The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-21

Rev. Dr. Edward Ashley, of Aber
deem. dean of Episcopal clergymen in
the state and one of South Dakota's
grand old men" has been appointed
archdeacon OF Niobrara deanery the |
Indian division OF the church
Bishop Lawler, of Lead Catholic
bishop OF the western diocese of South |
Dakota, was in Fort Randall for the
purpose of presiding at elaborate eXer
cises attendant upon the dedication of
a new Catholic church building al that
place.
A new device, on the principle OF
the snow pillow instead OF the hoe, has
been invented for safety shaving byI
c. b. Collins. OF Sioux Tails. The
ravor revolves about the face, isl
wound like clock and can be carried
in the pocket and readily used. for III
is automatic in action.
The city hall al Chamberlain was
destroyed by fire recently The build
ing contained the city fire fighting ap
paratus, city library, city Offices, the
county Red Cross workroom and al
quantity of Red Cross supplies just
ready for shipment The loss is esti
mated at $4,000. partially insured
The origin Of the fire is unknown
w. w Wallace United States com
missioner at Aberdeen, has obtained
dispositions from Chicago bankers TO-
be employed in the civil suit against
Charges b. Collins, former state treas
urer of South Dakota Collins, who
held office from 1902 to 1906, is al
legged to have withheld $4,000, rep
resenting the interest on state funds
deposited In Chicago banks
The McWeeney livery born, one OF
the old land marks of Huron, wos com
pletely destroyed by fire, causing
loss estimated at $1,000 Insurance
to the amount of 81 700 was carried on
the contents of the barn. but the build.
ing itself was not insured Thirty-tive
head of horses were in the barn and
of this number only a few were saved.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The city council of Philip decided
to dispense with the services OF a
day town marshal and instead will
employ a night Waterman TO guard the
grain elevators ana the business
houses and other property, as it is
feared members of the phosphorus
gang of the |. w W. may commence
operation in that territory.
Red" Babcock the young man who
first succeeded III borrowing some
$4l0 from an old gentleman at Sioux
Falls named Smith and who, while un
der suspended sentence pending good
behavior, again worked upon the cred
ulity OF his former victim to the ex
tent OF borrowing S420 with which
to pay the first obligation was before
Judge Jones His parole was revoked
and be was ordered returned 70 the
penitentiary
4 sensational case ari ;irg in Lake
county had a sudden Cno.ng before
Judge Jones. Of the state ci 7cuit court,
when T. 7. Rockafellow ant Mrs. Mar,
tha Moose, Of Madison, appeared be-
fore him and changed their plea Of
not guilty to a plea OF guilty to a
statutory charge. on which they were
arrested last May They were fined
500 each. Since their arrest in May
both had procured divorces, she from
her nus band. ne from his former wife,
and in October were married
A stranger who visited Vermillion
recently made a display of travellers =
checks. but who claimed to be a farm
! hand. is now believed TO be German
! agent His hands did not show that
| he had been accustomed TO manual
! labor While here he discussed war
matters and described Italian cities
! which he claimed TO have visited a
/ number of years ago II is asserted
/ that while here be visited the ele.
yators and gained much information
as to the amount OF grain being pur.
chased and stored
Thirty-iive cents d ton has illegally
! been added to the price of coal by some
! dealers in South Dakota, according to
a letter received by County Fuel Ad.
ministrator +. w. Mitchell, of Dawson
county. from State Fuel Administrator
! Bicklehaupt. Mr.. Bickelhaupt says
that the permission granted by the
president for raise of 80 cents on
coal shipped after December / has
/ been taken advantage of by dealers
who raised prices on coal that they
/ have had stored for some time which
was purchased al the old price
A common beer bottle, filed with a
dirty black fluid, lying in an incon.
spicuous manner deep in the corn in
an elevator al Bancroft, is the first di
rect evidence Of the now famous arson
hell gangs activities in that territory
| The bottle was discovered when Geo
Judge. OF Mitchell. was inspecting the
corn preparatory to its purchase. His
foot came in contact with something
solid while wading through the corn
When pitched into the street and
broken with a rife bullet the flame
that shot up gave evidence Of being
able to stare a fine fire. Tests proved
that the contents was high grade