The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-03-08


the title of new course in the depart
mcnt of journalism at the University
of South Dakota
The Frank Wiedman farm Of about
1870 acres adjoining the city limits of
Parkston, has just been sold for $40
per acre TO Gustav StelAer. Of that
city.
w. l.. Darnel, radical Socialist and
pro-German sympathizer, wealthy
farmer living near Burke, has been ar
rested by federal authorities on
charges of violating the espionage act.
c. H. Billings, homesteader and
stockman living near Belvidere, who
recently was arrested by federal
agents and bound over to the next fed
eral grand jury under a bond of So
600 on the charge of threatening the
life of President Wilson, is remember
ed in Phillip as the man who held one
end of the famous "ringtailed cow
case, which made its way through all
the courts Of Stanley county about 10
years ago, developing as IL progressed
into wealth OF humor and an ac-
cumulation OF costs which made it
notable.
The school board of Pierre has fol-
lowed the suggestion of the state
meeting at Sioux Falls, and will eli
inmate German from the school
course of study for next year. 1t Will
be continued through this year, as the
state educational department holds
that If ii is eliminated now, the pupils
who have been taking this study for
the past two years will not be allowed
any credits for any OF the time put
in, and will lose the work Of both
years, which would mean that mum
Der OF students who expect TO gradu
ate would not be able to so do
Federal officers are investigating an.
alleged attempt OF Harry Zetman, a
conscientious objector" OF Wessing
ton Springs, who is serving Il seven
months sentence in the county Jail
at Sioux Falls for failure 10 register
for the selective draft, to evadc mill
tary service by removing several gold
crowns and other dental work from
his mouth. Zetman has been ordered
to report to the district board for phys
ical examination and 1t is claimed he
mutilated his teeth in the belief that
he would be exempted. The gold was
discovered by the sheriff when Zet-
man attempted TO mail it TO Milwau
kee firm that purchases dental work
For some time a weighty question
in South Dakota has been as to what
profit farmers or dealers were permit
ted to make on seed wheat under the
government regulations. +. D. Simon
son, of Pierre, while in Sioux Falls
stated that after taking up the mat
ter with the federal officials he was
informed that with the price of wheat
fixed by the government at 81 per
bushel, the farmer or other dealer in
seed wheat may add TO the local
market price of wheat IS per cent
IL the wheat is shipped in by them,
they are permitted to take a reason
able net profit, not to exceed cents
bushel. These prices, it was Of
ficially announced by Mr. Simonson.
are fixed by the national food commits.
sion and are based on No l wheat.
To utilize jitney trucks for bringing
coal down the Missouri river is the
plan OF w. +. Lyman, of Gettysburg.
That is, the trucks will help get
barges up stream but the current will
bring them down His plan being TO
construct several coal barges at up
river points where the coal can be
cheaply secured, and float the supply
down the Missouri. The power to
drive the barges back up the river
will be supplied from the trucks which
he has been using for freighting pur-
poses. There Is plentiful supply
OF Ignite coal further up the river, and
II it could be laid down at points with
freight rate which would make the
price reasonable large amount of it
would be used. But up to the present
the freight rate has been so high that
there could be no practical market for
the Ignite coal
The supreme court OF Iowa has de
cided case OF importance to bank
ers throughout South Dakota whose
customers are In the habit of shipping
livestock to Sioux City. The winner
OF the case was the Farmers and Mer.
chants National bank, OF Webster.
The bank held mortgage on cattle
which the mortgagor agreed to ship
In the name OF one Of the bank OF
ficers. but which he shipped In his
own name. A judgment creditor OF
the mortgagor garnisheed the pro-
ceeds Of the sale OF the stock in the
hands OF commission merchants, and
the bank intervened, losing the case
in the district court. The Iowa SUI
preme court decided that since the
agreement was that the stock should
be shipped in the name OF an officer
OF the Webster bank, that in effect
was an agreement also that the pro
ceeds should belong to the officer as
trustee for the bank. The decision
further held that although a mortgage
covered the cattle trust would result
on their sale in favor OF the inter.
venor.