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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-01
Livestock Shipped
From Stricken States

Pierre, Aug. Thousands of cat
tie and sheep are being brought into
this state from the drought sections
of Montana and North Dakota. APP
parently in some cases these cattle
are being driven onto ranges under
lease by residents, and friction is be-
ing developed between the lease hold
ers and the men who must find some
thing for their cattle to eat if they
can find such locations. In most in
stances, the owners are shipping to
locations where they have either Sc
cured leases, or where thy have hired
their cattle to be cared for. But
there are instances noted Of this tres
passing in the northern part of the
state west of the river.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-01
Plans to Boost
Sioux Trail Highway

Pine Ridge Indian Agency, Aug. L.
The whites and educated Sioux re-
siding here and on this reservation
and business men of the Rosebud
country and the Pine Ridge reserva-
ton to the Black Hills organized the
Sioux Trail association early this
month. Ii is stated that along the
entire route of the proposed trail, the
soil is of the right character for road
building. After extending from Oma-
ha through the Pine Ridge reserva-
tion the trail will extend west to Hot
Springs, the southern extremity of
the Black Hills, and then proceed
northward through the Black Hills
This part of the route will be among
the most picturesque in the west on
northwest. 1t is hoped to have the
work of road construction commence
at an early date.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-01

eral hundred families in the city.
Before starting into the dairy busi-
ness Mr.. Wilkinson devoted some
time to farming the M. K. Hart place.
While thus engaged he saw an oppor-
tunity to establish himself in business
for himself and the thought to. be in
dependent furnished the motive for
his present success.
Jay Pooley, one of the firm who
have taken over Mr.. Wilkinson's bus
mess, was with the latter for two and
Cne-half years, therefore he succeeds
his former employer, from whom he
learned the handling and selling end
In retiring, Mr.. Wilkinson express
ed himself as pleased with the vol
ume of patronage he has enjoyed
The change in the business was com
pleted yesterday and today the Pooley
boys are in possession, carrying Oh
the business as usual.
Mr.. Wilkinson has disposed of hi:
residence property, but still retain!
possession of his cattle. He has mo-
decided what line of business to take
up just yet, though he has some
thoughts of farming.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-01
Things Found in
Assessment Books

Mitchell, Aug. In spite of the
fact that there are 245 more auto
mobiles in the county than there
were a year ago, the number has
been cut by more than 500 cars since
the numbers were obtained from the
county treasurer and the completion
of the county tax lists. Last spring
1850 licenses were bought and paid
for. County assessors, however,
could account for only 1888 cars.
Last year there were but 1,544 cars
on the assessors books. The cars
are valued this year at s666,O00.
Their value Is greater than the COM
bined value of the sheep and hogs OF
the county, the former being listed
at $27.931 and the latter at $515,.
093. The farm land of the county IL
figured to be worth $50 an acre
while the 269,25O acres of land with
their improvements are assessed at q
, total valuation of $17.145,095. The
poultry OF the county is worth
$4,000. Exemptions allowed under
| the law amount to trifle more than
$4,000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-01
DakOtas Will Have
Record Corn Crop

Minneapolis, Aug. Minnesota,
North Dakota and South Dakota will
harvest their greatest corn crop this
year, according to government re-
ports, and the three states are rapidly
creeping up on the records of the
older corn states. The government
estimate of 213,263,00O bushels for
the three states this year will be
passed, grainmen say. because of the
recent excellent corn weather. The
corn crop will be greater than the
wheat yield, the crop report says.
Alothough black rust has tended
to cut down wheat prospects in the
northwest, the quality is expected to
be good, and seasonable weather dur
ing the next few days will increase
the crop, according to men who have
been investigating crops of the dis
trict The condition of winter and
spring wheat, reported July / by the
department of agriculture, is 90, as
compared with SO averaged for the
last ten years for winter wheat and
Sc for the decade record for spring
wheat.
The condition of South Dakota
winter wheat was placed by govern
ment estimators at IS, as against 81
for the ten-year average, and sprinl
wheat was 92 in comparison with 81
for the last ten years. North Dakota
| winter wheat was in IS condition
The ten-year average for the state fol
spring wheat was S2
The combined winter and spring
wheat crop of Minnesota and North
and South Dakota is estimated a.
| 203 ,44S,000 bushels. This is classi
fled as follows: Minnesota-Wiutel
wheat, 1,43S,000 bushels, and sprins
wheat. so. $4,000 bushels; total
| 62,394 900. bushels. North Dakota
| Spring wheat, S6,918,000 bushels
South Dakota--Winter wheat, 1851,
600 bushels, and spring wheat, So,
385,000 bushels; total. 54,136,00t
bushels.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-01
and after him

Henkin, of s city, and after him
the place was named
A crew of men are now busily en-
gagged in erecting an elevator on this
site which, If built up as expected.
will serve quite territory below the
lake. A new bank, garage, store
buildings and other structures have
been planned and viii doubtless soon
be built.
1t is in a productive section and
the new elevator will be the means
of attracting other business in that
direction, which will mean, of course,
that Saranac has been neatly dis
placed. New dwellings are in pros
pect and there is talk of placing in
both waterworks and an electric
light plant.
Mr.. Henkin is very proud of his
namesake and will bend all of his
energies towards developing there a
town of some size and importance
locally.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-01
Girl Takes Flight
and Disappears

Mitchell, Aug. 1.-What has hap
pened to Rena Stensland, Garretson,
S. D.? Her parents would like to
know whether she has eloped, being
the first girl in this part of the coun-
try to run away with her lover in an
airplane, whether she has been kid
mapped or whether she is just taking
a trip. In either case Rena is bound
to establish a record. Word has
been received from Mrs. Bertha
Stensland asking If her daughter had
landed in an airplane in Mitchell
She was supposed to have arrived
here last Thursday. The last air
plane seen to pass over Mitchell was
sighted last Wednesday, 1t was seen
carrying two people, but was flying
at such a height that it was impos-
sible to tell whether one of the per-
sons in the car was woman or not
There have been no air line accidents
in this vicinity so far as is known
and Rena's disappearance still is
mystery.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-01
Accident Policies
For Threshers

Pierre, Aug. Complaint has
been made to the state insurance de-
partment that accident insurance
agents representing certain COM
panies are soliciting business from
thresher operators, on the claim that
an accident and health policy taken
out for their employees will protect
them under the workmen's compen-
sation laws of this state. While in
fact such policy would not be any
protection whatever under the COM
pensation law. If such a policy is
purchased, the employe would get
the benefit of its benefits, but would
not i'm the least be limited in his
claims for the compensation to which
he would be entitled under the work
mems compensa ton law in addition
tc whatever he might be paid under
the accident policy, as there is no
relation whatever between the two
claims. The thresher operator who
takes out an accident policy under
the belief that he is protecting him
self from liability under the compen-
sation law is likely to find that he
will be called upon to pay the liza
biity claim as personal claim
against himself in addition to the
accident premium.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-01
Coin BOX ROBBED
LONG DISTANCE BOOTH AT THE
DEPOT ROBBED

Burglars got in their work last night
though the net haul was hardly worth
the trouble taken in breaking into a
coin receiver in public place.
Some time during the night the
coin box attached to the long dis
tance telephone in the booth at the
station was relieved of what cash it
contained, about ten dollars, as near
as can be ascertained. The booth
door is never locked and the public
always has access to the telephone
within.
Mr.. Phifer, manager of the local
exchange, made his customary trip
to the station this morning before
the arrival of the trains from the
west and north to remove the money
that had accumulated in the locked
coin box receiver just under the tel
ephone. He was greatly disturbed at
finding the steel box on the floor and
the contents gone.
In order to achieve the looked-for
results the person who was so bold
as to tamper with property not his
own, knocked the brass lock from its
inner fastenings and stole the cash.
No trace of the lock was discernable
this morning.
1t is not known whether the deed
was committed by loungers who are
moving through the city purportine
to want honest work, or whether il
was the act of local characters. 1t Is
believed to be the former. Anyway.
apprehension and few years in the
penitentiary would be plain ustice fol
those who prefer stealing to working
honestly for their livelihood.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-01
MinOt Police Beat
Up a Preacher

Minot, N d., Aug. Rev C. w.
Finwall, recently beaten in an alter
cation with local police, declares he
was the victim of a frameup. Police
deny the charge and say that Mr..
Finwall was beaten when he resisted
arrest while acting suspiciously.
Mr.. Finwall says he was walking
along the street, when an automo-
bile drove up from behind, several
men leaping out of the car and ar
resting him, and that he was beaten
up after being taken into custody.
On Sunday previous to the affair
Mr.. Finwall, speaking in the Minot
churches, bitterly assailed the Mino,
police force.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-01
STATE BONUS
TO SOLDIERS
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURES TO
ACT ON MATTER AT NEXT
SESSION

Pierre, Aug. 1.-That South Da-
chusetts and other states in provid-
ing a bonus for her soldier boys who
saw service in the world war, either
at home or abroad, is matter which
is now receiving attention through
out the state, according to word re-
ceived here from the office of Adju-
tant-General w. A. Morris, at Red
field.
Massachusetts, at the last session
of her legislature, provided for a
bonus of 500 to be given to each of
her returned soldiers, and numerous
other states have done likewise in
furnishing a material recognition of
the service of their boys. South Da-
who saw service on the Mexican
border, giving each one SIS, and it is
not thought that the next legislature
will fail to do something similar for
those who have entered service and
assisted in bringing about the defeat
of the central empire.
The last session of the state legis-
lature made provisions for an enum-
GRAFTON by the assessors this sprine
of all soldiers, sailors, marines, Y
M. G. A., Y. w. C. A., Knights OF
Columbus, Salvation Army, Red Gross
and other workers who were called
into the service of the country. This
enumeration was primarily for the
purpose of compiling a history oi
South Dakota's part in the great war
but this record will be an invaluable
one in connection with furnishing the
state legislature with information
| upon which to base the proposed
bonus, and any service man who fails
to furnish this desired information
may be the loser in the end.
Word received from the office o.
| Acknowledgement W. A. Morris, o
Redfield, is to the effect that tn,
county auditors thus far reporting tn,
enumeration of their soldiers shov
that the assessors were able to ge
information on only about one-thirt
of their known service credits. TIL,
county auitors of the several countie
are endeavoring to complete thei
records and are anxious to receiv
! information on all men entering tn
service from their county. Genera
Morris is daily receiving requests TO
l blanks from service men who ar
filling them out and sending them t
Redfield, where they are being file
for future reference, talk of the pre-
posed bonus greatly stimulating in
terest in this matter among thos
who served during the war.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-01
SHERIFPS POSSE
AFTER MURDERER
NORTH DAKOTA FARMER SHOT
FROM ANIBUSH-WIFEW WIT
NESSES SHOOTING

Beach, N D., Aug. IA sheriff's
posses today is searching the woods
twenty miles south of here for w
w. Taylor, ranch hand, believed tc
be the man who shot X. Bowen, from
ambush last night. Bowen dice
shortly afterward. His wife witness
ed the shooting and notified the
sheriff. She said the shooting re.
suited from a long standing feud
Taylor, she said, was member of 6
gang who poisoned three hundred o.
Bowen's cattle a year ago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-01
ATTORNEY GENERAL
AFTER PR0fITfERs
SAYS EXISTING FEDERAL LAWS
WILL BE INVOKED AS FAR
AS POSSIBLE

Washington, d. c., Aug. 1.-Attor-
ney General Palmer today said that
existing federal laws will be invoked
as far as possible against profiteers
in necessities of life. He also said
that ii is probable that new laws will
be asked to enable the government
to combat high prices.
An additional meeting of the cab
met will be held soon, similar to the
one last night, at which each cabinet
member was asked for an opinion as
TO the cause of soaring prices.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-01
A new TOWN
.sTTU ATED A FEW MILES SOUTH
OF LAKE MADISON

On tie Milwaukee railroaGs few
miles south of Lake Madison, there
has sprung into being a ne,F town by
Tie name OF Henkin. Ii is now on
i,le Iiap with prospect CT becoming
a fiCurishing place along with other
towns and cities OF Lake county.
This town has completely suppalnted
what little Importance Saranac for
merly possessed A sidetrack has
been put in and some active building
operations are now in progress.
The site of the new town is on q
tract of farming land owned by JOS
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-01
WILKINSON'S DAIRY
PASSES INTO, THE HANDS OF
NEW PROPRIETORS

GIL Wilkinson, who conducts a
milk and cream business from a
building on Egan avenue NJ. has sold
his interest to Leonard and Jay
Pooley, two young men of sterling
character and business enterprise.
Seven years ago Mr.. Wilkinson
obrught his family to this place from
Aurora, Ill. He started in the re-
failing Of milk and cream and by per-
sistent effort and close attention to
business he has built UP a very pros
porous patronage. On the southeast
edge of the city he maintained a
large herd OF milk cows that supplied
an important table necessity to sew
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-01
Will Investigate
Cost of Shoes

Washington, ID. c., Aug. IA
resolution ordering the federal trade
commission to investigate the high
cost of shoes was reported favorably
in the house today by the committee
on interstate commerce. 1t will be
called up tomorrow in an effort to
passe it before recess. The house
will not be in session during the
month of August.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-01
Senator Fall Attacks
League of Nations

Washington, Aug. IA crime
against civilization was committed in
framing the league of nations, Sen
ator Fall, of New Mexico, declared in
a speech on the senate floor to-day.
We are asked to surrender that polit-
ical freedom which of itself consti-
tutes the greatest force of freedom
known to man, he stated.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-01
Wilson Submits
Protocol to Treaty

Washington, d. c., Aug. Pres
ident Wilson today submitted to the
senate protocol to accompany the
treaty with Germany. 1t provides
the treaty shall become effective
when ratified by three major powers
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-01
Yanks and Their
German Wives

Washington, d. c., Aug. 1.-Two
hundred American soldiers have filed
requests to bring home German
wives, Representative King, republi-
can, of Illinois, declared on his re-
turn from a six weeks tour of Euro
pean countries and the war zone.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-01
BRITISH AIRPLANES
BOMB KRONSTADT
ATTACK BOLSHEVIk STRONG
HOLD AND RETURN
SAFELY

Helsingfors, Aug. Eight Brit
ish airplanes arose from cruisers in
Kronstadt, the Bolshevik naval base,
for forty minutes. The Bolshevik
batteries replied, but all the airplanes
returned safely
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-01
Congress Asked to
Limit Profits

Waship d. c.. Aug. Con
gress will be asked TO limit profits
on necessities of life, Senator Kirby,
of Arkansas, announced during a
heated debate on the high cost OF
living today.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-01
Wages of Railway
Employees Considered

Washington, ID. c., Aug. 1.-Pres-
ident Wilson today recommended the
creation of body to investigate and
determine all questions concerning
wages of railway employees, and its
decisions would be mandatory. He
made this recommendation in let
ter to Representative Esch.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-01
Poland Ratifies
German Treaty

Paris, Aug. 1.-The Polish national
assembly has ratified both the Ger
man and Polish treaties by vote of
281 to 141, according to advices re-
ceived from Warsaw.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-01
Allies Demand
Bella Kun Abdicate

Vienna, Aug. Final decision is
to be taken today on the demand OF
the allies that Bella Kun abdicate as
Hungarian soviet leader.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-01

The Negro asks the full protection of
the law, to be left unhindered and I'M
hampored in his industrial and com
mercial pursuits, 10 be given a fair
deal and full opportunity to educate
his children, and to work out his W
destiny-being loyal to his family, to
his community, to his country, and to
his God!
The Negro Entitled to the Product Of
His Patriotism.
Despite all else, the Negro loves the
South. He knows no North, no East,
no West, as he knows the South.
Here in largest numbers he was born
here, in the sacred soil of the Sunny
Southland, his parents and relatives
lie buried; here, in southern fields
and amid exceptional business oppor.
tunities, he has made the most amaz-
ing progress; and here he wishes 10
remain in peace, in friendly and help
full relations with his fellowmen! He
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-01

money which the Government has
generously provided under the War
Risk Insurance Act, thus enabling
them TO tide over the trying winter
season and start out to find employ
ment in the more propitious months
of spring, and you must come to the
conclusion that the decision or pro-
gram of the War Department is both
a wise and a far-seeing one
Give the War Department a few
months more time in which to work
out this great big problem, and soon,
when the weather breaks when eco
homie conditions have had a chance
to adjust Reconsideration with the
approach of spring the numbering
operations of the North, increased
manufacturing and mining operations
of the eastern, central and other sec
tions Of our country, and the begin
ming of farming work all over the
country will occasion a big demand
for labor-our boy S, along with thou
sands of others, can then safely be
released from Army service to re-
sumo gainful occupations in what 1
trust will prove to be AN ERA OF
PROSPERITY AND PEACE!
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CONTINUED from Page one.)

farmers of all classes in the country
as a whole, while in point of popula-
ton the Negro race constituted but
1917 per cent of the total population
of the United States.
The Negro is the greatest labor fac.
tor in the South. His loyalty and pa
triotism remain unquestioned. A race
composed of such people cannot be
other than an asset. 1t is true that
here and there the undesirable and
criminal abound, as in all races you
will find them, but the sane, law.
abiding, Industrious Negro is legion.
and millions of them have justly earn.
ed the respect of their various com
munities.
Unfounded Fear Concerning Return
Of Negro Soldiers.
Have no fears that when these sol
diers to whom l have referred return
from the war, having aided in their
country's triumph, that they will
over night, as it were, become a men