Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-11

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same tims ther4 10 complaint - T.
The doubling Of the amount asksd To-
In South Dakota. md reducing tho
amount asked for IN ~ the othse
states In the district.
Tho matter 81 wages Tor farm hands
.is receiving confederation over the
State. Wages rum about SS6 . -
Ons plan proposed, and ID fAokssp0k
Into effect ~ SONS comIn1nj3es n
the wheat growing section Of the stats.
il to start farm help on basis 6
$50 : month. 70 b increased 70 ~ e
wheat goes oyer ten bushels to the
acre; $50 IL It goes Over II bnshsls.
and @6S if It goes 81 10 bushels.
Guarantees are nut M BY the Aarmsgs
to meet this agreement, and the ma
employed must sign an agreement that
he VIII remain for the season, and not
quit IA the harvest time tor higher
day wages. This IA fact II putting the
pay on i proft sharing basis.
"A letter rsceived 81 Harons fron
Asher r. Pay, ! former Huron man.
now reading IN California, sayS that
= recent list Or C~alifornians arrested
ii charges of pro-Germanisn con
tAined the name of =. G. StoltenbsrSt
who. MI. Pay aays. was 1t one time .
professor pf botany In one Of the
state schools Of South Dakota. The
letter also says that Stcitenberg was
al one time i lieutenant IN the Ger
man army. The prisoner has been
taken Il Fort Macarthur. san redor
70.
Bernice Disbrow. aged s, deughter
Of a farmer living near Alcestar. was
badly hurt and had a narrow escape
from being cut to pieces o. the result
OF falling in front Of . disc. which
her father was operating. She wal
riding with her father and vas jostlsd'
from her seat aud throwa to the
ground, the disc striking and managing
her before the horses could be stop
! ped. The disc wa drawn partly over
her. While badly hurt It is expected
she will cover.
A stock company has been formed.
BY some D the citizens who have
taken 3 the plant OF the Valley
Springs videtts. q weekly newspaper.
q. F.. Cooley, who has been conducting
the paper during the past year and s
half. will be retained as editor and
business manager. and he now win!
have net only the advantage Of sui.
hcisnt capital, but the backing Anan.
cially Of the business men and farm
ers.
Indications r that the wheat acre.
age In Dawson. Hanson ndSanborn.
counties will be doubled this year
Less barley than last years. being
sown. Farmers are using tested seed
corn and. In spite Of adverse predio.
tfons. have had no difficulty In scur.
ing an adequate supply Of seed show.
ing high percentages In termination.
Spring seeding Will be finished sewers,
s::sss st pear saaEs-4
Ray Il. Branson, q well known bank.
Her Of Mitchell. who has BEEN stationed
at the United States school OF tech
nology and aeronlutics 1T Atlanta, Gu
has been commissioned a l~ieutenant ~
lhe aviation service. Lieut.. Bras
sons brother. Cap. Harry Branson.
EFT Mitchell last September IA com.
mand Of Troop =. First South Dakota
cavalry
a number Of the farners III me
vicinity 81 Garretscn have organised
= farmors' elevator company ana YIN
emerge "a business "a Garretscn. The
capital stock - nxed It $4,000.
With shares Sz6 zach. For - psses
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