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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23
VETERAN LOCOMOTIVE
ENGINEER is DEAD

Bristol, S. D.. May 1S.-Thomas j.
Staley, a veteran locomotive engineer,
n death at the home of his sister,
Mrs. A. G. Stevens, in Minneapolis, is
announced, was known to thousands of
travellers and others in the territory
between Madison and Bristol. The
veteran engineer k.d been in the en-
ploy of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul railway company for a period Of
% years. He served as water boy and
served as. carsmith, wiper, fireman and
then as locomotive engineer. For the
past 81 years he had driven an engine
on the southern Minnesota division of
the company, o of this time being
assigned to duty IN the Madison-Bris-
tol branch.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23
MlLBANk is PLANNING
A $4,000 HOSPITAL

Milbank, S. d., May 2O.-At a meet
ing of the Milbanls Commercial club,
the projected hospital for Milbank,
to construct n operate, was taken up
and the proposal to give the enterprise
all necessary financial backing seemed
to meet with unanimous approval. The
sisters plan to construct a hospital to
cost 100000, and they ask a bonus OF
$4,000 In cash and a site.
The Commercial club also endorsed
a plan to secure a first class band for
Milbank, and a preliminary band or
~ganization was formed with the fol-
lowing officers: President, w. C.. Mil
ler; vice president, +. G.. Miller: treas
urer, George Thomas; leader, Ed Van
Walker.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23
SIOUX FALLS TEAM
WINS HIGHEST PLACE

vermilion, S. D., May 17.-At the
final contest to settle the high school
debating championship of South Da-
kota the Sioux Fails high school
team. Nels Richardson, Fred Reese
and AleN Reid, arguing against gov
eminent ownership and operation of
railroads in the United States, de-
feated the Hot Springs team, composed
of j. Underhill, George d, Gibson and
Harold f. Jucket. The Sioux Falls
team will receive the silk banner Of
fered by the South Dakota high school
debating league.
The judges voted for Sioux Falls,
3 to 2. The judges We're: Dean Mar
shall Mckusick, Prof. j. u. Payne,
A. B. Gunderson. Prof G. E. Lyon and
Rev. G.. e, Wilcox.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23
SUNDAY SCHOOLS IN
SUMMER PLANNED

Forestburg. S. d, May 20.-One Of
the largest federated church and Sun
day school gatherings held in central
south Dakota for a long time is
scheduled for Ruskin park, on the Jim
river near Forestburg, for the period
beginning the first Sunday in June and
closing the first Sunday in Septem-
Der. The evangelical churches of HUI
ron, washington Springs, Woonsocket
and Mitchell a united in the move
ment and services will be held every
Sunday, including Sunday school serv-
ices and a speaking service. No base
ball or other secular amusements will
be allowed at the park on Sunday dur-
ing the summer. The speakers for the
different Sundays are: June 9, p. III. M.
Gage, president of Huron college and
president of the South Dakota Educa-
tional association. June 8, Rev. Walter
lnsharn, pastor of the Baptist church
at Mitchell. June 10, Rev. Joseph
Wells OF Des Moines. la. June %, DR..
lege, B~rookings. July Z, former Sena-
tor Coe /. Crawford. July IA, Rev. DR..
j. S. Hoagland of Mitchell. July 81,
Rev. Gilbert ID. Brown of washington
Springs. July %, Rev. Ralph c.
Shearer of Woonsocllet. August 4, Rev.
G. S. Osgood, pastor of the Congrega-
tional church at Mitchell. August IL,
DR.. b. II. Burt, Congregational pas
tor at Huron. August Is, Rev. Mr..
Anderson OF Woonsocket. August 25,
Rev. G. p. Keeling of Mitchell. Re-
serve speakers, DIR. w. ID. Schermer-
horn, president of Dakota Wesleyan
university at Mitchell, Rev. c. G. Smith
of Chicago and others.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23
FORMER CANTON MAN
BACK FROM FRONT

Cauton, S. d, May 1S.-Andrew vi
n a Canton boy, who went to the
ront IN Europe as first lieutenant Of
the Montana national guard last De
cefnper, just concluded a weeks
Through with his parents in this city.
during MS stay here he related many
vice IN France, and gave first hand In
formation Of the fierceness Of he
struggle between the allies and he
Germans. viiand has been honorablv
from the service, h
because OF being overweight. but he is
hs with this action and now
Of being able to ~re-enlist in active sape
vice. S SCI
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23
MENNONITE STOCK
IS SOLD AT AUCTION
Over $16,0 Was Realized for
Liberty Bonds By the
Unusual Sale.

Yankton, S. D., May 1s.-ove.
$4,000 and over was realized here
Wednesday at a public sale of 1000
head of sheep and 100 head Of cattle,
procured from the GAINESVILLE colony
OF M%ennonites, for the Third Liberty
a The Mennonites are opposed.
through their religion, to war and all
forms of violence, but made no OBJ
lection to their stock being taken to
be turned into bonds. The colony has
sold It's lands. $500 acres and will re-
move to Canada, it is reported.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23
CHEAT RELIGIOUS
CHANGE FoREcAsTEp

Watertown, 8. D., May 1s.-That a
great religious revival and raforma-
ton. IN which many old practices and
sdenoMfnationsI divisions may be OBJ
economic reconstruction is to follow
the world war, was the opinion ex-
pressed here by DR.. James Is. ree
mar. Rector Of st. Marks Ep;ccopai
church OF M~inneapolis. who delivered
opening Of the cath nnnual cnnveDs
ton Of the eoufh Dakota Eunday
School association.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23
LAUNDRYMEM ELECT
OFFICERS For YEAR

Huron, S. d. May 1s.-w. j. Tiffany
was elected president of the South
Dakota Laundry Owners association
at the close of the annual convention.
L. A.sKelly, Of Sioux Falls, was named
vice president. Other officers elected
We're: H.NSO. Fish, of Isedfield. sec
rotary. and +, II. Foasberg. Of Huron.
treasurer. The place for holding the
next convention will be decided by the
officers at a later date.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23

Post cards were first used in Austria
They became part OF that country's
postal service in 1869. They cost less
than half a cent to send and the first
We're limited to 25 words. They were
taken up by England a year later. The
FIRST picture post card is said to have
been sent in England In 1891. Some
two or three years later, the first view
cards made their appearances. Post
cards came into use here. in 1877.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23

According to Sir George Watt, the
name Glove denotes It's resem-
blance to a nall (clayus). There seems
no doubt, he gays. hat the Chinese
procured the Glove from its island home
for several centuries before 1t reached
Europe. There are records that point
to this traffic as early as 260 b. C. The
Glove was not regarded by the inhabi-
tants OF the Spice islands as OF any
value until the Chinese desired to be
supplied with little sweet smelling
nails,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23

II the early days OF its history the
earth grew rapidly by the addition OF
meeoric matter. 1t is still growing In
the am manner, though scarcely to
an appreciable extent. for the masses
OF m%eteoric matter added yearly is
reckoned to be only 10000 tons. In the
course OF age the larger planets AVE
swept up practically all the fragments
OF the original disruption. and the only
available source of supply of meteorio
matter seems TO be that brought by
comets.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23

Hereafter girl elevator operators of
Kansas City, Mo, will have seats in
their elevators. The council provided
for this convenience for women when
its chivalry was appealed to, and it
passed an amendment to the factory
inspection law requiring all building
managers employing girls to run ela-
yators to install seats.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23

AS ornamental trees the Japanese
n Chinese persimmons are entitled to
high rank. When the trees are in full
e they are handsome without otsaer
~hdornment. The trees loaded with
orange n orange-red fruits are
among the most striking objects in the
garden. All thrive in California, and
not elsewhere except in some southern
states.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23
TOWN TO RISE
FROM FULTON ASHES
Residents of South Dakota Will
age Decide to Rebuild-Place
Almost Wiped Out BY Blaze.

Mitchell, S. d, May 2o.-Undismayed
by tho heavy fire losses of Thursday
night. when more than 80 business
buildings and residences were burned,
the little town of Fulton. Hanson coun-
has begun preparations for building
n new town.
The fire started in the Northwestern
station n the heavy wind which was
blowing carried it rapidly up the main
street, destroying two solid business
blocks.
The town was practically without fire
protection. Mitchell was appealed to
Tor aid and the local fire department
responded in force but was unable to
save h mercantile district.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23

Watches and parts are the principal
articels inye.ced at the American cons
sulate at Herne, Switzerland, for tho
United States. These exports during
1917 were as follows: Watches, parts
thereof, and watch tools, 1851, $751;;
watcl, stones and other, Sse5,171;
fSO 8S5
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23

Fifteen miles west of Denver, Colo,
large mirrors have been placed at two
sharp turns Of the winding road for
the purpose OF preventing collisions.
These sx5-foot mirrors, which were
presented to the city. have been
mounted upon posts which are ce-
mented into the rock that edges the
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23
MILITARY HoNoRs FOR
CHESTER SOLDIER Roy

Madison, S D., May 1s.-Hundreds
Of of Chester. Madison and
otner towns turned u to pay a last.
tribute to Ralph Costlow, a Chester
young man, q died while undergo.
lns mlil.ary training near San Fran
cisco. The funeral services were. heit
N Madison xnd the young solder was
buried with military honors,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23

The female Sduckbill lays two to three
eggs about three-quarters Of an inch
long. Enclosed in strong, flexible, white
shells. The young are sucked by the
mother. Duckbills nave been kept in
the geological gardens at Melbourne,
but attempts to carry them alive to
Europe and America lave met with
failure.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23
FIGURES NO PROFIT
MADE IN FISHING

ABERDEEN, S. d.. May 1S.-John d.
Smull, editor Of the Summit Indepen-
dent. is a sportsman and a lover OF
nature, and all that, but he questions
II q recent fishing expedition takes by
him paid in dollars and cents. Smull
belongs to an organization known nc
The Truthful Flsherman's Society"
and submits the following report.
Cost Of trip. $3.50: fish caught bass.
o. pike. O; pickerel, O.; croppies. O.:
perch. two: weight of fish, one ound:
value OF fish, 10 cents: miles rowed,
MlTCHELL1The s7th annual conven.
tion Of the South Dakota Medical asso.
citation will be held In Mitchell Nav "a 10
g inclusive. Sessions will be held in the
Elks home.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23
BLIND ATTORNEY SEEKS
TO BE COUNTY JUDGE

Pierre, S. D., May 17.-Ole Flow 10
a candidate for judge in Lawranca
county. Blinded in early youth he
determined to take up. the practice Of
law, n memorized as it was read ia
him until he was able successfully to
pass the bar examination before the
supreme court, having the questions
read TO him n writing out the ans
Wers himself on his typewriter. Sincc
that time he has been practicinp Law
IN the Black Hills, and now tho,rh
totally blind, he asks to be selectea
to the position OF county judge Of Law
county. y
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Norbeck hos
cepted an Invitation to deliver the No
mortal day address here. Me
CUSTER-A number OF student. 49,
the University OF Minnesota VIII raoa aaom
arrived In the Black Hills for ths 49,.
pose OF studying geology in the fIaId ~
der the direction OF Professors Rainsssns
Gomstock. hay, departed for Butte
Mont, Where use members OF the c1as.
will continents Dir work. Another c,... e.
charge OF Professor johnson. Of tha san y
university, Will scontinue its work i az.
Black Hills for about a month LONGER
DOLAND-More than 500 poand. z, ~.
had n be buried here, heca,,sn !. -
spoiled en- from st. Paul. The rsc.
ords SHOW e had taken eight DAYS sar
the beef to come from st. Paui "a nci.ag
: distance q about 30 mites. Ass'1.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23

a IN property owner OF Canton,
Ohio, classed a goldfish. as liye stock
on a list which she sent to the county
tax department, but the tax deputy
declared That it was a decorataion and
should be classed as household goods,
while the deputy auditor believed a
goldfish ought to be listed under
watches and ieWelrY.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23

Curiously enough, it is in India that
we find the wettest town In the whole
world, according to a British agricul-
tural expert in India. This town,
where there is nm almost constant
rainfall, is called ~Gherapunjl, in AS
sam. Its average rainfall is 600 inches
or 30 feet. O Year, which Is nearly q
foot a week.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23

A cattle trail is to be built in British
Guiana by the government. 1t Will lead
from the ANIMAL Savanna on the Rupu-
nuhfSriverto the Yawakuri Savanna, a
dista nee of 40 miles. Thousands Of
cattle Will then be available for export.
Colonization Of interior districts win
also beslnade@easier.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23

The ash left onsAburning tobacco Is
Of the tobacco left frequently amounts
to as much as a fifth part of itssweight.
Thus q ton of tobacco Leaf would yield
four hundredWeights OF ash, which
represent valuable mineral consti-
tuelits withdrawn from the soil.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23
AMERICAN DESTROYV
FLEET MAKES Reed
U. S. Ships Have Fou6S%
Battles With u RoatEnd
Conveyed 7.70O, sI

szIEHL ~lnnEE
Philadelphia. Ia, May eO1@ erican
~aestroyers in European havn
travelled over 100000 mil (Gsht
combats with submarina safeiy
conveyed f.700 vessels sl,.od
Daniels last night told Blincrs *
the closing banquet OF league to
Enforce Peace conyentl
The speaker predict lat never
again would American or COM
rnerce have to he eel hn fore,E.,
bottoms. and deciaredj hiding XII!
be the nations create Fstly iHts.v
future.
eAsEsALLs Ro2PS.
Chicago, May Y.saseilt Fan
Johnson, OF the An leas,i. 1t,Ias
tagged q S5o.0D01 ailii:.snt "
baseball goods Ei.sd a.a.s
5oldtcrs in Erara
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23

PaEAer ais we know that article today
the SATalbiafs. In China paper had beer
manufactured from an ancient period
silk. When S~nnaroand was con-
quered. By tho Arabians they employed
cotton In the place OF silk In paper
making aSs$$
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23
AGED REcLUsE DIED
A WEALTHY MAN

-----
Iroquois, S. D., May 15.-Henry Me
man, a resident of Iroquois and vicin-
lily for 35 years, is dead at the age Of
76 years, after an illness Of eight
months.
Mr.. Nienan was born In Germany.
When he was a boy his parents came
to the United States, but left his be-
hind, bound out to an uncle. A few
years later, however, the boy man
aged to get away to America, but he
did not get along with his father, and
came west, finally, in 1883, coming to
lroquois and taking a homestead near
town.
He never married, and never re-
ceived any visit from relatives, and
hVed very much to himself. A few
years after taking the homestead, dur
ing a time of extreme financial de-
preston, he sold the farm for less
h $1,000, and came to Trouuois to
V During the following 80 years,
until his fatal illness, he earned a liv-
ing by manual labor, taking any job
h offered. He wore the cheapest
OF clothing, and spent but little money
except that required for food and
lodging, and put every cent he earned
into certificates of deposit or some
other form Of interest bearing invest
nent, and at the time of his death
TINS common day laborer was worth
ny VI QOlistIS,t JUST low much
will MOI be known until a viii which
he left has been read.
When he became belfast, he was
cared for by Mrs. e. A. Emmelius, who
gave him every care tina a near rela-
tive might have done, and he was
given n comfortable home for the first
.lhe during the So years he had lived
in South Dakota. He has three sis
tiers living in Cincinnati and one in
Indiana, and last September a brother
1nlaw n the latter's soninlaw am
from Cincinnati to see him, and Iro-
guois people, for the first time learned
he had near relatives in this
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23
RETURN BOY TO THE
SCHOOL AT PLANTATION

Mitchell, S. D., May 17.-officers o.
the state training school at Plankinton
arrived today and took charge of an
1~S-year-old boy, an inmate, who es-
capped from the institution last Satur-
day. The boy attempted to break into
a residence Sunday night to secure
something to eat and was found later
by the police. hiding in a barn. He was
ATTEMPTING to snbsist On raM eggs,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23

Paris, Friday. May ~17.-Japan ana
Cni.7a. have been informed by the allied
governments that they have arranea,
Tor entente military cooperation io
meet the dangers threatening the oeace
u ire iar east flom German nene4Ia1
ton.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-23

az
Hereafter girl elevator operators of
Kansas City, Mo-, will have seats in
their elevators. The council provided
for this convenience for women when
It's chlvalry was appealed to, and it
passed an amendment to the factory
inspection law requiring all building
managers employing girls to run ela-
yators to install seats.
q woman property owner of Canton,
Ohio, classed a goldfish. as liye stock
on a list which she sent to the county
tax department. but the tax deputy
declared that it was a decoration and
should be classed as household goods,
while h deputy auditor believed a
goldfish ought to be listed under
watches n jewelry.
CAUTIOUSLY enough, it is in India that
we find the wettest town In the whole
world, according to a British agricul-
tural expert in India. This town,
where there is an almost constant
rainfall, Is called ~Gherapunji, in AS
sam. Its average rainfall is 600 inches
OF 90 feet. O year, which Is nearly q
foot a week..
Fifteen miles west of Denver. Colo.
large mirrors have been placed at two
sharp turns Of the winding road for
the purpose OF preventing collisions.
These sx5-foot mirrors, which were
presented to the city, have been
mounted upon posts which are ce-
mented into the roek that edges the
highway.
The female sduckbill lays two to three
eggs about three-quarters Of an inch
long. Enclosed in strong, flexible, white
shells. The young are sucked by the
mother. Duckbills nave been kept in
the geological gardens at Melbourne,
but attempts to carry them alive to
Europe and America lave met with
failure.
Watches and parts are the principal
3articels inye.ced at the American con-
sulate at Rerne, Switzerland, for tho
United ststes. These exports during
1917 we're as follows: Matches, parts
thereof, and watch tools, $b,3s7, $751;;
watclr-st0neS and otfleIi, $sN5,171;
Sso,ss5.
h 8 left on burning tobacco Is
considerable and the mineral matter
Of the tobacco left frequently amounts
TO as much as a fifth part of itssweight.
Thus q ton of tobacco Leaf would yield
four hundredWeights OF ash, which
represent valuable mineral consti-
tuerits withdrawn from the soil.
A cattle trail is to be built in British
Guiana by the government. 1t will lead
from thesAnnal Savanna on the Rupu-
nuIlfsriverst the Yawakuri Savanna, a
dista nee Of 120 miles. Thousands Of
cattle Will then be available for export.
Colonization of interior districts win
also bes lnadeeasier.
RarAer as we know that article today,
was brought from Asia sto Europe by
the IN China paper had been
u - a - nj ~ ~ IN NFx$r> = VI ~ a. - x. -. -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-31
FINE F%INANclERNC

The Fargo courier-News wishes TO iznpre,s It, read.
ers with . belief that. as it says. '.The members Of North
Dakota's Nonpartisan administration demonstrated that
they are ftnanciers Of no mean order In the manner In
which they handled the seed grain bonds.
the particular items which call for praise AZ that
whereas the seed grain law provides that the seed grain
bonds shall bear not more than sx per cent. the admin
istratton used a million dollars Of school fund MONEY
which is loaned at four per cent, aud, through tho actual
the state might buy bonds in any case. kept down th. n.
terest rate until a wonderful saving had been effected for
the farmer borrowers
1t happens that the present administration aid not
invent the plan Of loaning money to North Dakota munic-
lpaht1es on their bonds at Z per cent. That is 4 device
which was originated. a good many years aso. and which
has been used regularly by the various administrations
which the courier-News and its associates have been IN
the habit Of denouncing as the friends OF "big business"
The state has for years been investing its school fund at
I per cent in the bonds Of cities. villages, school distrtcts
park districts. counties and so forth, and during all these
years tho state has been 4 competitor with private inter-
ests for the purchase of public bonds. II the present adj
ministration had handled the business impartially. with
out showing special favor to particular localities because
OF political considerations. 1t would have been doing Just
what North Dakota administrations have been doing
these many years.
A feature OF particular interest is the estimate which
the Fargo paper makes Of the saving per individual bor-
rover effected by the foxy financiering Of Governor Fra
xier and his associates. Tho estimate is that 5000 farm
ers have borrowed money under this law, and that each
has saved in interest charges $3.50. That is a remarkable
showing. 1t is strange. however. that it did not occur to
some Of our wise state tinanciers that if, by the adoption
Of such a simple expedient, such a large saving could be
effected in the interest on such a small loan. the thing
might be expanded and the farmers encouraged to make
larger loans until, out Of their interest savings alone thew
could retire tho loan and in the meantime provide for all
their living and operating expenses. This is IN opportu-
nifty which should not have been overlooked.