The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-05-30
OF THE STATE
PENINGS OF THE
WEEK.

South DakOta than ever before. Win
the approach OF Memorial day, com
mittees in the various cities n
towns OF the. state already are at work
making preliminary arrangements for
the day. 50 fitting tributes can be paid
10 the memory OF the men who lost
heir lives in past wars and in the
world war. Veterans Of the civil war
and subsequent wars call attention
TO an act Of the recent Legislature
putting the lid" on amusenlents OF
Ill kinds on Memorial day. from 6
o'clock in the morning until 6 o'clock
In the evening.
The crop" OF young ducks should
be the largest in the state this fall
that it has ever been. The state Is
iotted with pools and sloughs on &C.
count Of the heavy rains in tho
spring and practically every pool in
whatever section of the state it is To-
Gated has its duck population. On
many OF these ponds large nocks can
be seen feeding, while on others the
lone pair holds sway, but these birds
are reported to be nesting in the vi.
cinity OF the pools which they fire.
quent and with the number which are
making their summer home in South
Dakota. the hunting later in the sea-
son should be good along that line.
The state sherif's department has
been putting in considerable time
looking into charges of stock rustling
in the western part OF the state. The
department has made arrests in 100
different cases since January l, and
made 1874 arrests of law violatOrS
from July /, 1918, to January /, 1919.
A lot of the time of the department
is taken up with Investigations OF
complains in all parts of the state.
The state fire marshal's bulletin an
nounces that the annual meeting OF
FIRE chiefs for the state will be held
at WATERFOWL on July 3, the purposes
OF he meeting being exchanges OF
ideas among he chiefs as to n best
methods of handling fires, and espe-
ciaIy the matter Of fire prevention in
the towns OF the state.
Articles OF Incorporation have been
filed by the Huron Aerial Rapid Tran
sit company, an incorporation with
a capital stock Of $500, 600. which will
operate an air line over South Da
kota. The incorporators are George
w. Wright. John Longstaff, Charles
Ward, Merle Hagen and Elmer SOhn
all Huron e Ward, Hagen ant
Sohn served as aviators in the war
holding the rank OF li~eutenants. The
Huron aerial transit line will be the
first OF its kind in the state ii moi
in the northwest. h company Wit
operate one plane at the start. but
will increase the number of machines
as the business grows. A Curtiss
two passenger biplane will be used
The ex-army officers OF the company
will act as pilots. The plane will ar
rive in about three or four weeks, i
is said. The company plans to es
tablish landing places at Aberdeen
WATERFOWL. Sioux Falls. Mitchell ant
Pierre. The landing place in Huron
probably will be on the state TAI
grounds.
NJ. O. Herbrandson, field agent il
South Dakota for the federal bureau
of crop ESTIMATES, has made a repor
on the present status OF the crol
situation in South Dakota. A suM
, mary OF the report shows the follow
ing. The farmers Of South Dakot'
now have a prospect Of 2,2SS, 900 bush
els OF winter wheat, and 10. 900 90
bushels of winter rye, upon the as
sumption OF average influences pre-
vailing from now until harvest. Thi
with 1855, 900 bushels Q
winter wheat produced in 1916. an
1 ,256. 900 bushels OF winter rye Pre-
duced In the same year. h ter
: dency Is toward an increase OF white
rye, while winter whea remains some
What constant in South Dakota. TIL
hay condition promises good yields !
South Dakota. Tame hay acreage ]
somewhat increased from one yea
ago, while wild hay. as would be e1
pected in South Dakota, shows
small decrease because Of the breal
ing up Of virgin soil. The conditio
OF hay in South Dakota is placed q
a5 per cent, compared with IS pc
cent for a lO-year average. South D.
kota's present stock Of hay remainin
on farms is about the same as tn
amount remaining on farms in recer
years. being placed at II per cen
Flowing is estimated to be 50 pc
cent o4npleted in South Dakota an
planting s. per cent completed Pa
lures are represented to be SO pe
cent OF normal in South Dakota, b
cause Of the rather favorable We
ther, and forage conditions whic
have prevailed in the state. Sout
Dakota live stock losses are compar
lively small compared with the losse
OF previous years, with the exceptio
Of swine, where the losses to tt
young pigs has bean increased b
cause Of the cold and inclement we
Their.
UAder the auspices OF the CONNIE