The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15

II has been decided that an elabo-
rate Labor Day celebration will be
held at Beresford. under the auspices
Of the home guard The observance
this year will be OF q military char
The program will be strongly
patriotic and military all the way
through. Other companies OF home
from surrounding cities and
towns will be invited to be present.
The entertainment features will con-
sist of parading. drilling by the home
guard companies present. ball games.
music. speech making. etc. II Is ex.
pected thousands OF people will be
present.
AS the result OF a thrilling exper
fence, F. j. Wisner. Of Parkston.
knows what IL feels like TO be struck
by a train. and he 10 glad he Is alive
to tell the story. Mr.. Wisner and
others had gathered st the depot TO
bid goodbye to acquaintances who
were departing for a training camp.
Wisner was standing on the track and
failed to notice al incoming train.
He was struck by the engine pilot
and thrown to the ground. BY good
luck he fell outside the rails. He es-
capped with q lacerated cheek and .
few bruises.
A. /. Taylor. Of Egan, knows from
personal experience how II feels to be
struck by lightning and live to tell
the story. He was in the loft Of a
barn when a bolt of lightning came
through the ventilator. striking him
in such a manner as to tear the shoe
and sock or one OF his feet He was
knocked unconscious and was found
by a brother who was working On the
ground floor. Taylor soon regained
his senses and apparently Is none the
worse for his experience with the
lightning.
Martin Fromminga, a young alien
enemy who was arrested at Lennox.
Is alleged to have expressed the hope
that all the grain elevators in South
Dakota would burn down. He Is
charged by the federal authorities
with having made other anti-Ameri-
can remarks, among them an asser-
ton to Sioux Falls junk collectors
that he disliked to see them gather
scrap iron which would be made into
bullets to destroy the Germans.
Dependency because of Ill health
is believed to have been responsible
for the suicide Of James Piroutek, .
farmer and pioneer resident OF the
region near the village OF vodany.
He ended his life by shooting. He
had been Ill for a long time and fear
ed his trouble had developed into can
Ger of the stomach. Brooding over
this is thought to have unbalanced his
mind.
The anniversary celebration to b
held this year by the residents of Cot
tonwood in honor OF the founding oil
the town will, instead OF being q
sports day pure and simple, be turned
into a Red Cross celebration, and tbs
funds received from all sources dur
ing the celebration will be donated Il
the Red Cross fund. The celebration
will be held Monday, August 10.
J. w. Thomas, at present county
superintendent of Roberts county
has been elected acting head OF the
rural and extension department OF thu
Northern Normal and Industrial
school to succeed M. NJ Guhin, whit
has gone to France for the period o.
the war to act as a Knights Of co
lumbus secretary.
The first report Of damage done II
South Dakota this season by grass
hoppers comes from the Worthinl
territory, Lincoln county. Some o
the farmers of the affected districi
report that grass hoppers have ap
peared in sufficient numbers to GU
OF considerable of their oats
The Madison water and electri,
light plant was destroyed by fire
causing an estimated loss Of 500. 900
Defective wiring Is believed to hay:
caused the blaze. The city has al
emergency water supply. but will b.
without electric light. A new plan
will be built as speedily as possible
Women taking the places Of mer
on the street cars are a common
sight In Aberdeen and creates no sur
price. Officials OF the Aberdeen Rail
road company stated that 90 far th'
ONE have proven very satisfactory
Mra M A. Murphy, of St Lawrence
has knitted lilo pairs Of socks, there
by o~utdistaacing Mrs. Tillet. of Troy
8 D.. by rs pairs. Mrs. Murphy wal
rs years old In March. and Is still
knitting away for our soldier boys.
Rev. Glenn Lindley. OF Hartford
Conn. has accepted q call to the pas
torate OF the Congregational church
in Rapid City. and will assume TIT
duties OF the place about 6eptembe'
/
w. C. Marley. postmaster of Colome
has rendered his resignation. ans
when freed from the duties Of thu
office will devote his entire attention
to his large farm near town.
Clay Leighton. a brakeman. aget
about 40 Vaa instantly killed II