The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-14
LIKE VOICE FROM DEAD

MoDRlDoE COLDER, THOUGHT
DEAD, HAS BEEN HEARD
FROM.
Almost like hearing from the dead
Was the receipt by Joseph Keller, Of
Mobridge. Of . letter from HE brother,
Jacob Keller. who II serviag with the
American army In France. In the
casualty lists printed during the Arst
German drive commencing March Il
the name OF Jacob Keller va printed
In the newspapers as aneng the ssr1.
oDly injured. The letter received
from Jacob Keller Is dated April Is,
and states that he has not yet been
In the trenches, which proves that Il
was some other person Of tho same
name who was seriously wounded dur.
ing the big drive. In his letter to Ais
brother Jacob Keller writes in part:
Il have not bsen in the trenches yet.
but l suppose I will be there soon, and
the sooner the better. - l an getting
anxious to DO my bit have boon
transferred again. this time to Com
pany L. Eighteenth infantry. Some
soldiers OF this regiment have been To
the front and in the trenches. and they
say 1t Is not 30 bad az pictured cut
to be. l have travelled sver Z good
deal of France already. and only wish
you could experience the feeling that
the effects OF this wal gives one.
Things have commenced to look bet
ter over here, SO ! hope It will not be
long until it is all over and We will
be coming back"
Through the executive committee Of
the state council OF defense there has
been an action brought calling for the
dissolution Of all of the Russian COL
onies in the state. This action follows
an Investigation held before George
w. Wright. chairman OF the executive
committee. According to the evidence
given at the investigation the rules
and bylaws governing the colonies
would not only compel the colonies,
but all Of their members to obey their
own law rather than the law Of the
land. They are operating under q re-
ligious charter, while as q matter OF
fact their chief function is to produce
wheat. corn, cattle and hogs and with
the proceeds buy more land. it il as
serted. According to their rules and
bylaws the corporation or the indk
viduAls are not allowed to contribute
in any way to any Of the wal activities.
nor to pay anything in the way OF
wal tax. According to their articles
of Incorporation and their rules and
bylaws the church and state il one,
which, standing one, is in direct op-
position to n Of the fundamental
principles OF the American govern
ment.
John w. Kissack, a retired farmer.
whose home was about ten miles south
OF Spearfsh, died from injuries re-
ceived in IN automobile accident. He
and his o were out looking over
some cattle they contemplated pur-
chasing. While on q grade the steer
ing wheel Of their car broke, causing
the automobile to turn over. The
older man al caught under the q r
The attempted robbery OF the post
office at Brcokings 10 believed to have
been the work of expert postofice rob-
bers. which indicates that South d.
kota again has become the field OF
operations for this class OF criminals.
Notwithstanding that expert govern
ment agents have made a careful in
~vestigation OF the attempted robbery.
no clew has yet been discovered. Il
is supposed the robbers were after q
heavy shipment Of currency which wal
believed to 0ave been made to one
OF the Brookings banks. but 1t develops
that the package OF money had been
delivered to the bank some time before
the attempted robbery.
Suddenly becoming insane, Barney
Helmeth. who has been employed on
a farm near Mobridge. ran amuck IN
Mobridge and finally wal taken into
custody. When he wa landed In 1ail
he had . brief lucid interval during
vhich he realized that. he Wa q pris-
'ner.t and evidently fearing he would
9 sent to the state hospital for the
. he made . dash for liberty.
A number Of men set out IN pursuit.
and finally recaptured him near Mo
bridge. but not until the services OF
six men were required to overpower
him. ~ he 10 . giant II strength. It
i stated that Helmeth. although OF
draft aga had failed to register. He
had taken out only HE Arst papers
and also had failed to register with
the postmaster % an alien. It b prob
able he will have 70 b. rent 70 the
state asylum.
When Clyde Brown. Of White Lake.
departed with the Aurora county Sc
lectives for Camp Lewis he was the
fourth Of the r. =. Brown family to
enter the service. Three Of his broth.
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