The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-09-20
RAIL GANy BALLOTS
EXPECTED THAT NOT MORE
THAN 500 or THE BALLOTS
WILL REACH MEN.

WILL REACH MEN.
County Auditor Shenkle, OF Sioux
Falls. has sent 1880 ballots for the
election to men OF voting
age from MinnehahA county who are
Serving In the national army In
France and those who are undergoing
training In various camps. Some Of
the voters may b hard to locate and
Il b expected that soma Of the bal
lots will miscarry, . they may be
transferred 70 other points while the
ballots are in transit to them. 1t IL
estimated that Of he $500 ballots sent
from that county probably not more
man 500 win reach the South Dakota
soldiers for whom they are Intended
and b returned to the county auditor
after being marked In accordance
with the wishes q the soldiers. These
ballots, whom returned marked, will
b counted the same ~ those voted
BY voters who are In South Dakota.
John Ronneberg. formerly OF, Lead,
now Of Anaconda. Mont, who had
been called to the colors under the
selective draft from Lawrence county,
has deliberately renounced his inten-
tt0n Of becoming : citizen Of the
United States, and by taking this u u.
patriotic action has escaped military
service. He 10 Of Norwegian birth
and had taken out his hrst citizenship
papers In Lawrence county, where he
resided many years. By his i'll ad-
vised action he will be deprived for
ever Of the right to become . citizen
Of the United States.
Many horses on farms In eastern
and northern Hand county are dying
from some unknown cause. County
Agent Risjord. 81 Hand county, was
called and diagnosed the cases as
spinal meningitis, the same disease
that 10 affecting herds IN Beadle coun
u. Mr. Risjord 10 said to have made
the statement that the animals con-
tract the disease by drinking the stale
water In ponas and pastures. veter-
inafians say that the disease IL caused
by vegetable poisoning from feed in
pastures which affects the spine.
Louis Batinovitch, for some time
employed in Rapid City, was arrested
. federal charge Of making dis
loyal statements in violation Of the
espionage act. As the result OF his
hearing before United
States Commissioner Hull, he was
held for appearance at the next term
OF federal court. In default Of bonds
Of $1,000 he vas lodged in the county
jail. The defendant IL an Austrian
by birth and has been in the United
States = number Of years.
Arrangements have been made by
the business men OF Parker whereby
two members Of the local home guard
will be on duty throughout each night,
for the purpose Of guarding the local
grain elevators and other business
houses. Citizens have been warned
to keep to the sidewalks when about
town late at night and not to act
suspiciously, and to throw up their
hands promptly II called upon to do
20 by the guards.
Mrs. Harry Runchey. Of Madison,
has been advised that her brother, J..
Hoyland. who wal severely wound
ed by q sniper's bullet In France .ast
November, has been discharged from
the army. The bullet lodged near his
heart, interfering with the action OF
that organ and making him unable
to perform further military duty. An
other Of Mrs. Runchey's brothers
was killed in the trenches last July.
William Mayer. aged a, Of Yellow
Greek, Wa caught in the rock crush
or in the Bismarck mill at that place
and had his left foot mangled to such
extent that Il had to be amput.
ated. He vas wearing low shoes at
the time and the fact that the heel
sufficiently retarded the Nrower to
throw on the belt saved him from
being crushed to death In the ponder
ous rock crusher.
A South Dakota young woman, Miss
Gertie Edmonds. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ole Edmonds. 81 Madison, has
departed for Madagascar. where she
will serve - q neld missionary for
the Norwegian Lutheran church.
The new city manager law Of the
last Legislative session 10 unconDtitu-
This IL the ruling Of the South
Dakota supreme court In the case OF
Foohey ". board Of city commission
o. Sioux FAlls.
Rev. w. Blair Roberts. for the last
years pastor n charge Of the Epis
copal church q Dallas. and also In
Of Different missions In the
Rosebud country. has departed to
serve - chaplain.
Ferdinand Schmidt, aged s., was
attacked b. heart failure and was
lound-dead In bed ct tAe home Of
Dumpks, near Lennox. where
= was employed.
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