The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-15

South Dakota and other states will bs
launched January l, when what is
known as the Niobrara course OF
lessons" which is being prepared by
Rev. DR.. Bradner, Of the general
board OF religious education, will be.
gin to be taught in the Episcopal In
dian churches and chapels. The pur.
pose or the course is to meet a nsed
for the education OF the young chill
dre1 among the Sioux indians. Sun
day schools are largely out OF tho
question in the case OF the scattered
chapels. 1t is intended to place in
the hands OF each clergyman. cate
chist and helper in the Indian field .
definite lesson in which he shall, on
each Sunday, instruct his congrega-
ton. They are intended, in turn, to
take home to the children the instruc.
ton received, and from time to time
the children are to be examined in
the work. Thus it is hoped to reach
with definite Christian instruction
not only the little ones, but their par.
ents as well. The lessons will en-
brace a five-year cycle. They will be
printed in English and Sioux.
Ed Hamilton. a chef on a Milwaukee
dining car, is in the Aberdeen city jail
and five pints OF whisky are in the
possession Of the Aberdeen police, all
because OF Hamilton's kind heart and
desire to relieve suffering humanity,
II his own word can be accepted for IL.
AS the westbound Milwaukee train,
No. II. from Chicago to Seattle, en-
tered the local station a squad OF Aber.
deem policemen entered the dining car
and proceeded to make diligent search
for whisky, which a wire from the Chi
cago police had assured them was on
the car. Hamilton protested vigor.
ous1y. assuring the cops that he was
willing to make an affidavit that no
liquor OF any sort was on the car, but
the policemen persisted and finally
discovered five pints tucked away in
an out Of the way corner. Hamilton
then explained that the influenza was
so bad at Seattle, Wash, that he had
been persuaded to take a little of tho
liquor to the Washington metropolis,
to be used for preventive purposes
against the epidemic. The policemen
were obdurate, however, and confs.
Gated the liquor and arrested Hamil.
ton on a charge OF violating the South
Dakota bone dry" law.
State Sheriff Shanks calls attention
to the article run in many papers Of
the state announcing that the govern.
ment will allow the manufacture of
200 gallons OF wine for home consump-
ton In any family Of the state. He
says that the regulation covers what
the federal government will allow
without the collection of revenue, but
that under the state law there Is no
right to manufacture even a part of
a gallon, let alone 200 gallons. He
says the manufacture OF any amount
Of wine. or having it in possession,
may lead to trouble on the part Of
those who take 1t for granted that
they are allowed the privilege OF 200
gallons under the federal regulation.
While the federal government recog-
nizs the right of states to prohibit
the manufacture or handling OF wine
or any intoxicating drinks outside Of
the federal regulation, the sheriff says
that under the state law there is moth
ing doing in the whole line.
Open bitches and the outlets should
be cleaned at once this fall before the
ground freezes, cautions Ralph L.
Patty. extension specialist in agricul.
tural engineering at state college. II
1t Is absolutely safe the open bitches
should be burned out now so they will
be ready for use early in the spring.
Such opening up as the bitches may
need should be attended to at once
with a spare or plow. A single tiny
fill in the ditch where the wagon or
car crossed last summer may hold
back. enough water to keep the farmer
out OF the field a week later next
spring. The outlet from the tile should
be clear, since water allowed to back
In the tile and stay at this time Of
the year will freeze and injure the tile,
especially near the outlet.
Because, while celebrating the war
end, he tore up his citizenship pa
pers and also his registration card.
John Peter Faith, whose home Is In
the southwestern section Of Mime.
sofa. was arrested in Sioux Falls and
lodged in the county jail. He was
born in Alsace-Lorraine of French
parents, and left his native land to
escape German rule. He took out
first citizenship papers in Minnesota.
When the United States declared war
on Germany he registered as an
enemy alien. He declared hat when
released he will return to Alsace-Lor-
raine. now that it is again to be un.
der French rule.
The record made by H. o. Swift, .
local purchaser and shipper Of eggs.
shows the hens OF C~astlewood are do
ing their bit to feed the hungry people
OF the world. Thus far this season