The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-08-05

ganization of state clinical meeting
I to be held in South Dakota some time
during the current year. The follow
ing executive committee was elected
20 have charge Of the forthcoming
meeting: Chairman, Robert A. Away,
Aberdeen; secretary, +. A. Spafford,
Flandreau; counselors, Charles +. Nc
Cauey, Aberdeen.
An explosion caused fire which did
considerable damage to the motors
and machinery in the Wedehase vul-
canizing and tire repair shop at Mitch
ell Monday. 1t is believed the explo-
sion was caused by the ignition by an
electric motor of accumulated cement
gas. Two employees of the Wedehase
company had narrow escape from the
shop the whole of which seemed to
burst into flames following the explO-
sion. Neither, however were injured.
The flames were quickly extinguished
by the fire department.
The city Of Watertown has closed
contract for the installation of the
white Way lighting system. Two
hundred and twenty-three potss will
be put in, covering the business dis
trict of the city. City Attorney Arthur
Sherin stated that the posts were on
the way, and that men would be there
within ten days to begin work. 1t is
expected that the lights will be in
stalled and equipped within sixty days.
Poppy days" when public sales on
the streets of the flower that won i'm
perishable fame during the war are
made for the beenfit of the little
French children in the devastated sec
tions Of that country, are being held
throughout South Dakota. At Huron
last Saturday the American and
French children's league netted 1910
through the poppy sale while on the
same day they raised 1895 at Mitchell.
Other sales are being held at Redfield,
Aberdeen, Vermillion, Elk Point, Yank-
ton and Pierre.
The Kingsbury county publishers
w. Wright, of the Kingsbury County
Independent, and c. p. Sherwood of
the News. j. F. Halliday of the Iro-
quois Chief secretary Of the South Da-
kota Press association, talked on the
field SECRETARY plan for South Dakota.
F. X. Resey, a progressive farmer
and rancher living in the Lennon dis
trict, has adopted novel method of
saving his wheat, now nearly ripe,
from damage by rust Rust had gained
foothold in the field. Ressey utiliZes
a rope about $50 feet in length, which
he drags across the field each morn
ing with horse hitched to each end
of the rope. AS this is dragged across
the field part way up on the grain
stalks it knocks the dew from the
stalks and heads and thus minimizes
the danger Of rust damage and may
prove. an effective method of rust
treatment. Ressey will report final
results when the field of wheat is safe
from damage by rust
Al JIt DdNlSOu County tHicSuci .
meeting recently the scale for thresh-
ing the 1920 crop was seat at cents
for oats, cents for barley and speltz
and IL cents for rye. Prices are for
standard weight or measure. The
price for threshing wheat was set by
the hour according to size of the ma.
chine; 22-inch cylinder, $3.50 per hour;
24-inch cylinder. 50 per hour; 2S-inch
cylinder. $40 per hour; 32-inch cylin'
der, $11 per hour; 36-inch cylinder
s12 per hour and 40-inch cylinder, $13
per hour. The above prices are for
full crew with all machines In stack
ihrcshing and the same help to be
furnished in shock threshing.
Ofices for an assistant superintend.
ent and train dispatchers. who will
have jurisdiction over the Northwest
ern in the new Black Hills division
north Of Dakota Junction and east OF
Pierre over the p. r. c. opened In
Rapid City Sunday. August 1. The
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