The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-27
NEWS OF THE STATE
a RESUME OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENINGS OF THE
WEEK.

OF Sully county TO fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation OF Forrest
Eager, who resigned to Join the army.
Because of the growing shortage Of
male labor the Homestake Mining
company has decided to employ wom-
en- as laborers in the lighter occupa-
tiOns about the mining property Of
the company.
The four daughters of d. T. Gear
hart, Brule county farmer, volun-
teered during their school vacation TO
do the shocking of 500 acres of small
grain on the farm of their father. as
he could not procure help to otherwise
handle the crop. The girls proved
that they could make good by keep
ing up with the machine for all the
work and did the Job as well as any
crew OF men could have done It.
Thirty-five years ago the University
of Dakota, now the University of
South Dakota, opened for its first
term. An old newspaper account de-
scribes the opening as a magnificent
affair" The members OF the board of
regents who were present were, Gen.
w H. II. Beadle, of Yankton Erick-
son, of Elk Point; Elwell, of Sioux
Falls. and Burdick, Of Vermillion. Ex-
Chief Justice Shannon and President
Epstein made addresses.
The department of the secretary Of
state shows an increase of $4,000 in
g, hinn,,in1 narinH anIit, q
June 80 last over the preceding BIZ
ennial period, this being in s6,359 for
certified copies, and $53,0GS for mis-
cellaneous fees. The department
shows for the year ending June 30
last, the fling Of GAS domestic cor
s251 3SS,530, and the incorporation Of
% state banks with a combined cap
ital of $55O.OO0.
State college has more than enough
high school graduates enrolled in the
students army training corps two
weeks before college opens to insure
he establishment of a unit by the
war department. The organization OF
a unit of the students army training
corps al any college depends upon
collegiate standing. State college au-
thOrities expect to double this number
before the opening of school on Octo-
Der l.
L. D. Manchester, of Sioux Falls,
was elected president of the South
Dakota Manufacturers and Employers
association in convention at Huron. ]
II. Foasburg of Huron, was elected
vice pro. Cnt. Directors chosen were
W. II. Foster, of Sioux Falls; c. "
Mcmillan. of Sioux Falls; L. A. Kelly,
Of Sioux Falls, and F. D. Murrin. of
Lead About seventy-fve delegates at
tended the convention. No date for
the holding Of the next convention has
been set.
Boys as young as 16 years who
have completed the eighth grade work
will be admitted to the school OF
agriculture at State college at Brook
ings as a war measure. The schoo'
OF agriculture opens November 5 and
is intended for boys and girls who
want farm and home training. but
who are not eligible to enter the col
legiate classes. The military and me
chanical work offered boys will be OF
advantage to them when they are
later called into army service.
! One of the most patriotic men il
South Dakota is F. ]. Eager, an at
| torney, of Onida, who at his own re
quest had the Sully county draft boarC
transfer his name from the fourth tC
| Cnce respond TO the call for soldier!
for the American army in France. HI
already has departed for Camp Funs
ton. Kan, TO assume the duties of {
soldier He has a wife, and in addi
ton TO being separated from her, re
signed the cashiership Of LEADING
Onida bank
"Oh, how our boys can fight
Nothing can stop them," writes Lieut.
Donley, a Scotland young man, wht
ls serving with Pershing's army il
France. He continues: I'VE see th'
dead Germans scattered all over; yer.
large numbers in some places. Their
is something about that gives one
feeling to go get them, and we sur
are doing that You could see a grea
many OF them Germany prisoners
marching TO the rear under guard
The boys who were guarding then
were the proudest American soldier
have seen over here"
Believing it their patriotic duty I
do so the officers OF the churches @
Sioux Falls are planning ways an
means to conserve coal during tn
coming winter. Among the plans cor
sidered Is that of using stoves for SUI
day school purposes and also the con
bining of weekly activities of the Va
rious churches on a certain day /
the week. 1t also is planned TO hol
Joint services in churches where tn
services do not vary greatly. A pla
also is advocated to hold religion
services on the east side in on
church.
Secretary Beaumont, Of the stat
live stock commission, says that tn
late frosts should put an end TO tn
fungus poisoning OF horses in the Gel
trail part of the state. In the pa:
, few weeks the trouble has sprea