Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-09-19

A conference has been held I'll
Huron to consider the epidemic or
fcrage pois0ning which has killed
about 500 horses In certain parts of
the state. those taking part being
members OF the state live stock sani.
barry board, field veterinarians, extern
sion veterinarian and college veferl
marian from state college. The con.
ference adopted the following rules
Eor the guidance Of horse owners In
preventing forage poisoning: Take
horses out of pastures and fesd cured
hay and grains only. AS d result of
observations In the field BIZ the above
men. It appears that full 95 per cent
Of affected horses contract the di-
/. lease from pasture vegetation. Clean
and disinfect barn and stalls before
placing horses therein. This precau-
ton is necessary because excreta
from diseased horses carry the causa-
live organism OF this disease. IL the
manure from sick animals contamin.
ates the feed eaten by other horses,
It is likely to transmit the disease to
them. Other domestic animals, such
as cattle, hogs, sheep, etc, are not
subject to this disease, consequently
It is unnecessary for cattle owners to
sell their live stock in an effort to
save them.
Louis, sometimes known as Henry.
~Armbrecht, a retired farmer OF Del.
mont, was arrested on complaint,
charged with violating order No. is
OF the state council OF defense. the
same having reference to the use OF
the German language In public places,
etc. He is alleged to have made use
OF the language on the station plat.
form at belmont on or about the cad
a OF August. A warrant has also
been issued for the arrest OF Andrew
New, janitor of the belmont school,
on a similar charge. Mr.. Armbrecft
was given a hearing and bound over
TO the October term OF the circuit
under bond of $1,000. Douglas
county is the first county in the state
to give a trial test to the order and
the case will be watched with interest
throughout the state.
II certain links in the chain of evi.
dence accumulating against Martin
Gunderson, a young I. w. w. member
now serving time in the -Leavenworth
federal p~enitentiary for sending phos.
phorus and cyanide of potassium
through the mails in South Dakota
last year, can be obtained, the mya.
terry surrounding the fire May IL, 1917,
at Sioux Falls, when the International
Harvester company was destroyed
with an approximate loss Of $500, 900
may be solved.
Lands formerly owned by Sioux In.
dians in Lyman county will be sold
at public auction October 2 by the
government. The lands are unentered
n unallotted and will be offered at
the United States land office at
Pierre by John 7. Cogan. register, to
the highest bidder for cash, not less
than Sl.25 per acre. Approximately
l,uo0 acres OF these lands will be sold,
there being 10 tracts Ia all, the larg.
est l52 acres and the smallest 1870.
acres.
The problem of getting help to fin.
lsh threshing the big crop of Brown
county Is not yet solved satisfactorily.
Many machines are lying idle because
| they= IN b = with crews
even with the non-essentials and bust.
ness men helping. The council Of de-.
tense hopes to get relief soon from
The southern counties OF, the state.
which are finishing their threshing
now, and will release men to come
north Where there is still a cau for
help.
Fearing attempts may be made to
burn the local elevators and their i'm.
mense supplies of grain, the business
men 81 Hayti have arranged to patrol
the town each night. Two men will
pc ON duty each night. The citizens
Will do guard duty In rotation, so each
man will do his full share Of this i'm.
portsnt work.
Inc following have been appointed
TO represent the South Dakota State
ftanSe, as delegates at the Interna-
tlonal Farm Congress which meets
at Kansas City, Mo-, October 28, 1918:
rof. q. ~. Hume, Brookings; George
(. calkings, ~Fruitsdale; r. L. Foust,
F~landreau; B. w. Faulkner, Bushnell:
NJ. s. Sayles.
The report OF the state treasury for
July g showed s1,138,2s7 in all funds.
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