The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-05-23

a hospital at Camp Crook, and one
OF the best known physicians AID
surgeons OF the northwestern section
dition at Fort Crook. Omaha, IS the
result OF injuries received in an auto
mobile accident. The automobile,
which was driven by DR.. Sheriff., was
running at high speed when a trolley
right Of way was mistaken in the
darkness for a road. The automobile
ran a distance Of about Zoe feet over
the ties, when It left the grade and
toppled yer q 1o-foot embankment.
Information received by Black Fills
relatives and friends OF members Of
old Company X, South Dakota national
guard, q transferred OF the artillery
in France, indicates that the Black
Hillers-noS attached to Battery F.
were about to take their place on the
battle line, where they doubtless are
by this time. The letter states that
all the members OF the battery had
recently had their heads shaved,
which is said to be the final step taken
before members of batteries are
placed in the battle line.
Seventeen and a half million dollars
is the amount now In the permanent
scSool fund of the state OF South Da.
kola, which is drawing 5 per cent in
t~erest, all Of which goes directly TO
thR maintenance Of the common
schools OF the state. Ths sales Of
ssssol lands last month reached 72,0T1
aas 90. which increased the permanent
furd by $500, oO9. This, added to the
$14, 00o, 0o9 In the fund from previous
sales, makes the total az shown above.
A chance caller 1T the home OF Mrs.
o. 4. Garner. OF Claremoat, perhaps
SAVED her life for her home was on
frs, unknown to her. When the wo-
m&a caller did not get n response
to Der knock she entered the house
and found Mrs. Garner asleep. She
alsa discovered that the house was
O Gre. Mrs. Garner had placed an
iyosy comb on the stove to dry and
TIE comb exploded. Prompt work
sIE1d the house from destruction.
Sheriff Keller was advised that
Alex. Anadiotus, a missing selectiye
d:aGt registrant from Lake county, f.
nslly was located in Sienx Falls by
tia police of that city, and now has
beea sent to Camp Funston to enter
the military service. He is a Greek,
and. being unfamiliar with the Eng
lish language, evidently was not aware
that he should have gone to Madison
and gone with the last draft contin-
gent from Lake county.
Eugene McKibbin. a South Dakota
soldier, reported slightly wounded in
France, is a son of Rev. Mr.. McKib-
bin, n Of the best known ~clergymen
of Madison. He was serving with the
Eighteenth United States infantry and
wal wounded during a battle in Pr
cardy.
Seventeen boxes OF books have been
shipped to Camp Funston by Huron
people, according to figures given out
at thu Carnegie library, which has
charge of the work of gathering and
packing Of the books for shipment to
the soldiers and sailors Of the coun-
try.
William J.. Gillette, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. s. P. Gillette, of Firesteel, has
been severely wounded in France, ac-
cording 60 a message received by his
parents. Another son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gillette also is in the service.
Fifteen Gairymen of the Aberdeen
territory have formed an organization
to obtain the production of pure milk
for u and to assist members
in producing and marketing the pro-
duct more cheapiy.
Puritanic simplicity of costume was
a feature Of the high school com.
mencement exercises at Mitchell. Tha
faculty placed 81 as the amount young
women should spend for their gradua,
ton inery.
j. HI. Wolf, OF Kimball, recently con.
victed under the espionage act and
6caleHCSu 10 pay d sl,VuV Inc AuU 10
serve five years in prison, claims to
have purchased $4,000 worth of Lib.
erty bonds.
While hunting on A. j. Rozum's
farm. Riverside, e. M. Stanton and
d. p. Brin discovered and captured ten
young coyotes within a short distance
OF Mr.. Rozum's residence.
About fifty Of the men of Fort Pierre
have signed up as members of a homs
guard organization, which will be per.
fected at a meeting to be held early
this week.
Two cars on a freight train on the
Milwaukee railroad left the track near
Nina. delaying traffic for some time
but doing no serious damage.
Students Of Dakota Wesleyan uni
versity have pledged $4,000 toward
the SAC, 900 endowment fund sought By