Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-04-11
TRIAL IS POSTPONED
FORMER v. s. SENATOR r. r,
PETTlGREW TOO I'LL TO AP-
PEAR IN COURT.

pionage act, was ordered held in abey.
anco in federal court at Sioux Falls
by Judge j. D. Elliott. after hearing
for a continuance of the case. The
decision was handed down after coun.
sci for the former senator presented
affidavits from Chicago physicians de-
claring that illness prevented his ap.
pearance. Under the decision the
case may be brought to trial whenever
Pettigrew's physical condition permits
his arrangement. Former Senator
Pettigrew was indicted at Sioux Falls
by . federal grand jury in Octo-
Der of last year, as the result of an
alleged interview which he gave to a
local newspaper man, in which he de-
clared: There is no excuse for the
war. We should back right out Of it.
The supreme court reversed the low
or court Of Hutchinson county on an
appeal from ruling in demurrer in
the case Of Jafes Roam vs.. Hutchin-
son county. This case was in relation
to the expense Of care for the men
who were injured at the time Of a
freight wreck near Trip in June,
1916. A number of men were riding
a freight train. and when it was
wrecked about twenty were more or
less seriously injured. The injured
men were hurried to the hospital at
Yankton and ever since that efforts
have been made to secure recovery
for care of the men and money paid
out for their assistance. The railway
company has denied responsibility on
the grounds that the men were not
passengers. but trespassers beating
their way. The legislature provided an
appropriation at the regular session,
but this was held to be unconstitu'
holds in effect that Hutchinson coun
ty, the county in which the wreck oc'
Cured, is not liable. This leaves the
matter where the physicians and the
hospital who cared for the men will
have to stand the expense themselves
as there does not appear to be any
legal way to secure pay for the serv
ices rendered.
The fact that the late legislative SEES
sion Of this state enacted compul
sorry labor Law has begun to be spread
over the northwest. and even some
Of the actual laborers have evidently
been misinformed as to its scope, as
they fear that if they come into the
state on other labor they may be draft
ed for farm work. They need have
no fear on that score, but the man
who wants to drift into the state and
then refuse any kind Of labor is the
one who will get all that is coming
to him. 1t applies as we'll TO the town
loafer." and several Of the towns Of
the state are already putting it into
effect for the benefit Of this class. The
man who really wants work need have
no fear OF the law, but the work
Stacker" had better steer clear Of this
state this fall for the carrying on o.
his system Of labor"
Fifteen thousand boys and girls are
wanted in South Dakota to enlist IL
the governments campaign Of foot
production through garden and can
ming clubs. At least 5000. 900 are ex
pected to be enrolled in the United
States. The State college extension
division will place emergency state
workers to teach the boys and girls O
the state by demonstrations and les
sons how to can. dry and store al
foods grown in the garden or on the
farm. P. ]. Scarbro. Of Brookings
emergency state club leader. say,
boys and girls perform patriotic dut,
raising their home supply OF Earde,
goods. thereby releasing the factor,
output for army use.
The annual smut damage 10 oat.
and harley is greater than that don,
to wheat, say federal specialists nov
at work in South Dakota Farmer!
have quite generally treated thei
wheat with formaldehyde for smut
1t now remains for them to treat oat.
and barley also, otherwise it will b
impossible to eradicate the smut
These grains should be given the sam.
disinfecting with formaldehyde, only
about twice the mixture should b.
used to each bushel of seed. Direc
lions for giving the formaldehyd,
treatment are supplied by count.
agents or the agronomy department a
State college.
Miss Mary Conlon. a popular youn.
woman of Lead, is expected soon Il
be doing Red Cross work behind tn.
battle lines in France. Some month.
ago she enlisted for Red Cross work
and has been at Camp Lee, Va. where
she was in charge of one OF the de
partments.
| For publishing obscene language il
has monthly magazine. Chain Light
ming, al Milbank, A. F. Lockhart mus
serve three and half years in tn.
\ federal penitentiary at Leayenworth
Rev H. H. Rottman was arrested a,
Wolsey and taken to Huron, where
after a preliminary Investigation, q
complaint was filed charging him will