The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-05-10
HELD FOR BRIBERY

ACCUSED or TRYING TO INDUCE
OFFICERS At CAMP FUNSTON TO
RELEASE u MENNoNlTEs.
Charges Of having attempted g
bribe odlcsrs Of Camp Funston to re-
lease fourteen msmbers Of their re-
iigioas sect. the HutE5Sche Brethren,
I pending against J. b. Entx. Jacob
Hofsr and John !. Wtpf. said to be
bankers Of Alexandria, 8. D, who were
arrested there. according to m an
nouncement " Fred Robertson. UAi-
ted States attorney fof Kansas. The
three were indicted ~ ! federal grand
Jury Ut Topeka, Kan. April 8. H0fer
II accused Of actual Dayment Of $3.50
to Lieut.. G. G. Ray and Wipf Of hav.
Ing written . letter 10 Lieut.. w. r.
Jones offering to pay 1000. Entz
ID charged with having knowledge OF
both transactions.
The state school fund Of South
Dakota will Do about 4760.000 richer
- Q result OF the leasing and sale OF
school lands In Brown county. Thirty
thousand acres YER leased, and over
800 farmers attended the leasing and
sale. and bidding was active. the high
ct piecs Of land leased going for
more than IS an acre. Similar eager
ness for South Dakota land Wal shown
By bidders In other counties, n piece
Of school land in Beadls county selling
for sos IN acre. In Mcpherson coun-
y. the land sold averaged 30 IN Gre.
N. e. Knight, state land commission
or. states the demand for school
lands II the greatest IN the history Of
the state.
Louie White Horse, q Sioux Indian
belonging on the Rosebud reservation,
was taken into custody On the charge
Of being q deserter from the national
army. In February the Indian secured
. fifteen days furlough, and failed to
report ct the expiration Of this. hav-
Ing since been at his home On the
reservation. He evidently had tired
Of army life, as the average Sioux In
dian cannot stand the army discip-
line. His arrest was ordered by the
military authorities at Camp Funston.
= South Dakota farmers who need
emergency help may obtain relief In
the recent congressional act giving
Gen. Crowder power to furlough mon
Of the national army still training
IN the United States, for work on
farms. Any soldier with farm expert
ence and IN q grade below first ser
geant Is eligible for farm furlough.
This IL an emergency measure, to be
used In case OF evere labor shortage
at such times ~ seeding and plant
tAg.
Nearly . hundred recipes for wheat
less and meatless cooking are offered
In : free bulletin just published by
the. home economics department OF
State college. The general topics COW
cred are. quick breads, yeast breads,
meat substitutes and wheetless des-
sorts. The book IL handg1 bly, bound
In : three-color cover. Any woman or
girl IN the state may secure q free
upon application to the president. ask.
ing tor Conservation Cookery"
The 1l-ysar-old daughter Of Nj. and
Mrs. MatS Rasmussen. Of Norway
township, Clay county. died ct . Yer.
million hospital q the result Of burns
received from playing with Z bonnre.
Mr.. Rasmussen had been burning rub
bish q The farm home and the little
girl Va attracted BY the smolderinG
embers and In poking them about Z
breeze famed them into flame q suf.
Acient magnitude that her skirts
caught lrs.
Because he refused to do anything
Tor the Red Cross. Liberty loan Or
other patriotic funds. . number Of
persons Suffered ct tho farm Of
0oesgo OAl(nger IN the southeast part
q IAho coanty and applied . oecosa-
tioa Of yellow paint to his buildings.
He = The oNner Of some OF thu Rich
- land Il Lake county. Ho affair
wards went % Madiso6 and subscribed
tor his allotment OF Liberty bonds.
o1.lgo.
Two brothers living In Franklin
township. Lake county. entered ! plea
of gailty = : Madison court % tho
charge = stealing fourteen basAels
6 oats iron : neighbor. They wero