mile team that tied the
worlds record of 1856 As. The best
Drake relay mark made in the event
before yesterday was 500 fiat by
Illinois in 1914. Illinois also establish
ed a relay meet mark of 1881 as in the
one mile event. Wisconsin held the
record with a 1922 rs made last year.
Northwestern won the half mile.
Illinois the mile, Notre Danes the two
mile, and Chicago the four mile event.
The statement made Friday by John
l.. Griffith, father Of the meet, that the
track would be fast provided there
was little sunshine before the races
started was found to be true in view
Of the good time made in many Of the
races-especially in the events in
which records We're made and in the
special 120-yard high hurdles, which
the worlds famous Simpson, Of Mis-.
souri, won in IA As, which is below
the worlds record of Is which stood
for many years before the great Mis-.
sour1an started into business.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
ALBA.

Dan Williams OF Charlton was a
recent visitor here.
Miss Geneva Anderson has returned
to her studies in Chicago.
Miss Catherine Townsend has re-
turned to Iowa City.
Miss Margaret Morrison has return.
ed to Iowa City.
]. D. Hanks Of Centerville was re-
cent Abba visitor.
James L. Yates 10 In Centerville.
Miss Doris Tucker spent Modnay
evening in Centerville.
Dave Baton Of Kansas City was In
Abba last week.
Mrs. Chas. Snodgrass has returned
to FIT. Morgan. Colo.
Mrs. Chas. Olds has returned from a
visit in Centervllle.
LEROY Webber and Jack Massey have
returned to Cedar Rapids.
Miss Ruth Morgan has returned from
Murray. Ia.
Miss Cecilia Ferry spent the week
end in Iowa City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Earring have re-
turned from visit in Kansas.
Mrs. Ralph Downs OF st. Joseph. MO.
Is visiting at the Ed Downs home.
Mrs. Gran Piper has gone to Corn
ing for visit with her son Ed Piper.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
Stock Market

New York, April 23.-Operations pro-
ceeded with extreme caution on the
stock exchange today. this being most
evident in the insignificant turnover OF
the morning. Offerings were tentative
and the demand equally narrow. Prices
hardened very generally In the nrss
hour, effacing most early losses ana
adding moderately to hrst gains. put
the rise was stubbornly opposed by the
professional element. United states
Steel made an extreme recovery OF
about a point and other leaders moved
I'm like manner. but cOppers and spec
ialties made little resistance to furtner
pressure. the list yielding again before
noon. Bonds were irregular.
The mixed changes which have char
acterized recent operations IN the
stock market were again observed on
the resumption Of trading today. First
quotations tended toward higher levels,
especially in equipments. munitions
shippings and standard industrials.
There was recurrent heaviness, howev-
err. in motors, industrial Alcohol and
Utilities. Ohio Gas making drop Of 4
points. United States Steel soon Tor
feited its slight gain and metal inclined
downward on light dealings accompan-
led by irregularity in rails. Harvester
and oils,
Munitions, motors and gas shares
were strong with United States steer
in the last hour. shippings, however
losing ground The closing was irregu-
lar.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
BILL JAMES TRAINS.

Detroit. April eff Pitcher Bill
James doesn't help the Detroit Amer
leans win a pennant this season, it will
not be because he failed to train suffi-
GENTLY in the southland. James work.
cd like Trojan this year.
A few days before the Tigers left
the training camp. James reported at
the practice field one morning and ask
ed Manager Jennings to give him an
early workout. as he had important
business to transact jennings did so
and later learned that James was
anxious to return to his locker where
he had left iewelry and money valued
at more than $1,000.
His valuables had not been dis.
turbed
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
FRED MERKLE is
BOUGHT BY CUBS

Chicago, April 23--After hanging
fire for several days deal was perfect
ed Saturday whereby Fred Merkle was
purchased from the Brooklyn club by
the Chicago Cubs. Merkle will report
to Manager Mitchell at once. He will
in all probability By used at first base,
position which has been causing the
Cubs much trouble since the injury OF
Vic Safer In spite Of the nickname Of
"Bonehead," which was wished on
Merkle, the Cubs are eminently salts.
fed with his acquisition. Merkle will
be remembered as becoming famous
when in an important game he failed
to touch second base. Johnny Evers
noticing the slip. The Giants lost the
game as result.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
Grain Review

Chicago. April 23.-Material declines
in the price of wheat resulted today
chiefly from a noticeable falling off in
speculative buying orders and from
reports Of improved crop prospects
southwest. There were also estimates
current OF probable 10 per cent In
crease Of seeded acreage in Canada
this season as compared with 1916. Dis
cussion of peace possibilities tended
likewise to favor the bear side. Open
ing prices, which ranged from 2 1sc on
to Nc advance, with May at $2.31 to
S2.32h and July at $l.96E to $1.9S were
followed by slight rally, and then
sharp setback all around to well below
Saturdays finish.
A large decrease in the United States
visible supply total led afterward to
rally. especially in May. The close was
''--~ot+,-h ranging from INC decline to
1hc advance, with May at 1882 to
$2.32h and July at $1.97N to 81. ~.
Corn like wheat sagged from lack OF
any aggressive demand. The market
was easily influenced by scattered SELL
ing. After opening unchanged to lAc
lower; prices suffered a decided gen.
eral setback.
Reactions took place subsequently.
influenced by falling off in the visible
supply total The close was nervous at
q to Nc net decline.
Oats eased OFF with other cereals
Pressure was mainly on the July OPP
ton.
Heaviness of the hog and grain mar
kets depressed provisions. There was
no concentrated buying.