The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-12-05

but no action was taken to relieve
them until last year. Auditor Reeves
now has declined to issue the warrants
in his case until the court has passed
upon the validity Of the claims, and
the claim OF Mackey has been pre-
scented in the supreme court for a ruiz
ing through an application for a writ
Of mandamus
South Dakota needs more expert
creamery operators. butter MAKERS
ice cream makers and helpers Inc
paw for such work Is high and should
induce more young men TO prepare
themselves for an ever growing occu-
nation State college offers a three
months curse beginning anuary D
to give the young men OF the state
| training that will fit them TO occupy
responsible positions at good salaries
The fee is nominal More than loo
graduates Of the short course are now
holding excellent positions HlSn
| school training is not required
AT a meeting Of farmers residing
in the Wan Lake district, some miles
from Sioux Falls. they adopted resolu-
lions setting forth that they favored
| the shorter work day. and minated.
| apparently in all sincerity. thai they
would In future conGne their farm
work to EIGHT hours per day They
announced that they did not desire to
curtail production, but" want TO make
the idle rich perform their just share
OF labor"
A bottle which was a long time
making a short journey was recently
picked up on the river bank near
Nlobrara, Neb. The bottle contained
several names. but the only ones
which could be ~deciphered we're those
OF Ruth and Bessie Carlin. OF Carlin.
and the paper was dated in 1883 Evi-
IDENTITY the bottle was dropped IN the
Cheyenne river some time ago.
Because OF the high price Of corn
and potatoes many OF the armer
OF the Castlewood territory report that
next season they will devote a greatly
increased acreage to these two crops.
They figure that both crops are more
profitable than wheat or other small
grain and accordingly will reduce
their small grain acreage so they a
raise more corn and potatoes.
That Dawson county farmers will
specialize in wheat raising less dur.
ing the coming season than ever be-
fore Is the general expectation OF
Mitchell grain and real estate men
who have been watching the tend
ency in the county toward corn cu!ti-
walton and the tremendous increases
in thoroughbred and butcher stock.
The coal shortage difficulties haze
been added to by further complication.
the hens OF the DeSmet territory evil
IDENTIFY having gone on a strike For
a week or 10 days there have been
no EGGS on the local market, which IS
the first instance of the kind on rec
cord there at this time OF the year.
That ~anti-cigarette sentiment IS
rapidly crystallizing in Mitchell, SO
that q campaign against the cigarette
will probably be waged IN the city
within a few months, is indicated by
statements from leaders OF Wanena
Christian Temperance union and the
Parent-Teacher circles OF the city.
The recent snow storm which visit
ed the state and surrounding states.
was the earliest big storm and the
most severe one which has been noted
In thirty years. with the exception
OF the noted blizzard Of 1880, which
came on October Is.
The Missouri River, which froza
over at Yankton November Il, in
breaking free under the thaw, tore
out the pontoon with heavy loss, and
drove the ferry boat. through ice
pressure, up on the north bank
A mysterious airplane which has
visited Mitchell, one a week for sew
eral weeks is believed to be engaged
in an Illicit transportation of liquor.
according to a theory evolved by
county officials.
The site of the new $500. 900 corn
palace auditorium at Mitchell, author
ICED recently by a special election,
probably Will be selected in a few
days at a special meeting OF the city
council.
A wave OF consolidation OF schools
will sweep over Brown and adjoining
counties during the winter, and by
spring a number Of communities will
be ready to vote on the question.
Only ten persons were arrested In
Madison during the past year for in
t%oxication, this indicating how well
the statewide prohibition has been en-.
forced.
Mitchell has been selected as state
headquarters OF the Y NJ c. A, with
the entire staff of state officers chosen
from that city.
Plans for the South Dakota State
Poultry show, to be held in Mitchell
Jan. II to II. are already being formu,
lated
Shooting ducks after sunset has been