The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-07-19
NEWS OF THE STATE
A aEsUMe OF IMPORTANT HAP
PENiNGS OF THE
WEEK.

by gas while tghtipg with tne Amer
lean armies on the western front in
France. according TO a cablegram re
ceived by his relatives.
Gov. Norbeck has appointed ~ dele
gates 20 the national conference on
uniform state laws. which meets at
Cleveland Judge C. S. Whiting, OF
Picrrc; Perry l.. Loucks. OF Water
town: J. z. Payne, OF Vermilhon; U.
s. G.. Cherry. of Siou Falls, and ]. Fl.
Voorhees,, of Sioux Falls.
Lyman county is promised another
county seat fight in the coming cleo
t!on, with Reliance showing an indi-
cation Of getting into the game. Pres
no practically announces that the
town will not try for such move this
year, and intimates that a change OF
only a few miles 20 Reliance would
not be of benefit to the county.
Dr.. w F. Keller widely known
Sioux Falls physician, has been oti-
cially advised of his appointment as
captain in the medical reserve corps
of the United States army. He took
his examination about q month ago
DR.. Keller is the fourth Sioux Falls
physician to be commissioned a cap
tain and the tenth to receive q com
mission in the medical reserve corps.
The six others were commissioned
lieutenants.
No more sugar bowls on the tables
in eating places in South Dakota. Pro
prictors of all public eating places IN
the state are orderet by the federal
food administrator OF South Dakota to
remove all sugar bowls from tables
and serve sugar to customers as fol-
lows For each cup Of coffee er tea,
one spoonful or q lump Of sugar; for
cereals, berries. etc, two spoonfaia
The same quantity Of sugar may be
served in paper envelopes.
Up in Bowman county. N. D.. the
county council OF defense takes the
position that political speeches Are Q!
no benefit except possibly to those
who are delivering them and that the
real issues can be got TO the people
In better manner. AS a result they
have put ban on all political talks
Of any character in that county fol
! the present campaign on the groune
! that such talks. instead OF clearing
anything only engender hard feelingI
and strife and that the country will
be better off without them.
Mrs. e. Lynch. OF IroQuois, has jus
received a letter from her brother
who has been in a German prison 10
two years. having been captured whl'
serving with a Canadian regiment. Ii
the letter he states that he ia vel
and anxiously looking forward to 6
he can be released and return to hi
home in the United States. The LEI
ter. owing doubtless TO the strict cer
sorghip maintained in Germany, cor
tanned nothing but personal matter
and did not indicate how well or ho'
badly American and other prisoners c
the Germans were being treated
Mrs. Belle Roberts, Of Iroauoi
mother Of Edward Roberts, an Amer
can soldier who lost his eyesight
action and who now is In Q Gsrma
prison, has been officially advised frol
Washington that the insurance carrie
by her son provides for a payment ,
$3.50 per month for total blindnes
Young Roberts was first reports
missing in action and was suppose
20 have been killed. but it finally ws
learned that he had been taken pri
oner after being blinded. II Ia q
pected that now that he Il incapae
tated for military duty steps will
taken to have him exchanged SO
can return to his South Dakota Aern
G. E. Frerking, a Ysnkton ceu
ty soldier whs b member
machine gun battalion attach,
to the American army In Franc
writes South Dakota relatives q
friends q denial Of the report 7
a Gently circulated that he Aal lost {
= arm and leg. He proves 70 -
e very lively cripple" Referring to u
d report, he writes: 80 ii was rune
0 cd that I had lost An arm and V
Q I don't know who would start q ram
like that but a pro-Gsrman. No, =
II arms and legs are stiil complete al
" are in perfect condition. I was skSl
r ly wounded some time ago. but ha
e been in the trenches since that q,
IL nm in perfectly seod condition for q
other round. Il saw a German a
plane come down in flames the 9th
Hay. II is quite sight. That Is,
IA the rst German plane I saw knock
J. down. either" Commenting upon i
y news written him that South Daku
. had gone 'over the top. in Libss
y loan subscriptions and other war
70 tivities, he writes: Also glad Il
sc South Dakota is holding her ov
- They surely are doing the PROC
mans in good shape"
South Dakotans recently comm
II stoned are: Peter S. Burma. Aberds,
q second lieutenant quartermastor cor
IN national army; Wellington j. Maytu
H. Alexandria. captain, and Thos. j.
Mt vereaux, Aberdeen, first lieutena
medical rNaerye coyua