The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09

held at Beresford, under the auspices
OF the home guard The observance
this year will be of a military char
acter The program will be strongly
patriotic and military all the way
through. Other companies of home
guards from surrounding cities and
towns will be invited to be present.
The entertainment features will con-
sist of parading, drilling by the homs
guard companies present, ball games,
music, speech making, etc. 1t is ex-
pected thousands of people will bs
present.
AS the result of a thrilling exper-
ience, F. j. Wisner, of Parkston,
knows what it feels like to be struck
by a train, and he is glad he is alive
to tell the story. Mr.. Wisner and
others had gathered at the depot to
bid goodbye TO acquaintances who
were departing for a training camp.
Wisner was standing on the track and
failed to notj<e an incoming train.
He was struck by the engine pilot
and thrown to the ground. BY good
luck he fell outside the rails. He es-
capped with a lacerated cheek and
few bruises.
A. /. Taylor, Of Egan, knows from
personal experience how 1t feels to be
struck by lightning and live to tell
the story. He was in the loft of
barn when bolt OF lightning came
through the ventilator, striking him
in such a manner as to tear the shoe
and sock OF one of his feet. He was
knocked unconscious and was found
by brother who was working on the
ground floor. Taylor soon regained
his senses and apparently is none the
worse for his experience with the
lightning.
Martin Fromminga, young allen
enemy who was arrested at Lennox,
is alleged to have expressed the hope
that all the grain elevators in South
Dakota would burn down.. He is
charged by the federal authorities
with having made other anti-Ameri-
can remarks, among them an asser-
tion to Sioux Falls junk collectors
that he disliked to see them gather
scrap iron which would be made into
bullets to destroy the Germans.
Dependency because of iii health
is believed to have been responsible
for the suicide Of James Piroutek, a
farmer and pioneer resident of the
region near the village of Vodany.
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had been i'll for long time and fear
ed his trouble had developed into cam
Ger OF the stomach. BroOding over
this is thought to have unbalanced his
mind.
The anniversary celebration to be,
held this year by the residents OF Cot.
tonwood in honor Of the founding OF
the town will, instead of being a
sports day pure and simple, be turned
into Red Cross celebration, and the
funds received from all sources dur.
ing the celebration will be donated to
the Red Cross fund. The celebration
will be held Monday, August 10.
]. w. Thomas, at present county
superintendent Of Roberts county,
has been elected acting head OF the
rural and extension department of the
Northern Normal and Industrial
school to succeed M. NJ Guhin, who
has gone to France for the period OF
the war to act as Knights OF Co
lumbus secretary.
The first report of damage done in
South Dakota this season by grass
hoppers comes from the Worthing
territory, Lincoln county. Some OF
the farmers OF the affected district
report that grass h0ppers have ap-
peared in sufficient numbers to cut
of considerable OF their oats.
The Madison water and electric
light plant was destroyed by fire.
causing an estimated loss of 500, 900.
Defective wiring is believed to have
caused the blaze. The city has an
emergency water supply, but will be
without electric light. A new plant
will be built as speedily as possible.
Women taking the places of men
on the street cars are now a common
sight in Aberdeen and creates no sur.
price. Officials of the Aberdeen Rails
road company stated that SO far the
women have proven very satisfactory.
Mrs. M. A. Murphy, of st. Lawrence,
has knitted 110 pairs OF socks, there
by outdistancing Mrs. Tillet, of Troy,
8 D., by 78 pairs. Mrs. Murphy was
78 years old in March, and is still
knitting away for our soldier boys.
Rev. Glenn Lindley, of Hartford.
Conn, has accepted call to the pas
torate Of the Congregational church
IN Rapid City, and will assume the
duties Of the place about September
1.
w. G. Marley, postmaster of Colome.
has rendered his resignation, and
when freed from the duties of the
office will devote his entire attention
to his large farm near town.
Clay LeightOn. q brakeman, aged