The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-21
STATE NEWS.

80 A ~ 2Nhh
Brookings-Fred Hoch entered a
plea of guilty in the circuit court to
the charge of stealing horses from
two Brookings county farmers. and
was sentenced to a term of two and
one-half years in the Sioux Falls pen
itentiary. However, the sentence
was suspended on condition that he
be a law abiding citizen In future and
that he pay the costs of his prosecu-
ton and reimburse the farmers for
the horses taken.
Vermillion-Movie films are being
distributed by the University OF
South Dakota without charge for use
by high schools, reading circles, ex-
tension centers, commercial clubs,
and other social and educational or
ganizations in South Dakota. The
films are furnished on condition that
no admission fee be charged n hat
the shipping expense on the films be
borne by the organization applying
for them.
Midland-As the result of an anti
gambling crusade carried on here,
Fred Jones and Charles Stevenson
were arrested on the charge of main
tanning gambling devices and allow
ing gambling in their place OF bust
ness. Both have been hello for trial
in the state circuit court on this
charge. In addition, Stevenson will
have to answer to the charge of sell
ing intoxicating liquor In violation OF
the statewide prohibition law.
Pierre-The state council has
been given authority to list men for
immediate overseas service In the
46eth and seth engineers. which
want practical railway men. clerks,
stenographers and cooks for imme-
date service in France. Arrange
ments have been made to accept
draft men In this service and give
them credit for the service of the
country, and those who are listed
are likely to get to the other side
long before the draft men get
Deadwood-Deputy United States
Marshal Brooks arrived here from
the Pine Ridge reservation having in
custody James Wilson. a quarter
breed Sioux. and Philip Deon, a half
breed Sioux, who are charged with
the theft of horses, saddles and 9th
er property. They will be tried at
the next term of federal court In this
city. Deon told the officers he
would be glad to enlist in the army
II he was released. and the matter
now is being considered by the fed
eral officers.
Flandreau-Moody county farm
ers are quite generally preparing to
greatly increase their wheat acreage
this season over what II has beer
during the past few years. For +;
number of seasons they have pait
little attention to wheat raising, de
voting their land to better payint
crops, but this year. with the grea
demand for wheat from the allies o
the United States I'm the great war
they feel Ii to be their patriotic dut,
to raise as much wheat as possible
and for this reason fields of from IL
to rs acres of wheat will again b'
common throughout Moody county
Wolsey-At a Red Cross auction
sale here $4,000 was raised. A trav
cling Red Cross rooster named per
shing'' brought $166. He will b.
passed on to other sales in South Da
kota. He has already earned abou
$1,000 for the Red Cross at variou
sales. All the places of business Il
the city were closed during the sale
One merchant who signed the clos
ing petition was discovered to hav
his store open during the progress o
the sale. He was visited by the may
or and city marshal and a ~delegatio
OF citizens and directed to close. III
complied with the request. Som
time during the night the front Q
his store was painted yellow.