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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-12
A NEAR DROWNING
CADET SINKS IN LAKE kAMPES
kA AND is UNDER WATER
TEN MINUTES.
HAPP eNINGS OVER THESTA!E
What Is Going on Here and There
That Is of Interest to the Read.
ers Throughout South pa.
kota and Vicinity.
Hatsrn Newspaper Union News ServicsL

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Watertown.-Only very narrowly
was a drowning at Lake kampeska
averted when Russell Ferris, a Brook
ings college cadet, became unable TO
help himself while swimming neal
Stony Point.
The cadets we're taken for a ride TO
the lake and the water feeling warm
all decided to take a plunge. Russell
Ferris was the second of the young
men to go in and was in about seven
feet Of water when in some %unaccount-
able manner he become powerless to
keep himself afloat. He has been an
excellent swimmer all his life ana
right at home in the water.
While watching him swim, n Of
ais companions saw him disappear and
later come to the surface. but thought
nothing Of it as he believed him to be
living for fun. The swimmer repeat
I'd the action a number OF times anu
finally only his hands appeared. but
still his watching companion was not
aware of his danger as he uttered no
outcry.
Ferris companions attention was
hen drawn to something else and he
thought no more about him until 4
young lady called his attention to the
fact that Ferris had been under the
water d long time, about five or six
minutes later.
The boys only then became aware Of
the seriousness of the situation and
started in a frantic search for the
body. Luckily a boat was secured
and George Moe, who drove the cadets
to the lake in an automobile, hung on
to che end and diving at intervals felt
along the bottom with his feet for the
body. He found it in a short time.
Another Of the cadets holding 10
Noes body let himself down to the
bottom and securing a hold on Ferris
leg pulled him to the surface where he
was loaded into the boat. His COM
panions rushed him to shore and by
quick and systematic work succeeded
in reyiving him after more than a halt
hours work in rubbing and rolling
him. pumping his arms to aid his re-
turning breath. BY the time a doctor
had arrived Ferris was dressing with
out assistance and only greatly ex-
hausted from his experience. He
had been under water and unconscious
tor fully ten minutes.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-12
ATTENTION PIONEERS
4. e. DOWDELL, SECRETARY or
STATE ASSOCIATION. SENDS
OUT PUBLIC LETTER.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, the Various
State Institutions End from
Many Different Parts Of
the Sushine State.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Sioux Falls.-Uurging territorial
pioneers of the Dakotas to make a spe-
cial effort to attend the big reunion
at the Home Coming celebration il
anniversary of South Dakota's state.
hood. which will be held in Sioux Falls
during the week OF June Is to 20, X. +.
Dowdell. secretary Of the Pioneer Set
tiers association, has written the FOL
lowing public letter for the attention
OF early residents Of the state:
A you no doubt are aware the pic.
neers selected by unanimous vote at
the state fair meeting the city OF
Sioux Falls as the place for holding Il
jubilee in 1914, and the time for hold
ing has been set for the week OF June
Is to 20, at which time the STATE
Home Coming and Silver anniversary
will be held.
Your name is prominent amon;,
that band Of patriots who have done
so much to convert the wilderness OF
prairie we then found into the garden
spot and granary of the world found
here today. 1t is the desire OF our
distinguished president and father of
pioneers, Abe Van Osdel, and all Off
GERS CT the association, that you be
present. We trust you will converse
with your neighbors, whom you know
to have been here when South Dakota
became a state, to join in this jubilee,
as all these are eligible to member
ship.
"A splendid badge has Beer design
ed and to be a wearer of that badge
and a member Of the pioneers will be
a badge Of honor, of which all will be
proud in years to come. Our IONS and
daughters will be more proud than we,
and We trust many will be present.
Five minute speeches will be the
order of the day at the picnic to be
held at Sherman Park en- Wednesday.
the day specially dedicated tt the pio-
neers and G.. A. r., and | trust you VIII
be among those who will have some
thing reminiscent to say.
More people will visit Sioux Falls
that week than during any week in
the history of the city. as aside from
The pioneer, the home COInllg ana
Silver Jubilee, n Of the most attrac-
tive carnivals will be presented. For
mer residents have promised to come
home, who are now residing in the
various states Of the Union.
Come and bring you reighbo-. I
am enclosing some printed matter ret
alive to jubilee week. At the secse.
tary,s desk you will procure your
badge and coaip,irentaries."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-12
She Skips from HOSPITAL.

Aberdeen. Ahereen police are
searching. though not very hard, TO-
Jessie Johnson. colored, who disar
peared from the German Baptist hos
pital in the middle Of the night. Jes-
sic was sentenced to so days in tie
county Jail on a charge Of immortality
After being in Jail a day or two. she
apparently became ye-y sick and was
taken to the German biptist hospital
for treatment. At midnight. when 1
nurse went to take her some medicine
she was missing. Another patient
says an automobile drove UP to tie
hospital about IL O'clock, and it is as,
sumed that someone of Jessie's gentle
men friends enabled her to escape.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-12
Is Victim Of a Joke.

Bison.-The joking disposition OF
some of his patrons got Cliff Larsh, a
Meadow saloonkeeper, into trouble
with the law. He was arrested charged
with having his saloon open at 9:45,
three-quarters Of an hour after the
hour prescribed by law for closing.
Larsh was in Bison at the time, but
claims that some of the patrons, for
a joke, turned the clock in the saloon
back forty-five minutes, and the bar.
tender was just closing up at $
O'Clock by the saloon clock. when the
sheriff happened to drive in on other
business discovered the saloon open
after hours and made the arrests.
Larsh put up $3.50 for his appearance
in state circuit court.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-12
FREE GALA DAY.
Soores and Fine Musical Program A.
ranged for June IS.

SPORTS and Fine Musical Program A..
ranged for June IS.
Flandreau.-The business men and
OF Flandreau will hold o free
gala day Thursday, June 25, and have
invited the people of the county ank
neighboring towns to partake of their
hospitality. Over 81, 1000 has been sub
scribed and this sum will be expended
on sports and music to amuse the Wis
This is the third annual a.
fair OF his kind. and is to be more
elaborate than in former years. Last
year 5000 people were present gaia
day and it is expected that 10000 will
witness the fetes this year. There will
be two fast ball games between neigh
boring towns. Horse racing and bal
loon ascensions will be on the pro-
gram besides many of the smaller
sports. The people of the entire coua-
ty will lay aside their work on that
day and enjoy the occasion.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-12
Marion Shows Rapid Growth.

Marion.-So rapid has been the
growth OF Marion this year and 30
bright are its prospects for the fu-
ture that it has been found necessary
70 rei%ncorporate the town into a city
ard a special eection has been called
for hat purpose for june II. If the
proposition carries it will mean that
he town will henceforth be known as
ne City Of Marion" ard thereafter a
oTRany OF local capitalists stands
1aadr to ask for a franchise for an
electric power plant to be operated
rom the grist mill. and which is in
tended to give 24-hour service.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-12
FiFTv-FOuR "
Names OF That Many Brown County
Boys Approved.

Aberdeen-From June IA to 21. IN
elusive, the second annual farm boys.
survey of brown county will be con-
dlcted under Fl. +. Patterson, OF the
Better Farming association and N.
NJ. Guhin, county superintendent Of
schools. l'itty-four boys have made
application to be taken along on the
trip, and all have been approved and
accepted. Fifty Of the boys will De
taken free of charge, their expenses
being paid by the Better Farming as
sociation. These fifty boys will be mott
fled of their selection. The other lads
will be required TO pay their own act-
ual expenses on the trip.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-12
Autos Crash Near Bridpewater.

Bridgewater.-A serious auto acct.
dent was narrowly averted Monday
night, On a grade just east of town,
when a new machine driven at a high
rate OF speed by Mr.. Hines, and a
young mar by the name of Clark, was
returning home from Mitchell, collided
with DR.. G. A. Clauser of this city, who
was returning from q professional
call al Bolton. The occupants of the
r ere thrown violently to the
ground. but beyond being badly stun.
ned and shaken up, miraculously es-
capped serious injury. The car driven
by Hines was badly wrecked, the en-
tire fore Fart being battered, while the
doctors ear, which was struck a glanc.
ing blow, escaped more luckily.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-12
MUHLENBERGIA GRASS
BY Or. A. N. HUME.

This specimen Of grass is Mullen.
name is Marsh Muhlenbergia. It il
found here and there, mainly in wet
places, from Newfoundland to British
Columbia and South.
AS you have stated in your inquiry.
these Muhlenbergia grasses of which
there arc several, and this one amon3
tile others. have vi~cious-looking root.
stalks with heavy scales thereon. The
heavy scales are the things which look
vicious.
But as a matter OF fact, your suppo-
sition that the weed is not a terror like
quack grass is also correct. It sell
dom encroaches upon crops. and when
It does, ventures not far from tha
shade or some damp ground where
other crops are not growing.
One of these Muhlenbergia grasses
is sometimes called wild timothy. Per.
haps this one is sometimes. It looks
a little like timothy. although only in
a general way.
1t grows one to three feet tall, With
smooth branched stalks. The flower
head is really not a spike like that Of
timothy, but a rather compact paniclc
The cats head is a panicle. It Is the
compactEess of the Muhlenberg!a head
that makes it look a little like timothy.
The real spikelet o little collection
OF flowers is characteristic. Under .
good lens. n may take n OF the
little forets and ind that the so-called
third scale 10 one-half tn twothirds a
long rs the outer scales. somevhee
pointed. but less 50 than the outss
ones.
The grass need cauBe no alarm = )
weed: again It has No crop value.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-12
Want Title to Old 800 Crade.v

Leola.-The old 500" grade lead
Ing from Leola northwest Of here, has
been used for twenty years as a public
highway. but now many farmers along
the line are fencing it in, as it runs
diagonally cross their property, II
some instances. Efforts are being
made by the county commissioners u
secure legal title to the county to the
grade. as it makes a first class high
way. The "oid 500 grade" has been
the cause Of manv a railroad rurnor.
1t extended through Aberdeen ana
then toward Pierre, and for many
years It was the annual custom IF
Aberdeen papers to print a rumor.
more Or less authentic. concerning
the ironing" Of the Sood grade.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-12
Petition for a Recall.

Rapid City.--Another recall election
is 10 occur in this city in the near
sature. Petitions were filed with the
city commissioners asking for the ~c-
call of Morris Appel and IT. W. Hin
rich, two members OF the city school
aoard. The petitions we're signed by
tie necessary Is per cent of the vot-
ers, and allege that the members in
question have been guilty Of conduct
'ng school business in a wasteful and
unbusinesslike manner.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-12
Works With the Farmers.

Watertown.-The Commercial club
committee having in charge the pro.
posed line to the north OF this CITY
are working in conjunction with the
promoters CT the Sioux Valley and
northwestern. undertaken by the
farmers between here ard Stroutson.
Meetings have been held at various
places, called by the committee and
the farmers. at which great interest
was manifested. II is thought that
the line which vii! be an extension Of
the South Dakota Central railway, ;s
assured. Watertown has long been in
need of a road to the right territory
between here and the Milwaukee line
and when built will add a vast amount
Of trade territory.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-12
FATHER MAKES AMENDS.
rather, Who is Wounded in MeA.co
corfesses Crime Laid to Son.

Lemmon.-W. III. Nelson of Lennon
has just received a letter and confcs-
SIGN from Eugene Wakefield. formerly
in the locating business here. in which
he makes affidavit that he forced his
young son, at the point of a revolver,
to enter the rear of Gilbert Story's
pool hall here on Janury 81. 1911. and
rob the till OF the pool room of SIS.
Wakefield states in his affidavit that
he vas shot by q stray bullet in a fight
between the rebels and federals III
Qraymss. Tex. and as his death was a
matter of but a short time. he wanted
to eXculpate his son. who had borne
the blame for the theft he had BEEN
forced to commit. The son is now sasy-
ing in the United States navy.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-12
WHAT PAYS THE BEST II
FARMING?
BY J. G. HUTTON,
Associate Agronomist, South Dakota
State College.

In these days Of striving for better
methods Of farming. in these days
when farmers and Investigators are
trying to increase crop production ana
to raise two blades OF grass where
only one blade formerly grew" practl-
cally all OF the factors which affect
growing crops are receiving consider
alton.
Various varieties OF corn, sinai
grains, and legumes are being com
pared for the purpose OF determining
the best yielding strains for the vari-
Gus climatic and soil areas OF the
state. The Agronomy Department OF
the South Dakota Experiment Station
has published, or soon will publish, the
results of several years investigation
with the staple crops OF the state. This
same department recently published
a bulletin giving the results OF several
years OF soil fertility Investigations at
the several experiment fields.
The effect OF different depths OF
blowing is being studied in an effort to
uCS6l llllC W la 0CPIh AaAA
be plowed to yield the greatest profits.
II the wheat crop can be increased ~
blowing to a certain depth, the farmers
OF South Dakota should know it, ii 1t
can moi be increased in this way the
farmers OF the state should know this
fact.
1t costs more to plow land seven
inches deep than it does to pillow the
same land five inches deep. 1t costs
more to plow twelve inches deep than
it does to ploW eve inches. Just
to what extent will the increased yield
exceed the increased cost OF plowing,
ii at all? This is a question with a
financial application. The answer to
this question and to others OF a SINH
lar nature are being sought by the
Agronomy Department.
The accompanying photog- aph
shows a class studying soils at the
South Dakota State College at Brook
ings. An instrument called a drua-
mometer is attached to the pillow and
the number Of pounds pulled by the
lGdIl lS dGGOAIAlINdAAJ -
results for various depths OF blowing
a.e noted by the students and an &C
curate estimate is made Of the cost
Of plowing in terms OF the team-poW-
er required. For example, these stu
dents found that it required twice as
much horsepower TO operate a subscii-
er to a depth of eight inches in the
bottom of a s~ayen-inch furrow as it did
to turn tho fErrow itself. That is to
say, that when a farmer plows this
land to a depth of seven inches and
then subsoils eight inches deeper he
practically plows his soil three times
70 a depth of seven inches.
This is a sample of the practical
questions which the South Dakota
State College Experiment Station are
trying to answer for the farmers CT
the state who pay taxes to support
these institutions, not for the glory
Of the state or for the glory of the in
situations, but for the benefit of farm
ers. present and prospective, and for
the benefit Of their children who will
be farmers and the farmers wives OF
tomorrow.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-12
Siberian Alfalfa Near Eureka

Eureka Prof. y. f. Hanson OF the
state college at Bookings, acconlpa.
MED b. George ~TroubEikoff. a large
land owner Of Russia. visited Eureka
Tor several days. Prof. Hanson being
here in the interest Of the sale of his
Siberian alfalfa seed, which he hopes
10 get started in plots of from five 20
fhiriy-iive acres in every county in
the state. Mr.. T~roubnikofT is travel.
i1g through the country to gain an ac.
quaintance with American farming
methods. III order to adopt the best
OF such methods to MS estates in Rus.
STA. While here arrangements were
made to plant a rlot Of five acres on
the John +. Harr farm near Eureka
70 Siberian alfalfa.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-12

Belle Fourche.-The first fatality u
tie season with rattlesnakes in this
section is reported from Beulah. Wyo
where Francis. the 1~0-year-old son CT
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Folsom. who reside
near Eeulah, became a victim of the
poisonous reptile. The boy was play
ing near the house within sight OF his
father when the latter was attracted
BY the child's ard learned
that q snake had bitten him. Home
remedies were applied and a physician
snmrroned. but the child died within 9
few hours. The remains We're buriet
In Dele Fourche.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-12

Deadwcod.-After living four days
with q broken neck, Nels Nelson,
aged As, a ranch hand, died at the hos.
pital here. Nelson came from Rapid
City to the Jens Skaare raach beloy
this city and secured work. While
riding on a wagon ove a rough road,
he was jolted to the ground and the
load passed over hts neck. breaking Il.
Nelson is not known to have any rela-
tives in this country. and Is supposed
to lave recent.y come from Mime
sote.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-12
Coming to Home Coming.

Sioux Falls.-Ralph W. WheeloeA,
a pioneer Of the state and formerly a
resident Of Mitchell, now a member
Of the state beard Of control OF the
state OF Minnesota, writes to friends
here frcm st. Paul as follows: Il am
getting very much interested in your
homecoming function and would like
to get O copy OF the program as soon
as prepared. ] would enjoy taking
in one or two days among the old.
timers OF anti-statehood days. Very
truly yours.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-12
tomato Culture Fiourishin1.

Pierre.-Tomato culture is on the
Top notch this year in Pierre, due to
the removal of the Fort Pierre canning
factory to the Pierre side of the river
Tho company has 25 acres of plants
set out. and they claim they will lie
at least two weeks earlier In ripening
than the ordinary plants. Local citi-
z4ns have all the vacant lots avail
able planted to Tomatoes. Many high
school students are clltivating small
tracts and have secured literature
from the government on the proper
methods Of handling tomatoes.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-12
Visi. State Coileoe.

Bookings. - Fifteen automobile
loads Of prominent farmers and bust.
ness mon Of Chester. S. D., motored
to BrcoSines to visit the state college
and to see the work that is carried OF
here. Prof. J. ". Wilson, director Of
the experiment station. took the Wis.
itors in charge and showed them the
fine dairy cattle. the fat jumped
sheep the dairy harms and everything
that would interest the ~up-to-da1e
farmer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-12
Loses Another Son.

pierre.-Arthur Anderson, the 90
vear-oid son Of State Auditor II. B. An
derson. is dead from lung trouble. The
hlSial was at Mitchell. This is the Sec
ond sen to die in the past two months.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-12
Tho States Money.

P1erre.-The financial statement ar
the state at the close OF business NAV
81. showed cash in all funds amount.
ing TO S1.311. 951. OF this the general
fund carved s2G8, 691: the Irvine fund,
s1e4.311. And the income fund for com
SCHOOLS. Gc4.S59, thus fund to be dis
tributed the 18th If this month. The
game fund carried S47.54O.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-12

The accompanying photograph shows = c'ass studying soils at the South
Dakota State College at Bookings. An instrument called 4 dynamometer 10
attached to n pillow and the number OF pounds pulled by tn team 10 auto
matcaly recorded. The results for various depths Of blowing are noted by
the students and a accurate estimate 10 made Of the cost OF blowing In
terms ST the team-power required.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-12
To Combat Hog Cholera.

Pierre.-To combat hog cholera
through prevention worked out IN
schools Of instru,ntion. is the idea OF
h state live stock sanitary board,
which has been working On the plan
for some time. and has now practically
secured the instructors for the course,
which takes up five half DAYS for a full
course of instruction. The dates fer
these schools have not yet been def
niteiy fiIed, but will be known in a
short time. Unless there is a change
in plans schools will be held at five
places in the state. Sioux Falls. Mitch.
ell. B~rookings, Redfeld and Aberdeen.
Besides this work on the part Of the
state, the department has a promise
of at least one demonstration school
by representatives OF the national i've
stock bureau some time the pregeat
summer. The state board has rcceiv.
ed field reports showing that tie last
herds in the state which were affected
with scabies have been dipre1 under
supervision Of the field men. aad the
last OF the disease eliminated for
South Dakota. The dipping was ap.
piled to two herds in Perkins u
one in Pennington county and one ir
Bennett county.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-12
WANT MORE EQUIPMENT.
Rural Carriers n Jr.a Good Roads
Movement ins Good Of Service.

Rural CARRIERS GaIr-se Good Roads
Movement tse Good Of Service.
Sioux Falls. Nniorsing the GOOD
roads movement. as well as other i'm.
provements that would better service.
rural mail carriers of Minuehaha
county in their recent Convention here
passed several resolutions favoring
methods hat would aid in the speed
Ter and better distribution of mail in
the country districts. The convention
was addressed by jeff Seals. deputy
postmaster of the Sioux Falls office,
and by v. C. Battle. po3toffice inspec-
tor for this district. The following res
olutions were adopted by the carriers:
Resolved. That the department be
urged to hasten arrangements for mail
boxes sufficient for depositing parcel
post packages that we must deliver.
Resolved. That we heartily approve
h parcel post even to the extension
Of increased weight, provided that We
are paid sufficient equipment allow.
ance to give good servoice without
making 1t a hardship for the carriers.
IAcsOIfcu, luuJ We COluIIIeuu Tie lOWn-
ship supervisors who have carried gu,
the provision Of the new road law in
regard to dragging mail routes after
hard rains and moving weeds that
grow along the roadside and that we
urge upon road officials who have
been negligent in this matter to see
that these provisions are carried out.
the section of the law referred to
reads: The township Supervisors
shall have all main travelled roads, in
Guiding mail routes, cleared Of ROCK
and other Instructions, and dragged
with any road or split log drag at suca
times as is most beneficial. So far
as possible such dragging shall he
done when the earth of the road sur
face is in condition to accomplish the
best results. Not to exceed 40 per
cen Of the road tax collected under
the road levy made BY the township
supervisors shall be expended under
this section" Carriers from Dell
RAPIDS. Sherman. Garretson. Valley
Springs. Brandon and Renner. togeth-
err with the six carriers Of Sioux Falls,
we're present at the meeting.