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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-11-07
Soldiers Insurance Papers.

''Some soldiers and sailors are drop
ping their War Risk Insurance because
the relatives they named as beneflci-
aries have failed to receive insurance
certificates from Washington.
Such action is entirely unwarl anted
and detrimental to the rest interests of
the fighting men and their loved ones.
Because of delay in receiving insur-
ance certificates, MANY soldiers believe
that thew are paying for insurance pro-
lection which they are not receiving.
This is incorrect. Government Insur-
ance is effective regardless of the receipt
of the insurance certificate provided
proper application had been made and
premiums are being paid. The certif-
cate is no part of the contract of insur-
arce; 1t is merely evidence that the con-
tract exists.
The Bureau of War Risk Insurance
of the Treasury Department is mailing
insurance certificates as rapidly as pos
sible. To date more than two and halt
million certificates have been sent for
ward and the daily output is cons tantly
increasing.
The Bureau of War Risk Insurance
now has on its books more than thirty-fiv
billion dollars of insurance and Is receiv-
ing approximately one billion dollars of
new insurance every week.
- ct is unnecessary to write to Wash
ington asking for your certificate. 1t
will come in due course. You do not
need the certificate to prove that YOU
have taken out insurance or to prove
that you are the beneficiary named by a
soldier or sailor
Every officer and man in the military
and naval service of the nation has the
privilege and the opportunity of buying
up TO $40, 600. of Uncle Sans Insurance.
This insurance is protection for him
and for those that are dear to him
both for the present and for the future.
If you are the relative of man with
the colors. it is your duty to see that
he avaiIs himself of this Government
protection and that when he has obtain
ed it, he holds on to it.
Don't drop Uncle Sans Insurance
Mrs. w. r. Offutt,
Chairman of Civilian Relief.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-11-07
SON OF THE EDITOR AT THE
FRONT IN FRANCE

The letters following, descriptive of
the part taken in the battle of Argonne
Forest, northwest of Verdun, by Lieut..
Charles Morris Sincell of the 316th In
fantry, who is the eldest son of the edi-
tor of The Republican and Mrs. Sincell,
and are printed at the request of many
of our friends and those of the young
soldier, who is probably the only COM
missioned officer from Garrett county
engaged with the land forces overseas.
Along with these letters we take par
donable as we'll as parental pride in
printing half tone engraving of our
boy who has been called upon to pass
through some trying experiences thus
contri cuting his mite along with two or
three millions OF other red blooded Am
erican lads to preserve the sanctity of
home and make the world decent place
to live in. We are proud of our boy,
and all the other boys clothed in khaki,
wherever they may be.
Lieut.. Sincell's first letter, addressed
My own dear Mother" follows:
THE DAY BEFORE HE WENT OVER THE
TOP
With the American Expeditionary
Force, Sept. rs. 1918-Received your
fine letter night before last, and never
had anything so wonderful in all my
life. 1t seemed that that day was my
bad one everything appeared to be 60
ing against me. 1t was raining all day
and l felt as though didn't care
whether school kept or not Wished
many times that the war was oyer, ETC.,
and then the letter came along, and you
can't imagine what new life it put into
me. After the war is over and
take up something or some line of work
then me for happy home at morris
Park Farm"
1.-The other day l saw Milton; was
treat to get to talk with him. He had
tour in the trenches and seemed to
think it not so bad.
well, sweetheart, tomorrow the
greatest experience in all my life be-
gins. Am on the eve of the greatest
battle of all the war, and at 5. 80 in
the morning l go over the top Have
often wondered how one would feel, and
now can tell you. l have the greatest
confidence in myself and in my God and
am sure | am coming through-a bet
ter man for my experience. My hopes
are that may lead my platoon into the
fray so that wemay do not only justice to
ourselves, but for you, our country and
our allies. We are facing strong enc
my but when we consider the spirit of
our own forces as compared with theirs,
how righteous is our cause, then | can
not see anything but great victory
for US.
"Must close now as must report at
regimental headquarters to get final in
structions. Take good care of Yourself,
and may God bless all in our happy
home-the place hope for and long for
more and more every day.
lone of your devoted and true sons,
just MORRIS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-11-07
FOURTH DAYS ENGAGEMENT

October 8.
DEAR DAD-Now for the last DAYS
fighting; that is, so far as was con-
cerned.
THE acting Major of the battalion
sent for me at a o'clock in the morning
and said we were to attack at Z with nv
company leading and the rest of the bat
TALON in support of me. He gave me
another officer to assist me. AS most
of the men were still in their holes. I
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-11-07
Estray Notice.

There came to my place, located about
six miles south of Oakland, on Sept. LIST
one black heifer two and half years
old. Owner call and pay costs and take
same away. R. j. NICHOLSON,
-Ady. Oakland, Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-11-07
Estray Notice.

There came to my place. 2 miles north
of Deer Park, about September 18th, a
bay horse 3years old. Owner will please
come, prove property, pay costs and
damages and take same away.
P. II. hAMILL.
Deer Park, Oct Z, 1918.
advertisements
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-01
RUNNINGNILLE RUMBLINGS

Zine weather in RunningviIe.
Il W. Perlenfine is busy hauling
hay these fine days
1t is reported that Paul Meyers is
the owner of a brand new Ford.
Born to Mr. AND Mrs. Jakob Hozmn
on January 22nd, a fine baby boy.
Runningyile school is progressing
nicely with four scholars in attend.
ance
Preaching in the Congregational
church by Rev. Pinkerton on Janu-
ary 27.
L. w Hilliard stays >lose at home
this fine weather, the reason, why the
bort is out of commission.
Francis Mcdonald has gone to visit
relatives in the west end of the coun.
ty near Belvidere at present.
Box Social at the Congregations
parsonage in behalf of the Red Cross
January 26. Everybody present re-
ported good time
j. II. Peacock the Runningyillt
post master is food commissioner fol
this snd OF the district. Everybody
get ready to answer questions for ht
will call on you 5000.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-01
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Following is a list Of Real Estat,
Transfers for the month Of Januar.
1918 N Meliette county, as furnished
us 10y b, W Witherspoon, Register Q
| Deeds,
PATENTS FIRST WEEK
United States to John 1t. Hinder Sc
~. -. 80, dated October II. 1917
United States to Willis -. Boyle, Sc
3. fl, 81, dated November 49, 1917
DEEDS
John II Binder to Frank A. Eloe Sc
p, 40, 80. dated January ;, 1918
consideration $4,000.
Sophia Film TO Otto Fulsos ne /, 23
fl, -, dated December 20, 1917
consideration $lOO.
Western ToNnsite Co. TO John Ryar
and Wallace b. Clarke, lot &c"
White River. dated November u
1917, consideration $1,000.
PATENTS SECOND WEEK
United States to Lars christian Lar
sen Sc /, 9. 40, 36 dated Decem
Der 3, 1917.
United States to Arie Kooiman, Lots
;, s, WI Sc /, ,, A. 81, dated June
80, 1917.
DEEDS
+. }. Guessen to Geo J. Crilley J, 8
40, 81, dated September 7. 1917
consideration $4,000,
DEEDS THIRD WEEK:
K. O. Patterson TO Chas. Nj, Rose ne
/, 10, 40, %, dated November "a
1917, consideration 100000
Chas NJ. Rose to }. A. Mccullough ne
/, 49, 40, %, dated January H.
1913, consideration SI,775.OO.
l.. c. Andera to A. G. Hewlett Lots :
l,Block ,, White River dated Jan
uary ,, 1918, consideration 81. 90.
PATENTS FOURTH WEEK
United States TO Mable Giroux, Lots
l,2,w NV ! 32, A, %, dated
October 5, 1917.
United States TO Fred A. Lindquist
sw %, 43, %, dated January II,
1911.
DEEDS
A. V. Briscoe to Clarence Dustrude
sw /, II, II, 27, dated January 3,
1918, consideration 81 CO.
j +. G. Field to II. q Day Sc !, 6, A
80, dated January :, 1913, consic :
Grafton 81, 10000.
Erie A. Brodboll to j v Pyle, J, ..
~, 32, dated November I, 1917,
consideration 100000.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-01
And this is February.

And this is February.
The thermometer registered 81 be
low zero Tuesday ulght.
Mrs. Vaughn Briscoe is a guest a,
the Frank Kriehn home in this city
this week.
f. w. Jarboe entertained Merrill
Kaufman and wife, at dinner SUNDAY
at the Fairview.
Merrill Kaufman and wife and j
A. Rennick and wife, were guests al
the }, I. Hooking home Sunday a
ternoon.
S. A. Hill who lives about six nile.
east of town, on last Monday made /;
S25 cash contribution to the local Rec
Cross chapter.
The Indians of Bad Nation had u,
print invitations for a masquerad,
dance and box social that is to be-
held at the Earl Iron Shooter HON,
this friday evening, for the benefit
of the Red Cross.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-01
HEAVIEST SNOW FALL OF THE
WINTER.

Last Friday morning it began snow
ing and it continued without interrup
ton until some time Saturday night,
with the result that mother earth was
covered with blanket of snow about
nine inches thick, and it lay pretty
evenl y all over the ground, in places
it drifted little but not enough to
hurt, The water content of this snow
fall was about go inches, and it was
by far the heaviest snow fall we have
bad this winter, although we have
had a number of light SHOWS. The
snow is SO heavy and it lays so even
that range stock will have diifiuty in
getting anything to eat on the open
range, and unless they are fed hav,
will no doubt suffer. However this
snow will put the ground in fine
shape for spring work, and will also
fill the numerous dams throughout
the county with water, which the
stock will stand in need of next sum
mer. 1t did not get quite as cold as
it did during the storm two weeks ago
Tuesday morning it began showing
again. We have not had mail from
the east since Thursday of last week,
and not much prospects of getting
any at this writing.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-01
CODY CHOPSTICKS

Fred Egleston went to Murdo, Mon
day.
Albert Sinnings was a Murdo caller
Monday.
Cody Sinnings purchased the piano
at the sale.
Fred Lensman went to Murdo the
first of the week
John Stromer was helping FREQ
Lensman butcher Monday,
W. }. Egleston wasiworking at John
StCmerS the last OF the week.
Mr., and Mrs. Gust Gunner visited
at Ernest Hamiltons, Monday.
Tie sale at Peter Willmes' was well
attended and everything sold we'll
Nearly all of the ladies of this vi
entity attended the sale Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs. w. J Egleston called
At Ashmer Fultons, Sunday afternoon
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-01
ALL GERMAN ALIEN ENEMIES
REQUIRED TO REGISTER.

The proclamation Of the President
of November Is, 1917 provides that all
male natives, citizens, and denizens
of the German Empire or the Imper-
ial German Government who reside
within the United States of the age
of 1t years and upward who are not
naturalized as American citizens are
required TO register.
The time for registration within
the state Of South Dakota is fixed to
commence at 600 o'clock a. M, Feb
ruary 4th, 1918 and to continue each
day successfully between the hours
OF 600 a. m, and 500 p. M, up to and
including February 9th, 1918 at 500
o'clock p. m.
Registrations shall take place at
the office of the chief of poiece in
cities having population of 5000 or
more inhabitants, with exceptions Of
those persons who reside outside the
limits of such cities In that event,
they will register with the postmaster,
Registrants will be required to reg
ister his finger prints, and to furnish
four unmOunted photographs of him
self Of size not larger than 3X3 inches
Having declared his intention to be
come citizen of the United States
by taking out his first papers, does
not exempt a person from registering
The penalty for failing to register
in addition to other penalties pre-
scribed by law, subjects person liza
bic to restraint, imprisonment. anC
detention during the period Of the
war.
For further information registrant:
should consult their local postmaster
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-01

The local Red Cross Chapter is con
templating giving a supper at the
school house on Saturday evening
February 9th. Watch these columns
for further details
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Scott
Tuesday evening January 18th, baby
girl,
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-01
u. 5. WEATHER BUREAU REPORT
For Week Ending January 80

Total precipitation from January
lst, 1918, to date, J So
Total precipitation for 1913 1886
Total precipitation for 1914, 1857.
Total precipitation for 1919, 81 Y.
Total precipitation for 1916, 1882.
Total precipitation for 1917 iS,H
FRED G.. KIRCH. Observer.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-01

Following is list Of Real Estate
Transfers for the month OF January
1918, N Mellette county, as furnished
us 10y b. W Witherspoon, Register ot
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-13
At ONCE!ST :
STOMACH I /
and INDIGESTION
"Pape's Diapepsin" Makes
Sick, Sour, Classy St0ui-
achs Feel Fine.

Do slome fonas you eat hit baclt-S
taste good. but work badly; Torment
into acSis and cause . sick. sour. gassy
stomach? Now. Mr.. or Mrs. Dyspeptic.
jot this down: Pape's Diapepsin helps
neutrallze the excessive acids In the
stomach SO yohr food won't sour and
upset ydAi. There never was anything
so safely quick. 20 certainly effective.
No difference how badly your stomach
is upset YOU usually get happy relief Ia
five minutes. b6t what pleases IN
most is t,at L helps to regulate yxour
stomach 30 ydn, can eat your { xyor,te
foods without 4 BAR.
Most re1nedie give you r,lllef some.
times--they arb slow. Bat not sure,
''Pape's Diapeps tbn'' IL q vsbsitiva q ne,, !.
tralizing the a1;idity, no thu mleerv
won't como 30 lex ,yery quickly.
Yoou feel dif Ecp6nt A soon ! .spara,.
Diapepsin &C hnes In contact with the
stomach-dis trcss Just vanishss your
stomach gets sweet, no gases. no beich-
Ing. no eruc'.htions Of undigested food,
your head iiears and you feel fine.
GO now. make tho best Investment
you ever hadc. by getting a large
nfty-cent cate Of Papc's Diapepsin
from any tdrylg store. You realise In
fivc minukssl how needless II 10 TO SUI.
Ter from n9igestion, dyspepsia Or any
stomach dieorder due to acid fesmsnta.
tion.-Advt
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-13
THROUGH Y. M. C. A.
PRAYER ANSWERED

A striking incident OF war time. and
an example of the help Americans are
giving to relieve suffering in Europe
Is told in a letter written by DIR. Wal
ter Miller, dean OF the graduate school
OF the University or Missouri, who II
now in Europe doing Y. NJ. c. A. work.
He was at first In France and later
In Italy, and tho letter does not say
where the incident took place, but It
assumed to have been in France.
The extract from the letter reads:
another thing that gave me thrills
was on the occasion Of our shipping a
body OF troops to the front. The bat
tcrics went off, in "a continual success
sion. day and night. We took up our
stand on the platform and served them
hot coffee tgood. too. for | made ~.
and jam sandwiches. when all was
done l found we had Neft 100 loaves
of our army bread. good. white bread.
1t was too stale to turn back to the
u,iartermaster. II was United States
army stuff. and We could not sell II.
so took II to our city. sotno 20 miles
away. and sought out the ,>bbe at the
chief church and asked him about the
poorest people Of tho city.
There were plenty OF the poor ones,
hut he thought the greatest need
would be met through tho Little Sis
ters OF the Poor. To them We. went
called for the sister superior arSd asked
her IL she had any need Of bread,
Bread she said. why three days ago
500 refugees from tho devastated re-
gion came, and for three days we have
been praying that God would send us
bread for them. l threw open the cur
tains OF the truck and shc looked In
and saw those 100 loaves ~ white
bread. such rs had not been seem in
that city since the war began. and she
lifted up her eyes, streaming with tears
Of gratitude to heaven, and 0puld
only say: Good sister. God has an
swcred your prayers. Hc has used the
Y. NJ. G. a. to answer your. prayers |
went around and made little speeches
to tho groups ut tho request Of tho
sister superior, and such gratitude
never yet have seen In any hearts and
faces as I saw there. Yes. It IL good
to be here"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-13
New Instrument Detects
Location of Submarines

To assist naval airmen in detecting
the presence and then determining
position of enemy submarines, a deli
cate instrument of considerable inge-
nuity has been produced An adequate
Of its character is afforded
without necessarily discussing its tech
nical details. which for obvious reasons
are withheld Roughly. it consists of n
compact buoy that carries receiver
which converts the sound waves from Il
submarines propeller into electrical
energy. When thrown overheard by an
airman, it floats on the surface Of the
water Upon the approach Of sub
marine within "A certain radius of ii, the
attached to the buoy sends out
wireless signals which are in turn
picked up by receiving instruments in
stalled In the air craft. The presence of
a boat within this area liz thus an
nounced.-Popular Mechanics.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-13
Escaped
Woman Admits Husband
Didn't Chop Head Off.

Muncic, Ind.-Mrs. Mayme Gard
ner, who is suing Walter Gardner
in superior court for divorce. said
on the witness stand that her hus-
band once placed her head on n
chopping block in the woodshed.
and. with an axe poised over her.
threatened to cut 1t off. She then
jumped to another part Of her mar
ried life. whereupon Judge Robert
Van Alta, who was presiding, inter-
rupted.
Hold on minute, Mrs. Wit
ness. Let's get through with one
thing at "a time. Now, what the
court wishes To know is whether
your husband, when, as YOU say,
he had your head on the block and
the axe raised, actually chopped off
your head Would you have us be-
lieve that or infer it? You left
the transactio uncompleted.
Mrs. Gardner admitted that the
axe did not descend, and was per-
mitted to complete the story.
But he said he was going to
XIII me. and told him to go ahead
and whack off my head II he want
ed 10, as it didn't make any differ
ence to me- she said.
After the evidence was nearly all
in. the court discovered that Mrs.
Gardner was not "A resident of Del
aware county when the complaint
was filed, and dismissed the case
with the suggestion that she refiIe
her complaint.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-13
Urges OWNING Rod in
Hunting Hidden Money

Eerlin.-As persuasion and threats
no longer induce German patriots to
give up their boarded gold To the I'm
perial bank. whose reserve has re-
manned practically stationary at
$500, 900, 900 for the last year. Prof.
Olpp Of Tubingen university suggests
hunting for hidden gold with the di-
vining rod. He bases his proposal on
experiments just carried out by Ger
man scientists. II had been found pos
sible, he said in lecture, to detect
with the divining rod whether a person
mad paper or metal money on his per-
son, and in exactly what pocket or
other part Of his attire it was con-
cealed. In an article In the Munich
Medical Weekly, Prof. Opp expresses
the belief that the divining rod, like the
x-ray, is capable even of revealing the
presence Of metal money secreted on
the body.
The Berlin papers forecast inter-
esting developments If the Imperial
bank decides to add to Germany's al
ready formidable army Of civil sery-
ants corps OF OWNERS
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-13
NOSE CL0GGED FROM
A COLD OR CATARRH
Apply Cream in Nostriis To
Open Up Air Passages.

All. What relief. Your ciogged nos
trila open right UP, the air passages Of
your head are clear and you can
breathe freely. No more hawking,
snuffling, mucous discharge. headache.
dryness-no struggling for breath at
night, your cold or catarrh is gone.
Don't stay stuffed up! Get a small
bottle OF Ely's Cream Balm from your
druggist now. Apply a little Of this
fragrant, antiseptic cream in your nos
trils. let /, penetrate through every air
passage of the head; soothe and heal
the swollen, inflamed mucous mem
brane, giving you instant relief. EIy's
Cream Balm is just what every cold
and catarra sufferer has been seek
ing. It's Just splendid.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-13
CRUELTY.

Shall I sing Tosti's Good by'?" in
CURED tho young man who tries SO hard
TO be entertaining.
II don't care whose you use" replied
Miss Cayenne. "And don't bother to
sing 1t. Just any it"--Boston Evening
Transcript.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-13
go West Letter by .....
Greeley Has Been Lost

Youngstown, o.-Thc original letter
written by Horace Greeley entitled
Go West, Young Man. was one Of
the many treasures destroyed when
the residence of Joseph G. Butler,
wealthy steel man, was destroyed here
by fire.
The damage by the fire is estimated
at more than 100000, valuable oil
paintings having been burned along
with autographs Of every president
from Lincoln to Wilson. A painting
by Detzille, depicting battle scene
with extraordinary vividness. was one
of the most valuable paintings los,
Mr. Butler did not disclose how he oh
tanned possession of the origina
Greeley letter
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-13
Locomotives Cost More?
Read This, Then Decide

According to a calculation made by
an official of the southern Pacific, the
increase In the cost of a Maitet loco
motive over what it was two years
ago would buy ~ 60 acre farm at sl25
an acre, build $4,000 residence on ii,
provide for $500 worth of implements
and farm machinery, % dairy cows at
SIS each, 800 for teams and wagons,
a $500 automobile. and still leave $50
for incidentals-and this represents the
increase In the cost of only one loco
motive.-San Francisco Argonaut.
Who runs easily into debt Is likely to
stay there. E~AIbany Journal. ..-.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-13
Fruit Growers Stamping
Trade Mark on Fruit

California frultgrowers whose bust
ness ha(s been injured by the fsaudu-
lent W q boxes and wrappers bear
ing ther tademarks for inferior goods
now HIVE a machine for branding the
fruit itself. The machine 10 An Is
spoke wheel. each spoke OF which car
ries q branding iron adjusted by Z
sprnig and heated by electricity. This
wheel can make 20 revolutions ana
briInd 400 oranges a minute.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-13
Marine Corps Is Oldest
Branch Of Military Service

The United States marine corps is
the oldest branch OF our military serv-
ice, a resolution providing for two bat.
talions having been passed by the con-
tihental congress In November, 1876,
eight months before the birth of the
republic. The corps was permanently
established in 1898.