The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-10-05
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
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tive citizens contributing dollar
each, the sum to be used exclusively
for the purchasing OF reading matter
for the boys while az cantonmeuts or
after they have crossed the ocean.
Establishment in the college Of en-
gineerng Of a short course to train
telegraph operators for service as mil
itary d'#patchers has been announced
by Pr" dent Robert l.. Slagle of the
University OF South Dakota This
new coarse, offered at the request or
the United States signal corps. Will
open November Is
Guy A. Mickle for the past nine
year depot agent of the Burlington
railway At Pluma, has been appointed
ticket agnt Of the company in Dead
WOOD. He succeeds w. 4 Robertson,
who recently rendered his resignation
after more than thirty years OF service
with the Burlington company
The Sandusky Cement company Of
A farmer living near Clear Lake, by
the name OF Hendricks. was placed ua-
der arrest by Deputy Marshal Hickey
from Sioux Falls, following charges
that he has been threatening to leave
his farm. 30 to Mexico and fight the
United states. A passport to Mexico
was found by the deputy when the
arrest was made
Opening the two DAYS program at
the Clark county fair. GOV Peter Nor
beck addressed a crowd that broke
all records for first day attendance
He was Cheered when he spoke OF
South Dakota-s willingness to do its
full share in furnishing the men. the
money and bending every effort TO de-
velop its great natural resources to
help in the war.
l.. c. Williams. member of a thresh-
ing crew near Madison, was arrested
on the charge of attacking another
member Ofthe crew named Coulter
with a pitchfork, was fined 500 in a
local court and in addition was re-
quired to pay Coulter's hospital and
surgeons bills. For time il was
feared Coulter would die, but his con
dition now is improving.
To make a profit of $25 an acre in
two years from his farm was the ex-
perience of +. L. Aldinger, farmer
living near Wentworth He oas just
sold the farm TO an Iowa man for
1925 an acre. The farm was pur-
chased by him two years ago for 500
an acre. In addition to receiving $25
an acre more for the land than he
paid for IT, he raised two profitable
crops from the farm.
George Baely, a Colome man. aas
secured what is considered the finest
exhibit OF Indian relics in the state
Among the unique articles secured by
him is an elk skin coat studded with
peculiar beads, rawhide drum per
haps rs or 100 years old, and numer-
Gus other articles, such as bows and
arrows picked up on battle fields dur
ing Indian wars and pipes OF peace
used by the old Sioux chiefs.
Five Dakotans are in this years
class at Annapolis, as follows: Edwin
Mason Crouch of Deadwood, Freder-
ick Mason Price of Aberdeen. Max
Irwin Black of Mitchell, Harold Ed
gard Mccarthy of Mitchell, and
Charles Ferns Mackin. Jr., OF Onida
Mye X Edward OF Ashton, and Erwin
J. Kading of Webster have been desig-
mated TO take the entrance examina.
tion for West Point military academy
in March, 1918.
South Dakota is showing marked
interest in the new emergency food
act which entities counties to organ
ize and obtain the services OF an
emergency food conservation demon
strator for the duration OF The war. j.
b. Johnson, state leader Of county
farm bureau work, stated that two
counties have completed organization
and are now operating under the act,
and Deuel., while many 9th
ers have begun organization.
Charles Ortman, a young farmer
who has made his home with his par
ents few miles south of Ethan, took
his own life with a % caliber rife
while suffering with melancholia, su-
perinduced by i'll health On the day
of his death he went into a corn field,
about 100 yards south OF the buildings
on the farm. and placing the muZle Of
the rife against his head pulled the
trigger Failing TO return to his home
in the evening. search was made and
on Monday evening his lifeless body
vas found in the field.
Willie Schoepp Of Henry won Lfat
pace in the 9O-day South Dakota pig
feeding contest with 410 boys and girls
IS a feature ofthe boys and girls club
work under the direction of Supt. W
NJ Mair of the State college extension
division. His pig gained 222 pounds
at profit Of $34,87 John Schoepp OF
Henry won second place by making
his pig gain 213 pounds at a profit OF
s3209. The other winners to the
eighth rank are as follows: Russell
Faulkner, Aurora. Ward Howell. Bris-
to Simon Heemstra, Monroe: Alfred
Howard Houser Mullner,
Westport, and Margaret Barclay, Sci
by. The prizes are awarded by the
Morrill, Packing company of Sioux
Fails