The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-07-05
IDLrnS ROUNDED UP
SIOUX FALLS CARRIES OUT THE
"WoRk OR FIGHT"
ORDER.

Armed home guards 1t Sioux Falls,
Nsponding to Gen. Crowder's work or
light" order, made . raid on local pool
halls, suspected rooming houses and
other places where idle men are nc
customed to loiter, and rounded up
more than so men on the charge Of
being labor slackers and not having
registration cards. The raid took
place during the busiest time Of the
afternoon, when the streets were
crowded with shoppers, and created
much excitement.
A number Of the farmers over the
state are preparing to meet q condi.
ton which confronts the farmers Of
the northwest. The var demands have
drawn many OF the younger men from
every section, and the work on the
farms will largely have to be done by
older men with families. These men
do not care to take up farm work m
less they can have their families with
them and to meet this need farmers
will have to build houses on their
farms to house the labor which they
will have to depend on. In the cen
trail part Of the state . number OF
such houses are being built. and men
with families r being accepted for
farm work. One man near Pierre
says he has two such houses on his
ranch and will build another Q
The attention OF the federal officers
OF South Dakota has been called to
the case Of Alber Rendering, an n
legged pro-German farmer living in
Douglas county, who was summoned
before the Douglas county council Of
defense to answer to charge of alleg-
ed disloyalty against him. His father
lives In the vicinity. The father Is q
German by birth, while the son says
he Is a subject Of Holland. Evidence
was presented before the council of
defense that the younger Rendering
had told q neighbcrinx farmer that II
the government took him a. a soldier
he would desert to the Germans with
In three days.
Menonites Of the GAINESVILLE colony
in Yankton county will lose q large
quantity Of homo made wine and may
be prosecuted for having liquor In
their possession, because they took
steps to catch men who stole 81 gal
Ions Of the wine. The colonists EN-.
ploysd Al Scott, Of Mitchell, an own
.er OF bloodhounds, to and the thieves.
The dogs picked mp the scent and .
confession has been. obtained from .
young man who IL to 60 with the June
draft contingent and who implicated
two others. He told the officers. II
wanted to have q rip-roarin' good time
before I wen on to Tight"
What 10 believed to be something
OF q record IL that which N. +. Lewis
has reported ~ having been made on
his farm . short distance east Of Gro
ton. He has three sows there which
are Of the .Duroc Jersey strain, which
are believed to have set . pace which
will b difficult for others Of their
species to follow. During the last 13h
months these three animals have pro-
duced for their owner Ill pigs, actual
count. With hegs 1t SIS and better
per 100, 1t can be readily BEL that
there is . nice profit in his bunch tor
their owner.
That there IL too much Joy riding
being done In some parts Of the state
with state-owned autos, 10 the view Of
State Auditor Handlin, and he has
lent ont : letter In which no says:
Believing It to be for the best inter
ests Of the state, | would suggest that
you have the words State Of South
Dakota printed upon both sides Of
ANY auto or autos your department
may own. Failure to comply With this
request may msa the questioning Of
any gasoline or repair bills presented
BY you II the future % this Office"
walter varland. residing eight miles
north Of 9issston. Tails Of his success
with alfalfa. Last year he pastussd
50 head Of hogs. II sAasp and 12
calves on ! 10.acre feld durtng the
entire season. June Is he cut seven
tons of hay and In September thsesh-
a - bushels Of choice seed. The
sssA brought him $3.50 and the hay
had . market value Of sos, maktng
Z total 81 @7es from -. acres OF land.
70 this should b. added the value Of
pasture for IS head Of hogs. sheep
and calves for the summer.
The nrst harvest Of alfalfa around
Pierre shows the crop Is excellent.
with . heavy yteld. The rains Of the
frst part Of the season have made .
heavy growth. and boosted the hay
crop. The question Of . seed crop
depends upon the weathsr from this
time on. With rains - start the new
growth and . dry fall the seed corn
II good. but with fall rains It does not
amount 70 much.
AZ ths result Of his preliminary
hearing before Z Justice ct onida,