Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-29

JTnal oI an elderly man, as the hair was
gray. There was nothing in the
clothes except ball Of cord and some
empty snuff boxes. The clothes Were
old and worn. The body was cremated
owing to its decomposed condition. The
cremation was performed with the aid
OF kerosene and straw. On the way to
town the box burst into flames, possibly
from spontaneous combustion due to
the oil soaked condition OF the remains,
but the blaze was extinguished.
The state fire marshal's department
has issued a circular calling attention
to the fire losses in grain elevators
last fall and winter, and asking that
the managers of such houses or of
mills do not allow anyone to enter the
places without disclosing his identity
and his business and asking that the
home guard of the state take up the
matter of guarding elevators to see
that they are protected at night from
providers, he specific request in that
direction being addressed not only to.
home guards, but to the state and
county councils of defense, mayors,
fire chiefs and county agents.
The farm Of L. E. Marshall, near
Dell Rapids, has been sold to H j.
Schmidt, of Hartford, for S176 an acre.
The farm contains 207 acres. Marshall
and his wife purchased the farm 10
years ago for $50 an acre.
Two years ago Samual Williams
purchased $40 acres of land some
miles from Lake Andes, paying $50
per acre. Last years crop on the land
realized over $40 per acre; this years
crop will do fully as well, if not better.
Williams now has been offered 500 an
acre for the land and is considering
it's sale at that price.
More than $4,000 doses of blackleg
vaccine We're distributed last year to.
1853 farmers by the animal husbandry
division of the state experiment station,
at Bookings, according to Director j.
w. Wilson. This is an increase of
2,764 doses over the year before. The
vaccine is manufactured by the United
States department of agriculture and
distributed free by the college.
Evelyn Jane Stewart 6 years old,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Stew
art residing on farm two miles
north of Garretson, was dragged to-
death by a pony. The child had been
visiting the home of neighbor a
mile or two away and rode her pony
hanging to the side of the pony, held
by the halter strap The clothing had
been torn from the child's body, which
was terribly bruised and mangled.
Pieces of her clothing were found for
a distance of half mile along the
road. 1t is believed she fell from the
pony and became entangled in the
halter rope.
After having seen much active serv-
ice in the French army, M Docken-
dorf has arrived in South Dakota and
will make this state his future home.
He will go to Rec Heights where he
has accepted position. He was per-
and honorably discharged from the
French army. He originally came from
Luxembourg, and in 1915 volunteered for
service. Before departing for the
United States and after being discharg-
ed from the hospital, he visited the
Verdun battle fields and nearly all the
important points along the line of
battle.
deputy United States marshal ar
rested Matthias Bendt, German farm
81 years 4eld, living neal. Fla
and took him to Sioux Falls. He is
act. Asked whether he desired to go
over to Germany and fight he replied
that he intended to stay in the United
States and fight for Germany here,
SO the federal authorities will arrange
it SO that whatever fighting he does
is behind prison walls,it is stated.
Il Since the beginning of the war with
Germany by the United States, United
ytatc
of Aberdeen, has conducted hearings
in the cases Of no less than 80 persons
charged with violating some Of the
provisions of the espionage act
Because he said that he would burn
threshing outfits in the state, Fred
Smith. was arrested at Huron by the
police. On examination it was found
that Smith is an enemy alien, regist-
cred at Dayton. His home formerly
was in Frankfort, Germany.
A. S. Clouse, of Sully county, and
Joe PoieF, of Hide county, were be-
fore United States Commissioner
Whitcher at Pierre on disloya1ty
charges and after a hearing Polek was
placed under a $4,000 bond for APP
pearance. Clouse, who was charged
with a radical statement. was placed
l4n13axkA y l5.000 bonds. Bond has not
giyen in either case and both men
am ia jail VA
Mrs Robert Q. Conn, 30 years old,
of Sioux Falls, who was so seriously
burned as the result Of an explosion
Of kerosene oil which she poured ON
a tagging Kitchen fire, succumbed to
her burns. Her 7.year-old daughter,
who also was burned, continues in a
serious condition. The home was com
spletely destroyed
First Hawk, one of the signers Of
the original treaty with the Sioux,
which gave the whites access to the
Black Hills section Of the state, died
1 at the home Of his son on Bad river
from the effects Of 4 rattle snake bite.
First Hawk was past 80 years Of age
and has put IN practically all 81 his.
life on BAD river III
LEAGUE CANDIDATES
Reported 70 Re strong IA the County
81 Lawrence