The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-08-16
WOMAN DISAPPEARS
AUTHORITIES At HOT SPRINGS
BELIEVE she MAY HAVE
MET FOUL PLAY.

Mrs. Marine Nisser disappeared
about May ~, the authorities OF Fall
River have bean notified. Duck creek
has been dragged a. foul play u
feared. hut NJ clue Of the missing
woman has been found. Mrs.
Nieser lived on her farm three
miles from Ardmore. Her former
husbands father, . German 50 years
old, ant who can speak no English.
says Mrs. Nieser sold her place to .
stranger on May ~ and left with him,
the stranger. the next day in . big
automobile. She II supposed to have
carried the cash for the farm sale,
e, 600, with her, but all Of her good
clothes, shoes, jewelry, ETC., were left
In the house. The father-in-law says
she said she would return In 81 days.
The missing woman is IS years old,
good looking and had an excellent
reputation. She was born In Austria
and is said to have q brother in the
Austrian army.
Time was not so very long ago
when Gypsy bands visiting Aberdeen
and camping on its outskirts had for
their travelling outfits disreputable
horses and t~umbledown wagons in
looking rigs, consisting Of decrepit
which they toured the country. But
the old order changeth. Four loads
OF them e seen recently riding
along Main street In automobiles. On
the end OF one Of the cars q Navajo
blanket vas draped and pedestrians
noticed the picturesque costume OF
the women and children. On the
whole, they present q clean looking
lot.
The Jackson county home guard re-
ceived criticism from nonpartisan or
ganizers for its order to the organ
izers that they must get into some
essential occupation, or get out OF
Jackson county. The latest move OF
the guard in that county shows that
1t is playing no favorites. It Is said.
their order to two picture frame so.
licitors being the same as that to the
league organizers: Get into some -.
sential labor. Or get out" and the so.
licitors travelled just as did the organ.
isoeD.
On account Of the situation in the
state where dealers purchased stocks
Of lemon extract before the ruling
against its sale wal made, State Sher.
III Shanks has issued q ruling that
the dealers who have such extract in
stock will be allowed to ship it back
to the dealers who supplied them, and
will not be required to destroy the
stock purchased prior to the order.
This applies to extracts which con-
tain alcohol only, AID not those which
are prepared without the use OF alco-
hol.
Benjamin Thompson, of Fort Pierre.
was sent along with the last contin-
gent to Camp Dodge, Ia, the day
after the amputation OF his right fore
finger from an alleged accident while
trying to shoot q rabbit. The local
exemption board investigated the "ac.
cident" and uttefances of the young
man concerning the war, and sent
him on to camp and sent q copy Of
their findings and asked that the
young mar be dealt with by the mill.
tary authorities.
At q meeting held by a number OF
business men Of Sioux Falls and other
points In Minnehaha county A coun-
ty good roads club was organized. 1t
was decided to have q district and
membership committee in each vii.
lage and township OF the county. Tn
der the direction OF the new club and
its members. acting in conjunction
with the county and township officers.
extensive good work will be com
menced IN the near future throughout
the county.
A letter received BY Mrs. e. L.
Hand, Of Winfield, from her brother,
Lieut.. Bert Bowel, conveys the IN.
formation that he 10 IN . hospital In
France recovering from > wound In
the left shoulder. inflicted By . ma
chine gun bullet. and wounds In the
left leg from sharpnel. Lieut.. Bowel
praises the Red Cross for what It has
done for him and for other wounded
comrades. He expects soon to recover
and stated ke would soon "be 1t EN-
Again."
CLASSIFIED ~ q menace TO the safety
Of the public. Sylvester Lundwohr. q
years old. and August Burgdorr, 81.
enemy aliens. have been taken to an
internment camp by Deputy United
States Marohal Anderson. Of Sioux
Falls. Lundwohr was born In Ger.
many. He was arrested IN Sioux
Falls the latter part Of June during
! roundup BY the police and homo
guards. Burgdorr VA arrested ct
Aberdeen about = month ago.
The home guard Of Gregory held
memorial services In honor Of Private
Alfred Hutchison. I Gregory boy, who
recently was killed Ia action IN
France. where he was serving with
the American army. and In memory
or his baby brother. who Wal drowned
. few days later. The churches
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