The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-05-26
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA


the district has just beer held at Clare
mont. With a good attendance from all
parts OF the district.
The five elevators in the town OF
Florence. C~odington county, bought
approximately 100000 bushels for the
fiscal year 1t is believed that his is
a record for any South Dakota town.
At q meeting OF the Hot Springs
Commercial club it was decided TO
hold a three days Fourth OF July cele-
bratlon this year. Committees are al
ready at work on an elaborate pro-
gram
The city council is planning to oil
several of the business streets of Alex
andria during the ummer months.
The Commercial club and business
men generally are behind the move
ment.
Several families Of German Rus
slams have beer brought from Lincoln.
Neb., and given employment on ranch
es in the n~eighborhood OF Belle
Fourche. They VIII be employed
chiefly in the beet sugar fields.
Parker's semiprofessional baseball
team opened the 1916 season by de
feating Sioux Falls by a score of s to
Q. Although the playing was ragged
at times. II was on the whole a good
exhibition of the national game. for
the opener.
South Dakota's knights Of the grip
Will be Welcomes to Mitchell the first
two days III June, the occasion Of the
annual grand council session Of the
United Commercial Travellers. The
entertaining lodge will be Kenmore
council No. 2d9.
That the rural roads of Miner county
may be brought up to the standard Of
the best in the state the commission
ers Of that county are taking steps to
spend thousands of dollars this sum
mel in. a road building compaign ard
in constructing drainage bitches to
protect the roads.
Through the efforts Of the CONNER
elal club it has been decided that Hot
Springs will celebrate the nations
? inns tidI Win a TIL &c idSS Ijio-
gram Of sports and races II is ex-
pected the other towns Of thai part OF
the Black Hills will unite in making
the celebration a rousing me.
The Haakon County Fair association
has set September Z and s as the date
for the next county fair to be held at
Philip. The Old Settlers picnic. an
organization made UP Of residents Of
Stanley, liaakon and Jackson coun.
lies will be held here on the 9Th of
September, the day preceding the fair.
At a meeting of the Scotland volun-
teer fire department it was decided to
send a contesting can TO the annual
tournament OF the South Dakota Fire
mems associations which Will be held
al Yankton in June. Scotland has won
MANY honors at tournaments in the
past, and is expected 10 do as we'll this
wear.
At a mass meeting OF business men
and other residents. committees were
appointed to make arranrements for
the annual field day celebration to be
held in Carthage June 6. Baseball
games and other sports will be provid-
ed for the entertainment Of those in
attendance, and several thousand PEG.
pie are expected to be presnt.
The Norwegians of Cotton and Vi
entity gathered May II IN large num-
hers ia suitably observe the Norwe-
eian independence day, Music for the
occasion was furnished by the Cotton
concert band Bail games and other
sports were provided for the entertain
ment Of those in attendance. Leading
speakers We're present and addressed
the gathering.
The Sioux Indians on the Cheyenne
River and the Standing Rock reserva-
tons Will turn out to the number of
several thousand to the annual dis
trict convention of the Indian Young
Mems Christian association for the
two reservations. which will be held
early IN June in the CONGREGATIONAL
church at La Plant. The convention
will be opened by Rev William Lee, a
missionary we'll known on the two
reservations. The gathering will be
one Of the most unique held in either
Of the Dakotas this year
The Alliance of Sioux Falls is en-
gagged IN the task Of raising a fund Of
from $4,000 to SYST 600 for the erection
Of a permanent home for tile alliance
on a lot owned by the organization in
a central location near the business
district. The alliance has since its
organization two or three years ago.
occupied leased quarters. Tie ALI
anee looks after the comfort Of the
working girls Of Sioux Falls and pro-
vides such Of them as desire II with
a home and board at cost. Since the
alliance came into existence hundreds
of girls have been benefited With
the erection Of a larger building the
scope of the alliance will be enlarged
and the working girls Of the city bene-
flied in a corresponding degree. The
citizens are contribul ing literally to