The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-13
NEWS OF TIE STATE
A RESUME OF IMPORTANT HAP
PENiNGS OF THE
WEEK.

lJthOAd SNhAA dA ltAN PAASH1 NO-''EN'--S
fell 10 the ground.
Ferdinand Schmidt, aged so, was
attacked by heart failure and was
found dead in bed at the home OF
julius Dumpke, near Lennox, where
he was employed
Rev. w Blair Roberts, for the last
10 years pastor in charge OF the Epis
ropal church at Dallas, and also in
charge OF different missions in the
Rosebud country, has departed to
serve as chaplain.
The new city manager law of the
last legislative session is unconstitu-
,onal. This is the ruling Of the South
Dakota supreme court in the case Of
Toohey rs. board of city commission
ers, of Sioux Falls.
A South Dakota young woman, Miss
Gertie EdmOnds, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ole Edmonds, OF Madison, has
departed for Madagascar, where she
will serve as a field missionary for
the Norwegian Lutheran church.
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 it 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 of the belt saved him from
being crushed to death in the ponder
GUS rock crusher.
Mrs. Harry Runchey, Of Madison,
has been advised that her brother, j.
w. Hoyland, who was severely wound
ed by a sniper's bullet in France .ast
November has been discharged from
the army. The bullet lodged near his
heart, interfering with the action of
| that organ and making him unable
| to perform further military duty. An
other OF Mrs. Runchey's brothers
was killed in the trenches last July.
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
spiciously, and to throw up their
hands promptly If called upon to dc
so by the guards.
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 hi:
preliminary hearing before United
States Commissioner Hull, he wa.
held for appearance at the next tern
of federal court. In default OF bond:
of $4,000 he was lodged in the count!
Jail The defendant is an Austrian
by birth and has been in the United
States a number OF years.
Many horses on farms in eastern
and northern Hand county are dyinl
from some unknown cause. Count,
Agent Risjord, of Hand county, wa
called and diagnosed the cases a
spinal meningitis, the same diseas
that is affecting herds in Beadle cour
ty. Mr. Risjord Is said to have mad
the statement that the animals cor
tract the disease by drinking the stal
water in ponds and pastures. Vetel
inarians say that the disease is cause
by vegetable poisoning from feed 4
pastures which affects the spine.
John Ronneberg, formerly Of Leat
now of Anaconda, Mont, who ha
been called to the colors under tn
selective draft from Lawrence count.
} has deliberately renounced his intel
tion of becoming a citizen OF tn
United States, and by taking this III
patriotic action has escaped militar
/ service He is Of Norwegian birt
and had taken out his first citizenshi
: papers in Lawrence county, where b
resided many years. BY his i'll az
t vised action he will be deprived 10
' ever of the right to become a citize
l of the United States.
County Auditor Shenkle. Of Siou
Falls, has sent 1900 ballots for tn
November election to men OF votin
age from Minnehaha county who al
serving in the national army
: France and those who are undergoin
training in various camps. Some
the voters may be hard TO locate an
it is expected that some OF the ba
lote will miscarry, as they may
transferred to other points while II
j ballots are in transit TO them. 1t
estimated that OF he 1.500 ballots sci
{ from that county probably not mo-
than 500 will reach the South Dakot
soldiers for whom they are intendt
and be returned to the county audit'
;. after being marked in accordan'
f with the wishes of the soldiers. The'
+ ballots. when returned marked, VI
e be counted the same as those vote
|. by voters who are in South Dakota.
A warrant has been issued for Il
arrest of Henry L. Johnson. a wealth
farmer of Palestine township, A
y rora county. charged with contem
s. OF court. Johnson has refused to pr
:" chase Liberty bonds or to contribu
II TO the Red Cross or other war reli
e movements. He was ordered TO a