The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-07-15
OF The STATE
A RESUME OF IMPORTANT HAP
PENiNGS OF THE
WEEK.

A small amount of black stem rust
has been found in South Dakota by DR..
Arthur T. Evans, associate professor
of agronomy at State college, on
kharkoff, a winter wheat, on AL eX-
pertinent station field near Bookings.
A careful search failed to show this
rust on any other variety OF wheat
The rust is not enough to do any ma
terial damage to the crop under pres
ent rather dry conditions, which
should hold it in check. Marquis, one
of the most susceptible varieties, has
not yet been touched by rust here.
The spread Of this rust depends solely
upon weather conditions.
A movement is now on foot to pro,
vide Redfield with a municipal park
and recreation grounds, an offer hav
ing been made the city to sell a 40
acre tract of land adjoining the city
along the creek for $4,000 and take
t~wenty-year 6 per cent bonds In pay
ment. Petitions are now being circu.
lated and very generally signed, ask.
ing that a special election be called
to vote on this proposition. The com
mercial club has been working on this
for several months.
Sunday night dances will be unde
the ban in South Dakota on and after
July /, according to the provisions 10
an act of the last legislature. The new
law also provides that Saturday night
dances must cease at midnight. - as
not to encroa:h on the Sabbath day
Dance halls outside the limits at q
city are placed under the control OF
the county commissioners, and they
are authorized to Issued permits to the
owners Of the dance halls.
Roy Orvis, of Humboldt, who In
court gave his occupation as a tramp
painter" must. serve q term OF one
year in the county Jail in Sioux Falls
because he struck his 7-months-old
daughter in the face. He was arrested
on complaint Of ne: 81 boris and entered
a plea of guilty, explaining that the
child was "ornery.' Orvis was given
the year term without any option OF
a fine.
Nine hundred and fifty-eight stu
dents Of Americanization courses this
year in contrast to the 625 OF last year
form the basis Of the night schools
held throughout the state by means of
the different agencies carrying on this
work, according to NJ. NJ. Guhin, state
secretary of Americanization.
Considerable agitation is in prog.
ress in the northwestern part OF the
state for the construction Of a railroad
from Belle Fourche by way OF Buffalo,
Meadow and Bison to Lrmmon, con"
Meeting the northwestern railroad
with the Milwaukee and opening up g
large strip Of territory.
At a special election held in the
Worthing consolidated school district
those favoring the withdrawal Of some
Of the former districts from the con
solidated district failed by seventeen
votes in securing the required legal
number Of votes to disband the con
solidated district.
Contracts covering the expenditure
Of an aggregate ct about S1O0, 900 in
good road construction in BeresforG
district have beer awarded, assuring
that the district, when the work is
completed, will have as good high
ways as any district in the state.
Fire caused a loss of between $50,
900 and $4,000 at Highmore, county
seat OF Hyde county. The fire started
in a hardware store and swept this
in addition to a three-story hotel and
other buildings adjacent.
Hundreds Of dollars worth of dam
age are reported to have already been
done in Faux county to growing crops
by the false cinch bug, a dark bodied,
white. transparent winged fly.
The Mitchell Y. w. C. A. has an
nounced that it will conduct a sum
mer vacation camp for girls this sea-
son.. The camp will be located seven
1l1lc0 uOI lllcdoL III MllClCll.
August 10 is the date that has been
fixed upon by the directors of Blunt
Oil Well, Inc, for starting actual drill
ing in the deep test to be, made neal
Blunt.
Peter Paulsen, a bridegroom of
three weeks, was instantly killed by a
live wire In Madison. when he was at
the top OF a pole transferring wires.
Day and night shifts are working
on the oil we'll at Standing Butte, in
Stanley county, and are already sew.
eral hundred feet down.
The new seven-story Elks' hotel in
Huron has been Officially named the
Marvin Hughitt" in honor Of the late
Marvin Hughitt.
Davis musicians have organized a
band, which will be made a leading
organization Of that part OF the state.
Five hundred South Dakota girls
will probably be enrolled in bread