The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-06-10
SUNDAY BALL IN. S. D.
Aberdeen ATTORNEY EXPLAINS
PLAN TO EvADE THE SUM-
DAY BLUE LAWS.

Sunday baseball is to be played In
the South Dakota league despite the
ruling OF the state supreme court re-
Gently that it was unlawful il an ad-
mission fee is charged, according to
George H. Fletcher, the Aberdeen
teams attorney. Fans, according to
Attorney Fletcher, will be admitted to
all the baseball parks in the league
free of charge, but if they desire to sit
and watch the game they must buy
seats. What steps Attorney General
Byron s. Payne will take in regard to
the proposed plan is uncertain.
Whether he will force the issue to a
test case or accept the situation as it
stands and make no objection to the
sale OF seats is a question.
Ashley Island, in the Missouri river
a short distance above Pierre, the site
selected by the engineers for the pro-
posed state-owned ~hydro-electric plant
on which citizens of the state will vote
at the November election in 1922, has
been a point Of unique interest in
South Dakota history for nearly a Gen.
fury. Here on the morning of June 2,
1923, occurred the first act Of Chris
tian worship of which there is a rec
ord in this region. 1t was the notable
prayer over the dead and dying of
Ashley's little band, who fell in the
Rec massacre Of that morning-a
prayer SO appealing that even rough
Die Hugh Glass. one Of the most no.
table rough characters Of Dakota's
early history, noted that lit was a
powerful prayer and moved us all
greatly"
All hopes by the citizens Of Pierre
and Fort Pierre to see the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad bridge crossing
the Missouri river at that point
planked and thrown open to the public
as a toll bridge before the end of the
summer have been shattered by a let
ter received from the president of the
road quoting the opinion Of the rail
road company's legal department.
This opinion was to the effect that the
articles under which the railroad com.
pany is incorporated in Illinois would
not permit the company operating a
toll bridge and to change these articles
50 as to make such an undertaking
possible would be out Of the question.
A novel business organization was
formed in Deadwood for the purpose of
providing Sunday baseball games to
the people of the Black Hills in COM
pliance with the Sunday blue laws. In
q recent decision, the supreme cOurt
ruled that where an admission fee is
charged, Sunday bas ball in South Da-
kota was illegal. At the meeting it
was decided to form a stock company,
the stockholders in the company to be
admitted free to all baseball games
played here. A legal opinion was that
this plan was in accord with the "olue
laws" and at the same time, the or
ganization can be financed.
One of South Dakota's new indus
tries, Ignite from the mines in the
northwest part OF the state, is to be
developed as far as possible by the
| cooperation of the state board of char.
tiles and corrections and the state
board Of regents. At a recent meeting
both boards decided to use this kind
OF Goa in the various state institutions
wherever the equipment would permit
and whenever possible. The board
members and the state engineer are
also planning a visit to the mines to
study the Ignite beds.
A resolution favoring a national
packers control law that would pro-
vide for proper accounting of reports
and would give publicity, and equit-
able and rightful protection to coop
erative livestock commission com
panies" was adopted at the conference
Of presidents and secretaries Of the
midwest farm bureau in Huron. The
resolution, it was said, vas directed at
certain shortcomings which are said
to exist in the Haugen packer bill now
pending on congress-.
For the past thirty years residents
in the vicinity of what is known as
Rozac lake, some miles from Tabor,
have believed the lake was devoid of
fish. A few days ago a comparatively
new arrival in the district, scouting
the theory that the lake had no fish in
it. went on a fishing expedition to the
lake. In a short time he caught all the
bullheads he could carry. these aver
aging from one-half to one pound in
weight. Now the shores of the lake
are daily lined with fishermen.
Delegates from twelve states were
present for the opening session of the
conference of secretaries and presi-
dents Of the American Federation of
Farm Bureaus. held in Huron. Co.
operative methods Of marketing and
handling Of grain this fall is the prin-
cipal topic for discussion. The states
represented are Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis-