Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-05-02

"A. =. AluOBtrOm, I00ktOn man,
On his return from . trip to Texas.
brought with him 4 box filled with
curious little insects. which proved to
be cohrineal insects. 1t was explain.
ed that it takes about 10000 OF these
to make pound Of cochineal. and
ages ago the insect was commercial.
lied on account OF its properties in
dyeing the colors scarlet and carmine.
Choloride Of tin is used in the pro-
cess. The Spaniards first discovered
the value of the insects about 1913
and 1t has since spread over the world
to quite an extent. Modern methods
In color dyeing have caused this in
teresting and curious industry to be.
come OF less importance than former.
ly.
Quietly but effectiely a committee
of the county council of defense on
behalf of the third Liberty loan has
called before it several alleged slack.
ers and pro-Germans residing in va.
rious parts of Beadle county. The
committee sits as an investigating
committee and frankly asks: why
did You not buy bonds? What is your
war record?" The results have been
gratifying the committee says. 1t
was discovered that in several homes
German newspapers are the only ones
read and that even the katser's pic.
ture has held prominent place on
the wall.
Plans for an educational campaigr
BY South Dakota suffragists were out
lined at meeting at Huron of mem
bers of the state board of the Univer
sal Franchise league. Among Other
things which were planned was the
organizations of six schools of meth
DDS at various points in the state
The suffragists of South Dakota will
put the subject of mere suffrage in the
background in the present campaign,
board members said. The main OBJ
ject for which they are now fighting.
they said. is full citizenship.
Mrs. Robert Hunter, a prominent
Madison woman, has been advised
that Ne1s> Howe, a cousin had been
killed in action in France. The young
man was serving with the Canadian
interests and had been in the service
two years and 10 months. The young
man had been wounded several times
during that period, but not severely,
and had returned to duty as soon as
he was sufficiently recovered. Many
of his escapes from death had been
almost miraculous.
Ellie Hanson, an Iroquois boy who
is in the aviation service, in a letter
to the home folks writes that he
again has been promoted. He has
been made captain of machine, and
this gives him an increase of salary.
"As soon as we make our first flight"
he writes. I'VE are on a flying basis,
which gives us SO per cent increase.
I took my first fight today, so from
now on am drawing $99.75 per
month"
Correspondence courses at the Uni
versity of South Dakota are now stand
ardized with similar courses at Wis
consin university, Chicago university
and other leading schools and col
leges. A faculty ruling has been an.
nounced to 60 into effect next fall. II
requires eight assignments for each
credit hour SO that students off the
campus will put in 40 much work as
resident students.
Albert Stroma1 was near a railway
track when a passenger train passed
him near Lennox. The pilot of the
engine struck a small rock and hurled
1t with great force. The rock struck
Stroman and injured him so severely
that It was several days before he
recovered. Had 1t struck him in the
head he would have been killed.
E. M. CARRIER, superintendent of Low.
er Brule Indian school, reports that
Miss Louise Rencountre. a 20:year.
old Lower Brule Indian girl attend.
ing the Pierre Indian school, opened
the Third Liberty Loan drive with q
voluntary subscription Of $1,000. Miss
Rencountres brother, Albert, is a vol.
unteer IN the army.
Brooding over the action of some
Of the young men Of Bryant in apply.
ing yellow paint to his carpenter shop
because be did nothing for the Red
Cross or Liberty bonds. Claude Hack,
a carpenter, has become insane. He
is bachelor, is 45 years of age and
is we'll to do.
To show his patriotism and at the
same time aid so far a. possible in
increasing the wheat supplies for the
United States and it's allies, Albert
Ellwein, German farmer living near
Roscoe. has devoted 800 acres of his
land to the raising Of wheat.
The Federated clubs of Huron have
subscribed 500 to the war victory
campaign to be used to erect furlough
houses in Europe. A draft for that
amount has already been sent to the
national headquarters for the war vic.
tory commission.
Though robbed OF $50, all that he
had at Norfork. Gerry Luttrsll. Of
Dallas, was determined to enlist in