The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-04
SOUTH. DAKOTA news
NEWS ITEMS FROM ALL PARTS OF the
STATE IN CONDENSED F0RM---hAP-
PENNIES OF INTEREST.


Produce association at belmont, with
capital of $4,000.
The large barn Of Mic Kline, some
miles from White. was destroyed BY
a fire of unknown origin. The loss was
$4,000, with insurance of $500. 1t
is believed the fire was of incendiary
origin
Forty-six men OF Hutchinson coun-
TVS draft quota departed for Camp
Funston, Fort Riley, Kan. The men
were in charge of Francis Fix. fare
we'll banquet was given the men Sat
urday night.
Apple growers Of the Spearfish val
ley report that their apple crop Is one
of the best ever raised in the valley.
The quality of the apples is unusually
good. Larke shipments are being
made to points outside the Black Hills.
The state railway commission has
called a meeting ~at Watertown on
complaint that the Northwestern road
has taken off passenger train be-
tween Watertown and Brookings,. and
the people along the line want the
service restored.
Otto Libbett of Arlington and John
c. Lamar and Edward H. Wells also
Of Arlington, were each given fines OF
$500 and sentenced to serve 60 days
in the county Jail at Huron by Circuit
Court Judge Alva E. Taylor, for trans
porting liquor into the state.
One of the most important real es-
tate transactions Of the year In the
vicinity Of Webster was the sale OF
the S00-acre farm Of Charles Ebert to
"A. T. Cooper for the sum of $4,000.
The farm is highly improved and is
arranged for diversified farming.
Clarence Quigley, prisoner at the
Sioux Falls penitentiary who escaped
some time ago while at work near
Garretson, was brought back by Depu-
ty Sheriff julius Wold from La Crosse,
Wis. Quigley was apprehended at La
Crosse working under the name Of
Robertson.
A number of the farmers in the
Memo territory have commenced the
work of sowing their crops of winter
rye. They estimate that rye will bring
not less than $3.50 per bushel next
season Rye does not winter kill like
winter wheat. Some of the farmers
will SOW as much as 80 acres to winter
rye.
The present school facilities OF De-
Smet have become inadequate for the
steadily increasing number of chill
dren of school age and the board OF
education now is confronted with the
problem of providing increased facili.
ties. 1t is probable special election
will be called to vote upon the propo-
sition of issuing bonds for the erection
of larger public school building.
Martin Loudenberg. a representa-
tive of the national food conservation
movement, is in Pierre to confer with
the state council Of defense in regard
to the movement to get the house
wives of the country to sign agree
1nents for food conservation. The
week Of October 81 has been set for
"drive" for signatures and prepara-
tions for that work are being made.
H. Heinrich of Clear Lake was ar
rested on the order OF President Will
son and brought to Sioux Falls. He
was citizen Of Germany and, it is
charged, had made remarks deroga-
tory to the United States government
and was preparing to 60 to Mexico,
where he hoped to secure passports
to Germany. Recently he sold out
all his interests and was preparing
to get across the Mexican border in
the near future. He has talked freely
the past few days and his arrest was
ordered.
When Elof Johnson, a young man
Of near New Ellington, was called be-
fore the exemption board of Roberts
nance was revealed. He claimed ex.
emption on the ground that he was
married man, and investigation re-
vealed the fact that early last March
he was married to Miss Olent Otsby,
a popular young woman Of the neigh
borhood The marriage had been kept
secret and had not even been sus-
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the bride and groom.
The rather unpleasant experience
Of trying to walk barefooted over a
rattlesnake was experienced by w. w.
Wilson, Midland rancher, recently
Wilson heard noise in his room and
sprang out Of bed to learn the trou-
BILE. landing with one foot on a with
ing, clammy rattlesnake. But quick
as the reptile was, Wilson was quick
er. and was clear before the snake
could strike. He hurriedly secured
light, only in time to see the snake
disappearing through q hole in the
floor, where 1t remained until the next
day when It was dug out and killed.
Tony Tammen, a farmer living in
Plymouth county. Ia, has been made
the defendant in $4,000 damage suit
instituted by w. s. Weiss, Of Violin.