The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-12-19
NEWS Ut int SIA1E
A RESUME OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENlNGS OF THE
WEEK.

IN HARTFORD.
South Dakota's average number OF
service men who voluntarily enlisted
in the late war was 12A per cent.
A chorus Of seventy voices will pre-
sent the Messiah in the state college
auditorium ON the evening Of Deem
Der 16.
Among some Of the heavy stock
shipments out OF Kimball of late was
. special train of some 81 carloads
most Of which were cattle.
South Dakota stands sixteenth IN
the list of states in the health OF ~,
draftees in the late war. according to
figures given out from Washington.
With the prospects of a long, cold
winter ahead, the associated charities
Of Huron expect TO receive many calls
TOR assistance from the needy families
Of Huron.
Jack Holmes was convicted in the
circuit court of Hughes county on a
charge OF first degree manslaushter
for the killing OF Joe Adams and given
. twenty-fve-year sentence.
A new banking institution has been
opened at Corson. 1t is known as the
Corson State bank and promises TO
become one Of the strong financial in
situations of this territory.
Liquor estimated to be worth 81 500
| stored in Sioux Falls easements and
cellars is said to have been stoleH by
Vern Marshall, a young man taken
into custody by Sheriff Wangness, and
his c~onfederates.
Doubtless because of the deep sAows
covering their usual feed, squirrels
and birds in large numbers are attack
ing the corr used in decorating the
Mitchell corn palace n promise to
| speedily denude the handsome struc-
ture.
Pierre is again the center OF inter
est for gold diggers. Two biz outfits
are excavating in the city park and
on the Missouri banks on a neighbour
ing island, thinking they are going
to find a buried treasure. The tale
goes that years ago a barge with this
product was sunk at this place, and it
is hoped now to find 1t.
The construction OF a community
building as a war memorial. instead
OF a monument, Is favored by the re-
turned service men Of Flandreau and
|, vicinity. The building will be equip
ped with gymnasium n other club
features. The citizens generally favor
the project and it is expected early
steps will be taken to have the struc-
ture erected.
1t is said sentiment among the farm
ers OF Dawson county in favor OF the
construction of a new county court
house in Mitchell has recently become
quite strong. Heretofore they have
been opposed to the project. An ct.
tort is being made to have the county
commissioners call a special election
and submit to the voters of the county
the proposition OF issuing bonds for
court house purposes.
The dairy department at the state
college has published a handsome bull.
letin describing it's equipment. its
courses Of study, trophies n medals
won by students and the great oppor.
tunities now open to dairymen and
creamery operators. According to the
bulletin, the three-months creamery
course which begins in January offers
young men without high school train
ing an excellent opportunity to pre-
pare for interesting work at high sal.
aries. Every student is in demand just
as soon as he has completed his work
Since the recent educational con
ference Of national educators at Sioux
Falls and the state wide drive for
better rural school conditions in South
Dakota. there has been a noticeable
Capitalization of sentiment in many
communities for the consolidation OF
are expected to see the proposition
put up to the voters in many com
munities. While South Dakota today
has but about 100 consolidated schools
there are many projects in contem-
platiOn and 1t is expected that within
a year this number will be easily
doubled. State Superintendent Fred
-. OAhW 40 dliiIuS W nave tlIs SLdlc
take the lead in this educational move
ment. The school board at Canova
has called a meeting to discuss the
ACCESSIBILITY OF consolidating the Ca
now and Vermilion township schools
as the present needs OF each district
are insufficient. In Sully county an
election is called for December / and
voters will decide whether they want
. consolidated school at Onida, where
there has been much agitation for it.
At Montrose, in McCook county, it is
expected that an election will be called
Don for the same purpose, and at
Humboldt in Minnehaha county the
voters almost unanimously voted $685.
OGO more bonds for their consolidated
project there.