The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-12

this week sold 1920 acres OF schoo
lands in Beadle county receiving $751;
700, or more than fifty-fve dollars an
acre for average selling price.
is paying to the commission a little
oyer five dollars a day, which will &c
a long way toward paying the nex'
year fuel bill, up to the time wher
the proper device can be secured tc
use the gas by the state.
Pierre Miss Jennie Stapleton OF
No. s Malvern Roard, Worcester
Mass, included a request for a west
ern correspondent III one Of the rolls
of carpet for the new capitol, and II
was brought to light when the car
pets were laid this week.
Pierre-The state gas well havine
been completed before they were ready
to put il a gas receiver, the state has
been allowed to put in a temporary
tank on the ground and take out what
gas they can gather in so small a
tank, and take it out through a meter
paying the state % cents a thousand
for the same. On this basis the well
Lead-Daily shipments of union
men, former employees of the Home
stake mining company, are leaving
here for Thermopolis, Wyo., where
the Burlington railroad has contract
ed for nearly 400 men for construc-
ton work on its new lines south. The
men are going out at the rate of a
carload a day, the road declining TO
take more than that number in one
day.
Nisland-A celebration is beirg
planned by the residents Of this lit
tie town in the irrigation district, on
account of the arrival Of the first
baby. a boy which was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Abe Workman who have de-
cided to christen the boy Nisland. The
town has only been In existence a
few months and is enjoying a boom,
attracting people from all over the
hills.
Frron-A. B. Brightman has Just
returned from a tour Of tho state in
the interests Of the travelling mems
association. which holds it's annual
convention III tNlS CIV dNDu' Iut lllit-
die of June. He reports that much
interest is manifest everywhere In
the coming gathering, not only among
tr~avelirp1nen, but Wholesale houses
also. The gathering promises to be
one of unusual interest.
Deadwood-All OF the high school
and public school teachers within this
Jurisdiction received a substantial
raise in salary at the meeting of the
board Of education held here. Some
of the teachers had applied on the
ground that living expenses were
hioher hut a number did not ask any
raise. The salary Of high school
teache~s was made 500 pc month
and the grade teachers $50.
Kimhall-As the result Of an over
whelming vote in favor of the prOpO-
sition the town Of Kimhalt will have
a new school house. Of which It has
been in need for some time, owing to
the growing population of the Mace.
Bonds were voted by a majority of
225 TO issue in the sum of $40 900 with
which to erect a school house this
summer. Taking the vote as a bass
Kimball's population is o over
1000.
.Deadwood-h telegram from Con-
gresham Martin in Washington an
the treasury department has
arranged so that in the future the
branch United States assay office here
will purchase and shin east the god
from the Homestake mine, amounting
to Sc. 900 900 a year. At present this
Is shipped direct to New York from
Lead. The change means a big in
crease for the local Office in both
prestige and business.
Huron-Beadle county school lands
did not sell as rapidly as expected,
the appraisement being greater than
farmers cared to pay. The sale was
conducted by ]. f. Truman. The
lowest price paid was $40 per acre and
the highest price was $3.50 per acre.
This was for forty acres of the sec
ton lying Immediately north of the
Chicago and Northwestern railway
tracks in this city and was purchased
by the Huron Athletic association for
track purposes.
Pierre-While most OF the Chew
enne River and Standing Rock reser-
v~ations will be opened this spring. a
portion of each has been left to the
Indians until a new bill can be pass
ed, and these tracts are yet under
lease by c~attlemen, and with the ey-
perience of last winter with late ship
ped southern cattle they are getting
into the work earlier this year, sew
eral shipments Of such stock having
already arrived at LeBeau. the main
sh'rping point for that section OF the
state.
Relle Fourche-Work on the bic
Belle Fourche dam is progressing rap
idly, only 100. 1000 cubic yards out Of a
total Of 1000, 900 cubic yards remain to
be put in their place. The PRINCIPAL
work to be done is to face the upper
side of the embankment with gravel
overlaid with concrete blocks to pre-
vent a wave action. The dam will be
$500 feet long. with a maximum
heighth Of lis feet. II will create the
largest lake in South Dakota, and
soon become a favorite boating and
fishing resort.