Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1918-01-17
South Dakota
News Notes
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Nash, Of Platte, takes his place. Sen
ator Andersons resignation was made
necessary by his large stock and farm
ing interests.
A picture Of a wheat field seen
through trees, a painting by Schneider,
was selected as a memorial by the
class of 1915 at the University of
South Dakota Edward Akeley bought
the picture in Chicago recently with
funds raised by the 1915 class.
The Rev. William Kraushaar pas
tor of the Zion Lutheran German
church at Aberdeen, has been granted
leave of absence for one year, TO act
as camp chaplain for the national
army unit stationed at Camp Pike,
Little Rock, Ark His family will &C
company him.
Joseph Deinsey, of Mclaughlin. was
The victim of bullet fired by some UNI
known person. The bullet, evidently
was stray one, and was not fred at
him Intentionally. Deinsey was clear
ing a we'll located in an out OF the
way place in a rayine on his ranch
when he suddenly felt pain in one
of his legs. He discovered that bull
| let had penetrated the leg, but had
no idea where it come from.
Nels Frevik. aged about 30, an EN-
! ploye OF the Morrell Packing company
! at Sioux Falls, was crushed to death
as the result of being thrown under
y. u I'M an "a
track next to the packing house plat
form. Frevik was engaged in truck
ing and went too clos TO the moving
cars. which caught his truck and
i hurled it and himself under the wheels
! The unfortunate man was married.
The authorities at Newell are try
inc to solve the problem of who placed
box of poisoned candy in the door
way Of the Newell fire department
Headquarters A son of Policeman j.
N. Adams ate some OF the candy and
became unconscious, his life being
saved with difficulty. 1t is believed
the candy contained strychnine. AS
few but firemen and police officers
! visit the building, it il believed the
candy was placed there in an attempt
to poison some of them.
Neils Hansen. employed on d ranch
in western Sully county, who is
subject of Denmark. Notwithstanding
that he has never become citizen
of the United States has raised no OBJ
iections to serving in the United
States army He received a questions
naire and in filing it out claimed nc
exemption, as he might have done on
account of not yet having taken out
citizenship papers in this country
Hansen stated that he was only toe
glad to take a crack at the kaiser
When asked if he would like to re
turn to Denmark and fight, he replied
that he would not, but would much
prefer to fight for Uncle Sam.
G. O. Croal former Aberdeen at
, torney, now a lieutenant in the army
. "Oyer there" has been chosen as lead
er of a small band of picked men snip
, ers. scouts and patrols, operating
against the Germans on the western
front according to information contain
ed in a letter to Lieutenant Croal sent
to Aberdeen friends Life at Fort
Smelling seems like a pink tea, com
pared to this" he said However
everybody is going strong and likes
it" Lieutenant Croal is with Com
pany +, Twenty-eighth infantry" the
premier company of the premier bat
tali6n of the First regiment of the
First bridage. First division, First
army corps. Pershing's First army" h
says
Twenty-four men from South Dako
ia in the Three Hundred and Forty
, Second machine gun battalion have
been made commissioned officers
from tle rank OF private. The follow
ing nen were promoted to the rank
of sergeant: Frank Base, of Wagner
3 Carmine Van Anda, Of Centeryillei
Grover c. Burnett of Murdo; Arch
halt D. Campbell of Lake Andes; lIu
bert Schuerdt, of Avon; Leroy Barnes
OF White Lake; Floyd Rains. of 60
lone; Clarence Miller, Of Lake Andes
Bernie Halbuer, of Alexandria. TIL
following were made corporals: Rea
son Dldler, of Colome Joseph Hill
of Winner; Bernard Koehler of Plank
inton; Philip Mcl'adden, of Gregory
John Little, of Winner; Earnest Cana
day. of Vermillion; William Boland, o
Platte; Edward j. Crippen, Of PLANK
, inton; John j. OReilly. of Draper; A
bert Moir, of Winner; Oscar Over
gard. of Wagner; Joseph M. Hanson
, of Platte; Karl Wagner, of Gregory
, Emory Barry, of Underwood. al
these men had practically no miIitar
experience previous to their enlist
, mention October 6, 1917, but have wo
, their promotions through hard wor
!. during the three months they hav
been in training.
The governor OF South Dakota ha
appointed James Nash, of Platte. t
succeed A. s. Anderson, who resigne
from the state exemption board "