Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-03-28

the regulation Of th& handling of ex.
plosives in South Dakota was perfect.
ed. Michael r. Magner. of Yankton,
appointed chairman of the federal ex.
plosives committee for the state of
South Dakota, will be chairman Of
the new committee. w. w. Soule, of
Rapid City, is vice chairman, while
D. P. Lemon. of Sioux City, was se.
lected secretary.
In order to help use up the snor.
nous potato crop, C. N. Herried, fed.
eral food administrator for South Da-
kota. suggests to every hotel and res
taurant manager in the state that he
adopt a schedule whereby potatoes
Will be given free with every meal and
definite and specific charge be made
for bread.
Prof. r. d. Elliott. head Of the de.
partment of Greek language and litera-
ture at the University of South Da-
kota, will present paper on "Transi-
lions and Their Classification" at the
meeting Of the Classical Association
of the middle west and south at Oma.
ha April 4, and 6.
c. M. Everetts, former trooper Of
the United States cavalry, was con.
v1cted In the circuit court at Lead
on the charge of assault and battery
on 15-year-old girl and was sen.
fenced to pay fine of 500 and serve
80 days in Jail.
Richard Reiser. of Bridgewater, was
the first men from McCook county to
leave for the training camp in re.
spouse to the second draft. He left
on the special call for blacksmiths.
which was recently made, for San An.
tonic. Tex
Movie films are being distributed
by the University of South Dakota
without charge for use by high schools,
reading circles. extension centers.
commercial clubs and other educa,
tional and social organizations in the
state.
The state council has been given
authority to list men for immediate
overseas service in the 469th and Seth
engineers. which want practical rail.
way men, clerks, stenographers and
cooks for immediate service in France
A brother of Walter William Owens.
OF Dupree, lost his life on the Lust.
tania. To avenge his death, Mr.. Ow-
ems has enelisted in the United States
army and seeks to be sent to France
as soon as possible.
Mrs. Charlotte Jane Turner, who
died at Yankton at the age of IS years,
held the distinction Of being a daugh.
ter OF the American Revolution, her
father having been a patriot in the
Continental army.
The st. Thomas Catholic church 80.
ciety at Madison has received $4,000
insurance money and will rebuild at
an early date to replace the church
edifice destroyed several weeks ago
by fire.
4 number of Mitchell business men
have made an offer Of $1,000,o00 for
the head of Kaiser Wilhelm. The Of:
Ter Is made through Frank 8. Weller
and is. he says. bona fide proposi.
ton.
Ora B. Right. a school teacher at
Jonesville. Meade county, was drown.
ed In the Belle Fourche river when a
cake of ice struck and overturned the
buggy In which she was driving.
At an auction sale for the benefit
OF the Red Cross. held at Aberdeen.
the total receipts were around $500.
besides over $1,000 received from the
sale of chances on a Ford.
knights of Columbus to the number
OF 300 gathered at Yankton in ANIMAL
service and for the initiation of a cla..
OF 81. A st. Paul degree team put
/ on the work.
Miss Hildegarde Waltze had her arm
broken and was otherwise injured
when a corn elevator which she vaa
assisting her father in moving fall
over on her.
Much more wheat than usual will
be sown in the Rosebud country this
spring. work having already been be.
gun.
twenty-five we're graduated from
."o Ssote coue8e SCHOOL OF agriculture
at the eighth annual commencement
The Clay County Sunday School az.
ISOLATION will hold convention in
VermaAltoh' on April 6 and 2.
The county auditors association +,
session at Pierre has selected as os,.
GERS for the next year Frank ]. MIR.
ply. of Meade county. president and
n. G. Richert, Of Roberts county seo.
retary-treasursr.
intercollegiate track meets and h....
ball games have been Abandoned A.
the University Of South Dakota sor
the present season because Of a lack
OF material.
Articles Of incorporation have bean
MED for the Edgemont OIL and a.
company at Edsemont. with q capital
OF 100000.