The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-04-23
South Dakota


For the first time In several years
1t Is planned to give Deadwooda
crack baseball nine. Applications fol
dates are pouring In on the local man
ager.
The Watertown city council has ts
sued a call for a special election tc
be held on April % to vote on the
proposition of establishing a munich
pal court in that city.
Judge Bartlett Trip has just pre-
sented the Carnegie library of Yank'
ton with 500 carefully selected books,
a donation much appreciated, as
books are greatly needed in the In
stitution.
A well known Lake county farmer
named l.. Graham and his son. ]. A.
Graham are accused of raiding the
granary OF f. L. Heuck, a Minnehaha
county farmer, and carrying away
timothy seed.
Sixteen ice houses at Sioux Falls
belonging to John Parker and situat-
ed between the tracks of the st. Paul
road and the Big Sioux river, were
destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of
from $4,000 to $4,000.
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A revival campaign in the Metho-
dist church at Mitchell which has
been going on for two weeks has
come to a close. The meetings have
been conducted by Hugh e. Smith Of
Los Angeles, Cal. The number Of
conversions we're nearly 200.
Women of Sioux Falls have taken
hold of the matter Of identifying the
city. They will ask the city council
to enact an ordinance which, among
other things, will provide for the cut
ting of the weeds on vacant lots and
the planting OF trees In certain sec
tons of the city.
The Camp Crook Water and Power
company has been organized by bust
ness men of Camp Crook. That town
and vicinity will be supplied with
water from two wells which are to be
sunk at once. Expert drillers who in
| spected the field declare that II will
be necessary to sink but 500 feet to
obtain a good flow.
Henry Babb Of Sioux Falls was d.
vorced some time ago, but he evident
ly believed he still had a right to
share his former wife's home, and
when he found the doors locked he
broke into the dwelling. His former
wife had him arrested on the charge
of disturbing the peace. and he was
convicted and fined $40.
The Farmers Elevator company
which recently was organized by
farmers residing in the vicinity of
Ethan for the purpose of operating an
elevator at Ethan, has awarded the
contract for the erection of the eleva-
tor, which will have a capacity of 25,-
900 bushels. The work of construc-
ton will commence at once.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Cotton Telephone com
pany, the following officers were re-
elected for the coming year: Presi-
dent, C. B. Huntimer; secretary. A.
S. Peterson; treasurer, Martin Lar
son. The annual reports Of the Off
GERS showed the affairs OF the com,
pany to be in good condition.
Gov. Crawford has appointed A.. A.
Cotton of Vermillion, a member of the
state board of dental examiners; DR..
Fl. F. Bright of White Lake, a mem
Der OF the state board Of medical ex-
aminers; and Frank G.. Hoffman of
| Pierre, assistant state engineer, this
appointment to fill vacancy caused by
the resignation Of Leroy Leach.
A number of the most prominent
farmers Of Jerauld county have or
| ganiZed a stock company and have
| concluded negotiations for the pur-
/! chase OF what is known as the Bat
tersby grain elevator at Artesian.
| The purchasers already have AIKEN
| possession of the elevator and will In
| future conduct it as a cooperative
concern.
That the deliberate action of par
| ents in Lead who fail to report cases
of scarlet fever In their families tc
avoid the loss Of time Is causing q
spread of the disease that has reach
ed serious proportions is the charge
of the physicians Of Lead. They have
now appealed to the city through the
public press to cease ~concealing cases
and prevent the continued increase o.
the disease.
The regular term of circuit court
has opened In Mitchell with twelve
minor cases on the criminal calendar
one of which Is for Illegal voting al
the township election at Mount Yer
non and three are for alleged assault
and battery. There are twenty-five
cases on the civil calendar and ter
of these are divorce cases, most o
whom are local residents. Judge
Frank B. Smith will occupy the bench
With an address by Hans Ustrud
state superintendent OF instruction
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