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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-05
FOR FARM WORK
CLASS OF WORKERS ABOVE AV-
ERAGE AND ARE SEEKING
STEADY PLACES.

Sioux Falls, July 5.--"For the
present we have more applications
for work In the harvest fields in Min
nehaha county than we can supply
with jobs" said Geo. B. Kennard,
county agent. at the courthouse to-
day. How long this situation will
last I am not prepared to say. We
have found a lot of jobs for men, but
they are now coming In fast, largely
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-05
STATE NEWS.

sioux raliS-lnc manuIacLufe OF
sale of lemon extract In South Dakota
was prohibited by an order issued to-
day by State Sheriff Shanks. Sheriff
Shanks declared numerous cases had
come to his attention where people
In South Dakota had become intoxi-
Gated on lemon extract.
Kimball-Nearly two inches OF
rainfall here last week is surely
bringing the small grain and the corn
crop along at a great rate. A few
of the farmers living north and
northeast OF here got struck by hail
quite badly last week. There is go
Ing to be a bumper crop of potatoes
also, unless something unforeseen oc-
ours.
Sioux Falls--It vas officially an
nounced here today that 15 of the
Sioux Falls and Minnehaha county
re~gistrants who were called to the
colors In the June draft did not put
in an appearance and their names
now will be turned over to the war
department as deserters. Agents of
the department of justice will be
placed on their trail.
Pierre-Gov. Norbeck has received
one bid for the White House wool,
OF $50 from the Bank of Ipswich.
Other bids are desired before its sale
is effected. This wool. two pounds.
was sent to South Dakota from the
White House sheep to auction for the
benefit of the Red Cross. Conse-
Quently any South Dakota bid upon
1t, and the bid finally accepted will
be turned over to the Red Cross
funds.
Worthing-A 60-foot community
flagpole has been erected in the chief
business street through the efforts OF
the patriotic residents of Worthing,
and a large banner now floats from
the top Of the staff each day. A
service flag bearing a star for each
boy Of Worthing and vicinity who is
serving his country will be raised on
the same pole during the next few
days and kept flying until the close
Of the war. Other stars will be add
ed as other boys are called to the
colors.
Sioux Falls-Pool halls in South
Dakota will be rated as non-essentia
institutions and their owners or man
ayers will be subject to registration
under the order of the state council
Of defense providing that all idle OF
not usefFllly employed persons not oil
military age, from 16 to SIS, shall
register. Orders will be issued by
the council requiring that all pool
halls close their doors for the dura-
tion of the a
Alcester-Edmund Green, an AL
cester young man, who Is serving
with the American expeditionary
forces In France. in a letter just re
ceived by the home folks refers as
follows to n of the unique features
Ia that country, which has not here
tOfors been alluded to in letters
from South Dakota soldiers: III
seems rather strange to see a French
woman going out In the morning
with q dozen cows, taking her sew
Ing with her. and then sitting along.
side the road all day watching the
cattle and seeing that they do not gel
into some n else's field so feet far,
Their down the road. A fence is Q
rarity over here. unless 1t be a stone
wall"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-05

but to see the gigantic barracks being
erected here and there along the lin,
Of communications to realize that stu
pendous things are in the immediate,
future. At one point thirty one-stor,
frame buildings, each 100 feet IL
length, were built in two weeks. Nov
they are filed with soldiers goin,
through intensive training for servic,
at the front.
So, as the Americans are gradual,
coming to realize that somewhere bacl
home there has been wonderful speed
and efficiency in getting men across the
Atlantic, the people of France are be
ginning to understand that Uncle San
has a vast army here already. How
much of 1t will participate in the great
battle which Is still going on, no one
can foretell. 1t Is known only that
American troops have been moving
about recently and that many troops
which were slated for three months
additional training behind the battle
lines were found to be in a state OF
such perfection that they were ready
to meet any emergency.
French Rejoice; Americans In Line.
Americans were sent to the big front
not long after the battle began. Off.
cial announcement to that effect was
made. Publication of the fact caused
a feeling of %exultation to sweep over
France. Everywhere n could hear
the French saying:
america is now in the liner
Americans had been In the front line
long before that, but not in the front
line of the biggest battle of the war.
The French newspapers commented
widely on the matter and later gave
great prominence to the statement of
General Pershing that anything Amer
lea has is at the disposal of France
for what use she wishes to make of it.
This was regarded by France as the
most generous and patriotic offer ever
made by n nation to another. The
people of France are overjoyed. They
never feared the result of the big bat
tie now going on. Possibly they wor-
ried sometimes about the capacity of
n nation bled as France has been bled
to continue indefinitely If years were
required to give the Germans the lick
ing they deserve. But now they are
flushed with optimism and confidence,
and they are swelled with pride and q
new love for America.
=
Pershing Praises Men.
With the American Army in France,
July 5.-General John ]. Pershing has
cent his congratulations to the troops
operating in the Chateau Thierry Sec
tor for their gallantry in recent fight
ing. His message to the field com.
manders in the Chateau Thierry sec
tor reads: please congratulate, in
name, the officers and men who
took part in the action in the Chateau
Thierry region on the afternoon of
June rs, when 21O prisoners and 10
machine guns were captured from
the enemy" j
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-05
nHEuMArrC AND KIDNEY LIS.

Troubled with rheumatism, kidney or
bladder affections? You need Foley
Kidney Pills. Mrs. Frank p. Wood, r..
+. d. 2. Morrill,, Maine, writes: II
found relief as soon as / began taking
Foley Kidney Pills. My husband also
received much benefit from them. He
was lame, could not stoop over; now
feels no pain" Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-05

which he may make. Up to the pres
ent he has SEN to the Red Cross, of
Pierre a number of sweaters which
the women in charge say are among
the best sent in.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-05
NOTICE TO TRIM TREES.

Notice is hereby given to all own
ers or occupants of premises abut-
ting upon streets, to trim all trees
standing upon same between such
premises and the center of such
street, to a height from the ground
of at least eight feet and in such
manner that the branches will not in
terfere with travel upon sidewalks
City Commission.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-05
COUGHS AND COLDS VANISH.

Summer colds are not hard to break
up, coughs and hoarseness are easy to
get rid of, If you will take Foley's Hon
ey n Tar Compound. Mrs. Mary Sog-
dam, 282 Maple street, Perth Amboy,
N. j., writes: "It helped my throat;
never had anything better" Slightly
laxative. Contains no opiates or narcot-
les. Sold everywhere.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07

Everett ~ Markham passed away at
the Somerset Hospital last Sunday,
after an illness of several days with
influenza He was thirty years OF
age and born at The Forks His
parents are George II and Eta
tAdams) Markham The father. Mr.
Markham, was native OF New York
and follows the occupation of cook
The deceased has been a resident
here for the past two years. previous
" residing in JaCkman Prior TO his
illness. h. was engaged as a weaver
in enc of the local mills He is
survived by his wife formerly Miss
Edwina SWEET of Hartland, and two
children, born Of a previous marriage,
neither of whom live in Skowhegan:
also his parents above mentioned
who are residents of Jackman, and a
brother, Alton Markham. who is in
service in France, a member of Com
pany f.
The funeral services were held yes
terday at 10 o'clock with Rev. Henry
Clay Turner officiating. lnterment
was in the village cemetery at Hart
land
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07
ATHENS

Or S f Greene was in town Mon
day on business.
Mrs. Thankful Corson has bought
the Aver home in the village Mrs.
Aver will remain with Mrs. Corson
for the winter.
Llewellyn Stinehield from Dan
forth is visiting friends in town this
week and it has been reported that
his stay will be indefinite.
One of the great surprises in town
was the marriage of Miss Ruth Huff
to Forrest Cleayes Both have lived
in or near the village and are promi-
nent as students of Somerset Acade-
my and members of Epworth League
and the Grange May their beautiful
young lives be crowned with many
years of happiness.
Arthur Stockhrdge and family are
yet visiting with the Nights.
II. \. Flanders. chairman of the
Athens Branch of Red Cross, has re
ceived the Xmas boxes and these
will be given out to those who pres
cnt certificates from the boys at the
front All must understand that the
Red Cross have the care of all these
boxes.
"Four-minute men" have been ap-
pointed in Athens and their program
will not be given out until later
Church services are expected to
open in about two weeks.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07
: ITEMS OF INTEREST
G0RNYILLE
From Our Correspondents
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Scholars not absent or tardy for
the month of October at the Roose-
Welt school are: Robert and Ray
mond Merrill, Guy and Stanley Flew
cling, Alice Emerson, Morris Butler
and Ermaline Smith.
Frank Kilkenney and wife VINO
have been visiting DR.. Carlton Luce
and family at GreenWlle. returned
home Thursday of last week They
brought home a fine deer.
Ernest Tufts and mother, J.. l..
Smith. wife and daughter Ermaline.
took an auto ride to Oakland. Sun
day. They were guests of Elmer
TTask and family
c. s Moody took party TO san
gerville, Sunday. by automobile
The many friends of Roy Lewis
were saddened to hear of his death in
a hospital in France from acute neu-
ritis.
The next meeting of Wesserunsett
Grange will be held on Thursday
evening. Nov. IA Refreshments will
be served.
Frank Kilkenney has gone to Green
Vile where he has employment for
the winter.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07
FAST ST. ABRAMS

Dossio A Nichols whose school has
boen closed owing 10 the prevailing
onido,,,in ratnrnod to her duties as
teachor in Gardiner October Goth
CobooIs N Ct Albans hogan Mon
DIV Nov Miss Frma RuzzeN of
Exotor !. toacbinq tho Five Corners
ecbool and i. boarding al Mrs Joseph
7 ihhy,s
rho friends in town of Charles ".
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07
WEST MOSCOW

There was good attendance at the
meeting and sing held at Dell Stuarts
last Friday evening. The next one
will be tomorrow evening at Reuben
Crombie's.
Bernard Gallant has finished work
ing at Bingham hotel and is now
working in the woods on Pleasant
Ridge
Mr.. and Mrs James a. Brown of
Skowhegan spent part Of last week
in town.
Miss Mildred Miller of Bingham
was the guest of Miss Gladys Rey-
nolds, Sunday
Clarence Andrews is confined to
the house with a very lame ankle
caused by getting a fall and putting
several bones out of place,
w f. Hills work as patrol man on
the State road ended with the close
of October
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Church Of
White River Junction. Vermont, and
Mr.. Kilgore. spent Saturday night at
Fred Temples
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Dunton came
near meeting with quite an accident
while riding down Nichols Hill, Sun
dav afternoon. Their horse became
frightened by a bicycle passing very
near and jumped breaking hold
back, letting the carriage run against
the horse, that kicked, and smashed
both thills and fender and barely
grazed Mr. and Mrs. DuntOn. The
horse was finally checked after run
ming down hill
Mrs. Melvna Fitzsimons has recent
ly been at her home getting it ready
to close for the winter She has
been with her daughter, Mrs. David
Pooler at Otter Pond camps for sew
eral months.
James Stuart of The Forks was in
town last week and bought COW of
| Clarence Andrews.
Mrs Ada Berry is on Chamberlain
/ Hill cooking for a crew OF +. L. Hun
newells men.
Mrs. Fred Collins and children
spent two nights with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Berry last
week.
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and public
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Has Closed His Farm for the Winter

Charles A. Luce has closed his
farm, about one mile above Lake
wood on the Scion road, for the win
ter. He left here, last Saturday, TO
go to Freeport, and the last of the
present week, will go to Lawrence,
Mass and from there to New York
City
Mr.. Luce was born in Lexington,
in a log house, June 10th, 1854 The
farm wnere he was born is still called
the Luce place, although il has been
occupied, in recent years, by man
by the name of Patterson. Mr.
Luee's father, Benjamin, was born in
Industry in 1878. His mother, kath-
crime Boston was a native of Embden
Young Luce lived on the home place
until man grown, then going to Free
port where he drove a team for the
stone quarry concern for IA years
While in that place he met and mar
ried Vandalia Fogg, whose death on
July Sth last was reported in these
columns She was the daughter of
sea captain, and her name was TAX
en- from "A vessel commanded by her
father Mr. and Mrs Luce returned
to Lexington and lived there for %
years. after which they bought the
Lawrence place above mentioned
Mr. Luce had sister who married
Roland Luce and died in Lawrence 80
years ago. He has one brother
Charles Luce, who is farmer on
quite large scale, now living in the
town Of Starks Mr. Luce has a
daughter, who married George Con-
forth. and a granddaughter the re
suit of this marriage. Marie. l. years
Of age
On the Laurence place. opposite
the house. is grove of maple and
othe- trees. This indicates the loca-
ton OF an old cemetery but long be
fore the property came into Mr.. Luce's
hands the bodies previously inferred
there were transferred to the GENE
terry on blackwell Hill
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07
BRIGHTON

Air. and Mrs. viii Hinton Of Hart
land were visitors at Mrs Lydia Hin
tons Sunday.
The village school opened again
October 2S after being closed for
three weeks on account of the intu-
enZa.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Thompson and
daughter Violet were visitors at E. A.
Brasier's Sunday
Mrs. Lucy Shepard of Ashland
has been at the home of her mother.
Mrs. Lydia Hilton for the past two
weeks, helping care for her brother
Nell Kelley, who has been very sick
With influenza.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jennings Bunker OF
Athens were in town Monday.
John Bartlett made a business trip TO
Harmony, Monday.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07
L. Nichols, has returned to her home
in Cornville.
NEW SHARON

Friends and neighbors of Valentine
Holt met at his farm last week and
dug his potatoes and cut some wood
Robert Williams who has been
spending a short furlough with friends
in town, left Saturday for Camp
Devens
Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Parlin and
children have moved To Augusta
where Mr. Parlin has employment in
the pulp mill
Miss Lucille Paul who has been
suffering with influenza. is much bet
ter. Mrs Ernest Greenleaf has been
teaching the Primary school during
Miss Panls illness
F. p Caswcl and Miss Beryl Cram
are teaching in the High School in
place Of Mr.. and Mrs ". L. Linscott.
Who resigned their positions.
Helen Williams a teacher Of the
rural schools Of Mercer, spent the
week end with her aunt Mrs John
Leeman
Mrs. B + Smith Of Augusta is Wis
ting her sister Mrs Lorenzo Church
III. who is in poor health.
Miss Phyllis Gilman of Norridge-
Wock. who is employed as teacher in
the Greenleaf school at Starks, spent
the week end at home with her pa
rents. Mr. and Mrs Ernest Gilman
We are glad to report that Howard
Greenleaf and Mabel Bean Elliott are
both gaining and will soon be able to
get out in pleasant weather
The community Was saddened last
uppk nv tho death of Earl SAWYER
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07

Yours for Jewelry at all times.
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POWERS SCH00LH0USE
NORRIDGFWOCK

Earl Berry is digging potatoes for.
Bernard Hutchinson.
Mrs Anna Perkins has returned TO
the village after caring for her daugh-
ter. Mrs Jennie Berry.
Little Agnes Berry is on the sick
list
Charles Sheaff and little son Ivan
who were sick last week, are gaining.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07
Morale, They Call 1t, and 1t Is
Winning the War
BY BRUCE BARTON

Back from the line they came their minds full of pic
lures that refused to fade
They did not smile; they did not joke they did not
speak Like grown old in single night they dropped
heavily upon the ground their eyes staring cold before
them
In a moment the hut door opened and Secretary
out His eye took in the situation at glance 1t
time for talk; he turned back into his hut again.
And suddenly baseball rolled out and bounded
the ground; then bat; and gloves and catchers
mask.
A who sat beside the hut picked up the ball and
turned it idly in his hand if it had been foreign
thing. Another man picked up the bat; third played
absenty with glove.
Then, like fame out of smouldering embers a base
ball game born full edged behind that little hut The
air filled with laughter and the loud shouts of
whose minds cleansed of every worry, and whose
hearts are free.
So peace came to those who had been burdened
with their memories. And in the morning they were
fresh,-as men who had never fought
They call it morae-the miracle that restores mems
spirits and sends them back every morning fresh and
fdent
You have today your chance to contribute to morale
1t is a chance you must not miss.
For morale is winning the war
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07
Pennington Normal school Notes

Beatrice Smiley, Elizabeth Marsh
Helen White. Corinne Salley and
Agnes Mantor spent the week end at
their homes.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-31
PHOENIX THE WHOLESALE CENTER OF ARIZONA

Phoenix the capital Arizona the industry the southwest of the industry and famed for climate rapidly becoming dbut  Hardly commodity
  of Arizona and of the 
  and supplies unlimited quantities. Music and instruments ponographs and He butcher Would
  mechanical atityand they will that
  umbera can be purchased Phoenix quantities wholesale And this but good beginning this city distributing To-  ions to reach other distributing point of importance
Arizona republican., 1918-10-31
POTASH FROM
 SEAWEED HELPS

That the present day farmer owes part of his success in growing record crops to an humble and long despised seaweed known as kelp is a fact known to comparatively few.
 One of the essentials of most fertil- izers is potash. In the days before the war this was imported from Ger many, more than million tons per year to the United States alone. This supply is, of course, shut off and if the apparent will of the Allies to place a trade embargo on Germany after she shall have been scientifically whipped is carried into effect, this source is practically closed.
 The development of local sources of potash, both from kelp and from the Searles lake deposit in California, is one of the bright spots in the indus trial history of the war.
 Of these two sources, the largest is the Searles lake development but by far the most picturesque is the kelp ash industry that has grown up on the Pacific coast.
 Kelp is a long seaweed, abounding wherever the bottom is rocky and found in from two to ten fathoms of water. GA fathom is six feet) When the strands reach the surface they spread fanlike over the water, in places so thick that it is practically impossible to force a boat through it.. and quite impossible unless the pro- peller is of a weedless type or pro- tected.
 Punches have been weighed that reached a total of eight tons, from one plant. Strands floating on the water for length of more than 50 feet are not uncommon. Each stalk
Arizona republican., 1918-10-31
Austrian plane shot down by Italian.

or strand bears large leaves, from one to two feet long, at the base of which is a stem that is expanded into a small bulb filled with air, and the multiplicity of these air bulbs keeps the kelp afloat.
 Various methods of harvesting the kelp are used, varying from the i'm mense self-propelled harvesters, that go out and cut it, load it into their own tanks or onto bargeS lowed alongside and return loaded, down to the humble beach worker with skiff who surfs out, cuts by hand, loads his skiff, and comes back through the surf and spreads his take to dry in the grass.
 In the big factories where the kelp is handled by the thousands of tons, .the system used is to dry the kelp, after chopping it into short length, in huge revolving cylindrical retorts about six feet in diameter and 35 feet long. It comes from these dryers and passes through an incinerator that re- duces 1t to hot char which burns it. self to a gray ash when spread on cement floor.
 This gray ash is the product desired, and runs as high as A per cent potash. It can be used as a fertilizer by itself, if potash. is the only element lacking in the land to be treated, or combined with nitrogen and other elements for a general fertilizer The wholesale price this. fall is $325 per unit, or percentage of potash, so that a high class ash is worth s143 per ton to the producer.
 In case the pure muriate of potash is desired, the ash is leached, but this is rarely done except to secure the product for chemical purposes.
 An average of 20 tons of wet kelp is required to produce a ton of gray ash, so that it can be seen that the price is
Arizona republican., 1918-10-31

ships "bo," and woman debating came to grief over the word "epitome," to which she gave but three syllables instead of it's rightful four.
 But how about the governess who told her little pupils all about the 'aborijeens" of Australia? The writer was one of the little pupils. and it made an indelible impression. 'Je- june" is always tricky. 'Acpirant7 is worrying, too, until you learn that the accent may be on the first or the sec ond syllable.
 Of course, you know how to prom ounce Macpherson, Mackenzie and Machinery. Perhaps the last word caught you mapping. though - unless you are too old bird
 Use The Republican Classified Pages for Results-Read for Profit
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not excessive, when the cost of the seagoing equipment, the shore plants, with the risks attached, are consid cred.
 Numerous beach outfits are scat tered all along the coast from the Mexican line to Point Conception, pro- ducing ash by drying the kelp in the fields and burning it in the open air Their methods of securing it are as many and a novel as the ingenuity of many men has been able to conceive and the small outfits make a fair prof it, the biggest drawback being the difficulty of getting the wet and sticky kelp ashore without getting sand in it and thereby reducing the potash content of the final product
 It makes no difference what your wants may be you can have them supplied by using and reading The Republican Classified Pages-Arizona' S Leading Advertising Medium
Arizona republican., 1918-10-31
WHAT IS YOUR "JoNAHp WORD
CFrom Answers. London.)

IfIuW AnsWerS, LOndOn.)
 Nearly everyone has some special word which he mispronounces. Have lout The writer always tries to avoid the word 'plebeian," through an absurd desire to put the accent on the first syllable as in "plebicite."
 X laugh went around the room once when a young man referred to the