The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-03-15

The supreme cGprt Of Iowa has d.
cided . case OF importance to bank
ers throughout South Dakota whose
customers are In the habit Of shipping
livestock to Sioux City. The winner
Of the case was the Farmers and Mer.
chants National bank. Of Webster.
The bank held : mortgage on cattle
which the mortgagor agreed 20 ship
In the name OF one OF the hank Of.
acers. but which 10 shipped in his
own name. A Judgment creditor Of
the mortgaior gArnishseQ the pro.
seeds q he lais Of the stock In TIE
minds OF commission merchants, and
the bark i~ntervened. losing the case
in the diSt-tct court. The Iowa 81
preme court decided that since the
agreement VA that the stsck should
be shipped IN the name Of aR efnce1
Of the Webster bank. that In effect
was an agreement also that the pro-
ceeds should belong to the officer 40
trustee for the bank. The decision
further held that although q mortgage
covered the cattle . trust would result
on their sale in favor Of the inter.
venor.
More than 1900 composite tests Of
seed cor from all parts OF South Da.
kota have been made by state college
agronomists through authority OF the
extension division. OF this number
only IS farmers had corn testing Is
per cent Or more and . surplus to sell
totaling only 5.So6 bushels. South Da-
kota needs normally about 400, 900
bushels Of seed corn. There are about
100 farmers on the agronomy list who
have sufficient corn to plant their In.
dividual However, this list Ii
not complete.
Peace reigns once more IN the pub
lie schools of Huron. The school war,
which broke out several weeks ago in
q controversy between Principal Bow
den, OF the high school. and Superin.
tendent F. L. Whitney, and which was
renewed by the dismissal Of Miss
India Goodman, Instructor in English
in the high school, was ended when
the board OF edvcation reinstated Miss
Goodman In her position.
1.-THE idle man in South Dakota this
year is . Stacker" declares w. 8. Hill,
Of Mitchell, who IL chairman Of the
committee on agriculture and labor Of
the State Council OF Defense. South
Dakota would not be living up to her
responsibility, he says, III she does
not produce the largest crops in her
history and more hogs. cattle and
sheep than ever before"
Harry Russell, an Aberdeen man,
was blown through . wall Of the
house and instantly killed when he at
tempted to start a Are with kerosene.
The supreme court rules that the
Degree Of Honor lodge can continue
its insurance business In this state
without making any changes IN it,
rules and regulations.
II you have any cooks In your pri.
vate library which are guide books to
France or Belgium, give them to your
local librarian for the beneQt Of our
soldiers abroad. The books WIN be
distributed to the soldiers through the
agency Of the American Library ~
ISOLATION.
BY . bequest Of $4,000 made in the
win Of the late Thomas Thorson. .
banker, Canton will, In the near fu-
ture. have one Of the finest gymnas.
iums In the northwest. In honor Of
tho doner It will be named the Thor
SON gymnasium.
Every South Dakota boy more than
Is years old will be placed on farms
as far as possible this summer. &C
cording to plans perfected BY the u.
s. Boys Working Reserve. Boys may
eproll BY writing to Ward A. ostrand-
o. at Brookings.
Teaching Of the German language
will be continued It Dakota Wesleyan
university 1t Mitchell. - It II claimed
that class schedules wonld be serious
~ disturbed II tho tsaching Of this
language should b 6iscoatinne1 at
this time.
The childrsn q TIE oglala Sioux
EET
of Pine Ridge agsney. IN the govern
ment training school, have succeeded
IN raising funds Tor 32s nsnbsrshipe
In the Junior Red Cross. Tho alteor
dance at the school u but SIS.
a number Of towns west Of the Mis-
souri river hare engaged watchmen
who. during Tie spring and summer
months. viii be On duty TO frustrato
any attempts 81 the phosphorus gang
oe the 1. ". ~.
" meeting Of nearly 800 members
Or the Non-Partisan League which was
- have been heId ct Madison, VA
prevented By orders Of Mayor Robin
son. of Madison. A meeting was held
later q q farm house outside the city.
Representatives Of the several char.
table organisations Of Huron have
perfected - organIsation whereby