The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-03-31

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Mitchell-At the meeting of the rural
school officers and teachers Go emo"
Vessey delivered a special address on
educational matters, taking strong
grounds in behalf of the boy on the
farm.
Pierre-Fire took four cars ont of
a long string in the O,thwestern
yards here Saturday evening. The
cars were in the middle Of the yaris
and only quick work saved a number
of other cars surrounding the blazing
ones.
Vienna-The state board OF rail-
road commissioners recently visited
this place to investigate the matter
Of ordering the construction of the
Milwaukee and Great Northern rail
ways at this place, as demanded by
the business men.
Lamro-The new Trip county town
of Denver, near here, has had it,
name changed by the postofice de-
partment to Paxton. Residents of the
new town say the people OF Denver,
Colo, became jealous and made a pro-
test to the authorities at Washington.
Canton-The 2-year-old baby OF Mr..
and Mrs. J. w. Dickens of Worthirg,
was found about a mile down the
creek from where it was drowned.
Hundred of willing friends have been
searching for two weeks to recover the
body. Many were afraid it had been
carried into the Sioux River.
Pierre-The railroads operating in
Stanley county. last year, paid over
thirty thousand dollars Of taxes in
that county. Their assessments were
raised materially for last year, and
the sun which that county will re-
ceive for this year will be probably
twice as large.
Rancroft-The annual meeting OF
the stockholders Of the Rancroft-Man-
chester Telephone company, which
operated extensive rural lines in this
region, resulted in the election of the
following officers for the coming year:
President. J. B. McAllister; secretary,
F. Z. Evans: treasurer, o. S. Hoover.
st. Onge-Through the efforts Of 10.
cal business men and the lodge, the
Woodmen here have raised in sub
scriptions. over 10000 with which to
erect a new modern hall. The build
ing will also house the State Bank Of
st. Onge and some offices and con-
struction work is expected to begin at
once.
Watertown-Word has been received
in this city that about April 1 the
government will send one million
black bass and 500, 600 crapoie to Lake
Kampeska, from the fish hatchery at
La Crosse. Wis. This will make seven
million fish the government has placed
in waters surrounding this city within
the past four years.
Chancellor-This place has develop
ed two young inventors In the persons
of Edward and Theodore Erickson,
who a few days ago were granted a
patent on a rotary engine OF their in
vention. The engine is said to sur
pass anything of the kind o In ex-
istence and the friends of the two in
ventors believe they will make a for
tune from 1t.
Pierre-The attendance at the audi
tors meeting the past week was up
to any past record, with only three
counties absent on roll call. The ques-
ton of real estate values was the
principal one of consideration for the
day. and the list, with a few excep-
tons, is nearly the same as W years
ago. Other classes OF property are left
materially the same as for last year.
Watertown-The South Dakota AS
ISOLATION of third and fourth class
postmasters will hold its annual meet
ing in this city June Is and l6. The
executive committee met here today to
perfect arrangements for the event
which II is believed will be the most
successful in the history OF the asso-
citation. The state meeting two years
ago was held in this city and the MEM
bers recently expressed a desire to
hold the 1910 meeting here.
Mitchell-As the result of a class
prank last week in which the flesh
men class of Dakota Wesleyan out
numbered the sophOmores and TOOK
them out into the country AM clipped
their hair and branded them with
iodine, q of the rlngleaders In the
event have been temporarily suStrC-
ed from school. The scrap mac been
going on fer the past week ard finally
the faculty issued an ultimatum that
further warfare should stop The act
of the freshmen ensued VITA tGe re-
suit that this disciplinary measure was
taken. Petitions for the reinstatement
of the freshmen are being circulated
by the upper classmen and it is prob
able that the erring ones viii he al
lowed TO resume their clas es.
Pferce-State Treasurer Johnson
has called FIVE hundred Thousand dol
lars of revenue warrants. tbs call
wines out all of the state dett OF thai
| class, but leaves a heavy debt OF gen.
eral warrants yet out. Just how the