The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-22
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

MARVIN VIII soon Opeu us He" opera
house.
Eagle Butte has taken the first steps
toward Incorporation.
Cole Younger, reformed outlaw, will
lecture in Sioux Falls soon
The Mitchell Republican is install
ing a new $1,000 perfecting press.
Judge Elliott has taken the oath Of
office and is now federal judge for
South Dakota.
The members of the Episcopal
church building.
Poultry fanciers at Sioux Falls have
organized a society which is intended
to become statewide.
A new opera house has been COM
pleted at Redfield and has been for
mally opened to the public.
The appointment of a commissioner
of immigration will be the next mat
ter of interest in South Dakota.
The town of Eagle Butte is taking
steps to have that place Incorporated
under the laws of the state as a town.
The city council of Miller has de.
cided to take up $4,000 worth of out
standing warrants. and thus make a
material saving in interest.
A broom factory has commenced
business at Faith, the proprietor be-
ing a homesteader living near Faith.
The starting of the factory has result,
ed in the broom corn acreage being
greatly increased.
Jesse Fl. Groves of Huron was kill.
ed, and James Capp of Parker badly
injured in a freight wreck on the
Northwestern at Monroe, caused by
a spreading switch. Both We're mem
bers of the train crew.
AS a memorial to the old soldiers OF
Carlton post, No. II, G. A. r., of this
city the citizens of Parker have
mounted on a handsome polished gray
granite BASE i'm the court house yard a
cannon presented by the war depart
ment.
Theodore Thomas. aged Is, OF Gus
ter. went in swimming in French creek
and was evidently seized with cramps
in the cold water and sank, no one be
ing neal to give aid except a younger
brother, who ran to town. The body
was recovered an hour later.
A numerously signed petition has
been filed with the town trustees OF
Bowdle asking that a special election
be called on the proposition OF incor
porating Rowdle as a city. If the
proposition carries it is planned to in
stall a municipal system of water
works.
1t has been decided TO hold a ~rousine
Fourth of July celebration at Winner
The first railroad was only recently
completed to Winner. and the first
passenger and freight trains TO run on
a regular schedule will reach there on
the evening of July 2. The celebra
ton will be in honor of this event as
well as an observance of lndepend,
ence day.
Watertown will soon have no sur
face wire within the business district
Underground cables have carried the
telephone wires under the retail des
trict for several years ard the cleo
trio light company is laying conduits
preparatory to placing all their service
wires underground. The new are
lights will then be installed on metal
ic poles and Waterfowl will have one
OF the best looking business sections
of any city in the northwest.
The Meade County Fair association
recently granted a state charter, has
secured control of a little more thar
80 acres of ground nea Sturgis. which
will be fitted up for race track and fail
purposes. Races will be held July 3
4 and 5. y
G. r. Caldwell Of Gary has beer
granted a patent on a foot warmer
which is so constructed that 1t car
readily be attached To any automobile
being connected with the motor, ant
so designed that it will furnish an,
amount of heal without in the least de
tracing from the power Of the engine