Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-05-30
FINDS HIS OLD HOME
DAKOTA SOLDIER STATIONED
WHERE HE WAS BORN IN
FRANCE.

By a strange coincidence . South
Dakota soldier, Lieut.. Albert Kohlsr
who is attached to the medical de
partment of the American expedi
tionary army in France, now is sta
toned at Toul, France, which was his
birthplace. In addition to being his
birthplace, Toul is the place where
he spent his youth and where his par
ents yet reside. Writing from the
home of his parents to his former
employer, ]. c. Schultz, of Madison
he gives information concerning mem
bers Of his family in the war zone and
other matters. He states that his sis
ter was killed early in the war when
the Germans first swept westward
over France, and the small shop and
home of his parents was destroyed
Lieut.. Kohler writes In addition that
he was filed with passionate resent.
ment when he learned of the atrocities
committed. the more so, perhaps, be.
cause it was his own home and peo.
pie who were the victims.
The second annual state boys camp
will be held at South Dakota State
college June 8 to 8, known as boys
week. Several hundred boys from
various counties in the state are OK.
pected to attend this course under
charge of the county agents. A pro
gram for the week has been arranged
by the extension division to conform
to the boys work. which is being done
in connection with the war situation.
Special instruction will be given in
feeding, judging and diseases of live
stock, poultry, corn and potatoes.
DR.. w. E. Fehlinan, a prominent
physician of the Black Hills, who re.
Gently enlisted in the medical corps
of the new national army, has been
ordered to France and will depart at
once for service behind the battle
front in France and Belgium. He is
we'll qualified for the work before him
and upon his arrival in France will
be able to take up the work with.
out delay or preliminary instruction
For some days he was under training
at Fort Riley.
The barking Of their dog at 1880
O'Clock in the morning awoke Mr..
and Mrs. Martin McNutt, of Aberdeen
just in time for them to escape from
the second story of their burning home
through a bedroom window and the
front porch. An ,overheated stove and
benzine evaporating from freshly
painted walls are believed to have
caused an explosion. The interior Of
the first floor of their residence was
ruined.
Evidently desiring to be classed n
loyal citizens of the United States
representatives of the Mennonite col
ony situated near the old town o,
Bonhomme, in the Tyndall territory
appeared in Tyndall and made ar
rangements for the purchase of $4,000
worth Of Liberty bonds. They de
cided that while their religious beliefs
are strongly opposed to war, 1t would
not be great sin to help the govern
ment.
r. E. Smith, county better farming
agent, says that the acreage planted
to potatoes in Brown county is fully
up to the average. Reports from Min
nesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and NORTH
Dakota indicate decrease in potato
acreage of from Is to so per cent
but Mr.: Smith expresses the belize
that South Dakota will keep up the
record as to acreage and possibly sur
pass it in yield.
In connection with the campaign
of education in honey raising, it was
brought to light that Mrs. R. l.. Che
ney. of Milesville, this state, who re
sides forty miles from the town Of
Philip, holds the record for havins
during the last year raised the mos,
honey of anyone in the state. She
harvested two tons of honey durins
the year. which amounts to 1000
pounds.
Two of Pershing's men, Sergeant
H. A. Andrews, 163d machine gun bat
talon. and Corporal Manning Grimes
103d field artillery, will be in South
Dakota from May 80 to June 9 ant
schedules will be arranged to cover
as much Of the state as possible il
the time they can give to telling the
people of South Dakota Of actual wa,
conditions at the front.
Jonas Eagle, an Indian resident O,
the Cheyenne river reservation, draft
ed for service in the national army
killed beef and gave great feas,
to his friends and also made hit
friends presents of three horses. al
in accordance with an ancient Indiar
custom when warrior sets out fol
battle.
Some weeks ago Rev. William Joh1
Calfee, pastor Of the Methodist Epis
copal church at Lead, applied for an
poinsment as chaplain with the Rec
Cross for service abroad. He nov
has been advised that because Of hi,
physical condition it will be impos