The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-10-24
SLACKERS SUM MONED'
BRookiNGs COUNCIL OF DE-
FENCE TELLS THEM OF POS.
si5ILITY OF INTERMENT.

oAOOhtu6c COunty, WCIO BuLhkIOnOu W.
fore the county council Of defense to
explain why they had refused to pur-
chase Liberty bonds. Three Of them
signed up for bonds when 1t was ex-
planned to them what q serious Of
tense II was to refuse to buy govern
msnt securities when the money vas
needed so badly to carry on the war.
A farmer INT his daughter proved to
be very stubborn and for a time the
members of the council Of defense
seriously considered having them in
termed under the alien enemy act.
Chris Kaldowski, the farmer in ques-
ton, has never taken out citizenship
papers, Notwithstanding that he has
resided in the United States for a
period ,of 80 years. After being told
plainly what might be done with them
II they persisted In their refusal to
purchase bonds, the father and his
daughter signed up for their full
quota snd were permitted to return
to their home. The negotiations had
to be carried on through an inter
prefer, as neither the father nor the
daughter "a speak English. All Of
the Ave persons who had to appear
before the council of the defense are
prosperous, and owe all they have TO
the productive soil OF South Dakota
and the opportunities they have en-
joyed under the stars and stripes.
The barn and some buildings on
the Otto Walters farm, a few miles in
the country, were destroyed by fire
and the house and a large elevator
were saved with difficulty. Like so
many other farm fires this fall, the
origin of the blaze is unknown. Mr..
Walters son lives on the place, Mr..
Walters residing in Aberdeen. The
younger Walters was in a field some
distance from the barn blowing, and
Mrs. Walters was in the house when
the FIRE broke out in the barn. With
IN a few minutes the barn was a mass
OF flames, and the elevator, granary
and house were on fire.
Thirteen horses were burned to
death in q fire which destroyed the
large barn of A. Fl. Gilbert, some
miles from here. In addition, about
1900 bushels of grain, some hay and
all the harness belonging to Gilbert,
and other property was consumed.
The loss reached several thousand
dollars and vas only partly covered
by insurance, 81. 500 being carried on
the barn and $1,000 on his horses. The
fire Is supposed to have been of in.
cendiary origin. The flames burst
forth suddenly, and in a short time
the entire barn was enveloped in
flames.
Harold Baltzell suffered a painful
accident while cutting corn on the
Whalen farm near Pennington. The
glove OF his left hand caught in the
cogs of the binder and drew his hand
/ into the machine and crushed the end
OF his f%oreinger to the first joint. As
he was unable to extricate himself,
and as his team was almost unman-
ageable with one hand, ne was in
great peril. until his calls for help
brought the Whalen young people to
his rescue.
The sale of isolated tracts in Ly.
man county at the government land
office resulted in spirited bidding on
several tracts. Thirty tracts were Of
fered, ranging from small to practi-
caliy full quarter section In size. The
bids ranged from 81 an acre up to
$1,000, the last figure being on a guar.
fny unrttnn TIM ao1nx wunrn All an n
cash basis. money being required for
the full amount to tie up the bid.
A machine shed filed with farm ma
chinery at the Tschetter Mennonite
colony, some miles from Scotland.
vas destroyed by a fire Of unknown
origin. The loss is estimated at ST..
500. There were two tractors In the
building which had a quantity of gaso-
line in them, and this exploded,
spreading the flames with such rapid
ity that nothing could be saved.
Il is estimated that this years pro-
duction Of wheat in Lake county will
be about $4,000 bushels. Early in the
season 1t was estimated at only $4,000
bushels. During past years the farm
ers have devoted little attention to
wheat raising. but this year, owing
to the great demand for wheat, they
increased the acreage devoted to this
crop.
The elevators are full of grain and
the terminals are all filled mp about
half Of the time recently. The rush Of
grain Is so heavy that It cannot be
handled fast enough to keep the ele-
vators clear and this condition puts
the farmers up against It. One day
last week the elevators at Iroquois,
Osceola and Esmond were all full.
Mrs. Chris Peters. wife Of a farmer
living rear here, was fatally injured
in an unusual way. She was driving
the family automobile when the
wheels struck a rut, throwing the car
completely over. The steering wheel
was broken on and the rod pierced
Mrs. Peters abdomen.
A Congregational church society has
been organized In Riverside town.
ship, some miles from Rec Heights.
They have purchased an old church
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