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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06
QUILTER OF QUILTS
COWBOY BECOMES RED CROSS
WORKER IN EARNEST.

Aberdeen, June 6.-From a bold,
bo~isterous, two-fisted cowboy to a
quilter of quilts for the Red Cross is
the change the war and a broken leg
have wrought in w. t. Crashley,
now in Aberdeen, but formerly a
bright particular star on the Peter
Weber ranch in North Dakota,
Crashley used to bust" bronchoes,
rope steers, brand heifers and such
like with the best of them. on the
Weber ranch. Then a fractions steer
threw him. breaking his leg in such
a manner that he had to stick around
a hospital for several months, and
when he was turned loose he was in
capicittaed for broncho busting
To while away the time while in the
hospital, Crashley took to quilting,
and made several quilts which he dis
posed of. On his recovery, Crashley
came to Aberdeen, and secured a job
in town, with an Aberdeen ice COM
pany. But he did not abandon quilt
ing. and since the war began he has
quilted several quilts for the Red
Cross, that organization ~disposing of
them for considerable sums of mon
ey. Crashley is 35 years old, too old
for the draft. but he is thinking of
enlisting. IL his bad leg can pass mus
ter at the recruiting station.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06
NEIGHBoRs, NOT DOG, MAD
Policeman, Sent to Kill Animal That
Caused Scare, Turns In
Report.

Muncie, Ind.-Muncie policemen for
several days have been kept on the
jump by calls reporting mad dogs. The
other day Mickey McCabe. station
man, was sent to kill a brown bulldog
that was said to have "treed' an en-
tire neighborhood in the western part
of the town. McCabe, returning half
an hour later, made this report:
"That dog you sent me to see about
wasn't mad about anything. I talked
1t over with him. Why, he wasn't even
angry! He treated me as pleasantly
as any dog l ever met. 1t was the
neighbors that Were. mad, and / didn't
have any orders to shoot mad neigh
bors." The report was fled.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06
STATE NEWS.

Mitchell-More than 700 head oil
southern cattle have just passed
through Mitchell bound for western
ranges The ~pasturage is excellent
this spring and stock shipments are
much heavier than ever before.
Aberdeen-In spite of the fact that
Brown county commissioners appro-
priated $4,000 for the recent Red
Cross drive, and no solicitation was
done in the county, the Red Cross
committee received s3.17O in volun-
tary contributions to the fund.
Mitchell-Milo Reed, 6~-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Reed, was
struck by an automobile, while at
tempting to cross a business street
and sustained a dislocated hip and a
slight concussion OF the brain, by
cas- of the shock. ID. J.. Noble,
driver OF the car. stopped the vehicle
within two feet of the spot where
the boy was standing when struck.
Mobridge-Frank Mattern, wound.
ed in France, member of old Com
pany l., Fourth South Dakota, of Alb
erdeen. stationed here last summer,
married Elizabeth McClain, OF Wax
pala. The wife Is now living at Alb
erdeen. where his parents reside.
Mattern saw service with Company l.
on the Mexican border. He was a
member of that organization for sew
eral years. He was last heard OF
with the 18th machine gun battalion.
Pierre-W. T.. Lyman, who is at
tempting to restore navigation on the
upper Missouri river, is on his way
down from Mobridge with a boat
loaded with lumber and a lumber
raft as a tow. Mr.. Lyman is new al
the Missouri river game, but is evil
IDENTIFY learning fast and reported to
be getting things in line for his coal
barging business as soon as he can
get the boat finished which he lis
having built for that purpose at Mo-
bridge.
Lemmon-Charles Peck, a Perkins
county boy. who is serving as a cor
poral with the American army in
France, Writes the home folks of an
unexpected meeting he had recently
In that far off country. Young
Peck's father is one of the leading
cattlemen and horse raisers of Per-
kins county. His meeting vas with
an army horse, bearing his fathers
we'll known brand. the animal having
been raised on his fathers ranch and
sold by the father some months ago
to the United States government.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Items Taken from The Daily
Leader Files.

A marriage license was issued to-
day to VIM. A. yelling and Susie
Smetzer, both of Madison.
The Forthcoming nuptials of Will
lam Giossi and Frances Krakowski
have been publicly announced.
The school departments of Miss
Glatz and Miss Munro went out to
Lake Herman picnicking today and
the high school department went to
Lake Madison.
Mrs. M. l.. Clark and two daugh-
ters departed east and will spend the
summer with brothers at Carpenter,
Ia, Leroy Mimi. and other points,
returning here in September.
The Fair store display window o n
tai1s a very unique representation of
one of Admiral Dewey's b~attleships
in it's artificial surroundings of sea
green and "old glory" VIM. Row
land was designer and builder.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Shaw took
their departure from Madison today
and will now locate at Winnebago
City, Mimi. Their son Lew was up
from Hurley to bid them goodbye
and spend a short time with friends
here.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06
POTATO BLIGHT
MAY BE CONTROLLED BY SPRAY.
ING YOUNG PLANTS.

Brookings, June Especial: Po-
tato blight may be controlled by
spraying the young plants with bor-
deaux mixture when they are five to
seven inches high, suggests +. K. Nc
Call, horticultural specialist of the
State college extension division.
This treatment should be repeated
every other week to take are of new
growth and to replace previously APP
piled material which has been washed
off, Spray after rains and often dur
ing rainy weather. Spraying is pre-
vention only. Do not wait until the
disease shows on the plants before
spraying. because treatment is OF no
avail once the disease has gained a
foothold.
Mr.. Mccall recommends the 1850
bordeaux formula prepared as fol-
lows: Dissolve four pounds of cop
per sulphate in 25 gallons of water.
Stake four pounds of fresh stone
lime and dilute with 25 gallons of
water. Mix the two solutions to-
gether and apply. Mix together only
the amount to be used at one time.
Two and one-half pounds of a~rsenate
may be added to this solution for
controlling the potato bug.
Potato blight is one of the most
dangerous diseases with which the
grower has to deal. 1t works swiftly
and surely for the destruction Of the
crop. 1t is a fungus and consequent
ly finds warm. moist weather condi-
tions more happy. 1t blights the tops
and may rot the tubers, at least they
fail to develop further. Under IA
vorable conditions, it may wipe out
a crop in a few days.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06
HAIR WORTH so A WEEK
Woman Who Displayed IL In London
Shop Window Sues for
Loss.

London.-The scale of pay Of the
living exhibits who display their
charms In the shop windows of the
hair wash manufacturers was revealed
in a case in the courts this week.
Mrs. Violet Titherley sued a hair.
dresser for damages owing to the loss
of part of her exhibition power. She
stated that before her hair became
fixed In the electrical drying machine
1t was 8 feet 8 inches long, but after
the hairdresser had cut her free 1t
only reached to her waist.
She valued the lost part at $500, and
said that she could carr $40 a week by
exhibiting her hair. The unfeeling jury
awarded her only $110.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06
GETS in BAD
GERMAN FARMER USES EN-
TREMELY RADICAL
LANGUAGE.

Mitchell, June 6.-Julius Kersting,
a prominent farmer living seven
miles southwest of Mt. Vernon,
charged with extremely radical pro-
German ~utterances, is being held in
the county Jail here pending the ar
rival of United States Marshal Thorn
as Taubman or one of his deputies.
At a meeting Of the executive COM
mittee of the Dawson county council
of defense, statements alleged to have
been made by Kersting were investi-
gated and the testimony of two influ-
entail farmers who live in Kersting's
neighborhood secured. The evidence
procured was of such a nature that
Maj. Frank w. Mitchell, chairman of
the county council of defense. imme-
diately communicated with United
States District Attorney Stewart. of
Sioux Falls, who authorized him to
hold Kersting at any cost.
According to the testimony submit
ted by two of the group of men to
whom Kersting talked, he made the
following remarks:
We Germans might just as well
fight for Germany now as at any
other time"
Il am for Germany. To HI with
the United States"
ITO HI with the Red Cross and
their Liberty bonds. They won't get
another cent out of me-"
Germany was right in sinking the
Lusitania and / am glad of It."
The United States stole Hollands
boats"
England advertised free passage
just to show Germany she controlled
the sea-"
I'VE Germans might just as well
commence to fight cow a. 10 he run
over by you Americans after the
war"
When admonished by the farmers
standing near him, that he WAS likely
to ge, into trouble, kefNfrg is al
legged to have said, II don't care
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed bids will be received by the
city commissioners of the city OF
Madison. s. D., until s o'clock p. m,
June II. 1918. for grading and inn
proving Ninth street NV from Egan
avenue to Highland venue.
Total amount of earth to be moved
is approximately 3,400 cubic yards;
approximate average haul, 700 feet.
Each bid shall be accompanied by
a certified check in the sum of 500,
made payable to John w. Walden.
city treasurer, as a guarantee that
the bidder will enter into contract
and bond for said work within 10
days after being awarded same.
Plans and specifications may be
seer at the office of the city auditor
or at the office of Charles A. Trim
mer. city engineer, Madison, s. ID.
The commissioners reserve the
right to reject any or all bids.
BY order of the city commission
ers.
Dated at Madison, s. D., May 90,
1918.
James Robertson,
Attest: Mayor.
VIM. Rae, City Auditor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06
GERMANS PASSING"
RAILWAY CONDUCTOR UNABLE
TO FIND INTERPRETER.

Mitchell. June 6.-Conductor Pad
dy Moran OF the Milwaukee is willing
to admit that there is not a man,
woman or child in South Dakota who
speaks both the English and German
languages. Night before last an ell
Derby woman vas a passenger on his
train going east. She al German
and could not understand a word oil
English. In order to know her des-
tination Mr.. Moran wanted to ask
her soma questions and not being
fluent in the German tongue him
self, he went through the train
looking for some one who could con-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06
HOW szE sANrsHxD BAcxAcuE.

Mrs. Effie f. Kleppe. Averill, Mimi,
writes: Il was ut a sanitarium three
weeks at one time, two weeks another
time. for rheumatism and kidney trou-
BILE and got no relief, On my return
began using Foley Kidney Pills; found
immediate relief; half bottle completed
the cure. Always use when / feel pain
in my back" Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06

verse with her. There were 124 pas
sengers on that train and not one sol
itary soul among them knew German
and very few of them had ever heard
that there was such a name of
speech. Mr.. Moran never found out
what he wanted to know about that
woman's ticket.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06
rxuu,9Ar1c AsD KIDNEY ILLS.

Troubled with rheumatism, kidney or
Bladder affections? You need Foley
kidney Pills. Mrs. Frank p. Wood. II.
y. ID. 2, Morrill,, Maine. writes: II
found relief as soon as l began taking
Foley Kidney Pills. My husband also
received much benefit from them. He
was lame, could not stoop over; now
feels no pain" Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06
CARD OF

We desire to express our sincere
thanks for the many kindnesses
shown us in our bereavement, death
Of our son. We are grateful for the
floral offerings.-Mr. and Mrs. VIM.
Lyons and family.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06
DANGERS OF CONSTIPATION.

Neglected constipation may
piles. liberation of the bowels. appendi-
citis, nervous prostration, paralysis.
Don't delay treatment. Best remedy is
Foley Cathartic Tablets. DO their work
surely, easily, gently, without injury to
stomach or intestinal lining. Contain nc
habit-forming drugs. Fine for fat
folks. sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06

Coughs or colds which persist at this
reason usually are or an obstinate ma
ture. All the more reason for using a
reliable remedy. Mrs. Margaret Smale.
Bishop, Cal, writes: tFoley's Honey
and Tar Compound Is q grand remedy.
Suffered from q cold last week, used
medicine and It acted like q charm
Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06
TAKEN UP.

Two bulls come to my place some
time ago. Owner call and pay
charges and take them away.-P. M.
venner. r. #. d. No. 4. Phone 1641.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06
COUGHS AND COLDS vAuux.

summer colds are not lard to break
up. coughs n hoarseness are easy to
get rid of, If o will take Foley's Hon.
ey and Tar Compound. Mrs. Mary Sog-
dam. 2S2 Maple street, Perth Amboy,
N. j., writes: 1T helped my throat:
never had anything better Slightly
laxative. Contains no opiates or narcot-
les. Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06

by local applications. ~ they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
There 10 only one way to cur deafness.
and that 10 by constitutional remedies.
Deafness IL causes by an infiamed condt-
Stachian Tube. When this tube IL In
famed you have q rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing. and when II II en.
tirely closed. Deafness Ii the result. and
and this tube restored to its normal con-
dttion. hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out OF ten are caused
BY Catarrh. which 10 nothing but an in
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
case Of Deafness tcaused by ca
tarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
=. J. Cheney q Co. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold BY Druggists. 7Sc. Take Halls
Family pills for conotipot1on.-Adv.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06

kidneys so bad I could not work. Tried
many kinds of medicine which did me no
good. Then l tried Foley Kidney Pills;
now feeling as good as l ever did be-
FORE" Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06

A sclight kidney impairment may lead
to dropsy or Bright's disease. Don't
neglect 1t. Frank Miller, Bingham,
Utah. writes: Was troubled with my
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06

LISTEN!

MI mr. ar owner: If % we're offered q perc cent discount m your purchase of tires
nd tubes for a period OF 10 years would you accept it? Of course you would. Then
why not join with your eghbWs who are. I'M have affected just such a saving?
States are sharing in the profits and dividends of he biggest organization for the pro
lection and saving of automobile m in the world. The following is a pata list
of members in and around Madison and lake County:
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06

Foley, Walter
Olson, Olaf
Hexom, Julius
Lommer, G. +.
Olson, August
G~ruenhagen, Joe
Flackured, Peter
Olson, Oscar
Hidenshield, Chas.
Breirer, c. o.
Ram, f. c.
Blase, Frank
Brorby, liver
F'augmeir, Louis.
Lee, Sid
Tough, c. S.
1.-THE, VIM.
Sterling, ID.
Kramer, j. M.
Alvin, s. G..
Farrell, Frank
B~ergheim, Richard
B~reedlove, c. L.
Alguire, E. w.
Weber, John
Foster, e. G.
~Boyington, F. l..
B~oyington, c. d.
Ginther, Chas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
s1Oo CONTRIBUTION

The Blossburg unit has just sent the Red Cross a gift of s100. The money was enclosed in the following letter:
 Blossburg, September 13, 1918.
 Chairman of Women's Work: l am enclosing money order for $100. We made this yesterday selling lunches, etc. to the men as they registered We made pies. cakes. sandwiches our selves and donated them. Each mem-, Der bringing all she could and we stayed from a. m. until 10:30 p. m.
 Several little girls in Red Cross uni forms passed offering boxes around and added qrite bit to our little sum. The ladies assisting in serving were: Mrs. J. B. Richardson chairman; Mrs. J. I Flynn. Mrs. J. P. Dewyer. Mrs. John McAllister. Mrs. J. M. Mickle. Mrs. w. J. Wheeler, Mrs William Rog- CTS, Mrs. T.. T. Schriebman, Mrs. c. w.. Norris, Mrs R. O. Stealing. Mrs. A. E. Russell, Mrs. Hugh HillhouseS Mrs. Samuel Carnes. Miss Kate Teak, Miss Myrtle Brown, Mrs. Carl Millican, Mrs. Peter Stewart, Mrs. George Park, Mrs. l.. Hardin Sincerely yours.
 MRS. I. B. RICHHARDSON,
 Chairman of R. c. Unit.
 The chapter appreciates deeply this handsome donation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

place in the American part of the big salient between the dates of July "A and August 3.
 We are now resting in the woods of the battlefield. Over which the regi- ment has just fought The spirit of the troops k fine. and individual and collective valor and bravery have been wonderful. During the advance. the 167th was opposed by three different outfits, one of which, a part of the Prussian guard. IS the flower of the German army, and which, prisoners say, have not heretofore been beaten.
 You will note from my two letters, this and my last, that in the course O: three weeks this regiment has been engaged in the most active of two en- tirely different kinds of warfare. In that around July Is, it was on the de- fensive and it was trench warfare, parallel lines of trenches being dug in for miles back of the first line. In the last part, it has been war in the open, with neither trenches nor wire. The line of advance has led mainly through thick forests, separated by narrow strips of cleared land, much of which is planted in wheat Four French vil- lages were reclaimed by the advance of this regiment; and all of them, as well as numerous others retaken be- fore our arrivaa and through which wo passed as we came up on trucks bear all the signs of German occupation.
 ENEMY'S ANNOUNCEMENT
 The enemy has announced to his peo- pie, l understand, that his retirement is in accordance with prearranged plans. and that he is merely broadening his lines to the north. This announcement fails to carry the additional information that. in the withdrawal, enormous auan- titles of ammunition were left through out all the woods through which the ad- vance has carried, and that all kinds of small arms, machine guns, cannon. mor- tars and equipment of all kinds is now being salvaged by our troops-still, I sup pose, in accordance with prearranged Roche plans And not only equipment but his wounded were left in many cases and. his dead by hundreds are now be- ing buried by details from our troops.
 "A battlefield, after the noise of con- ilict has lifted is a gruesome place. With the band and other details from my company I have worked two days bury ing the dead in one sector of the field and very seldom food for thought arises out of such work. Equipment of three armies and the slain of three armies lie closely intermingled all over the field.
 My personal part of the work in the last few days has been negligible. As sec- ond in command of my company, my post was with the echelon in rear, and was in charge of sending supplies for ward l was ordered forward twice; once with balance of my company and once to relieve Lieutenant Dwiggins after he had been wounded and on both occasions had the order countermanaed and returned to the rear when I reached the post of command of the forward po- sition.
 LIEUTENANT WEBB ACTIVE
 James vas in the hottest part of ev- erything And came through without
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
Skip-Stop System For East Lake Car Line

In further compliance with the request of the Fuel Administration, the skip-stop system will be made eff fective the East Lake line Monday, September 16 1918.
 The accompanying table gives the street names in the column headed stations on the East Lake line where the have been regularly stopping to take on and discharge passengers. On the left of the column of street names are two columns headed Out bound Gears moving east from the business district to- ward East Lake, One of these columns has the word skip in it. and the other has the word "stop" in it. Where the word skip occurs opposite street name the car will not make stop. Where the word "stop" appears opposite street name, the car will make passenger stop. Cars will not stop at streets desig mated "stop' unless someone desires to get on or off the or for local condition, such rail- road crossing or signal.
 Again referring to the table; on the right of the column of street names are two columns headed ''n- bound" Gears moving from East Lake toward the bus mess district). The word skip "stop" opposite
 street will be observed by the inbound cars in the same explained above for the outbound
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
Designation of Car Stop Look for the Pole with White Band

The motorman will stop the at the nearest street or station to the pole which has white band painted on it. This applies to the pole with white band on the motorman's right The motorman will not stop car to take on or discharge passengers at any pole with white band on his left. In other words, out bound cars will stop at poles with white bands on the right hand side of the track. Inbound cars will stop at poles with white bands the right hand side of the track Right hand is considered when facing in the direction of the moving car.
 The skip-stop system will be naugurated on the other car lines as rapidly the system can be worked out for each line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
GAIzE WORKERS NEEDED

The most serious need in the Red Cross just now is good gauge workers. Several units of school girls, which have done ex- cellent work during the summer, will stop this week, as the girls must re-enter school. This leaves number of tables vacant. It is to be hoped that all of the workers who have returned from their holidays will come down at once and work on the front line parcels, which must positively be finished by the end Of the month. Wednesday is the only day at headquarters when no tables are empty. Workers are needed for every other day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
OLD-FAsHIONED PIECED QUIT

A unique contribution was made to the Red Cross this week, in the form of an old ia shioned scrap quilt This was made by hand entirely by the Corner school unit. Being lined with cotton bat ting and quilted, it makes a warm com- fort, and will be sent to the Belgian refu- gees, through Mrs. George Denegre of New Orleans. who has charge of this branch of Red Cross work.