The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-03-01

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for which he received sl2962
The annual meeting Of the county
school superintendents will be held
in Pierre this year on May 20, % and
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Farmers in the vicinity OF Miller
have been losing hogs as the work OF
thief or thieves who use an auto to
carry the animals away
An average price OF s45 an acre for
$4,000 acres OF Beadle countys school
LANDS has been fixed by n f. Knight.
commissioner Of schools and public
lands
The state fuel administrator an
nounces that South Dakota has used
up itS hard coal allotment and will be
unable to secure any more hard coal
this seascr
The city council of Philip has re.
pealed the "pig" ordinance for the
duration OF the war and will allow the
keeping of pigs within the city limits
as war measure.
Investigations into the reports of
alleged -four boarding in Huron are
being continued by agents of the gov
ernmcnt with the possibility that
more arrests may follow
Chris liargens, a farmer living near
Farmer has just made a contract
with Patrick Kelley. an expert farm
hand whereby he will pay him S104
per month for the next season
Dr Fayette l. Cook, president OF
the Speartish normal school now ap.
preaching his 10th birthday. and all
his life in public service. has the
unique record of never having ap.
piled for position
An auction sale, supper, dance ami
basket supper held at Bridgewator by
the Red Cross netted that organiza-
tion $2,4O0 Farmers donated literally
Of their products, which were included
in the auction sale
F. Robinson and four sons. of
Selby have filed a report with Di
rector McCafrcc stating that they
are ready to close up business and
work at ship building any time the
government wants them.
The superintendent OF public in
struction announces that all seventh
and eighth grade examinations will be
held on March 2S-29 in the schools
which close early, and on May 81 and
June ! in later closing schools
The war and the high cost of living
combined, together with greater re
strictions of credits by jobbers and
manufacturers, have caused many
merchants in South Dakota towns to
90 to a cash basis, or at least re
strcted credit
G. r. Malone, newly appointed fed.
eral smut investigator for this state,
claims that South Dakota farmers lose
annually $4,O00O00 from smut in
grain. He asks: why save bread
by the single slice or loaf and lose
wheat by the wagon load?" A free
bulletin on the treatment of smut may
be secured by farmers by applying to
the State college extension division
at Brookings.
The funeral at TOpbar of Isaac
Patesn. the first Sioux Indian who
gave his life for his country in the
present war, was an event OF unusual
Importance and significance in that
part of the state. The funeral was
held according to the rites of the tribe,
the dead man belonging to Standing
Rock Indian reservation. Rev. =. j.
Deloria. himself a Sioux Indian, work
ing under the auspices Of the Episco-
pal church Of South Dakota, had
charge OF the services.
1t is possible that arrangements will
be concluded whereby Joseph o. Grew
former counsellor in the American en-
bassy in Berlin and Vienna, will speak
in the larger cities Of South Dakota
under the auspices Of the United
states food administration. G. n. Her
reid, federal food administration for
South Dakota. now is in touch with
Washington officials in charge Of Mr.
Crews speaking engagements over
The country, and he has reason to be
leve that his efforts will be rewarded
with the promise of at least one week
of Mr. Crews time. Mr.. Grew, as
counsellor in the American cmbassy
in Berlin and also in Vienna had
many interesting experiences.
The following statement OF interes,
to farmers cooperative exchanges,
elevators and like institutions has
been issued by c. ~ Herreid, federal
food administrator for South Dakota
I have applied the rule OF reason
10 the federal food rules in their ap.
plicaticn TO farmers cooperative eX-
changes, elevators and institutions,
which handle -four but no substitute,
and under the federal rules OF Janu.
ary 2S, 1918, discontinued the sale o
-four, holding that they must be salts
fed that the buyer has bought the re
quired Substitutes" and is ready 10
comply with the government regula-
tions If the buyer is a storekeepcr
take his written statement, II a con
5umer. a receipted bill OF even date
will be evidence satisfactory TO the
vendor which should be placed on
file for future reference.
When Henry Bernert a German sub