The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-06-28


as enemy aliens. Eleven men have
registered.
County agents representing Is
South Dakota counties we're in Sos.
sion in Mitchell. holding conferences
with state and national leaders in the
work
The Douglas county council OF de-
fense. among other important matters
has placed ban on daylight billiard
and pool playing in the towns of Ar.
mour, belmont and Corsica.
Eightythree eighth grade graduates
OF county schools OF Dawson county
received their diplomas at the com.
mencoment exercises. The class
scholarship was won by Viola Smith.
OF Loomis.
Aberdeen Elks will have a share In
building reconstruction hospitals in
the United States for wounded Amer.
lean soldiers. The sum OF 81 900. 900
which Is being raised in the United
States by the Elks is to be contributed
TO by the Aberdeen branch, it was an.
nounced.
A material reduction in coal rates
for South Dakota, from the western
coal fields of Wyoming and Montana.
and Ignite shipments from North Da.
kota, are the promise Market Com
missioner Don NJ. Livingston brings
back from Washington, where he went
at the request OF Gov. Norbeck to at.
tempt to obtain better rates on fuel
for the state
report recently was received to
the effect that Arthur Schmidt, an An
dover young man who is serving with
the American expeditionary forces in
France, had been killed in battle. This
proves to be incorrect, as letter now
has been received from him stating
he is alive and well. 81 am enjoying
life in France he writes. "It is
fine country; the weather is fine"
States Attorney Parker has com.
menced an action against Harold
Hendrickson, former register of deeds
of Lawrence county. to recover the
sum of $1.O75, which is alleged to
have been collected by the defendant
in overpayment on salary. The claim
is based on findings OF a state ac.
countant, who last fall made an In
spection Of the records OF the var
ious officers.
A combination OF whisky and auto
mobile proved very expensive to c. A.
Frostrom and Carl Bergqus, OF Rapid
City, who after being arrested entered
pleas OF guilty in local court to the
charges of speeding and being intoxi-
Gated. They paid fines and costs ag-
gregating 5000. They stated that the
liquor found in their possession when
arrested had been purchased in June
of last year, before statewide prohi-
btion went into effect in South Da-
kota.
Resolutions OF loyalty were adopted
at patriotic meeting held at Tyndall
by German speaking Baptist
church of North and South Dakota
The course OF America in the war was
approved as was the action OF the
state council Of defense The meet
ing was attended by the Tyndall
home guard in uniform and bearing
'essful meetings OF the conference.
Many prominent churchmen wers
present from all parts of the country.
At meeting of the members OF
N "a N A nTtn "a
Hartford II was decided to disband
he organization and the affairs of the
society were closed up. The society
lad balance OF $90.81 in it's treasury
and it was voted to turn this over to
he Hareford branch OF the Red Cross.
The closing meeting was well attend
I'd by the old members OF the society.
which had been In existence many
'ears as social organization. The
business was transacted in the Eng.
ish language and spirit OF patriot
SIN prevailed
With their automobile running itself
md the whole family stunned by light.
hing was the terrible experience OF
Iohn Q. Peterson and his family while
irving from Phillips to their ranch
lome near that place. The family
lad been in town on shopping rip,
md severe electrical storm came up
While they were on their way home.
None of the party are able to give
much OF an account OF what occurred
Ifter binding flash OF lightning.
Until Mr.. Peterson revived and found
himself yet holding to the wheel OF
he machine which had stopped from
among the brush and trees
IN the steep bank OF a creek, which
vas over half mile from the point
i which the party was at the time OF
he lightning flash. AS soon as Mr..
Peterson recovered, he investigated
he condition of his wife and children
md found them all unconscious in the
ar He got 10 the nearest house and
,alled doctor by phone. and with
medical attention. all revived. and
outside several painful burns on DIFF.
erent members of the family there
|oes not appear TO be anything ser.
GUS as a result, but after this that
particular family will not do much
luto travel while an electrical storm
g in progress.
Railroad men belonging TO the Da.
Iota division OF the Chicago and
North u aa rterp raiIyav ara vary nyoud