Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-06-14
BOYS TO RIDE OVER
100 BOYS FROM THREE COUNTIES
WILL ATTEND BOYS WEEK
AT eRookiNGs.
GOSSIP OF THE STATE HOUSE
A Review Of the Work Of the State
Government at the Capitol and
at the Various State
Institutions.
Pierre

Pierre
One hundred farm boys of Lyman,
Hughes and Stanley counties will ride
horseback to Brookings for Boys
Week at State college, June 25-3O.
The average distance travelled by each
boy will be nearly $50 miles one way,
allowing five days from Presho and
four days from Pierre. The party will
be led by County Agents Dick Lewal-
len. Ney Valentine and w. w. Under
wood and will stop over night at
Pierre, June 20; Highmore, June 81;
Miller, June %; Huron, June %; and
DeSmet, June "a. Entertainment by
the local commercial clubs and visits
to prominent farms will be features
at each stopping place. Lyman coun-
ty boys plan to return by way Of How
ard, Mitchell and Reliance. Proba-
bly, 200 other farm boys will visit the
college at the same time from other
counties having agents, and they will
either hike to Brookings on foot or
come by train or auto.
| A full week of agricultural lessons
and amusements has been outlined by
the extension division for the boys
while at the college, approximately as
follows:
$3.50 to 9:OO-General assembly
with special addresses by Gov. Nor
beck, Superintendent Lugg, o. III. Ben
son, Of the United States department
Of agriculture, President Perisho, and
others.
900 to 10:00-Live stock lessons on
horses, animal Judging, animal dis
eases and steer feeding.
1890 to 11:00-Farm and crop dis
c,lssions on alfalfa. soils, general field
crops and home grounds
11:OO to 12:00-Dairy cattle, types
and breeds: handling of milk and
cream; skim milk for feelings pigs,
calves and poultry.
1880 to 3:0O-Group visits to the
various college departments, agrono-
my plots, barns and laboratories.
300 to 6:00-Games. to be conduct
ed under the supervision of special
list in playground work, including
games, military drill, and other fea-
lures of interest to boys.
1880 to 9:30-Evening program con.
sisting of story telling and music,
stunts, and big college reception.
Late Chicks Make War Meat.
There is no reason why chicks
Matched in June or even July will not
furnish desirable and reasonable
supply Of meat. suggests Wilson era,
mer, poultry instructor at South Da-
kota State college. The late hatched
chick will help avoid a meat shortage.
For 10 or IL days the chicks SHOULD
be handled carefully sin order to as
sure them good start, feed to consist
largely of rolled oats with sour milk,
ii it can be had. After that table
scraps may be gradually worked into
the daily ration but the scraps should
be fed before they begin to sour or
spoil and should be supplemented
with small feed of hard grain in or.
der to keep the birds in condition.
Registration Day in State.
Registration day passed in South
Dakota without one instance of out
ward opposition to the draft enroll
ment reported. A light rain prevailed
over most of the state. The day was
designated legal holiday by Gov
Norbeck and patriotic demonstrations
were held in almost every community
Because Of the remoteness of many
of the registering places it is thought
considerable delay will result in as
sembling the total registration figures
for the state,
The state Treasury.
The report of condition of the state
treasury at close of business May. 81.
shows cash in all funds amounting to
$1.354.231. OF this the income fund
for common schools of the state car.
ried $66O.0O9. The general fund car.
ried $230,743. the game fund s51,947,
and the Irvine fund $146,947. The va,
rious agricultural extension funds car.
ricd $13,589, of which large part was
In the county agent fund.
Incorporation Articles.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed for the Western Drug and Chem
zeal company at Sioux Falls, capital
$4,000; incorporators. H. F. Brow.
nell, c. H. Brown. H. II. Brownell
The Hub City Fraternal Holding com
, pany, for the erection of a frate-nal
building; capital, $4,000; incorpora
tors, A. N. Aldrich, C. R. May, R. C.
Young and others.