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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-26
ESTATE TO TYPIST,
RICH SOUTH DAKOTAN'S WILL
ATTACKED BY WIFE.

Winner, Nov. 26.-Considerable
furore and excitement was occasion
ed in Winner and vicinity this week,
when the validity of the will of
Frank Iams, a wealthy horseman,
formerly of st. Paul, Neb., was at
tackled by those who claim to be his
legal heirs.
Iams died on October 81 as a re-
suit of Spanish influenza, and it is
alleged made a will on his deathbed
giving nearly all of his property to
his stenographer, Helen Pickens,
making her %executrix without bond,
and leaving only one-third to his wife
and making no provision or mention
of his mother, who with his wife are
still living at st. Paul. The will was
filed with the probate court and on
the 18th inst, the wife and mother,
through their attorneys, filed objec-
lions to the probate of the will al
leging undue influence on the part
of Helen Pickens, who, it seems, was
present at the time the will was ex-
ecuted, and who % claimed, had
been his constant associate for the
past Is years, or since his desertion
of his wife.
The terms of the will have many
unique features, one of which re-
quires the erection of a statue in the
city of Winner of himself mounted
on a Percheron stallion 25 feet high,
to cost, in case the stenographer
should marry, or upon her death, all
of his estate which is estimated at a
half million dollars. In mentioning
his wife in the will the deceased
merely mentions her as ELLA Iams,"
without any designation as to who
she is.
1t is alleged the Pickens woman
before his death received a large
amount of property outright, includ-
ing a large sun of money, and sew
eral large diamonds, estimated 10 be
worth $4,000, together with other
valuable personal property. A report
became current shortly after Iams'
death that Iams had left the city of
Winner about $500, 900 for a park,
but upon examining the will this was
found to be a hoax.
The estate comprises several thou
sand acres of land in Trip county,
well stocked with cattle and horses,
and many modern buildings are some
of the browning features of his thrift
during his lifetime. The dead man
came from Nebraska three years ago,
bringing with him Miss Pickens, who
then passed Is his sister. The people
here made little or no inquiry, and
not until a contest of the will was
filed last week did the facts of their
relation become public.
The history of the case as it de-
veloped has caused no little surprise
and CONSERVATION among the good
people of this community. The de-
ceased was 81 years old, and the
chief beneficiary under his will is 80.
His wife, mother and brother, Chas.
Iams, of st. Paul, through their legal
representatives, state that no stone
will be left unturned to break the
provisions of the will and divert the
estate into the proper channels. The
case is set for trial November 81.
and the testimony promises to be of
an interesting nature.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-26
ASKS RELIEF
SOUTH DAKOTA GERMAN CLAIMS
HE HAS BEEN MISTREATED.

washington Springs, Nov. 26.--Be-
cause he was not satisfied with the
leniency shown him by the Jerauld
county council of defense August
Damman. of Virgil. wrote to Presi-
dent Wilson to have his light SEN
tence for talking German over the
telephone made still lighter. In his
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-26
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

The school board in special session
last evening discussed the PROPOSE
ton of opening the schools. 1t was
decided that it would not be best to
resume the work of the city schools
before December 8.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-26
FULL or COLD; HAD THE azrP.

Many will be pleased to read how
Lewis Newman. SOC Northrand St.,
Charleston, w. Va, was restored to
health. He writes: II was down sick
and nothing would do me any good. !
was full lof cold. Had the grip until !
got two SO cent bottles Of Foley's Honey
and Tar. 1t Is the best remedy for grip
and colds / ever used" Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-26
PROTECT TIE CHx1DnEM.

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ley Kidney Pills mi Foley Cathartic
Tablets. Sold everywhere.
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PATRIOTIC RALLIES FOR APRIL

Washington, Feb. 2S.-If plans now under discussion here are carried to Eulfilment the entire country from ocean to ocean from the lakes to the gulf with echo with patriotism on April 1 next, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the United States declaration of war "for justice and humanity and the preservation of democracy" Various patriotic and other organizations are now con- sidering plans for suitable obser- vance of the anniversary. In cities, towns and villages throughout the land it is purposed to have public meetings at which men and women of prominence will tell of our reas- .ons for war and the necessity for united and vigorous action on the part of all people to bring it to a successful conclusion. Tn the lar2- CT cities it is proposed to hold great patriotic parades and in those cities locate near the great military canto- ments and army pests it is probable that the parades will be featured by the participation of the troops. It is expected that the new Liberty bond issue will be ready at that time and if so a nationwide bond drive will probably be launched on the war an- niversary.
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U. s. WILLING TO
 AID SPAIN FIX
 ROADS TO FRANCE

Washington, Feb. 27.--To assist Spain in moving supplies to General 'Pershing's force, the United States is ready. the war trade board an nounced tonight. to release for Span ish use some of it's own badly need ed railway material. The offer is made to induce the Spaolish govern ment to lift it's embargo on the ship ment of goods into France. placed. it was claimed, because of a breakdown in Spanish railroad transportation
 A final agreement between the two nations. the board announced. is near. altho not actually signed as yet, Spain has been notified again that all Spanish ships held in Ameri- can ports are free to sail as soon as they discharge parts of their carsoes, for which licenses have been refused or revoked.
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DRY ERA TO PORTO RICO.

San Juan, Porto Rico. Feb. 2S.- Tomorrow night will mark the pas sing of the liquor traffic in Porto Rico, where the traffic has prevailed since the first settlement of the island Saturday morning the island will begin it's "iry' career, by virtue of the prohibition clause of the new Organic Act, which comes into effect on that date. The act prohibits the manufacture, import sale or gift of intoxicating drinks and rugs, except that "the legislature may authorize and regulate importation, manufact- ure and sale of said liquors and drugs for medicinal, sacramental, ln- dustrial and scientific uses only.
 Porto Rico has adopted prohibition notwithstanding; the fact that 1t Will probably result, for g time at least, in a considerable momentary loss
 to the people. It is estimated that there are about 10000 Porto Ricans who have been making their living in the alcohol and allied industries. More than $2,000,000 of native capital has been invested in this industry, which is also estimated to bring in to the insular and municipal treas uries directly and indirectly more than 50 per cent of all their income
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Listen to me! Take no more sick ening, salivating calomel when bilious or constipated. Don't lose days work!
 Calomel is mercury or quicksilver which causes necrosis of the bones. Calomel, when it comes into contact with sour bile, crashes into it, break ing it up. This is when you feel that awful nausea and cramping. If you are sluggish and Gall knocked out" if your liver is torpid and bowels consti- pated or you have headache, dizziness, coated tongue, if breath is bad or stomach sour just take a spoonful of harmless Dodson't Liver Tone.
 Here's my guarantee-Go to any drug store and get a bottle of Dod- sons Tone for few cents. Take a spoonful tonight, and if it doesn't
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Everyone Should Drink Hot Water
 in the Morning Wash away all the stomach, liver, and bowel poisons before
 breakfast.

To feel your best day i'l and day out, to feel clean inside; no sour bile to coat your tongue and siollcn your breath or dl.ll your head; no consti- patton, bilious attacks, sick head ache, coll rleunlatism or gassy, acid stomach, you must bathe the inside like you hathc outside. This is vast ly more important, because the skin pores do not absorb impurities into the blood, while the bowel pores do says well known physician.
 To keep these poisons and toxins we'll flushed from the stomach, liv CT. kidneys and bowels, drink before breakfast each day. glass of hot water with a tablespoonful Of lime stone phosphate ia it. This will cleanse, purify and freshen the en- tire ailmentary tract. before putting more foo, into the stonach
 Get a quarter pound of limestone phosphate from your pharmacist. 1t is inexpensive and almost tasteless, except a scurish twinge which is not unpleasant. Drink phosphated hot water every morning to rid your sys- tenn of these vile poisons and toxins also to prevent their formation.
 To feel like young folks feel: like liou felt nefore your flood. nerves, and muscles became saturated with an accumulation oh body pcisons, be- gin tYis treatment and above al. keep Ii @p. As socp ana hot water act on the skin. cleansing, sweetening and purifying. so limestone phosphate aud aot water before breakfast. act on tie stomach. liver. kidneys and bowe,s.-Advt.
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CONFERENCE AT WISCONSIN.

Madison, Wis, Feb. 2S.-What the war has done in opening up new fields of work for women. especially for college graduates, is the general theme of the sixth annual vocational conference of women students, which opened at the University of Wiseon- sin today. During the three-day meeting a number of women who have been successful in various lines of work will talk to women students with view to opening I'D the pos sibility of careers in the various fields of directing women into fields to which they are fitted. Suecial
 conference to enable the women stu dents to talk to the speakers person
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QUIT GADDlNG ABOUT.

Recently the Herald called at- tention to the urgent necessity eN- isting for curtailing passenger traf fife, and suggested that it would be a patriotic move for everybody who has not compelled to travel to stay at home; also that all free transGor- tation be withheld during the war"
 This is the opening paragraph of an editorial in the Albuquerque, (N. M.) Herald, containing advice that is probably of more values here than in New Mexico, where distances are great and railroad travel not heavy. The Herald continues:
 The government is now consider ing the curtailment of passenger traffic by sharp increases in pas senger rates, by the elimination of competing overnight trains. and oth :. CT calculated to discourage travellers. In fact. 'passengerless' days have been under advisement. although it is not thought that such a farreachiug innovation will be established at present.
 Since the government assumed charge of railroads million passen- ger miles have been lopped off from the running schedules, and it is pre- dicted that this is merely the begin ming. Passenger trains will in all probability be further curtaiied in or der to release motive power needed to move freight.
 AS an example of the traffic which it is desired to eliminate. the case of Washineton is cited Scores of sightseers and others pour into the capital daily merely olt of curi- osity. Such travel. ii is pointed out is at present a luxury and should be given up in the interests of the country at this time.
 ''The Americans are greot gadders. Thousands of them visited Europe be- fore Bill Kaiser started the rumpus over there Many of them went to see the sights, others made the tri9 on business. while still others cross ed the briny deep with no other oh ject in view than to come back to
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-01

straighten you right up and make you feel fine and vigorous by morning, I want you to go back to the store and get your monev back. Dodson's Liver Tone is destroying the sale of calomel because it is real liver medicine; en- tirely vegetable, therefore it can not salivate or make you sick.
 Iguarantee that one spoonful of Dodson's Liver Tone will put your sluggish liver to work and clean your bowels of that sour bile and consti- pated waste which is clogging your system and making you feel miserable. I guarantee that bottle of Dodson' $ Liver Tone will keep your entire fami- ly feeling fine for months. Give it to your children. It is harmless; doesn't gripe and they like it's pleasant taste. -Advt.
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WOMEN HOLD UP BUTLER.

Correspondence Associated Press.)
 London, Jan. 2S.-Several women in southern suburb made certain of a Sunday roast last weekend. They followed butcher lad from a shop, surrounded him in quiet road, ap- portioned the joints on his tray among themelve and gave the price according to the ticket pinned on the meat. The lad returned with an mpty tray, a tartling story of tn holdup, and hard cash as evidence of the truthfulness of his story.
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN MINERS SECEDE
 FROM BIG UNION

Pueblo. Col. Feb. Delegates representing the coal miners in dis tdict No. 15. United Mine Workers of America. including the Rocky Noun tain district. il convention in Pueblo today, withdrew from the national organization and passed resolutions favoring the organization of new union of coal miners in this dis trict to be known as the lndepend- ent Union Mine Workers Of America.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-01

ally are to be an important part of the conference. . Among the vacations that will be considered are commerce. journalism, secretarial, work, social service, pup lie health service, activity to aid the food administration, pharmacy, in dustrial work, and opportunities III civil service.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-01

A French scientist has perfected machine by which the blind can read an ordinary printed rage of 9 book or newspaper. The different letters are distinguished ny the read er, through a telephone receiver. whicn is attached to lttle instru ment which may be moved over the printed page at will
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-01

Leavitt's Cut Price store is selling mems clothing, during their great cleanup sale. for % per cent less than can be bought at wholesale on today's market. We have a good assortment of sizes, styles and fabrics to select from. You will pay more later. 3-1-2t
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MURGUIA FIGHTS BANDITS

Mexico City, Feb. 28.-The war de- partment has announced that General Francisco Murguia, after a conference with President Carranza, went north and. as chief of military operations in the northern states. established head quarters at Torreon, from which city he will direct new campaign against Francisco Villas band of outlaws.
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OUTWlLLlNG THE E\EMY.

The late Jack Demsey, known in pugilistic circles as "The Non&arCil.' used methods in his battles that we may follow with adHantaee in this war on the German monster. Dem- sey fought at about 155 pounds. but no man was too big for L,,n to com bat, and he conquered most of those he fought. His methods were to wear down his antagonist until the latter would become so weak that Demsey could finish him with one blow. Doubtless. during those rounds of the i've are dow:' process, "The Nonpariel' kept hoping that his opponent would collapse but he nev ceased fighting hard and he never took unnecessary chances. And that's what we must do now in the battle with the Hun. Keep fighting. put in effect the wearing down" process, keep hoping that the enemy is going 10 collapse but never for |, moment let up the hammerins no chan ces. If the people in America will do this, and will not be led hy Ger man talk of peace, or reports of diff ferences between the central powers. the crusaders against the Prussial brutes will conquer in less time.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-01

The Handley-P Page giant bombing machine holds the record for the greatest weight carried to the great est height by an aeroplane. In this instance the machine started out with twenty-one people aboard and climbed to a height of 1000 feet
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-01

America, and lord it over nei~hbors by talking about the last lime l was in Europe although many of these people had scarcely heen cut Of thc confines of their own state prior to starting on their trip across the pond. There were hundreds of thousands of others who confined their jaunts to American territory. And it was all right, too. People need a vacation cator, and under ordinary conditions should 'bc encouraged. But things are different now.
 America is at War The people are being urged to save by investing their surplus funds in liberty bonds or war savings stamps. Our boys r-' the thousands will soon be in the trenches This is not time for those who remain at home to De running around on pleasure trips. Stay at home and do something to help win the war. It will not hurt you to miss. few vacations while we arc licking the kaiser. It's cinch you will not go gadding about the co1rn- try if Germany wins So why not forego a few pleasures now and thus aid in hastening the time when they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning books"
 "This is not a matter to be ioked about or made light of. It is a mighty seriousa proposition-onc up on which the future of the nation hangs. No matter how litter the dose may be. we've got to take it.. And, furthermore, the worst is yet to come. We have made practically no sacrifices as yet If the war contin- ues for five years, as many predict will be the case, we snail lie cOmpell- cd by law to practice such economies as we do not dream of at tbe present time. We may as well realize this now and begin to cooperate with the government. One way to do this is to stop our gadding and travel onlv when business demands i'."
 IVY
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It is evident that the kaiser talks peace out of one side of his mouth and splits war from the other.
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Spain has sent procession of more than 50 notes to Berlin, and to more than half of them has not re ceived answers. There evidently arc swers in the world.
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When the attention of The Graphic is called to any mis-statemcnt of facts, or to any error concerning any man or thing, correction will cheerfully be made.
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w. S. S

The workers of Russia. of Ger many, and of Austria are pa%ins heavy toll in suffering for permitting themselves to be led astray by sel' fish people masquerading as leaders in the cause of brotherly love. And. in less degree. the same situation frequently exists in this country: sometimes in our own communitN.
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WORTH REMEMBERING.

The chains of habit arc gen erally too small to be felt till they arc too stronS to Je brok- en.
 pr. Johnson.
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WAR TIME MENU

* * H n !: a # * *
 Friday. MEATLESS One Meal. WHEATLESS BREAKFAST (Plan your War Garden) Stewed apricots Oatmeal Smoked herring Toast Coffee LUNCHEON
 Hominy and cheese Graham bread Cokies Tea
 DINNER
 (Plan your War Garden)
 Broiled Mackerel
 Creamed potatoes Rye bread Spinach Peach pie Coffee Now send two-cent stamp to the Nation War Garden Commission, Washington, D. C., and get a free garden manuel.
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What about that Jack Spratt' club the Rotarians started?
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Have you formed a w. s. s. society in your establishment? If not, why not?
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The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-06-13
DRAFT MAN KILLS SELF

Little Rock, June 9.-While
a troop train was in a railroad
station here tonight, Curtis
Compton, drafted man from
Pattonville, Texas shot and
killed himself. The soldiers
were allowed to leave the
train for exercise, but Comp
ton remained in the smoking
car by himself. A shot was
heard and the soldiers, rush
ing into the car, found Comp
toms body lying on the floor
of the car. He had shot him
self with his army rifle. The
train left soon afterward and
it was impossible to learn fur
Their details.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-06-13
LOSES AN ARM

Malvern, June 10.-Albert
Webb, white, 16 years old, en-
ployed at the Moline Lumber
Company's plant was the vic
tim of an accident resulting in
the loss of his left arm. He
was operating a ripsaw and
while attempting to clear away
the dust that had collected
about it his glove was caught
by the saw and pulled his arm
into the machine. The young
man will recover.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-06-13
IMPROVE HOT Springs
New Bath House and Other
improvements Authorized

Washington June 10.-The
sundry civil appropriation bill,
reported to the house today,
carries an appropriation of
100000 and an authorization
of $4,000 for the construction
of a new administration build
ing and a government free
bath house on the Government
reservation at Hot Springs,
Ark. The $4,000 is to be ex-
pended from the revenues of
the reservation The appropri-
alton specifies that the money
is to be used for labor, mater
ial. supervision, clearing site,
and all necessary expenses in
cident to the construction" of
the proposed buildings.