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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-02
STATE PRISON
CONVERSATION AT MEALS AND
CELL READING AT NIGHT
PERMITTED.

Pierre, April 2.-The South Da-
kota penitentiary claims to be one
of the most progressive Institutions
of its kind in the world. Rules have
been promulgated and reforms
adopted, which, it is asserted, are
not in use in any other state in the
union.
Acting on the theory that a busy
man Is best satisfied, all men who
are physically able are steadily en-
ployed at the Sioux Falls institution.
Nine hours constitute a laDoring day,
for which a man is paid 10 cents.
Overtime work may be had by the
men at 1914 cents an hour. This
means that there is always a waiting
list of men who want to do extra
work. In addition to the extra pay,
the men are given an extra meal
when they do three hours of work al
night.
The prison was the first, ii is said,
to use chinaware on its tables. Con
versation at meals is also permitted,
each group of four men being allow
ed to talk through the entire meal.
Statistics show that institution meals
in general average, where no talking
is permitted, from nine to IL min
utes. At the South Dakota institu-
tion the average is Is minutes a mea1
for the first two meals of the day
and from 80 to As minutes for sup
per.
Cell reading at night is permitted
until $50. Two books a week may
be taken from the library, and mer
may have books of their own. To.
bacco is furnished as a part of the
prison diet, and men may buy more
than the 10 cent issue a week IL they
desire.
Men are rarely sick. Any milo
complaint mean they will be con
fined to their cells, losing their days
wages and the table conversation
privileges. Outdoor amusements
have been limited on account of the
lack of yard, but the new wall will
be completed this spring, and the
prison ball team is already booking
games with outside organizations
Several prison teams will conduct a
pennant race also.
Picture shows, music and prison
talent plays are all on the regular
schedule.
Practically all of the food for the
prison is of the home grown variety
the model farms, worked by prison.
ers, supplying all of their vegetables
and meat and leaving enough to sell
other institutions of the state.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-02

registration board to sit, and as the
commissioners are the board, they
deferred many subjects for discus
sion today. 1t must be presumed
that after today therell be little left
to do for several meetings.
They decided to take action for
the removal of the scale at the front
of the Huntemer building on First
street Sc; the engineers office is to
handle the numbering Of houses; the
question of the retention or disnts-
sal of the special police for the ele-
vator and lumber yard district is to
be settled in solemn c%onclave of the
registration board today, and the err
ror of installing water meters read
ing gallons instead of cubic feet met
with stern disapproval and condem-
nation.
When the session had become SO
old as to seem to extend into those
distant realms wherein we of this
age have no interest or understand.
ing, they adjourned formally, but
not physically. Great questions
which had once for brief eras seem.
ed of importance to the human race
were long forgotten and buried be,
meath the accumulated dust of ages
The fire truck and the rest room are
things the ancients may have con
sidered to be e~ngrossing, but are no.
mentioned now. "A ghost Of the dis
posal tank problem arose to accuse
them for an instant. but was laughed
out of court. The walks ordered in
last fall begin to quicken to a slug
gish life, but are yet uncertain in
the early season AS present prob
lens are talked into somnolence new
ones axe their places, and the mani
mate and out of date ones are rele.
gated to the morgue of memory anC
forgotten hopes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-02
SMALL.SIzED RIOT
REMPFER, PACIFIST. SAID TO
HAVE STARTED TROUBLE BY
HIS ACCUSATIONS.

Mitchell, April Wv. C. Remp-
fer, Parkston, pacifist. precipitated
a riot in that town, it is reported,
when he accused Art Hird, an en-
ploye of j. w. Peckham, chairman
of the local exemption board, of
sending him an anonymous letter.
A fight followed the accusation, it is
said, and the populace Joined. Re-
liable report says there were more
than 100 men fighting in the streets.
Sticks, stones and fists were freely
used.
Hird is a linotype operator on
Peckham's newspaper, the Parkston
Advance, which has been active in
scoring pro-Germans and pacifists.
1t is understood that Rempfer has
withdrawn his charge.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-02
STATE NEWS.

Huron-Forty per cent of the
school children of Huron are owners
Of thrift stamps, according to figures
intendent Of schools. The total
amount expended by the pupils in
the purchase of the stamps is ST.
1880.
Aberdeen--Brown county's quota
for the third Liberty loan. announc-
ed today by C.. ID. Kennedy. of the
state council of defense, is $1,000
900. This is more than twice as
much as the sum allotted to this
county for the second loan, s550,000
but only $500 900 more than the
county raised for the second loan.
Ellendale-Last Saturday Ellen
dale held a Red Cross auction sale
which netted about $1,000. The ma
jority Of the articles donated sold for
more than twice their value. A cake
made by a girl 8 years old was
bought by Pat Morrison for 500.
A Hereford bull donated by Charles
Chesky brought $3.50 and a flag
given by a rural school Melted $50.
A marriage license given by an Ell
lendale minister brought 50.
Sioux Falls-Sergt. Bauer. in
charge of the local army recruiting
station, a y that the youths of Sioux
Falls and vicinity are certainly loyal.
He states that hardly a day passes
but that boys of IA to 16 years OF
age visit his recruiting station and
beg to be permitted to enlist. Wher
he suggests that they are too young
and that they should enlist for farm
and garden work, they often come
back at him with the rejoinder thai
they did a mans work on the farm
last summer and IL they can fill {
mans place on the farm they cal
surely do as much in the ranks. ane
they want to get a "whack al th'
kaiser"
Loyalton-A man by the name o
r.. A. Palethorp, or at least giving
that name strolled into Loyaltoi
March %, and stated that his bust
ness was to buy a couple of sections
OF good land. He was put in toucl
with the man owning the best place
in the community and after goin,
over the matter about a day a $50,
600 deal was closed. The strange
paid down $4,000 in checks and sai'
that as soon as his mother arrives
he would pay the balance In cash
The stranger remained In town unit
the papers could be made out on
Monday morning, but on Tuesday
morning. when his mother vas due
to arrive. he disappeared to parts
unknown.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-02
WRITING Home
SOLDIERS IN FRANCE TELL OF
THEIR EXPERIENCES.

Sioux Falls, April with the
certainty that many South Dakota
soldiers with Pershing's army are
participating in the battle to drive
the Germans back to their original
line in France, the letters which are
being received by the home folks
from South Dakota soldiers are read
with even more keen interest than
in the past. Some of the boys ''over
there" are good letter writes, and,
Notwithstanding the censorship,
manage to weave many interesting
facts into their letters.
Ferdinand Duncan, a Humboldt
boy, writes in part:
"One whole night we devoted all
our time to putting three guns in po-
sition in the woods. 1t was black
and no lights were allowed. The sun
was well up when we returned for
breakfast, and Immediately after
ward we were obliged to start in on
the days work. Then in the middle
of the week we took out four guns
20 kilometers into the country. drag
ging them up hills and through
woods, into pits; pulled them out
again, took off the muddy cingole
and made our way back to camp in a
cold. drizZling rain. While out there
we had an occasion to visit a chateau
of an old baron. 1t had the gardens,
acres and acres of it, a bird and game
preserve and a ditch and moat
around the house, neatly stoned up
and bordered with well clipped grass.
The water was covered with the gaily
decorated wood duck and numerous
mergausers, with their colored
tufts"
Augustine Hook, a Centerville
young man, who is assigned to a
battery in the American expedition
airy army, writes from a point in
France to the home folks.
II can't tell you just what part OF
France we are in; in fact, | dOn't
know myself yet" he writes. OF the
last stages of the journey of himself
and comrades from the United States
TO France he writes: we next took
a smaller ship and, after waiting un.
til dark to avoid the subs. We made
a dash and beat them to it. and were
over there at last. No, the people
did not fall upon us and kiss US OIL
!, throw flowers. They are too busy
for such things, but in many way:
show they are pleased to see us. Fol
the next two weeks we were travel
ing short distances at a time, stop
ping at English rest camps and eat
ing English grub; the last stage OF
!, a slow French train. 1t was a Ions
/ trip. The French helped us consid
erably by giving us hot coffee"
| Lieut.. Max Stokes, son of promi
nent residents of Britton, is with thu
American expeditionary army il
France. A letter just received from
: him states that they are treated like
fellow citizens instead of like for
eigners and that ii goes a long way
toward warding off inconsistencies
J Where he is billeted the streets arr
!, only 20 feet wide and the building
= are nearly all of stone and brick
: The evening he wrote. the letter HI
| had dined with a priest, who coult
talk English as easily as French.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-02
SPRING SNAPS.

Close in, eight room house, mod
ern, one and a half lots, with ga
rage, trees, fine home. Only $500,
part time.
Five room cottage, cistern, cellar,
trees. orchard with four lots. Only
$1,000 cash.-Christ Tischhauser.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-02

The Daily Leader contains the gem
eral news Of the day besides local
and county news. 1t Is the best for
the subscriber,
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-05
THE SERIOUSNESS OF YOUTH

The American boy is not what he was Formerly a.
large part of the students out from school and college
spent the in Notifications. Now all the boys want
to get to work The boy who has not been able to find a.
job unhappy he used to be if he could not
get chance to play his daily ball game in the back lots
The same spirit seems to possess the girls
Also these young people look ahead much more than
few years ago. They planning their
reers studying out ways in which they get start
The burdens of life have descended prematurey upon
their young shoulders.
ten weeks vacation used to be considered by many
people necessary to rest the children from the fague
of school, the boys and girls take their jobs
the day after school closes.
Some people regret that the young folks no longer
have the light hearted and free vacations they used
to have when they wandered free the wind But these
very serious times and will continue after the
is The idle roaming of the old time vacation Of
ten demoraizing Many young people became rresponsi
BILE, they acquired habit of idle loafing.
Physically, the boy working farm a garden is
better off than if he loafng around the town grow
ing flat chested and slouchy he slumped the curb
stone On the farm his muscles growing and his lungs
and heart expanding.
Indoor work is not favorable, though where work
shops and stores well ventilated and sanitary it may
not be Objectionable This greater seriousness youth
normal and hopeful development We can not meet the
world competition of these days unless out
thing of our pleasure seeking spirit.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-05

II you'd like to serve your country
In this. the most interesting branch
Of Uncle Sans service; II you feel
that you'd like to take part In the
greatest OF all wars. but don't want to
spend an indefinite length OF time In
training camp or naval station; II
you want to see action on land. sea
and in the air. report at once to the
nearest marine recruiting station. or
apply to your postmaster for enlist
ment blank.
You are needed, men OF the west.
General Pershing asks for $4,000 ma
rines at once. .... ..... ....
The west must send $4,000 OF these
fiery fighters.
Here's your chance to get into &C
ton with the United States marines.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-05
AN OLIVE BRANCH

President Wilson has done the graceful thing in a
friendly to eliminate partisanship in the Michigan
senatorial election In recommending that the democrats
of Michigan in and elect Henry Ford republican as
United States SENATOR he has shown his willingness to g
old political lines
The scoers will of course remark that Michigan is
strong republican state and that the president was giving
up nothing when he proposed to admit republican from
that quarter Yet Mr. Hughes secured but 81 cent of
the presidential vote of Michngan in 1916 while Mr. Will
son had IA.
That is fairly narrow margin, and gives fighting
chance to strong democrat Many partsans would not
be willing to abandon that fighting chance: Mr. Wilson,
had the patriotism to wish to eliminate politics far as
he could and unite patriotic sentiment in the cause
of winning the
Also this suggestion of Mr.. Wilson controverts the
theory that he is disposed to rule the of big business
out of national councils The United States has produced
very few successful money maker Mr..
Ford That Mr. Wilson is not hostile to the business
munty indicated by his friendship for this captain of
industry who be depended upon to give capital and
business interests equal treatment.
This example could well be followed in great many
congressional districts, only it should not be all
side Many democrats will cheerfuly support republicans
in office who backing the president in the 1t
is up to the republicans to reciprocate.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-05
APPLICATION No. SLY

Notice of Application for Permission
to Appropriate the Public Waters
of the State of Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that on the
2lst day of June. 1918, in accordance
with Section SO. Chapter 14O, OF the
Statutes of 1918, one Fernando Colo.
oechea, of North Fork. County OF
Elko, and State OF Nevada, made ap.
plication to the State Engineer of Ne
vada for permission to appropriate
the public waters of the State OF Ne
vada. Such appropriation is to be
made from unnamed creek and spring,
at a point in the SWA OF SWA, Sec.
l, T. AZ N. II. 55 E. NJ. d. B. & NJ,
by means Of a dam, and sIx-tenths
cubic feet per second is TO be con.
veyed to Lot 6, and NWh OF SWA,
Sec. /, sen NEA, Sec. 2, T. AZ N,
II. So E., IL. d. B. & NJ. by means OF
bitches, and there used for irrigation
and domestic purposes, fro April un.
til October OF each year. Water not
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-05
TWO NEVADANS ON
CASUALTY LIST

Two Nevada men appear in the
American casualty list from General
Pershing's forces this morning. Geo.
O'Neil, whose address it given as
Reno, in care of the Utah Construction
company, is among the killed, and La
Vern Whipple OF Sunnyside, Nye
county. is reported seriously wounded.
Whipple. the records OF the district
board show, owns a farm at Lund. He
was born at st. George, Utah, Janu.
airy IL, 1896, and Is unmarried. He was
certified to the district board for ser
vice on September Is. 1917, and went
with the first Nevada contingent to
Camp Lewis.
O'Neil was not registered in this
county, probably enlisted through the
army recruiting station here before
January l. The records of the enlist
ments in Reno are complete in the
Reno recruiting office from January /,
up to the present date and ONeirs
name is not included in the lists.-Ga-
Zette.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-05
A WAR FOR CIVILIZATION

This war differs from previous wars not merely
in SIZE 1t also differs in that opposing attempt
to enthrone dshonor and force In such struggle the
American Civil War, both sides sincerely fighting
for law and justice as they honestly it,
In the present war; the leaders Of the German people
have deliberately violated treaties and torn up agree
ments They have denied all standards Of honor and de-
cency They make treaty with the Russians one day.
and tell the Russians that they favor peace with no an
nexatons and no ndenities Then they go in and seize
vast area of Russian territory They utterly disregard all
promises and eat their words the next day.
About when will it be possible to make peace with
people that will do that? What would treaty be worth
that we should make with them? How long would they
keep any agreement that they might make? AS long as
we kept army in the field sufficient enforce that
treaty, and not one day longer.
If that principle is going to rule, all the progress of
thirty centuries has been for nothing. Ever since the
dawn of history have been trying build up stand
ards of law and justice They have built their civilization
the principle that must keep agreements If they
won't do that then civilization is rotten all our progress
is lie and our law is fake.
IL the Germans win this war, we revert back to
where the world 1000 years before Christ Even
then there standards of honor But if the Ger
wn the world will be ruled by the nation having the
bgges tary The Paeifst is who wants to let force
and guns run this world.
The fighter of today is the who wants the world
ruled by law. ~s~wyg
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-05
THE ROMANCE OF
THE "SEA SOLDIERS"

The three-in.one service for duty on
land sea and sky. The U. s. Marine
fights wherever there's fighting to be
done. Founded in 1775, the u. S. ma.
rine corps has record OF gallantry in
action from Revolutionary War times
TO present campaigns in France
knows all trades-has splendid op
portunlties.
AN after met i'm all over the
world,
ADDING all kinds OF things,
Like landing Igself with gatlInt
gun,
To talk TO them eathen Kings,
70 sleeps in 'ammick instead of 9
cot,
And e drills with the deck on n slew
For there isn't Job on the top o. the
earth
The beggar don't know. no: do"
--Kipling
"The marines have landed and have
the situation well IN hand" One fire
quently reads such a statement in {
newspaper dispatch from some dis
tant land. Yet there are many who d,
not know what 10 meant by ma.
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to be returned to stream.
Signed: SEYMOUR CASE,
State Engineer
First publication. June %. 1918.
Last publication. July %, 1918.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-05


Marines are not in the army, though
they perform military duty. They be-
long TO the naval force, and perform
the soldier duty in the navy. For this
reason they are sometimes called
Sea Soldiers"
These Sea Soldiers" are known as
marines because they are members of
the marine corps, an organization
whose special duty 1t Is to protect the
interests of the United States in any
part of the world. They serve ON
land, sea and in the air, as can read.
lily be seen by the accompanying
photograph.
U. s.. Marines are drilled as artIl.
lerymen, infantry soldiers and ma.
chine gun companies. They are in.
structed in all the arts of land war.
fare. On board ship they arc naval
gunners, handling the anti.aircraft
guns and the batteries that repel the
submarines. Men between tho ages
OF Is and sc may enlist In the u. S.
Marines. The Three.in.One Service.
land. sea and sky. The requirements
are sound bodies and quick wits. The
rewards, splendid training, opportu.
nifty for advancement and adventure
In all parts OF the world.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-05

We trust that our claims will be
given consideration.
Very respectfully yours.
Bert Downing, v. A Westfall, T.
NJ. Kelly. Th"s. DeArmain. Ward
Martin. Geo. z. Jordan. Andrew
Welsh. L. CT .iich. J. C. Smith. E. J,
Mackedon. Dave Pugh. W. II. orion.
o. X. Lamb. ]. B. Ratliff, Q. H. Swa.
sey. E. Il. Salinas. +. C. Bidleman, II.
II. Hunter, Jr, J. d. DAWN, L. L.
Chapman. H. Z. Loufek, Karl o. Oh
fers. C. II. Jones, Frank Welsh. r.
Nenzel. T. p. Eberts, p. II. Wolf"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-05
REWARD MONEY FOR
WALTERS MAY GO
TO The RED CROSS

In case the claims OF Loyelock men
who aided in the hunt for Paul Wal
tiers. slayer OF sheriff Mark Wildes OF
Churchill county. are allowed the big
end OF the reward offered by the state
for the capture OF Walters will go to
the Red Cross. In letter sent to Gov.
Boyle, signed by twenty seven men
who participated in the chase as mem
bers Of the various posses. they asked
to be allowed their proportionate
shares of the money and pledge 1t to
the Red Cross. The letter sent TO gov
ernor Boyle follows:
''Lovelock. New. June 26, 1918
Hon. Emmett d. Boyle,
Carson City. New.
Dear Sir:
I'VE, the undersigned. hereby apply
and petition that we be awarded our
proportionate shares OF the reward in
the matter of Paul Walters, recently a
fugitive from Justice. All of us took
part in the search and hunt for Wal
tiers, and did so freely and willingly.
We had not contemplated claiming any
reward, because we considered in the
duty Of all good citizens to assist in
the capture of that man. However,
we are informed that the others who
took part in the hunt are claiming re-
ward therefor, and we feel that va
should be given opportunity to present
our claims and to have them passed
upon and allowed.
I'VE hereby pledge ourselves that
we will contribute any and all amounts
that may be awarded to us. in this
matter, to the American Red Cross.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-05
APPLICATION No. s,24

Notice Of Application for Permission
to Appropriate the Public Waters
OF the State of Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that on the
26th day OF June. 1913. in accordance
with Section SO, Chapter 140 OF the
Statutes OF 1913. o. Guy T.. Buster.
of Gold Creek, County OF Elko. and
State of Nevada, made application to
the State Engineer OF Nevada for
permission to appropriate the public
waters of the State OF Nevada Such
appropriation is to be made from
Hay Meadow Greek. at a point in the
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-05

sen Of NEh. Sec. s. T. 40 NJ, r. IS
E.. NJ. D. B. G NJ, by means OF a dam
and one-fifth cubic feet per second :.
to be conveyed to parts OF ny. and
the SEA Of NEA, Sec. 5. T. q N
5s E.. NJ. d. B. & NJ. by means .,
bitches, and there used for irripa,,on
and domestic purposes, from 49,
18th until September 18th OF each
year. Water not to be returned 70
stream.
Signed: SEYMOUR cAsr
- State Engineer.
First publication, June 20. 1918
Last publication. July 20, 1918.