Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1918-02-21
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
RESUME OF WEEKS EVENTS IN
THE SUNSHINE
STATE.

The new Methodist state hospital at
Mitchell has been formally dedicated
Farmers in Hanson county are re-
porting considerable trouble from
wolves.
Seventy-five men have been enrolled
at Aberdeen for work in government
ship yards.
The T. C. T. of Yankton raised over
$1,000 for the Red Cross at their in
door carnival.
L. S. Perdue, of Mansfield, died
from burns received as the result of
a gasoline explosion.
Mr.. and Mrs G. r. Collins, of Yer
million. celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary
A. II. Johnson, of Beresford, fell
from the top of windmill tower and
escaped without injury.
The first soldier funeral at Pierre
since the troops were called was that
Of Charles Howell. who died at Camp
Custer.
Mrs. Elmer Hawkes., wife of
rancher near Pedro, committed sui
eide by drowning herself in the Chey-
enne river.
Mitchell has adopted moonlight
schedule for street lights, in order to
conserve electricity and fuel.
The board of agriculture has let
the contract for new reinforced con-
crete grandstand at the state fair
grounds at Huron.
Fred M. Unger, of Parkston. aged
33 years, was among those lost on
the Tuscania. He leaves A wife and
five small children.
The farm home of Emil Graese, near
Spencer was destroyed by fire. Three
hundred dollars in cash and checks
were also destroyed.
An attempt was made to set fire to
the Aberdeen Milling company's -four
and extinguished before it had made
Roadway.
l. Mrs. Robert Harvey, of Huron, has
received word from her son, David
Farlinger, stating that he is a prisoner
in a German prison camp at Munster,
Germany.
The Milwaukee railroad near Woon-
socket was nearly destroyed by fire.
Hard work on the part of the passen-
| gers and crew of passing train saved
| the structure.
Frank Hloucha, of Chamberlain,
was unable to get under the six-foot
six-inch limit when he tried to enlist
| His normal height is more than six
| feet seven inches
Edward Wenzel, of Huron, and w.
| O. Skinner, living south of that city,
| were arrested for boarding flour
Wenzel had twenty-five sacks Of -four
and Skinner had twenty-three.
The South Dakota Corn and Grain
Growers association will hold it's an
nual meeting at Redfeld on March
49, A fine program has been arranged
and $700 in prizes are offered.
The cooperative canning company
business so as to can corn, beans,
pumpkin, squash and other garden
produce as we'll as tomatoes.
A 17-year-old girl living at Valley
Springs has applied for position as
mail carrier at Sioux Falls. She
states that she is anxious to do her
"bit" and is willing to work 365 days
in the year.
Live stock to the aggregate value
OF about $4,000 was shipped from
Egan during a period of only one
week. Part Of the stock went to the
Sioux Falls market and the remainder
to Sioux City
E. A. Shewell, formerly Of Center
vile, student for the ministry and
singer in church choirs, was arrest
ed at st. Joseph, Mo-, and returned
to Sioux Falls to answer to a white
slavery charge.
Three large sticks of dynamite with
fuses and caps attached were found
in the middle Of the railroad bridge
near Presho. They were in such a
pVoltAOA do " nave 6ApIOu6u IL run
over by a train.
The counties of Moody, Miner, Ham
lin, Codington, Brookings and Kings
bury have decided to combine in hold.
ing a teachers institute this year,
which well be held the second week
in June. The consolidation is made
in the interest Of economy.
The educational building on the
state fair grounds at Huron is being
enlarged so as to give more than
twice the amount of space for exhib-
its and in addition will afford splen-
did place for lectures and demonstra-
lions.
AS the local band played 1.-THE Star
Spangled Banner" and the crowd stood
rigidly at attention. a vigilance COM
mittee consigned to the flames a pic
ture Of the German kaiser and Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg. taken from