The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-22
STATE NEWS.

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test here John Kleinsasser, west of
this city, produced the best ear of
corn. from the judges way of think
ing, some yellow dent, while Peter
Meng. of Cedar county, won second
place, with some white dent.
MITCHELL committee has been
appointed by the Mitchell chamber of
commerce to register all men in the
city for work on the farms near here
next summer. The proposition was
made at the annual meeting of the
chamber a few days ago, and met
with instant favor. 1t Is planned TO
have all men registered with the
agreement that they will give stated
number of days next summer to farm
work. The committee will get the
calls for help and assign the men.
Aberdeen-Ten cousins of Walter
F~arraday, special agent of the North
ern Casualty company, of Aberdeen,
have been killed in the world war
while fighting with the British ar
mics against the Germans. The 10th
notice of a death of a cousin in ac-
ton reached Mr.. Farraday this week.
1t told of the killing of Benton Made
ley early in December. The young
man had been married on September
3. The first cousin to die for civil
ization was Capt. Bryan II. Rabone,
who was killed on July 6, 1915. He.
too. left a bride of a few months.
Rapid City-Frederick Geiger, a
rancher and resident of this section
of South Dakota since 1882, died at
his home In this city at the age of SIS
years, following an illness of but a
few days. The cause of his death
was pneumonia. When he came to
this section he settled on a ranch on
Spring creek, but a short distance
til about a year ago, when he sold his
ranch and moved to Rapid City, pur-
chasing considerable city property
and preparing to spend the rest of
his days In ease. He is survived by
four children, two sons and two
daughters.
Fruitdal-The war department
has advised Albert r.. Blackwell, of
this place, who was recommended by
Congressman Candy for cadet at the
United States military academy at
West Point, that the department has
approved his credits, received at the
Spearfish normal school, and has ex-
empted him from the regular mental
tests. He recently was found to be
physically fit. He will be given his
final physical examination at the
time he is called next June for en-
trance into West Point. The first
and second alternates recommended
by Congressman Candy are Gilbert
Cooley. of Mclaughlin, and Ashley
f. Lanphere, of Rapid City.
Pierre-The boosting of the joint
road making campaign of the state
and federal commissions is the pur-
pose of a visit to this city by w. E.
Hudgins, of Minneapolis, one of the
representatives of the federal COM
mission. The plan is the joint con-
struction Of highways in the eastern
part of the state. as the beginning OF
cross state highways, and on which
considerable preliminary work has
been done. Mr.. Hudgins went over
the territory with representatives OF
the state commission last fall, and
now is here to go yer plans for the
character Of construction of high
ways and bridges on the proposed
joint plans of operation.
01x1 GOOD 11SUxTS QUICKLY.
These few lines from j. Il. Haynes
AcAlester, Okla, deserve careful read.
Ing by every one who values gooC
health: Il find no medicine which acts
so mildly 2 quickly with good results