The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-07

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: spreading out in it, activities. and
ID not only building up the game
supply Of the state. but II looking att
or nsh q we'll. One o. the features
Of their work 10 In the matter Of
diverting dood waters Of streams into
lakes and ponds. making attractive
| bodies Of water Of what has been In
Some cases wesdy sloughs IN dry ID
sons. In this WORT the department
has purchased . steam shovel, which
was this week unloaded At Dolton. and
Will BE- used to dig . ditch to turn
the Hood waters Of . stream into Sill
| vor Lake n Hutchinson county, . right
Of way having been purchased for
the work on this ditch.
County registration agents through.
ont South Dakota are reporting prog.
ross in getting the emergency farm
reserve under way. They are seek.
ing to enroll in every community in
the state, those able men who have
ever done any farming and will spare
. few hours u days this summer to
help cultivate and gather big crops.
The work IL being assisted by local
Councils Of Defense and county agents
and It fs planned to be able to meet
the extra needs OF every farming sec
ton by the men in the towns who
know something about q farm. En-
rollment Is voluntary but the work 10
important.
A. g. Granger, Of Kadoka, owner
Of the Watch Key Hereford ranch.
sold the polled Hereford bull King
Wilton 18th to Hughes Bros. for 81, 600
to head their herd OF pure bred polled
Hereford cows. The deal also In
cluded nine registered Hereford cows.
three OF them with calves at foot.
This addition will give Hughes Bros.
. fine start In the pure bred Here
ford cattle business. Hereford cat
tie are great fAvorites In Jackson
county and the prospects are that q
number Of pure bred herds will be
started In the next few years.
A number Of the counties of the
state took advantage Of the new law
authorizing county appropriations for
Red Cross and wal relief purposes.
This plan Is used to spread the cost
on the people Of the whole county in
stead Of piling 1t upon the few willing
ones. and allowing those who are slack
In such work to get OF free, OF with
a very small payment. When all the
taxpayers Of the county are included
it IL not . drain upon any one of them.
but all must pay a share.
The eight-year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Can't Of Douglas county.
met . tragic death by lightning. A
storm was approaching and he asked
permission to go into the pasture aft
or the cows, riding his pet pony.
The permission was granted and he
had gone but q short distance when
q fash OF lightning struck down the
little fellow and his pony, both be-
ing dead when the terrified father
reached them within q few minutes.
The class Of law graduates If the
state university who we're given diplo-
mas on their certificates by the SUI
preme court, Is: Donald C. Cotton,
Parker: Clinton J. Crandall, Pierre;
Carlos W Goltz. Laurel, Neb.; Will
lam F. Hansen. Springfield; Herbert
c. H~epperlee, Eureka; Paul J. Ma
loney, Aberdeen: Everett D. Roberts.
Parker; Carl e. Scotchbrook, Wes-
sington; Alan w. Williamson, Aber
deem; Eugene J. Wix, Hetland.
The Custer Peak Mining company,
which owns valuable mining property
near Custer. that 1t will
resume operations. 1t is expected
the mine. which 10 q copper proposi.
ton. will be developed into one OF
the great copper producers Of the
country. The chief stockholders are
Pittsburg, Pa. men. Preliminary to
the resumption of mining operations
about $4,000 will BE- spent on i'm.
provements.
Information has been received from
Senator Sterling IN Washington stat.
ing that he had secured . large supply
Of bass, croppies and wau-eyed pike
Tor distribution in Big Stone lake.
The placing Of these 1sh n the lake
will maintain the lake % n Of the
finest nshing resorts In the northwest.
The enforcement Of the vital stats.
tical laws Of the state has been neg.
lected By local authorities In many
instances. and tho matter Of such VIC
lations and neglect has bssn turned
over to the department OF the state
sheriff. who viii look after such OF.
fen6ers n the future.
Hart Duxbury. = wealthy farmer ltv.
ing nina miles north Of Spencer, was
taTFol and fsathered BY ! crowd OF
6fty farmers. Duxbury. It was said,
was previously ordered to purchase
Liberty bonds Of contribute to the Red
Cross. but refused.
= numsrously signed petition has
been Aled with tho city council C
vermilllon asking that the question OF
paving planned Tor this year be sub.
mttte0~ To- . roterondum vote Of the