The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-10-17
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Dostmaster &C Memo, has resigned
because st the low salary paid him.
Four other postmasters-those at
Violin. Wakonda. Irene and
Eeddes-in that part Of the state
have resigned for the an reason.
A movement has been inaugural
aed at Worthing to consolidate sew
.eral schools of that vicinity into
one school.
Webster Reporter and Farmer.
Senator C. S. Amsden Of Gran
county spent several days in the civ
last week visiting with. relatives
and friends and taking in the DAY
County fair. He is some stockma"
and paid us a fine tribute to the
agriculture and stock exhibits al
the fair. He said South Dakota
does not hold county fairs enough
Nothing adyertises U resources
or better at SO small an ex-
pense. Besides, he said. our own
people rub elbows and get better
acquainted.
Sissetan.-Several of the Indian
boys living close to this city. who
served in the army during the re-
cent war. are taking an active in
terest in the American Legion and
becoming members of the Sisseton
post is the information received by
the state publicity Office at Wash
inrton. There are SO or SO ex-
soldiers among the Indians in that
vicinity and post officials confident.
ly believe that they will all be
members of the Legion as soon as
they become thoroughly acquainted
with the idea.
Watertown News:-Relative to
Victory buttons for men who serv-
ed in the navy during the past war.
the recruiting station at Omaha ad.
,vises the state publicity director
sof the American Legion in Water
town that a supply of buttons IS ex-
pected soon. Men who have been
discharged from the navy with &C.
tive service during the war will be
issued q button upon presentation
of their discharge or release to in
active duty.
Britton-Clarence Samdahl. coun.
sty auditor, has received his patent
on q road drag which he has design
ed and q model Of which has been
used on the city streets and roads
tributary to Britton this summer.
The drag has proven q success and
will doubtless come into general de-
mand as soon as they are manu-
featured and placed on the market.
The drag is built entirely Of steel
and consists of two parallel runners
TO which are fastened blades run
ming diagonally between the run
ners IN the = OF the old rail
renee. The object Of this unusual
design is to smooth the road bed,
and those who have used the drag
claim it does the work. Mr.. Sam
dahl expects to sell his patent to
some concern who will manufacture
: the .drses' ana Il maj i. s.. hem.
Appleton. Minn.-Fire Monday
AFTERNOON burned over a section OF
about 400 acres Of land southwest
sof town and destroyed about AZ
stacks, containing it is estimated
from 10 to Is tons Of hay to the
stack and valued at proximateIy
$50 per ton. G. N! Lund was the
owner OF tie greatest number o.
stacks Destroyed while Chas. Fewer
~. H. HendrickSon, Joe Powell, A,
j. Kaufman and Fred Rau all hac
hay ia the burned area. The flrt
started about four o'clock IN thu
afternoon and was caused It is be
iieyed by sparks from an engine OF
Great Northern freight.
yolca.-Last Thursday morning
the rea trucks Of the caboose o:
Extra $780, left the rails on thu
west switch as the train was beinf
aide tracked and ran along. tn
.xieht-of-away until they struck tn
west end Of the depot platform
when they hit with . mighty fore
and threw the trucks and rear Q
the caboose to the south OF tn
track. The force was such IS =
carry the entire south platform
several inches to the east. Fo
ON reason the caboose has no
been moved and al who pass hav
= sample Of what the wreck viii 90
Watertown.-In . recent lette
from state headquarters q q
.- ~-:cn A.akr3Nf ARWNnI