The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-09-19
MAIL MANY BALLOTS
EXPECTED THAT NOT MORE
THAN 500 or THE BALLOTS
WILL REACH MEN.

SOuuty huukSOI 0uOnklOt Va 0AOaA
Falls, has sent $500 ballots for the
November election to men of voting
Rge from Minnehaha county who are
serving In the national army In
France and those who are undergoing
training in various camps. Some OF
1t Ia expected that some Of the bal
lote will miscarry. as they may be
transferred to other points while the
ballots are in transit to them. 1t is
estimated that of he 1900 ballots sent
rom that county probably not more
than 500 will reach the South Dakota
soldiers for whom they are intended
and be returned TO the county auditor
after being marked in accordance
with the wishes of the soldiers. These
ballots, when returned marked, will
be counted the same as those voted
by voters who are in South Dakota.
John Ronneberg. formerly Of Lead,
now of Anaconda, Mont, who had
been called to the colors under the
selective draft from Lawrence county,
has deliberately renowned his inten-
ton of becoming a citizen Of the
United States, and by taking this I'M
patriotic action has escaped military
service. He Is of Norwegian birth
and had taken out his frst citizenship
papers in Lawrence county, where he
resided many years. BY his Ill ad-
vised action he will be deprived for
ever of the right to become a citizen
of the United States.
Many horses on farms in eastern
and northern Hand county are diving
froln some unknown cause. County
Agent Risjord, of Hand county, was
called and diagnosed the cases as
spinal meningitis, the same disease
ty. Mr.. Risjord is said to have made
the statement that the animals con-
tract the disease by drinking the stale
water in ponds and pastures. Veter-
inarians say that the disease is caused
by vegetable poisoning from feed in
pastures which affects the spine.
Louis Batinovitch, for some time
employed in Rapid City, was arrested
on a federal charge Of making dis
loyal statements in violation Of the
espionage act. AS the result of his
preliminary hearing before United
States Commissioner Hull. he was
held for appearance at the next term
Of federal court. In default Of bonds
of s., 600 he was lodged in the county
jail. The defendant is an Austrian
by birth and has been in the United
States a number of years.
Arrangements have been made by
the business men Of Parker whereby
two members Of the local home guard
will be on duty throughout each night.
for the purpose Of guarding the local
grain elevators and other business
houses. Citizens have been warned
to keep to the sidewalks when about
town late at night and not to act
suspiciously, and to throw up their
hands promptly II called upon to do
so by the guards.
Mrs. Harry Runchey, of Madison,
has been advised that her brother. j..
w. Hoyland, who was severely wound
ed by q sniper's bullet in France asst
November, has been discharged from
the army. The bullet lodged near his
heart, interfering with the action OF
hat organ and making him unable
to perform further military duty. An
other OF Mrs. R1nchey's brothers
was killed in the trenches last July.
William Mayer. aged "a, of Yellow
Creek, was caught IN the rock crush
er in the Bismarck mill at that place
and had his left foot mangled to such
an extent that 1t had to be amput-
ated. He was wearing low shoes at
the time and the fact that the heel
sufficiently retarded the power to
throw Oh the belt saved him from
being crushed to death in the ponder
Gus rock crusher.
A South Dakota young woman, Miss
Gertie Edmends. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ole Edmonds. 81 Madison, has
departed for Madagascar, where she
will serve as a field missionary for
the Norwegian Lutheran church
The new city manager law Of the
last legislative session is u~nconstitu-
tional. This is the ruling Of the South
Dakota supreme court in the case Of
Toohey VS.. board of city commission
srs, Of Sioux Fails.
Rev. w. Blair Roberts. for the las
10 years pastor IN charge of the Epis
copal church 1t Dallas. and also In
charge OF different missions IN the
Rosebud country. has departed 70
serve rs chaplain.
Ferdinand Schmidt. aged 50. was
attacked by heart failure and vas
found dead In bed at the home Of
Julius Dumpke. near Lennox. where
~ NJ employed.
Damage 70 the extent OF $500 or
$500 vas caused at Huron when three
blocks Of heavy cable wire of the
Dakota Central Telephone company
fell TO the ground.