The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-08

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disposed Of . case aC8inst solicitors
for the Seventh Day Adventist church
by taking the money they lad col
lectsd from them and Atenisslag the
solicitors. CouDlsa with the regular
nissisaary work Of The Advsatist
church. they have usel II their -.
vass for fuAds the statements That
$Se,eee OF the Arst meosys collected
Was to - used il the coastructiea q
. hospital II France for the care o.
wounded soldiers. Thls nakes their
appeal for funds . war rslief work
uassr the sta4utes Of this state pass
ed at the special seasien Of last WI.
ter. Al fss4i11my@psot ~ sDeeoAl|
Dsrntt aal consent q The state seua.
ell q defense. SemsthinG evsr e1ee
Had bssn collected by the solicitors
in this county before they wsre apr
praised Of the fact that their work
was against the rules q the state NJ.
therities. This nsney they readily
turned ever to the council Of defense
for use in whatever charitable cAanasl
that bedy desired. 1t was decides to
forward the Same to the Minnesota
forest Are sufferers, and with that ed
in view has new been turned ever to
NJ. C. Jsnnings, the federal representa-
tive sf the United States employment
service.
Just Asw Reiahsd Mueller, Henry
Marcus Lain, Herman GUSTAV Till
wick and william Hsary Wulf, four
German alien enemies. came to 10 IN
Minnehaha county without psrRits, 10
something that United States District
Attorney stewart Is now enaeavoring
to ascertain. Az N indication OF how
closely the government trails the men,
the four registered last December as
German alien enemies but found their
way into Minnehaha county. Mueller
was in Sioux Falls. Lain and Wulf
at Humboldt and Tillwick ut Hartford.
The bureau of investigation got track
OF the men and rounded them up.
None Of them had reported to the
United States marshal's ofAce as re.
Quired and further Investigation OF
their cases IL betting made to determine
what disposition to make II their
cases.
A mysterious firo caused heavy
loss to the Thompson brothers, living
near Alexandra. Their large barn.
. silo and considerable grain was DE-
streyed, and II addition two valuable
s~talliens, SEVEN had OF horses and II
calves we're burned to death. The less
II estimated between 912.O . and 31s.-
O00, with insurance Of less than 81
GOO. Several auto loads Of volunteer
flre fighters from Fulton went to the
scene to aid in hxhting the Are, but
the flames had gained such Asadway
when they arrived that netting could
be saved.
The region near Big stoae lake Wal
swept by . destructive prairie Are,
which consumed hundreds OF tons OF
hay and . nunbsr Of grain stacks that
we're in Its pathway. The IRE started
on = farm about 10 miles north OF
Biz Steae and was driven by Z brisk
west wind, soon getting beyond son
troll. 1t burned ever . strip about
three miles wide And 10 miles long
before 'hsing extinsuished. Hundreds
II farmers and others turned out to
light the Are. Some estimates places
the loss Of hay alone at SOC tons.
Surgeon Major Spafford. Of the
South Dak0ta medical service corps,
has requested A. r. Fellows, OF the
state council Of defense. to secure a.
many available doctors as possible fer
volunteer service in the medical re-
serve corps. Those doctors who volun.
teer thetr services are to receive COM
missions axl the same remuneration
for their services - those who have
been indicted into the military serv.
ice at the various training camps ~
he government.
A. r. Hotter, Of Madison. suffered
heavy loss when his harm ana
'hicken house were dsstroyed BY dre.
children playiDg with matches ars 30
'ieved to AxYe beea responsible for
he nrs. The Eintsr supply Of coal
Tor the family WAS II the bArn. and
his also Was burned. In addition
Hotter lost N automobile which VA
nearly new. There was sone iAsur-
ance on the barn. but none on the
car.
The new ChArles Nix county court.
house II completed md, ready for 0c-
eupancy and arraAeoments were made
or elaborate dedication exercises.
Ono Of the featurs1 Was an address BY
Judge Trip. Of Yahkton. Tho new
courthouse II M Of the finest In the
state, and IL II keeping with the rich
1855 Of Charles Mix county, which Ii
one Of the great grain producing csun.
ties Of South Dakota.
Annually there are several head OF
livestock killed ~ the railroads Of
the country. An saort has been
started 10 reduce this number. The
farmers are being urged to make spec
ial efforts for the projection OF their
cattle.A 1t II claimed that one railroad
last year paid $soO.O Q for cattle killed
.hy trains.