The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-09-06
EARN FOR RED CROSS
MILLER RESIDENTS SHOCK LOO
ACRES or 0RAIN-WoMEN
HELP,

WIZ uE
HELP.
The Hand county Red Cross IL $300
better OF, and Is farmers we're help.
ed by the work OF Miller people going
into the fields each evening for more
than . week, and shocking up 1000
acres q grain. The men were assist
I'd on two or three occasions by girls
and women. The work wal scattered
In different directions, and was freely
given by tho townspeopls, who fur
nished their U automobile for trans
p~ortation. The campaign covered q
period Of eight nights, and . total
mileage OF 320. 1t was about equiva-
lent to the work Of two shockers for
81 days. st. Lawrence residents also
gave help to q number Of farmers by
evening shocking.
The German language order, after
. long discussion on the part Of the
state council of defense, was allowed
to stand without change, giving Ger.
man ministers with congregations
who do not understand English, per-
mission to give q .15-minute esume OF
their sermons in German after the
service has been carried out in the
English language. The minister must
frst sign q pledge to use his in
fuencs to support all the activities Of
this nation to win the war and pro.
cure the approval Of the executive
committee Of the council of defense
to conduct such services.
1t cost three young men living in
Dimock 800 and costs each for
breaking into Jail. The sheriff had
seized and stored in the Dtmock Jail
q quantity OF q so-called temperance
drink, which was seized because IL
contained more than the permitted
amount Of alcohol. The three young
men became aware of the storage
place OF the beverage and broke into
the Jail and secured quantities OF it.
They entered pleas OF guilty when
taken into court.
The Kingsbury county authorities
we're called upon to dispose OF a case
involving the eight children Of Martin
Bergerson, q farmer. all Of whom are
feeble minded. The authorities have
ordered that the eight children be
sent to the state asylum for the feeble
minded al Redfeld, on the ground that
the parents are incompetent to look
after them. The children range in
age from 8 to Is years.
An unusual record for continuous
duty with one company was made BY
Angus Mcleod, OF Lead, who just has
retired and departed for California to
spend his remaining years. For 3S
years he was in the employ of the
Homestead Mining company. He was
one of the veteran employees Of tho
company. having been ION the job"
practically without interruption since
1880.
At the meeting OF the state board
Of education for vocational training
held in Pierre besides the routine
work Of the board. a resolution was
adopted asking for two additional
members Of the state educational de-
partment force. one to have charge
OF inspection Of high school work and
n OF rural school work, along the
lines Of vocational training.
The horse market appears to be
picking up in the western part OF the
state, and indications ares for heavy
shipments OF horses for the next few
months The market has been of
for the last year, but appears to be
looking better. and there will be a lot
Of stock marketed this fall.
A bold thief stole the automobile OF
Frank Craven, a travelling salesman,
from q street at Tulare. Craven had
left q salesman's bag containing
checks and books and cash amounting
to $50 in the car. and the thief also
secured these. When Craven return.
cd the al was gone.
While driving . large automobile
truck on his farm north OF Huron.
Paul Walter accidentally ran over his
own SON and injured the boy so &C.
riously that he died . few hours after
the accident. The youth was about
Is years old.
Ground has been broken for q new
Episcopal church building which is to
be erected In Mobridge. Members Of
the Ladies' Guild are procuring funds
for the erection Of the building and
hope to have it dedicated free from
debt.
A number OF women are now en-
ployed as engine wipers at the Mil
waukee railroad roundhouae in Aber-
deem. The road employed women IN
CINE wipers ct the Madison round
house several weeks ago.
The nrst-. of the new automobile
plates for next year are on hand
and show that the new plates viii
have . background OF battleship gray.
while the embossed figures viii -
aluminium In color.