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E lira! KCSSIA MI ST MODIFY PEAC1 TIIKATY TO I'OhAM). London, Aug. 25. —Whether mo*! r.t Europe attain will be involved in war was expected today to be decided within 48hours. Russia has until Friday evening to repty to the Anglo Italian note demanding modification of her peace treaty to Poland. Pre mier Lloyd George has informed ih" bolsheviki that unless a satisfactory reply is forthcoming within the tint* limit Great Britain will change hei policy toward Russia. Committed tt the same action as Great Britain i: France, Italy and'probably Belgium. In the event of resumption of hostili ties on a large scale, Germany may become partially involved since senti ment of the Gtrman population bor der! ng on Polnm| i« frankly pro-Rus- Warsuw, Aug. 25.—The northern iviet armies are com plot ly sur MUinded, a Polish official commu nique announced. It Is furiously at ::cking in attempts to cut its way mi. "ome attacks .ou'h e.f Ml. \va on repulsed. ft Berlin, Aug, 25.—The Russian northern army has begun a counter oifensive with come success, it is re ported in ftnoff.cial dispatches. A decisive battle was in progress yes terday near Niedenburg. .London, Aug. 26.—A.^.i-ut^ ne gotiations betweenthe Ptoles and the Russians will be ruptured if the Poles adhere to their determination to re fuse the bolsheviki terms calling for limitation of army, surrender of war material and u aisatUn »t prole tariat nxilita. IS raw HIE Pl'SHKRS OF AUTO HIGHWAY ACKQSS STATE HOLD fi:iT- lN(i AT HOT SPRINGS. Hot Springs, Aug. 25.—The second annual meeting of the Black Hills Sioux Trail association was held in Hot Springs. Members were present from all the counties through which the trail passes. An enthusiastic and effective meeting resulted. It was planned to make the nar year's work more aggressive than has been attempted in the first year of the association organization. The Black Hills Sioujf Trail is now one of the best roads across the^state and is wHl marked by black, whit and orange signs. A dinner was given at the Ho Springs hotel by the commercial club of the city in honor of the visiting delegates and their wives. In addi tion to these there was present Gen eva! Hugh L. Scott, former chief of staff of the United States army. Addresses were given following the dinner and General Scott gave de lightful reminiscences of the early days of Dakota territory, he being sent here directly after his gradua tion from West Point to protect the camp of Deadwood againist depreda tions of the Indians. These included a robbing of the mail at Deadwood, General Scott anl his men salvaging many scraps of ebecks and valuable documents and piecing them together after their at tempted destruction by the Indians. General Scott has ridden on horse back from the Canadian line to the Mexican border through this section and probably knows the country as well as any man now living. He pro tests against the changing of the Ut»e of Bear Lod^e rock, an 800 fdot rock in the northern Black Hills, to Devil's Tower, which he protests is a grotesque and misleading name. o Alleged England Wants Democratic President Chicago, Aug. 25.-—England is ready to pay real money to aid in_tho election of a Democratic president, Congressman Fred Britien of Illinois declared in a statement. He said the t'«h parliament had voted the ritish ambassador in Washington over $89,000 for entertainment. This fund ii! endy found its way into the democratic national committee, he •aid. New York. Aug. 25.—Tb» cam- j4»ign fund receipts of the democratic national committee to date are less than $100,000. Chairman White of the committee announced. White flatly denied assertions of Represen tative Britten of Illinois that the British embassy had contributed to Die democratic campaign func!. i- EJI MM jemr commission to ukc nier and saw was much in evidence today when building work for the construction of the different booths and eating stands began shortly after the business places opened for the day. At the intersection of Egan Ave. and Center St. is to be seen the platform intended for the orchestra and the Municipal band. Lining the avenue on each s-ido stand an array of tents and hastily built booths that are to contain such teatuies and spe cialties an usually appeal to crfwl« who are out for a big event. The concessions are limited 1 use of two blocks on Egan Ave. and one block er First St. east and west. And the charactcr of all rhows and exhibitions will be rigidly watched during the round up by the regular police and special Qffi-—~ sworn in. The good name will be made safe for all. George Johnson was & busy today. He and his fore of men hard at work doing the wirin the speqial exhibitions on Egau No autos are to be parked on Ave. during the afternoon or tuo round up dates and all delivery rig. must receive their loads at. the rear end of stores. The city commission has deter minedly decided to exclude alt unde sirables who visit Madison-the next three days. The Madison municipal band has been engaged to furnish music the remainder of the week. It is thought that the city will be called on to take care of 12,000 to 15,000 people during the western contest and already people are arriv ing in town for the stunts that are scheduled at tKe fair grounds. The stores will not be closed and every merchant in Madison stands ready to shyw any "courtesy to^the crowds that will throng the streets of the city tomorrow and the two days following. Immediately after the program at the fair grounds there will be enter tainment for all at the *ball park where Madison will meet Sioux Falls and Wessington Springs. The round up management have all things in hand for a thrilling '-on test at the fair grounds* WILL BE HI INDIAN EN ROrTR TO CANTOR. S. D., WHERE EXECUTION WILL TAKE PLACE Sioux City, Aug. 25.—United States Marshal Joe W. Gnaw, of the Navajo Indian, reservation of New Mexico,arrived in Sioux City this morning with John Big, an Indian convicted of killing nine Indians on the reservation in New Mexico dui ing the last two years. Gnaw is tak ing Big to the government institu tion at Canton, S. D., where he will be hanged. Thejndian was put in the ciay jail for safe keeping until a train to Canton at 4:30 o'clock. Big was captured three weeks ago in the Ilamah mountains in New Mexico, less than 24 hours after he had hung a young man of the tribe. The day before he got in an argu ment with two Indfems and" clubbed the to rteath, Gnaw said. The other six killings marked against him were porpetiated in the name manner nn the former occa sions. Big made away with the she belong:ng to the men ho killed, Gna said. 1 According to Gnaw the govern ment has no jurisdiction over the Navajo Inttrnns when they commit a crime against a member of the trib They are brought 'fore aa Ir.dian tribunal and after a trial the sentence Is served out. Big's tr:al was held August 12. The "jury" returned a verdict of guilty and Big was sea tanced to bo pat to death. SIOUX FALLS GROCER A I latk COMHtT OF ItOWDS ANT) sidi shows. The toouiui ol I lie Cui pi Met''n him SHE :'NP .Ji/v'i'iO MR. MAUI IN A\1UIFK 1\ UA'i'H- LNCi WHI N DROU VINli (Ml- XTltRED TOW AY'. tragic drowning occurred near Madison Pass a few minutes before the whistle sounded the noon hour. Mr. Martin, a grocery man from Sioux Falls, was in six feet of w a ter taking a swim when he w as eized either with cramps or heart failure and went under the water in the presence of his wife who also was enjoying ba'hing diversion. After the second time under the unfortu nate man expired. His only utter ance uring the seizure was a pitiful cry for help. A telephone message came to Dr. R. S. Westaby in a few seconds after the cry for help had been given. Dr. Jordan was at the lake at the time but all medical as sistance was unavailing. The couple had gone abouf 14 or 20 feet, from shore and were Apparently enjoying their swim when this tragical termi nation of life ensued. Occasionally there is a drowningSu the lake and the question Is being asked whether pulmotors are pro vided in car e there is a possibility of resin,dating a person drowned. It is learned that ah atteihpt had been made to supply these useful devices, but nothing came of it. Either the counly commissioners or the city au thorities should see that such life pavers be plaeqd accessibly at both Lake Madison ai}d Lake Herman. Culp.able neglect in this matter may cost more than one life. eic ii¥~ (X)WtiIWiS \*D COWBOYS LED BY MADISON MUNICIPAL BAND. Manager Bangs ol the round up stated this morning that he w^s so proud of the class of talent that wa? entering the Madison contest, -and of the fact that he had the best "bunch" of world's champio nf and "top" hands seen at any contest in many a day, that he was going to stage a big parade of all the contes tants who have entered the various events of the bit round up. The parade will be headed by the popular Madison Municipal band that has been eng&ged to furnish music for the round up and for the con certs that will !be given on the down town streets during the three days, and will leave the fair grounds at 12 (iJclock sharp Thursday and the best siring of cowboys and cowgirls ever assembled at any contest will ride their way through the ^principal streets ot Madison, and if any on thinks that there isn't a classy bunch of cow talent in this man's town just step out your front door along about notSn tomorrow and look them over. F! FIL EXCAVATION HAS BEEN COM PLETED ALONG TWO BLOCKS ON CENTER ST. W. The Atkinson Paving company Is now at work on Center St. W. remov ing dirt preparatory to laying the concrete base for paving that will u be underway. Out in that end town considerable excavating is necessary to reduce the natural ele vation to the regularly specified grade level. All dirt is removed from the street by means oft a traction dig-' ger that easily forces the shovel into the soil and swings it to the dump wagons that remove it to parts of' the city where dirt is needed for filling low places in the roadway. So far the excavating crew has reaolied West Ave. and are closely following Contractor Marquart's men, who are i placing in the curbing and ceiient I approaches to private residences and into.*: ccting avenues. In coining east tny blocks farther both crews come to a point where the rising knoll ceases and from there on towards SOOL of Egan Ave. less dirt will need to be removed. I The Atkinson company and also I Mr. Marquart are receiving their sand for construction work from the washing plant ol the National Con- MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1920. crete Materials q^mpany pit, which is located on the J„ Rankin property on Fourth St. SR. That company has six men in their employ who turn out 40 tons of washed sand and gravel per! hour. A 40 horsepower portable drag and lift apparatus loads the product of: the pit into train cars that drop each load into a belt conveyor for eleva-1 i o n i n o e i w a s i n s e e n Here gravel and sand are separated and run into bins for quick loading.1 All rock measuring yp to six inches is graded at the dump and passed-) through powerful crushers in the ceed with paving construction just as soon as tin completed. WOtTLJI CREATE "NEW COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNINUTOW. state ,is to be triven to the new coun ty to be composed of the present east ern section of Pennington county ly ing east of Cheyenne river. A petition has been tiled with the county commissioners of Pennington county asking for division and the question will be submitted to a vote of the people of the county at ^the general election in November, asking that Howard county be created out of the territory east of the stream There are several complications connected with this^ove, which may or may not help it ouY. Pennington county wants a new court house, but e a e s o e e a s e n o e county have in the past defeated such a move, and appear to take the same position as long as they are tied to Pennington county. They are not so much opposed to a new court house as they are inclined to use this to se cure vote* for division o The Troubles In Ireland Dublin, Aug. 25.—Arthur Grif fiths, Sinn Fein leader, today sent messages to rulers of the nations throughout the world calling atten tion to the arrest and detention In Brixton prison of Lord Mayor Mach weeney of Cork, who is near death from a hunger strike. Lucerne, Switzerland, Aug l!r. Premier Lloyd George today wired to the Sister of Lord Mayor Mach tfeeney of Cork he could not make exception of his case and that British orders against freeing hunger strik er* must sUTnd. London, Aug. 20. Maehwoeaey la sinking rapidly this afternoon. His wife is on the verge of collapse but planned to remain at his bedside. o S- Extravagance Is On the Wane Chicago, Aug. 25.—Extravagance in working class is on the wane and a feeling of caution rules all business transaction Because it is felt that a drop in prices is inevitable, accord ing to'a monthly .statement of the federal reserve bank today. The buyingpublic is checking extrava gances, the statement said. A dearth of liquid credit and restriction of bank credit ts the k«gr to tlie whole situation. o Freight Rates Into Effect Tonight Washington, Aug. 25. Higher freight and passenger rates go into effect on American railroads at mid night tonight. o -f America New Record In Olympic Games Antwerp, Aug.25.—Ethelda Bleis-j trey, American, established a new world record in the 100 meter swim for women at the Olympic games to day, winning that event in 1 minute and 3-5 seconds. HAZING 111 TRE IEKM STOCK BK KING RRONCS AMI IX*G HORNS BROI GHT FROM PAS TURE TO GROUNDS. screen frame. The paving company perienced this morning when the makes use of both the sand and round up bunch started in with the gravel. outlaw bucking stock and long horn The foreman at the washing plant stated yesterday^hat their product have been ranging the past week, and was free from clay and soil and very i took a regular round up crew and several good cow ponies to get the stuff "hazed in." After considerable wrangling the bucking stock were coaxed do^ii through the (lanes of cornfields "and approximately 150 desirable for\marketiug. In fact, he thought that ^t was the best in this section of the state, owing to its pos sibilities for ready cohesion when mixed with cemenl. The Atkinson people have all their! head are now contentedly grazing on machinery here and are ready to pro-• the iair grounds awaiting the first puncher that feels lucky. Running in this bunch of outlaw brones are some of the meanest, hardest buck ing horses in the world. Among a lew of the best being Hot Shot, Gray ('•host. Funeral Wauon. Cabin Creek and Wild Girl. These brones having' cojiftiptently disqualified many a good lronc fighter this season. And in his same bunch is "Bovee," a bronc hat has thrown every rider that ever raw led on his back in the bareback rontests, and the puncher that draws this horse in the contests this week will "sure have a forked ride." These brones will all be corralled today and numbers painted on (heir backs, names mined in. and tomorrow night (he contestant will draw their execavation ail HI TO IE CDMIFLY II Pierre, Aug. 25.—The name oi V. H. Howard, pioneer of Minnehaha county and the western part of the! Considerable difficulty was ex- frotn ,he P«»'«reB where they bronctl tor the preliminaries in the various contests on Thursday after noon. The old lonp horns and slick ears are eating up the grass on the fair grounds today. ?n.d if any one in Madison thinks they aren't •'salty" jusf drive out that way and look them over. Other stock-is arriving this morning, and before the end of the week the old fair grounds east of town will be so far "out west" that *he owls will be feeding with t»"* chickcns. Several more "tops" blew in last night, among the mbeing "Slim" Ri ley. famous bulldogger Bud Tim mons, Kenneth Cooper, winner of bronc riding contest at Spencer round up Ed. Herrian and Adam Marshall, the Indian cowboy, who won first in the bronc riding contest at Interior last week. In speaking of the outlook this morning, Mr. Bangs, manager and producer of the Madison round up, made the statement, and said he would back said statement with ev yything he had, a reputation and all, that the people of this section of the country would have the oppor tunity the last three days of this week of witnessing a round up and contest of western sports where there will be more world's champions and the very best cowboys and cowgirls that has ever been at any contest in the United States this season and many other seasons, and that the Madison round up, from a standpoint of cow talent, bucking stock and class events, will be bigger than the ("hevenne Frontier days and the Cal gary "Stampede" and any of the big western contests. i o Suffrage Fight In Washington Washington, Aug. 25.—The anti suffrage fight against the nineteenth amendment was transferred to Wah ington today when a suit to enjoin Secretary of State Colby from pro claiming the amendment was filed the District of Columbia court. Marshal Foch Coming to America Paris, Aug. 25.—Marshal !i ^111 viait the United tSiates next April. mmrnrn MQ I Daily Market Report Minneapolis Grain. i Minneapolis, Aug. 25.—Corn: niaftd slower and offerings fair. No yellow closed at $1.55@1.56 No. .) mixed at $1.54 di 1.55. Oats: Good general demand anl premiums stronger. No. 3 whites closed at 64 65c No. 4 whites, 58%@63c. Rye: Demand from millers good and from shippers fair. No. 2 rye closed at $1.98 1.95 %. Barley: Shipping Interests bought freely at advanced prices. Prices elosed at 88c @$1.06. Sioux City Livestock. Sioux City, Aug. 25.—The general market from the opening appeared close to 25c lov.-er for all grades. Top hogs sold at $14.85 and the bulk of saleswas made at from $3.50 @13.85. I supreme 3 1 ou should be .as quick as others in learning* the advantages of having & bank account in a reliable bank wheifc your DEPOSITS ARE GUARANTEED UNDER STATE LAW DAKOTA STATE BANK Madison, South Dakota SECURITY STATE BANK Madison, S. D. We pay 5 per cent on Time Certificates of Deposits. Deposits Guaranteed by Stat* Guaranty Fitai Officers C. A. STBNAL*Nr. present W O. GIENAPP, Ttce G. L. SCT'LLY, Cashier. HADISON. SO.DAKOTA 5 per cent From this date we will pay 5 per cent in terest on certificates of Deposit for One Year. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK ins FEDERAL RtStftvt BANK MADISON, S. D. 5 THE OLD EST BAMK /V t-AAfE COUNTY. UIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIHHHHHmHHC^iil The Madison Creamery ROGNESS BROS., Proprietor Makers, of High Grade Butter Manufacturers of I Peerless Ice Cream and Soft CWnks 1 Highest Market Pricc Pai4 |w Craaia 2 PHONE 2341 MADISON, a D. MiinmnnniiimnnniminiiniininnniiiiiiiiimmnmniHiniumiHhiinimn W. 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