The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22


state Is meeting = hearty response
among cattle owners, ana especially
among those Of pure bred herds.
Agreements for accredited herds have
been signed by IS owners OF pure
bred cattle and about ESQ owners of
dairy cattle. Herds from which tub
erculosis has been eradicated through
| the work Of the department are &C.
credited by both the state and fed
eral departments, and from such
herds interstate shipments can be
made without testing at the time OF
shipment. Strict inspection OF cattle
shipped into the state and certificates
on file in the department show 12S,.
O4O head Of cattle shipped into the
state the last fiscal year. and all OF
these except range cattle from states
where tuberculosis is known not to
exist, were required to pass the tub
erculosis test. The state pays indem-
nifty for cattle condemned on account
Of tuberculosis. ard the federal gov.
eminent is arranging to pay addition
al indemnity.
The compressed air tank OF the
Howard city w~aterworks plant ex-
| ploded with terrific force. the build.
ing in which the air compressor was
J installed being blown to atoms by
the force Of the explosion. Tho dam.
age will reach several Thousand dol
lars. The force of the explosion was
so great that buildings IN different
parts Of town shook and dishes on
shelves ratified. The heavy water
tank also was lifted from its founda-
ton. At first 1t was believed there
had been an explosion Of dynamite
in the building and a suspicious act
ing stranger who was lettering about
the railway depot was taken before
the council OF defense. but nothing
could be learned connecting him with
the explosion and he was released.
The cause Of the explosion is q mys-
terry. Fortunately no ore CHANGED to
be in the building at the time or
there would have been loss of life.
c. X. Howard. one of the best
known OF the early pioneer residents
OF Sioux City and South Dakota, died
here after m illness of some weeks.
He was IS years Of age. In the late
SOS Mr.. Howard was stationed at
Fort Pierre, being attached to the
American Fur company. In 1868 he
located in Sioux City and engaged In
the drug business, being one OF the
pioneer business men of that city. In
1865 he came to Sioux Falls and was
q resident OF South Dakota the re.
mainder Of his life. For many years
he conducted = large mercantile es.
Enlistment here and later was for
some years engaged in the cattle
raising business in western South
Dakota. During the early days he
was widely known for the aid extend.
ed unfortunate settlers to tide them
over the hard places which many OF
them encountered in the early de,
velopment of Dakota.
The department Of agriculture's DC.
tober report has been forwarded ia
he state immigration department,
Comparing with the earlier months,
It is observed that maturing OF the
corn and marketing the grain indi.
Gates more definitely the immense
crop grown. and tho new reports
credit the state with 139 per cent
crop production, Z per cent better
than the estimate OF last month. The
new report places South Dakota II
per e n ahead Of the best state
which joins wi border, and Is per
cent ahead of the third best. while
the entire United States produced
only SO per cent Of . fun crop. South
Dakota, like every other a%gricultural
states has not always enjoyed the
very best good fortune, but to pro
duce the best crops ever known in
IN state to be sold at the highest
price for half . century is . fortunate
condition.
The traveller who has landed IN
Hot Springs at any time In the last
couple Of weeks might think from the
masked people he saw on the street
that = holdup OF highwaymen was
under way. But 1t is only the "fu'
which Is being held up. The au.
thorities OF that town thought tina!
preparedness was better than fight.
ing afterward. and. a. soon ~ the
disease became. epidemic in other
Black Hills towns. issued 4 general
order requiring all residents Of the
city to yea "1u" masks when on
the street and to protect themselves
by the same method as much a. pos.
sible At all times. The order has
been followed by all. old and young,
and Hot Springs claims to be the one
town in the state which has not been
troubled by the epidemic. and attri.
butes 1t to the general wearing OF
masks.
There has never been a time in
the past three years when Rapid City
faced such . house famine as it does
at the present time. During the past
three years there has not been q time
when there were rel three modern
fhouses for rent, but during the past
six months there has not been q