The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-10-26
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Gus branches of the fraternity.
During a period OF thirty days sin
gle Canova elevator purchased grain
10 the value Of about $4,000. Grain
shipments will be very heavy during
the next two or three months
Prof McRuer. superintendent OF the
Parker schools. has introduced a
course Of military training for the high
school boys. The course includes set
ting up exercises, drills, etc
L. p. jenkins, a well known resident
OF Lead. has been appointed clerk OF
courts of Lawrence county by the
county commissioners TO fill the vacan-
cy caused by the death of Sol Star.
The term Of the latter would not have
expired until January /. 1919.
With membership OF over 300 the
Red Cross activities in the Bridgewa-
ter district have been marked. Sew
eral hundred dollars have been raised
for the fund, and a special effort is
being put forth to prepare needed
wearing apparel for the soldier boys.
An auto containing three brothers
named Bailey and one man named
Boisen, all of Platte, was struck by an
eastbound freight train at a crossing
in a big cut west of Burke. One Of
the Bailey brothers was killed in
stantly and another member of the par
ty has died since.
The attack by Aev. Dan Bradley up
on the administration at Columbus, o.,
at the Congregational national council
was learned of at Yankton with as
tonishment and caused a sensation.
This divine was the Congregational
minister there during DR.. Joseph
/ Wards lifetime and was acting prcsi-
dent of Yankton college at one time.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
VI +. Olmstead OF Houghton died at a
! local hospital, where it had been in a
baby incubator for several weeks. The
| infant weighed but two and a quarter
pounds at birth, but was perfectly
! formed and its physical organs ap-
! peared to be functioning correctly,
and physicians had hoped to save it.
Alfred Sundstrom, a farmer living
near Beresford, believes that he is be-
ing followed by an automobile jinx.
Only a short time ago an automobile
belonging TO him was destroyed by
| fire. He had only a small amount of
insurance on the car. The other day
he contracted for a new car and start
ed home with il. Ne had not gone a
mile when his car collided with an
other car and his new automobile was
badly damaged and put out of com.
mission
Msr Harriet Bone Necklace. of the
Wakparmni district of the Pine Ridge
Indian agency. in South Dakota, was
awarded a prize of S. and a national
certificate of merit by the national
emergency food garden commission
forthe best canned vegetables grown
in a war garden. This contest, fol
which the commission appropr' ated
$4,000 is being carried on in all Indian
schools, as well as at hundreds oi
state and county fairs and scores OF
war garden exhibits.
An unusual record for continuous
service in office was made by p. l.
Hatlestad, who has just rendered his
resignation as a member of the boarC
Of education in school district No. 10l
near Garretson. For twenty years ht
was a member of the board and coulC
have held the office during the remain
der Of his life had he wished Durini
the time he served as a member O
the board his six children have started
going to school, have gone through
all the grades, taught and have grad
uated from the eighth grade.
A mass meeting was held in Armou
to arrange plans for the sale OF tn,
second issue Liberty bonds. Durinj
the meeting il was shown that "Littl,
Douglas" az that county is often call
ed. is one of the richest counties o
the state and that the seven banks o
the county have deposits amounting t,
$1,SOOOOO. with the biggest corn GRO
in the history of the county still L
hear from. The meeting was the mos
enthusiastic ever held there and ther
is no doubt bur Douglas will do he
share in this issue At a meeting @
the O. +. S. of Armour il was vote
TO buy $3.50 worth Of Liberty bonds a
their part in this great work to ali
our government.
Repots from all over the state cor
tain illusions to the way farmers ar
buying Liberty bonds, according to +
A. Oldham OF Mitchell, chairman G
the state committee. II is eviden
however. that the farmer is thinkin
for himself from the number and siz
of the subscriptions that are comm
in. One farmer living near Mitche
came in with eight applications fo
bond sale, voluntary and nsolicitet
No one has ever questioned the patr
otism Of the farmer, but 1t is pleasin
to note their aggressiveness at thi
time and the manner in which the
are coming 20 the aid of their countr,
Large subscriptions from the citizen
of the state continue TO come in. Siou
Falls has raised over s4OO, 900 to dat,
a few places. however, have fallen b,
low the mark.