Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-09-05
JUNK In SEPARATOR
sABATAcE PLOT rs DISCOVERED
IN TIME IN HANSON
COUNTY.

tempt to destroy the threshing outfi,
OF Fred Volland, which has been
operating in Hanson county. This
form OF sabotage is a violation OF
both federal and state statutes, and il
the Offenders are caught Iney will be
subject to long terms of imprison
ment.. The attempt to destroy the
threshing rig was made by placing
chunks Of scrap iron in grain bundles
in the field where Volland was thresh
ing. BY good fortune little damage
was done. One piece of an iron rod
was fed into the separator, but the
/ machine was stopped before great
damage had been done. A search OF
the bundles in portion Of the field
brought to light about half q gunny
sack OF scrap iron, consisting OF iron
rods, chains, eultiYator, shovels, etc,
which had been carefully concealed
in bundles throughout the field. Be,
sides the scrap iron, a number OF
matches also had been placed in the
bundles, evidently for the purpose OF
setting fire to the threshing outfit.
Arrangements to enforce the work
or fight order to the letter throughout
Moody county are being made by the
county authorities and council coun.
Gil of defense. Thomas Kelley. chair.
man of the county council, has an
nounced that because of the shortage
men should volunteer for work on the
farms, and that ii sufficient mum
Der did not, registered men would be
ordered TO engage in this or other es
sential war work. The county council
of defense also has considered the
matter of peddlers, solicitors and
travelling agents who go through the
country precincts, and it was decided
that during the war this would not be
permitted and everyone, especially
residents of the country districts, is
urged to report to the chairman of
the country council of defense when
any of these appear in the farming
districts.
George Hanna, Of Scotland, received
telegram Informing him that re.
cent report that his son, Eldon Hanna,
had been killed in railroad wreck
in England was untrue. The father
and other relatives, after receiving
news of the death of the young man,
gave him UP for dead. It appears that
another son, Clifford Hanna, was rid
ing on a train that was wrecked in
France, when 80 soldiers were killed,
Clifford having both legs broken. He
is now in a hospital in France, and as
there appear to be no internal in.
juries his recovery is expected. No
information was received from Eldon!
direct, but sufficient has been learned
to indicate that he is safe.
Deputy United States marshals have
taken to Sioux Falls two South Da-
kotans who are believed to be enemy
aliens and whose alleged pro-German
activities now are being investigated
by agents of the department of JUS
tice. One of the prisoners is Henry
Frahm, who was arrested at Goodwin.
He formerly was resident of Sioux
Falls. Frahm is said to have a son
in the allied forces in France. The
other defendant is Carl Perat, who
was arrested on farm near Clear
Lake, in Deuel. county.
The work of threshing now is pro-
crossing in all parts of the state hav-
ing been general for some time in the
southern and central sections. In diff
ferent localities new grain is being
marketed. Owing to the high price
the farmers are able to haul about
500 worth of wheat to market in each
wagon load. Threshing returns con
tinue to be of the most encouraging
character, the various grains yielding
unusually we'll and the quality being
better than for several years.
A Jack the Pepper for some days
annoyed members of the George Dun
can family, living on farm northwest
Of Canton Mr.. Duncan finally had
an an opportunity to use a shotgun
on him, but failed to hit him. Dun
can maintained watch and saw the
pepper at one of the windows Of his
home about 1880 o'clock at night.
He gave chase and fired twice. The
farmers OF the neighborhood will aid
Mr.. Duncan in keeping watch for the
pepper,
Frank Wells, railway commissioner
from the district west Of the Missouri
river, rendered his resignation, and
Q. =. Sweet, Of Rapid City, has been
appointed in his place. Mr.. Sweet
has been attorney for the railway
commission for four years and is
thoroughly familiar with the work Of
the department.
1t Is expected that South Dakota
will have 100000 automobiles regist-
cred by the end Of the year, as up to
date there are about $4,000 with more
being registered each day. Last year
the whole total was about 10000 for
The year.
Thirty three youths who have
reached the age Of al years since
Tune 5 last registered for military
Iervice with the Huron draft board,
The tomato canning factory at Pierre
is short Of help and SO the citizens
Of the town turn out and pick to.
matoes which are ripening too fast
for the shortage OF helm This ia FIR.