The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-02-28

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ally anxious to get another sight OF
the animal, he spurred up his horse
and galloped over the hill. From this
point he could see a good distance in
all directions. but no deer was In his
range Of vision. Turning to ride
away. his attention was attracted by
the action Of his horse to . nearby
spot, where he saw the deer lying on
it's back, with all four legs kicking
in the air. Upon approaching it he
saw that the deer had fallen in such
a way as 10 be wedged between "
rocks and was helpless. One OF its
horns evidently had been shed, and
upon the hOrseman taking hold OF
the other to pull the deer from its
position that horn also gave way in
his hand. coming of close to the head.
He then lifted the animal by the ears,
finally releasing it. The deer had
been shot in the mouth, and in its
consequent weakened condition had
fallen and been caught in this strange
manner. The rancher turned it loose,
but kept the horn as = souvenir.
An old piece of paper with y mes.
sage scrawled on it with the point
Of a sharpened stick dipped in shoe
backing, telling OF the extreme SUI.
fering and poverty OF = Harding
county family has been received in
Mitchell. The letter was written by
c. F. Sylvester. who is vainly en-.
deavOring to find ~sustenance for his
wife and two children. The Sylvester
home, 80 miles from the nearest rail
road, was destroyed by fire more than
two weeks ago and since that time
the little family has been living X
posed to the winter weather. Mrs.
Sylvester, an expectant mother, is i'll
and the husband dare not leave her.
There are ranchers within q few
miles, but Sylvester says these men
are seeking to drive out all home
steaders and will not help him. Syl.
vester says he and his family have
nothing but ground wheat for food,
that everything they owned was de-
stroyed in the FIRE which wiped out
their home. Residents Of Mitchell
are preparing to send aid as quickly
as possible to the sufferers.
Deuel. county is the first OF the
South Dakota counties to name q
sponsor for a merchant marine ship.
The ship is to be named in honor OF
this county for its high percentage in
the sales OF Liberty bonds Of the
fourth issue. Miss Marian Elaine
Wilcox. OF Clear Lake, is the young
woman chosen. She Is q daughter OF
Mrs. w. II. Wilcox, chairman Of the
wOmen's county Liberty loan commit
tee. and has also been constantly as
sOciated with her mother in various
lines OF patriotic activity for the past
several months.
Farmers and ranchers living in the
northern part OF Trip county report
that coyotes are unusually numerous
thh winter, and that as a result the
owners Of live stock are suffering
heavy losses. The animals have he.
come so bold that they enter barn>
yards IN daylight and carry or chick
ems and young pigs. In an effort to
rid the region OF these pests the farm.
ers and ranchers at intervals eneaKe
in coyote roundups. The frst Of these
resulted In Is coyotes being baexel
in one day, two townships being Gov.
cred By hunters.
Consolidated high Schools virtually
have been decided upon BY TIVE d.
triets y Lake county. In The Nusls
aistrieo ahere are four schools eutstde
the village, while the village has
school with two departments. It il
proposed 10 consolidate the four out. |
side schools with the Nunda seh>el
nd provide a four years high ssheei
coarse. In Franklin township, witch |
ct present has seven country scAssgs,
DAAs are being made to consulate
ths0e into one school, Situated 1t
central point in the township.
The residents Of Bonesteol 80
ether parts of Gregory county ase
hsenly interested in the passage .:
. bill In the state legislature whauh
provides for an appropriation Of elo..
- for the erection of a sales pavaaoa
. the county fair grounds 1t Deae.
sseel. IN q number Of other e~unttee
he state has provided the funAs e
erect these pavilions for the beneat
81 , patrons of county fairs and t.
enable the stock breeders OF q cep~ts
to have a place in which 10 held salea
Of live stock.
Cows that give an average annual
yield in eam Of SIS is the boast q
William and Henry Martens. residina
near Draper. The boys have 10 such
cows and declare they received 3zs2..
81 for the cream alone during 1918.
Besides this they point 10 . nuIhef
OF hne calves raised from the cewp
asd to . go0dly number Of pigs. fat.
tened by the skim milk after the
cream had been drawn.
Plankinton has raised its wate,
rates. The minimum charge II The
future. the city council has decreeA.
Will be $3.50 Instead Of IS for S.ooo
cubic feet instead Of for 1880 cubic
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