The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-07-19

land national guard division In France.
Steps have been taken to organize
a home guards band in Aberdeen,
Many of the towns best musiciens
are members Of the local company OF
home guards. and It is believed a
strong band can be organized.
For the first time in its history the
assessed value of real property in Alb
erdeen passed the $10,000,00o mark.
The city assessors figures, just COM
piled. show the real property m the
CITY totals in valuation s5,3S5,300 and
the structures thereon $5,354,S45.
Traffic on the Milwaukee railroad
east of Aberdeen was blocked several
hours because OF the derailmsnt OF a
freight train betwene Web-fcr and
Waubay. twenty-five cars left the
track. blocking both east and west
bound tracks. No one was injured.
Mrs. c. c. Dean. Of Mitchell, has
notified that her soa, Howard, who
was wounded in action, is not serious
" hurt. The message says the young
man was hit by a piece OF shrapnel.
but that his card case and Testament,
carried inside his blouse. so detected
the missile that his neart was un-
touched.
At Red Cross sale at Cheyenne
agency in which a large number OF
the articles sold were bead work OF
Indian women, more than $4,000 was
realized from the sale. Added to this
was the proceeds Of Red Cross sup
per, dance and play in the evening,
which brought in several hundred dol
lars more.
The stockholders Of the Farmers
cooperative association, which has
been in business at DeSmet some
time, have decided OF reorganize the
company and increase the capital to
| $35, 900 in order to take care Of the
| growing business Of the company. Tho
present capital is too limited for the
| increasing business.
The acreage in Beadle county sowed
to wheat, corn barley, oats. rye. alfal'
ia and potatoes this year is 346,3sS
as compared with an acreage Of 329,-
127 in 1915. according to figures com.
piled at the county auditors once In
Huron. The wheat crop this year COW
ers 122,677 acres as compared with
1896 acres in 1918, according to the
report.
Opposition to or encouragement Of
any war activity in South Dakota by
any person, corporation. association or
society is misdemeanor by an order
made public by the state council Of
defense. The punishment for viola
ton Of the law is $1,000 fine or one
years Imprisonment or both. The law
will be effective Immediately after its
publication.
Reports made at the annual meot-
ing Of the stockholders Of q farmers
cooperative company which conducts
an elevator at Willow Lakes show
that the net profit OF the company for
|, the last year was $4,000 Practically
, all of this sum was ordered paid to the
stockholders in dividends. Few other
= .
made a better record.
Carl Meyer, rural mail carrier out
OF Wentworth, who is alleged to have
' refused to buy war savings stamps
t and to have slandered the govern
ment, was horsewhipped by grouI
Of men His hair was cut and hi!
. head was painted red. He was ther
, advised to resign from the United
, States postal service. which hs did th'
following day. No arrests have beer
4 made.
{ Deciding that II Is better to tax,
J. al precautions to prevent grasshop
4 per scourge, rather than wait unit
q f:e grasshopper pest is upon the farm
. rs of Perkins county. the county com
}. missioners have procured a supply o
T. grasshopper poison and farmers desir
J. ing to guard against losses by grass
. hoppers are able to obtain such Quan
Q titles as they require from hs secft
J. tary Of the commercial club.
\. State Superintendent G. S. Lugg ha
y rendered his resignation to Gov. MOI
: beck to go into effect September
and will take up other educataona
4 work. Fred Shaw, the Republican
q. nominee to the position. will most like
n ly be appointed to all the vacancy.
q To know that his son was wounde
% and In military hospital In Franc
r was more than DR.. Calvin s. Tandl
z. OF Cam Valley, could endure wfthou
" action. He left Mitchell as q privat
y In the regular army. bound for tn
d fighting zone.
+ Heavy losses have resulted from n
70 appearance In some OF the orchard
d around Tyndall Of a blight that is XII
a. Ing some Of the apple trees. Nume
r ous trees which apparently were pc
Or fectiy healthy in the spring. whic
( blossomed and were loaded with a
ID Plies, now are dying. Some beliey
10 that an insect is causing the damag
"a The cherry trees of that vicinity a
" have been attacked and are nearly a
C. dead. Experts will be asked to mab
At an Investigation and ascertain the trr
q. cause so measures can be taken