The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-08-16
Governor Peter Norbeck has granS

on grand larceny charges. The pardon
was granted after a showing by the
agency authorities in relation TO the
case.
Frank Chisholm, a negro. was ar
rested by Chief of Police Burns on
complaint Of Mrs. Sanders, a Mobridge
woman, who alleges the negro attack
ed her with knife with the evident
intention of killing her. The woman
was taken TO the hospital, having
been badly lacerated. The negro says
The injured woman attacked him with
a knife.
Eight hundred and seven men were
sent 10 work in the harvest fields OF
that section of South Dakota by the
government employment service Of
flee at Huron during July, according
to an announcement just made by c.
II. Davis, officer in charge. The dis.
trict over which the Huron office has
jurisdiction comprises Beadle county
and parts of Hand, Jerauld and San
born counties.
/ Barns erected on what is known as
/ the Wickre farm near Britton, appear
/ to have a 'jinx." Last fall a largo
barn on the place was destroyed by
fire, the origin of which was a mys-
terry, and now the new barn, larger
/ and much better than the old, also
has been destroyed by fire. 1t is be-
lieyed the last fire resulted from the
heating of new hay, causing spon.
taneous combustion.
Elaborate plans are being made for
the annual exposition of the Inter.
state Fair association, which will be
held at Lennon in the fall. The fair
will have strong military flavor. II
is planned to have all the home guard
companies composing Battalion A OF
the Second regiment present during
the fair, so battalion drills and other
military movements can be executed
for those who will attend.
AS the result OF attempting to jump
on the back of one of the horses at.
tached to hay rake which he was
operating, Roy Wheeler, 13 years old,
living near Sisseton, was badly man.
gled and cut and had a narrow escape
from death. He was thrown to tho
ground and was badly trampled by
the frightened horse, which then
commenced to run, dragging the rake
over the PROSTATE form OF the boy.
O. A. Barber, a farmer living some
miles from Vermillion, made profit
OF $5S an acre in the advance OF farm
land in four years. The farm con-
tains 240 acres and was purchased by
Barber four years ago for s4220 an
acre. He has just sold the farm for
800 an acre, or a total of $4,000. In
addition to the profit from the in
crease in the value of the land he also
raised several profitable crops on the
farm.
The Haakon County Old Settlers
meeting, which Is one Of the annual
events of the central western part OF
the state, was held this year at Mid
land. This meeting brought together
the old timers who began building
up the country between the Missouri
: river and the Black Hills in the days
when ranchers living 20 miles apart
were near neighbors" and the only
: method Of travel was on horseback
or by wagon.
When asked whether he would fight
for the United States or Germany
Conrad Holpner, registered enemy
alien. Of Armour Is alleged to have
replied that he would stick to Ger
many. For this and other alleged dis.
: loyal statements he was arrested by
the federal authorities and when
: taken before a United States commits
> sioner at Yankton was held under Z
bond Of $4,000 for appearance to ths
next term OF federal court.
: While the constitutional ballot
4 which win be submitted to the voters
at the coming election Is rather q
long one, with a dozen different pro
positions to vote upon, the ballot con
q taining referred laws is a short one
= the only such issue up being that ol
!. the Richards primary bill, which Il
practically a re-enactment Of he Law
which was in force for short time
- several years ago, and requires selec
:, ton Of majority and minority candi
= dates OF all parties by conventions th'
same to be submitted TO the party
: voters later at a primary to select a
= between the convention candidates
There are many other features tn,
law being a long one but this is tht
:, :, main issue on which the law is built
z Henry NJ. Clark. OF Load. claiming
9 to be 20 years old. as the result OF hh
e hearing before a federal commission
d er at Deadwood, was held for trial o
1. the next term Of federal court on tn
1. charge Of having made disloyal n
5. marks. Clark is alleged to have a
e pressed the opinion that he hope,
e Germany would win the war aud tha
r. the United States would be q bette
II country II Germany won the wa
8 Clark says he made these remarks Il
t. order to draw out the man with whom
d he was talking. and who. he suspec,
e ed, entertained disloyal feelings re
A. garding the war. He also is allege,
I. to have stated that II trouble brok
n out In Lead he would take gun an,
r. get on some house and shoot dow