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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12
|sOL0NS bAHQuETEO
COLD CUTS ATTENDANCE AT THE
BIENNIAL EVENT HELD
At ABERDEEN.
HhFFEMi.Gs OF THE STAT
What Is Going On Here and There
That Is of Interest to the Read.
ers Throughout South Da-
kota and Vicinity.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Aberdeen.-The biennial banquet
given at the Aberdeen Commercial
club to members Of The legialture from
the northern part of tho state was not
SO we'll att.1ded as usual owing to
the extremely cold weather and delay
cd trains, but perhaps 200 men were
III attendance. A number Of intere s
ilg talks were given, among them be.
ing remarks by Congressman Royal c..
Johnson Of tie Second South Dakota
district, who expressed the opinion
that South Dakota should depend III
en- its own resources for development,
rather than appealing to the federal
government. He said it cost South
Dakota IN the way Of taxes. direct aad
indirect, s1.5o for every dollar it got
from the federal government in the
way of good roads assistance, hotter
farming assistance, or other aid from
Washington.
President Willis +. Johnson. Of the
Northern Normal and Indusiria,
school, urged the legislature to take
the necessary steps for a school sur
yey Of South Dakota, in compliance
with a resolution passed at tha last
meeting of the state educational asso-
citation, to give more liberal support
to state schools. and to pass Il text
book law. He also urged a require
ment that all teachers in the stlta
should have professional training.
u cIa ,1lot1.. q - ,zr-4.
Farmer urged the passage Of a good
roads law, a rural credits law. and a
reasonable prohibition law making e.
f@ective the prohibition amendment 10
the state constitution.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12
For 4 Carninu Plant.

Sioux Falls. An appropriation by
the state legislature OF approximately
$4,000 for the installation Of q can
ming plant, and an appropriation Tor
a similar amount to construct an aadi-
ton to the present warehouse at tie
South Dakota penitentialy, Will be ask
ed by the state board Of charities and
corrections, according to &. G. Red
field, warden Of the Institution. Mr..
Redfield plans to install a canning
plant to utilize the products Or the
farm operated by the conyicts. A
building which was used as a shirt flc-
tory until the contract for this service
expired several years ago will be oc-
cunied by the new industry. The pro-
ject Will require the labor Of about so
convicts, it is estimated. The appro-
priation for the extension Of the ware
house III which sisal, used in the twine
department Of the prison. is stored, it
is said, will provide more space in
which to store the raw material. With
the rapid increase in the price of sisal
n indications pointing to a still
greater increase, the prison officials
wish to buy a large quantity at the
present price, but are unable tc do
this on account of lack Of space 70
store the product.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12
WarGen's Rencrt.

registration of students Ia all schools
the last year is illustrated in the bien-
NAL report of tho warden OF the South
Dakota p~enitenti4ry on the cost Of
maintenance of prisoners at the insti-
tuition. The daily per capita cost of
maintenance of each prisoner from
July i, 1914, to June 30, 1915, was IS
cents, and the yearly average per pris-
oner was $310.25. the report shows.
During the period from July 1, 1915, to
June 30, 1916, the average daily cost
increased to 80 cents and the cost per
year to $329.40. This increase is at
tributed to the advance in the price
of everything which goes toward the
maintenance Of the prisoners.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12
School Registrations.

During the 1856 school year the
The increase in the cost of living
in South Dakota Appropriated 142,450,
according to the annual statement of
the state department of history. The
report shows that 122,61 pupils were
enrolled in the grade schools Of the
state and 11,524 in the high schools.
Academy and preparatory schools had
a total enrolment of 5.26S, while high.
err educational institutions were cred.
tied with a registration of 3.046. There
are 177,067 children of school age
in the state. the census report for 1915
shows. No record of the number OF
students from South Dakota pursuing
courses in institutions outside the
state are available.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12
Carried Concealed Weanons.

Kidder.-Because he ran amuck with
a gun, Pat F~arragher, a local man, was
arrested and has been sentenced to a
tern OF six months in the county Jail
on the charge of carrying concealed
weapons and with making threats to
take the life Of another man. Farra.
CHER became involved in a difficulty
with Charles Tusaw in a local pool
hall and left the pool hall and pur-
chased a gun. He was returning with
the weapon to the pool hall to wipe
Tusaw off the earth when he was over
powered and disarmed and taken into
custody. He appeared before Judge
Bouck of the state circuit court and
entered a plea Of guilty to the charges
on which he has been sentenced to
Jail.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12
Dies Taikino ia Doctor,

Scotland.-While sitting up in bed
talking with his physician, Ferd Mil
Ter, a well known farmer Of this yicin-
ity, who was recovering from IN ILL
uess, was seized with an attack Of
heart failure and fell back on the bed
dead. He had been a resident of this
vicinity for about five years. coming
from Illinois. Mr.. Miller vas 80 years
of age and is survived by a widow
and a little son. He was a member Of
the Scotland Woodman lodge.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12
Granted Patent.

Chancellor.-Ben Heeren, 2 Chancel-
lor man, has been granted o patent on
a compression cir engine Of his inven.
ton. The authorities in patent office
at Washington gave him to under.
stand that his patent is a good thing
and will furnish much cheaper power
than many Of the gas engines now il
the market. 1t is believed Eeeren will
make a fortune from his invention. He
may sell the patent outright to some
manufacturer or may decide to organ
ize a company for the purpose OF him.
self engaging in the manufacture of
the engines.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12
S~nowbcund for a Week.

Aberdeen. -Nortonville, N. D., was
s%nowbound for a week. during which
time no train reached the town. The
town is on the Midland Continental
road, connecting with the Milwaukee
at Edgeley, N. D. A Milwaukee snow
pillow finally opened the line to Norton
vile. The people had plenty of fuel and
provisions. and suffered no great in
convenience from being shut Off from
the world.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12
Stove Fails on Child.

Newell.-The ~3-year-old son of Peter
Johnson. a h~omesteader living some
miles from town. received serious
burns and other injuries as the result
OF a peculiar accident. He was play.
ing near a stove in his home when he
accidentally kicked away n OF tho
supports of the stove, tipping it over
and precipitating the fire over him
When he was taken from beneath the
wreckage Of the stove and the hot
Goals. It was feared he had boen fatal
" burned. but there now is some hope
that no may e.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12

Breaking all it's coinage records
the Philadelphia mint during 1916 pro
duced 238,i69,7 69 domestic coins IN
denominations ranging from l cent 10
half dollars and valued at $3,344,2Go.
One hundred persons are believed
to have been drowned in Clcrmont,
Queensland, Australia, by a food
which washed away tho main street
ard all the houses in low lyins places.
The coronation OF Emperor Charles
and Empress Zita Of Austria as king
and queen Of Hungary, took place
December 80 in st. Mathay church at
Budapest.
Fifty-four persons were lynched in
the United States in 1916. Fifty OF the
victims were negroes and four white
persons, and included in the record
are three negro women.
More than one billion dollars net
income from operations was made BY
the railroads Of tie country dnring
the year now closing. Statistics
gathered by the interstate commerce
commission complete for nine months
indicate that the total net income
from operations will be approximately
$1,09S, 600, 600 for the entire year.
Nine defendants were found guilty
of use Of the mails TO defraud in the
sale Of phantom wild horses in Coco
n:no county, Arizona, by a federal
jury at Omaha. Those convicted
are: Albert Hastings, Silver Creek
Neb.; c. M. West, Lincoln; w. Hlnk
ley, Brayton, Neb.; ]. sherciiif, Min
neapolis; B. f. BurWinkle, Elstcn
Ia; and J.. S. Smith, C. NJ. Thompson
and John Bolec, Omaha. Two were
discharged.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12
LAWYER Quits Pulpit.

Aberdeen.-E. Z. Kennedy, who has
been practicing law and serving as
pastor of the Christian church here,
both very successfully. for five years.
has resigned his p~astorate to devote
all his time to the law. His successor
is Rev. George o. Marsh Of Sedgwick.
Kan, who will arrive on Friday to
take up his new duties.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12
Did He Suicide?

Yankton.-Jens Jensen, aged SO. of
this city, is believed to have commit
ted suicide by jumping in an airhole
In the Missouri river near his home
on the, river bank. He left a note Of
goodbye and said he was going to the
river. He had previously threatened
suicide. A wife and two sons are con.
ident Jensen is in the river, but doubt
is expressed by the officers.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12
Coolest In Twenty Years.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS was the cold.
est Aberdeen has experienced in 20
years. On December Z the mercury
climbed to Sc above, unusually warm
for the time Of year. but the newt %
days it dropped to zero or below, and
for "a days did not at any time get
above the freezing point. One night
It was 81 below, one night 80 below.
two nights consecutively 20 below, and
several other times the registration
vas 20 or o below. The snowfall
was exceptionally heavy. too, amount
iug ~ more than 20 incaes.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12
MEXICAN TROUBLE.

Villa followers have captured and
between Laredo and Monterey, &C
cording to adyiccs reaching the
border.
After leyying a war loan OF
100000 pesos On the city, Villa has
evacuated Torreon, according to re-
ports at Juarez. Villa harmed no for
eigners or their property in Tor
reon.
Continuation of the conference of
the Mexican American joint commits
sion without regard to the question
of Withdrawing American troops from
Mexico is proposed by General Car
rama in his message refusing to rat
lily the Atlantic City protocol.
One hundred and forty prisoners
were taken, twenty-five were killed
and a large quantity of loot taken
from Chihuahua City by Francisco
Villa, was recovered by a Carranza
force, near Guerrero when the 600
Villa followers were defeated by the
dc facto forces.
Increasing evidence that General
Carranza's government is being men,
aced by bands Of insurgents, coupled
with the prospect that the first chief
will not accept the Atlantic City pro-
ocol has brought the Mexican situa-
ton to a stage that is causing grow
ing concern in Washington. Officials
admit that the conditions are en-
barrassing.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12
Auto Victims in state.

Pierre. The recorded auto fatali-
ties for December in South Dakota
numbered five-Selma Krutze at Can.
ton by an auto sliding wei an en-
bankment; Rose Alleman near Pierre,
when auto turned turtle; Donald De-
We're. near Milbank. when auto turned
from fast driving; Frank Roberts.
near Rosholt, and James Gilreath.
Geddes, by auto %overturning and
crushing them. Many minor accidents
occurred for the month.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12

"A SlOckilOiM ulSFalCu says 'i
bread and -four tickets will be issued
In Sweden after January Is.
The French armored cruiser Gau-
lois was torpedoed in the Mediter-
rean sea On December q and sank III
q half hour, with q loss Of four lives.
In the month Of November the al
lied powers lost 13S mechant ships
of a total of 314,500 gross tons by
the war measures of the central pow
ers."
Three thousand prisoners, six can
non and more than twenty machine
guns fell before the advancing Teu-
tonic forces In Wallachia on Decem-
Der 20, according to a Vienna official
statement.
An entire Russian regiment OF coast
artillery-about $500 men-with the
exception OF so men, was lost when
the Finnish steamship Oihonne struck
q mine neal tho Gulf Of Finland.
1.-THE number Of civilians assassi-
mated In East Prussia in 1911 during
the Russian invasion, now has been
officially made public by the Koen-
igsburg statistical office and totals
6.o4S, CT when ninety-nine were
women" says a Berlin statement.
The entente governments, in reply
ing to Germany's peace proposal, re-
fuse to consider the proffer and de-
declared 1t is insincere and ineffective.
Tho suggested conference without
conditions is not a peace offer, the
note says, but is rather a war man
euver.
Comments Of the German papers on
the entente reply to the German peace
proposals indicate the universal con.
viction that peace now is impossible
and that the central powers must cor
tinue to prosecute the war with the
utmost vigor.
In 1916 $500 Germans were cap
tured by the French and 10000 by
the British, while in Serbia and Mace
donna the entente allied army took
11,173 Bulgarian and Turk prisoners.
During the same period the Italians
made prisoners Of $3.50 Austrians,
~.h;lo tho Qrcciouo ronf,rod mara
than 100000 Germans and Austrians.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12
Must Pay State Tax.

The South Dakota supreme court has
reversed the Hughes county trial court
in the express tax cases, in which the
state has, for years, endeavored to
collect taxes and fix the proper amount
of assessment which has been resisted
by the express companies. The opin-
ion discusses the question from every
viewpoint and it will serve as a guide
for the legislature in drafting further
legislation en- the subject. The con-
tention of the express companies has
been that they should be assessed only
on their actual property in the state.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12
AoYnesteader Found Dead.

Rapid City.-John Amber, a home
steader living 16 miles from Wasta,
east of here, was found dead within a
mile Of his home. He had ridden a
bicycle to Washta for supplies and
was returning home. It is thought he
died from heart failure due to I'VE
eXertion. He lived with his sister on
the homestead, and was a young man.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12
Death Of Mrs. Crouch.

Rapid City.-Word has been receiv-
ed in this city of the death Of Mrs.
c. D. Crouch at Los Angeles. She was
a former resident Of this city. Her
husband was the man who built the
famous Crouch line railroad which
runs 50 miles west Of Rapid City, and
is one of the most scenic bits Of road il
The United States.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12

Six passengers were killed and sew
eral others were injured in a railroad
wreck at st. Polycarpe junction. Can
ada.
Tho South Dakota supreme court
decided the state tax laws under
which express companies are taxed Is
unconstitutional.
Exports OF American manufactures
and commodities through the port Of
New York were $2.785,331. 900 in
1916, or approximately $1,000. o00. 900
more than in 1915.
The insurance which the Union
Pacific railway system recently an
nounced It had placed on the lives OF
it, employees covers 10000 persons
and amounts to $3O.000.0 600.
An analysis on crime conditions In
Chicago, shows that there Is q hold
NJ there every six hours. a murder
every second day, two suicides a day
and an arrest every seven and q half
1inutes.
The death rate for 1916 in New
York wal the lowest on record, ac-
cording to a report issued by the de-
partment OF health. With 4 population
estimated at 5,C24.S41 there were IT,
SOL deaths In the year.
Under giant Mount Macdonald, in
enc Selkirks Of British Columbia, the
Comedian Pacific railway has just
completed the longest double track
mountain tunnel In the western
hemisphere. The tunnel is over five
miles long and cost over $1,000. goo.
rorty-nve women inmates and one
sister Of the ST. Ferdinand de Halifax
insane. asylum at st. Ferdinand de
halifax. Canada, lost their lives when
no destroyed the building. The prop
city damage Is estimated 1t 100000
Denying the motion for : new trial
lur David Caplan, convicted Of ,
sleughter IN connection with the Los
Angeles Times dynamiting In 1910.
Superior Judge Willis of Los Ange-
~ sentenced Caplan to ten years u
priscn.
frank Isbeil,, one Of the owners OF
~ Dee Moines club Of the Western
1s6kpe. has paSnhased the pakk aud
6ehiee q the WIchita GU q the
1gne, athS prteS belu moo
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12
WASHINGTON.

President Wilson has signed the
Ferris bill opening up G40-acre home
steads for stock raising and grazing
purposes. Under the act goo, 000, 900
acres Of public lands in the west and
the 375,O0O, 10000 acres in Alaska can
be utilized for stock raising.
Almost nine billion dollars was the
aggregate value Of all crops of the
| country last year.. In an estimate an
nounced by the department Of agri-
culture, the exact value was set at
| So, 934, 5S7 900. That was an increase
Of $2,165, 1885, 900 rel the value Of
1915 crops.
Assailing the federal farm loan
| board for not locating a farm bank in
| Colorado. Senator Shafroth intro
duced q bill to create q thirteenth
farm loan bank district to include
Colorado. Wyoming. Utah and New
Mexico and establish the bank in
Denver.
The problem Of raising additional
revenue for the government to avoid
the threatened deficit at the end OF
the next fiscal year has assumed such
proportions that administration lead
ers are considering the ~adyisability
OF placing tariff duties on commodi-
ties now on the free list.
Every able-bodied male citizen Of
the United States between the ages Of
eighteen and forty-fvc years is held
liable for service in the national
guard in wal time, without further
act Of congress, by war department
regulations for the government of the
guard issued under the national de-
Tense act.
President Wilson agreed with ad-
/ ministration leaders In congress on a
bond issue to meet part Of the treas
ury deficit which confronts the gov
eminent for the fiscal year ending
June so, 1918, estimated at about
$3.50. 900. COO.
Railroad legislation. deficiency bills
and possible oral ou%tcroDpings re-
harding Mexican affairs and European
peace developments may make an
extra congress session necessary. y
! bslpieEnsd. sRsss
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12

delighted Pinky
Pig and he thought
Mrs. Wohble Duck
was a very charm
ing duck and just
the kind who knew
how to make her
guests enjoy them
selves.
Nv lille they
g + eating and
drink ing and
gu a c ing and
%sGuealing. what
should they hear
but angry voices.
" ~
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12
Dakota

Washington, D. C.-The president
sent to the senate the nominations OF
Mary A. Pike and William Mcfarland
as postmasters at Tyndall and Del!
Rapids, S. D., respectively.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12
snow non1o," She
Said.
en- drum-sticks, q

Nov mon1o," She saadv.irhes chick
oa'a' en- drum-sticks, a
bottle Of ginger ale. cake and q large
bowl filed With deliciously baked APP
pies. Monso, the dog. had gone along.
too and soon they reached the right
spot.
Polly spread out . wide napkin
and began putting the things from the
basket on paper plates. Now Mongo,
she said, as she shook her finger, be a
good dog and don't touch anything
"Mongo seemed to understand for
he shifted tho good things from afar
and didn't try anything! once Polly
gave him a small bone and said:
There is d reward for you. But no
more until we are all ready
"At last Polly and Peter began their
picnic meal and Non-a sut beside
them eating everything they gave him.
They had not been eating long when
what should they hear hut old Grand
pa Frog. lie was making q great fuss
and saying, Goes a-rtna, go0g a-rum,'
every few minutes.
"'NShat could it mcan?' the children
asked each other. Still Grandpa Frog
made a great noise. And soon What
should be seen sptashine into the Wa
ter bat Mr.. Rabbit followed by Mrs.
Rabbit and the Rabbit children.
".There.' said Grandpa Frog, rs lie
swallowed noisi.y and blinEed his
eyes. I thought you'd never get here
in time. Take yonder stump while I
sit on my lily pad
"The Rabbits all sat on the old
stump in the brook while the children
and Mongo looked on in ama2ement.
What could it all mean? Just then
Mongo grew very excited. A strange
sound could be heard through the long
grass. 1t was a Snake! And a very
large one-just the kind Of a Snake
who would enjoy a meal Of Rabbit
Stew. But MonGo sprang first and
the Snake Kissed in fright. Such Il
bite had Mongo given him that he fell
back and vent off moaning and gronn-
ing! He would move from such a bad
neighborhood-that was certain!
And the Rabbit family who had
been warned Of the Snake by their
loyal old friend Grandpa Frog, and
had been saved by Mongo's bravery.
now Joined the party-and had for
their picnic lettuce sandwiches.
"But as they sat there who should
be seen webbing down to the pond
hut Mrs. Duck. I'm going to give u
dinner party she quaclsed.
~ hope we aren't in the way said
Grandpa Frog. as he swallowed Il
large bug which had been sitting on
his nose.
"'Oh, no. said Mrs. Wobble Duck,
you've as much right to the pond as
I entertain I'd be glad to have you
stay
Mrs. Wobble Duck was waiting for
her guests. All over the pond were
lily pads and wide leaves. The sun
was shining brightly and it was al
away from rs.
ION the lily pads and leaves Mrs.
Wobble Duck had put delicious ber-
ries and bugs for all her guests to
swim around and nibble at.
"Tinky Pig and his mother came a
little later, and Mrs. Wobhle Duck
told them they could have a table to
themselves where the water was very
shallow and where they could look for
good things to eat in the mud. That
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12

l IA fJNllCu " IIlS
party. And you're not.
~ am. and you're mott said the
other voice. Mrs. Wobble Duck and
her guests looked above them from
where the sounds came and saw the
Blue Jay and Mr.. Squirrel. Each
wanted to get ahead of the other and
steal some berries from the party.
But Mrs. WObble Duck smackcd her
beak, cackled and grinned. 4 invite
you both to come now, If only you two
won't quarrel! So the Blue Jay and
Squirrel enjoyed their dinner without
having to steal 1t or quarrel about 1t.
And how Polly and Peter enjoyed
watching the dinner I think | hardly
need tell yOu."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12

Polly ana refer
decided to have 4
picnic" said Dad
dy.
ct h h a d
planned to have
the picnic by an
old tree down
near the brook
which in some
places was SO
wide they could
almost ~truthfully
call ii a lake.
"'They had two
baskets filled with
sandwiches, chick
on druln-Slicks. q
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12
DADDY'S EVENING
E1EAIN TALE s.:
b. NARY GRAHAM BONNER
PICNIC AND DINNER.

IN a place where in the winter time
1T was not cold two children named
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-12
So Accredited High Schools.

~ S1 SSIbVOIS
The state educational department
reports SO accredited high schools in
the state. Is Of these in the four-year
class, IL in the three-year. and one in
the one-year class. There are SO nom
accredited. and 26 are not repo, ting to
the department.
Peter Norbeck of Redfeld, took the
oath of office as governor OF South
Dakota, the ceremonies being carried
out in the governors reception room
at the state house. The oath was adj
ministered by Presiding Justice Gates
of the supreme court, who also admin.
istered the oath to tho other state
officers.
Justice Polly administered the oath
to the senate members and Justice
WHITING to the house members.
The tnal ceremonies we're completed
when Gov. Norbeck finished the read.
ing Of his message.