The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-12-31
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Western Newspaper Union News SERVES.

nnSton, sixteen members already hav-
Ing joined the organization.
Wheeler, with forty population, sent
the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader a check
Tor S5S.45 for the Belgian relief fund.
While delivering milk to his custom
ers at Arlington. p. c. Sorenson drop.
ped dead just as he started to depart
from the DR.. Schoonmaker residence.
Ben Zachte of Canistota is in receipt
of a letter from his mother in Holland,
in which it is stated that flour is sell
ing for $50 a sack in Holland: meat is
70 cents per pound and eggs are worth
l2l2 cents each.
The annual meeting of the county
school officers of Yankton county has
been held, with a good attendance. Su-
p~erintendent Theo. Halla presided and
an address was given by State Super
intendent c. II. Lugg of Pierre. SUI
p~erintendent 7. A. Harmon of the city
with a talk on township high schools.
Anti-cattle rustling associations
have been organized in several of the
different communities of Trip county.
the members being pledged to work
secretly to drive out or bring to pun
ishment different gangs who are be.
lieved to be responsible for the loss
of much live stock during the last
year.
Published notice has been given that
an election will be held in Spearfish
tuesday, January 5, for the purpose
OF electing a chief engineer of the To-
cal volunteer fire department. Only
members Of the department will be
eligible to vote. Spearish is one of
the few towns in the state which
elects the head OF its fire department
in this way.
A rare condition of the roads pre-.
walls about Dell Rapids. The few
inches of snow that has fallen has new.
er been disturbed from where it first
lay, as there has not been wind enough
to blow it about. AS it fell on most
ground it packed hard and now is
nearly as solid as ice and in most
places affords fine ~sleighing. and does
not interfere with wagons and autos.
The building for the creamery which
is to be operated at Howard has been
completed and the machinery will be
installed as speedily as possible.
Anderson, the owner, states that he ex-
poets the new creamery will be ready
to be placed in operation about Feb
ruary l. 1t confidently is expected the
creamery will prove an important fac
tor in the prosperity of Howard and
the farmers of the adjacent territory.
1t is announced that George Savers,
who has been connected with the
American Exchange bank, of Pierre,
will take the place of record clerk in
the office of secretary of state the first
of the year. Will Bailey, who has been
occupying that position, will be docu.
ment clerk in the supply ROOF during
the session of the legislature. and
after that will have charge of all pub.
lie documents, a new office to be es.
tablished.
About 200 men gathered at Chester
the other day for a wolf roundup. The
forces surrounded the enemy, and as
the circle grew narrower intense ex.
element was shown. But when the
roundup was completed, not a wolf
was to be found. though the hunters
slew numerous rabbits, and about a
half dozen wolves were reported to
have been seen during the day, and
two Of the sportsmen even got a shot
at q wolf, but without serious conse.
quences to the wolf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Steinmetz, pic.
neer residents of Garretson have Just
celebrated their golden wedding ami.
versary. In 1890 they came from Wis
cousin and located on the farm near
there which has since been their home.
Mr.. Steinmetz is 81 years of age. but
is as strong and well as any man half
his age. Mrs. Steinmetz is several
years younger than her husband. and
also is enjoying good health. They
have five living children. All of them
except M son were present at their
parents golden wedding celebration.
z. r. Shong. claim agent for the
Milwaukee railroad, has just adjusted
claims for damages for three prairie
fires near Lennon, started by sparks
from locomotives. The fires were the
one north Of White Butte, and two
starting near Lennon. Mr.. Shong set
tied on the basis of so cents an acre
for the land burned over, and S. per
ton for hay burned in the stack, these
being the two principal items of loss.
IL is estimated the road will pay out
about 100000 to claimants who were
damaged by the three fires in ques-
ton.
According to statistics received by
the Commercial club, Sioux Falls Is
one of the 25 cities in the United
States showing a gain in business fer
the year 1914 over that of 1913. The
statistics cover 12S cities divided into
groups or sections, thirteen in number.
OF these sections only one, the middle
northwest section in which Sioux Falls
is located, shows a gain over last year.
Some of the cities in the group that
show a gain in business are Sioux
Falls, Billings, Mont, Des Moines. Ia,
Aberdeen, Duluth, Mimi, Grand Forks,
and st. Paul, Mimi.
George Sayre of Pierre will faka a