The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-12-20
SHERIFF USES POWER
ONLY TIME THE STATE or
FlCER EXERCISED THE
PREROGATlvE.

The first report Of the state sheriff
covering the period from March s.
1917, to June 80, 1918, shows that.
while not generally known, that de-
partment was called upon once with
in that time to exercise its powers
under section 1, which authorizes the
state sheriff to call upon the sheriffs
Of the state to act as members OF the
state constabulary, this being in the
fall Of last year when the department
was called upon to dispense a gather
ing OF l. w. w. at Aberdeen, when 10
sheri6s were called in to assist in the
work, which was carried out so quiet
~ that very few knew that the power
was ever exercised. The report shows.
for the period covered, that 500 ar
rests we're made, most of them for
violations OF the prohibitory law Of
the state, and that On these arrests
522 convictions were secured. While
1t Is shown that there are 373 retail
druggists doing business in the state,
only % OF these have taken out per-
mits to handle intoxicating liquors I'M
der the provisions Of the law, and
with these two wholesale drug firms,
have secured like permits. Only Is
physicians have secured permits to
prescribe intoxicating liquors in their
work. The reports Of sales, for the
time show the disposal of 1909 gal
Ions OF alcohol; 1870 gallons Of
brandy; l gallon OF gin; II gallons
OF whisky, and 1873 gallons OF wine.
The Marmarth-Camp Crook mail
truck and more than 80 sacks OF mail
were totally destroyed by fire a few
days ago. At a point in the road
about four miles from Marmarth the
driver. Mike Carney, discovered that
h truck was on Are. Beside the mall
there were two 50-gallon barrels Of
gasoline on the car The barrels were
soon enveloped In flames. B. F. Lam
son, . passenger, and Mr.. Carney tried
to save the mail, but only two sacks
were pulled from the flames and pre-
served. One tank OF gas exploded
with terrific force, the head OF the
barrel flying high into the air. The
blazing fluid covered the ground with
In a radium Of 20 feet or more for a
Few moments. The plug OF the other
barrel blew out and another stream
OF flaming gas was shot into the air,
The intense heat totally destroyed the
truck.
The business men and other citi-
zens Of Lead and other Black Hills
cities have taken up discussion OF the
manner OF reception that should be
rendered the returning soldiers from
this and other parts OF the Black Hills
on their arrival here and In other
cities OF the region from France and
the camps in this country. The re-
ception. 1t is agreed, will be the most
elaborate OF anything heretofore at.
tempted in the Black Hills. 1t is
probable that complete ARRANGEMENTS
for . grand re :eption to the returning
soldiers will be made in the near fu.
ture, SO there will be no bitches when
the soldiers arrive, as might be the
case II the matter OF completing ar.
rangements were left t the last mo
ment.
A good example OF the money value
OF farm bureaus and county agent
work in South Dakota was the ex
perience OF Grant county In the seed
corn crisis OF last spring. Through
the leadership OF the county agent an
electric tester with a capacity OF g.;
500 ears and 23 other small testers
holding 100 ears each were installed
in tho farm bureau office. and two sub
stations for testing we're established
the total testing capacity being z,
300 samples. The stations. were oper
ated during the late winter and early
spring, 80 cent being charged for
testing 100 ears. Altogether, 81. OOC
individual Ears we're tested; compos
ite tests were made Of 1000 bushels
Of corn, and 3O8 farmers became in.
terested enough to test their own
seed. Sufficient good seed was OBJ
tanned for the county.
There was an interesting feature in
connection with the r%e-opening OF the
public schools at Plankinton after be
ing closed for some time because OF
the influenza epidemic. The board OF
education. in an effort to have some
Of the lost time made up, planned on
having school kept in session each
Saturday. When they heard OF this
the tesGhers went on a strike. claim
Ing their contract did not require them
to perform their duties on Saturdays,
and accordingly the board Of educa.
ton had to abandon plans for Satur
day school.
Governor Norbeck has received a
telegram from Adjt. Gen. Harris ask.
ing that the legal aid committees OF
the different states continue in their
work Of aid to soldiers just as well
in the mastering out as in the muster.
ing In work. The need for competent
legal aid to the returning soldiers Is
declared to be rel greater than It
was at tho time Of mastering in. and
that many Of the returning soldiers
will require legal advice to secure the
full protection OF the civil. relief act.