The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-25
GOSSIP OF THE STATE HOUSE
Government at the capitol and
at the Various State
institutions.

ter on February 4 and to do away with
Easter vacation and all other holidays
in the second semester so as TO end all
class work in the second semester OF
May IL, except in the college Of medi-
cine, which is to continue on the regu-
lar schedule. The baccalaureate SER
mon will be delivered May IL and all
commencement exercises will be held
May IL. The purpose of this arrange
ment is to enable all students who de-
sire to do so to engage in productive
farm labor. Similar steps have been
taken by other higher educational in
stitutions in the northwest.
Book 10 Finally Out.
The legislative manual, popularity
know az the "B1ue Book" is at last
received from the printer and is being
distributed to department OF state. and
can also be secured by the public from
the secretary Of state. The volume
contains, necessarily, q few more pag-
es than the 1916 edition. and includes
the usual material Of the state consti-
luton, United States constitution, Mag
ma Charta, South Dakota chronology
since 1863; annual review OF the states
progress; records of all officials down
to date. from organization of the ter.
ritory; all legislatures down to date;
list OF South Dakota newspapers; all
state appropriations since statehood;
considerable census statistics; all
official votes OF the state; all party
platforms. since statehood; senate
and house rules; information about
each state institution: photographs
and biography Of present state off
Gals, and those of the last legislature;
list OF current county officials. presi-
dents Of the United States; and closes
with the words of America. The vol
m comprises 6S5 pages.
How Boards Are paid.
Governor Norbeck has received in
structions that the local exemption
boards, which are working upon the
Questionnaires will receive 80 cents
for each completed questionnaires. and
this sum they can divide as they
choose because in some instances one
member Of the board is practically
dong all the work. and in some cases
the three members work quite evenly
examining the papers. The instruc.
tions further state that the govern.
ment will pay so per e n OF this price
when so per cent Of the questiOnnaires
1ue from a community are passed upon
another 20 per cent when so per cent
are examined. another 10 per cent
when 80 per cent Of the papers are
examined and the remaining 10 per
cent when the quota from the com.
munity is complete.
For porkless Day.
Acting on advice received from Her.
bert Hoover. United States Food Ad.
ministrator, C. N. Herreid. Federal
| Food Administrator for South Dakota.
asks every eating house and every
home in the state to observe one pork.
less day each week. which shall b.
Saturday. in addition to the meatless
Tuesdays already observed, and at
least one meatless meal eacn day, BY
p0rkless Is meant no fresh or sailed
pork. bacon. lard or ham. BY meatlesl
10 meant no red meat. such az. beef
pork. mutton, veal, lamb; no preserv
ed meat, beef. bacon. ham or lard.
Food Administrators In every part oi
the country have received instructions
to this effect from Nj. Hoover. The
new ruling goes into effect immediate.
y.
Auto ltcsnss plates scarce.
The usual calmness Of the Hon. H.
g. Freeman. In charge OF the automo-
| bile license department IL shaken by
tho reports from the manufacturers Of
automobile license plates. These Poo.
pie report that on account Of the OK.
treme difficulty Of securing metal for
the plates they can not promise when
they can I'LL the orders for South D..
kota. Mr.. Freeman va to have 70.
ceived 10000 plates on December /,
and 10000 more on January /. He has
In fact received 10000 plates to date
With the glad news that there are $500
somewhere On their way here.
% State Bank Again.
The Merchants state bank OF Bry.
ant. 10 ~ Of the banks which jumped
from q state charter At the time OF the
adoption Of the bank guarantee act 81
this state
Deposits are laroe.
An increase Of moro than eleven
million dollars In state bank deposits
II this state In two months is the show.
, ing Of the compilation Of returns to
tho state banking department on the
call Of November %. The showing %
Of lz1,s35.3 sS deposits in state banks,
with . showing Of deposits or $llO,.
9l2. 1877 at the call In September. This
increase Of nor than eleven million
dollars Is the marketing Of the late
fail BY the farmers Of the state, and
q pre<snt prices Of farm products ~
! deposits vim continue % grow.
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