Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-11-14

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The state i've stock commission In
Ito campaign for the eradication Of
tuberculosis among the cattle Of the
state is meeting a hearty response
among cattle owners. and especially
among those Of pure bred herds.
Agreements for accredited herds hays
been signed by 35 owners OF pure.
bred cattle and about 35a owners Of
dairy cattle. Herds from which tub.
~crculosis has been ~eradieated through
the work of the department are ac,
icreditsd by both the state and fed.
eral departments, and from such
herds Interstate shipments al be
made without testing at the time OF
shipment. Strict inspection Of cattle
shipped into the state and certificates
on file in the department show 1926.
040 head of cattle shipped into the
state the last fiscal year. and all of
these except range cattle from states
where tuberculosis is known not TO
exist, were required TO pass the tub
erculosis test. The state pays indefn-
nifty for cattle condemned on account
of tuberculosis, and the federal gov
ernment lis arranging to pay additions
al Indemnity.
The compressed air tank Of the
Howard city water-werks plant ex-
ploded with terrific force, the build
ing in which the air compressor was
installed being blown to atoms by
the force OF the explosion. The dam
age will reach several thousand dol
lars. The force OF the explosion was
so great that buildings in different
parts Of town shook and dishes on
shelves ratified. The heavy water
tank also was lifted from it's founda-
ton. At first it was believed there
had been an explosion Of dynamite
in the building and a suspicious act
ing stranger who was lettering about
the railway depot was taken before
the council Of defense. but nothing
could be learned connecting him with
the explosion and he was released.
The cause Of the explosion is a mys-
terry. Fortunately no one CHANGED to
be in the building at the time or
there would have been loss Of life.
c. X. Howard, one Of the best
known of the early pioneer residents
of Sioux City and South Dakota, died
here after an illness of some weeks.
He was So years of age. In the late
Sos Mr.. Howard was stationed at
Fort Pierre, being attached to the
American Fur company. In 1863 he
located in Sioux City and engaged in
the drug business, being one of the
pioneer business men of that city. In
1866 he came to Sioux Falls and was
a resident Of South Dakota the ne.
mainder of his life. For many years
he conducted a large mercantile es-
Enlistment here and later was for
some years engaged in the cattle
raising business in western South
Dakota. During the early days he
wassWideIy known for the aid extend
ed unfortunate settlers To tide them
over the hard places which many OF
them encountered in the early de.
yelopment of Dakota.
) The department Of agricuIture's DC
tober report has been forwarded ia
the state immigration department
Comparing with the earlier months
it is observed that maturing OF the
corn and marketing the grain indt
i Gates more definitely the immense
4 crop grown, and the new reportf
credit the state with l39 per cent
| crop production, z per cent better
i. than the estimate Of last month. The
I new report places South Dakota Il
per cent ahead OF the best state
which joins our border. and 25 pei
cent ahead Of the third best, whilt
the entire United States produced
only Sc per cent Of a full crop. South
/ Dakota, like every other agriculture
state, has not always enjoyed tn,
very best good fortune, but to pro
duce the best crops ever known il
any state to be sold at the highes
price for half a century is a ~fortunat,
condition.
The traveller who has landed il
Hot Springs at any time. in the las
couple of weeks might think from tn.
masked people he saw on the stree
that a holdup OF highWaymen wa.
under way y Put It is on.y the flu
g which lis being held up. The au
y thorities of that town thought tina
9 preparedness was better than fight
ing afterward, and, as soon as tn
disease became epidemic in othe
Black Hills towns, issued a genera
\ order requiring all residents Of tn
Y city to wear "nns masks when 0,
9 the street and to protect themselve
= by the saine method as much as pos
sible at all times. The order ma
been followed by all, old and youns
and Hot Springs claims to be the on
= town in the state which has notsbeei
9 troubled by the epidemic, and attr
z butes 1t to the general wearing 6
masks.
There has never been a time
the past three years when Rapid Cit
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