The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-05-31
NEWS OF THE STATE
4 RESUME OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENiNGS OF THE
WEEK.

The third annual tournament OF
lhe Mt Vernon Gun club was held on
The grounds of the club
Hail and heavy rains did some dam
| age TO gardens in Dawson county, but
The general crop outlook is splendid.
DR.. and Mrs r. Guthrie, of Center
Vile man and wife, enlisted for serv-
Ice at the Mitchell recruiting station,
DR.. Guthrie goes as veterinarian;
Mrs. Guthrie is a nurse.
numerously signed petition has
| been filed with the city council at
Vermillion asking that the question OF
paving planned for this year be sub
! mitted to referendum vote of the
citizens before the work is com
menced.
Hart Duxbury, a wealthy farmer liv-
| ing nine miles north of Spencer. was
tarred and feathered by a crowd OF
fifty farmers. Duxbury. it was said.
was previously ordered to purchase
Liberty bonds or contribute TO the Red
! Cross, but refused
The enforcement of the vital statis-
tical laws of the state has been neg
lected by local authorities in many
instances, and the matter of such vio-
lations and neglect has been turned
over to the department Of the state
sheriff, who will look after such of
tenders in the future.
Information has been received from
Senator Sterling in Washington stat
ing that he had secured large supply
OF bass, croppies and wall-eyed pike
for distribution in Big Stone lake
The placing Of these fish in the lake
will maintain the lake as one of the
finest fishing resorts in the northwest.
The Custer Peak Mining company
which owns valuable mining property
near Custer announces that it will
resume operations. 1t is expected
the mine, which is copper PROPOSE
ton, will be developed into one of
the great copper producers of the
country. The chief stockholders are
Pittsburg Pa, men Preliminary to
the resumption OF mining operations
about $4,000 will be spent on i'm
provements.
The class Of law graduates OF the
state university who were given diplo-
mas on their certificates by the su-
preme court, is: Donald c. Cotton,
Parker; Clinton ]. Crandall. Pierre;
| ra al oh
lam F. Hansen, Springfield; Herbert
c. Hepperlee, Eureka; Paul j. Ma
loney. Aberdeen; Everett D. Roberts,
Parker; Carl f. Scotchbrook, Wes,
sington; Alan W. Williamson, Aber.
deem; Eugene J. Wix. Hetland.
The eight-year-old son OF Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Canif OF Douglas county,
met tragic death by lightning. A
storm was approaching and he asked
permission to go into the pasture aft
er the cows, riding his pet pony.
7hc permission was granted and he
lad gone but a short distance when
4 fash Of lightning struck down the
little fellow and his pony, both be-
ing dead when the terrified father
reached them within a few minutes
number of the counties of the
state took advantage of the new law
authorizing county appropriations for
| Red Cross and war relief purposes
This plan is used to spread the cost
on the people of the whole county in
stead of pling it upon the few willing
ones, and allowing those who are slack
IN such work to get off free, or with
very small payment. When all the
taxpayers OF the county are included
Il is not drain upon any one of them
but all must pay share.
County registration agents through
out South Dakota are reporting prog
ress in getting the emergency farm
reserve under way. They are seek
ing to enroll in every community in
the state. those able men who have
ever done any farming and will spare
a few hours or days this summer to
help cultivate and gather big crops.
The work Is being assisted by local
Councils of Defense and county agents
the extra needs of every farming sec
ton by the men in the towns who
know something about a farm. En-
rollment is voluntary but the work is
important
The state game department Is
spreading out in its activities, and
Is not only building up the game
supply Of the state, but is looking aft
er fish as well. One Of the features
Of their work is in the matter OF
diverting flood waters Of streams into
lakes and ponds. making attractive
bodies Of water OF what has been in
some cases weedy sloughs in dry sea
1ons. In this work the department
mas purchased steam shovel which
was this week unloaded at Dolton and
will be used to dig a ditch to turn
the food waters OF stream into Sill.
yer Lake in Hutchinson county. right
| of way having been purchased for
! the work on this ditch
An Indian girl about years OF
represented a check for s1.30 al a
store at Sisseton and stated that she
wanted the value of the check in
candy. The check was drawn in ia