The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-06-02
WEEK IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
Important Events in the State
Briefly Told.

Important Events in the State
Briefly Told.
Murdo-For the first time in the his.
tory of Murdo, her citizens will max,
the eagle scream this year.
Mitchell-The farmers in this vicin
ity have commenced to plant cor
with the ground in very good condi
ton, although the weather has been &
trile cold.
Scotland-Dr. ~Stonehraker Of this
place, has been appointed secretary o.
the board Of pension examiners for the
district including about half of South
Dakota and half of Nebraska.
Cerlichs-The members Of the local
Odd Fellows lodge are now making ar.
rangemhents to erect a fine new lodge
hall building. their rresent building
having become entirely too small.
B~idgewater-In the way of public Inn
provements, ~Bridgewater is setting a
lively pace for the year 1870, havine
Just installed On electric lighting plant
at a cost Of $500, and awarding the
contract for a drainage system.
Lead-One of the outcomes of the
recent labor union troubles in Lead
has appeared in the volunteer fire de
partment and as a result it is lifely
to cause the city to do away with the
volunteer organization and adopt a
regular paid department.
Pierre-The stockholders Of Hisega
lodge in Rapid Gulch, owned by Pierre
peonle, are negotiating for the pur-
chase of forty acres Of state land,
which If secured will be created into
a. park. The tract is mountainous,
and well timbered, and If it can be Sc
cured will be converted into an ideal
summer outing place for people Of
this part of the state.
Gregory-Gregory is soon TO take on
to be the busy scene of another fl
ing. the opening OF the Pine Ridge
and Mellette country will naturally
make the city Of Gregory a registra-
ton point as the United States land
Office is located here. The CITIZENS OF
| Gregory appreciate the the efforts Of
Congressman Burke and Martin for
their efforts in opening up the terri
tory to settlement.
Pierre-D. stephens, who holds a
homestead near Quinn, last year a,sed
over two tons Of broom corn from
four acres which he Dlanted on the
claim. He is preparing to put IN for
ty acres this year. and expects to get
a good return from It.
with broom corn at its present price
of more than two hundred dollars a
ton. land which will yield a half ton
to the acre is bringing a good return
to the towner.
Pierpont-Automobile owners and
others of this place are engaged in a
good roads movement which is havi7o
practical results. Each day for a week
or more past automobiles filed with
passengers. armed with KICKS, crow
bars and shove's have left town for
the public highways in this Vicinity
which lead to Pierpont, and rocks
have beer removed in large numbers
and holes FLIED UP and the roads 9th
erwise improved.
Huron-At a meeting of the city
commissioners a resolution was adoot-
ed ~forbidd'ng Sunday theatres n
kindred amusements in Huron. Here
after no license or other permit Will
be granted to owners. managers or
Others in charge of places of u lie
amusement for Sunday shows. Vi"la-
| lions Of the resolution WI result in
O. recall of licenses already in force
and the refusal to grant further IL
cense to the party in violation.
Chamberlain-The Sioux Indians
living on tie Lower Brule reservation
recently wee paid a considerable sum
in cash by the government in payment
for land surrendered and opened TO
white settlement. Large numbers OF
the redmen visited the towns in the
vicinity of their reservation, and 1t s
stated are spending their none for
useful articles, such as groceries and
clothing and other ~necessaries, ard
also for wagons, buggies and farm
machinery. many Of them being en-
gagged in farming.
Mobridge-The Cannon Ball branch
of the st. Paul road will beat the two
other branches of that line being
built out Of Mobridge to completion
by about thirty DAYS. The steel garg
is now working into New England,
the last station and terminus. Trains
will be running regularly out of No
bridge in a few days. The Cannon
Ball branch runs north across the
border, between the two Dakotas,
takes a urn directly west and term'-
mates a few miles east of the Montana
border in a newly opened country.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are now under
way that will probably result in this
city soon having a city hall which It
has lacked until the present time.
Various attemrts have been made In
the past to vote sufficient money to
purchase or erect a building but no
satisfactory arrangement could be
made and the city Offices have remain
ed scattered about the town. Now,
with its ten Thousand regulation,
Lead is sadly in need Of such a build
ing so a public meeting TO discuss
WAYS and means was called Ar hts