The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-04-26
FARMER BEATEN UP
0e9TEO IN FIGHT WITH PRO-
MOTER OF RED CROSS
SALE.

DR.. w. e. kenney conducted q Red
Cross sale at Junius, Q village having
population OF but 81. and realized
something over 5000. The feature
growing u Of the sale was an N
counter which occurred a day or two
later On the streets OF Madison be-
tween DR.. Kenney and q prominent
ana well-to-do German farmer near
Junlus. At the sale q thoroughbred
dog. donated for the occasion, was
sold and resold and brought in sew
erAl hundred dollars. A number OF
farmers who happened not to be pres
ent at the sale we're put down as $25
bidders for the dog and all OF them
gladly paid, with the exception of q
German farmer. He was indignant
over the matter and when he me- DR..
Kenney in Madison an argument en-
sued. He was accused by DR.. Ken
1ey OF being pro-German and q battle
ensued in which the farmer received
. eve beating. For q time his con
dition was reported to be serious. but
Il d reported now that he fully ~
covered. physically.
John Cusick, aged %, employed ON
. farm six miles from Winfred, ri
killed By being pinned between the
levers Of the pillow and the engine OF
the tractor which he had been oper-
ating. When no did not appear for
dinner . search vas made and the
body found between the levers and the
engine. The engine was still running.
That he had thrown the tractor clutch
out 10 evidence that the machine roll
Cd Of Il own weight farther than he
intended. The levers struck him In
the back and pressed him tightly
against the engine Of the tractor. He
Wal killed by the heavy pressure and
the backward and forward movement
Of the machine. due to the impulse Of
the pRstons.
A Charles Mix county man has been
investigating the shales In that part
Of the state and reports that q chem
ical test shows that they contain four
per cent OF oil. He may have discov-
cred . particularly favorable location
from which he made his selection,
but II all the shales along the Mis-
surf would show such q percentage,
there are thousands Of gallons along
every mile Of the stream. It is rug
gested by him that this il q solution
Of the mystery Of the burning blur"
which has been one OF the %curiosities
OF Gregory county since lrst know
ledge of the upper Missouri river
country.
County Judge Eager OF Sully oun
ty. has q problem on his hands in the
way Of q nine-month-old baby. The
mother was adjudged insane and sent
to the hospital 1t Yankton. The child
could not be sem along. and the chill
dren's homo declines to receive 1t on
account OF possible mental troubles.
The homo at Redneld will not accept
any applicants under four years Of
age, and tho child cannot be SEN to
that institution. The result 10 that
there does not appear to be any In
stitution to receive the babe, and
Judge Eager has to ind some n to
sare for It.
John H. Wolf. q wealthy land own
or of Kimball, was convicted by a
Jury in federal court at Sioux Falls
en- six counts Of an indictment charg-
ing violation of the espionage act.
Sentence ri deferred. Evidence
was introduced at the trial to prove
that Wolf had predicted that the
United States might come under the
rule OF the kaiser, and had declared
that Germany was justified in her
submarine policy.
The summer session at the Univer-
sity Of South Dakota will open q full
week earlier than usual. The session
will last six weeks, from June 10 to
July 10. Courses will be offered in
the following subjects: Chemistry.
civics, drawing. economics, education,
English, Englf>h grammar. geog
raphy. GerWan. history, political
science. home economics, mathemat-
les. public speaking. social psychol.
ogy and Spanish.
In n interest or war economy ana
for the Improvement OF the education
al facilities Of the denomination plans
are being perfected By leaders Of the
Norwegian Lutheran society " the
consolidation OF the Norwegian Luth-
eran Normal school In Sioux Falls
and the Augustana college. at Can
ton. At . meeting OF leaders Of this
denomination held IN Sioux Falls the
plan was approved.
Leslie Vernon Bellwood was born
at 1903 a. m. to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Bellwood. OF Hudson. At 4:O5 a. m.
Papa" Bellwood called up Robert O..
Schaber. chairman OF the Liberty loan
drive in Lincoln county, and told him
to put Leslie Vernon down for a 800
Liberty bond. the baby proving pat
riotism within two minutes after his
arrival.
The state insurance department has
admitted to do business In this state
the Commonwealth Casulty company,
Of Philadelphia, to write health, &C.
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