The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-29

nre risks before The storage OF grain
for the coming season is commenced
II any elevators are found in a con.
dition which would favor fire in any
way they will not be allowed to open
for the handling Of grain until the
risks are removed. Outside this first
inspection a specially close watch will
be kept on all grain elevators in the
state for the mex few months, to see
that every possible precaution is taken
to prevent the starting OF fires in any
OF these storage houses.
Irrigation systems for some OF the
smaller streams in the northwest por,
ton of the state are being discussed
the latest plan to be put forward be
ing the storage Of water on the forks
Of the Grand river for use In irriga.
ton of the valleys of that stream
The upper reaches of the Grand, the
Cannonball. Little Missouri and Mo
reau rivers are all available for such
development, and II IL only a question
of time until these streams will be
developed by use of water stored, In.
stead OF being allowed to run into the
Missouri and be wasted as an asset
for crop growing.
Grams Forsell, who for some months
been serving with q gun crew
with the American troops In France
according to a letter received by HIS
father, ]. T. Forsell, of Philip, has
been severely wounded in action
While the battery was hurrying to the
front the horse he was riding became
entangled with the leaders, and in the
mfxup young Forsell received a severe
cut on n of his feet. One of the
horses fell on the foot, smashing II
to such an extent that 1t will be nee
essary for him to spend some time
in the hospital.
The Milbank authorities took inte
custody a woman, who claimed Apple
ton, Mimi, as her home. An examina.
tion disclosed that she was insane and
she now has been takeN to Benson
Mimi, and turned over to the authori
ties there. She was very bitter in
her anti-American sentiments and
harsh in her criticism of President
Wilson, the Red Cross and the govern
ment generally, but because of her
mental condition could not be held un.
der the espionage act.
Several times recently high water
has carried out the spillway at the
-uBnb lveIS puB 'uspIoN eyBU on lsr1nc
titles OF water and thousands Of fish
escaped from the lake. Petitions are
being circulated asking the state game
and fish warden to take charge OF the
matter and have a permanent spill
way constructed so there will be no
further escape of fish to the more
shallow lakes of the vicinity, where
they will freeze next winter.
That Webster girls are patriotic Is
shown by the fact that seventeen
young women of Webster chartered
two automobiles and drove to the
country. where they put in many good
hard working hours, shocking grain
for farmers. The farmers state the
work done by the girls measured ur
very satisfactorily with that perform
ed by the male farm help.
The golden wedding anniversary Of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. White. pioneer
residents, was observed at Beresford
Mr.. White formerly was q marble cut,
ter and aided in carving Lincoln'a
monument at Springfield. III. The
Whites were married in Pennsylvania
In 1868 and came to South Dakota in
1873, having resided in the state con.
tinuously since that time.
An Austrian farmland, whose name
was not given out, was the first vic
tim OF sunstroke during the present
harvesting period in South Dakota.
He was employed on the farm of Mrs
Laura Lindsay, near Carthage. He
was overcome by the heat In the mid.
die of the afternoon while engaged in
harvest work and died that night.
T%hreshing has been resumed in Da,
vison county, after a delay OF nearly
q week due to wet weather. The yield
of wheat on the Glen Smith farm,
near Riverside, averaged 80 bushels
to the acre. On the J. r. Wells farm
1t averaged 25 bushels to the acre.
The average yield in the county prob.
ably will exceed 20 bushels.
A son Of Frank Lawno, living on
a farm near Waubay. was badly hurt
as the result of a team of horses run
ming away. The team was hitched
to a binder, which the boy was operat-
ing. He was thrown from the seat
and had several teeth knocked out,
in addition to receiving numerous
bruises and cuts.
John Polykangas, a farmer living
eight miles southwest of Hayti, suf-
fered a heavy loss from lightning. The
bolt struck his barn and set fire to
1t, burning 1t to the ground. Seven
horses and Q bull were burned .
death. and . large quantity of hay
and grain and other property was on
sumed.
The first threshing report for wheat
which has been received at Pierre il
from the Bartels farm about fifteen
miles south Of Foft Pierre, where q
field of fifty acres threshed out a lit
tie better than 80 bushels to the acre,