The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-12-06

The total assessed valuation OF Min
nehaha county, as shown by records
which have just been completed in the
office Of the county auditor, Is S84..
639, 503. In making the apportion>
ment to the various wal funds and
other funds which are setng spread
on the tax lists the total amount OF
the 1918 tax to be collected by the
county will amount to nearly 81, $780,
900.
That wheat raising greatly exceed
ed other grain production is indicated
by the threshers' reports from farms
near Mt, Vernon. One report, COW
ering nine farms. shows a total Of a..
31S bushels OF wheat as compared to
1928 Of oats, 1882 OF barley, and $50
of rye. Another report. based upon
several other farms in the same. part
Of the county, gives a total OF 1905
bushels Of wheat. 1913 of oats, 1854
Of barley. and ITS of spelt. Reports
from all parts of the county are un.
available as yet.
The secretary Of war has called up
on the authorities CT the direrent
states and the larger cities asking that
they retain the control of health con-
ditions which has been taken up dur.
ing the war. 1t emphasizes the de.
termination of the government to re.
turn to their homes the men clear OF
venereal disease and asks especial
control along that line. The state
health department has established a
division Of veneral disease for the
purpose Of prevention. treatment and
control of these diseases.
Influenza caused the death on the
same day at their homes on farms
Tome miles from Sisseton of J. G..
Marley and Eugene Hagen. who were
married to sisters. The Hagens were
married about 10 years ago.. while the
Manleys were married early in 1916.
Hagen was returning from attending
The funeral of a sister at WesthOpe,
n. D., when stricken with influenza.
Thus the two sisters were made wild
ows within period Of Is hours, one OF
he husbands dying in the morning
and the other in the evening of the
same day.
Some farmers are commencing to
think hat the corn huskers are play
ing a game OF hide and seek, for. al.
though there appears to be numerous,
men and women seeking jobs OF va
rious sorts and = constant labor turn
over. for some unexplained reason
even n high wages offered fail to
tempt them into the cornfields. The
wages permitted are s and 9 cents
Ger bushel. which, with only ordinary
diligence. SC bushels per day can be
"eadily picked. netting the workers Q
air sum for their labors. considering
hat most Of them get their dinners
md many are taken to and from their
work.
Friends have been advised OF the
ieath at the home OF her son at San
lose. Cal, OF Mrs. Betsy Moon Rice,
lged 102. who for many years was a
esident Of Alexandria. Herself and
'ther members Of the family were
mong the pioneer residents Of Han.
IN county. In 1895 Mrs. Rice and her
on moved to California, where the
home Of the family has since been.
During her residence in South Dakota
Mrs. Rice was ar ardent advocate of
suffrage and when California
ave women the right to vote she was
n most aged m in the state to
cast a vote for Charles E. Hughes for
president.
Every county auditor in the state
except the n in Campbell county
aas made an unofficial report OF the
votes cast in the county, and, with
he vote OF that county out, the totals
how: Senate-Thomas Sterling so.
Ill; Orwlle w. Reinhart. 1855; w.
{. Rafferty,, 5.164. Congress-First
district. c. A. Christopherson. 10, 24O;
R. E. Dowdell, 14,752: O. F. Carlson,
1853; ]. d. Wipf. 1888; Second dis.
trict, Rtyal c. Johnson. 21,162: J. w.
McCarter. 5000. Third district, Harry
?. Atwater. 7.703: Harry l.. Candy,
lo.es0; J. E. Basford, 20; Thomas H.
Ayres. 2.508. Governor-Peter Nor.
beck, 1881; James. F. Bird, II. $50:
Orville s Anderson. 723; Mark P.
Bates, 24,9l3: Knute Lewis, 1852.
Great work has been lone during
the present influenza epidemic in Lead
and vicinity by the members OF what
is known As the ambulance crew. This
organization Is composed OF rs men
and three women. who have worked
steadily day nd night caring for in.
f1uenza victims. Their work is both
dangerous and difficult. Every hour
Of each - they take their lives in
their hands. 81 to speak, and have
braved direct and intimate contact
with the most virulent cases that ts4
city has produced. Thirteen OF the
members, including two of the WON.
en-. have themselves become victims
Of the disease. and one OF them.
George Packard. sacrificed his life in
the work OF caring for other victims.
They have been in almost constant