The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-04-26
Allotment to Be Increased During the
Canning Season.

LAO AAOAA LILO C0PHIy OAOu6A AOI OS0
during the approaching canning sea-
son is not regarded as boarding.
1t is also the intention OF the food
administration to supplement the
three-pound per month allotment dur
Ing the canning season with an ad-
ditional amount that will be ample
for necessary canning operations.
The full utilization OF all methods
which will save sugar is, however,
strongly advised. Such methods in
clude putting up fruits in their nat
ural Juices, the use Of syrups, drying
and the storage Of fruits and vege-
tables in pits and cellars.
Canning fruits. vegetables and per
ishable products OF Ill kinds for fam
lily use during the months Of little or
no production 10 not boarding and
such products will not be seized or
taxed, nor will the amount be limited.
The food administration has repeat.
eddy and definitely declared that any
statement to the contrary are the re-
suit OF enemy propaganda.
There 10 evidently q strong demand
for land In the state this spring. In
the western sales. In Butte county,
1850 acres Of irrigable land rel sold
at = total Of $32.S4o, an average Of
1856 per acre: in Meade county the
sales amounted to 4,667 acres. at A
average Of $13.42 OF q total Of 362,.
623. In Bsadle county. where the
FIRST offerings were made for eastern
counties, the acreage sold ran up to
1882. with m average price Of
$53.4O and q total OF 1896. 200. In
Meade county M tract sold at $73
an acre, and in Beadle county one
tract at $101 an acre. In Bcadle coun-
ty a tract Of grazing land leased at
81 per acre for the year.
The work OF building a new bridge
across the Missouri at Chamberlain to
replace the pontoon bridge which
went out was begun by the Chicago.
Milwaukee and st. Paul railway con-
struction crews. The bridge will DO
Of q new type and designed to with
stand the pressure OF ice packs. which
heretofore have taken out the bridge
at this important point nearly every
spring.
A number OF patriotic women 81
Burke. in order to do their bit" dur
ing the great war. have organized q
women's homo guard company. with
verna Lundak as captain. The com
pany starts out with about 30 char
ter members. They have commenced
drilling and in due time will be pro.
vided with guns.
Carl Frederick Wilhelm Lemcke,
enemy alien, and said to be . second
lieutenant in the German army. was
taken into custody by federal officers
at Crooks. He is being held at Sioux
Falls pending orders from the depart.
ment Of Justice at Washington.
Lemcke came to this country in 1914.
A. C. Bernau, auditor OF Jackson
county. has resigned his position. and
will move to Pierre, where he has &C.
copied a position as secretary Of tho
state tax commission. He Is well
posted on tax matters, and Is believed
will make an efficient secretary.
Two enemy aliens. Paul Gross .
German editor. OF Aberdeen, 8. D.,
and Ernest Webbing, . Sioux Falls
cigar maker, recently arrested -
dangerous" were taken from Sioux
Falls In custody Of federal officers to
an alien detention camp.
Richard Foster. . switchman In the
Milwaukee railway yards ct Mobridge.
was instantly killed when he missed
his footing and fell between two carr
while switching. The wheels passed
over his body. cutting him in two in
the region of the lungs.
Tho belmont Study club, . small
club Of only II members. dave = dance
from which It realised Sits. One hum
dred dollars was invested in q Liberty
bond and the balance given to the
Red Cross. The entire community
gave loyal support.
Just when vermillioa people were
rejoicing over the fact that q new de-
pot was to be erected by the MIL
waukee company this year Uncle Sam
has stepped in and under the new
orders the work Of construction will
be delayed at least another year.
The state banking department has
declared a 10 per cent dividend to the
Bancroft State bank. this making q
total Of 40 per ISN'T which has been
paid depositors.
The board Of charities and correc-
tion has elected A. o. Ringsrud, OF
Elk Point. a. president. and F. w.
Brown, Of Lead. A. secretary.
Judge Mallory and Mrs. Brethorst,
Of Lennox, have each received . hand
glenade, which were sent to them BY
Lieut.. Steven Brethorst, who II serv.
ing with the American expeditionary
army Ii France. The shells were
complete with the exception that tho
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