Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-03
NEWS OF THE STATE
a RESUME OF IMPORTANT NAP.
PENiNoS OF the
WEEK.

Preparations are being completed
for the annual convention Of tho
Hyde County Sunday School associa-
ton. which will be held at Highmore
On October and 8. Among the
prominent speakers Will be President
Gage, of Huron college. and Mrs. A.
l.. Grebel, Of Parker. both prominent
Sunday school workers Of the state.
With the receipts Of tagging each
one Field day and the subscription
given by the business men of Canton,
the home guards have now $500. This
will go toward furnishing better
equipment for the guards. The citi-
zens Of Canton have the thanks of the
home guard boys for their liberal do
nations.
Pierre, s. D.-The general tone of
the first meeting Of the Society Of
American Indians, which was held in
the hall OF the House Of Representa-
tives, was that of patriotism and
Americanism, and running through It
was plea for equal educational pri-
vileges to place the Indian on the
same educational plane as the white
man in his striving for q living for
himself and family.
The state market commissioner re-
ports good demand for South Da-
kota grown potatoes coming from the
northwest states generally, especially
from southern Iowa and eastern Kan
sas and Nebraska. but not confined to
that territory alone. So far as this
department can learn the situation,
the state will have about 5000, 900
bushels, or 10000 car loads to send
out this fall above the local needs of
the state.
Unless threshing can be speeded
up in this state there will be I'M
threshed grain in the fields when tie
first snow comes, unless that should
be delayed until later than usual.
While probably large number of
farmers than usual have stacked their
grain this year to wait the coming Of
the thresher, there are yet many
fields In which the grain is yet in the
shock and unless threshing is speeded
up some of these are likely to be snow
ed under.
There is rumor current in Sioux
Falls to the effect that South Dakota
is soon to have one of the most i'm
portant military training environments
located within Its borders. Some time
ago the announcement was made that
Fort Meade, in the Black Hills coun-
try, had bcen selected for special
training Of men in limited service.
Since that time 81 special limited
service men have been sent to that
point for special limited training In
various branches of the military serv.
ice.
Frank Zobesky, of Vivian, while on
a load Of hay backed against fork
handle with q box Of matches in hi.
pocket, with the result that the whole
box started at once, and in attempting
to smother the flame by rolling on
the load, the hay caught fre. and
Only by rolling of entirely was he
able to put out the fire in his cloth
ing. He hurriedly unhitched the
team, but the hay and wagon burned
setting a prairie fire which spread
over large tract before it was unde,
control.
Nels Swan. farmer living near
Milbank, had narrow escape from
death while threshing. His trousers
caught on set screw while the
thresher was in operation and he fell
In falling his foot struck the whistle
cord and blew the whistle. This at
tracted the attention Of other mem.
bers Of the crew, one Of whom rushed
to the engine and shut it of in time
to save Swans life. Even az it was
practically all the clothing was torn
from his body and he was badly bruis
ed and cut.
Students at the university who join
the students army training corps will
this fall be expected to bring old
clothes with them when they come tc
the university. The reason for this IL
that the uniforms will not be issued
at once and the men will find 1t best
to have an old suit to wear during
drill periods. When the universit,
corps receives the uniforms the ole
clothes can be thrown away Men In
the students army training corps will
receive their uniforms. their quarters
and sustenance and $50 a month while
they are members of the corps.
On his return from zone meeting
Of the federal food administrators Of
the two Dakotas, Minnesota, Mon
tana and Wyoming, Federal Food Ad
ministrator c, N, Herreid issued
an announcement to the millers
and the farmers of South Dakota
1t being one of the most far reachine
importance as 1t completely changes
the plan Of last year and enables the
farmers to lay in one years supply o.
flour without purchasing substitutes
BY signing. pledge agreeing to use
substitutes in accordance. with tn.
regulations Of the United States foot
administration. It also authorize.
them to grind their corn. barley and
oats into flour to be recognized al