The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-05-24

LIT. AlU9kL NJ. 000yE1lAs UAIoCIN1 -
Z hospital ct Camp Crook, and =
OF the best known physiciaAs ana
surgeons OF the northwestern section
OF South Dakota. Is IN . serious con-
dition at Fort Crook. Omaha, - the
result Of injuries received IN an auto
mobile accident. The automobile,
which val driven By DR.. Sheriff., va
running ct high speed VIXEN . trolley
right Of way was mistaken In the
darkness for . read. The automobile
ran . distance ef shout 100 feet vel
the ties. vixen 4 LEFT the grade and
toppled over . 1o-foot embankment.
Information recetvsa BY Black Wills
relatives and friends Of members Of
old Company X. South Dakota national
guard, now transferred OF the artillery
In France, indicates that the Black
Hillers-now attached. to Battery F.
were about to take their place on the
battle line. where they doubtless are
by this time. The letter states that
all the members Of the battery had
recently had their heads shaved,
which is said to be the final step taken
before members Of batteries are
placed in the battle fine.
Seventeen and q half million dollars
Is the amount now IN the permanent
scaool fund OF the state OF South Da.
koia, which Is drawing S per cent in.
tefest. all Of which goes directly to
THO maintenance OF the common
schools Of the state. The sales OF
school lands last month reached 72,O11
aAs o., which increased the permanent
fund by $500. 0oo. This, added to the
I'll ,O00, 900 in the fund from previous
sa2t.s, makes the total as shown above.
A chance caller at the home Of Mrs.
o. =. Garner, Of Claremont. perhaps
SAVED her life for her home was on
lirs. unknown to her. When the wo-
man caller did not get any response
to Der knock she entered the house
and found Mrs. Garner asleep. She
also discovered that the house was
en- ere. Mrs. Garner had placed an
iYoay comb on the stove to dry and
tAo comb exploded. Prompt work
sLv4d the house from destruction.
aAerif Keller was advised thai
AleL. Anadiotus. a missing selective
dat registrant from Lake county, a
nallf was located in Sioux Falls b.
tia police Of that city. and now has
been sent to Camp Funston to ente1
the military service. He is a Greek
and. being unfamiliar with the Eng
lish language. evidently was not aware
that he should have gone to Madison
and gone with the last draft contin
gent from Lake county.
Eugene McKibbin, q South Dakota
soldier. reported slightly wounded il
France, Is q son OF Rev. Mr.. Mckib
bin, one Of the best known clergyme1
OF Madison. He was serving with tht
Eighteenth United States infantry ant
was wounded during . battle In ri
cardy.
Seventeen boxes Of books have beer
shipped to Camp Funston by Huron
people, according to figures given out
1T thu Carnegie library, which hal
charge of the work Of gathering ant
packing Of the books for shipment tt
the soldiers and sailors Of the coun
try.
william J. Gillette, son of Mr.. ant
Mrs. s. p. Gillette, Of Firestcel, ha!
been severely wounded in France, &C
cording TO message received by bill
parents. Another son Of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Gillette also Is in tho service.
Fifteen dairymen Of the Aberdeen
territory have formed an organization
to obtain the production Of pure mill
for consumers and to assist member,
In producing and marketing the pro
duct more cheaply.
Puritanic simplicity of costume wa
q feature Of the high school CON
mencement exercises 1T Mitchell. tn
faculty placed - as the amount younI
women should spend for their gradus
tien hnery.
]. II. Wolf. Of Kimball, recently cor
victed under the espionage act an
sentenced to pay q $4,000 fine and t
serve five years in prison, claims t
have purchased $4,000 worth Of Lit
erty bonds.
While hunting on A. J. Rosum'
farm. Riverside. +. M. Stanton ant
D. p. Drin discovered and captured to,
young coyotes within q short distanc
Of Mr.. Rozum's residence.
About nifty Of the men Of Fort Pierr
have signed up - members Of . hom
guard organisation. which will be pei
fected 1t . meeting to be held earl
this week.
Two r on . freight train on tn
Milwaukee railroad left the track nea
Nina, delaying trafnc for some tim
but doing no serious damage.
Students Of Dakota Wesleyan un,
yerpity have pledged $4,000 toWar'