FREEMAN COURIER ['-We Guarantee This Paper [ [ ,,Sealr i ^ood ... ''- ] i-- " , ,,, T v a  woru 1or T -I [ oF:each Over 1080 I  Freeman and Watch [ I i; r Co uurier Is Read By • miAes Weekly l I , .2.. t,_... ,, I e Taan 5500 People I  , [ ] Every Week lumber new] John C. Mud . tlILIAltLE AND STORE FREEMAN MARKET. a new house Preheim were day. ' i h hive of b :,eJi; find it this tw' :;:'},(:JJW{ ready r 1 heldt wal ::i/  Jona A. # out .. V';. sis staY 0de E . in the , neighborho°d' Some are Senner :s always s becaUSe to the familY' A birth honor of being his children present Arnold Kaufman visit to sonle Wheat ............ 2 00 Oats .............. 75 Corn ............ 1.00 Hogs ............ 14.50 Butter ............ 40 Eggs .............. 38 Hay .............. 9 Hides ............. 13 Hard coal ........ 12.80 Soft Coal ........ 12.50 Rye 1.95 • o.......).. Potatoes 1.00 • ......° , Barley ........... 1.20 quality i aadBr::hes, i  '  ____= ery- [ first class ],.,., the,lHE COURIER High lot of spring. wires to two with man. disco saving llillside 1. Duet 2. 3. Steel to give and to at er store respect ess On J J MENDEL, Publisher Published Every Thursday, E. G. Wipf went to S0o Falls! Tuesday with acarload eornfed AUCti0n al 51 C steers. "2 2: ' o7%e=:: i, ' Frida:y Feb. 22. . . at >' 7 horses, 18 head of cattle, !iiCii!h!:!i:ctei:i:doiiieki:! '' hogs chickens and all kinds of farm machinery will be sold, TEACHERS' EXAMINATION'- An examination for First Grade, State Certificates Life Diplomas will be held Feb- ruary 21--23, at Parkston, the public school, beginning 8:30 A. M. Benj. Kaufman Co. Supt. With a heavy heart we write l the sad news,that death has brot the bitter cup of sorrow to a husband, children and many friends and relatives. Mrs John Gross, of this city, died at the See Falls hospital Monday morning at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Gross went thru a lot of sick- " ness during her life. 25 years ago she underwent an operati, ' in Chicago for gall stones. She Pillsbury's Best is the flour we sell our best customers. We back it with Guarantee of sazfacio to Zke customer and doe the'manufacturer BEN W,ALTNER seemed to be apparantly well un TOWN till lately. She took treatment Alderman 1st ward, John Gross at the See Falls hospi.tal and fat- Alderman 2nd ward, Christ Baer Subscription $ 1 25 er submitted to an operation'. Alderman 3rd ward, R. Gering After seeing thatshe is improv- Justice of the Peace P. Stading -- ing meely Mr. Gross came ho:ue . . Marshall J M Huber Saturday he was notified by wire ulerk G.H. Dewald that pneumonia is feared aml he Mike Waldner jr. came left immediately for the hospi' Notice is hereby given that a from Hitchcock an a visit. tal and was at her bedside to the caucfis will be held in the school Dr, A. A. Wipf was over at end. She was conscious to the Parkstoa: lhursday and Friday end:. On Monday's afternoon in°use No 68 off Feb -23one , examining a number o'f men in trainshe arrived in I reeman. o'clock p. m. for nominating class 1. , ' , township officers Scores of people were at the de- Jo A. Hofer Clk. , pot when the train pulled in. Druggist Carlson, of Lester-Arrangements were made to War is costing the U.S. ville, a radical' socialist, is plac- have the funeral this afternoon z4,000,000.00 each day. e4 under arrest for violating the .Rev. Ritterhaus conducting the E " spmnage Act. He is on the so futmral service. She has a Thee F. Haar went to See Sale starts at free lunch at noon. 10 a.m. Jacob J. Schwartz, Prop. Hot that you get paid for every pound. It pays to sell cream and if its only a small amount. 13c for bides at the CIIEAMERY The investigation into th packing industry is threah to bring things to light, practi, ces that have been alleged cialist ticket for state treasure. Jos A. ltofer is on the ticket for raih'oad commissioner. Mrs. Payne of ripp chairman business some of his old acquaintances. It will do Charley good to be out in the fresh air fora for a few days. If Mr. Hoover will see to it that all vegetm)les and 'fruits rinsed this year are really put on market and not dumpcct in rivers or left to rot in the fields he will have done much to re- lieve the food situation. . J.A. Kleinsasser, the dray man, invested in a truck to (lo Car hauling with. fhat is quite an investment but in order to be prompt in delivering hc louse c necessary to make the invest- ment. , brother in North Dakota and a sister in Iowa and to give them time to come it was decided to Falls Monday on some business matters. have the funeral this afternoon Wm Jans arriv.ed from North • Dakota yesterday for the Mrs. Mrs Lydia (Jans) Gross was John Gross funeral. anc Pay 51c for denied many times. The rues( serious accusation against them is that the five leading" firms have divided the territory of the 00o,n00r,,or ,,yin, ,u0000oso00 Cream And eack firm refusing to purchase from the territory of the others, thus completely eliminating' corn petitive buying' This has been ' 3G f0r Htdes repeatedly charged in the past,1 and as often denied. The in-i• vestigatiot now going on, howevl .... er, has prettywe]l established! Meat Market the fact, 1073 ships were sunk .cla March till Feb. The weekly :e cord is follows: ;_ Weel ending i ....... - ........................................... : March 4 ................. 23 March 11 ................. 17, March 18 ................. 24 March 25 .25 April 1 .................. 31 of the County Red Cross who born in South Russia June 12 has been canvassing the county 188 and died FebrUary 11, 1918 in connection with Junior Rea In 1888 she was married to John Cross work was in Freeman Sat- Gross. They wei,e blessed with urday, seven children, Mrs. Wm Aisen- brey, Mrs. John Ritterhaus, Carl Jeswein the tailor, went Aenry, Leona, Clara, Bertha an( to See Falls Saturday to call on Adeila. Their youngest daugh. ter, Adella, is 9 years old. Mrs. Gross has spent most of her life in Freeman and during these many years none ever entered her home without a warm wel. come and her path is marke(. ,riCh deeds of kindness, Christ- fan hope and trust. Vain is any attempt to measure the los of Ch;'istian mother 1,o her children the influence of a ' Christiaa] mother in a home. But her] ctiair at the table will be vacant ] and her chair m the church [ will be vacant hereafter, and she will be greatly missed ever,/ wheres. We express our deep- est sympathy to husband, child- ren, her aged mother, bSothers Walter Hoellwarth is busy put and sisters friends and relatives mg weather strips on doors. No On that mother's ' brow with matter how well the door of a enderest care, imuse there is always a chance ior snow or rain to come drough at the bottom bu the invention he has prevent:s this. The Red Cross rooms above the t:ed Cross Pharmacy will be open both Tuesday and Thursday afternoon and evening. The la- dies have received a large supp- ly of sewing. Any one wishing o till a "'Comfort Kit" for one of the boys who will soon leave] Freeman can send their name I to Mrs. Wood. Gather the robe in final fold Around the form so still and cold Lay on her bosom, pure as snow The fairest sweetest flower8 that grow. Her pain is over and she sleeps Dear is the spot where Christian mothers sleep, ..... .,i " And sweet the strain which an- gels pour Oh why should we in anguish wee p ? 21 ey are not lost, but gone be fore. Jacob Hafner' of Heilbronn[ went to S(o City Monday to see[ whether he can pick up some[ young cattle. , ' / The'Lecture Course Commit- [ tee wishes to announce a change in the course. Owing to ample reasons. The Home Talent play cannot be given and in its place the committee has secured Dr d. I. Jones, of Mitchell, S. Dak one of the foremost scientists of his country to give a scientific demonstration Friday Feb 22 £his number is a superior sub- stitute to the Home Talent Play: more particulars will be given about it next meek. l'heo Hat'ner returned from msorth Dakota visit where he cnj0yed .a few weeks in the cold ,orth. People go south in win- c,r but Thee goes the other di- /cction. Of course climate wat a Jr the attraction for him out !ere. r ) , U . W I .......... • The best moneymaker on the[jNov. 4 .................... 12 farm is. the hen i She turn'silNov' 11 ................ '.6 trass into greenbacks, gr, ain into[[Nov. 18 .................. 17 ':old, and from the sand and gra-[[Nov. 25 ....... ....... ....21 ,el she coins sivler. There is][Dec. 2 ............ ...... 17 nothing else on he place to corn-)Dec. 9 ................... 21 oare with her. The cattle hors- • '.s rer heavy consumers, and to get their value we must part with them; but not so with the lmn. If the price of eggs con- tinueg'to advance the okl hen ,ill soon requir a body ground. 'he will be too valuable to let runAoose. April 8 ................... 19 April 15 .................. 28 April 22 ................. 55 April 29 .' ................. 51 May 6 ................... 46 May 13 . 23 May 20 .................. 27 Galn ( May 27 ...... . ........... 19 June 3 .................. 18 June 10 .................. 32 June 17 ... ............. ... 32 June 24 '. ....... .......... 28 July 1 .................. 20 July 8 .................... 17 July 15 .................. 18 July -22 .................. 24 July 29 ................... 21 Aug. 5 .................. 23 Aug 12 .. ................ 16 Aug 19 .................. 18 Aug 26 .................. 23 Sept 2 .................. 23 Sept 9 ...". .............. 18 Sept 16 ................. 28 Sept 23 ................... 15 Sept 30 .................. 13 Oct 7 .................... 16 Oct. 14 .... - ............... 18 Oct. 21 .................. 25 I Oct. 28 ...... '. ........... 18 Dec. 16 .................. 17 Dec. 23 .................. 12 Dec. 30 .................. 21 Jan. 6 .................. 21 Jan. 13 ................... 8 Jan 20 ................... 8 Jan 17 ...... ; ............. 15 Feb 6 .................... 15 Total .... 1073 your Cream to M. K., Hofer Bring .your shoes, har ness and,auto curtains to me for repairing Eureka Harness Oil for sale here also all kind of hardware for repair. ing harness. A. GERING Rri)g your cream to my sta. lion. This is the m)ly place i town where you can get your can washed and steamed. Al- ways py top price. I am also te,ting in the evenings so you can always get your eleck..,,:.,,;: Liquor From Palm Tree-,. More than 90 per cent of the alcohol and alcoholic drinks that are made 1 the Philippines are derived from ap of palm troea.