The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-02-21
LIKE S. D. EGG PLAN
BILL CONSIDERED At PIERRE
GETS NATIONAL REC.
IGNITION. .

GETS NATIONAL REC
IGNITION. !.
South Dakota's place among states
with progressive legislation has again
been recognized. At q largely attend
O before the legislature at Pierre
providing for regulation Of traffic in
eggs vas made the basis of a pro-
posed uniform model egg control law.
the passage Of which will be urged
In all state legislatures At in early
date. The food departments Of eleven
states In the Mississippi valley and
Texas were represented In the confer
ence and there were present also Or.
c. l.. AlsberE, chief Of the bureau OF
chemistry, and DR.. Mary E. Penning-
ton, head Of the food research labora-
tory Of the bureau and leading author
ity on egg marketing problems, rep
~resenting the United States depart
ment Of agriculture. Representatives
OK the United States food administra-
ton, the executive committee OF the
National Poultry. Butter and Egg as.
sociation and many trade representa-
tives took part in the conference.
Although Turner county has been
settled for more than thirty years.
wolves In some remote parts of the
county continue quite numerous and
cause . great deal Of damage to the
farmers. Clyde Costain. who lives
some miles from Parker. reports that
during the last year wolves have killed
twenty-one Of his sheep. He recently
sent to Kentucky for . couple Of hunt
ing dogs, which now have arrived
They will be the central figures in q
ing planned. and in which cores OF
farmers will participate in an effort
to annihilate the wolves.
Hanson county will be among the
South Dakota counties which this year
will carry on good road work on =
large scale. While No concrete roads
will be constructed in the county dur
Ing the year. great stretches OF public
highways will be graveled and made
among the hardest and most service.
ported to have purchased a large tract
OF ground near Alexandria, on which
there are vast beds of gravel. An
automatic loader will be installed and
the gravel hauled to points where the
highways are being improved.
Through the efforts Of. Capt. Seth
Bullock. Black Hills pioneer and for
years the personal friend of Theodore
Roosevelt, the Black Hills Pioneer So
ciety has changed the name of Sheep
mountain. near Deadwood. to Mt. The
odore Roosevelt. 1t also was decided,
on motion of Capt. Bullock, that on
July 1 a monument II to be unveiled
on the .summet OF Mt. Roosevelt to
the e~x-president. From the summit Of
the mountain one can see owe the
plains where Theodore Roosevelt rode
- . young man when = cattleman Of
western Dakota.
Mrs. A. W. Johnston, wife OF a Rob.
srts county farmer, during the last
twelve months has made = record for
activity which doubtless has not been
eQualed BY any other woman in South
Dakota. In addition to performing her
household duties she raised and sold
nearly $500 worth OF turkeys. MIXED
eight o. ten COWS twice each day. and
during the harvesting and stacking
season. when her husband was short
- un~1A AA0A 80 tAnk hAN A1nOA fn
the fields and performed ~ much work
each day harvesting and stacking q
. man could do.
Much interest 10 being aroused
among baseball fans in Huron ove
the prospect Of . professional team
IN Huron this GUNNER. The matter
10 being given serious consideration
and prospects Are bright for the for.
nation Of . team OF diamond stars.
WATERFOWL and Mitchell are under
stood to be- taking up the project and
it Is possible that some sort OF state
league may be formed.
At q meeting OF Sioux Falls tractor
dealers . committee was appointed to
lCQOlt Ou IAO 0uvSOAOA1lSy "a IuO Nl0N.
tor men organizing . local association,
with the object Of holding q tractor
show and demonstration In the nea
future. 1t Is expected that 1t will be
decided to organize and that . tractor
show and demonstration will be held
rs soon as the necessary arrangements
car be made.
Deuel. county will have the priv.
lege of naming one OF the new ships
soon to be launched. The name OF tho
Deuel. county woman who is to be
sponsor at the launching OF the United
States ship to be named by this counr
" ~ . reward for high distribution
IN the fourth Liberty loan. Is wanted
1t Ninth district war loan organisa.
ton headquarters h Minneapolis.
Practical demonstrations in farm
tractors will be open to the general
public In tho state College tractor
school ae Drookings February 10 to
March 10. Eight tractors will be dem
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