The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-06-16

lngS Tor the new state capltOl mas
been received, and was placed in p ST.
ton in the supreme court room.
Pierre-The state bank examiners
department checked in" the Sully
county state bank, a new institut on
at Onida, and the bank opened its
doors for business yesterday.
Wolsey- Preparations are being
made for the annual conference of Il e
Evangelical Lutheran church society
Of South Dakota, which will be held
here from June % to June %. A good
attendance is expected from all parts
Of the state.
Phillip-At the bond election held
here, this town voted $4,000 for water
works by a vote of 92 against 2. The
Phillip independent school districy
voted $4,000 for a school building;
1913 for it and 8 against.
Pierre-The governor has appointed
August Frieberg of Beresford a mem
Der of the board of regents to succsed
the late E. G.. Erickson of Elk Point.
Mr.. Frieberg is a graduate of the state
university and has practiced law In
Union county for several years.
Clear Lake So T. j. Slattery, Of this
place, is endeavoring to locate a man
named Patrick Quirk, who through
the recent death of a member OF the
family at Brooklyn n. Y, has been
left a considerable sun of money.
Ouirk was last heard of in this Cd
ell county, but all traces of him have
been lost.
acknowledgements Kel,eter OF
the Black Hills National Forest has
been advised that six college students
from Yale, Harvard and Pennsylvania
forestry schools, will be sent here this
month to do forestry work In the Hills
this summer. The students are jun
Tors who are paid the transportation
and enough to live on for the summer
while getting practical knowledge OF
forestry.
Huron-The four McClymond's
scholarships Of a value of $3.50 each,
awarded by Huron college to the high
school graduates who made the high
est averages in an examination, have
been won by the following students:
Miss Marion Reed, Woonsocket; Miss
Alma Thompson, Canton; Clarence
Sherwood, Doland; Glen H. Aud,
Plankinton.
Murdo-This city had the first Mem
orial services in the history OF the
town Monday. The program was rem
dered in the Methodist Episcopal
church. DR.. o. E. Murray delivering
the address of the day. The address
was supplemented by a program ar
ranged by the high school students,
and after the exercises at the church
went to the cemetery to decorate the
graves of the two old soldiers who
are puried here.
Owanka-Seven immense power
breaking outfits are hard at work with
in a radius Of twenty miles or Owan-
ka breaking the raw prairie and 50
1t can this season be devoted to crops
for the first time. In the aggregate
it is expected that not less than TO-
000 acres will be broken before the
W outfits cease work for the sea-
son, thus adding that much TO the
cultivated area OF this part OF ZEN
nington county.
Whitewood-After making a thor
ough examination Of the cattle OF G.
f. Smith, in the northern part Of the
county, suspected of having anthrax,
State Inspector Cosford pronounced
the disease forage poisoning. About
forty head are affected with the DIS
ease and have been removed TO a new
p%asture. Several have died and sew
IN .~A nun Tho diCnnGp
IL local and due to eating a poison
GUS weed and in no way contagious, SO
the alarm felt among stockmen has
died down.
Bixby-Following the example sci
by the homesteaders OF two or three
other of the newer counties In the
western half of the state, the home
steaders of this (Perkins) county are
circulating petitions in accordance
with the state herd law, with the OBJ
pect of having submitted to the voters
of the county at the election In NO.
vember the question as to whether OF
not the provisions of the state herd
law shall apply to Perkins county. i
It is decided that the herd law shall
applv here, the stockmen of the coun'
w Will Ub COihpCilCu " NioSS AN'N
their cattle and other stock so the!
cannot wander to the land OF home
steaders and damage crops.
Pierre-The monthly report OF tn
state treasurer for month ending Ma!
81, shows $793,429 cash In all funds 1
the treasury. OF this the general func
carries $3.50, 514, which means tina
cash will be paid on warrants TO
some time yet. The interest and in
come fund for the public schools ha
$685.. 507, and will be considerably in
creased by the time of the distribution
of this fund the middle of this month
and when it is distributed to .th
schools Of the state will get a geo
boost. The Irvine plant fund has bee
reduced down to $50, 1853 which /
caused by heavy purchases of supple
and material. The capitol buildin
fund has been reduced to SASS by lat
payments out Of the fund.