The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-04-05
NEWS OF THE STATE
A RESUME OF IMPORTANT HAP
PENINGS OF THE
WEEK.

A big acreage OF barley is being
sown in Brale county this year.
The neat sum OF $4,000 was taken in
at Red Cross sale at Springfield.
The town OF Owanka. with a popula-
tion OF only 75, has already contribut'
ed s11,S0S.5O 10 the Red Cross.
Figures just compiled show that live
stock to the aggregate value Of $780,
900 were shipped from lroquois in
1917.
As a result of the activity OF the
been arrested at Watertown and fined
for shipping game fish.
The supreme court has decided that
where a hospital receives any and all
classes of patients, regardless Of pay
ments, ii is. under the law, free from
taxation
Ole Moen, OF Laketon, was killed
by fall of only six feet from a wa
ter tower, which he was repairing. He
struck directly on his head, crushing
the skull
Without local Red Cross organiza-
tion or connection with any branch
the people in the western part of
Douglas county held Red Cross
sale that netted nearly $4,000
AT recent Red Cross sale at Yank-
ton, Otto G.. Huber, a real estate man.
paid $4,000 on calf and later is al
legged to have stopped payment on the
check. AS a result, the front of his
real estate office was given a coat OF
yellow paint, which so angered Huber
! that ii was necessary TO cOniine him in
| the city Jail until he cooled down some
what. When arrested Huber was car
rying an automatic shotgun, fully load.
ed and ready for action.
Dealers in wheat -four and the sub
stitutes are permitted to sell all pure
corn, rice, oat barley and buckwheat
products, containing no wheat. as sub
stitutes for wheat -four for the pur-
poses of the wheat conservation rules,
whether these products be canned,
faxed, puffed or in any other form,
under new rule issued by G. N. Her
reid, Federal Food Administrator for
South Dakota. Heretofore dealers
have been permitted to sell only Ger
tain specified forms of the substitute
products.
School teachers, principals and su-
perintendents and the heads of the
higher educational institutions OF
learning in this state are requested by
G.. N Herreid, Federal Food Admins
traitor for South Dakota. to eliminate,
if possible, the customary commence
ment banquets and closing day din
ners. or If they must be served 10
keep them within the limitations OF a
normal meal. Many of the heads OF
the colleges and normal schools have
already taken action along this line
Mr.. Herreid now suggests that simi.
lar action be taken by high school
superintendents and the heads of the
lower schools.
Because he furnished the bond for
the release of Gustav Crossman, pend
ing his trial in federal court on the
charge Of threatening the life OF
President Wilson, w. c. Uecker. presi-
dent and owner Of the majority of the
stock in the bank at Raymond, may
be compelled to dispose of his inter.
est in the bank and resign to prevent
the ruin of the institution. Follow
ing Crossman's hearing at Water
town, Uecker and Raymond farmer
furnished his bond of $1,000. That
night Raymond citizens, enraged at
the act, posted large yellow cards all
over the bank and when the institu
ton was opened next morning custom.
ers drew out their deposits, exhaust
ing, il is said, practically all OF the
banks cash on hand
Judge Charles S. Whiting, OF Pierre
c. G. Caldwell, attorney general
Frank r. Aikens and Tore Teigen, o.
Sioux Falls, the legal advisory board
selected for South Dakota 10 assist
soldiers in answering their question
naires, have issued request backed
by the national council of defense a,
Washington in which they request all
attorneys of the state to extend their
free services to give legal advice in
regard to benefits of war risk insur
ance, allotment of soldiers and sailors
pay by the federal government the
soldiers and sailors civic rights aCt
and other emergency laws relating
to men entering the service; 10 draf.
wills and attend TO caring for property
and settling business affairs of sol
diers; TO represent soldiers and sail
ors in court where necessary: to ar
range to attend such business mat
ters as require and are capable OF
attention in the absence Of men IT,
the service; to report to tho Red
Cross home service section cases re
quiring relief which come to the at
tention OF the committee
The county commissioners of Kings
bury county authorized the county
treasurer to buy $1,000 worth of Wa
Savings Certificates with the COUNT
funds and to carry the same on hi
books as cash.
Petitions have been circulated and