The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-11-09
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS

A-N AANNs Ia - A-s AOltSs AtAAOA VI
the Episcopal church at Springfield
has just received word Of the death of
his brother Lieut.. Coles, serving with
the Australian troops in Flanders. This
Is the third brother who has died on
the field of honor on the western
front.
The state council of defense, in a
meeting at Mitchell, passed a resolu-
uon which was sent on TO President
Wilson advocating a state or national
daylight law" suspension of public
improvements during the war, and the
establishment OF state schools for
telegraphy and other trades essential
to the conduct OF the war.
w G. Bickelhaupt who has just
been appointed food administrator for
South Dakota, has been connected
with the Dakota Central Telephone
company since the infancy of that cor
poraton of which he is now secretary.
He hase been an active member of the
state council OF defense, heading the
fuel board of that organization.
There is not a ton OF hard coal for
sale in Aberdeen. Dealers have been
out of anthracite for several weeks,
and are refusing to accept further or
ders for the commodity, although some
of them have the coal on the road, as
they already have orders on their
books for all the coal they expect to
receive in the immediate future.
a celluloid comb becoming ignitad
set fire to the hair of "Auntie" vii
kinsOn, an aged woman of Keystone.
and, spreading to her clothing, infiict-
ed fatal burns. While sitting beside
her stove she fell asleep in her chair
The celluloid comb became ignited
when it came into contact with the
hot stove.
G. NJ. Plumb. of Lesterville, with
probably the longest railroad service
Of any man in the state, has gone on
the retired pension list Mr.. Plumb
has seen 45 years of continuous rail.
road service, 81 years OF which has
been spent in Lesterville as station
agent for the Chicago Milwaukee and
ST. Paul Railway company.
Unknown persons decorated the
premises of three German residents
at Avon with yellow paint Signs
reading, The Home of Kaiser Bill, "
The Kaiser's Store" and Stacker" ,"
were conspicuous. Two of them had
refused to subscribe to the second
Liberty loan, and the other had only
taken a $50 bond. All three are well
to do and have made all their money
in the United States.
Wheat stealing is almost as serious
an offense as horse stealing during
these days of high prices of small
grain. Nick Van Heest, farmer living
near Corsica. was arrested on the
charge of stealing six bushels of wheat
from neighbor. Van Heest was sen
fenced to a term of Is months in the
Sioux Falls penitentiary, but he was
released when he furnished a bond o
$1,000, so he could return to his home
and complete his corn harvesting.
Ed Helm, a negro, who is serving
a life term in the Sioux Falls peniten-
tiary for shooting and killing a rail
way brakeman near Scotland several
years ago because the brakeman at
tempted TO put him off the train, near
ly added another murder to his record
when he, without warning. struck An
drew Wall, a guard at the peniten-
tiary, over the head with a heavy bot
tie. The guards scalp was split open
by the force of the blow, but fortu-
nately his skull was not fractured
+. NJ. CARRIER, superintendent OF the
Lower Brule Indian school and agency
states that he sold $500 worth Of
bonds of the second Liberty loan
through his office TO twelve employees
$1,250); twenty-six adults Indian
(S4,700), and eleven minor Indians
S2,650). The superintendent feels
tuat a good showing has been made
by the employees and Indians in view
Of the fact that there are only thirty
employees, many Of whom receive
snail salaries, and about 500 Indians.
A new ruling has been made by the
banks of Perkins county concerning
paper of public sales which il is be.
lieved will simplify transactions in
such notes. Hereafter persons con
templating buying AT public sales are
required to make arrangements be-
fore hand with the bank at which they
rustomarily do business This en-
ables all concerned to close up trans
actions quickly when the sale is over,
instead OF waiting until the bankers
have passed on the securities offered
where cash is not paid.
Officers Of an association which is
made up Of leading farmers of Beres-
ford territory are completing plans
for the annual corn show, which will
be held in Beresford in January, the
exact date not yet having been select
ed The corn show Is expected to be
the greatest event OF the kind in the
history of this section. Prizes will be
offered for corn, wheat, oats, barley
and seeds, full list OF which will be
announced later. The farmers gener-
ally of this territory will prepare ex-
hibits for the corn show and will strive
to CaDture prizes This is one OF the