The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-12-13
Members IF the Lake County Pure

which will lie held in Madison on De-
cember 10. Large numbers OF the
finest cattle and hogs ever raised in
the state will be on exhibit.
A Milbank produce company in one
shipment n a total Of %. 900 pounds
of poultry to Chicago. The car con.
tanned II. 900 pounds of live poultry
and 5000 pounds OF dressed. All the
poultry was purchased from the farm
ers of this vicinity, and they received
an aggregate OF several thousand dol
lars in payment therefor.
The state railway commission has
set a number of hearings at points
over the state for the month OF De-
cember, practically all of them being
on applications to increase telephone
rental, such applications being made
by both the large and the small rural
companies at points covering pract1-
cally all of the eastern counties Of the
state. there being t~wenty-six hearings
extending from the 5th of December
up to the 21st Of the month.
The sugar beet crop from 1922
acres in the Belle Fourche country
has reached a total OF 1851 tons for
this season. according to accurate re-
ports made by beet raisers there.
This crop is approximately 500 car
loads. Mr.. Murray. OF the f. N. Fuller
ranch, averaged 20 tons an acre on
a 36-acre tract. The sugar company
farm had one field OF three and one
half acres which yielded 25h tons an
acre. The tops are sold to feeders at
$40 an acre.
States Attorney E. B. Adams, of
Hot Springs. met with a serious acct
basement Of his Office. He fell and
in throwing out his hand to catch
himself plunged it into a heap of hot
ashes which had just been taken from
the furnace. The hand and arm were
burned to the bone. He was taken
to the hospital and the injury dressed,
but Mr.. Adams will be disabled for
some time. Mr.. Adams is prominent
in county and state politics. and in
the last campaign had charge of the
work of the republican committee in
Third congressional district.
Nearly 1900, 900 bushels of grain
was harvested in Turner county in
1918, according to the report Of the
F, county agent. who based his statement
on the results reported by the thresh-
ers Of the county. The report in.
cludes: Wheat. 214.913 bushels: oats,
1881 .463: barley. 167.180: rye. 1881.
The reports are incomplete. J. A. Jen.
! sen. Of Niborg. raised the most oats,
II. 265 bushels being threshed. John
B. Deckart. Of Marion. with 1G.9O4
bushels, raised and threshed the most
wheat. The crop acreage report Of
the state tax commission shows that
Turner county ranks second in South
Dakota in pats acreage with 90. 754
acres, and third in corn with 1864
Churches opened their doors for
public worship for the first time since
the influenza epidemic made it's ap-
pearance in Huron. Huron churches.
now that the ban has res lifted here
on all public gatherings. are making
preparations for great religious activ.
ity on THANKSGIVING day. when all
churches will unite in a service OF
thanksgiving at Grace Episcopal
church. This is the first time that a
union service Of this nature has ever
been held in an Episcopal church in
Huron, it is believed. It is expected
that the church will also observe Lib.
erty Sunday" December /. with serv-
ices Of rejoicing over the signing Of
an armistice between the allied and
central powers.
The annual report OF the state game
communication indicates that the hunt.
ing conditions in the state after the
enforcement Of the new game law
We're better than for many years.
There was a shortage OF grouse and
prairie chicken in the northeastern
part Of the state, but this Is attributed
largely TO the increased area under
cultivation. In the western part Oft
the state grouse and prairie chicken
were more numerous than for many
years past. But the greatest change
noticeable was in the duck shooting,
as the unmolested ducks had nested
in the lakes and ponds of the state,
breeding a large number OF ducks
which were old enough to be strong
on the wing before the opening OF the
season, and the hunting Of water fowl
was better than it had been for years.
The Retail Merchants association
Of South Dakota will hold its twenty.
second annual convention in Aberdeen
some time next May. The meeting
will bring approximately 300 mer-
chants from all parts OF the state.
The work of the merchants ~associa-
ton said Mr.. Berdahl, has been
heavy and Of great importance during
the war by way Of assisting and co.
operating with the various depart.
ments OF the government that have
been created as war measures. How
ever. their work will be OF greater i'm.
p%ortance, il such is possible. for the
1 association will act "a the ;nfnrma.