The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-06-07
NEWS OF THE STATE
A RESUME OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENlNGS OF THE
WEEK.

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| July
Three German churches In Dawson
county. two of them in Mitchell are
| affected by the order recently issued
by the state council OF defense pro
| hibiting the use OF the German Ian
guage in schools, churches, public and
semi-public places.
| South Dakotans commissioned by
the war department are Harold Robin
| son Hanley, Custer. second lieutenant
aviation section signal reserve corps
| Clarence Durward Johnson Spencer
and John K. Myers. Bradley, second
| lieutenant, engineers corps, national
army. and Martin Beach Aberdeen
second lieutenant national guard
One Of the big events in the church
history of South Dakota was an ami.
versary reception rendered Rt. Rev.
j. j. Lawler, Catholic bishop of the
western diocese Of South Dakota, who
formerly was a resident of ST Paul.
Mimi. at the cathedral auditorium in
Lead. The reception and celebration
marked the second anniversary of the
coming Of Bishop Lawler to South Da,
kota as bishop OF the western South
Dakota diocese.
The Brule National bank, of Cham
! berlain, is being generally commended
by the patriotic residents of South Da-
kota because the officers of the bank
have retained the cashier and book
keeper on the payrolls. although they
have been drawn for service with the
national army During their absence.
in accordance with the action of the
bank officers, they will receive half
pay and their former positions will be
open 10 them when they return after
the close of the war
That war service work of all kinds
is not to be allowed to lag in the west
river counties OF the state is shown
by the numerous sales which have
beeiI held, or are advertised to be held
at the various small inland towns far
from railway centers, and in every
case the response financially has been
far ahead of that of the larger towns
OF the state, when the population rep
resented is considered 1t does not
take much Of community to bring in
$4,000 or more at such sales.
The little town Of Ravinia has taken
hold of the consolidated school idea.
Thr township in which the town is
located has constructed a large mod
ern brick school building, and the dis
trict has purchased four motor busses
and will employ drivers to convey the
children from their homes to the
school and return each day. This
gives the country pupils the same edu
cational advantages which the children
Of the towns get. with the same class
of work in the grades and high school
courses.
An agent OF the treasury department
has arrived in South Dakota, and now
is Investigating all estates having a
value of $4,000 and more. Estates
worth more than $4,000 are subject
to special government tax. and Uncle
Sam has placed experts in the field
to look after all such estates and see
that none of them are overlooked in
the payment Of the special tax. There
are quite a number of estates above
this value in South Dakota and they
will be made to pay their share of the
special tax
Small grain never got a better start
in the central part of the state than
it has obtained this spring. The
weather has been cold and cloudy for
larger part Of the time than usual
for this section, with rainfall above
normal, and all the small grain sown
is getting good push toward matur.
ity. This weather is not Just what
Is wanted for corn planting, but there
Is enough time between showers to
get most of the corn planted. and the
moisture in the ground will give the
crop boost when the warmer weather
arrives. The indications are for more
small grain than for many years.
The fact that she has a son and
daughter who are doing their "bit' IN |
the service of their country is a source |
OF pride to Mrs. Hjalmar Nelson, Of |
Lead. Joseph Conlon, the son, en-. |
listed in the navy year ago, before /
he was Is years old and has made |
four trips across the Atlantic on a
merchant ship He now is in New
York about TO start on his fifth yov.
age. Miss Mary ConloH the daughter,
who was graduated in the Black Hills
as trained nurse, has for several
months been in charge of one of the
departments OF an army hospital in
virginia and now is in New York pre-.
paratory to sailing for France for duty
there. She is the only young woman
from Lead who as a graduate nurse
has engaged In army service. She will
be the first young woman from the
Black Hills TO get into service behind
he battle lines in France.
II. Fl. McClain. 73 years old, civil
var veteran. of Mitchell. presented a
sweater, knit by himself, to the local
Red Cross. McClain made the gar
nent in two days.
The home guard companies OF Cam
Valley, Mitchell, Scotland and Woon.
ocket are planning on hAling an en-.
ampment at Ruskin park on June ..
0 and II.
I b. Strong, of Oacoma, Skinned
13 head OF hogs to Seattle. rece. ing
1 200 fnr them II;. e,.1:F