The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-08-02
n -:WS OF THE STATE.
A eESUME OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENiNGS or THE
WEEK.

the home OF his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Myers, who live about nine miles
northeast OF Aberdeen, John, the s.
yearold son, suffered fractured
skull.
Four boys from Elk Point have
been granted 30-day furlough to as
sist their fathers in the harvest fields.
They are Joseph Curry. in training in
Newport r. l.: Harold Rust. from the
Pensacola, Fla. naval training sta
ton; Jay Manning and John Bernard,
from the Great Lakes training sta
tion.
After being sent back from France
hecause he had enlisted while still
undcr military age, Ottmar Rienke, Of
GrCton. departed for Minneapolis on
his 18th birthday TO again enlist in
the service. Rienke enlisted nearly
year ago and succeeded in passing all
the requirements here. Overseas,
however. the more vigilant eye OF the
officers detected his real age and he
was sent home.
According TO Adjt Gen Morris. the
youths OF Union county who registered
in the selective draft June 5. this
year. will be called in the August
draft. which the authorities predict
will be for a larger number OF men
than the July call. With the prophesy
FOR a bigger call in August than in
Jily, it will take 81! Of these men and
hou In lnunr
classes to fill the call for men.
Rev. c. NJ. Westermoe, for some
time pastor Of the Lutheran church
at Lake Preston, in order that he may
do his "bit" in the war, has departed
for training school at Louisville,
Ky, where he will spend several
weeks taking :; course with view of
becoming a chaplain in the United
States service. Until called for ac-
tive service he will containue as pas
Tor OF the church at Lake Preston.
No trace yet has been found of
one or more unidentified persons who
entered the postoffice at Zell and es-
ped with $3.50 in cash. The post
mistress removed $500 in war savings
stamps just before closing the office
FOR the night, which prevented these
falling into the hands of the thieves.
The robbery is believed to have been
committed by experts. which may in
dicate further robberies in the state
before the perpetrators can be run
down and captured.
I@f1n w. n
pointment to come TO South Dakota is
that OF director CT employment to which
Commissioner McCaffree of the i'm
migration department has been
named, this because of his connec-
tion with the free employment bureau
work of different natures which he
has been engaged in since that policy
was established for South Dakota.
The duties under the new appoint
Inent includes the general supervision
of the federal state cooperative Of
flee at Huron. and three offices estab-
l;shed by the department OF labor at
Sioux Falls, Aberdeen and Rapid
City, along with the temporary harv-
e.. Offices which will be located at
Mitchell, Redfeld and Watertown.
This service also looks to recruiting
for the different war industries, and
Is planned to eventually cover the en-
tire direction of skilled and unskilled
labor in South Dakota. as we'll as the
first need in South Dakota farm help.
in act to cover the needs of the state
as a free employment bureau for lab
Orcrs of all classes.
The first construction work on the
Joint federal. state and county high
way work in South Dakota will be
gin within a short time, as bids are
being asked for about 3S miles or
such highway in three or four coun'
tics OF the eastern part or the state
Three miles Of this to be constructed
in Minnehaha county is TO be concrete
or asphalt construction, and the rest
is 10 0e gravel This is the beginning
of rhc general plan OF the state high
way department to use the funds for
such construction work on several
principal highways Of the state, gradu
allv Working westward until the state
il -.ussed by the improved roads
Ou.side the work in the extreme
eastern part Of the state. like con
struction work will be done on the
highway between Sturgis and Dead
wood. following the old stage and
Sreighting trail, which will cut OF
abort seven miles on the distance tt
deadwood, allowing shorter route
;hrn ne one now used by way oi
wildwood Beside this joint work
Pennington county. with state assist
ance ia making the trail across Chey
enYe river at Wasta more practical
aoenins up now way over "Chey
cnac" hill; on the east side OF th'
valley. between Wall and Wasta, ant
eliminating the present winding gum
La trail now into that valley TIT
s.ne county is also improving th'
road out Of the valley to the west, ant
IN these two projects doing grea
dcsl to make the trail to the Blacl
Hills Z better one.
The Brookings county council OF de
;erse has new chairman In the per
son of 4. r. Dalthorp, business maj
O, Yolga. He succeeds E. l.. Spur
IN of Brookings, who recently re
,grod 40 he could devote a great par