The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-10-03
WILL CONSERVE FUEL
SIOUX FALLS CHURCHES CON-
sioERiNc DIFFERENT
SCHEMES.

40 SO the officers Of the churches of
Sioux Falls are planning ways and
mean to conserve coal during the
coming winter. Among the plans con-
sidered is that of using stoves for Sun
DAY school purposes and also the com
bining of weekly activities Of the va
rious churches on a certain day in
the week. 1t also is planned to hold
Joint services in churches where the
services do not vary greatly. A plan
also is advocated to hold religious
services on the east side in one
church.
"Oh. how our boys can fight!
Nothing can stop them" writes Lieut..
Donley. a Scotland young man, who
1s serving with P~ershing's army in
France. He continues: I'VE see the
dead Germans scattered all over: very
large numbers in some places. There
is something about that gives one a
Keeling to go get them, and we sure
are doing that. You could see a great
many of them Germany p~risoners)
marching to the rear under guard.
The boys who were guarding them
were the proudest American soldiers
4 have seen over here"
One Of the most patriotic men in
South Dakota Is F. j. Eager, an at
torney. of Onida, who at his own re-
quest had the Sully county draft board
transfer his name from the fourth to
h first class, so that he could at
once respond to the call for soldiers
for the American army in France. He
Slready has departed for Camp Funs-
ton, Kan, to assume the duties of a
soldier. He has a wife, and in addi-
ton to being separated from her, re-
signed the cashiership Of a leading
Onida bank.
Boys as young as 16 years who
have completed the eighth grade work
will be admitted to the school of
agriculture at State college at Brook
1ngs as a war measure. The school
OF agriculture opens November 5 and
Is intended for boys and girls who
want farm and home training, but
who are not eligible to enter the col
legiate classes. The military and me
chanical work offered boys will be OF
advantage to them when they are
later called into army service.
State college has more than enough
high school graduates enrolled in the
students army training corps two
weeks before college opens to insure
the establishment of a unit by the
war department. The organization oil
a unit of the students army training
corps at any college depends upon
the enrolment of at least 100 men OF
collegiate standing. State college au
thorities expect to double this number
before the opening of school on Octo
Der 1.
l.. ID. Manchester, of Sioux Falls
was elected president of the South
Dakota Manufacturers and Employers
association in convention at Huron. ]
III. Foasburg. of Huron, was elected
vice president. Directors chosen were
w. HI. Foster, of Sioux Falls; C. M
Mcmillan. Of Sioux Falls; L. A. Kelly
of Sioux Falls. and r. ID. Murrin, o,
Lead. About seventy-five delegates at
tended the convention. No date fol
the holding of the next convention has
been set.
Gov. Norbeck has appointed M. H
Quinby. OF Onida, as county Judge
of Sully county to I'LL the vacancy
caused by the resignation OF Forrest
Eager. who resigned to join the army
Because OF the growing shortage OF
male labor, the Homestake Minine
company has decided TO employ WON
en- as laborers in the lighter occupa.
tons about the mining property OF
the company.
The department of the secretary OF
state shows an increase of s21 900 in
fees for the biennial period ending
June 80 last over The proceeding bi
ennial period. this being in 5 {, 1859 FOL
certified copies, and 53.06S for mis-
cellaneous fees. The department
shows for the year ending June 80
last, the Ming of 64S domestic cor
porations with a combined capital oil
$251, 1888, $50, and the Incorporation oil
% state banks with a combined cap
itai Of $b50,000.
The four daughters Of ID. T. Gear
hart. a Brule county farmer. volun
teered during their school vacation tC
do the shocking of 500 acres of small
grain on the farm of their father, as
he could rot procure help to otherwise
handle the crop. The girls proved
that they could make good by keep
ing up with the machine for all the
work and did the Job as we'll as any
crew of men could have done it.
T~hirty-lve years ago the University
OF Dakota. now the University OF
South Dakota, opened for it's first
term. An old newspaper account de-
scribes the opening as a magnificent
affair" The members OF the board OF
regents who were present were. Gen
w. H. H. Beadle, Of Yankton; Erick'
son, Of Elk Point; Elweu, OF Sioux
Falls, anc Burdick. of vermillion. Elk
Chief Justice Shannon and President