The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-05-10
NEWS Or The STATE
A RESUME OF IMPORTANT HAP
PENiNGS OF THE
WEEK.


The average price of state school
lands in Brown county, a. determined
by recent sale. is s5Sl7
The citizens of Lake Preston held a
meeting at which the organization Of
a home guard company was perfected.
Local baseball fans have decided to
organize baseball team al Arlington
this spring and keep il in the field
throughout the season.
Proposed federal improvement of
the Missouri river between Iaukton
and Vermillion was adversely reported
on by the war department.
Granville c. Johnston of Clark. an
enlisted man, was commissioned a
second lieutenant in the Notifying sec
tion OF the signal reserve corps
Fred Hines, of Gregory, was Sc
verely wounded in action with the
American forces in France. He enlist
ed in the regular army four years ago.
Taking OF the annual school census
OF Aberdeen has begun. The state law
requires that census OF all children
between the ages of and 81 be taken.
With the return OF Lieut.. William
Anshelm to the Teeruiting station at
Aberdeen, thirty eight men volunteer
ID for service In the army in single
day.
Because he objected to the kind of
arithmetic used in the Bowdle schools,
Rev. Leon Steffler has written one
himself and presented it to the school
library
Because farmers are busy producing
war crops, Judge Bouck will hasten
/ the spring term OF the circuit court
at Webster A number of cases are
scheduled for trial
Advices from Springfield, Ill, tell of
the arrest there OF William Shedd of
! Huron, because of his ] w w actvi-
| ties. Shedd is an enemy alien and is
registered at Huron
Rev. c. J. Christianson, pastor of the
! First Congregational church in Water
town, has rendered his resignation to
accept the pastorate Of the Congrega-
tional church at Boise, Idaho.
Harold r. Hustled, of Sioux Falls,
has just been appointed assistant sec
retary OF the Huron Commercial club
Mr.. Hustled takes the place made va
cant several months ago by Raymond
w. Horn, who is now in the army.
The secretary OF state has receiv ed
articles of Incorporation for the Farm
ers and Merchants State bank OF HUI
ron. with $4,000 capital stock w.
l.. Mall Is president, J. Garfield West,
vice president. and J. ID. Winter, cash
| ier.
The South Dakota Association of
Auctioneers will meet at Aberdeen
June 5 and s. Organization. co-opera-
ton and legislation will be the prob
lens considered. !. T. Wright, OF
Clear Lake, is president Of the asso-
citation.
Women OF Corson county have Ben
urged to do away with unnecessary
lunches at church gatherings in the in.
etrest of greater conservation The
campaign is being conducted by the
chairman OF production and home eco
nomics.
Work has been commenced at Gar.
retson on a new Catholic church
which is expected to be completed
ready for dedication and occupancy
by September. II is estimated il will
cost, including the furnishings, about
$4,000.
Lieut.. Will G. Robinson, Of Pierre
is training in the tank service in
France, according 10 a letter received
by his father He describes the sen
sation Of riding in tank as similar
TO that Of being in "bathtub on roller
skates"
Fred G. Reeve, editor Of the How
ard Democrat, has purchased the How
ard Press and will consolidate It with
the Democrat The Howard Press was
one OF the pioneer newspapers Of the
state. but now will cease to exist as
newspaper.
Use Of married men for farm hell
Is being urged upon farmers every
where in the state. South Dakota ha,
rfached the state, says Immigration
Commissioner McCaffree where
more permanent class Of farm work
ers rather than the fiosters should b,
used to build up the state.
The Dakota Freie Press. a German
language newspaper published at Aber
deem, whose editor, F. W Sallet. wa
indicted on disloyalty charge. ha,
taken on new face The American
flag Is printed at the head OF IT'S edi
torial column followed by the oath o
allegiance. Appeals for support o
the Liberty loan and other patriots
activities appear in many places il
the publication.
Downtown districts OF Aberdeen
We're combed D. sberiffs, police an
home guards in drive on draft dode
ers and UNEMPLOYED. Scores OF me,