The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
WOMAN DISAPPEARS
AUTHORITIES AT HOT SPRINGS
BELIEVE SHE MAY HAVE
MET FOUL PLAY.


Mrs. Marine Nieser disappeared
about May "a, the authorities of Fall
River have been notified. Duck creek
has been dragged as foul play Is
feared, but no clue of the missing
woman has been found. Mrs.
Nieser lived on her farm three
miles from Ardmore. Her former
husbands father, German 80 years
old, and who can speak no English,
says Mrs. Nieser sold her place to
stranger on May 20 and left with him,
the stranger, the next day in a big
automobile. She Is supposed to have
carried the cash for the farm sale,
$4,000, with her. but all of her good
clothes. shoes, jewelry, etc, were left
In the house. The father-in-law says
she said she would return in 81 days.
The missing woman is 80 years old,
good looking and had an excellent
reputation. She was born in Austria
and is said to have brother in the
Austrian army.
Time was not so very long ago
when Gypsy bands visiting Aberdeen
and camping on its outskirts had for
their travelling outfits disreputable
horses and tumbledown wagons in
looking rigs, consisting OF decrepit
which they toured the country. But
the old order changeth. Four loads
Of them were seen recently riding
along Main street in automobiles. On
the end Of one Of the cars a Navajo
blanket was draped and pedestrians
noticed the picturesque costume OF
whole, they present clean looking
lot.
The Jackson county home guard re-
ceived criticism from nonpartisan or
ganizers for it's order to the organ
izers that they must get into some
essential occupation, or get out OF
Jackson county. The latest move OF
the guard in that county shows that
1t is playing no favorites, II is said,
their order to two picture frame So
licitors being the same as that to the
league organizers: Get into some es.
sential labor, or get out" and the so.
.licitOrs travelled just as did the organ.
izers.
On account of the situation in the
state where dealers purchased stocks
OF lemon extract before the ruling
against it's sale was made, State Sher.
III Shanks has issued ruling that
the dealers who have such extract in
stock will be allowed to ship It back
to the dealers who supplied them, and
will not be required to destroy the
stock purchased prior to the order.
This applies to extracts which con-
tain alcohol only, and not those which
:. are prepared without the use Of alec.
hol.
Benjamin Thompson, of Fort Pierre,
was sent along with the last contin-
gent to Camp Dodge, Ia. the day
after the amputatioh of his right fore
finger from an alleged accident while
trying to shoot a rabbit. The local
exemption board investigated the "ac.
cident" and utterances OF the young
man concerning the war, and sent
him on to camp and sent copy Of
their findings and asked that the
young man be dealt with by the mill.
tary authorities.
At a meeting held by a number OF
business men OF Sioux Falls and other
points in Minnehaha county cOun-
ty good roads club was organized. 1t
was decided to have district and
membership committee in each vii.
lage and township OF the county. Un-
it's members, acting in conjunction
with the county and township officers,
extensive good work will be COM
menced in the near future throughout
the county.
A letter received by Mrs. e. L.
Hand, of Winfield, from her brother.
Lieut.. Bert Bowel. conveys the in.
formation that he is In hospital in
France recovering from wound in
the left shoulder, inflicted by a ma
chine gun bullet, and wounds in the
left leg from sharpnel. Lieut.. Bowel
praises the Red Cross for what 1t has
done for him and for other wounded
comrades. He expects soon to recover
and stated he would soon "be at 'em
again."
Classified as menace to the safety
of the public, Sylvester Lundwohr, 81
years old. and August Burgd0rr, 80,
enemy aliens, have been taken to an
internment camp by Deputy United
States Marohal Anderson, OF Sioux
Falls. Lundwohr was born In Ger
many. He was arrested In Sioux
Falls the latter part Of June during
q roundup by the police and home
guards. Burgdorr was arrested at
Aberdeen about month ago.
The homo guard Of Gregory held
memorial services In honor OF Private
Alfred Hutchison. Gregory boy. who
recently was killed In action In
France, where he was serving with