The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-04-09
WOOD LEADS m S. D.
INCOMPLETE RgTuRNo cOvE HIN
A PLURALITY OF ABOUT $500
OVER loWpEN.

olectlOn OF March Is, covering COIn-
plete and incomplete figures from
l.4lS Of the LAO precincts in the
state. show Gen. Leonard Wood cor
tinues TO have = safe lead over his
nearest competitor. Gov. Lowden.
Complete unofficial returns have been
received from twenty-five counties. Re
turns from the l,413 percincts give
Wood 29.362; Lowden, 25.737; John
son. 1886. AS the precincts from
which returns have not yet beer re-
ceived have comparatively small
votes. complete reports are not ex-
pected to change the margins to any
great extent. Returns tabulated from
1900 precincts for United States sen.
ator show that Gov Peter Norbeck
received $500 votes. while Dick
Haney. his republican opponent. re.
ceived 20.553. For governor the same
precincts gave w. II. McMaster 25.
542 votes to 1910 for r. o. Richards.
Congressman Christopherson's major
ity over c. n. Dillon in the First dis.
trict will run close to 5000. Returns
on the vote cast by state democrats
are very meager, but such as are
at hand show James w. Gerard. for
president. has a large majority over
James Monroe, his only democratic
opponent for the support OF Souts
Dakota in the democratic national
convention. Majority republican Sc
lections for delegates and %alternates
in the national convention and for
presidential electors are winners.
Years ago on the Pine Ridge res
ervation a Sioux indian was killed in
battle. The grieving mother ex-
tracted the bullet from her dead son.
and as a remembrance put 1t away
In = small leather pouch. which in
turn was placed in a larger beaded
buckskin bag In 1914, w Fl. Over,
curator OF the museum at the Uni
versity of South Dakota. visited the
reservation in search Of specimens
and antiques and camped for two
weeks near the cabin of the aged
Indian mother. Upon his departure
after a great deal of persuasion st
WAS finally induced to accept paymei t
for some eggs which he had received
from her. Just as ne was leaving.
however. she brought out the old
beaded bag containing the pece OF
lead, her most priced possession, and
insisted that he in turn accept thia
token from her 1t now lies in the
curator's office in the university
museum
The $40 boys and girls clubs in
South Dakota made a profit of more
than $39S 900 last year in eleven prof
ects The LARGEST profit was made by
the 1.l0G members of seventy six sow
litter clubs, s334.6l8. The largest
membership was IN the 107 garden
clubs, totaling 1922 youngsters The
total club memberships was 6652 o!
whom 4.329 completed their work.
Sow litter club members have retained
2.5lS breeding hogs as foundation
stock for 1920. value. $317.73l Cow.
calf club members have eighty-fve
breeding animals. worth $l9,740 The
total value OF all projects results for
annual report Of p J Scarbro. sta.e
leader
While the people OF Onida. the coun-
ty seat OF Sully county. estimated that
their percentage OF new BUILDINGS for
last year went higher than for any
other town IN the state. they are per-
dieting a greater bu lding
for the coming year than that OF
last year This town is located in
n OF the best agricultural counties
In tho Missouri valley. and is omlng
to Tho front rapidly along with the
increased demand for farm lands.
Tho state wide drive for better
rural schools. interrupted last October
by the coming OF inclemeLt weather.
will be resumed on April Is. accord.
ing TO word received from the Office OF
Fred l. Shaw. state superintendent of
schools. The drive will start IN
Hughes county and move westward
through the Hills district. while =
number OF counties IN the eastern
part Of the state. NOT covered - yet
will b included.
The manager of the Armour light
:ity council for permission to increase
rates. he showing that the plant can.
not be operated successfully at the
present rates. which were fixed some
time ago. when the cost OF materials
was only . small part Of what It now
il.
The cities OF the Black Hills expect
to send a strong delegation Of shoot.
ers to the annual state tournament t
BE- held 1t Mobridge this year. Most
Of the clubs are young. but neverthe-
less have developed some very promis-
Ing shots.