The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-12-27

When the action Of the state coun-
Gil OF defense along the lines Of use
OF foreign languages In public meet
ings In the state during the period
OF the war was largely directed to-
ward the use Of the German langu-
age, their work has resulted in the
characterization" of a number OF
churches which have all along held
their services and transacted their
business in language other than Eng
lish. Several church organizations
are adopting resolutions that for the
future English is to be the language
Of their as ociations. The net result
OF the agitation against the use Of
German will be the Americanization
OF many churches, regardless Of the
protests which went up at the time
the order was issued.
A special election has been called
for Friday, December q, at which
time the voters Of Garretson will. for
the third time have submitted to them
the proposition OF issuing bonds for
he extension Of municipal water
works system. The proposition car
ried at the two prior elections, but
the company which agreed to pur-
chase the bonds maintained that there
were technicalities in the calls for the
election which might invalidate tho
bonds il the matter was tested in the
courts. and accordingly it was deter
mined to call a third election for the
purpose OF %remedying the alleged de-
fects.
Huron will probably witness the
biggest building boom in the city's
history next spring. Present indica-
tons are that more building projects
will be launched in 1919 than ever
before. Among the bigges. pieces OF
construction already assured is the
plant Of the Farmers Cooperative
Packing company, work on which has
already started. Residences by the
hundreds are expected to be built. be-
sides some business blocks. There
is talk OF a new city hall being built,
and possibly the Elks lodge may erect
a new home here. Several blocks Of
paving are also expected to be laid.
The state highway commissioner
calls attention to the fact that there
is yet about a quarter OF a million
dollars OF automobile funds in the
hands OF different county ~treasurers
which should be used on road i'm
%provement in this state instead Of be-
ing allowed to lie idle in the treas
uries. He also suggests that an auto
tax to go directly into a state high
way fund instead of. to the different
counties, would do far more toward
highway improvement in the state
than would the county funds being
held in the treasures and not put to
the use to which it was intended.
Down about Presho where the wild
hay crop was a good one the past
summer they are baling and loading
about five cars Of hay per day. getting
SIS to $23 per ton, I. O.. b. Presho for
this product. At that rate there
would be about as much an acre re-
turn az the first cost of the land in
nan instances in that part OF the
state, just from the raw natural pro-
duct without any cost OF cultivation.
and at the price being paid, farmers
Of that section get a good return from
their land just from the wild hay alone
without any great expense.
Between 5000 and 1000 blank re-
ports are being sent out by the fed
eral food administrator to whole
salers, jobbers, retailers. mills. and
bakers, who are likely to have sur.
plus quantities Of substitutes to be
turned over to the government. These
reports must be returned before De.
cember goth, after which Mr.. Herreid
will establish assembling points in
the state for the shipment of the
Substitutes" to Chicago, where gov
eminent agents will examine the
goods and reship them to some sea-
port for shipment abroad.
It is possible that the first oppor.
tunity of the women OF the state to
exercise their new voting privilege
will come in Sully county, where q
special election is to be held on the
18th to select a successor to the late |
j. E. Tommy as a member OF the
legislature. The people voted al the
November election to give all women
who are Of the requisite age, the vot-
ing right in this state, and the cleo
ton In Sully county will be the first
one since that right has been granted.
The Indians Of Standing Rock res
ervation staged a huge peace celebra-
ton at Bull Head. Indians were pres.
ent from the Standing Rock and
River reservations, and II
was made an event for that part OF
the country. There yer ceremonial
dances, and a celebration along the
OF the old raids. Then. to show
their appreciation In other ways, a
Red Cross. drive was started which
a good sized sum for the bene-
fit OF that organization.
C. T. Brown, Of Hartford, was
vice president Of the South
Dakota Holstein- Friesian association.