The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-10-18
6RAtn GRADING rROBE

Food ADMINISTRATION PROM
lsEs FARMGRs lMMEoL
ATE RGLlGF.
Complaint having been made e the
state market commission that unfair
grading was being used ct several
places IN the state, an investigation
VA made at the stations or Platte,
Armour. belmont and Corsica, whore
Il 10 reported the grading va done
without frst cleaning the wheat, which
would place the product brought IN By
the farmer ct . lower grade than that
to which Il WAS entitled and lower the
price. This matter ~ taken up With
the federal authorities and the state
market commission has received
Communication from Frank L Carey,
vice president Of the national food a.
ministrstion 1t Minneapolis, In which
10 asks that any such grading discov-
cred b reported to the federal depart
ment and action would Immediately
b taken through that department.
One Of the most disastrous farm
fros for some time In South Dakota
= reported from the farm OF @. Frei-
burghaus, nea Ramona. Seventeen
stacks Of barley and oats in the barn.
yard were entirely consumed. and 1t
was with dificulty the barn was saved.
The are started from . thresher en-
gine, threshing being in progress on
the farm ut the time. In less than
. minute after the flre was discovered
It had spread to al parts OF q straw
pile. and from there to the stacks
Tho separator caught nre and was
practically destroyed before 1t could
be hauled to q place Of safety. Fire.
men from both Ramona and Madison
were rushed to the scene, and BY hard
work held the fire to the grain stacks.
The loss Is estimated ct about 1000
IN al, with insurance to only partly
cover the loss.
+. s. Peck, stats highway engineer,
has received ! telegram from the fed
eral highway department stating that
the federal ~prioritles commission has
granted permits for material to com
plete any highway construction work
which b completed before the lat
Of November. For any work which
cannot b completed IN October Il viii
b necessary to secure permission
through the different state highway
commissions and the federal commits
sion to continue the work. and the con.
tractor who has work under way
which will carry him longer than DC.
tober needs to set In his application
to the state commission ct An early
date to be certain Of his materials.
The war department has detailed
nine commissioned officers OF the regu
lar army to the University OF South
Dakota to handle the military work IN
connection with the students army
training corps. They are: Captain ].
L. Beer. commanding officer: Captain
D. C. Barnhill, Of the dental corps;
First Lieutenant F. E. Townsend, OF
the medical corps: First Lieutenant
N. B. Robinson. Of infantry; Second
Lieutenant w. r. McMurry. r. H. God.
dell. c. @. Mulgrew. e. J. Goen and
G. b. Allen. all OF the infantry.
German 10 . dead language at the
University Of South Dakota. It has
boen executed twice. There will be
no classes In German for members
Of the student army training corps
Earlier announcements for the student
army training corps schedule included
German among the modern languages
to b taught. although the board o
regents voted last February to clint
nate It from the university curriculum.
4 heavy enrolment In the French de
paftment u expected and classes IL
French have been scheduled for every
period every day.
In order 70 meet the Spanish fnau.
en1a epidemic Which has travelled @
far west @ Sioux Fails, the American
Rcd Cross has asked Miss Blanche
Townsend - perfect plans to meet any
omorgency. Aias Townsend appeal.
TO ~ nurses Who ero married to On
Yoll tor home defense work. The pub
lie health department anA the warrior
0U8OO UOOSe0SsO00 00O OOCb0blO0 0lO
askod % helD n The work.
1Ae fsrmers e Charles nix county
havo named 10 cents . bushel q the
price Tor Auaking corn this tail. The
crop n Charles Mtx county 10 unusu.
ally god this year and : large nur
ber q mon VIII ~ needed to hei
harvest the erop. Any men comine
hto tA0 county wanting to help save
tAe corn sAould Tspoft . County Agent
JoAnson q Lake Andes. He win see
tAat they ut jobs.
The local 4epote q the Watertowr
an1 GSoax F1l1s and the Milwauk.
railways n Wentworth u now 10 o..
0uTod. VIM - moved from their pre-
.ent locations - the crossing OF Il
two railroads anl mefged into . uni
6epot. Omcials o. The companies wsr
q Wentvosth and decided upon this
important move. which win b Of great
convenience ~ the travelling public.
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