Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-08-15
NEWS OF THE STATE.
a RESUME OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENINos OF THE
WEEK.


p. j. Hejna, farmer of near Janou.
SEX, Yankton county, and his son were
both killed instantly by a bolt Of
lightning while stacking wheat at the
farm home.
The demand for tin has revived the
tin mining industry in the southern
Black Hills, and New York capital has
been interested in two tin prospects
near Hill City.
Lloyd Zemke, 5-year-old son of
Henry Zemke, farmer living near
Brtdgewater, Is in Mitchell hospital
seriously wounded by the accidental
discharge of shotgun in the hands
Of an old brother.
Francis Merle Series, 3.year-old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Series. re-
siding on McCook county farm. died
as the result Of having one of his feet
cut OF by grass mower. The other
foot was nearly severed. %"
No trace has, been found of thieves
who, in the course of an hour or so,
robbed the stores of Frank Osman
and U. e. Iwerks, of Davis. The rob-
bers procured quite sum Of money
from the cash registers, and in addi-
ton carried away a number. Of
watches and other goods.
Fred Tobin, formerly of washington
Springs, has been arrested at Mitchell
for failing to register under the work
or fight order Of the state council Of
Defense. Tobin is accused of loafing,
and when job in the harvest fields
was offered him 1t is alleged he said,
ito hell with the harvest"
Several thousand dollars worth Of
damage was done to crops in the VI
cinity Of Huron by a heavy rain and
hailstorm. A total Of ga of an inch
OF rain fell during the storm. The
corn crop especially was pelted by
hailstones nearly as large as an egg
and suffered serious damage.
Miss Hylda Lynn, of Barlow. Fla,
formerly Of Huron, has enlisted in the
naval reserve as a second class yeo.
woman, according to advices received
at Huron. She is now stationed at
Washington, D. c., In the bureau of
supplies and accounts of the allot-
ment department of war risk insur-
ance.
Mrs. Alex Highland. superintendent
Of child welfare work for Brown
county, weighed and measured 478
Aberdeen children under S years Of
age during one week. The babies
all were taken to her home by their
mothers. Mrs. Highland, finding this
to be more expeditions way than the
house to house canvass previously
used, in which she had measured and
weighed 1853 children.
The war department has just out
lined to State college the details of a
plan whereby able-bodied college stu
dents over the age of Is are given
the opportunity to enlist in the army
and to obtain training in college until
they reach the draft age. The pur.
pose, according to the announcement
received by DR.. G. L. Brown, acting
president, is to prevent the premature
enlistment for active service of those
men who could by extending tho
period Of their college training null
tiply manifold their value to the coun-
try. This plan will mobilize and de.
velop the brain power of the young
men of the country for the kinds Of
service that demand special training
The purpose is to provide for the
important needs Of the army for high
~ trained men as officers, engineers,
doctors, chemists and administrators
OF every kind. II the neeed arises
for the services of these young men
as fighters. the terms Of their enlist
ment are such that they can be called
by the president on days notice.
It has developed that three lakes
recently discovered in Bennett coun.
ty, comprising between 400 and 500
acres, were analysed and found to
contain something like LIN per cent
potash. William Bergin. on whose
land the discovery was first made,
expects to reap the benefits Of the
rich deposits and has leased several
hundred acres in the. vicinity. It is
said that upon analysis, both the
water of the lakes and the soil in
the vicinity yielded evidences OF pot,
ash deposits in large quantities. The
| matter Of development has been
taken up with Omaha capitalists, and
1t is reported that they are making
preparations to commence at once the
development. of an otherwise remote
and virgin field of this valuable and
much sought war product. It is esti.
mated that the deposits in this vi.
entity are sufficient in a large meas.
ure to supply the demands Of the
United States government in the
manufacture of munitions of war. Mr..
Bergin this week completed mineral
leases on many thousands Of acres
of these rich lands. The richest pot.
ash deposits heretofore discovered
are said to be so miles south Of the
Bennett county deposits. in Nebraska.
It is reported that government of.
flcials have approved of the 17h per
cent analysis made by private per.
sons.