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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16
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and brush tooth brush and a c'ean
suit of underweor. Some Of the boys
played out, but | went through on
high, and was able to give great big
yell when got there. OF course l
WASH t the only one
This army life is some great life.
General Wood came out to visit Us
twice on the firing line. Tel. mother
as long as | can hit a bulls eye 60u
yards off, no Dutchman will ever get
close to me.
/ would sure like to have some of
your fried chicken But we get lots
of good stuff to eat Last night we
had steak for supper, corn, beans, po-
tatoes and gravy and toast.
have two soldier suits, two pair
shoes, and one pair union oyeralls to
drill in, and when we come in from
drill we hs>e TO change to our uni
form. Last Sunday night | was on
guard al night and it raided about
half the Higlt. held up two officers
in a car, just as it started to rain. /
told them TO get out and march up
tonne. They sure did hate to get out
i'm the rain, but that's one time they
had to mind me ha. ha.
How are the crops and everything
getting along up there? Have you
had any rain lately? How are the
peanuts and melons? | saw Jack
Paseka the other day. Most all of
the older boys have been transferred,
most OF them went to Iowa. Shooter
and Black Hose have been transfer
red to. How are the little pigs, /
hope you get lots of corn to feed them
| think they are going to start an
other training division here, and II
they do | may be here for some tim
yet. This is a nice place here, but
don't know when I'll be moved
There is sure lots Of new ones coming
i'm this camp now. They are mostly
from ST. Louis.
Tell all the neighbors hello for
haven't much time to write. How's
Miners getting along. Well it is din
ner time SO | will close. Answer soon
ERNEST r. tEsCHBACHER,
4lnd Go l64 Depot Brigade
Camp Funston, Kansas
u. ST. am back from dinner and
had COED one TO, mashed potatoes
AID graNey peas and lettuce, bread,
butter meat and lemonade. Women
are allowed in camp the first and
tl4iri Saturday 1 each month. But
men ale allowed anytime, with pass
The Y. NJ. G.. A. gives us boys lots OF
entertainments, Most every evening
after supper there is something going
on
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Camp Funston, Kansas, July 30, 1918.
Dear family
, Well I'm still living and feeling
fine, and / hope the old folks at home
are all the same. / got back from
the rifle range safe and sound, but
one'fellow got one of his eyes Shot out
We were on the range for almost a
week. There was sure lots of shoot
ing going on, and five or six hundred
shooting all the time. Say, / tell yor
1t sounded like real war. Our shoot
ing distance WAS from 100 to 900 yards
But say, when anyone can hit bulls
eye 600 yards he is considered pretty
good shot. / hit the bulls eye several
times at 900 yards and they told me !
done some pretty good shooting. ]
'ery seldom missed the target. But
some of the boys wouldlniss thewhole
target, for forty and fifty shots straight
and towards the last the officers took
them of and wouldn't let them shoot
any more. But stayed until the last
The boys that were taken of the
range had to work In the kitchen OF
some other place. 1t was eight miles
out to the range. TLey marched ui
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Somewhere i'm France July 4, 1918
Dear Mr. Kirch-
One year ago today / was at home
leading peaceful life. l had all
could rightfully ask. l read about
the war--reaized its immensity-and
yet ] haEeAto be here in France as
am today in order to appreciate to
! the extent that L now do, the life aud
home back there, and the immensity
Of the task before us. Under the cir
cumStanceS, however, I'm more al
home right here with the American
Il. +. in France than | could be any
where else on earth.
Our Mellette county boys, with this
to a II - We.got our first mail Tues
dry the first mail we have had fpl
almost six weeks. You perhaps can
imagine how glad we were to get it,.
too. We would gladly miss meal or
two Tor letter.
France is bea, tiful country, that
| is, that part we have seen. 1t is need
less for me to tell YOU about it, for
the articles you have read in the Sat
urday Evening Post about France are
correct. We are billited In Just sucl,
a village as you have read about.
We are al hoping for an early peace
and with tiio ''home spirit" back OF
us we know.zwe are capable Of living
up TO your highest expectations. Re-
member me 10 my friends, am,
Sincerely
Ser. ARTHUR SIEGMyND,
Co. ID 342nd M. G. B
American K. Forces
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lover the Top"
By An American Soldier
Who Went
ARTHUR GUY EMPEY
Machine Gunner Serving in France
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Fired by the news Of the
sinking Of the Lusitania by a German
submarine, Arthur Guy Empey, an Ameri-
can, leaves his office in Jersey City and
goes to England where he enlists in the
British army.
CHAPTER II-After a period OF train
ing, Empey volunteers for immediate serV-
ice and soon finds himself in rest billets
somewhere in France" where he first
makes the acquaintance of the ever-pres-
ant ''cootiaa."
CHAPTER III-Empey ATTENDS ms nrst
church services at the front while a GER
man Fokker circles over the congregation.
CHAPTER IV-Empey's command goes
info the front-line trenches and is nnder
fire for the first time. -
-CHAPTER v-Empey learns to adopt
the motto Of the British Tommy, II you
are going to get it, you'll get it. so never
worry." ~
CHAPTER VI-Back in rest billets, EN-
pey gets his first experience as a mess
CHAPTER vII-Enlpey learns how the
British soldiers are fed.
-CHAPTER VII1-Back in the Iront,i ,he
trench, Empey sees his hrst 1rleno VI '"o
trenches "go West -,.
CHAPTER IX-Empey makes ms nrs'
visit to a dugout in SUICIDE pltGn;
TENPTER x-Empey learns what con-
.titntes a days work" in the 1ront-nhs
-TT1PTER XI-Empey goes over the
ton' for the first time in a charge on y th q
German trenches and Is wounueu W .
hovopet thrust
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HoW's THIS?

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After YOU have taken Halls Ca
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woe,
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SANTUC NEWS.


S%antuc, March 27.-Mr. and Mrs.
C. M. Cochran called on Mrs. Jes-
sic Boyd Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Link were
the guests Saturday and Sunday at
the home of Mr.. Lindsay Link.
Mr.. Alvin McClain and mother
spent Wednesday at Mr.. Joe Ables.
Mr.. and Mrs. Furman Martin
were the guests Saturday and Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. James Haddon.
Misses Margaret and Sara Mae
Ables spent Friday evening with
Misses Annie and Louise Kay.
Mesdames Jessie Boyd and Char
lie Cochran were shopping in the
city Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. w. J. Milford and Mrs. j,
R. Smith were the guests Saturday
at Mrs. Jessie Boyd's.
Mrs. E. V. Bell of Due West.
spent the weekend with her daugh,
ter, Mrs. Thos. Stevenson. ,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edd Bolts spent
Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. M. S,
L~angford.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Haddon were
The guests Monday at MI. Richey's
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In rest billets. The next day our cap
tain asked for volunteers for bombers'
school. I gave my name and was ac-
copied. I had joined the Suicide club,
and my troubles commenced. Thirty
two men of the battalion, including my.
self. were sent to l.. where we
went through a course In bombing.
Here we were instructed in the uses,
methods of throwing and manufacture
Of various kinds Of hand grenades,
from the old liam tin," now obsolete,
to the present Mills bomb, the standard
of the British army.
It all depends where you are as to
what you are called. In France they
call you a bomber" and give you med
ais, while in neutral countries they
call you an anarchist and give you
alife."
From the very start the Germans
were well equipped with effective
bombs and trained bomb throwers, but
the English army was as little pre-
pared in this important department of
fighting as in many others. At bomb
ing school an old sergeant of the Gren-
adler guards, whom I had the good
fortune to meet, told me Of the discOur-
agements this branch of the service
suffered before they could meet the
Germans on an equal footing. (Paci-
fists and small army people in the
q. s. please read with care.) The first
English expeditlonary forces had no
bombs at all, but had clicked a lot Of
casualties from those thrown by the
Boches. One bright morning someone
higher up had an idea and issued an
order detailing two men from each
platoon to 60 to bombing school to
learn the duties Of a bomber and how
to manufacture bombs. Noncommis-
stoned officers were generally selected
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DUE WEST.
~ ~ ~

Due West, March 27.-The Ora
4orical contest to decide who would
r~onycsent Erskine at the Intercolle-
giatn contest at Greenwood came
off list Saturday night in the Men,
orial Hall at the Woman's College.
Three oun men took part, present
inc roost creditabIe addresses. The
following are the names and sub
iects of these taking part:
D. K. McGill-Challenges to Ser
vice.
L. H. McDaniel-America's En-
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PRESERVING EGGS IN
WATER GLASS SOLUTION
(By Miss Mary B. MARTINI

During the spring and early sum-
mer when eggs are abundant and
reasonable in price, attention should
be given to preserving them for
winter use. Fresh eggs properly
preserved, may be kept for 8 to IL
months in excellent condition and
used with good results.
Eggs laid during April, May and
early June have been found to keep
better than those laid later in the
season.
If satisfactory results are to be
obtained, the eggs should be fresh
and clean and, if possible, infertile.
Eggs that float when placed in the
solution are not fresh and there
re-, can not be preserved. When
an egg is only slightly soiled, a
cloth dampened with vinegar can
be used to move such stains. I'm
der no circumstances should badly
soiled eggs be used for preserving;
if put into the jar while dirty they
will spoil, and washing removes a
protection coating which prevents
spelling.
TIL best method for the ~preserva-
of eggs is the use of soclum Sill
cute or water glass. This ~preserva-
tive may be bought at McMurray's
Drug Store, and it. is we'll for clubs
to 20 in together and buy the
amount needed, thereby getting 1t
much cheaper. If the price of So
dun ~silicate is about 80 cents a
quart, eggs may be preserved at a
cost of approximately 2 cents a
dozen. 1t is not desirable to use
the water glass solution a second
time.
Use 1 quart of SODIUM silicate to
@ quarts of water that has been
boiled and cooled. Place the mix
ture in a 5 gallon crock or jar.
This will be sufficient to preserve 10
dozen eggs and will serve as a guide
for the quantity needed to pre-
serve larger numbers of eggs.
Select a 5 gallon crock and clean
it thoroughly, after which it should
be scalded and allowed to dry.
Heat water to the boiling point
and allow it to cool.
When cool, measure out 9 quarts
of water, place it in the crock ana
add l quart of SODIUM silicate, stlrr-i
ing the mixture thoroughly.
Fresh clean eggs may be dropped
in the solution from day to day as
they are obtained, making sure that
the eggs are covered by about Il
inches of water glass solution. Gov
Ell %container and place where 1t
will not have to be moved. Look at
the eggs from time to time and II ,
there seems to be danger of too
much evaporation, add sufficient
cool boiled water to keep eggs cover
ed. Remove from the solution as
needed and rinse in clean cold wa
ter. Before they are boiled holes
be pricked in the large ends
with a needle to prevent them
cracking. This is done to allow the
air in the egg to escape when heat
ed.
W--,. rI,,L WorL for 1918.
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The prospect for the 1918 wheat
crop in Japan is said to be very
good by a report to the Department
of Commerce. The 1917 crop is es-
timated at nearly 100000 bush
els.
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Edwards, Alton Bolts.
Marshals
(Adelphian)-Blanche Ellis, Cliff
ton Davis.
(Nikanian)-Selma Watt, Law,
renee Nickles.
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CHAPTER XII.
Bombing.

bUfIUITH.
The boys in the section welcomed me
back, but there were many strange
faces. Several of our men had gone
West In that charge, and were lying
somewhere in France" with a little
wooden cross at their heads. We were
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the Women's Home Demonstration
Clubs of Abbeville county to in
crease Food Production to the max
imum and to do their bit in making
Abbeville County Self-Producing.
In order to increase this interest
and stimulate a friendly rivalry be-
tween the communities, two prizes
are to be offered in the Women's
Club Work for the coming year.
The money for these prizes was lib
orally given by the business men
of Abbevile. These men are inter-
ested and enthusiastic in your work
and are expecting the utmost to be
accomplished in your communities.
Up to the present time, nine wo-
mems Homec Demonstration Clubs
have been organized and reorgan-
lied in Abbeville county in the fol-
lowing communities: Arborville,
Antreville, Calhoun Falls, Sharon,
Warrenton, Brownlee, Monterey,
Cold Springs and South Side Club
which meets at Mrs. w. P. Wham's.
The first prize is to be $500 or
a Steam Pressure Canning Outfit
and the second prize $500. It is
our object that these prizes be of
such nature that every family in
the winning communities may be
benefited by them. -
Each club is required to keep an
accurate report of all the demon
stration work carried on in its COM
munity, and each individual MEM
Der is required to hand her Secre-
tary at each meeting a report Of
work done the preceding month.
The following is the Report Form
that is being used for Abbeville
County Clubs:
I. Membership.
Enrolment of club.
Average Attendance.
New Members.
II. Meetings.
Number regular meetings in 1918
Number call meetings.
Number public or community
meetings.
III. Work Accomplished.
Number members keeping reports
Number winter gardens.
Amount canned in tin.
Amount canned in glass.
Amount preserved.
Amount dried.
Amount brined.
Amount picked.
Amount poultry. raised in 1913.
Number eggs preserved in water
glass.
Number members keeping mich
COWS.
Number pounds butter sold.
Number gallons milk sold.
w. Home Conveniences.
Number Fireless Cookers made.
Number Iceless Refrigerators
made.
Number Sewing Screens made.
Number Buffers workers and pad
dies.
Number Houses Screened in COM
munity.
v. Other Work Accomplished.
The Secretary and President of
each club are also urged to write a
little article for the papers after
each meeting so that the work OF
all clubs may be kept before the
public. The interest and coopera-
ton that is being manifested in
some communities is extremely en-
couraging, while in other communi-
ties, some drones are found who
haven't yet walked up to the fact
that their communities could be
winners and leaders if everybody
did his part.
In some of the clubs every MEM
Der agreed to double their garden
areas this year, while in others
only a few were interested in this
plan to increase food production.
All of above metioned clubs are
specializing on some product out
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Tom F. Ballard-A Test of Ideals
Mr.. D. K. McGill of Smyrna, S.
c., was chosen as Erskine's repre-
sentative and was so announced in
Chapel Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Brownlee of
Anderson, have been the guests the
last few days of friends in Due
West.
Mr.. Jno. R. McGee met with the
misfortune to have a shoulder dis
located by a frightened horse.
Miss Kate Kennedy left last Mon
day morning to take a position in
the Anderson public schools.
Mrs. Lila Agnew returned last
week from a visit of some days to
friends in Anderson.
Mr.. Scoggins of Atlanta, is on a
visit to his brother, Mr.. j. J. Scog-
gins of this place.
DR.. w. C.. Brown of Newberry, S
c., was a visitor in Due West last
Monday.
Lieutenant J. Roddy Devlin left
Fort Oelethorpe last week for Fort
Sill, Oklahoma.
Mrs. w. W. Orr of Charlotte, N.
c., is visiting friends in Due West.
On last Sabbath afternoon DR.. E.
w. Pressly of. Camp Sewer, brought
a message from the camp to the
Erskine Y. M. C. A. DR.. Pressly
spoke on the subject: "Be We strong
quit yourselves like men," The ad-
dress was eloquent and brilliant. 1t
received the closest attention from
the frs word to the last. The adj
dress was full of patriotic fervor
and met a responsive chord in ev-
cry heart, whose privilege it was to
be present. DR.. Pressly has many
of the characteristics of his distin-
| guished father, DR.. w. l.. Pressly.
The lecture took place in the Y. M
C. A. and a large audience was
present. DIR. Pressly spoke in full
uniform.
The Spring Millinery Opening of
Mr.. w. w. Edwards took place
last Thursday and Friday. Miss Wes-
sells, the new milliner, was in spe-
cial charge.
The citizens of the community
! are invited to meet at the Y. M. C.
, A. room Friday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
The County Demonstrators will
! be present and discuss War Garden
and Poultry Clubs. Mr.. Rowell and
speakers from Clemson will urge
the Importance of this work. The
public should avail itself of this OPP
~portunity to get needed information
Mrs. Alpha Davis Brooks of near
! Relton. spent last weekend with her
mother, Mrs. Della Davis.
Joint Meeting Adeiphian and Nikan-
ian Literary Societies.
The two literary societies of the
Due West High School held a joint
public meeting last Friday evening
at the High School building. Prayer
was offered by Mr.. Nelson of the
Seminary. The welcome address
was nicely given by Miss Josie
! Nance. She then stated that the
program as printed and distributed
would be followed. The members
all did splendidly and the evenings
exercises were followed with inter-
est and frequent applause. The
school seems to be getting on well
under the guidance of Prof. W. S.
Reid and his efficient ~co-laborers.
The debate was of chief interest. 1t
proved to be quite spicy. Much in
terest developed. The debaters en-
tered into the discussion with zeal
and determination and each side
was backed up by enthusiastic
friends who offered much applause.
BY the close vote Of 1 to 2 the dis
cussion went to the negative. This
fact in no wise changed the opinion
of the friends of the affirmative
that their champions had won the
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Women's Club Work for 1918.
Arizona republican., 1918-04-03
FINANCES AND
 MARKETS

NEW YORK, April 2.-Transactions on the stock market today amounted to only about 160,000 shares, the most in significant total for full session with one or two exceptions since the mid summer of 1916. At no time since this country's entrance into the war was public participation at such low ebb. This attitude was transmitted to the trading element, where the new tax ruling dealing with short sales imposed additional hazards.
 Pressure against few special stocks such as Studebaker and Kinged issues. tions and resultant doubtful dividend prospects.
 Oils, utilities and some minor equip- ments denoted increased uncertainty regarding new federal price schedules.
 Coppers forfeited part of yesterdays gains, Miami losing two points of the reduced dividend and reversals of a point in shipping followed moderate offerings of Marine preferred. U. s. Steel forfeited a large fraction with af- filiated issues.
 Call money was extremely easy by reason of the apathetic stock market, being in plentiful supply at per cent. Numerous time loans for the shorter periods were made at six per cent.
 The general bond list lost little ground but Liberty issues, except the 315's were heavy. Total sales (par value) aggregated s4,550,000 U. $. old issues were unchanged on call.
Arizona republican., 1918-04-03
THREE TICKETS IN
 FIELD FUR PRIMARY

MESA, April 3.-Monday was the last day for the filing of petitions for nomination of candidates for city coun- cil to be voted on at the primary elec- tion on April 22.--Twelve men have filed their petitions and they repre- sent three different tickets. First came the Greater Mesa Citizens ticket, with F. G. Attaway. C. Fred Bracket. Fred Weeks. Glen Stapley, ". F. Walters, John l.. Riggs, and Dan Kleinman, constituting a full ticket as there are seven councilmen to be elected.
 The second ticket is known as the Non partisan with P. B. Beville, w. NJ. Beach and Robert Scott, present coun- cilmen, thereon.
 Last of all in order of filing was the independent ticket carrying the names of w. R. Stewart and John w. Con- uolly.
Arizona republican., 1918-04-03
Makes Purchase Price in Year

What an energetic man can do in the Salt River Valley is shown in the case of a young Mesa rancher whose name is withheld at his own request. Last ye5r he purchased ten acres of land with a small house located thereon. He put the land into cotton, did all the work himself and found time for some outside labor, and now states that he has made enough during the year to cover the entire purchase price of the land, which was above $200.00 per acre.
 While this is exceptional in fact exH tremely so, yet it holds out hope to the man who is well, strong and not afraid of work, evidencing too that there are few places in the country where a poor man has better chance to make his start in the world.
Arizona republican., 1918-04-03

the Dr. flight residence each morning at S:30 o'clock.
 Pafford Very III
 l.. F. Pafford is suffering from an acute attack of indigestion and has been quite ill.
 Will Close Places of Business We the undersigned merchants of Tempe agree to close our places of business this afternoon between 3 and 80 o'clock for the purpose of helping the Chautauqua to a great success. l Busy Corner store. l Brown Mercantile Co. 1 Hyder Brothers. l M. c. Browning. 1 Fred Schaeffer. 1 C. O. Austin.
 Marquis Rich. i l.. Dukas. Theo. c. Thomas. | l. E. Johnston.
 J. D. Halstead Lumber Co. l. s. Heidy. /, Glen M. Wood.
 Mosier's Barber Shop.
 Price Wickliffe. Vienna Bakery.
 Laird and Dimes. 1 o. C. McNary
 lRowand and Overomann.
 A. A. Cellay.
 Estrada Brothers. John Michel.
 Tempe Hardware Company.
 Frank La Mont. | H. w. Ryder. Barber Jones Mercantile Co.
Arizona republican., 1918-04-03
Pastor Offers Resiqnation

Rev. J. Q. Willett, pastor of the Tempe Baptist church, offered his resi- gnation last Sunday to his congrega- tion. A nervous breakdown was the reason. No definite action was taken last Sunday. Rev. Willett and family have only been in Tempe for a short time but in this time have become pop ular with the members of their own congregation as well as with others.
Arizona republican., 1918-04-03
Here on Prospecting Tour

J. l.. Coykendall of Anahiem and his son are here on a trip made with the view of locating somewhere in the val 'cy. Mir. Coykendall had written the commercial club for literature, which was sent him and he states that the valley is coming up fully to his eXpec- 'ations. The two men came through in an auto and will take their time