Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-04-04

School teachers. principals and SUI.
perintendents and the heads of the
higher educational institutions Of
learning in this state are requested by
c. 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 to
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 SINH,
lar action be taken by high school
superintendent and the heads of the
lower schools.
At recent Red Cross sale at Yank.
ton, Otto c. Huber, 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 coat OF
yellow paint. which SO angered Huber
that 1t was necessary to confine him III
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.
In spite of the war, which has
caused very noticeable decrease in
the enrolment of most schools in the
country, the Northern Normal and In
dustrial School at Aberdeen, will grad
uate larger class this spring thar
ever before in the history of the
school. The membership of the
graduating class will be about $50
The largest class ever before tgradu
ated was the class of 1917, which mum
bered $50
No arrests have yet been made and
probably will not be in connection
with the burning by unknown stu.
dents of the Groton public schools Of
all the German text books which were
in the schools. The students went to
the school building at night, gathered
up all the German text books and car.
ried them to the sidewalk in front
Of the school building and totally de.
stroyed them by fire.
During the month of February the
Kimball mill at Kimball sold around
$4,000 pounds of flour to the United
States government for shipment tc
France. A similar shipment has just
been made and the mill is still busily
engaged on government contracts.
David Farlinger, son of Mrs. Robert
Harvey, Of Huron, a member Of 1
British cavalry regiment, and who
was captured by the Germans at Cam
brai last November. is faring vel
among the Germans, according to &
letter received by his mother.
The German State Bank of Wolsey
will! hereafter be known as the FRS,
State Bank of Wolsey. The chang.
in the name to one of a more Ameri
can tone was adopted at a recen,
meeting of the officers of the institu
ton.
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.
A large crowd attended the funera
of Private James w. Silver at Huron
Private Silver died of pneumonia a
Fort Smelling.
Figures just compiled show that liv,
stock to the aggregate value of 5000
900 were shipped from 1roquois il
1917.
The appointment Of George A
Duthie as a forest supervisor of tn,
Black Hills has been announced.
The town of Owanka. with a popula
tion of only Is. has already contribut
ed s11.SOS.5O to the Red Cross.
The $4,000 government postofiic,
at Madison has been completed an.
is now being occupied.
The neat sum of $4,000 was taken i,
at Red Cross sale at Springfield.
A big acreage of barley is beinl
sown in Brule county this year.
A Red Cross sale at Ramona nettet
over $1,000.
Petitions have been circulated ant
numerously signed asking the stat,
authorities to put stop to CONNER
cial fishing in Lake Madison. Madi
son fishermen contend that the con
slant SEEMING for bullheads and othel
scavenger fish is reducing the number
of game fish in the lake to an alarm
ing extent
Wilmar Simmons. aged 6, of siou1
Falls. suffered the loss Of his righl
leg between the knee and the Thigh
when he jerked away from q siste,
who was holding him and fell beneath
a street car.