The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-01
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
a RESUME OF THE IMPORTANT
HAPPENINGS or THE
WEEK.

According to Superintendent Roy
Brazell. of Wind Cave, August Of this
rear established a new record for the
aumber Of visitors to the park in any
n month. The record on file shows
that approximately 5000 persons paid
admission to the cave during that
month.
Sheriff E. A. Keller, OF Madison, had
= narrow escpae from death when he
was overcome by gasoline fumes IN
his garage, where he was found in An
unconscious condition. When Mrs. Kcl-
Ter retired at 1890 o'clock she heard
the engine of the car running in the
garage and thought her husband would
come to the house soon. When she
awakened at 5 a. m. she discovered
her husband was missing, and, going
to the garage, found him unconscious
and near death.
AS the result of a tent in which
they were sleeping catching fire, three
children Of Mrs. John Blewitt, of Mad
ison, had a narrow escape from being
burned to death. The tent was n in
which the members OF the family had
been sleeping during the summer. The
tent caught fire during the temporary
absence OF the mother. Mrs. Raeligh
Scudder, driving by, discovered the
fire and rescued two Of the children,
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as Walden, a neighbor.
1t is expected that choke cherry
Tags" will Oon make their appear
ance in Lead and vicinity. Scores Of
people now are engaged in gathering
the choke cherry crop, which is abun-
dant this year in the lower valleys
Of the Black Hills. AS numerous per-
sons who never thought Of choke cher.
ry picking before are among those
gathering this fruit, it is suspected
that many Of the choke cherries will
find their way into liquids with the
necessary kick"
Miss Nina M. Ferguson and Floyd
P. Loefler, of Luverne. Mimi, enjoyed
the novelty Of being married in an
automobile. This was due to the re.
sourcefulness Of CUPID. They arrived
in Sioux Falls. expecting to be mar
ried there, after first providing them
selves with a license from the clerk
Of courts in the Minnesota county,
where they reside. Everythir~ -
readiness for the marriage at Sioux
Falls when the clergyman noted the
license was issued in Minnesota and
was not valid in South Dakota. Loci
Ter got out of the difficulty by sum-
moning his auto, bundling the clergy
man and his wife and daughter and
Mrs. Earl Horton and himself and
sweetheart into it. The car was head
ed eastward. and when the Minnesota
boundary was crossed the car stopped
and the marriage ceremony was per-
formed.
Several changes have been made in
the state highway department. State
Highway Engineer F. s. Peck has re-
signed and will take the position of
district engineer for the department
ala IuC CIIlu ulSll III, IL bidSh HI
section, which will allow him to live
in his old home at Deadwood. Fred
w. Schneider, who has been assistant
highway engineer, has been advanced
to the position OF highway engineer.
H. 8. Sternberg has been made district
engineer for the First district. with
headquarters at Pierre: Earl Eby has
been made district engineer for the
Second district, with headquarters ut
Brookings; o. N. >Hetel has been made
district engineer for the Third dis
trist, with headquarters at Pierre, and
A. 8. Manning has been maded istrics
engineer for the Fourth district. The
state highway commission has e.
moved the county highway engineer Of
Hughes county on a charge OF neglect
Of official duty.
In his regular report, H. O. Herr
grandson, field agent in South Dakota
of the bureau Of crop estimates, Unit.
ed States department Of agriculture,
presents figures which show that this
seasons corn crop in South Dakota
will be the second largest yer raised
in the state. The field agent puts
this years estimated corn yield of the
state at 101, 136, 900 bushels, having
suffered a loss Of 2.063, 600 bushels by
unfavorable weather conditions dur
ing August. The indicated average
yield is 31.1 bushels per acre for the
state. This is q reduction OF 1000
900 bushels over the estimate OF one
month ago, the decrease being due to
by rust and wheat scab.
Other estimated yields In South Da-
kota shown by the report Of the field
agent are:
Oats, 64,1O3, 900 bushels. This yield
will nearly equal the five-year aver.
age.
!. Barley. 23.1O4. 900 bushels.
Potatoes. 1855. 900 bushels.
Flax, 1,580,0O0 bushels.
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