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The Arvada enterprise., 1918-06-06
incredible Hardship.

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$50 your broth
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The Arvada enterprise., 1918-06-06

"why don't you accept him II he
has offered to have his life insured In
your favOrr'
because II he was . good risk for
the insurance company. he'd be bad
one for me-"
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-06-06
Market Term Defined.

"Pa. what's manipulation for q rise
mean?"
"when I pull the bedclothes of 700
In the morning"
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-06-06

With
being led behind these French
hind the British lines Many the Of the fonns
forced shelter thus drive
launched Many this British o
photo were compelled to leave al shsar worldly pooo behind wh
tAsy
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-06-06
A oeod Reason.

since he left home"
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14
THOUSANDS WANT CLERICAL
POSITIONS IN WASHINGTON

Washington, March 1S.-That Amer
lean men and women are eager to ac-
cept every opportunity to help in the
nations greatest undertaking is evil
denced by the responses received to
the announcement of the United States
civil service commission of the need
for general clerks. The commission
sent out a call for clerks to be en-
ployed in the departments in Wash
ington, and January 5, February 9 and
March 9, We're set as examination
dates. About $4,000 persons applied
for admission to these examinations.
A large percentage of the applications
came from persons whose sole pur-
pose in seeking government employ
ment was to help keep the war ma
chine moving. This prompt and heavy
response has made it unnecessary to
hold further examinations for general
clerk in the near future. Examine
lions for ste~nographers and typewrit.
ers and for clerks trained in certain
special or technical lines are still be,
ing held.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14
WATERToWN COMPANY
SHOWING TIRE REMOVER

A novel accessory for the automo-
bile user is being exhibited at the
automobile show by the Bjornlie Man
utacturins company of Watertown. 1t
is known as the off-and-on tore tool,
and consists II a small hand instru-
ment which is said to be a practical
device for removing. all tires from
three inch to four inch dimensions.
1t it claimed also that the tool works
equally well IN all demountable rims.
The important feature of the off-and-
on tine tool is said to be that by its
use one can remove and replace a
casing in a minutes time.
Visitors at the show have been
much interested in the demonstration
of the instrument by the company's
representaiye--Sioux Falls Press.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14
Big Meeting
Modern Woodmen---
Initiate Large Glass

The Watertown Modern Woodmen
of America, assisted by members from
The surrounding localities, have been
having a gala time during the past
t% enty-four hours.
Last night nearly two hundred new
members We're initiated. About an
equal number were unable to be pres
ent from adjacent territory, owing to
the practically impossible condition
Of the roads for travel on the high
ways.
Figuratively speaking, the keys of
the city were turned over to the
Woodmen last night, and the welkin
rang, so to speak, with good humor
and fraternal fellowship.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14
Dr.. Ciere's Mother,
Aged 80, Dies at
Home in Minneapolis


DR.. f. o. Giere; of the Drs. Giere,
Johnson & Koren, returned y~esterdas
from Minneapolis. whittier he had
been summoned on account of the
death of his mother, who, following
an Illness of about two weeks dura-
ton, passed away, at the ripe age of
90 years. The Saturday News sought
an interview with the doctor today
to ascertain the particulars of the life
of this noble woman, but he was re
tanned at Luther hospital all the
morning with a series of operations,
and hence the paper goes to press
with but a few words.
Two weeks prior to her death, she
participated in a family reunion and
in the celebration of the anniversary
of her birth. Ali of her children were
present, including many of her grand
children and great grandchildren.
The children number 8, the grand
children 20, and the great g%randchil-
dren 8. Shortly thereafter she was
stricken with pneumonia, from the
effects of which she failed to rally,
death coming peacefully at the end OF
q most active and helpful life.
Born in Norway almost a century
ago, coming to America to share in
the development of a rich, coun-
try (although we fave not learned
the date of her arrival in the United
States), she was a foreeful factor in
the promotion of good Fellowship
roundabout her and in fostering the
love for the good and the true in the
land OF her adoption.
1t is impossible to measure the in
fiuence of her eyentful life. for gen
erations yet to come will reap the
benefits of the influence of her VIC
manly traits and motherly instincts.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14
The most pressing need of the gov.

The most pressing need of the gov
eminent service in Washington right
now is for a large number of well
qualified s~tenographers. The civil
service commission urges persons who
are equipped to pass the stenography
part of the examination to apply at
once. Examinations are held at least
once a week in $50 of the principal
cities. Definite Information and APP
~plication blanks may be obtained from
representatives of the civil service
commission at post Offices.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14
Sioux Falls Adopts
The Manager Plan

Sioux Falls, at a special election a
few days ago, voted by a majority APP
proximating TOO to adopt the manager
plan for city government. The vote
vas 2,o4s for the manager plan and
1872 against.
A special election will be held in
April to select the city commission
ers and the system will go into effect
Immediately thereafter.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14
. j Y coplNeToh
BOYS IN DRAFT

It is announced that only five
: Codington county boys will be
Z drawn in the next draft, accord
! ing to an order issued by Adju-
/ ta1t General w. A. Morris Of Red.
I field.
Originally the county's proper
/ ton Of men was 153. There have
! been i73 enIistments. but, owing
to the rejection on account Of
physical disability, the enlisted
men have been reduced 70 las,
\ leaving five al the quota to- be
\ taken from the county in the n
suing draft.
Eodingtonss quota seems to be
about the average. Fifteen are
drawn from Minneha1a county and
clever from Brown: three from
Hamlin; four from Clark: six from:
nay fye from Kingshury; five
from lake four from Grant three
frofnDenel: six from Sphinx; six
from Brookings Many Of the
countiea hayeonly one III the next
drsft bu.t, for the moat part, they
are the small organixatipns.
A~gi
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14
4. p;es Writes
From Texas---Horns
On Toads and Trees

Louis A, Ries. formerly employed
With The Saturday News, now so
journlng in Texas, has complied with
a request for a few lines from his
pen. His communication fallowse:
Jourdanton, Tex, March 5, 1918.
The Saturday News:
/ have been thinking about writing
you for some time, but it takes a long
time to make up ones mind with re-
spect to what to think of this coun-
try. At times, if | We're 10 write
what | think about it. it wouldn't look
good in print. For instance, when
they get what they call a "norther'
the dust is so thick you can hardly
breathe, but now that spring is open
ing up, with some good rains for the
past three or four weeks, the sround
is getting in fine shape for the crop
and We miss the dust. Corn and
gardens are coming up fine, and all
the farmers are busy planting.
We have had a cold winter; been
as low as Is above zero, and felt like
30 below, but it is making up for it
now. 1t is so warm today l do not
know where to so TO keep cool, The
temperature the past few weeks rang
ed from rs to 9S in the shade. Idon't
suppose it is quite that hot up there
yet.
put in about four weeks at Kelly
Field. There is plenty of work yet,
but it isn't steady, as it is so difficult
to get material. Kelly Field has
about 10000 men.
l was out to Camp Travis TO visit
my cousin. 1t is a camp about the
size of Waterfowl. Also went out to
Camp Stanley, about 25 miles north
east of San Antonio, and there l saw
the most beautiful country | have seen
here yet. 1t is running into the oun
tains and the scenery is certainly
beautiful. The camp is built in the
hills, with beautiful green trees above
and below. Will go out again and
take some pictures of the camp if |
can get permission.
/ forgot to mention the airplanes at
Kelly Field. l saw about 100 more
machines a day there than I yer
in all my life before. A number
of them fall every day in the expert
work of training,
Last week | killed two rattlesnakes,
the first ones / ever saw. Besides,
there is some kind Of stiff-leafed palm
here they call Spanish Daggers, which
have very sharp points, and didn't
know they were poisonous until |
ran one into my thumb and got poi
soned. | have such a large poultiee
on it that / a hardly hold my pen
Gil, SO if you can't read this blame it
to the thumb. / also had a hard time
getting along with the cactus. At
first / would have a fight with them
every time ! went out into the woods.
Even the trees, in fact, everything,
have thorns, and the toads have horns
After everything gets over the eff
sects of the terrible dought, it will
be a pretty country.
Best wishes to you and other
friends. l am, as ever,
Louis A. Ries.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14
ARCHIE ROOSEVELT
HIT BY sHRAPNEL

New York, March 13.-Captain
Archibald Roosevelt, ION Of Colo
9 mel Theodore Roosevelt, was in
: iured by German shrapnel in the
: trenches in France, according to
: a cablegram received by Colonel
: Roosevelt last night from his son,
= Theodore, il. The message said;
\ Archie wounded by shrapnel
7 in the leg. Arm broken but not
= badly. No danger. Ted
Z Colonel Roosevelt, commenting
\ On the information, said he was
: proud Of his four sons. He add
\ ed AS long ais Archie was no
Y killed, everything is az right
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14
u. S. Crop Estimate
By The Department
Agriculture Agent

United States department of agri-
culture, bureau of crop estimates,
Office of field agent. Watertown, S. D.,
March 8, 1918.
Long established custom has fixed
upon March / as the date for taking
stock of supplies of grain in the coun-
try. The information is presumed to
be a guide to farmers in deciding
what and how much to plant in the
spring, and to dealers is indicative of
the amount that can safely be export
ed without ~encroaching too closely
upon home needs before the next crop
becomes available.
This report of farm reserve grain
stocks in the nation and state is of
far more thar the usual significance
this year because of war conditions
and the great Importance now at
tached to the problems of feeding the
population together with the armies.
The United States department Of
Agriculture through the bureau of
crop estimates and their South Dakota
representative release the following
estimates compiled from reports re-
ceived from correspondents and agents
together with information gathered
from mills, elevators and railroads.
TIL South Dakota section of the
weather bureau at Huron, submits The
following brief summary of the wealth
er conditions for this state during
January and February, 1918.
January was a cold month, there
having been only four Januaries since
1890 with lower average temperature.
Warm weather prevailed during the
first half OF the first decade and again
during the first half of the third de-
cade: but during most of the balance
of the month the weather was severe
ly cold. While the average monthly
little in eXcess of the normal, the
number of days on which snow or rain
to the amount of trace or more oc-
Cured was large, some amount hav-
ing been recorded at some station on
every day of the month. There Were
no severe billiards. and very little in
terruption of railroad and overland
traffic. AT the end of the month there
was a fairly good snow covering over
most of the state.
The average temperature for Feb.
ruary was considerably above normal.
The month opened very cold but af-
ter the first four days abnormally
warm weather prevailed until the
middle OF the month when a cold wave
attended by quite heavy snow and a
high wind overspread the state. The
cold weather continued several days
but was followed by a period of warm
weather which continued until the
close Of the month. Precipitation was
near normal but the greater part of
1t occurred on the 14th and was in
the form of snow.
March crop report, 1918 lin bush
els1:
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14
DEsPoMDENcY DUE ToGoNsTt
pATt0N

Women often become n~eryous8aladd de
spondent. When this is due 20 con
stipation IL Ii easily corrected by tak.
Ing an occasional dose Of CHAMBER
iainss Tablets. These tablets are easy
to take ana pleasant II effect
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14

Corn merchantable, "a per cent.
Corn. This indicates 1o.o69, 900
bushels more corn on farms in South
Dakota March /. 1918, than March i,
1s17. This is about 100000 bushels
more than March !. 1916. The United
States shows about sos, 900, 900 bush
els nor corn in reserve than one year
ago. about L.5oo,0 900 bushels more than
In 1916.
Wheat. The South Dakota wheat
reserve is found to be about twice as
large as March Il. 1917, but nearly
100000 bushels less than In 1916.
Indications are that farm reserves of
wheat IN the United States are 9,9o7s-
Oeo bushels in excess Of n year ago
but the reserve stocks are consider
ably below the usual run Of q period
of years previous.
Oats. The results indicate 4 1850. 900.
bushels In excess Of the reserve one.
Val & but less than 1916 and more
by s,Ooo,0e0 bushels than in 1915 in
South DAKOTA. Tho reserve 81 oats
in the United States March ], 1855
indicated to be 2o~1.21o,0oo bushels
greater than i year Az March 4 about
the same as March 11916. but 216,-
;eoe. Ooe bushels more than in 1915,
Darley. ms barley stocks in re-
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-14
MELHAM soWLERs EASILY
DEFEAT HARVESTER TEAM

The Melham bowling team won the
three games played with the Harves-
tiers, Monday evening. March II. Nc
Comb was high man for winners with
a high score Of 100 and three game
total of $50. The score,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-26

ed in the South Pacific. had a partner
in-the auxiliary cruiser Wolf today
cleared up the mystery of the disap-
pearance ofthree Pacific coast vessels.
They were the schooner Winslow,
owned by George E. Billings, of San
Francisco; the Pacific Steam Whaling
company's schooner Beluga and the
schooner Encore, owned by; the Rolph
Coal g. Navigation company
All were victims of the; Wolf and it
is believed theiI crews are included in
400 prisoners which the raider has
delivered to Germany.
Captain Cameron of the Beluga and
his wife and little daughter on the
trip with him, are i believed to be
among the prisoners. =.
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WARMER AND WINDY


the men are advised to tie strings to
their hats; for S. D. Flora declares
that the signs point to a March wind
for Wednesday, which is to have a
velocity of some rs miles an hour,
of few hours to know what a wind
of that speed can do to skirts and
hats.
OF all the infallible signs of spring,
none is SO reliable as the display of
tennis rackets and baseball outfits in
the sporting goods stores. They are
on display today, and the weather bu-
reau seconds the motion by the as
surance that the temperature is 81
this morning, with Indications of a
steady climb to SO or SIS this after
noon. The thermometer went to "a
at l o'clock last night, the lowest
point it reached.
The mercury is expected to go to
freezing point tonight, with warmer
weather tomorrow in southeast por-
ton; colder Wednesday evening in
west portion; Wednesday to be a typi-
cal March day, breeze and ALL
The mild weather is general all over
the country, and no zero temperatures
are recorded in the United States.
Oklahoma has the same temperature
that we have; so you know the kind of
a song the fellows at Camp -Doniphan
are singing today.
The highest recorded temperature
in Kansas for this date is 7S in 1895,
and the lowest, 3 above in 1897.
Shippers forecast: Protect ship
ments north and west against temper
atures 6 degrees; east 25 degrees and
south 80 degrees.
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s7.25d1O25; calves, s7.00@1a.50.
sHEEP.ReeePts 1000 Market s steo odSy
1 ha@oS weshs ssoa ii eyes
1925; stockers and feeders, $s.OO415.Io-
Kansas City Stock Yards. Feb. 25.-Re-
1000 sheep. Market for cattle and sheep
retained position above Chicago. Demand
in all lines of meat animals is greatly i'm
proved due to less congestion in eastern
traffic, and cattle and hog prices are ma
terfally higher than ten days aeo- Killers
need fat cattle and countrymen want thin
steers and female cattle for stock pur-
BEEF CATTLE
cents higher, and that added strength to
the local market though prices late last
week were relatively higher than in Chi
ket, and all classes of cattle are wanted.
Large receipts of Colorado and western
Nebraska ,s steers were reported today and
and Missouri was about the same as on
previous Mondays Early arrivals and well
maintained train schedules gave the trade
an early opening. Most of the beef steers
brought SIPS to $3.50. top natives $13.4O,
top Colorados s12.75, Idahos s1265. Butcher
cattle tho not quotably higher SOLD readily
at firm prices Veal calves were steady
to strong. top $3.50.
STOCKERS AND FEEDERS.
The buying hum"r the country developed
last week for thin cattle enlarged some
today, ana increased recelpts OF STOCK ana
feeding steers brought strong prices.
HOGS.
/ More than $4,000 hogs arrived at the
supply this year. aud the market showed
moderate setback FROM the extreme high
point of the year reached Saturday. In
Kansas City the top price was $1I60 and
bulk of sales s1T.a5 to s17.55 showing more
than Il normal margin over Chicago. Lib
eral receipts are expected the rest of this
week Last week the average weight of
hogs in Kansas City was 2s3 pounds. 30
pounds heavier than "a year ago, and heav-
ies- in many years past,
SHEEP AND LANES.
Sheep and lamb prices today were up
Is to 25 cents from the low level of last
week and demand is greatly improved.
Most of the lambs were heavy western
grades that sold at $3.50 to s16.i5 and
primo light weight lambs would have
brought SGD or tctter. Sheep were scarce.
J. A. RIGNAHT MARKET Correspondent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-26
SEA RAIDER BACK LOADED.
The Wolf Sank Many Ships, Three of
Them American.

London, Feb. 26.-Activity on the
western battle front is still confined
to raids, artillery duels and aerial
fighting and bombing. There has
been an increase in the raiding of po-
sitions along the Piave river in Italy,
but no change in positiont has oc-
CURED. The artillery duel in the
American sector in France is still in
tense.
Another German raider. the Wolf.
has arrived in port after harassing
entente merchant vessels in the At
Iantic, Indian and Pc cific ocea Ms The
total number of vessels destroyed by
tie Wolf has rot been disclosed, but
the loss of eleven ,tree of them
American, IN the Indian and Pacific
oceans, is assumed by the British adj
miralty TO be Que TO her activitie-.
Unable to break the British CO don
around the North sea, the Wolf
slipped into the Austrian port of .Pola
on the Adriatic. She brought 400
prisoners and a valuable cargo taken
from her prizes. A second auxiliary
cruiser which the Wolf equipped, was
sunk by her crew which was captured
by a British warship last February.
While the Wolf was gone fifteen
months, she apparently did not do as
great damage as did her famous sister
ship, the Moewe. which carried out
two raids in the Atlantic in 1915 and
1916.
Was Partner of s.Seeadler."
San Francisco. Feb 2s.-News that
the German raider ''Seeadler.'' wreck
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MUD LOCKS U. S.
Continued from Page One,

chased the enemy out OF other smell
ters and along communicating
trenches without catching any. There
were some criticisms of the fact that
the Americans were so enthusiastic
that they went beyond the objectives.
The raiders and prisoners started
back across No Mans Land on sched-
ale time but were caught in Ger
man counter barrage. One enemy
shell wounded five Germans and six
FrenchnIen but no Americans. The
prisoners were from 16 to 40 years
old. All apparently were under-nour-
ished but said that food was plentiful
in the trenches.
The similarity of their stories. how
ever, aroused suspicion. Most of the
prisoners worked formerly in factories
or on farms.
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Market
slrohS 10 w ny M; CTHE us, "iooo'
Morning Grain Gossip
furnish I'd by the Topeka Board of Ira del

I Chicago, Feb 26.-The Herald says::
Oats specialists regarded the long interest
as greatly reduced by the heavy liquidation
and big decline the last two days. They
looked upon the market in a more
healthy shape. From the way shippers took
the oats It was said that aere are still a
good many shipping orders that have not
been filled. Export bids were Indifferent
Outside markets offered oats cheaper than
Chicago Some of the cash grain handlers
express the belief that there is to be n
liberal movement of corn for the next three
or four weeks which may prevent unusual
arrivals of oats. After all owing for bread
and seed requirements of $50 million
bushels of wheat y. F. Howard estimated
that on February l the United States had
about 81, 100000 bushels left for export
and carry over into the new crop July l.
Exports from July to January 81 were
about 7s,OO0, 900 bushels. Wheat on farms
February 1 was 266, 900 900 bushels against
81, 600 900 last year.
Flour stocks in North America as esti-
mated by the Daily Trade Bulletin Feb.
l were l. 159, 900 barrels against 1890
month ago and 2,57S,O00 last year, when
stocks increased 100000 barrels In January.
New York, Feb. 2G-News Bureau says:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES yesterday were
that the railroad bill would be out of the
way by Wednesday.
Within the next 30 days the government
will readjust coal prices with view to
establishing fairer charges to the consum
ing pubic and at the same time to en-
courage production at the mines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-26
FREEDOM" BY GERMANY
Central Powers Intend to Grant Self
Government to Two Provinces.

powers intend to give self government
to the provinces of Courland and
Lithuania, Imperial Chancellor Won
Hertling declared in his address to the
reichstag yesterday.
The chancellor asserted the central
powers had freed Poland with the in
tention of calling an independent state
into existence. The constitutional
problem involved was still being dis
cussed in its narrower sense, he said,
by the three countries involved.