The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-04
INDIANS ASK CHANCE
CONFERENCE AT PIERRE IS
MARKED BY TONE OF AMER.
ICANISM AND PATRIOTISM.

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Americanism, and running through it
was a plea for equal educational pri-
vileges to place the Indian on the
same educational plane as the white
man in his striving for a living for
himself and family.
On his return from a zone meeting
of the federal food administrators Of
the two Dakotas, Minnesota, Mon
tana and Wyoming, Federal Food Ad-
ministrator G.. n. Herreid issued
an announcement to the millers
and the farmers of South Dakota,
1t being one of the most far reaching
Importance as it completely changes
the plan Of last year and enables the
-four without purchasing substitutes,
by signing a pledge agreeing to use
substitutes in accordance with the
regulations Of the United States food
administration. 1t also authorizes
them to grind their corn, barley and
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
the 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
drin nnrin6c yUhnn tho pniuarcifyy
corps receives the uniforms the Old
clothes can be thrown away. Men in
the students army training corps will
receive their uniforms, their quarters
and ~sustenance and $50 a month while
they are members of the corps.
Nels Swan, a farmer living near
Milbank, had a narrow escape from
death while threshing. His trousers
caught on a set screw while the
thresher was in operation and he fell.
cord and blew the whistle. This at
tracted the attention OF other mem
bers Of the crew, one Of whom rushed
to the engine and shut 1t off in time
to save Swans life. Even as it was
practically all the clothing was torn
from his body and he was badly bruis,
ed and cut.
Frank Zobesky, Of Vivian, while on
a load of hay backed 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 fame by rolling on
the load, the hay caught fire, and
Only by rolling off entirely was he
able to put out the fire in his cloth
ing. He hurriedly unhitched the
team, but the hay and wagon burned.
setting a prairie fire which spread
over a large tract before it was under
control.
There is a current in Sioux
Falls to the effect that South Dakota
is soon to have one of the most i'm
portant military training environments
located within its borders. Some time
ago the announcement was made that
For Meade, in the Black Hills Coun-
try, had IEen selected for special
training Of men in limited service.
Since that time 81 special limited
service men have been sent to that
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various branches Of me military serv-
ice.
Unless t%hreshing can be speeded
up in this state there will be un-
threshed grain in the fields when the
first snow comes, unless that should
be delayed until later than usual.
While probably a 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 5000 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
will go toward furnishing better
equipment for the guards. The citi-
zens of Canton have the thanks of the
home guard boys for their liberal do
nations.
Preparations are being completed
for the annual convention OF the
Hyde County Sunday School ~associa-
ton. which will be held at Highmore
on October 5 and 6. Among the
prominent speakers will be President
Gage, of Huron college, and Mrs. A.
l.. Grebel. Of Parker, both prominent
Sunday school workers of the state.
Fifty-eight head of hogs will be sold
to the highest bidder at Huron Oc-
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