Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-14
DAKOTA MENMONITEs
MAY MOVE TO CANADA

''I''iiSN'il, ~. -. .NislICI N.-Nyhlt(I-
ing I" their sons being impressed into
TN" army through the sc!ectivc service
n"tlod, the HuteriSch society, some
1000 persons, intends to sell its land
IN SOUTH Dakota and move to Canada.
Representatives of the l6 colonies
we're in conferences With state depart
ment Officials and were informed the
government will hold nothing in the
way of their departure.
Although Canada has a draft law. the
MennoniteS have been assured thev
Will not be molested if they move to
that country. they told Senator Thomas
Sterling. of South Dakota.
The visit here at this time. it was
explained, was to learn the attitude of
the government. If favorable. agents
can be sent into Canada to select a
desirable location and purchase land.
The South Dakota olonies We're
founded a few years after the war.
There are two other colonies in Mon
tana. \ colony was established in Can
ada a number of years ago. but the
members returned.
German is the language spoken by
the %colonistS, although they came to
this country from I-uss9a. They We're
promised freedom from military serv-
ice in Russia. But this was broken
and they emigrated again.
Because of their refusal to adopt
a ~ vi I"%F u ollN lIIIlDS ~ Wv
with government affairs the Mennon-
ties are disliked by their %neighbors.
it is said. They en.cred slrong pro-
tests last summer when some of their
Young men We're called in the draft.
Noncombatant tasks were assigned to
the Mennonites. but still the leaders
were dissatisfied. Their creed is OPP
posed to any kind of service related to
war,
COTTONWOOD-Rev. A. B. Kaits-
chuck. of Dubuque. Ia. has accepted n
call to the pastorate of the Congregational
church in this city. and 1t is expected he
will arrive here and assume his new du-
ties about April 1.
WlNNER-Jacob zimmerman. aged SIS.
a pioneer resident of Naper. Neb.. dropped
dead in the railway depot in this city while
waiting for the train on which he intended
returning home after visiting his daugh-
ter. Mrs. j. P. Anderson. of Winner.
GREGORY-1n order tina the farmers
of Gregory county may have expert aid
In increasing the quantity and improving
the quality of the crops to be raised by
them this year. it has been decided to en-
gage the services of an agricultural coun-
tN agent.
WlNNER-Word has been received by
r. III. kositzky. OF the Rosebud Lumber
anu Sodl company. that the railroad COM
mission has ruled in his favor and that
the site for his new D.O0O-bushel capacity
elevator in Winner has been granted. This
gives Winner three elevators.
WAGNER-Charles Agany drew a SO
fine and attendant costs out of Judge
Dowling's court upon a charge Of killing
under ~unsanitary conditions and Offering
for sale a beef. Inspector Lucas, Of the
food and drug department. made the In
v~estigatton and confiscated the meat.
WOOD-Because this thriving Mellettc
county tow is situated a number of miles
from the nearest railroad line, soft coal
Is being sold here for $3.50 per ton, and 1t
Is hard to get even at this fancy price.
The coal costs $50 in Winner, the termi-
nus OF the nearest railroad. and the
freighters are asking SIG per ton to haul
1t overland to Wood.
VERM1LION-Prof. James B. shonse,
professor of secondary education at the
University of South Dakota. has resigned
his position here in order to enter army
Y. NJ. {. A. work. Professor Shouse Is a
former student of West Point and at the
outbreak of war applied for admission to
the officers training amp at Fort Smell
ling but was refused because OF minor
physical defects.