The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-08
CITY MEN SHOCK
In HARVEST FIELD
"Save the GRAIN Is q Call Appealing
to the Town People



has matured and many farmers sore
ly need help to save 1t from hail or
storm. City people are responding
by going into the harvest fields to
help with the work.
Some thirty business men of Miller
took to the harvest fields Friday even
ing, after an early supper, and gave
much needed help to a few short
handed farmers. A dozen autoes
went into the country some five miles
east and the occupants rolled up
their sleeves and pitched into three
or four fields of grain that were cry
ing for mans help
1870 Acres First Night
The crowd took in the farms of
Angus McFee, John Jones, and w. j.
Morrow, Mr.. Olson, st. Lawrence twp.
They worked until about 10 o'clock
and covered a total acreage of about
1870. After finishing the first field
they enjoyed some refreshments of
cold pop and watermelon. Several
car loads of spectators drove out to
witness the unusual sight Of actual
harvest work done by the city mayor,
bankers, lawyers, editors. merchants,
clerks and office men. with collars
off, sleeves rolled up and sweating
like troopers.
Workers PhOtOed
Photographer Cross accompanied
the bunch of city trough necks," and
snapped them in the act of real work.
And as a final climax the next morn
ing all of the bunch insisted that
they felt so good they were willing to
repeat the experience at the rcgula-
ton price of As cents the hour. The
four farmers came in next day and
paid $40 to Managers Reck and
Tamblyn, and the money was turned
over to the county Red Cross.
Another crowd of Al went out Sum
day evening and shocked about 175
acres on the Carroll farm southwest
of town. Monday evening found So
workers In the Burlington fields in
Holden township, where they took
care of 100 acres.
Girls Join the Men
The movement is growing in popu-
larity as a total of seventy-five city
ties took to the fields Tuesday evening
including a dozen or more girls, who
added to the general interest, and
gave a dash of romance to temper the
more serious endeayor of real work.
Some OF the girls wore unionalls, and
some short skirts, boys hats OF walls
to keep the hair in place, and big
gloves. They appeared to enjoy it,
and quickly learned the work of shock
ing.
Two ministers of the Gospel were
included in the crowd, together with
representatives from about all lines
of business. The c~ominissafy depart
ment was under charge Of Dean
Campbell, who made three trips with
his delivery auto. The nights work
gave a total of about 200 acres OF
wheat, oats, barley and speltz shocked
on the farms of M Holman, Gortmak-
err Bros, G. III. Carroll, v. S. Fflbert
and Chan Sisk, west and southwest
of town.
And the grain! You ought to see
1t. Miles of ripe grain on every hand
the golden early wheat, the white
oats, the slightly darker barley, the
just coloring late fields, all with back
grounds OF big corr fields with tassels
waving above head high, and many
stalks carrying two ears. "Oh, boy!
Amt it a grand and g-l-o-r-i-ous
fellin' TIA, ia, ra, ra."
St Lawrence Sh0ckers
Men OF st. Lawrence also took to
the harvest fields Monday and Tues
day nights to help save the grain.