The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-10-08
NEWS OF SOUTH X

days on n public streets and to pay
a fine of $25.
The postmaster at Sioux Falls has
sent in a request for more mail car.
riers and the ~postofice department II
investigating the matter.
The prosperity of the residents of
Pukwana and vicinity is shown by the
fact that the aggregate deposits OF the
local banks now amount to $3.50. 900.
Pukwana has less than 500 popula-
ton.
The Garretson News is another
weekly newspaper in the state which
is building a home of it's own. l.. ID.
Aldrich recently built q new home
for the Headlight at Big Stone, and
the Garetson paper is building a new
structure of cement blocks.
The Salvation Army at Huron has
purchased a $1,000 building and lot
in that city, and will convert it into
a permanent home. The Salvation
Army has been there a number Of
years and hopes to better its working
conditions by having a property.
Members of the Young Mems Wilson
watermelon feast the other evening.
The noon lunch for business men,
long a feature of the Aberdeen Com
mercial club, is now in operation at
the Sioux Falls Commercial club.
A. A. Colgrove is the bonanza farm
er of his section of Faulk county. He
has harvested and threshed small
grain to the amount of 1000 bushels.
His wheat threshed out % bushels an
acre, barley 80, and rye %. 1t is esti-
mated that in addition to the small
grain he will have not less than 1000
bushels of corn.
Jacob Hickman Bryan, aged so
years, died at his home in Springfield.
Mary Bryan came to Dakota territory
in 1868 and resided In Clay county
aince then with the exception of the
months that he has lived in Spring,
field. He was prominent in politics
in Clay county, where he held the of
fees of sheriff and register of deeds.
Kelley, the young Montrose pitcher
who has gained much respect from
the batters in various semi-pro teams
throughout that section of South Da'
kota and who was later taken over by
Yankton and then transferred to Sioux
City of the Western league, has been
assured of a berth on that team next
year. according to Sioux City reports.
Roslyn is the newest town to spring
into existence in South Dakota, and
rapid progress is being made in the
work of constructing the town. A
number of new business Houses al
ready have been opened and others
will be installed. A large number OF
new dwelling houses and business
places are in course of construction
At a meeting of the members of the
Baltic Commercial club a committee
was appointed to encourage some OF
the local capitalists to erect a number
of new dwelling houses to meet the
| steady demand. Recently several fam
lilies have been prevented from locat
ing there permanently because they
could not secure places in which to
live.
A new Masonic lodge has been insti
tuted at Wood, with a good charter
membership. Members of the Masonic
lodges at Winner and other points in
the Rosebud country were present and
aided i'm installing the new lodge. DR.
Roane of Yankton, grand senior war
" ,r,,nnt and ln1iunrnI fhp
charter to the new lodge and installed
the officers.
The sawmill recently built at Rapid
City by the Warren-Lamb Lumber
company has sawed its first lot OF
lumber. The mill was started to op.
Grating with a considerable degree OF
ceremony, and Mayor Robinson was
allowed the privilege of catching the
first sawdust in a pail, and to retain
as a memento the first slab of lumber
manufactured.
An unknown thief stole a horse and
buggy belonging to Peter Schurman,
a farmer, while the horse was hitched
on a Tyndall street. The sheriff was
notified and Immediately got busy,
with the result that the horse and
buggy have been found at a point
south of Louisville, but there is no
trace of the thief, who abandoned the
stolen property.
The determination of the Centerville
authorities to enforce the automobile
speed laws has resulted in a number
of arrests recently. Thus far eight
or ten persons have been arrested on
the charge of exceeding the speed linn
il and fines of SIS and costs were as
sessed in each case. Some others were
arrested for not having the numbers of
their autos properly displayed.
An Oneida Indian, Alpheus Christ,
John, got a stranger into trouble and
earned for himself a term in Jail. He
induced a young man recently from
Illinois to procure liquor for him. The
young man finally refused to procure
additional liquid supplies and then in
revenge the Indian reported him as a
"bootlegger." Both were arrested. The
young man entered a plea of guilty
and was given q light sentence be-
cause he was not aware that it was a
crime to procure liquor for an Indian.
Claude C. Gray of Sturgis has filed
a petition with the secretary Of state
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