The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-10-04

ayers Of Ruskin pArk-the state play
ground-in Sanborn county, extended
an invitation to the home guards Of
the Canton district to Join In . state
encampment Of home guards. which
will be held Ct Camp Dowdsll, Ruskis
park, next summer. Similar javitar
lions will ~ extended 70 other dis
trict hone gaard Organisations. At
the close Of the Arse anaSal state 60
campment q hsae guards AslA at
Raskin Dssk Int Juae the camp vss
christened Camp Dowdell. II honor
Of Robert Emmett DowdeA. and By .
unanimous vote the 100 home guards
present decided to make Camp Dow
dell permanent and hold annual en-
campments there In the future. The
state play ground. By reason Of its 50
cottages, opera house. amusement %
vilion, hotel and restaurant, ball park,
ace track, auto speedway. amphithe.
alter and many barns and other roofs
under which to shelter men and
autos, 10 said BY those who have in
spected 1t to be m ideal place tor
military and other gatherings.
Sportsmen Of the Black Hills sec
tf0n Of the state are urging the state
game authorities to take some action
for the speedy annihilation Of coyotes,
who are reported unusually numerous
and bold on the ranches surrounding
the Black Hills. It 10 said the coyotes
are steadily killing OF prairie chick
ems, and that unless steps are taken
to materially reduce the number Of
coyotes the prairie chickens Of this
part OF South Dakota will be exter.
minated within q period OF two years.
South Dakota corn raisers are tax.
ing advantage Of the corn shortage In
Kansas and = buying hogs in that
state for feeding. One Charles Mix
county corn raiser has just brought
in 1900 Kansas hogs for feeding and
others are buying IN smaller lots.
Farm land IL commanding high
prices this fall. A farm nine miles
from Garretson has just been sold for
5000 an acre, and sales at this price
are expected to become quite common
during the next six months. Some
weeks ago q highly improved farm
Garretson sold for $3.50 an acre.
The war industries board, through
the national council Of defense, has
asked the South Dakots state council,
together with all other state councils,
to act as its representative to pass
upon proposed construction. This il
. part Of the new plan Of the war
industries board by which permits
from the board viii be required for
all construction projects.
Automobile thieves have been very
busy in Highmore and vicinity during
the past week and several cars have
disappeared, one OF them being a new
car. Attempts were made to steal a
number Of other cars. but in some
cases the thieves were frightened
away and in other cases, parts of the
had been removed by the
owners and the thieves we're unable
to run them nj OF the country. It is
thought the work IL being done by
local parties. acting for expert auto.
mobile thieves. who are prepared to
run out OF the country any stolen cars
owe to them.
Never before In the history Of Bath
has grain been marketed in such large
quantities ~ at present. In = single
day a elevator received LAG wagon
loads Of wheat. and It Is estimated
that steadily for 4 period OF three
hours over twenty-five bushels OF
wheat per minute were taken in BY
this elevator. Switching facilities are
limited that A. B. Bean. local men,
Der Of the county council Of defense,
switched car day after day with his
In order to aid IN clearing the
30 they would not have to
cease taking IN grain.
Striking . cov on the track four
miles west a Ahamont. the engine,
baggage and mail carr OF the
Chicago and Northwestern
train were derailed. The
sngiLe tipped over and George Ben.
nett, the. engineer. Was caught IN the
cab. suffering bruises and several
desh injuries, which, however, are not
expected TO prove serious. The ire
man. mail and bageage men escaped.
he mail and bagsage carr remaining
The sudden Jolt OF stopping
threw several passenger from their
,eats and many were bumped about,
but none VA injured.
Articles Of incorporation have been
He'd for the Turner Printing com.
pany. ut Marlon. with q capital OF
Incospor4eoFs. ". A. Hopper.
man. Martin Christopherson and Geo. |
Tho Clarified Threshing |
company. ct ClaaTield, Trip county.
Capital, 43.70O. Incorporators, James
John II. Noska, VIM.
3chult9. First Presbyterian church |
u Stickney. Trustees, Esther VIII
AIMS, Henry Ketel. J. 3. Bachman.
One Of tho moaE disastrous train
wrecks Of recent yoars In this section
4 South Dakota occurred on the Nil.