Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-09-19
NEWS OF THE STATE
4 RESUME OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENlN0o OF THE
WEEK.

| PENIN0S OF THE
WEEK.
On several occasions recently. be-
cause of the heavy marketing OF new
grain and the shortage of cars, the
elevators at Doland have been filled
to overlooking and have been COM
PEELED to cease buying grain until cars
can be secured to ship out some OF
the grain on hand.
Governor Norbeck will not issue
seed corn proclamation this year. but
suggests that 1t will be to the inter-
est of the farmers OF South Dakota to
gather and put away as large amounts
OF seed corn as possible before frosts
strike the fields, to assure not only
q plentiful supply of seed for the state
next spring, but to DE able to supply
other states, if necessary, as 1t was
last spring.
Claiming that the land owned by
the late c. B. Kennedy, Of Madison,
was transferred to his wife by him at
the time when he contemplated death.
the state of South Dakota is now
seeking to collect several thousand
dollars as Inheritance tax from the
estate in the Miner county court II
E. r. Winans, assistant attorney,
proves that Kennedy transferred his
2,4O0 acres to his wife shortly before
he died with the purpose of evading
the inheritance tax then the state will
collect the sum required by law.
The few disloyal residents of that
section have been greatly alarmed as
the result Of visit made to Canova
and vicinity by secret service agent
OF the government. He collected all
the evidence he could of alleged dis
loyal activities of several persons, and
stated that the government would
take action later If the evidence
deemed sufficient. Some of the resi-.
dents Of the Canova territory have
been very pronounced in their pro-
German Views. but since the visit OF
the secret service agent they have
subsidized.
Miss Rose Cacek, young woman
OF Belvidere. is one of the champion
women farmers of South Dakota
Miss Cacek has, without any help
farmed Is acres of land this summer
and broke the horses she did the
work with. Her brother, who for.
merly managed the farm, has gone to
war and Miss Cacek makes her home
with her widowed mother. Her wheat,
which has not been threshed as yet,
Is expected to yield at least 20 bushels
to the acre and her other small grain
Will yield equally as we'll in proper
ton. She has some corn which is as
good as any in the locality.
The present inheritance tax law of
this state, which has been in force
and effect since July l., 1915, and un-
der which the collections of such
taxes is placed under control of the
state tax commission, has since the
time it went into effect and up to
September 1, 1918, brought the state
a return of 1871, 339.43. Under the va
rious laws in effect in the state for
collection of Inheritance taxes for a
period of 10 years the total collec-
lions were $10S,3OO41. The collec-
tons since July 1, 1915, from nonresi-
dent decendents was $197,64O.O8, and
there has been collected from resi-
dents Of the state $173,69935.
The Dakota potato grower will have
a good market for his produce this
year from the numerous inquiries
which are coming to the state market
commissioner from the states of H.
linois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and
Missouri asking the possibilities of
securing potatoes in this state. While
licensed dealers are not permitted to
ship any other than graded potatoes,
the grower is not limited along this
line. If any potato grower In the
state cares to take up the matter of
a market for his products with the
state market commissioner of Pierre,
he will be placed in communication
with the buyer who wants his pro.
ducts.
The fundamental feature of prop.
erly storing seed corn Is to put 1t into
q place where it will become thor.
oughly air dry before freezing. Freez.
ing OF seed corn, or curing, cautions
damp is fatal to its vitality. The dry.
ing Of seed corn, or curing, cautions
DR.. A. N. Hume, agronomist at State
college experiment station, should not
proceed too rapidly nor with too high
temperature. Experience indicates
that artificial heat is not usually de.
sirable. The best way seems to be
to pick early, hang up very soon to
dry and cure seed at normal tempera-
lures. When hanging early picked
seed corn against a building 1t should
not be put in the place of most direct
sunlight. which may cause 1t to ger.
inmate. 1t can usually be so placed
that it will get free circulation of cir
and sufficient light to dry 1t without
forcing termination Seed corn on
the farm may be stored until dry by
hanging up with husks tied together,
or 1t may be put on some of the va
rious good makes of hangers or on