The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-05-16
WILL GO TO CANADA
OPPONENTS OF WAR SEEK NEW
HoMES-SELL THEIR
HOLDINGS.

Sanborn county on the banks Of the
James river, had sold their holdings
through their leaders TO a group OF
Artesian capitalists, II is learned that
the c~olonists at Rosedale, New Elm
and Rockport also have made con-
tracts for land transfers and will re-
CeiVe real estate in Canada for their
South Dakota property. Leaders Of
lhe Huttrische brethren have been in
Canada for some time, seeking prom
ises Of exemption for their young men
from Canadian officials and allege i'm
munity from service has been prom
ised them. Their religion is opposed
to war and they already have shown
their active opposition to the draft
laws of the United States by protests.
Three leaders of the faith were arrest
ed last week for attempting to bride
officials of the United States army and
C the release OF Mennonite re-
cruits. The ~colonists, whose lands
are among the richest In the state,
cut their crops to a minimum this
year, raising only enough for their
own consumption.
The automobile owner who has sent
in the fee for his license plate and
can't get 1t will have to blame war
conditions for this fact. The state de-
partment was able to get 1000 plates
a few days ago, the first received since
the last OF March, and these only
supplied a few Of the applications on
file. The company which contracted
to supply the plates for this year
simply that 1t cannot tell
when it will be able to make another
shipment and in the meantime the
owner is up against a violation Of a
state law for failure to display a tag
which he cannot get ven after he has
paid for 1t.
Mrs. Perry Stephens, who, with her
husband is doing janitor work in the
Meade county court house at Sturgis,
was so badly burned that it is a ques-
ton whether or not she will survive
from her injuries. While building a
fire with wet wood she used kero-
sene oil. which caused an explosion,
blowing the bottom out OF the can and
clothes. The flames were put out by
her husband. but not until the woman
was seriously injured.
Joseph Kuhn, a farmer living sew
eral miles from DOlard, is making a
| good record in the production Of food
stuffs. A few days ago he marketed
two carloads Of hogs which brought
him $6,S66.10. He still has sixty head
OF hogs left. He also sold recently
1000 bushels Of barley, which swelled
his receipts an additional 1880. Sales
OF poultry, produce, ETC., added to these
will increase his income for the year
to about $4,000. He farms a half sec
ton of land.
Sir young women have applied to
the recruiting station at Mitchell for
positions In the service. Four asked
for clerical positions and the others
wanted to get into the medical corps.
The recruiting officer found II diff
cult to convince them that Uncle Sam
doesn't want women in his army, but
they finally ieft, after announcing rnat
they were determined to go to the
front. and proposed 10 study nursing
so they could enlist for Red Cross
work.
The financial showing of the state
treasury ut the close CT business April
80 showed 81, 1872, 4S4 in all funds. The
income fund for public schools car.
ried $672.807 Of this, and he Irvine
plant fun $9L720. The game fund
had $52,545 and the motor vehicle fund
$27,427. The various agricultural ex-
tension funds were about $27, 900, the
county extension funds being $I6, 230,
the federal Spsith.Leyer $40, 1853, and
the county supervision fund sI,193.
Live stock in large numbers is be-
Ing shipped from the Rosebud country
to eastern markets. Twelve carloads
OF cattle and hogs were shipped from
Gregory in a single day, the days ship
ments bringing the shippers an aggre-
gate of more than $40 1000. Live stock
TO the value of several hundred thou
sand dollars will be shipped from the
Rosebud country during the spring and
summer months.
Throwing Of rice at weddings is
frowned upon by food administration
officials in South Dakota IL is
nounced. 1t was deemed advisable
to make this statement with the an.
proach OF the June marriage season.
Old shoes and other missiles may be
thrown. but rice as post-nuptial am
munition is taboo. it is stated.
Delegates to the convention of the
State Homeopathic society and the
State Eclectic society adopted resoiu-
lions protesting against the action of
Gov. Peter Norbeck In keeping mem
bers OF their schools OF medicine from
the state board OF health as provided
for by the state constitution.
William Dunn. past grand knight,
was given q farewell reception at
Lead by Black Hills council, Knights
OF Columbus. prior to his departure