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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-17
Council Of National
Defense is Organized

The council for national defense. SO
far as it relates to Codington county,
will be in charge of A. w. Palm, coun
ty agent for agricultural extension
Professor Palm will appoint the other
members of the committee.
The chief objects of the council
may be stated in the following:
Promote patriotic spirit and edu.
cate the people to the magnitude of
she task ahead.
Aid recruiting of the national guard
Assist in carrying out the enroll
ment of the new army and in deter.
mining exemptions from draft.
Maintain labor standards.
Establish labor clearing houses.
Assist is getting workers to use
their broken time on the farms and
in getting idle men and boys on the
farms.
Afford facilities to aid the govern
ment to collect revenue.
Help float the liberty loan"
Organize food production commit
gees.
Reduce waste in the home.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-17
OUR CROPPING ETHops.

We nave no patience with the man
who is always scolding the farmer and
making him responsible for the high
cos of living. Agriculture in this
area Is only a half century old and is
still in the early stages of its develop
ment. This means simply that the
farming is done on a large scale and
withffew crops. Such a system nearly
always develops in a new settled area
under pioneer conditions. This should
not necessarily be called poor farming.
The cropping methods we use are
as a whole we'll suited to our exten.
siye kind Of farming. The early set.
tier must grow the crops that are
quickly and probably produced with
little equipment. He usually has
rather limited means and little expert.
ence in the new country.
Therefore 10th as he is to give M
his old easy methods, this neighbor.
hood has now been long enough set.
tied to change our type of farming
gradually to a more diversified system
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-17
PROFITABLE VARIETIES

Velvet Chaff Lower in Protein Than
Marquis, Fife or Blue Stem. BY C.
r. Ball, A~gronomist in Charge of
Western Wheat Investigations, U. S.
Department of Agriculture.
/. The wheat which has been so
generally grown under the name Vel
vet Chaff is the well known Preston
wheat introduced by the Minnesota Elk
pertinent Station from Canada where
it was produced by the Dominion &C.
realist at Ottawa some thirty years
ago.
2. 1t is a bearded wheat and meets
with some objection on that account.
8. 1t has been recognized by mill
ers for several years that it is not of
as good quality for milling and bread.
making purposes as are the other
standard wheats of the sprjng-wheat
belt, namely, Marquis, Fife and Blue
Stem. The average of chemical anal.
Uses shows it to be low in protein,
which is the gluten-containing sub.
stance of wheat and which determines
what millers and bakers call the
strength of the flour.
4. The results of many years OF
varietal experiments at a large mum.
Der of stations have shown that the
Preston (Velvet Chair wheat is a low
yielder compared with other good va.
riatiea in all narts of tho Dppar Mic
sissippi Valley except perhaps a linn
tied e The data on which this
statement is based you find in ou1
Marquis wheat bulletin where Preston
is one Of the varieties compared with
Marquis at many stations.
S. In my opinion there is no reason
for advocating the growing Of this va
riety anywhere in the hard sprine
wheat belt.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-17
Thinks Sub Control
Maybe Solved

w. L.. Saunders, chairman of the
consulting board, has announced
through the press that mean have
been found whereby the submarine
may be controlled and rendered less
harmful.
His associates, however, and many
of the country's experts, seem to
doubt whether any of the devices or
plans thus far submitted assure sue
cess in. curbing the submarine raids.
The best that the experts hold out is
the hope that some of the plans af-
ford hope for control of the subma-
rine.
In any event, it is thought, out of the
nearly half a thousand plans sub
mitted, several Of them may be util.
lied for defeating the avage of the
U-boats, and that, by combining the
use of several of the proposed de.
vices, the U-boat campaign may be
perceptibly curbed, to a the least.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-17
Dakota Assurance Co.
In Further Trouble

The defunct Dakota Western ASSur-
headquarters in this city, later re-
moving to Sioux Falls, has had a
stormy career, 1t was not until it
got into trouble with the insurance
commissioner of the state that it re.
moved from this city. After housing
itself at Sioux Falls for a few years
it took another jump into Minnesota,
TO the extent of establishing branch
offices. Then somebody was accused
of selling padded" capital stock
in other words, stock representing a
species of fraud-and receivers yer
appointed-one in Minnesota and an
other in South Dakota, Colonel Chas.
III. Englesby being the South Dakota
receiver. A meeting of the stock
holders was held in this city last
week, Such prominent men as r. o.
Richards of Huron, Former United
STATES Attorney Wagner of Sioux
Falls, U, s. G. Cherry of the same
city, and others were present. The
meeting was an exciting one, but re-
suited in adopting the policy offered
by Mr.. Richards for winding UP the
affairs of the company. Colonel En-
glesby offered to tender his resignas
lion as receiver if the stockholders
so wished and would get together in
a settlement. but no action was taken
with reference to the %colonel's sug
gestion.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-17

swanson
win Aldous and family and Miss
Clara Cotton were Sunday visitors at
the Scott home.
Mrs. Jake Daily was a caller at the
Carl LOOMS home Monday,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Henningson
spent Sunday evening at the Scott
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Hansen and Anna
and Clara spent Sunday at Nels Jor
gensen's.
f. Conner and family We're Water
town visitors Tuesday.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-17
Home Building Assoc
Chooses Its Officers

The Watertown Home Building and
Savings Association held its annual
meeting last Monday, selecting the
following officers:
President-F. L. Bramble.
Vice president-D. E. Vice..
Secretary-Wililam G. Gesley.
Treasurer-John w. Martin.
Directors for three years-F. j.
Cory, L. j. Shaw. F. ]. Scholtz.
Plans were perfected for increasing
the business of the company in this
locality and for enlarging its sphere
OF usefulness.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-17
Seed Flax for sale. Flax Fibre Co.
1880
WALLACE.

VIM. Nisbet, Mrs. G%oodspeed ant
Maggie Johnston attended a show a
Bradley, Saturday evening.
Miss Ida Kirkeby came home las
Wednesday from Luther hospital al
Watertown, and is doing nicely after
her operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Youngern call
ed at the Nate Groves home, SUNDAY
evening.
Calvert Johnston spent Sunday al
Dan Groves. Y
Martin Kirkeby has been laid uI
with a n foot, caused by the har
row falling on it and decorating II
quite badly. He is improving slowly
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Groves and George
and Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Faehn visit
ed, Sunday, with Rob Groves and fam
lily, at Florence. They made the triI
in the formers new Ford.
4. r. Armstrong, of near Water
town, a in this vicinity looking az
ter his farming interests and also
closed up the road the public has
made through his pasture.
II. +. Morgan disposed Of his black
Percheron stallion to Mr.. Upton b
Bradley.
Nate Groves has fenced his garden
spot and says it doesn't pay to lei
Us NArar - .GN3
the chickens eat it up this year,
VIM. Campbell has improved the
appearance Of his house by adding
dornler window 0 nthe south side
MI. Campbell has disposed Of hi.
black drivers but we failed to IearI
the purchasers name.
Mr.. Bergh, of CLARK. s. b, came ii
Sunday and took big load OF corr
to home witl, sim from his farm eas
of town.
Announcement cards are being re
ceiyed Of the marriage Of Miss Stelli
Best y MI. +. Goggins. at AbeI
deem, Nay second.
Rev. d. d Radcliffe. 81 Norence
wasseen n thts locality last week
The roads are dried up nov /!
autos can set about nicely.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-17
HIGHER COAL PRICE
HELD uNWARRANTED

Neutrality-suspicious. prices of an
ahracites coal are nnwarranted and
q supply for next season IS ade.
aliate. the federal trade commission
stated today In a report based on d
partially completed investigation Or
dared by congress.
The commission warns consumers
aeainst buying large quantities Of
soal.
No good reason exists, says the re-
port. why May prices should not be
subject to the usual summer discount.
The commission promises to Tex.
pose any Inscriptions dealer who
sseeks to mislead the pnbEfc
The United Mine Workers new
wage scale, which went into eject
laet week. increases prodnctfcn cost
hetwseen II and 80 cents : ton, an
IN q benencial and steadyinE factor
81 the industry. says - commits
Mon. leading operators prices
ahe mine .tor May provide III his
sN giag increase. and there 81 no H.
dnucaaicn for5 larger increase 10
j sento the consanaer %
rices hi May 4 the mines ~
sanosed At Sz.6i not ton for gx
osstoysand ta.ssfc chest
I z''s lslsa2s MS ail hit specaiat
SfSszssSsS SSf5yAASzf N1SsxssS1
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-17
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION
FOR LETTERS OF ADMINS.
TRATION.


State Of South Dakota, County OF
Codington, SIS.
In County Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Amund
Johnson, Deceased.
The State of South Dakota sends
greeting to Matthias Johnson, Grace
vile. MINI; Matte Peterson, Brad
ley, S. OAK; Marie Annettee McKin
ney, Appleton, Mimi; Peter Johnson
Louisburg. Mimi; John johnson
Hume, Sask., Canada: Emil Otto
johnson, Minneapolis, Mimi; Alma
Davis, st. Cloud, MINI; Mona Helena
Johnson, New London, Mimi. Edward
Lloyd Johnson, Lila Josephine John
son and Grace May johnson, all oil
Odessa, Mimi; and E. w. Berry, Wa
tertown, South Dakota, Guardian ad
Item of Edward Lloyd johnson, Lila
Josephine johnson and Grace May
Johnson, minor children of Christian
Johnson. deceased, heirs at law and
next Of kin of Amund Johnson, de
ceased, and to all whom these pres
ents may come.
Notice is hereby given that Matthias
Johnson has filed with the Judge OF
this Court, a petition praying that
Letters Of Administration of the Els
tate Of Amund johnson, deceased, be
issued to Henry ID. Rice, of Water.
town, South Dakota, and that Friday,
the first day of June, 1917, at ten
o'clock a. M, of said day, being a day
OF a special term of this Court, in the
Lamm Block, in the City of Water
town. County Of Codington, has been
set for hearing said petition, when
and where any person Interested may
appear and show cause why the said
petition should not be granted.
Dated at Watertown, s. Oak, this
10th day Of May, "A. D. 1917.
John Nicholson,
Judge OF the County Court.
Attest
Italpn ~ HorsWlll.
Clerk
s(Ifrst pub. May IL, last pub. May 31l
Rankin; had q greas hunting
trip last week
FfyIe: What did you bag?'
One day brought home ten rab-
bits four ~pheasants and q big black
bear. &
sHow did you carry the bearggy
sI didn't carry hiMss I led him.
with q rope,'
II ~ foot ace.-Judge
What did YOU think of the new re.
yne last night" -
spslightfuN Thu girls were 81 nat,
uralsznothing PM on don,tyo sxnowl!,
London opinion.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-17
Comparisons Invited

The Watertown Printing and Bind
ing Co. does not expect all the busi-
ness in its line within Watertomn's
trade territory, but it invites an OPP
%portunity to show it's goods, and it
especially suggests that as a home
institution it is prepared to offer what
It believes to be real bargains in gen..
eral office supplies, in stationery, in
equipment and in specialties.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-17

Mn SssAk5la 4EenE1e1lIEo ron EoAzlegI
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-17

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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-17
Safe Cabinets

The Watertown Printing and Bind
ing Co. has recently equipped various
offices in Watertown with safe cab
inets properly arranged for preserve
ing books and valuable papers. Those
desiring to assure safety for their pa
pers at comparatively small expense
should consult US If in need Of any
thing of the sort. We think we can
ave local customers money besides
giving them high grade goods. We
shall be pleased to point out to any
prospective purchaser where some Of
these modern devices may be exam.
ined and inquired about.
We have equipped various offices
in WATERFOWL and vicinity, and will
be glad to an opportunity to show
these goods in active use.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-17
Supplies

We keep a stock Of office supplies
on hand, such as typewriter paper,
second sheets, ribbons, typewriter
brushes, oil; also waste paper bas-
kets; also, clips of all kinds, hling
devices, Office pins, pencils, erasers,
pens, penholders, I.tter files, bill files.
invoice files, transfer files ETC., etc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-16
City Clubs Secretary
Slated as Mitchell Aid

Robert s. Binkerd, secretary to the
City Club, which fled charges against
District Attorney Swami with Governor
Whitman on Sunday, admitted yester-
day that he expected to manage Mayor
Mitchel's Mayorslty denomination cam
paign. He said that Mr.. Swami had
sent mutual friend TO him.lsst Friday
to negotiate n meeting.
"As Judge Swami intimates that even
at that time he was aware Of the
charges the City Club was preparing,
no one will be surprised at the fact
that felt unable to accept his invita-
ton to luncheon" said Mr.. Binkerd.
Mr. Swami last evening coroborated
Mr.. Binkerd's references TO mutual
friend" which he sent TO Mr.. Binkerd
on Friday.
"The members Of the City Club who
have instituted these charges are side
stepping the real issue" said Mr..
Swami. "They do not know what the
real facts are. Before making the
charges they should have investigated
them. They did not consult me at all. f"
Two City Club members resigned
Yesterday as & result Of the Swami
charges. They were Carl Beck, social
ist and manager Of the Labor Forum,
of 80 Union Square, and Jonah ]. Gold
stein, attorney, Of $40 Broadway.
In his letter TO the trustees Mr.. Beck
complains that they did not consult
the membership on the Swami charges
at all, and therefore the club has "chal-
lenged its non-partisan purposes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-16

her mud also. lie all but kissed a
baby as he took 10 from its mothers
arms and almost discussed the opera
with a woman who asked how TO get TO
certain theatre from the Thirty
fourth Street ferry. Then he came back
TO his woes.
"Nou see he said. 81 get so mixed
up tryin' TO combine the duties OF SO
ciety man and conductor ! almost ring
up the wrong fares You get the idea,
don't you? We treat each one like It
was his private limousine. and we was
the chauffeur that had just got a raise.
HUH"
The car stopped with a polite muir
muir OF its wheels, and waited for p
woman who was running toward IT.. She
was all out OF breath when she got
there, and she looked at the ancient fare
taker as if she suspected him OF being
at the bottom of it.
Public Still Unappreciative
1--WE wait for every one" he said. DO
they thank us? They do not III tell
you-'tis the public that should be sent
TO schools for politeness, and most OF
them would be entered IN the kinder
garten class, at that. Does any one
ever tell us he enjoyed his ride. or that
it don't matter, he really likes to stand
up? lie does not"
He helped a pretty girl down the
steps, and looked uncertainty after her
Ought ! TO kiss her hand, do you
Think" he muttered bitterly. well
goodby. Come back next week-we
may be servin' afternoon tea by then!"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-16

known for years as tho House o. Mys-
terry"
An old woman recluse, who lived
there for thirty years behind locked
doors and barred windows, with only a
faithful man servant nearly her own
age to care for her. is dead, and the
servant, too, is dying.
The woman was Mrs. James d. Mace.
said to have been the widow Of a sea
captain who died thirty years ago, and
tho faithful servant is Albert Msyder,
, long Captain Nace's valet.
According to tradition, just before
Captain Mace died, Msyder promised 10
care for the wife the rest Of her life.
The captains death came as the climax
OF series Of griefs, and Mrs. Mace
shut herself up in the Jersey home.
Most persons passing the house be-
leved it was untenanted. Eight years
ago the Rev. Allan b. MacNeill, Of
Hackensack, was asked 10 keep an eye
on the old couple. lie was at first re-
buffed by them, but later was allowed
TO call.
New Years Day Mayder became i'll.
Mrs. Mace, who was eighty years old
was helpless, and Msyder, seyenty-hve,
was barely able 10 crawl to neigh
boris. The Rev. Mr.. MacNeill was sent
for When he arrived he was obliged to
break down three doors to reach room
where he found Mayder nearly dying.
Mrs. Mace was already dead. For a
week the two had been practically help
less, with but little food. The clergy
man conducted Mrs. Mace's funeral Sat
urdsy. Mayder is in the Hackensack
Hospital. expected TO die.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-16
HIGH SCHOOL BOY HELD
AS SUBWAY PICKPOCKET
Captured as He Took Woman'S
Purse, Says Detective

Detective Cassassa plucked boy
from the crowd In the Times Square
subway station at o'clock last night
and motioned to young woman who
was about TO board train.
"Have you lost anything" he said
TO the young woman, who was Miss
Esther Scarina, of 8 West 18TH Street
Miss Scarina had lost a purse from
her handbag. Cassassa, with a con
Jurer's flourish. drew it from the boys
pocket. 1t contained So cents and IL
cents worth Of stamps. Miss Scarina
claimed it at once.
The boy was sent 10 the Children's
Society and was paroled in his pa
rents custody. He said that he was
Anthony Gumina, fifteen years old. a
pupil in the De Witt Clinton High
School. living at Dos East 10th Street.
Since he was six years old, Cassassa
said Anthony told him, he had been
stealing. At first he stole from his
mother and then broadened his field.
His earnings, according TO the detec-
tive's story, were devoted TO his ward
robe and his dapper appearance. Cas-
sassa said, offered corroboratory evil
dence. All that the police found in his
pocket besides the purse that Miss
Scarina identified, was a change purse
containing 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-16
100 Chesterfields Now Occupy
Platforms of Queens rolleys
Conductors Make Their First Polite Run After Attending
School of Dcportment-Changc Not Yet
Noticed by Public

CAV, say, this super-eonductcr stuff
makes me sick"
1t was an ancient fare-tsker on a
Long Island trolley who spoke. The
curse of courtesy had fallen upon him,
no said.
With ninety-nine other conductors Of
the New York & Queens County Rail-
road he had had to imbbe lessons in
politcness during his Swing" at the
car barns in Woodslde, and the 100
made their first polite run yesterday.
The fact that he was paid for the time
spent at the lecture course failed to
brighten his view of IL. One of the
lecturers was Samuel f. Serena, noted,
aside from his mellihuous name and his
Chester6eldian manner, as traffic super
intendent and as exalted ruler OF the
greensboro Lodge Of ElkS. The other
was Martin +. Lynch, of the legal staff
of the road
Was ] hired az Vernon Castle!"
said the ancient fare taker, ringing up
nickel 81 was not. 'Tis conduc-
tors job hold and conductors
wages | draw
Comes Hard at First
He griuned bslefully - following
school ruleS-at a departing guest, got
down and wont to meet an overlsden
woman, taking her bundles from her
and showing some disposition TO carry
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-16
ROBBERY A MYTH,
GIRL FOUND BOUND
IN CELLAR ADMITS
Arranged Movie Scenario OF
Crime to Hide Loss of S12
from Mother

Detectives have been working for
week 70 learn who tied sixteen-year-old
Emma Greis with clothes line, gagged
her with a muller and left her in the
cellar of her home, az $40 East l5Oth
Street, with gas jet turned on near
her head-all for the purpose OF rob-
bling her Of sl2.
After running down every clew in
vain, Detectives Pickett and Thompson
put the girl through another examina-
ton yesterday. In the midst of it she
broke down, they say, and confessed
that there had been no burglar and
that she had tied and gagged herself,
in imitation OF scene she had wit
messed in a thrilling moving picture.
So apparently truthful was the girls
original story and so well did she play
her part that not only the detectives OF
The Bronx Bureau were deceived but
even an ambulance surgeon and doctors
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-16
Brewer Ordered Extradit-
ed from Philadelphia
Is Brought Here
MRS. THAW VISITS
SON IN HOSPITAL
Walsh Denies Gumps Are
Contemplating or Have
Filed $250,000 Suit

Iron = star Correspondent % 1ne Tribune
Philadelphia, Jan. 15.-HarTy X.
Thaw's attorneys lost their fight to-day
TO prevent the extradition 20 New York
Of Oliver A. Brewer. bearer of the dear
master" documents and indicted as
conspirator with Thaw in the charges
preferred by Frederick Gump, jr, OF
Kansas City.
Judge John NJ. Patterson, in the Court
Of Common Pleas, denied the applica-
tion for a writ of habeas corpus, and
Brewer was turned over to Lieutenant
Bernard Flood, who took him to New
York. Ordering the rcmanding OF Brow
er, Judge Patterson said:
"The so-called Thaw case in its vari-
Gus phases has left trail of misery
and shame in many places. Philadel-
phia wants as little to do with it as
possible"
The Thaw interests, which had four
attorneys in court. resisted the re-
moval OF Brewer, principally because
they fear he is being taken to New
York not for prosecution, but to be
used ms a witness against Thaw. This
was taken as another indication that
the plan to surrender Thaw is the most
probable Of several courses Of action
which may be revealed within few
days.
Scott Shifts Attack
Henry j. Scott, chief of the Philadel-
phia legal counsel for Thaw. who led
the fight over Brewer. shifted his at
tack half a dozen times. More than
once his argument caused William II.
Black. Assistant District Attorney Of
New York, TO divulge new facts about
the case against 1haw. Mr.. Bl;sk sew
eral times resented attempts 10 draw
from him information regarding evil
dence which went before the grand
jury.
Mr.. Scott drew an interesting answer
when he venturcd that 10 was inconsist-
ent to indict Brewer because of tele-
gram. dated January s, found in his
pocket, when the alleged conspiracy
is said to have achieved its end on De-
ccmber IS.
ION January g." said Mr. Black,
Harry Thaw didn't know where Fred
erick Gump was. He would have given
much 10 have known. He had sent an
agent with $500 10 Kansas City in an
effort TO square things up. The day he
had Brewer wire TO California Gump
was testifying in Now York. The origi-
nal manuscript of the telegram sent to
California in Thaw's handwriting was
found on Brewer, which is evidence
enough OF the connection of the two
men"
"Why didn't you indict the messenger
boy?" interpolated Mr.. Scott
ave did" returned Mr.. Black. point
ing finger at Brewer.
az it please the court" suggested
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-16
DEATH SOLVES JERSEYS
HAUNTED HOUSE MISTER Y

Woman Recluse, so, Expires-Her Ser
want, Is, in Critical State
Death has solved the mystery of a
lonely house in Hudson Heights, y. j.,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-16

Becklnridge, and in some instances by
Mr.. Delehanty.