Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-04

TO enllSt IN Company r., First south
Dakota cavalry, was killed at Camp
Cody, N. M, as the result of being
dragged by a horse.
The voters of Scotland defeated a
proposition to issue bonds of $4,000
for the installing of a municipal cleo
trio light system. Scotland is getting
it's electricity from a plant in Armour.
Soft coal at Wood, an inland town
in Mellette county, is selling for $3.50
per ton. This price is due to the
expense of freighting in by wagon,
teamsters charging SIC per ton for
hauling.
The Rosebud Merchants C%onserva-
ton association of seventy members
adopted a resolution to stop selling
bacon and ham and asked the food
administration to cooperate by am
bodying this rule in an official order.
State college pharmacy students
took first, second, fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth and twelfth places in the state
board examinations in January. TWEEN
ty-fye applicants representing the
pharmacy schools of four states were
examined.
At a meeting held by the several
hundred travelling men who make
Sioux Falls their headquarters what
will be known as the Two-bit club al
organized, each member pledging HIM
self to buy at least one War Savings
Stamp each day. Travelling men in
other towns expect to organize similar
clubs.
1t has been definitely ascertained
that Fred w Herman. for some time
manager of the lumber yard of John
F. Anderson at Nunda, was one of the
American boys who gave up their lives
as the result of the torpedoing of the
transport Tuscania. He was a mem
Der of the Twentieth Forestry En-
g%ineers, having enlisted at Omaha.
George Voorhees,, a farmer living
neal Hitchcock, is believed to be en-
titled to the distinction Of being the
first South Dakota farmer to SOW
grain this season. He sowed several
acres to grain the first week in March,
reporting that the ground worked up
in good shape. This is the earliest
grain sowing in South Dakota for
many years.
Work on the new plant Of the HUI
ron Packing company will begin about
May ! and will be rushed to compile.
ton as quickly as possible, officers of
the company Architects at
work on the plans of the new plant
have assured the company officers
that no difficfties will be experienced
In securing material and labor for
carrying on the work.
In reply to several hundred in
quiries. Charles N. Herreid, federal
food administrator, sent to every coun-
ty chairman the following: No one
seems to know very definitely what
constitutes boarding" food. especial.
~ wheat flour and sugar. Last year,
by act of congress. boarding was made
a serious crime. Until our courts de.
eide. 1t will remain a matter Of con.
lecture. Manifestly numerous facts
and modifying circumstances must be
considered: Whether the cuiprit lives
in a town, or in the country far from
q store or base OF supplies; the mum
Der Of members in the family; climate
and road conditions; family and per
sonal conditions, the need for conser
walton, etc. Officially / have no au
thority at this writing to establish
rule Of action binding upon the citi
zens OF our state, now and for the
near future. but In view OF starving
Belgians. Armenians and others. The
critical conditions OF the allies, ths
imperative need for ample supplies fol
our " army and navy, the accepted
fact that food will win the war; Thu
sipeTabundanee Of all Kinds Of foot
IN u country for our VI people, my
private opinion ID that to people ii
town sugar and wheat -four In excess
ct q supply for Gonr o. FIVE week:
might be considered shoarding, Will,
with farmers and ranchmen rea
gOnable supply might be for at leas
eight, ten or eve twelve weeks, al
ways recognizing The fact that whea
-four and sugar must be used sparing
~. IN connection Notwithstanding.
proportion OF the so:calied snbsti
iutes,s and other food. The Tact tina
large suppltes on hand were bought
Al heretofore, III customary quaItl
ties, II immateriaI except The fac
goes I negative evil Intentions Thi
is war Our peace and prosperity Gus
toms and habits areveFy properl.
modified hy war conditions esam,
power that from nj vela
lives and friends nght foreiigl
Toe can take from m an Hour AM
sugar to win the lis d
cllance for efgumsint this point.
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