Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-06-27
OILERS ROUNDED UP


sIovx FALLS CARRIES OUT THE
"WoRk OR FIGHT" =
ORDER.
Armed home guards at Sioux Fails,
fssponding to Gen. Crowder's work or
tight" order, made raid on local pool
halls. suspected rooming houses and
other places where idle mon are &C.
customed to loiter, and rounded up
more than so men on the charge Of
being labor slackers and not having
registration cards. The raid took
place during the busiest time Of the
afternoon, when the streets were
crowded with shoppers, and created
much excitement.
A number of the farmers over the
state are preparing 70 meet q condi-
ton which confronts the farmers Of
the northwest. Tho war demands have
drawn many Of the younger men from
every section, and the work ON the
farms will largely have to be done by
older men with families. These men
do not care to take up farm work IN
less they can have their families with
them. and to meet this need farmers
will have to build houses on their
farms to house the labor which they
will have to depend on. In the cen.
trail part of the state number Of
such houses are being built, and mon
with families are being accepted for
farm work. One man near Pierre
says he has two such houses on his
ranch and will build another soon.
The attention Of the federal officers
of South Dakota has been called to
the case Of Alder Rendering. An al
legged pro-German farmer living in
Douglas county, who was summoned
before the Douglas county council Of
defense to answer to charge Of alsg-
ed disloyalty against him. His father
lives in the vicinity. The father is q
German by birth, while the son says
no Is subject of Holland. Evidence
was presented before the council of
defense that the younger Rendering
had told neighboring farmer that II
the government took him az q soldier
he would desert to the Germans with.
in three days.
Menonites Of the GAINESVILLE colony
In Yankton county will lose a large
quantity Of home made wine and may
~ ha~V a..
their possession, because they took
steps to catch men who stole 81 gal
Ions of the wine. The colonists en-.
ployed AL Scott, of Mitchell, an own
er Of bloodhounds, to find the thieves.
The dogs picked up the scent and a
confession has been obtained from q
young man who is to 60 with tho June
draft contingent and who implicated
two others. He told the officers, II
wanted to have a rip-roarin' good time
before went of to Tight"
What us believed to be something
Of record is that which N. +. Lewis
has reported rs having been made on
his farm short distance east Of Gro
ton. He has three sows there which
are Of the Duroc Jersey strain, which
are believed to have set pace which
will b difficult for others Of their
species to follow. During the last 11k
months these three animals have pro-
duoed for their owner III pigs. actual
count. With hogs at SIS and better
per 100, it can be readily seen that
there is nice profit in his bunch for
their owner.
That there 10 too much Joy riding
being done in some parts Of the state
with atate-owned autos, is the view Of
State Auditor Handlin, and he has
sent out letter in which he says:
believing it to be for the best inter
ests OF the state. would suggest that
you have the words State Of South
Dakota printed upon both sides Of
any auto or autos your department
may own. Failure to comply with this
request may mean the questioning Of
any gasoline or repair bills presented
BY you in the future 20 this Office"
Walter varland, residing eight miles
north of Sisseton, tells Of his success
with alfalfa. Last year he pastursA
30 head Of hogs, IL sheep and Il
calves on a 10-acre held during the
entire season. June Is he out seven
tons Of hay and in September thresh.
cd az bushels of choice seed. The
seed brought him $500 and the hay
had market value Of $106, making
q total Of $765 from 10 acres Of land.
TO this should be added the value Of
pasture for 76 head Of hogs, sheep
and calves for the summer.
The first harvest of alfalfa around
Pierre shows the crop is exesllsat.
with heavy yield. The rains of tie
|arst part Of the season have made Q
heavy growth, and boosted the hay
crop. The question Of q seed crop
depends upon the weather from this
time on. With rains to start the new
growth and dry fall the seed corr
Is. good, but with fall rains It does not
amount to much.