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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-16
STATE NEWS.

Menno-About two years ago Rich.
ard Boegler purchased some school
land near Memo. paying $3.50 per
acre for 1t. Wheat grown on the land
this year threshed out more than rs
bushels to the acre and brought him
a return of $50 an acre, but little less
than what the land cost him only two
years ago.
Milbank-Earl Farley, of Milbank,
returned to his law school in Nebras-
ka, after the summer vacation. only
to find that every other member OF
his class had enlisted in some branch
of the federal service. Young Farley
%thereupon fastened to st. Paul and
enlisted i'm the marine corps. The
class Is but of business.
Milbank-Milbank Boy Scouts are
inclined to point with pride to the
fact that they sold more Liberty loan
bonds under the first call than any
other branch of the organization in
the country. The final report. just
given out, shows that the Milbank
chapter of the Boy Scouts sold $4,000
worth of the Liberty loan bonds.
Lead--When the third contingent
of selective draft men from Lawrence
county gathered preparatory to their
departure for a concentration camp IL
was discovered that two of the 20
men on the list had disappeared.
They are Jack Kurran and John
Nicholas, both of Terry. Ii Is believ-
ed they have made their way to Mex
leo. The federal authorities will
make every effort to capture them IL
the opportunity offers. 1t is thought
that Steve Yakich, OF Lead. one OF the
200 called for examination In this
county. also has fled to Mexico.
Kimball-As II. X. Joslin. was
taking a travelling man by name OF
IT. M. Baker, OF Kansas City. on a
trip northeast OF this city, In some
unaccountable way the driver lost
control OF the steering wheel and the
auto turned completely e one and
a half times, wrecking the car and
jamming Bakers head through the
windshield. cutting his scalp quit
badly. A Kimball physician, DR..
Willy, happened along In his auto
and brought the two occupants to
town. where the injured mar was
promptly taken care of. The driver
escaped with a few minor bruises.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-16
The BARBECUE
ALL SET FOR THE BIG DAY To-
MORROW-THE LAST FIN
ms DONE.

That faint odor on the streets for
a distance above Center street Is not
the smell of burned asphalt. Ii Is
the scent of the OK roasting In prep
aration of the feed for tomorrow's
multitude. 1t Is not the coffee house
alone that is making the aroma of
cooking coffee-it must be something
else-anticipation, maybe. But the
booths are built. and the bandstand
we'll under way, and the OK Is sizzling
In his oven. There1l be a big day to-
tomorrow.
The paving was completed today.
Early this forenoon the last of the
bitulithic material was laid. and this
afternoon the sanding and rolling
was completed. opening the whole
system of streets for traffic. Crews
of men in the employ of the paving
company were this afternoon putting
on the trimmings to the job. grading
the steps to the edge of the paving
where IL drops off at intersections,
cleaning up the litter on streets in
tersecting and In the cutters of the
recently completed venue The eel
ebration could not have been more
accurately timed Ii the management
had had but ten hours in which to
arrange.
II. Wickham was engaged by the
committee on feeding. and today he
has been a busy man getting mate
rails. supplies and apparatus togeth-
err for the fracas. He s~uperintends
the placing of heating stoves for the
coffee, arranges for the needed serv-
ice in the booths. and for the distri-
button of the foods.
The weather, too, has behaved itself
with exemplary mildness during the
past few days. and tonight promises
to be fair, despite the gloomy view
taken of the condition by the wealth
err man. He says unsettled, but may
be he has the condition of the city
tomorrow is hoped that there will
be some restlessness and unsettled
conditions in town when the keys of
the municipality are turned over to
the devotees of frolic. The outlook
Is wholly one of anticipation of moth
ing to mar the success of n of the
biggest days ever seen in the baili-
wick.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-16
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from the Daily
Leader Files.

II. III. Holdridge ard bride return
ed on the evening train.
Barney O'Donnell, of Badus, prov
ed up on his timber claim. the nwA
2~1-10S-53.
A marriage license was issued to-
day to II. b. Abbey and Mildred
Hines, both of Madison.
A force of carpenters is at work
making improvements on the resi-
dence of Chas. b. Kennedy.
Martin A. Olson and Mrs. Mary
Larson were married last evening by
Philander Thomas, ESQ.,, of Herman.
The ~15-year-old son of Henry Kin
er, Franklin township, was kicked in
the back Of the head by a horse yes
terday and Is not expected to live.
Henry H. and Arthur Frudenfeld.
OF Hon. Jos. Frudenfeld. arrived
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-16
COMPENSATION ACT
DEPUTY INDUSTRIAL COMMITS
SIONER STEVE TRAVIS HOLDS
AGAINST CLAIMANTS.

Sioux Falls, Oct. 16.-The first
case In Sioux Falls. IL not In the
state. in connection with the work
mans compensation act. which was
passed by the last legislature and
Of July, was held In this city before
Steve Travis, of Pierre, lately APP
pointed deputy industrial commits
sioner, and was decided in favor OF
the defendant insurance company.
Relatives in Asia Minor OF Sam
Alley, a Syrian, who was killed in this
city some time ago while at work,
put In a claim for damages under the
new act.
IT was maintained that there was
not sufficient evidence to warrant the
vas not ~conclusively proven that the
relatives were dependent, nor had
their exact relationship been estab-
lished.
Under the old compensation act IL
had to be shown that there was negli-
gence on the part of the employer be-
fore damages could be secured for an
accident. At the last session of the
legislature Representative Lyon, OF
this county. got a bill through max
ing 1t obligatory for the employer to
compensate for injury whether neg
lect was shown or not. but there was
also a clause inserted in the law max.
ing ii necessary to show that there
were dependents who Were being as.
sisted by the injured or killed before
the employer would be responsible
In this case the claimants could mo-
or at least did not show that they
were dependent upon the deceased
who lost his life by falling through
a hole in the floor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-16
aged Man DIES
w. w. W.EDGWOOD DIES AT RIPE
AGE-PROMINENT In CHAR
ITY AND CHURCH.

Last night at Z o'clock at his home
in III Blanche avenue N, occurred
the death of w. w. Wedgwood at the
age Of 80, of organic trouble. De-
ceased Is survived by his wife and
three sons. Albert Wedgwood. of
Sioux City. la. Eugene Wedgwood, Of
Trent, s. d., and George, Of Utah.
There is one daughter, Mrs. William
Montgomery, of Sioux City. la.
Mr.. Wedgwood was born in the
state of New York in 1895. While
young he moved to Illinois. and
later to Storm Lake, Ia, where he
married. He has been a resident OF
Madison for II years. He was q vet
eran of the civil war, prominent In
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-16
court ADJOURNS
CALENDAR OF TERM Is DIS
POSED OF ADJOURNED
TERM NOVEMBER 3.

After denying the petition of Mrs.
Daisy Reynolds for "A divorce, the
court adjourned today. to meet again
on November 5 in adjourned session.
At this session there will be the four
cases involving title to the chautau-
qua grounds. oral arguments in the
venner-Olson drainage ditch conten-
ton, and hearings in one or two 9TH
er minor cases which could not for
one reason or another be handled at
this term.
The appealed case of C. ]. Arm
strong was decided against the de-
PENDANT, and the court fined him $50
or 40 days in Jail. He has not made
his election of which to do, ii Is said.
The Reynolds Reynolds divorce
case failed, according to the decision
of the court. They were married in
the spring Of 1917, both having been
married before.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-16
PROSPEROUS PEOPLE
BIG SHIPMENT OF CATTLE FROM
BRULE COUNTY.

Kimball, Oct. lev. G.. Richards
has made his first large shipment Of
steers to Cable Bros, of Hudson, OF
II cars, which were hauled out of
here by a special train. Mr.. Richards
has contracted with the Cables to de-
liver them so cars. The steers will
average somewhere around $4,000 to
the car and makes about a 500, 900
deal.
Never in the history of Brule coun-
ty has there been as much prosperity
among the farmers here as at the
present time. Splendid yields of all
small grain and with a big corn crop
at the big prices is making the local
farmers including renters to buy
land all over the county, and they
are all paying good average prices
for the lands here.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-16

the work of the Methodist church,
OF which he was a member OF long
standing, consistently UNFOLDING the
cause of prohibition, voting that tick
ct at times alone. and was generous
In the support of charities and sec
tartan schools and colleges.
MI. Wedgwood was in his usual
health apparently until Sunday even
ing, when a physician was called.
Small hope was held for his recovery.
Later death became certain, and it
"a urged that his children be sum-
moned.
Funeral arrangements had not
been announced today. A. G.. Hallen-
beck will have direction of the flu
neral.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-16
THREE GENERATIONS OF
WOMEN

The young women of this genera
ton, their mothers and grandmoth-
ers have proved from actual expert
ence that Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound overcomes the suf-
fering caused by female ills and re-
stores them to a healthy condition.
This famous medicine contains no
narcotics or habit forming drugs :
but is made from medicinal roots and
herbs, natures remedy for disease.
If you are suffering from any form
of female ills, 1t will pay you to give
it a trial.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-16
WHOLE nxroxsoaxooD KNOWS

Mrs. Anna Pelzer. 1925 Jefferson ST..
so. Omaha. Neb.. writes: Foley Honey
and Tar cured my daughter of a bad
cold. My neighbor. Mrs. Benson. cured
herself and family with Foley's Honey
and lar. and in fact most everyone in
our neighborhood speaks highly of 1t as
a good remedy for coughs and colds"
Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-16
xAxzs GOOD N rxx xo1rx.

A cough remedy must be good to give
satisfaction In a northern states vari-
able weather. Bertram Bros, Green
Bay. Wis. write: w have used Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar and recommend IL
to ANYONE who needs q good, reliable
cough and cold remedy Relieves
Group, opens air passages. eases strang-
ling fight for breath. Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-16
METHODISTS HERE
CONFERENCE TO MEET HERE
NEXT YEAR-MADE THE
ASSIGNMENTS.

The conference of Methodists will
meet at Madison next year, is the re-
port brought back from Pierre last
night by Rev. H. w. Minish, who
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
VELVET JoE'S ALMANAC.
Genial kentuckian Intersperses Inter
esting Information With Sound
Philosophy and Tune.
full Verse,

The almanac Is not back number.
And just to prove it. Velvet Joe. the
we'll known philosopher Of sunshine
and writer Of homely verse, has issued
modern and up-to-date almanac that
bids fair to still further popularize
that ancient and honorable institu-
ton
IF anybody has the notion" says
the author, that an almanac is strict
ly a farmers proposition, Get him get
1t out Of his head. The only man who
can find more use for an almanac
than a farmer Is the city man.
You see, a real almanac has got
things in It that the Encyclopedia of
Britannica never even heard Of. Sup
pose somebody asked you right quick
who won the Worlds Championship in
1897. You look on page Of the little
old almanac and say:
"'97? Why, the Baltimore Nation
ais beat Boston games to 1. Any
body ought to know that!'"
"Or suppose somebody gets to ar
gum about the cost OF Twin or whats
the tallest buildin' in the world-just
look in'the almanac an then just nat
rally squash EN-"
Anyone desiring copy of Velvet
Joe's Almanac is requested by the au-
thor to drop a postal TO the Liggett &
Myers Tobacco Co. 4241 Folsom ave-
nue., st. Louis, and an almanac will be
sent free Of charge.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
TO RESUME LECTURES.
Rev. ]. A. c.. Fagginger Auer An.
nounces Additional Subjects.

The series OF Wednesday evening
lecture in the First Unitarian church
will be. resumed next week, after hay
ing been discontinued since before the
holidays. Rev. J. A. c. Fagginger
Auer, the pastor, announced yesterday
that the subject Of next Wednesday
evenings lecture is THE Influence Of
Jewish Thought Upon the Christian
Religion"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13

solidation of the two telephone COM
Chesapeake & Potomac. The reason
for this was so that the telephone COM
pany could continue to operate under
the present arrangement and thereby
determine whether their income and
cost of operation was greater or less.
In. doing this there would be actual in
stead OF problepatic material on
which an opinion could be based as to
whether or not the company was JUS
titled in collecting toll. This motion.
however, was overruled. The hearing
has now been continued until January
% at which time the telephone COM
pany will present its rule Of fixing
rates. These rules are fixed regarding
traffic. geographical location, etc"
For Elm Grove, which town repre-
scented. the company has conceded free
service to the branches at West Alex
lander, Wheeling, Benwood and War
wood. This will give the town free
service to all the outlying country dis
tricts and to Wheeling. A charge of
five cents is proposed to Martins Fer
ry, Bridgeport. BelIaire and Mounds.
Vile. Elm Grove only has 878 tele-
phones at present and if the proposed
IiG" SSSlclll Is u6 IA oISu IAO lO"l1
will have access TO 10000 free service
telephones. This seems fair propo-
sition and the residents Of the town
seem satisfied with It.
Fight MoundsvlIle Charge
The greatest fight will be made in
the proposed charge OF ten cents to
telephone between Wheeling and
Moundsville. The latter town will have
1928 free service telephones and they
pay but $36, year for an individual
phone compared with $50 in this city.
Under the new rule they will have free
service as, far north rs Benwood. The
company claims that in the Mound
City the homes are scattered so far
apart and that there are so many Of
the subscribers living in the rural dis
trict that in many instances it costs
them more to install telephone than
is ever paid in by the subscriber. \
number of persons are anNiously look
ing forward to the outcome Of the hear
ing and believe if they are compelled
to pay toll between these two cities
it will not be more than five cents"
according to the report of the COM
uany Wheeling will have l3,400 free
Service phones: Bellaire 1920; Mar
tins Ferry 16,6O0; Bridgeport 1880:
Warwood 1865: Benwood 10000; and
Elm Grove 10000"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13

Frazier probably win demand some
restitution in The case, Of man who
is said to have failed TO make good
his promise to care for a boy in Gus.
tody of the juy| emile court. A number
of other cases will be considered.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
PROPOSED TELEPHONE TOLLS WILL
BE AN|CABLY ADJUSTED IS BELIEF

without working any hardship on the
company or the subscribers. According
to the evidence submitted to the COM
mission there are only few changes
which will likely be made and several
concessions are to be,granted by the
company"
The above statement was made by
Attorney W. B. Casey, who returned
home yesterday from Charleston
where he represented the town Of Elm
Grove at the hearing. He continued:
The attorneys representing the va.
rious towns where it is proposed to-
charge toll made a motion to have the
matter dismissed until after the con-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13

Japan has a civil service retirement
Law for government employees.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
MAY GET CONVENTION

L.F. Sprouse, Of this city, will leave
within few days for Kansas City.
Mo. TO attend the International con-
yention of Stationary flremen, Mr..
Sprouse and delegates from Kansas
CITY will use their influence in having
Wheeling as the next convention city.
Wheeling mas IL most likely chance, it
WAS said.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
siNTEREST NOW cENTERED IN
CONTEMPLATED CHARGE BE-
TWEEN WHEELING AND
= MOUNDSVllE
Attorney W. 3. Casey Says Elm Grove
q Citizens Are Satisfied With Con-
50 ceasions Promised Them

Is '.Smce the hearing before the spe-
scdali commission at Charleston on the
ipro1osed telephone tolls which the
bell Telephone company expects to
establish In this vicinity when We have
f0u7J the one phone, the matter pre-
nts itself in a different light and
link It VIII be amicably adjusted
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
JUVENILE COURT TODAY.

Judge Alan II. Robinson OF criminal
court this morning will conduct
lengthy session OF juvenile court. In
one instance Probation Officer Robert
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13

Successful experiments with cotton
growing have been carried on in the
Canal Zone by North Carolina man.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-11-10
ACCONI4lC NEWS.

Miss Nellie w. James Of Belle Hay-
en-, Accomacj Va, CAV a delightful ice
cream supper last Monday night at her
residence In honor Of our Belle Haven
young men who are about to leave for
Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va, Those
to leave are: Alfred Ayers, George
Talvier. Severn Taylor, George Col
Inns, Herman Edmonds and Gardens
Young.
Organist George Talvier, opened
with hymn. Nearer My God to Thee. "
Words OF encouragement to Our Race
by the white Sunday School teacher of
Belle Haven, A. M. e. Church, There
were solos and duets by our young
pupils. A large gathering highly en-
tertained the young men. The closing
hymn was, Jesus Lover Of My Soul"
after which the girls showered down
rice after our soldier boys.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-11-10
LIBERIAN CONSUL SUCCUMRS TO
DREADED FEVER.
Hon. James Logan Curtis Was Widely
Known in Church and State,

Monrovia Liberia, Oct. "a, On
Wednesday night last word was cabled
to New York that the Hon. James
Logan Curtis u. S. Minister to Libe
ria had died. Mr. Curtis was former
ly Of the law firm OF Wheaton Curtis
and Snead, and had been an honored
member Of the New York Bar for sew
eral years. He was a graduate of Lin
coin University, Northwestern Uni
versity OF Chicago and Wilberforce
University Of Ohio, which last named
institution conferred an LII. b., upon
him last June. He was appointed to
the African Post by President Wilson
in 1915. His friends are legion and
they with the nation greatly mourn
his loss
Just prior to the time Of taking his
departure in November, 1915, no was
rendered a banquet by his friends, at
which he was the recipient Of many
good wishes for n successful team in
office. He was brilliant lawyer, an
eminent orator and devout church
man.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-11-10

Fhnsome and Mrs. Charles Daper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ransome also oon-
duct the Square Deal Cafe opposite
the b. and o. Station and strangers
visiting Winchester should stop and
see them and We arc sure they would
De well taken care Of. Mr.. Ransome
Is one of our young Pythians and an
all round good fellow.
Rev. j. Il. Reed Is confined to his
home with heavy cold, but we hope
him a speedy recovery.
Rev. John w. Quett filled tho pull
pit at John Mann M. &. Church, Sun
day morning and evening and his
sermons were much enjoyed.
We have heard from several OF our
young soldiers at Camp Lee and they
seem to be in the best of spirits.
There Is shortage of fuel, but that
didn't handicap the Pythians. Brother
Larry Turner advised every brother
to bring stick of wood and news
paper for kindling and 1 tell you
people who saw the Knights thought
they were going to surprise the Dem
ocratic nominee, the Hon. Westmor-
land Davis.
Please boost The Planet as we
would like to have one hundred sub
SCrlDerS by Xmas.
Mr.. II. II. Bartlett and Mr.. Elmer
thompson have removed their bus
mess places from Indian avenue to
T.. Water street, whore they will be
pleased to meet their friends.
Mr.. A. Jackson, OF Josephine City
Va. was In town Monday and Tues
day on business. -
Mr.. George Gray has returned
home to Mooreneld, w. Va.
Mrs. M. l.. Brown and daughter,
Ada have left town to join her hus-
band, Mr.. M. l.. Brown, who Is af-
liliated with the Richmond Beneficial
insurance Company, at Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. Brown leaves a host of friends
here who regret to see her 20 as she
IS a very accomplished lady and We
wish her much success in her now
home.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-11-10
WINCHESTER NEWS.

Winchester, Va, Nov. 5.-Mrs.
~. r. Reed has returned from
|Brownsburg, Va. where she has been
visiting.
Mrs. Bay Winston, of Pittsburgh,
Pa. Is On a visit to her mother and
sisters On Gfbboney street. Mrs. Win
Iston was formerly Miss Agnes Farley
Her husband Is engaged in business
in Pittsburg. She is a welcome Wis
Iitor at her old home town.
The Ladies' Aid met at the home
)of Mrs. Nora Bell On N. Market street
on Friday eve last and was enter
ltained in royal style by the hostess.
Everybody voted it a huge success.
MRS. Page Hall has returned to her
home at Johnstown, Pa. While here
she was the guest Of Mrs. J. w.
Fletcher. on N. Main street.
Mrs. Manuel Robinson, Of Pitts
lburgh, Pa. is spending q short time
with her family on N. Market street.
Mr.. Robinson was one of the young
men selected for the National Army
land has gone to Camp Lee.
The Ladies Of John Mann Church
Will hold a bazaar the week Of Mo-
lvember 20. ~
Miss Virginia Harmon, of South
Braddock street, Is visiting in Mar
ltinsburg, Va.
The young people Of this city were
pleasantly surprised on Monday night
last when Mr.. Harry e. Ransome,
that prince Of entertainers threw open
the doors Of his beautiful dancing
academy on N. Kent street. They
turned out in large numbers. Mr..
Ransome, who is head OF the Shyie-
mcshe Social Club, is being congrat-
ulated by every one for his untiring
effort to provide a place Of amuse-
ment for the young people here and
he should be patroniZed accordingly.
fle also looks out for the comfort
of his out-of-town guests in making
arrangement for them to spend the
might in town.
| Among those out were many from
several cities, Charlestown and Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, Stephens City, Ber-
ryville, Wildwood and Boyce, Va,
IIIagerstown, Md Middletown, Va,
pittsburgh, Pa. They tipped the light
fantastic too until tho small hours
of the morning.
Refreshments were served by Mrs