The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-11-21
OF THE STATE
4 RESUME or. IMPORTANT HAP
PENING8 OF THE
WEEK.

Huron tobacco dealers estimate that
approximately 800. 600 cigarettes are
smoked In Huron each week.
Several Memo families will be com
PEELED to reside In barns and garages
during the winter because Of the acute
shortage Of houses there.
Plans for the holding OF the annual
exhibit OF the Northwest Poultry asso-
citation In WATERFOWL this winter were
made at q meeting OF members held
recently.
Thirteen thousand dollars worth Of
tractors, at least six different makes,
will be used for demonstration pur-
poses at the Northern normal and in
dustrial school during the short courses
for young men and women OF the farm.
The Near East corporation. an or
ganization formed by special act OF
congress for the express purpose OF
collecting $40. 900 900 for the relief OF
the Armenian and Syrian war suffer
ers, will soon open state headquarters
in Mitchell.
All districts In South Dakota where
the Farmers union has an o%rganiza-
ton will be ~canyassed TO create a SEN
timent throughout the state in favor
Of its service bureau, which will do
cooperative buying for farmers. Mitch
ell will be headquarters Of the bureau.
Hundreds OF gypsies in picturesque
garb roamed the streets Of Aberdeen
Saturday, November l. 1t was gypsy
day at the Northern Normal and In
dustrial school. A big parade through
the principal streets Of the city, a car
nival on the campus, an operetta. q
big feed and a football game were
some Of the features OF the day.
Hutchinson county continues to
maintain its reputation Of being n
of the most orderly counties OF South
Dakota. At a ecent term OF circuit
court there was only one cas- for trial,
and this consumed only a brief period,
when the Jurors and others in attend
ance were enabled to return to their
homes.
A trip over any section OF the state
shows thousands Of tons OF hay yet
In the winrows. Inquiry from farmers
shows that this is the result OF In
ability to secure help. and not through
any "shiftlessness' on their part. This
hay would be In shape for use by turn
ing cattle into the fields so long as
no snow overs It, even though it is
a wasteful method OF feeding. But
IL heavy snow falls. the hay SC left
will not be available for feed for he
winter.
OF the Sal South Dakota girls who
were enrolled this year in the 81 stan
dard sewing clubs, 90 per cent finished
their work, according TO Irene Dunno.
assistant state leader. State college ex-
tension division. The work included
the making OF a number Of specified
articles OF sewing. Demonstrations
and local contests preceded the display
and contests at the state fair and the
Interstate fair. The South Dakota girls
defeated all corners from ten other
states at Sioux City.
Parents Or friends OF injured or i'll
South Dakota soldiers, sailors or ma
rines in hospitals in or near New York
city are to be given an opportunity
to have these boys visited by a South
Dakota woman, Mrs. Mabel McNulty
Dotson, South Dakota hostess Of the
War Camp Community service. Mrs.
Dotsen's address is No. 2l5 Manhattan
ar A'n,, Nprly pitr arG ~ tho
names OF the men in those hospitals
are SEN to her she will call. bring
them HON papers and other comforts.
A Brown county farmer says this
"hve-day-a-Week and six-hour-a-day
plan was beginning to look so good
to the farmers in his section that they
had formed a local organization II
would attempt to get the northern part
OF the state to get into line with them.
on the basis Of putting III just enough
on their farms next year to keep them
selves busy six hours a day for five
days in the week. What if the farm
ers in this country would all a this
stand for one year. They would be
in position to talk across the table
with labor and in fact everybody in
the country on a basis of $40 wheat,
pay 1t or starve, with no middle ground
for discussion. His view expressed
was that The farmer has the same
right to make such demands as has
anyone else. He would be in position
to raise what he wanted for his own
family. and the "Other fellow would
have to get it at whatever cost basis
the farmer might want to place on the
product. Farmers, he said, are getting
tired OF putting in long hours them
selves to feed the fellows h believe
they are entitled to a living by putting
in most of their time loafing instead
OF working. This movement, he IN
sisted, is not a joke in any way, but
is what hey intend to organize for as