The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-10-21

fngS are OcIuS n0lu IN Ql1IeTCnl com.
munit:es to consider the question.
From reports Of such meetings the
price is to range from four cents to
five cents per bushel for picking. At
least that is the view of The farmer
rs to what he CT afford to pay and
will pick corn at that price is yet to
be developed. In some sections OF the
state heavy wind storms have laid the
corn flat IN the ground, and 1t will be
hard to get pickers to work In such
fields. In some Of them hogs are being
turned in to gather their feed from
the stalks but the hog supply on
many farms is not sufficient to clear
up the whole crop in this manner
A new Dakota baseball league was
organized in Aberdeen with five teams
entered. Those signing for franchises
were Aberdeen, Sioux Falls, Mitchell,
WATERFOWL and Wahpeton, all men,
bers of the old league. M. E. Cantillos,
Of Minneapolis, Mimi, was elected
president and w. z. Sharp, Sioux
Falls, was elected treasurer. Whether
the new league will be composed OF
six or eight teams was let to the five
teams entered.
Governor McMaster has been re-
quested to close the hunting season
in the Black Hills by Forest Super.
visor Duthie, due to the danger OF
forest fires. Fire hazard conditions
in the Black Hills National forest are
reported as extremely critical due to
weather conditions. The underground
,as been dried to the inflammability
Of finder by the dry winds and frosts
of the last few weeks.
The five-mile dixie along the banks
Of the Jim river, e Aberdeen, for
the purpose of retaining the Chedi
lake bottom has been completed, ac-
cording to the contractors. 1t Is as
serted that there will be $500 acres
OF land formerly only Of value as hay
lands, reclaimed by he construction OF
this dixie.
Andrew Johnson, Is years old, com.
mitted suicide on his farm IL miles
north Of Arlington. johnson took q
shotgun and vent to a grove OF trees.
Placing the end OF the gun in his
mouth and with the aid Of a lath he
pushed the trigger. The discharge
nearly blew the head from the body.
A large elevator and granary on the
A. F. Batien farm, ten miles west OF
Willow Lakes was entirely consumed
by fire. The building contained about
1000 bushels of wheat and 1000 bu-
shells of oats, q large grain cleaner,
and numerous smaller tools, and q
truck.
The South Dakota department OF
the Women's Auxiliary of the Amer
lean Legion will have eight votes at
national convention, to be held i st
Louis. The total Of members for 1921
of the state department is 1906, an
fitting South Dakota to eight votes.
Actual work on prospecting for oil
in the Gregory territory has been be-
gun with the erection of derricks in a
field adjoining the town on the east.
Drilling will be started at once. About
$1,000 acres of land have been leased
in the vicinity by the oil men.
The skeleton OF a prehistoric mon
ster, with ribs IA feet long, tail bones
totaling Is feet in length, leg bones
Is inches in diameter at the joint, and
more than four feet long between the
near the o. 8. Chase farm rs miles
northwest Of Isabel.
Chris Keller. pioneer resident of
Ashton, was instantly killed there
when a boiler exploded in a hotel. The
resulting fire for a time threatened
the entire business section. Damage
to the hotel amounted to $4,000.
AS a result OF being attacked by q
swarm Of bees and badly stung. VII.
liam Bush, a farmer living near Madt.
SON. was for some hours in q serious
condition, requiring the services OF ,
physician.
Fire which destroyed the building Of
the Nuway grocery store and damaged
the Domey & Miller undertaking par
lors In Yankton, vas estimated to
have caused a $25, 900 loss.
Drilling for oil on the Nelson struc.
ture, near Deadwood continues to pro.
gress favorably although for the past
few weeks hard rock has been .
hindrance.
Willow Lake township, Aurora coun.
ty, has purchased four horsedrawn
school buses to haul the children to
their central township school.
Willis c. Cook, of Sioux Falls. has
been nominated by President Harding
as United States minister to Vene-
zuela.
A South Dakota branch Of the Ma.
tional Walther league Of the Lutheran
church has been organized in Mitchell.
Burt Miller, living alone in a cabin
not far from Lead. was found dead on
a bunk in his cabin.
It il. officially announced that F1an-
dreau will have free mail delivery be
ginning Jan. l next.
H. C. Preston, q member OF the state