The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-09-05


grain. discovered the body Of a man
lying near an old strawstack In the
field. The body evidently had lain
exposed to the elements for six
or eight weeks. The clothes were torn
from 1t and It had been partly eaten
by doga The body was evidently
that Of an elderly man. as the hair
was gray. There was nothing In the
clothes except q ball of cord and some
empty snuf boxes. The clothes were
old and worn. The body was Gre
mated, owing to It's decomposed con
dition. Phe cremation was perform.
ed with the aid Of kerosene and straw.
On the way to town the box burst In.
to flames, possibly from spontaneous
compassion due to the oil soaked con
dition OF the remains, but the blaze
was e~xtingufshed.
The state fire marshal's department
has issued a circular calling attention
to the fire losses in grain elevators
last fall and winter, and asking that
the managers of such houses or OF
mills do not allow anyone to enter
the places without disclosing his
identity and his business, and asking
that the home guard OF the state take
up the matter OF guarding elevators
TO see that they are protected at night
from prQwlers. the specific request in
that direction being addressed not
only to home guards. bat to the state
n county councils Of defense, may.
ors. FIRE chiefs and county agents.
The farm of L. z. Marshall. near
Dell Rapids, has been sold to Fl. J.
Schmidt, Of Hartford, for SITS an acre.
The farm contains 207 acres. Mar
shall and his wife purchased the farm
10 years ago for $50 an acre.
Two years ago Samuel Williams
purchased 240 acres Of land some
miles from Lake Andes. paying SEQ
per acre. Last years crop on the
land realized over $40 per acre; this
years crop will do fully as we'll, II
not better. Williams now has been
offered 500 an acre for the farm and
is considering its sale at that price.
More than $4,000 doses of black
TO oSSAhC NOiO iOutOu inst yOaA
TO 1888 farmers by the animal hus-
bandry division OF the state expert
ment station. al Brookings, according
to Director J. w. Wilson. This Is an
increase OF 2,764 doses over the year
before. The vaccine is manufactured
by the United States department of
agriculture and distributed free by
the college.
Evelyn Jane Stewart, 6 years old.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Stew.
art, residing on a farm two miles
north OF Garretson. was dragged to
death by a pony. The child had been
visiting the home Of a neighbor q
mile or two away and rode her pony.
The body Of the little girl was found
hanging to the side Of the pony, held
by the halter strap. The clothing had
been torn from me child's body, which
was terribly bruised and mangled.
Pieces Of her clothing were found for
a distance Of half a mile along the
road. II Is believed she fell from the
pony and became entangled In the
halter rope.
After having seen much active serv-
ice In the French army, M. Docken.
dorf has arrived In South Dakota and
will make this state his future home.
He viii go to Rec Heights where he
has accepted a position. He was per-
manently injured in an airplane fight
and honorably discharged from the
French army. He originally came
from Luxembourg. and In 1915 volun.
teered for service. Before departing
for the United States and after being
discharged from the hospital, he Wis.
tied the Verdun battle fields and near
ly all the important points along the
line OF battle.
A deputy United States marshal ar
rested Matthias Bendt, a German farm.
err. 81 years old. living near Flandreau,
and took him 10 Sioux Falls. He Is
charged with violating the espionage
act. Asked whether he desired to 70
over to Germany and fght ne replied
that he intended to stay In the United
States and fight for Germany here,
SO the federal authorities will arrange
1t SO that whatever fighting he does
IL behind prison walls, II is stated.
First Hawk was past 80 years OF age.
and has put In practically all OF his
life on Bad river.
Since the beginning of the war with
Germany by the United States, United
States Commissioner William Wallace.
Of Aberdeen. has conducted hearings
in the cases Of no less than 80 per.
sons charged with violating some Of
the provisions Of the espionage act.
Because he said that he would burn
t~hreshing outfits In the state Fred
Smith was arrested at Huron by the
police. On examination Il was found
that Smith is an enemy alien regist-
cred at Dayton. His home formerly
was In Frankfort, Germany.
A. s. Clouse. Of Suiiy county, and
Joe Polek. OF Hide county. were be-
fore United States Commissioner
Whitcher at Pierre on ~disloyaity
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