The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-10-10
INDIANS ASK CHANCE
CONFERENCE AT PIERRE 70
MARKED BY TONE OF AMER.
icANieM AND PATRIOTISM.

AoAiO' -. D.-Ine genera tone OF
the first meeting of the Society OF
American Indians. which was held in
She hall Of the House of Representa-
dives. was that OF patriotism and
A~mericanhm. and running through II
vas a plea for equal educational pri-
Siieses 70 place the Indian On the
same educational plane as the white
man In his striving for a living fox
hinself and family.
On his return from a ZONE meeting
-of the federal food administrators of
the two Dakotas, Minnesota, Mon
tapa and Wyoming, Federal Food Ad-
administrators c. N. Herreid issued
Al announcement to the nillers
and the farmers Of South Dakota,
u being n Of the most far reaching
Importance ~ It completely changes
the plan Of last yea and enables the
farmers to lay in one years supply of
hour without purchasing substitutes,
ny signing = pledge agreeing to use
substitutes In accordance with the
regulations of the United States food
administration. It also authorizes
them to grind their corn, barley and
oats into isur to be recognized as
substitutes.
Students at the university who Join
the students army training corps will
this fall be expected to bring old
clothes with them when they come to
b university. The reason for this Is
that the uniforms will not be issued
at once and the men will find It best
to have an old suit to wear during
drill periods. When the university
corps receives the uniforms the old
clothes can be thrown away. Men In
the students army training corps will
receive their uniforms, their quarters
an ~sustenance and $50 q month while
they are members Of the corps.
Nels Swan, a farmer living near
Milbank, had q narrow escape from
death while threshing. His trousers
caught on a set screw while the
thresher was in operation and he fell.
In falling his foot struck the whistle
cord and blew the whistle. This at
traeted the attention Of other mem.
bers Of the crew, one Of whom rushed
tc the engine and shut II of in time
to save Swans life. Even as 1t was
practically all the clothing was torn
from his body and he was badly hruis-
ed and cut.
Frank Zobesky, of Vivian, while on
load Of h~aysbacked against a fork
handle with a box Of matches in his
pocket, with the result that the whole
box started at once. and in attempting
to smother the flame by rolling on
the load, the hay caught fire, and
Only by rolling or entirely vas he
able to put out the fire in his cloth
ing. He h~urriedly unhitched the
team, but the hay and wagon burned.
setting a prairie fire which spread
over a large tract before II was under
control.
There IS a rumor current in Sioux
Falls to the effect that South Dakota
is soon to have one Of the most i'm
portant military training cantonments
located within its borders. Some time
ago the announcement was made that
Fort Meade, in the Black Hills coun-
try, had lCen selected for special
training Of men in limited service.
Since that time 81 special limited
service men have been sent to that
NJ SuIuIBIa pslymH IeIosds IoJ luLod
various branches Of the military sert-
ice.
Unless threshing can be speeded
up in this state there will be I'M
threshed grain In the fields when the
1rst snow comes, unless that should
be delayed until later than usual.
While probably q large number OF
farmers than usual have stacked their
grain this year to wait the coming of
the thresher. there are yet many
fields in which the grain Is yet in the
shock and unless threshing Is speeded
up some Of these are likely to be snow
ed under.
The state market commissioner re-
ports a good demand for South Da-
kota grown potatoes coming from the
northwest states generally, especially
from southern Iowa and eastern Kan
sas and Nebraska. but not confined to
that territory alone. So far as this
department can learn the situation,
the state will have about e,00o, 900
bushels, or 10000 car loads to send
out this fall above the local needs Of
the state.
With the receipts of tagging each
one Field day and the subscription
given by the business men Of Canton,
the home guards have now $500. This
VIII go toward furnishing better
equipment for the guards. The cii-
xens Of Canton have the thanks OF the
home guard boys for their liberal DO
nations.
Preparations r being completed
for the annual convention OF the
Hyde County Sunday School assccia-
Zion. which will be held at Highmore
On October 8 and 6. Among the
prominent speakers will be President
Gage, Of Huron college, and Mrs. A.
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