The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16

p. ]. 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.
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 off by grass mower The other
foot was nearly severed.
After having been pastor of the
Rapid City Presbyterian church for
about two and one-half years, Rev. l..
I. Gorby has rendered his resignation
and accepted call to the pastorate
of the First Presbyterian church at
Winona, MINI.
Friends at Lennox learned that
Henry Herzog has been killed in an
automobile accident at Roundup,
Mont, and that Miss Alma Mollen.
dorf had been badly hurt in the same
accident Both were known in Len
nox, having for many years been
residents OF the city.
No trace has been found of thieves
who, IN the course Of an hour or SO,
robbed the stores of Frank Osman
and q. E. Iwerks, Of Davis. The rob-
bers procured quite sum OF money
from the cash registers, and in addi-
tion carried away number Of
watches and other goods.
Fred Tobin, formerly OF washington
Springs, has been arrested at Mitchell
for failing to register under the work
oF fight order of the state council of
defense. Tobin is accused OF loafing,
and when a job In the harvest fields
was offered him it 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 "a 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 Bartlow, Fla,
formerly Of Huron, has enlisted in the
naval reserve as 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 47S
Aberdeen children under years Of
age during one week. The babies
all were taken to her home by their
mothers, Mrs. Highland finding this
to be a more expeditions way than the
house to house canvass previously
used. in which she had measured and
weighed 1853 children.
The reports from different sections
of the state are that the class of men
who are coming to the harvest fields
are different from those OF the old
days Of l. w. w. migration. That
class has been giving the state wide
berth and. harvest help is of a class
which really wants work. Some Of
them are coming In automobile
parties. and following the harvest by
that method instead of travelling on
freight trains, and while there have
been q few complaints OF local short.
ages, generally the harvest is being
gathered without any loss on account
OF lack Of men.
The report Of the Mitchell board of
education shows that the average
cost per child In the Mitchell public
schools last year was $109. Addi.
tional teachers in Latin, history and
science were employed for the com
ing terms.
" J. w. Sanks, an alleged deserter
from the American navy, is being held
at Huron awaiting the disposition Of
his case by federal officers. He was
member of the crew of the battle
ship Missouri His excuse for leaving
the ship, il In said, is that his work
rs 4 stoker was too strenuous.