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July ste
SUMMONS

July olO
SUMMONS
State of South Dakota, County OF
Hand, SIS. In Circuit Court, Sixth Ju-
dicial Circuit
Glen A Boutwell,, Plaintiff,
VS.
James G. Gilbert, deceased, Kate A..
Gilbert, deceased, Clinton C. Gilbert,
end Fred Gilbert as the sole heirs, de-
risees and legatees of James G.. Gill
bert, deceased, and the unknown heirs,
dcvisees and legatees of James G..
Gilbert, deceased, and the administrat-
uI or executor of James G. Gilbert. de-
ceased, and Clinton c. Gilbert and
Fred Gilbert as the sole heirs of Kate
A. Gilbert, deceased, and the unknown
heirs, devisees. legatees and the credi-
tors of Kate A.. Gilbert, deceased, and
the administrator or executor of Kate
A. Gilbert, deceased, and ali persons
unknown who have or claim to have
any estate or interest in, or lien or
circumference upon the premises des-
cribed in the complaint, defendants.
The State of South Dakota to tbs
Above Named Defendants:
You are hereby summoned and re-
CURED to answer the complaint of the
plaintiff, which was filed in the office
Of the Clerk of Courts at Miller, in
Hand County, South Dakota, on the
30th day of June. 1920, and which
prays for a judgment quieting the title
to and determining Of all adverse
claims against the premises described
i'm the complaint, situated in said
County and State as follows, to-wit:
The Southwest quarter of Section Fiji
teen, Township One Hundred Twelve
North Range Sixty-Six west Of the
Fifth p. NJ, in Hand County, South
Dakota, and to serve a copy of your
answer to the said complaint upon the
undersigned at his office in the Bush
field Block in the city of Miller, South
dakota, within thirty days after the
completed vice of this
upon you, exclusive of the day of such
service, and If you fail to answer said
complaint within that time. the plain
tiff will apply to the Court for the
relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated this 10th day or April, 1920
Harlan j Bushfield,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Harlan ]. Bushfield. Atty.
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July 29t1
Notice Of Administrators Sale OF Real
Estate mt Private Sale

Estate at Private Sale
State of South Dakota, County OF
Charles Mix, SIS. In County Court:
In the matter of the Estate of Grace
w. Condo, deceased.
Notice Is Hereby Given, That, in
pursuance of an order of the County
Court Of the County of Charles Mix,
state of South Dakota. made on the
Goth day of July, 1920, in the matter
of the estate Of Grace w. Condo, de-
ceased, the undersigned, administrat-
ors of the estate of said deceased, will
sell at private sale, in one parcel, to
the highest bidder, upon the terms and
conditions hereinafter mentioned. and
subject to confirmation by said county
court on or after the 7th day of Au-
gust, 1920, all the right, title and in
terest of the said Grace w. Condo,
deceased, at the time of her death and
Ill the right, title and interest that
The said estate has acquired, of, in and
to that certain piece or parcel of land
situated in the county OF Hand, state
o. South Dakota, and described as
follows, to-wit:
The undivided one-ffth interest of
the estate of said decedent, Grace w.
Condo, in and to the Northwest quart
er and the North half of the Southwest
quarter of Section 10, in township 10,
North Range 66, West Of the Fifth
Principal Meridian, subject to the life
estate of Julia Il. Stafford, life tenant
for the term of her natural life.
Terms and Conditions Of sale: All
cash in coin or currency of the United
States on confirmation of the sale by
the Court and the execution and de-
livery of a good and sufficient deed
thereto.
All bids offered must be in writing
and delivered to the Judge of the
C unity court at his Office in the city of
Lake Andes, South Dakota, at any
time after the first publication of this
notice and before the making of the
sale.
Dated this goth day of July. 1920.
Jonn A. Condo,
Rock Island Savings Bank,
administrators of the Estate of
Grace w. Condo. deceased.
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July is t6
MONS

July 10 t6
SUMMONS
State Of South Dakota. County OF
dicial Circuit
c. II. Runger, Plaintiff.
Solomon Hoge, deceased, Herman b.
HOge and Sarah X. Hoge, as the sole
heirs. devisees and legatees Of Solo
nor Hoge, deceased, Neville Bashaw.
as the executor of the estate Of Solo
mon Hoge, deceased, and the unknown
heirs, devisees, legatees and the cred
itOrs of Solomon Hoge, deceased, and
Sarah r. Hoge, as the administrative
with the will annexed of Solomon
HOge, deceased, and all persons un-
known who have or claim to have any
estate or interest in, or lien or encum-
brance upon the premises described
IN the complaint, defendants.
The State of South Dakota to the
Above Named Defendants:
You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to answer the complaint of the
plaintiff which was filed in the office
Of the Clerk of Courts at Miller, in
Hand County. South Dakota, on the
Gath day Of April. 1920, and which
prays for a judgbent quieting the title
to and determining OF all adverse
claims against the premises described
in the complaint, situated i'm said
county and state as follows, to-wit:
The Northeast quarter of Section
Nineteen, Township One Hundred
Fourteen North Range Seventy West
of the Fifth p. M in Hand County.
South Dakota, and to serve a copy of
your answer to the said complaint up-
on the undersigned at his Office In the
Bushfeld Block In the city OF Miller.
South Dakota, within thirty days after
the completed service OF this summons
upon you, exclusive OF the day OF such
service, and IL you fail to answer said
complaint within that time, the plain
tiE will apply to the Cort for the
relief demanded In the complaint.
Dated this 10th day OF April, 1920.
Harlan ]. Bushheld.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
H. .. Bushfeld. Atty.
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July 2yt3
Notice Of Hearing Petition for Letters
Of Administration

Notice Of Hearing Petition for Letters
Of Administration
State of South Dakota, County of
Hand, IS. In County Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of An
drew j. Clifford. deceased.
The State of South Dakota sends
Greeting to William H. Clifford, Miller,
S. d.. Ebenezer F. Clifford. Pierre, S.
d., Mrs. u. G. Boles. Miller, S. d., A.
J.. Clifford, Alexandria, s. d., III. /.
Clifford. Huron, s. d., Robert l.. Gift
ford, Huron, s. d.. Pearl Murphy. Mil
Ter, S. d., and Sophia M. A. Clifford,
Widow. Miller, s. D., heirs at law and
next Of kin of Andrew j. Clifford, de-
ceased. and to all to whom these pres
ents may come.
Notice is hereby given that III. /.
Clifford. has filed with the Judge OF
this Court, a petition praying for
Letters of Administration of the Es-
tate of Andrew j. Clifford, deceased.
and that Saturday. the 21st day OF
August. 1920. at $3.50 o'clock p. NJ, of
said day. being a day of a regular
term Of this Court, to-wit: of tho
regular term, 1920. at the chambers
OF the said County Court, in the city
II Miller, County of Hand, State OF
S. d.. has been set for hearing said
petition. when and where any person
interested may appear and show cause
why the said petition should not be
granted.
Dated at Miller. So. OAK, this 9th
day Of July, A. d., 1920.
r.. c. Anderson,
Judge of the County Court
Null. Royal and w. G. Peterson. Attys.
for Petitioner.
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July lZto
State of South Dakota, County OF
Hand. SIS. In Circuit Court, Sixth Ju-
dicial Circuit.
Thomas Heating. Plaintiff.
VS.
Benjamin c. Sargent, deceased. The
Merchants Loan e. Trust Company Of
Chicago, Illinois, as executor of the
estate of said deceased, Leroy H.. Sar-
gent, Guy j. Dart, Sadie ID Metzger,
Jesse w. Dart, as the sole heirs, de-
visees and legatees of Benjamin C..
Sargent, deceased, and the creditors
of Benjamin C. Sargent, deceased, and
the unknown heirs, devisees and lega-
tees of Benjamin c. Sargent, deceased,
and all persons unknown who have or
claim to have any estate or interest
in or lien or encumbrances upon the
premises described in the complaint.
defendants.
The State of South Dakota to the
Above Named Defendants:
You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to answer the complaint of the
plaintiff, which was filed in the Office
of the Clerk of Courts at Miller, in
Hand County, South Dakota, on the
Bird day of July, 1920, and which prays
for a judgment quieting the title to
and determining all adverse claims
against the premises described in the
complaint, situated in said County and
State as follows, to-wit: The North
west quarter of Section Eleven in
Township One Hundred Thirteen.
North Range Seventy West of the
Fifth p M. in Hand County, South Da-
kota, and to serve a copy of your ans
wer to the said complaint upon the
undersigned at his Office in the Bush
field Block in the city of Miller, South
Dakota, within thirty days after the
completed service Of this summons
upon you, exclusive of the day of such
service, and If you fail to answer said
complaint within that time, the plain
tiff will apply to the Court for the
relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated this 2nl day of July, 1920.
Harlan j. Bushfeld.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
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Harvesting in County
About Half Completed

Harvesting Is on in full swing over
the county. Oats, barley and rye are
a good crop in all sections of the
county. Wheat is not so good but will
show a fair yield, being effected in
some parts by black rust.
The corn prospect is reported to be
the best in years.
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July 29tl
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate Of Lila X. Ross, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
pigned Edwin S. Ross, administrator
OF the Estate of Lila X. Ross, deceased
to the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the said deceas-
ed; to exhibit them, with the neces-
sary vouchers, within six months after
the first publication of this notice, to
the said administrator al his home in
the town of st. Lawrence, in the u
ty Of Hand, State of South Dakota
Dated July oath, 1920.
Edwin S. Ross,
Administrator of the Estate of
Lila X. Ross, deceased.
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Farm Product Business
OF State ~$4OO,OOO,OOO

Pierre South Dakota is an agricul-
;ural state, and the history of its pro-
gress is the history of it's agriculture.
tOr fifteen years our state has ranked
first in per capita production of ag-
Iicultural products. Following are
some figures from the final govern
mont rpnOrt of 1910
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ESTRAYED

Estrayed-One black mare, 8 years
old, star in forehead. two white hind
feet, weight about 1850; one black
mare, stripe in face, two white hind
feet, A years old, weight about 1900.
Anton Ruzicka,
36t3% Houdek, S. Oak.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
III yu want tob uy or sell, or rent have lost or found something,
advertise II In these columns for results.
Rates SC Per Line Each Insertion.

Taken Up-About June Is. Six milk
and two, 2 year old heifers. Ow-
ner can have same by proving owner
ship and paying charges.
IL. G.. Wells,
36t3* Sec 19-111-66 Vayland route.
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After satisfying all needs for home
consumption South Dakota exported
in 1919 over $4OO, OOO, 900 worth of
farm products, the main items Of
which were:
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August 5t2
FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Wheaton District No. 1866. of Hand
County. South Dakota, for the year
beginning July 1, 1919, and ending
June 30, 1920, as ascertained upon set
tript
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RECEIPTS
Balance on hand July 1, 1898 3510.l5
Received from all sources. 1141.73
Total Receipts .......!... 4651.SS
EXPENDITURES
For teachers wages ......$ 2S52.50
FOR school houses, sites and
repairs ....... ......... S1.40
For all other purposes. $4,000
Total expenditures ....... 3769.92
Balance On hand. June 80,
1920 ............ ..... SS1.96
Total to balance receipts 4651.SS
This balance on hand, $SS1.96, is de-
posted in State Bank, located at Tu-
lare, South Dakota.
Dated this 2Sth day of July, 1920.
John M. Roach,
President or Chairman.
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FOUND
LOST

Lost Book with important papers
on road north of town. Finder please
leave at this Office or mail to Anton
Ruzicka, Houdek. s. ID. 37t1|
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State of South Dakota, County or
Hand, SIS. In Circuit Court, Sixth Ju-
dicial Circuit.
Glen A Boutwell,, Plaintiff,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14

LEAGUE DRIVE
Zig Campaign Started to Raise
s2,250,o0o in the South
Bryan to Speak

Atlanta, Jan. 12.-United States
Senator VIM. ]. Harris, Of Georgia,
declared that the national prohibition
law will --ot enforce itself and that
it requires the moral and financial
support Of the people, in letter re-
ceived today by Chief Justice Nash r.
Proyles. OF the Georgia court OF ap-
peals. Senator Harris statement was
made in a letter endorsing the anti
saloon league campaign for funds in
Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, South
Carolina and Florida, which begins
Thursday. the day before the 18TH
amendment goes into effect. Judge
Broyles is chairman for Georgia.
Senator Harris says: The eight
eetth amendment brings constitution
al prohibition to the United States,
and I am certain it marks the begin
Aing Of the greatest era for the health,
prosperity, increased earning capacity
of our laEor:ng people and success OF
:ile nation Prohibition is the law
and ever law-abiGing citizen should
assist and encourage its enforcement.
This law. as we'll rs others, VIII not
enforce itself automatically. 1t re
quires the moral and financial support
of the sane ard constructive people
Of the country.
VIM. Jennings Bryan is an honorary
chairman of the campaign and will
make q speaking tour in its interest.
The quotas fer the five Southeastern
States total $3.50 900. The national
quota is $4,000. o0o which is TO be
used for home law enforcement, to
Americanize the foreigner and 10 cf-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
PosEMAsTERs AND POLITICS.

Many a citizen must have rubbed
his eyes on reading the announcement
that q Republican has been appoint
ed postmaster of Boston. In the old
days the Office would have gone, as a
matter of course, to some deserving
Democrat if in a Republican ad-
sninistration, to a deserving Repub-
lean. The qualifications, in either
case, would have been primarily po-
1itical. esjf#IW
And behold another wonder! In
this case the successful candidate was
chosen from list of 20 OF more ac-
cordingsto a scale of merit which al
lowed SO per cent for business expert
ence and 20 per cent for education.
Anyonescan figure out for himself
how much percentage was left for po
htical influence of any character.
This Boston appointment is not, by
any means, the first Of the kind made
since civil service rules were applied to
first class postmasterships but it hap
pens to be the most conspicuous.
There is no question OF the fitness Of
the new Boston postmaster, George =.
Croker. Besides passing the best ex-
animation for the place, he has tn
record. .eof having served acceptably as
city treasurer Of Boston.
Thesnew method Of selection is OBJ
ysously better for the postohce de-:
partnent, and should prove better in
the long run foF politics. It is one of.
the big steps toward putting Ameri-
can public service on a higher plane
and taus getting into public ofsce
men equal in ability to those occupy
ing corresponding places in/private
BUSINESS.
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TOO MANY PEOPLE.
business.

For generations scientific men have
been; viewing with alarm" the grow
ing population Of }hs-world. Every
little while along comes some learned
statistician Nautilus, and agures
that the earth cannot sustain many
more p 5ple, and II they continue re-
producing as usual their numbers
must Inevitably be kept down by wars
Sdisease-or starvation. The --latest
= arnist is the sttaistician for the
Commonwealth of Australia. He says
there were on the earth in 1914 abou.
GAS, ,eoo, 900 people, that the big war
killed of very few Of them, and the
population is increasing right along
row at the rate Of l 10 per cert
year, and at this gate there will soon
be "a severe strain on the resources OF
rature''
Wen, modern man is always push
ing beyond the economists edge OF
cultivation and making living out
of land that nobody before ever
thought worth cuIt;vating. And there
] are the vast tropics, as yet hardly
touched agriculturally. Land chem
isSry is working wonders. We are get
ting fertilizer out of the air. From
air and water alone we may yet pro-
dace food The interior heart Of the
earth will be tapped for fuel. Sir
soliver Lodge expects that man soon
er or later will get his energy direct
from the ether Of space, or from
atoms of matter-and there are thou
Z sands Of horsepower bottled up in a
cubic inch Of anything.
4 Who can set a limit to the re
sources Of nature" or to mans ability
B TO turn them to his purpose? From all
we can learn, lthsee $40, ,o0o,oo peo-
pie have more food and comforts OF
life than any generation Of their an
cestors had since Adam left Paradise.
It is the most sparseiy settled
countries that are poorest The more
people multiply, the more they mul-
tiply the necessaries Of life and the
more goods they have apiece. Too
many people gather in cities some
times, and so have difficulty in get
ting living; but that is merely g
fault of local distribution.
In this census year we need not
add to our present troubles and wor-
sry about the future Of the human
srace. When there are 1,ooo.ooo.ooC
speople in North America, they VII
prohaly all be better off than they are
now.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
Strange ,1alady in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma City, Jan. 11.-Five
hundred of the 1000 inhabitants of
shiatook, Tulsa county, are serious
ly i'll Of a strange malady which baf-
f1es physicians, according to reports to
the State health department.
Several deaths have occurred. In
the opinion OF one Of the physicians
here the disease is a mild form Of
cholera. 1t begins with an attack
Of dysentery and causes a losing Of
weight, according to the report.
The State health department will
send three physicians and ten in
spectors there tomorrow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
,Thirs: Lyceum Nu,nbcr-Thrce Artists
i'm Concert.

The patrons Of the Sumter Lyceum
Course Will have the opportunity Of
hearing in Ike Trin&ci-ia Concert Com
any. a singer Of international reputa-
ton il, the person Of Signor Bonanno.
This artist has sung at the Paris OPP
era and at a special concert in honor
Of President Poincaire. It may be Of
interest to know that this gentleman
IS a member Of the nobility, with the
title of Duke Nisilmeri But he doesn't
depend upon his title for his fame as
q singer. He has 4 rich baritone
voice and is said TO sing with a great
deal of expression and temperament.
He can sing in English, as We'll as in
several other languages.
Miss Simpson Vas fer sorcr" =
prilHa donna with the English Opera
Company. and has appeared in con-
cer:s in America.
The rianist. Gwendolyn Bayless.
is also a reader She is graduate OF
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. AL
together. this company will give one
of the most artistic recitals ever rem
dered in Sumter The members of
the Lvceum Association here are JUS
tiled in looking forward to treat.
and .he committee feels sure that this
number will maintain the high stand
ard eet By the two preceding numbers
Of this course
General admission 70 those who
are no. holders OF season tickets. Will
be 800. This recital will be given
at the Girls High School at $50
n.c1ncl, Tuesday eYening January IL.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE supreme
Court today denied permission for the
New Jersey Retail Liquor Dealers AS
soclatlon TO bring original proceedings
in the Supreme Court to tost the con-
s,itut:onalit!, of the prohibition amend
ment ani' enjoin its enforcement in
New Jersey The court held it had
no jurisdiction in lhc nnttcr-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14

bordeaux. Jan 9.-Construction
work on the giant Lafayette radio sta
ton being built here By the American
navy is finished and installation of the
electrical equipment will be completed
next spring. it is announced. This
will be the largest and most power
ful wireless station in the world, ac
cordinC to naval authorities.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
INDUSTRIAL CON-
FERENCE MEETS
Ccuntry's Industrial Situation
to Be Considered

Washington, Jan. 12.--President
Wilson'S second Industrial conference
reassembled today after several weeks
recess, to consider suggestions and
proposals for the stabilization Of the
nations industrial situation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14

washington. Jan. 12-The formal
caH> for the first meeting Of the
League of Nations council, which will
be held in Paris Friday. will be issued
nv President Wilson probably today,
the State department announced.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14

Washington. Jan. 12.-President
Wilson today summoned Secretary
Glass to the White House for cor
successor to Mr.. Glass viii be discuss
ed. The appointment is expected soon
so Mr. Glass can axe his seat in the
senate. succeeding the late Senator
Martin Of Virginia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
Rio Cotton Sale.

Mr.. F. C. Thomas on Monday dis
posed of his cotton holdings amount
ing to sos bales. This big sale was
made through Mr.. S. J. Smith Of this
place, who represents McCabe & Co.,
The Charleston exporters. The cot
ton was sold as follows: Good mid
ding Al 1-2c; strict niddling Ale;
middling 40c This is the largest
deal that has been pulled through
here this season-Manning Times.
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feet a dry world by 1890. Col. w.
Mcdonald Lee, Of Richmond, is nat
ional field director and E. Y. Clark,
OF Atlanta, Southern campaign direc-
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Kansas City. Jan. 1o.-General
Pershing was the guest Of the city
today. He was presented with a gold
hilted sabre.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14

E,ORE-Ncw. for sale, with starter,
demountable rims. large steering
wheel, extra radius rods and other
extras. See Tom league, Mechan-
10 Anchor Motor Co.
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md is ma-ifestly the best advertisi:as
medium in Sumter.