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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-09-28
BIG EASTERN CAPITALISTS IN.
TEREsTED IN THIS COUNTY
Will Be DRILLING SOON
BIOLOGISTS PROMISE OIL FIELD
THAT WILL EQUAL FAMOUS
SALT CREEK IN WYOMING

The Denver Times of Thursday has
the following regarding the oil in
dustry in Fall River county:
Shiloh got on the market this
morning and there was heavy trad
ing indicating that it will be one of
the most active stocks. The first bid
was Al and it crept up to 81 bid
when there were sales of 800 shares
sold at SO. The cause for the activity
in Shiloh is the reports of extensive
holdings that the company has ac-
.quired, together with leases and the
prospect of opening an entirely new
field that is promised by geologists
will equal Salt Creek.
"The Shiloh Oil and Refining
Company yesterday announced final
ratification of deal providing for
, unlimited financial backing and also
the acquisition of deal was put
through by Frank HI. Hitchcock, for
mer postmaster general, who is in
the city with F. ]. Sur, the geolo-
gist, after an extensive trip over the
Wyoming oil fields and into South
Dakota. Frank j. Cannon, former
United States senator from Utah, is
president of the Shiloh Company.
York last month by T. M. Pettigrew
of 7. M. Pettigrew & Co., with Gen.
7. Coleman du Pont of the du Pont
Powder Company; L. L. Dunham,
millionaire powder manufacturer; C.
G. Baldwin, president of the Empire
Trust Company of New York, and
Robert Hayes Smith, millionaire Oil
operator of California. Mr.. Smith al
ready has vast oil holdings in Wy
oming.
"Mr. Sur said that closing the
deal assures the Shiloh Company
$4,000 acres for development. The
new oil field taken over by the
Shiloh Company are near Ardmore,
S. d., thirty miles from the Wyom-
ing line. So perfect is the structure,
said Mr.. Hitchcock, that without q
word from Mr.. Sur he and others
were enabled to identify the inner
escarpment completely around the
structure. One shallow we'll at the
apex of the structure furnished gas
and oil for the camp now there. This
new structure is said by geologists
who have examined it to be even
more perfect than that at Salt Greek
and it is only two miles from the
Burlington railroad. The dome con.
taihs 1900 acres and the Shiloh
Company has leased it on the one
eighth royalty basis. The first well
to the deep sand will be spudded in
soon and as the depth is only 1700
feet the we'll should be finished
within the next sixty days.
''Mr. Hitchcock and others are ex-
tre,nely optimistic over the future
of this new field and express conf
dence that it will develop into ont
of the greatest fields in the Uenitee
States.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-09-28
Ersliine

Frank Shirley VISITED with his
father in the Springs Sunday.
Mrs. Noah and children were call
ers at Mrs. Gibson's Sunday p. M.
Oscar Swean and bride are visit
ing his brother and wife this week.
Chas. Evans was thrown from q
horse and had his shoulder badly
hurt.
]. w. L:hbie and family attended
the show TN the Springs Monday
night
Mrs. j. Miller and Mrs. v. e.
Nelson called on Mrs. J. G. Hayes
Monday afternoon.
Miss Van Pelt came Sunday to
take charge If the Erskine school
for this coming year.
Henry Noah was called to Mis-
souri, Saturday night by the ser.
ious illness of his eyed father.
School mates and friends of Mar
garet Birdsall were more than
pleased to hear If hel winning the
$50 gold piece and loving cup at the
spelling contest at Rapid City last
week
Mr.. Murray, of Hot Springs. came
out to the Miller school house FRI
day and gave the children fine talk
and presented the,n with Lincoln's
Gettysburg's address nicely framed
for which the children and patrons
thank him very much.
Rev. Nitcher, of Indiana, who is
visiting LIS sons at Minnekahta,
preached to q l;.rg. crowd at the
Miller school house Sunday after
noo.l. He will preach at the new
school house at Erskine next Sum
day afternoon. Come and hear a
good sermon.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-09-28
FALL RIVER WINS
Margaret Birdsell Won Spelling Con.
test at Alfalfa Palace at Rapid

County Superintendent Helen
Brelsford was at Rapid City last
Wednesday attending the Alfalfa
Palace and accompanying her was
little Miss Margaret Birdsell, of
Erskine, the winner in the county
spelling contest and the Fall River
county entrant in the west of the
River contest there.
Nine counties were represented
Birdsell was declared the winner.
and at the close OF the contest Miss
The prize was silver loving cup
and $1,000 in gold. This indeed
speaks we'll for the little lady and
also for the schools Of this county
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-09-28
CHANCES, OF RETURNING
Figures Furnished by Council of De.
fense Show Losses Exaggerated

fense Show Losses Exaggerated
Pierre. September 2Sth-Many
anxious parents,s friends and rela-
tives of those called for military SER
vice have been unduly excited or
depressed by highly exaggerated re-
ports about the small chance of the
soldier returning from the battle
ficlis Of Europe. Some of these
statements have been carelessly
made, based upon the Imagination
instead OF statistics, while other
reports have been Intentionally cir
culated to block the progress of the
government.
Three years observation and ex-
Iperience Ct the Allies should enable
America tc reduce her losses to a
lower figure than any other nation
'er gsged.
Modern sanitation and prevention
has almost wiped out disease
ssccGrages that once played such
havoc with the armies in the field,
IreGucing deaths from disease to less
than those in civil life.
Only one man in five hundred loses
La leg or an arm. Most of the
wounds sustained in tho trenches
are clean cut and heal rapidly. being
confined principally to the scalp or
left shoulder somewhat exposed in
firing.
| Reliable statistics for three
year average have been compiled for
the allied armies. Upon the basis
of these figures the loss for one year
to be borne by South Dakota is
amazingly small, and comforting in
deed to many.
The first draft quota for the state
is 6S42 men. Upon the above basis,
80 of this number will die from dis
ease Of one kind or anothed, 80 will
be reported as killed, captured, or
missing, and IA will be permanently
manned, a total of 178..
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-09-28
FIRST SEVENTEEN MEN TO FIT
RILEY. KANSAS. FRIDAY
NEXT QUOTA OCTOBER 3RD
BOYS ARE GIVEN R0USING SEND.
OFF EVENING OF THEIR
DEPARTURE.

seventeen of the first bunch of
drafted men Of Fall River county
were in the city last Friday in re-
sponse to call and were furnished
with the necessary transportation
to TT. Riley, Kansas by the local
exemption board, where they will
go into training.
The boys departed on the Bur
lington in the evening and were
given rousing send-off by the
local band and large crowd from
the adjacent country. The members
of the local Red Cross Chapter pre-
sented each man with a comfort kit
and also a lunch basket. At Edge
mont they were given another
hearty farewell.
Following is the list of those
leaving together with the order in
which they were drafted and serial
No. 2-45s. Raymond Warner,
Oral.
No. 5-271. Robert Wolfe. Hot
Springs.
No. 500. Clark Smith, Ard
more.
No. 12-1o7. John Joseph Sch
mitz, Oral.
No. 3o-652. Joseph Darrell Ap-
plegate, Edgemont.
No. 5000. George Joseph
Mcnamara, Edgemont. Failed to
report.
No. ss-1S2. Archie Ben Harri-
son, Oelrichs.
No. 44-542. Henry Clarence
Harmon, Edgemont.
No. 52-355. Walter Harman
Judd, Oral.
No. 54---645. Harley Albatt
Tompkins, Edgemont.
No. 59-32.. John Goetz, Del
richs.
No. e3a-56. William Frank
Hamblin, Lithia.
No. 64-5. John Otto Schleve
Oral.
No. 66-54. Glenn George Prun.
ty, Hot Springs.
No. 71-269. Henry Fred Paul
Hot Springs.
No. 72-335. Albert wilhelm
Bingham, Hot Springs.
No. 26-4O7. Norman Earl, Pet
ty, Dewey.
No. 15-4s7. Leo Eugene Shay
Edgemont.
On October 3rd the second bunch
of boys will leave also for Ft. Riley
Below is given the list of those wht
will go next Wednesday,:
No. 500. Joe Bayer, Edge
mont
No. 21-43. Lawrence Raby
Edgemont.
No. 34-513. Floyd Henry Cole
Ardmore.
No. 1880. Fred Henry Stuth
man, Hot Springs.
No. 51-452. William G.. Frahm
Oelrichs.
No. 60-677. Grover Scott Jen
kins, Edgemont.
No. 69-638. Hubert Franl
Wiedenfeld. Edgemont.
No. 73-493. John Geiser, Ard
more.
No. s1-72. Lowell schuler. Ho
Springs.
Hot Springs.
No. s5-e7s. James Arm Hardin
Edgemont.
No e5-154. CLANCY Cali
Eckenrode, Oral.
No. 93-103. William Georg
Tice, Oral.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-09-28
AT LAST.
New Road Between Ardmore And
Hot Springs to be. Built.

At last the people of Ardmore and
this section of the country are to
have a more direct and shorter
route to the county seat than by way
of Edgemont. This will make q
dsiferencee Of 20 miles between
here and Hot Springs and q good
many Of the steep grades will be eli
minated. Work1nen are at work
getting this road in shape. AS I
under stand it this road crosses the
Cheyenne rive" near Cascade. OF
course the river csnnot be crossed
at all times at present but when the
big Angustura cam goes in the road
will cross it and make this direct
route road passable at all times
Ardmore American.
TIL people of the southern portion
of Fall River county have long been
entitled to a better highway to the
county seat and it is hoped the
workmen will not quit their job
upon this direct and shorter route"
until they have it in such shape as
to invite public travel. This
Cascade road is one of the oldest in
the county, reaches into one of the
richest and best agricultural por-
tions of the county, and not only
are the farmers of that part of the
county but the business men of
Hot Springs. entitled to good road.
Aside from the necessity of q good
highway in that part Of the county
for the benefit Of our own people
and taxpayers, but by making the
road to Cascade Springs inviting to
automobilists it would become an
attraction to tourists that would
give them another incentive to pro-
long their stay in our resort. But
above all the taxpayer of the south
ern part of the county and all along
that Cascade highway are entitled
to some attention in road building
and the county seat is also entitled
to it.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-09-28
BIG SHIPMENT
21O9 Articles in Red Cross Shipment
Sent to Headquarters

0CNL W 31C0UU U0xICI
The following list comprises the
supplies recently sent on to head
quarters by the Fall River County
Red Cross:
24O bed socks.
1856 hot water bottle covers.
12O nightingales.
2O4 handkerchiefs.
120 napkins.
AZ operating leggings.
228 wash cloths.
6S4 eye cloths.
1O8 abdominal bandages.
1856 triangular bandages.
IL sweaters.
"a wristlets.
Is mufflers.
OF the above amount the Oelrichs
auxiliary sent in the following:
"a hot water bottle covers.
"a nightingales.
"a triangular bandages.
12 abdominal bandages.
SO napkins.
48 wash cloths.
"a handkerchiefs.
21O9 pieces. II you doubt it get
your boy or girl to figuring on it
after supper. 1t will do them good
and you will know whether we can
figure in Ho. Springs. In the mean
time everybody get busy. We will
soon have another shipment. And
rooms are open every afternoon but
don't forget that the Red Cross
Tuesday and Saturday. Do your
bit.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-09-28
"A NEW MARCHING THRU GEORGIA"

Go and bring the bugle, boys!
Well sing grand song
Sing it with a spirit that help the along
Sing it to the chorus of hundred million strong,
J.hn is marching Belgium.
Hurrah! hurrah The help of and me-!
Turrah! hurrah We're still a
the chorus sing it till
John coming home from Belgium
Now we've got to the bread
To win the they
Food is short, they tell the
So meat. fats and sweets. and this do
While John is marching Belgium.
How father grumbled
When at
And. Instead Of white bread only johnny
How he he'd murder every Kaiser, be
If he marching thru Belgium
Mother said she'd like
And do what others say
About the saving of the food she away
So she'd follow hav a
While John is marching Belgium.
So let us rally to the
OF saving hungry
BY using what heretofore threw garbage
While John is marching Belgium.
REV. A. P. JAMES, Hot Springs South Dakota
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-09-28
CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION
OF CHARGES SEEM CERTAIN
DEMANDS SOME ACTION
IF COMMITTEE DOES NOT TAKE
ACTION SITUATION WILL BE
TAKEN UP BY HOUSE.

Washington, Sept. 28.-A Con
gressional investigation of the char
ges' of Representative Heflin in con.
nection with the $4,000 Won Bern.
storff "slush" fund, seemed certain
today after Heflin had appeared be.
fore the house rules committee, con.
sidering demands for action. Dem
ocratic leaders said that if the COM
mittee did not act by tomorrow, the
situation will be taken up on the
floor Of the house.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-09-28

for the purpose of establishing them
selves in the city of opportunities
and progress. and it is pretty cer-
tain that they will all make good
who do so. They are gentlemen who
will bring to any community in
which they settle. brains, desire
to aid and assist in the upbuilding
OF that community and their active
participation in public affairs be Of
benef1t.-Casper Press.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-09-28
People Speak Well Of Chamberlain
Tablets

II have been selling Chamberlain's
Tablets for about two years and
heard such good reports from my
customers that I concluded to give
them. a trial myself. and can say that
do not believe there is another pre-
paration of the kind equal to them. !"
writes G.. A. Mcbride. Headford. Ont.
II you are troubled with indigestion
or constipation give them trial
They will do you good.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-09-28
IN CASPER.
Prominent Hot Springs People
Visiting In Casper.

v1SV16 Al VdoPe1'
At the present time there are a
number of prominent Black Hills
people in Casper, and many of them
have come from Hot. Springs, and
all have become interested in Casper
or in the district surrounding. S.
e. Wilson, one of the most promi-
nent attorneys of South Dakota, his
son Clifford, Judge Ward, county
judge of Fall River county. Wilbur
Wright and Larry Highley are rep
resenting the celebrated spa in the
city. All of them are live wires and
have become mixed up in the oil
game as we'll as interested in Cas-
per realty. Most of them are here
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-09-28

The Star Printery does all kinds
of plain and fancy commercial print
ing. Best equipped shop IN this
section. Give us cali.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-09-28

FoUND:- Near Hedrick place,
an Elgin watch. Owner can have
same by proving property and pay
ing Tor this notice.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-11-14
TICKET sale ENDS TONIGHT
Last Opportunity to Buy S10C Subscription Tickets
Augustus 100000 Entertainment CONSIDERATIONS save
S4OO OH Each Season Ticket Purchased - Large
Sale Shows Public Appreciates Magnitude
of Course

Those who may have neglected TO
secure one dollar Subscription Season
Tickets for the Augusta Entertainments
Course should remember that these
tickets cannot be purchased after to
night. Thereafter only single ad-
mission tickets will be on sale. Hold
ers of season tickets will enjoy the
seven splendid entertainments at a
saving of from s2.35 TO $500, according
TO the location of the seats selected.
Undoubtedly all appreciate the mag
pitude of this years course, but pos
sibIy do not realize the fact that the
Directors have incurred liability of
100000 Ca record for lyceum) in or
der to bring this aggregation of stars
before the people of Augusta and vi
c;nity. Miss Alice Nielsen alone COM
mands $3.50 per night for singing;
Bryans fee is larger than any lecturer
before the public in this country:
Katharine Ridgeway is reputed to be
the highest salaried lady entertainer
in American lyceum, and the cost OF
l.ringing the big Ben Greet Company
to Augusta is more than the average
lyceum in Maine pays for their entire
course. The other three attractions are
also of the highest grade-the best that
money can procure.
The secret of this unusual course al
a merely nominal price to the patrons
is it's CO. cooperative plan. 1t is managed
by and run for the people of Augusta
and surrounding places, not for outside
thea trical syndicateS. and the people,
by the Subscription Ticket Plan, are
privileged to enjoy the country's finest
entertainers at wholesale cost. The
local management has been encouraged
by the increasing cooperation of the
public to believe that the people of
Augusta and vicinity appreciate the
best. and will support a lyceum course
in proportion to its excellence. On that
ground they expect that the patronage
this season will be limited only by the
capacity of city hall. The response of
the public TO the unparalleled course
offered this season will necessarily in
fiuence the plans for future courses.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-11-14

\ caller from Winthrop was showing
to Augusta friends yesterday an ntcr-
esting and rather rare souvenir of
earlier days when letter postage rates
were at the figure to which they have
Just been increased. 1t is stamped
envelope of the three-ce denomina :
ton. and Of the date of 1876. The is
sue is of special design appropriate to
the centennial anniversary Of national
Independence To illustrate the change
in mail transportation methods in the
100 year interval there is pictured at
the top of the stamp. a rider on horse
back. and below is shown an engine
drawing a mail car. The contrast be
tween the two is hardly more striking
than would be that between the anti
ouatcd train pictured and a present
day locomotive and cars. 1t is said
that but very few of these envelopes
are in existence. The curiou is the
property Of Postmaster Willis J.. Mace
of East Winthrop
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-11-14

The carclessness to which some men
will allow themselves to become ad-
dicted was, demonstrated Yesterday
forenoon when a young man came
down Winthrop hill with a cart lead
Of dressing, hauled by a pair Of horses.
ON arriving at a point near the gate
house at the crossing of the Maine
Central Railroad. the man left the
team with shoe under one of the
wheels of the cart to act as a brake
and went over on to Dickman street,
where he had business at one Of the
shops located there. After Standing
FOR a few moments theshorsoS attached
to the cart became uneasy and started
down the hill but instead of continuing
down across Market square on reach
, ing the railroad tracks they turned
north and followed up along the west
bound track until the whole team was
north Of the crossing and stopped
alongside the stone retaining wall west
of the tracks. With the amount of
travel there is over the Maine Central
by the passenger and freight trains as
well as the shifting locomotive the
team was in somewhat of a dangerous
position, but its predicament was
quickly discovered and it was taken
out of the way, although it took con
siderable help and quite an amount of
manuevering to turn it around and Get
it out of the danger zone. Luckily, no
train came a1fg until after the outfit
had been removed
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-11-14
nov12- 2-14-17X
The dog was unhurt and disappeared

The dog was unhurt and disappeared
as though at least scared.
The party was bound for the Muss
ter ground. with some heavy tools and
equipment, to do some piping, and the
dog was met just at the north end of
the Hill grounds. The truck swerved
to the left. struck the curbing and pill
ed over on its side, stoppir, about a
foot fr.m a stout elm tree. A heavy
bench crashed through the top and an
ungight was smashed and curtains
torn. \ leak was started on the en-
sine piping, but the fracture was
quickly reduced" and the truck run off
under its own power. 1t was a mar
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-11-14
DOG ESCAPES AUTO
But Driver Piles Car Up to Lawn to
Save Animal

Joseph Arsenault, known as Felix,
always liked a dog, 50 when he over
took one on State street about S.45
o'clock Tuesday morning he hastily
whirled the steering wheel Of the auto
truck he was driving and piled the
truck up on Percy Hills lawn. rather
than kill the dog. Charles Bolduc, a
helper, employed for the day by the
j. II. Cogan 20, to which the truck
belonged, received injuries about the
right knee. where the wind shield
came down upon it, but nothing of a
serious Iature. Patrick O'Connor, a
plunbeI. was scratched about one
hand and Arsenaut escaped injury
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-11-14
SEVEN STARS
In Service Banner Displayed by Beye,
G. Small.

A service flag hearing seven stars
hangs in the window Of the Beyer &
Small office. indicating that that num-
ber of the firms employees have en-
listed in the nations service. All are
members of the 1st Ne. Regiment
Heavy Field Artillery. Two Of the
seven We're connected with the Au-
gusta office-Capt. f. +. IIinckley and
Lieut.. Keith Ryan. The other five are
Portland mon. but are well known in
the Capital City. They are: Lieut..
Col. Henry G.. Boyer. Sergt Harold s.
Small, Walter y. Peters, John Har-
rington and Harris Bishop.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-11-14

torch, compass playing cards, me-
chanical puzzles. Red Cross Checker
board, (these can be purchased for )
cents at Red Cross IleadquartersD
other games, pipes and tobacco. cigar
cites, gum. chocolate. dried fruits.
crackers. hard candy. Dried fruits and
other food products should be packed
in small tin or wooden boxes No
liquids or articles packed i'll glass
should be sent
Anyone who plans to give either
packets or money fore this purpose
please notify Miss Haynes. telephone
145Dl or Mrs. Guy Gannett. telephone
29CD 1t is hoped that there will be a
ready response to this appeal as We
must not fail to furnish our quota.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-11-14

While the local management greatly
appreciates the cooperation of the
public, which alone enables them to
bring TO Augusta what they believe to
be the finest series Of lyceum enter
tainments ever offered in New Eng
land. regardless Of price. patronage is
solicited wholly on the quality and
price Of the attractions offered
The public is never annoyed by be-
ing personally solicited to purchase
tickets for this course. the management
believing that any person who will
thoughtfully consider the quantity,
quality and price can find no excuse
for not voluntarily buying. The final
question is not Can afford to at
tend?" but Can I afford to miss the
opportunity 70 enjoy these biz events
at so trivial cost?"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-11-14
CIMRERIAND

fortianG-Nov L, Michael b. Daily; John
Henry Tryon.
South Portland-Elizabeth Chase. aged
55 years.
Yarmouth-Nov II. Margaret A. Nc
Cray. aged 65 years
Cape Elizabeth--Nov 12, Mary Frances
Maxwell.
Gorham-Nov. l.. Mary $ Mitchell Rob-
erts, aged 80 years.
Camden-oct. 81, Doris NJ Hopkins.
aged % years.
PENOBSCOT
Bangor-Nov. 3. David Giles OF Brc wer,
aged 81 years: Nov. Il, Mrs. Mary W.
Patterson. aged 10 years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-11-14

Tuesday was another of those days
when there was nothing outside of
business of a civil nature before the
municipal court, which has been the
rule rather than the exception for the
past few weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-11-14

Friends of Mrs. Thomas H. Rodge,
who some time ago underwent surgical
= atmcnt at her home on Murray
street will be glad to learn that She
continues to improve and was able
Sunday for the first time to sit up in
he'd
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-11-14
Gard Of Thanks.

take this opportunity to thank my
neighbors and friends for their
thoughtfulness and Kindness during
the sickness and death of my beloved
wife, also for the beautiful floral
tribute.
GRANVILLE s. SMALL.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-11-14

Work was resumed Monday on the
Augusta dam by local crew, the work
consisting of putting a new face on
the structure as far as the height of
the dam has been raised The amount
of work to be done on the dam this fall
VIII depend on the height of water in
the river