The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-04-12
NEWS OF THE STATE
RESUME OF IMPORTANT HAP
PENiNGS OF THE
WEEK.


% datug Red Cross work behind the
battle lines in France. Some months
ago she enlisted for Red Cross work,
aud has been at Camp Lee, Va, where
Ghe Was in charge of one Of the de-
,artments.
The annual smut damage TO oats
and barley is greater than that done
20 wheat, say federal specialists now
at WORT in South Dakota. Farmers
nave quite generally treated their
wheat with formaldehyde for smut.
Il now remains for them to treat oats
and barley also, otherwise 1t will be
impossible to eradicate the smut.
These grains should be given the same
iisinfecting with formaldehyde, only
about twice the mixture should be
used 10 each bushel OF seed. Direc
ions for giving the formaldehyde
treatment are supplied by county
agents or the agronomy department at
State college.
Fifteen thousand boys and girls are
wanted in South Dakota to enlist in
production through garden and can.
ming clubs. At least 5000.000 are ex-
pected to be enrolled in the United
States. The State college extension
division will place emergency state
workers to teach the boys and girls of
the state by demonstrations and les
sons how to can. dry and store all
foods grown in the garden or on the
tarm- p. J. Scarbro, of Brookings,
emergency state club leader, says
boys and girls perform patriotic duty
raising their home supply Of garden
goods, thereby releasing the factory
output for army use.
The fact that the late legislative ses-
sion Of this state enacted a compul-
sory labor law has begun to be spread
over the northwest and even some
Of the actual laborers have evidently
been misinformed as to its scope, as
hey fear that if they come into the
state on other labor they may be draft
I'D for farm work They need have
no fear on that score, but the man
who wants to drift into the state and
hen refuse any kind OF labor is the
one who will get all that Is coming
20 him. 1t applies as well to the town
ioafer," and several OF the towns of
The state are already putting it into
,ffect for the benefit Of this class. The
man who really wants work need have
no fear Of the law, but the WORK
s1acker" had better steer clear Of this
nate this fall for the carrying on of
his system of labor"
Trial of r. +. Pettigrew, former
United States senator from South Da-
kota, on an indictment on three
counts, alleging violation of the es-
pionage act, was ordered held in abey-
ance in federal court at Sioux Falls
by Judge j. D. Elliott, after hearing
arguments of attorneys on motion
for a continuance of the case. The
decision was handed down after couu-
sci for the former senator presented
afidavi'q frOro C',i"- 80 rN'--'.i--- ~
1laring that illness prevented his ap-
pearance. Under the decision tne
case may be brought to trial wnene,e-
Pettigrew's physical condition permits
his arraignment. Former Senatol
PetLigrew was indicted at Sioux Fall
by q federal grand jury in Octc
Der Of last year, as the result OF an
alleged interview which he gave to a
local newspaper man. in which he de-
ciared: There is no excuse for the
var. We should back right out Of it. +"
The supreme court reversed the low
n court Of Hutchinson county on an
appeal from ruling in a demurrer in
the case OF Jafes Roam VS.. Hutchin-
son county. This case was in relation
TO the expense Of care for the men
who were injured at the time of a
freight wreck near Trip in June
1916. A number of men were riding
freight train, and when it was
wrecked about twenty were more or
less seriously injured. The injured
men were hurried to the hospital a.
Yankton and ever since that efforts
have been made to secure recovery
foT care of the men and money paid
sut for their assistance. The railway
company has denied responsibility on
he grounds that the men we're not
passengers. but trespassers beating
heir way. The legislature provided an
appropriation at the regular session,
but this was held to be unconstitu-
tional In TIE present case the court
holds in effect that Hutchinson coun
~, the county in which the wreck oc
Cured, is not liable. This leaves the
matter where the physicians and the
hospital who cared for the men will
have to stand the expense themselves,
as there does not appear TO be any
legal way to secure pay for the serv-
ices rendered.
Despite the fact that nearly 200 for
xner students at the University Of
south Dakota are In the service, the
enrolment this year has turned out
20 be not very far from the normal
This is partly due to increased inter
asst in extension work and to a large
attendance at the summer session last
summer.
At q special election held at Miller
ne voters authorized tho issuance Of
hor,dc FOr tho ;og.al,,ri,n 30 q 49,,