The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-05
The order OF the state



use is being prohibited and Governor
Norbeck and the state council are
! flooded with inquiries and protests
from German-speaking people in rela-
tion to their rights. While the state
council will not go any farther than
their order, in backing up local action,
the local sentiment in many sections
of the state stands squarely back Of
the local orders, and while one who
wishes to use German may by his pro-
tests set aside the local orders he can.
not set aside local sentiment.
AT meeting held at Bixby by rem.
resentatives OF the Black Hills Auto.
mobile Trail association, arrange.
ments We're made for this years con-
struction work on the trail through
Meade and Perkins counties. It was
decided that the trail should 20 by
way OF Tama and Opal after leaving
Bixby, to join highway which Meade
county has constructed out from
Sturgis. 1t also was voted TO have
each town raise its share of expense
money at once.
The South Dakota council of de-
rense has passed an order recurring
that all owners and operators of
threshing machines shall keep
record Of the amounts and kind of
grain threshed and the names of the
owners OF the cereals. These records
must be given to the chairman of the
county council Of defense within 30
days after the close of the threshing
season. Handlers Of grain must take
extreme precautions to avoid waste
Lyman Clott, Roberts county man
arrested on the charge OF failing IN
register being Of draft age, entered a
plea OF guilty and was given bis
choice OF serving term in the federal
penitentiary at Leavenworth. Kan.
ana paying fine Of $1,000. or enlist.
Ing IN the army. He chose army serv.
ice. Clott is married man with two
chiiuren' and had he registered he
wouid nave been placed In deferred
| class.
John Schultz, a farmer residing IN
hanson county, was taken to Sjoux
rails by United States Marshal Taub.
man TO answer to the charge of send.
ing an Objectionable letter through
the United States mails. The com.
piaining witness is 17-year-old girl
residing at Alexandria. Pending his
nearing before United States Com.
missioner Conway he was released on
bond of $1,000.
While driving an automobile near
winner William Parish became so In.
terested in the antics of a buckinp
morse nearby that he momentarilv lost
control OF the machine, which skidded
and threw him and several other oc.
cupants to the ground It was above
nve hours before he regained con.
seriousness, and for a time Il waa
feared he had sustained serious IN.
ternal injuries.
In speaking Of patriotism and of
showing the right spirit Mortensen q
Burkhard, proprietors OF the Ford
garage at Winner, have shown where
they stand when 1t comes to serving
thelr country. At present the firm
mas nine stars in its service flag.
which includes c. S. Montensen. one
or the proprietors, who is now attend.
ihs Dunwoody institute at Mime
apolis.
otto G. Lehman, 35 years old. has
oeen arrested on the accusation OF a
l2year-old girl, the daughter OF
farmer near Mitchell. He ia accused ~
serious crime. The crime is alleged
10 nave been committed while the
girl with two smaller children. was
orlvlng to Mt. Vernon Lehman Is
neld in the county jail awaiting preIj.
minary examination.
There may come time vet in the
regeneration OF this state when ante.
iope will paw wildly about the state.
as in the frontier days. A herd Of
l56 animals has Just been discovered
north OF Buffalo. The number Of ami
mails in this state is steadily increas.
Ing, owing to their being protected by
state game laws.
A fair price" board has been or.
ganized at Huron under the direction
or County Food Administrator B. B.
McClaskey, which will fix prices on
all staple foodstuffs in the future. The
board is composed Of one Wholesale
dealer in groceries. one retail grocer.
one housewife and one representative
of organized labor.
John Marian. a young man living
near Mound City. was arrested by a
federal officer for failing to All out
and return his draft QUESTIONABLE. AS
Marian explained that he had not re.
| ceived his QUESTIONABLE and did NOT
know he should have asked for one
ne was released after filling out the
paper.
Trip county and Winner now have
In the United States service 249 OF
this number there have been 1856
drafted and 19 enlisted out of the first