The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-05-09

S0 mat IL TAXES dDOHt tV,VOV VI thSSo
to make a pound OF cochineal, and
ages ago the insect was commercial.
lied on ccoun OF Ats properties in
dyeing the colors scarlet and cRrmine.
CheIoride of tin ia used in the pro-
cess. The Spaniards frat discovered
the value Of the insects about 1918
and 1t has since spread yer the world
TO quite an extent. Modern methods
in color dyeing have caused this In
teresting and curious industry TO be-.
come OF less Importance than former
ly.
Quietly but effectiely a COMMITTEES
OF the county council OF defense on
behalf OF the third Liberty loan has
called before 1t several alleged slack
ers and pro-Germsns residing in va
rious parts Of Beaale county. The
committee sits as an investigating
committee and frankly asks: Why
did you not buy bonds? What Is your
war record?' The results have been
gratifying the committee says. 1t
was discovered that in several homes
German newspapers are the only ones
read and that even the kaiser's pic
ture has heiJ a prominent place on
the wall.
Plans for an educational campaign
by South Dakota suffrasists were out,
lined at a meeting az Huron or mem
bers OF the state board OF the Univcr
sal Franchise league. Among Other
things which were planned a the
organizations OF six schools Of meth,
DDS at various points In the state
The s%ufYragists OF South Dakota will
put the subject OF mere suffrage in the
background in the present campaign
board members said. The main OBJ
ject for which they are now fighting
they said, is full citizenship.
Mrs. Robert Hunter, a prominent
Madison woman, has been advised
that Nels Howe, a cousin had been
killed in action in France. The young
man vas serving with the Canadian
interests and had been in the seryice
two years and 10 months. The young
man had been wounded several times
during that period, but not severely,
and had returned to duty as soon as
he was sufficiently recovered. Many
of his escapes from death had been
almost miraculous.
Ellie Hanson, an ~Iroquois boy who
is in the aviation service, In a letter
to the home folks writes that he
again has been promoted. He has
been made captain of a machine, and
this gives him an increase of salary.
LAS 0 o as we make our first fight
he writes, I'VE are on a flying basis,
which gives us a SO per cent increase
l took my first flight today, SO from
now on / am drawing $99.75 pea
month"
Correspondence courses at the Uni
versity of South Dakota are now stand
ardized with similar courses at Wis
consin university, Chicago university
and other leading schools and col
leges. A faculty ruling has been an
nounced to go into effect next fall. II
requires eight assignments for each
credit hour so that students off the
campus will put in as much work as
resident students.
Albert StTGman was near a railway
track when a passenger train passed
him ear Lennox. The pilot of tho
engine struck a small rock and hurled
n with great force. The rock strucl
Streman and injured him so severely
that 1t was several days before h,
recovered. Had K struck hin: II u.
head he would have been killed.
e. M. CARRIER. superintendent OF Low
er Bruie InGlan school, reports that
Miss Louise Rencountre, a z0-year
old Lower Brule Indian girl attend
ing the Pierre Indian school, opened
the Third Liberty Loan drive with Q
voluntary subscription Of $1,000. Miss
Rencountre's brother, Albert, is a vol
unteer In the army.
Brooding over the action OF some
of the young men of Bryant in apply.
ing yellow paint to his carpenter shop
because he did nothing for the Red
Cross or Liberty bonds, Claude Hack,
a carpenter, has become insane. He
IL a bachelor. is As years of age and
is well to do.
To show his patriotism and at the
same time aid SO far as possible in
~increaging the wheat supplies for the
United States and its allies, Aiber:
Ellwein, a German farmer living near
Roscoe. has devoted 900 acres Of his
land 10 the raising OF wheat.
The Federated clubs Of Huron have
subscribed 500 to the war victory
campaign to be used to erect furlough
houses in Europe. A draft for that
amount has already been sent to the
national headquarters for the wal vic.
tory commission.
Though robbed of $50, ali that he
had az Norfork, Gerry LuttrelI. OF
Dallas. was determined TO enlist In
the army, and. not knowing that there
vas q recruiting station there he con-
tinued to Omaha. He walked 12s
miles.
DR.. r. C. Smith, of Yankton, has gone
to American Lake, Wash, to take up
work at a government base hospital.
Gov Norback has narned an fha