Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-11-01
South Dakota
News Notes
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Jacob D. Tasker of Sioux Falls was
found dead in his room. Death was
caused by gas. but whether by acct
dent or design has not been deter
mined.
H w. Fenner of A1ilbank is the new
assistant cashier Of the Dupree State
bank, succeeding F.. A. Huffman, who
is now with a military unit at Fort
Riley, Kan.
The Beadle county defense council
at meeting held in Huron passed res.
olutions asking for federal investi-
cation Of alleged disloyalty on the
part of some German-Russian citizens
in the county.
Sylvia Stedronsky of Wagner had a
narrow escape from death when she
jumped from the running board of
an automobile in front OF her nome
and was run down by another auto
mobile which she had not seen when
she jumped.
At their annual meeting the men,
bers of the Centerville library asso.
citation elected the following officers
for the coming year: President, Mrs.
Frank Williams; vice president, Mrs.
w. Higginbotham; secretary-treasur-
err, A. T. Blades.
Former Gov. Charles N. Herreid,
named last Friday by Herbert G.. Hoo.
yer as state food administrator for
South Dakota, left for Washington,
having been summoned by Mr.. Hoover
for conference before taking up his
new duties.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Smith Of Airing
ton, recently celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary. In honor of the
occasion. they were escorted to the
Masonic temple, where friends pre-.
sented them with number Of gold
coins, old-time songs were sung. and
Mr.. Smith INDUCED in "reminiscences
Of early days in South Dakota.
When the first settlers came into
the state they found squaw corn being
grown along the river, but did not con-
slider it worth bothering with as a crop
many way. and it looks little curious
now to see that class of corn being ad-
vertised as well cared for seed corn
for next years crop, at 50 bushel
when few years ago it had no selling
value.
Arrangement of the SO organized
companies of the First South Dakota
home guard into three regiments of
three battalions, each with tributary
headquarters. machine gun and supply
units with total enlistment of 2,547
men, was perfected when forty off,
GERS of the state convened at Mitch
ell at the order of Adjt. Gen. w. A..
Morris of Redf1eld. The plan is vir.
tually the same as the regulations Of
the old state guard
Tom Sweeney, one Of Rapid City's
best known men, was probably fatally
injured when an automobile in which
he was riding was hit by switch en-
CINE while crossing the tracks. Swec-
ney was thrown from the car and sus-
tanned severe wound in the head.
Sweeney, in company with c. j. Buell.
and John Brennan, two other promi-
nent residents, was leaving the city
to solicit Liberty bonds among the
farmers in the Rapid valley. AS the
auto was crossing the track a switch
engine cameout from behind strig
of freight cars and hit the car Just
behind the front seat. Sweeney was
in the back seat. He was thrown
from the car and hit on the rail. The
others were slightly bruised.
George Faber. former business man
Of Claire City, has been lodged in the
Sioux Falls penitentiary to serve a
term Of three years and six months.
Some weeks ago he eloped from South
Dakota with young woman, desert
ing his wife and children and leaving
them in Strengthened financial circum.
stances. AS the result of his escapade
three or four separate charges were
made against him, including statu.
tory offense and wife desertion. The
girl and Faber were captured on the
Pacific coast and brought back to
South Dakota. The girl is charged
with a statutory offense and her bond
was uAeu dt $0UV. she Will De tried
at the next term Of the Roberts county
circuit court.
Twenty-seven German socialists OF
Hutchinson county were found guilty
on three counts of an indictment
charging attempts at interference with
the operation of the selective draft
"a federal court at Sioux Falls. The
defendants, who were tried jointly.
we're charged also with having signed
4 petition to Gov. Norbeck, in August.
threatening him with defeat in future
elections unless the draft quota of the
county was readjusted. All Of the de.
PENDANTS admitted signing the petition,
but denied knowledge Of it's contents.
Most of them could not speak or read
English. they testified. Evidence in.
troduced by the government tended to
prove that conspiracy existed among
German socialists in Hutchinson
county 20 obstruct the operation Of
the ss:sHtive draft law.