Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-04

SohNh WV S'A'SoS' iNS
ed to a similar position in North Da-
kota.
Professor G. Larsen of state college,
Brookings, has been appointed chair
man Of the South Dakota dairy COM
mittee by G. N. Herreid, food admins.
TRAITOR for this state.
Every farm shrould have a quaran-
tine pen for housing diseased animals
or those suspected Of being diseased,
suggests DR., j. T. Dinwoodle, animal
disease specialist of the state college
extension division.
The Pierre Commercial club is plan
ming to have a sorghum making plant
established in that city and will en-
deavor to induce citizens to cultivate
sorghum to substitute for sugar dur
ing the war shortage.
A Chicago girl of q years has writ
ten w. C. %Boardman, of state college,
Brookings, saying that she want to
work on a South Dakota farm and
adding that she can do truck farming,
take care of chickens, and handle
horses. She Is willing to do light
homework.
Mrs. Ellen Lally, of Sioux Falls,
made a drive to produce more wheat
this year to help feed the allies in
the war, as well as the people at
home. She drove to Montrose and
completed arrangements TO have go
acres, the ground which she had pre-
pared last fall, planted to wheat.
Prof, James B. Shouse, professor
of secondary education at the Univer.
sfty OF South Dakota, has resigned his
position in order to enter army Y. NJ.
G. A. work. Professor Shouse en-
deavored to enter the army at the out.
break of the war, but was rejected on
account Of minor physical defects.
Or. George e. Countryman, Of Aber-
deem, medical member of the state
exemption board, assures the farmers
of the state that they need have no
fear OF work being hampered through
operation OF the draft law this spring.
DR.. Countryman says the board will
draft no one who is really needed for
farm work.
There is no certainty of a plentiful
supply of good seed potatoes wen ii
a huge crop is stored, warns George
w. Dixon, potato specialist OF the state
college extension division. There Is
q shortage of unchflled, earlyAar.
vested seed stock. and no potatoes
dug after October 5 should be used
for seed without sprouting.
Over 500 people attended the fare
we'll program and banquet given at
Parkstcn in honor Of the 10 boys who
departed for Camp Funston. Music
by the band. singing of patriotic songs
and several addresses were rendered
A collection taken up and given to
ine boys represented a neat sun
Luncheon was served by tho local Red
Cross women.
The famous Fourth regimental band
OF WATERFOWL. winners OF the frs
prize at the national band contests
81 the Eiks' convention in Los An
geies, has discarded its military name
and uniforms, both held yer from thu
days ii was the official band of thu
old Fourth South Dakota infantry
Regulation blue and a new name, no
yet been selected, viii replace them
The pitch has been lowered from con
cert to standard.
Deputy Market Commissioners Sim
sonson, sitter q conference with tn,
food administration, announced tina
seed ~ wheat mag be ssla at an advanc.
of 15 per cent N the local narke
price for wheat OF the same grade
Elevator men shipping In wheat vii
BE allowed TO charge s cents profit
bglshel iii excess Of what it cost
them To pat the wheat on the market
These are the permitted prof
charges, and anything above tines
profits win be Forbidden.
While ranchers are always please
t0 trap c0goteg. of iii faot get nd .
tha pests In ans oaa rale1aer II
Perkins county found his game sci
trapped. He was oit looking afte
1e.srs III Had set and saw q coyut