The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-04-05

AS tho result OF B meeting neld In
Sioux Falls an advisory committee for
the regulation Of the handling OF ex1
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 Sc
lected secretary.
In order to help use up the enor-
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
q 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 q paper on 'Transi.
lions and Their Classification al tho
meeting Of the Classical Association
OF the middle west and south at Oma-
ha April 1. 5 and s.
c. M. Everetts, a former trooper of
the United States cavalry, was con.
victed in the circuit court at Lead
on the charge Of assault and battery
on a 15-year-old girl and was sen.
fenced to pay a 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 r being distributed
by the University of South Dakota
without charge for use by high schools,
reading circles, extension c~enters.
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, st~enographers 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 q patriot in the
Continental army.
The st. Thomas Catholic church so,
ciety at Madison has received SIS, 900
insurance money and will rebuild at
an early date to replace the church
edifce destroyed several weeks ago
by fire.
4 number OF Mitchell business men
have made an offer Of $1,000, 900 for
the head Of Kaiser wilhelm. The Of
fer is made through Frank 8. Weller
and is. he says. . bona 1de PROPOSE.
ton.
Ora B. Right. a school teacher at
Jonesville. Meade county. was drown.
ed IN the Belle Fourche river when q
cake Of ice struck and overturned the
buggy In which she was driving.
At m auction sale for the benent
Of the Red Cross, held at Aberdeen.
the total receipts were around $500.
besides over $1,000 received from the
sale OF chances on q Ford.
knights Of Columbus to the number
OF 300 gathered at Yankton in annual
service and for the initiation OF . class
Of 81. A st. Paul degree team put
on the work.
Miss Hildegarde Waitze had her arm
broken and was otherwise injured
when : corn elevator which shs VA
assisting her father in moving fell
over on her.
Much more wheat than usual WIN
be sown In the Rosebud country this
spring. work having already been be.
gun.
Twonty-two wore graduated from
the state college school Of agriculturS
q The eighth annsai reimbursement
The clay County Sunday School =.
soctsttoa Win hold = convention ii
VsrmilliOn On April 8 and Z.
Tho county auditors association 4
sesslon at Pierre has selected a. ON.
c0rs for the next year Frank ]. Muir.
ply. Of Meade county. president. And
r. G. Richert. Of Roberts county. sec
retsTy-treasarer.
intercollegiate track meets and base
ball gamee hayo heen abandoned ~
the Univefsity u South Dakota Tor
ths present seAson because Of : hack
Of material.
Articles Of Incorporation have been
hled Tor the Edgement on ana a.
company It Cdssnont. with ! capital
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