Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-03-14

of bed to build a fire. After the
rancher had lain in this condition for
three days a neighbor came to his
place to purchase alfalfa and found
him. Every assistance possible was
provided for the helpless man. but his
feet had been so badly frozen that it
is thought likely that amputation will
have to be resorted to.
While ranchers are always pleased
to trap coyotes. or in fact get rid of
the pests in any way. one rancher in
Perkins county found his game self
trapped. He was out looking after
traps he had set and saw a coyote
with his head buried in a dead horse.
and thought it good opportunity to
get near enough for an easy shot, but
when he approached he found that the
coyote had caught his head in the
bones Of the horse in such a manner
that he could not escape, and had
choked himself to death in his efforts
to get Free
Deputy Market Commissioner Sim.
onson, after conference with the
food administration, announced that
seed wheat may be sold at an advance
of Is per cent over the local market
price for wheat Of the same grade.
Elevator men shipping in wheat will
be allowed to charge S cents profit a
bushel in excess of what it costs
them to put the wheat on the market.
These are the permitted profit
charges, and anything above these
profits will be forbidden.
The famous Fourth regimental band
Of Watertown, winners of the first
prize at the national band contests
at the Elks' convention in Los An.
geles, has discarded its military name
and uniforms, both held over from the
days it was the official band of the
old Fourth South Dakota infantry.
Regulation blue and a new name, not
yet been selected, will replace them.
The pitch has been lowered from con.
cert to standard.
Over 500 people attended the fare
we'll program and banquet given at
Parkston in honor of the 10 boys who
departed for Camp Funston. Music
by the band, singing of patriotic songs
and several addresses were rendered.
A collection taken up and given to
the boys represented neat sum.
Luncheon was served by the local Red
Cross women.
There is no certainty of plentiful
supply Of good seed potatoes even If
huge crop is stored, warns George
w. Dixon, potato specialist of the state
college extension division. There is
shortage of unchilled, early-har
vested seed stock, and no potatoes
dug after October 8 should be used
for seed without sprouting.
DR.. George E. Countryman. of Aber-
deem, medical member of the state
exemption board, assures the farmers
of the state that they need have no
fear of work being hampered through
operation of the draft law this spring.
DR.. Countryman says the board will
draft no one who 10 really needed for
farm work.
Prof. James B. Shouse. professor
of secondary education at the Univer'
sity of South Dakota, has resigned his
position in order to enter army Y. NJ.
G. A. work. Professor Shouse en-
x1o.yorod RI optor tho oruv at tho Onf.
break of the war, but was rejected on
account of minor physical defects.
Mrs. Ellen Lally. of Sioux Falls.
made a drive" to produce more wheat
this year to help feed the allies in
the war, as we'll as the people at
home. She drove to Montrose and
completed arrangements to have 60
acres, the ground which she had pre-
pared last fall, planted to wheat.
A Chicago girl of q years has writ
ten w. G. Boardman. of state college,
Brookings. saying that she wants to
work on a South Dakota farm and
adding that she can do truck farming.
take care of chickens, and handle
horses. She is willing to do light
homework.
The Pierre Commercial club is plan
ming to have sorghum making plant
established in that city and will en-
deavor to induce citizens to cultivate
sorghum to substitute for sugar dur
ing the war shortage.
Every farm shrould have Q quaran
tine pen for housing diseased animals
or those suspected of being diseased
suggests DR.. j. T. Dinwoodle. animal
disease specialist of the state college
extension division.
Professor C. Larsen of state college
Bookings. has been appointed chair
man of the South Dakota dairy com
mittee by C. N. Herreid, food admins
traitor for this state.
Gordon w. Randlett. for nearly
three years director of extension a
South Dakota state college, has return
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