The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-28

A movement recently ~inaugurated
in Aberdeen to assist the farmers OF
the northern and northwestern Sec
tions OF South Dakota with necessary
farm labor during the seeding. har.
vestIng and threshing periods this
year. rapidly Ia spreading to other
parts of the northern half or the state.
The organization has become known
as the Farm Help Defense league.
Chairmen now have been appointed
in towns throughout wide scope OF
country, and It will be their duty to
secure pledges from ali who will agree
to give from 10 to Is days OF their
time during the spring, summer and
fall to the farmers OF their territories.
They will be paid for their services
at the prevailing rate for such work.
II is expected that the new league
will be able to furnish the farmers
with all the assistance necessary.
Some towns will have to furnish from
200 to $50 men in order to meet the
demands OF the farmers OF the sur
rounding territory.
William C. Rempfer, OF Parkston,
and August Frederick. OF Trip, were
forced to leave Scotland on foot by q
mob OF angry citizens. They were
told that violence would follow their
staying there. The men were there.
they said, in the interests of the So
cialist party Of the state and were 60
ing among citizens soliciting member
ships to the party. On word OF their
present in the city a crowd started to
form with the intention OF employing
tar and feathers. Friends Of the men
tipped them to what was being done
and they yer to the railroad depot,
where they were soon discovered by
the crowd. As no train was due for
some time the men evidently decided
that 1t was too hot for them there,
and they finally started up the track
just as the crowd was reaching a
point where 1t would have been i'm
possible for the city officials and DO
lice to hold them in check.
The seed grain and seed corr com.
mittee Of the Home Defense league Of
Dell Rapids has within the past week
by solicitation of the farmers of that
vicinity. obtained assurance that over
two sections of land will be sown to
wheat this season. and this in add.
ton to the liberal acreage formerly
contemplated. The league purchased
a carload Of good Marquis seed wheat
from Hutchinson country and It will
be sold TO farmers at cost and delivery
made at the car. This is an instance
OF practical patriotism.
Farmers are still permitted TO butch.
err and prepare meat for their own
home use as usual II they do so with
moderation. according to advice re
ceived from the authorities at Wash.
ington by the office Of the federal food
administrator for South Dakota. There
has been some question on the part
OF many farmers OF South Dakota who
wish to conform to the desires OF the
food administration as to just how
the home preparation OF meat would
be affected by present conditions.
Rev. C. e. Coles. D. D., Of Spring.
field. in charge Of the Episcopal
church there. was made deacon by
Bishop Burleson. of Sioux Falls. This
was the first time in 81 a OF its
history that Christ church, the Oldest
church in the Dakotas, ever witnessed
a deaconate service.
II is reported from Frankfort that
Prof. z. r. Young. until recently prin.
cipal OF tho public schools at that
place. has had his contract cancelled
by the board OF education because Of
his alleged pro-German sympalhies
and because OF recent developments In
connection Herewith.
That a profit OF 50. 400. 900 was real.
lied during the past year Is shown by
the annual report OF the Homestake
company, which operates in the Black
Hills n of the great gold mines OF
tho world. or the total sum earned
by the mine. $1.s59.04S was paid in
dividends.
The Dupree public schools will close
n month earlier this spring as the
result OF lengthening each school day
and also holding school on Saturdays.
This win allow the pupils to get out
In time to help with the spring work.
Seeding OF spring rye has begun In
the vicinity OF Pierre. and with rye AZ
about the same price as wheat and q
more certain crop. the acreage will be
larger this res than usual.
The Commercial club at Humboldt
has inaugurated a movement to have
a fall festival held at that place this
fall. The dates have LOT as yet been
selected.
Many letters are being received
daily at the ofhce OF the United States
bureau at huron from
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