The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-10

A new band has been organized at
Clark.
Gray wolves are becoming very bold
in the vicinity of Okaton.
Fire destroyed the farm house on
the J. J. Batterton farm near Sisseton.
Wentworth tennis players are plan
ming the organization OF an associa-
ton.
w. A. Kuntz has been granted a 90
year franchise for an electric lighting
system at Plankinton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Greenman Gere Of
Webster recently celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary.
Fire wiped out the little town of
Pollock, in Campbell county, a small
town with a population of 250.
A new hotel, called the Raymond,
and one of the best equipped hostel
ries in that part OF the state, has been
opened at Trip.
The fle department at Philip has
been ~reorganized and dividtd into two
engine companies. A hook and ladder
company will be added.
Duprce business men, following an
attempt to start an ~incendiary fire,
held a meeting and arranged to en-
gage a night Waterman.
julius Jacobson, formerly of Lake
NOrden, who has been holding down a
claim at White Owl, was struck by
lightning recently and instantly killed.
Rapid City men have discovered a
large deposit of red, white, yellow and
blue sand near that town, which can
be utilized in building operations very
cheaply.
John Walden, of Madison, president
of the Lake County bank, dropped dead
of heart failure. He was wealthy, one
part of his fortune being twenty Sec
tions of valuable land.
The DeSmet creamery which a few
years ago was noted as the greatest
creamery in the northwest lost its
prestage in recent years by reason of
farmers going more extensively into
grain raising. The management nov
a marked increase of cream receipts
report a marked increase of cream re-
Ceipts and the creamery will quite
likely resume its former rank as a re-
suit of the dry weather.
In the opinion of b. F. Walters, en-
gineer in charge of the Belle Fourche
government irrigation project, the
,,,.D, ,,,,r. vyhD hayra hnnn natitinnino
to have their water rates Cancelled for
this year, will receive the relief they
have asked for. The failure of the
water supply early in July, through
the inability to store sufficient water
owing to the late completion of the
dam, and the absence of rain during
the spring, put most of the water users
in a worse position than if there had
been no water whatever supplied.
The Commercial club at Faith has
secured special railroad rates on feed
seed and fuel for the people on that
branch of the Milwaukee railroad, &C
cording to announcements made there
this week. AS a consequence, home
steaders in that part of the state viii
be able to get through the winter In
much better shape than they had an
ticipated. The Commercial club viii
!; take charge of the food, seed and fue
| business for the town, and will see t.
il that none in the vicinity Of Faitf
are allowed to suffer for the lack o
= feed for livestock, seed for next year!
|, crop, or fuel to warm their house!
: through the winter.
The local agent for the Great North
ern Railroad company at Willow Lake
not being provided with a safe, thii
summer converted a kitchen range in
to a safe and stored there checks
e drafts, currency and coin belonging L
the railway company. AS the result o
5 this practice he had a narrow escap
a from sustaining a heavy loss. On on
of the recent cool mornings his wlf
arose ahead of him, and, not knowini
t that the stove was being used for
6 safe, started a fire in the stove to tax
r the chill off the room. The static,
Q agent heard the roar of the flames j.
{ the chimney, and in a remarkabl
brief time he had rushed downstair
10 the stove. BY quick work he mai
aged to save everything but one 5
bill, which was burned beyond redemr
tion.
d Lightning struck a grarary on tn
farm of John Mullenberg, near DolanC
Q and the building and 200 bushels c
grain were destroyed. A machin
shed adjoining also burned, with abou
Y 5000 worth of machinery.