The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-14
ENLISTMENT CREDIT
STATEMENT Is ISSUED BY THE
STATE DEFENSE coUN-
Gil.
GOSSIP or THE STATE HOUSE
A Review Of the Work Of the State
Government at the Capitol and
at the Various State
Institutions.
Pierre

FICIIO'-
The state council Of defense a
| given out the following statement in
regard to credit for enlistments in
the drawing of men, and the list or
county members of the council which
have been selected:
1.-THE state council of defense has
been advised regarding the credit for
troops raised by voluntary enlistment
In the state will be handled as fol-
lows: The quota is not yet known,
as on the peace basis the state is ex-
pected to furnish 1000 for International
guard, but the regular army and spe-
cial levies are not yet made. When
these are made the three quotas will
be added together and the state will
be given credit for all in the national
guard and for enlistment in the regu-
lar army since April 1. Naval enlist
ments will not count in this and gives
no credit on the CONSUMPTION.
The county selections as members
of the state council of defense are:
Beadle, o. P. Drake, Huron; Bennett,
C.. E. Bates, Martin; Bon Homme, w.
R. Cooley, Springfield; Brookings,
Fred Killing, Brookings; Brown,
Charles D. Kennedy, Aberdeen; Brule,
| w. H. Pratt, Chamberlain; Buffalo, ].
E. Ziebach, Gam Valley; Butte, ]. G.
Milne, Vale; o. A. Olson, Herreid;
Charles Mix, F. c. Smith, Platte;
Clark, L. v. Ausman, Clark; Clay, M.
J. Chanely, Vermillion; Codington,
Andrew Palm, WATERFOWL; Corson,
Charles H. Hartung, Mclaughlin:
! Custer, F. NJ. Stewart, Buffalo Gap;
Dawson, ]. w. McClintock, Mitchell;
Day, A. c. Roberts, Pierpont; Deuel..
e. f. Walseth, Clear Lake; Dewey, J.
c. PARROT, Timber Lake; Douglas, E.
Parmley, Ipswich; Fall River, Ralph
E. Johnson, Hot Springs; Faux,
Frank Turner, Faulkton; Grant, Thad
L Fuller, Milbank; Gregory, Opie
Chambers, Dallas; Haakon, R. A
Bielski, Philip; Hamlin, Fred Ben.
thine, Thomas; Hand, Glenn w. Wa
tiers, Miller; Hanson, E. l. Gregory.
Alexandria; Harding, H. G. McCoid
Harding; Hughes, w. w. Underwood.
Pierre; Hutchinson, J. w. Peckham
Parkston; Hyde, John B. Perkins,
Highmore; Jackson, A. G.. Granger.
Kadoka; Jerauld, Ernest Vessey, Yves.
sington Springs; K%ingsbury, A. R.
' Wife, DeSmet; Lake, r. G. Atherton.
Madison: Lawrence, w. e. Lyman
Spearfish; Lincoln, R. o. Schaber
Hudson; Lyman and Jones, Dick
Llewellen, Presho; McCook, William
Hoose, Spencer; Mcpherson, janet
Clayton, Leola; Marshall, J. E. Dou.
gall, Britton; Meade, Harry Atwater
Sturgis; Mellette and Todd, Erie C
Bredbell, White River; Miner, R. o
Swanson, Howard; Minnehaha, R. D
Springer, Sioux Falls; Moody, Lewis
A. Benson, F1andreau; Pennington
James HALEY, Rapid City; Perkins, F
A. Finch, Lennon; Potter, o. E. Me
sick, Gettysburg; Roberts, Andrew ]
Marvick, Sisseton; Sanborn, J. r. Dial
ton, W~oodsocket; Sphinx, E. w Hall
Redfleld; Stanley, v. J. Valentine
Fort Pierre; Sully, R. j. Courtney
Onida; Trip, e. v. Youngquist, Car
ter; Turner, E. o. Rundell, Hurley;
Union, H. A. Sturges, Beresford: Wal
worth. H. r. De Malingnon, Selby;
Yankton, John Hickey, Yankton: Zie
bach. L. w. Henderson, Dupree."
Under Federal Estimate.
Officials in Adjt. Gen. w. A. Nor
ris' office tabulating returns fol
South Dakota estimated that the to
tai registration in the state would
approximate $4,000. Government fig
ures based on population estimated
that $3.50 men in the state would be
subject to registration. Complete re
turns from 43 out of Ga counties show
1852 men registere. The tota'
whites claiming exemption, 1889;
total whites not claiming exemption
1925. Total colored men claimine
exemption. So; total not claiming ex
emption, SS. Total aliens, 2,031; alier
enemies, 1853. Average number moi
claiming exemption, As per cent. Ben
nett county has Sc per cent not claim
ing exemption, and Mcpherson coun
ty Is low with only rs per cent moi
claiming exemption.
Madison Normal Commencement.
At the third third annual com
mencement exercises of the Madison
State normal school, a class or 1914 wa,
graduated, the largest In the histor,
of the school. The principal address.
was delivered by e. Patterson Kline
president of the Columbus College O.
oratory OF Chicago.
Butter Scoring Contest.
J.. M. Rishoi of Estelline and e. I,
Selhaver OF Lake Preston, tied fol
first honors in the second entry of tn,
1917 s~ix-scoring butter contest hell
at State college under the direction
Of the state Buttermakers' associa
ton. Their o was 94.3. Othe,
high scores were ]. l.. Jensen. Whit,
Lake. s3.6: Albert Hillman. Trent
s3.5; Turner Creamery company
Mitchell. and Enos Albertson. Elan