The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-10-03
An encampment Of the home guard,

Dakota was held in Canton Saturday.
Messrs. Dowdell and Willard, man
ayers Of Ruskin park-the state play
ground-in Sanborn county, extended
an invitation to the home guards OF
the Canton district to join In q state
encampment OF home guards, which
will be held at Camp Dowdell. Rnskin
park, next summer. Similar invita-
lions will be extended to other dis
trict home guard organizations. At
the close of the first annual state en-
campment of home guards held at
Ruskin park last June the camp was
christened Camp Dowdell, in honor
Of Robert Emmett Dowdell. and by q
unanimous vote the 400 home guards
present decided to make Camp Dow
dell permanent and hold annual en-
campments there in the future. The
state play ground, by cas- Of its SO
cottages, opera house, amusement pa
vilion, hotel and restaurant, ball park.
"a track, auto speedway. amphithe-
alter and many barns and other roofs
under which to shelter men and
autos, is said by those who have in
spected 1t to be an ideal place for
military and other gatherings.
Sportsmen of the Black Hills sec
ton Of the state are urging the state
game authorities to take some action
for the speedy humiliation of coyotes,
who are reported unusually numerous
md hold M tho raVnhoc currn.pAipU
the Black Hills. 1t is said the coyotes
are steadily killing off prairie chick
ems, and that unless steps are taken
to materially reduce the number OF
coyotes the prairie chickens of this
part Of South Dakota will be exter.
minated within a period OF two years.
South Dakota corn raisers are TAX
ing advantage of the corn shortage in
Kansas and are buying hogs in that
state for feeding. One Charles Mix
county corn raiser has just brought
in 1900 Kansas hogs for feeding and
others are buying in smaller lots.
Farm land is commanding high
prices this fall. A farm nine miles
from GarretsoE has Just beer sold for
5000 an acre. and sales at this price
are expected to become quite common
during The next six months. Some
weeks ago a highly improved farm
near. Garretson sold for $3.50 an acre.
The war industries board, through
the national council of defense, has
asked the South Dakota state council,
together with all other state councils,
to act as its representative to pass
upon proposed construction. This is
a part of the new plan of the war
industries board by which permits
from the board will be required for
all construction projects.
Automobile thieves have been very
busy in Highmore and vicinity during
the past week and several ears have
disappeared, one of them being a new
car. Attempts were made to steal a
number OF other cars. but in some
cases the thieves were frightened
away and in other cases. parts of the
automobiles had been removed by the
owners and the thieves were unable
to run them out of the country. 1t is
thought the work is being done by
local parties, acting for expert auto
mobile thieves, who are prepared to
run out Of the country any stolen cars
turned over to them.
Never before in the history of Bath
has grain been marketed in such large
quantities as at present. In a single
day one elevator received 146 wagon
loads of wheat. and 1t is estimated
that steadily for a period Of three
hours over twenty-five bushels of
| wheat per minute were taken In by
this elevator. Switching facilities are
so limited that A. B. Bean. local men,
Der of the county council Of defense.
switched cars day after day with his
tractor, in order to aid In clearing the
elevators So they would o have to
cease taking in grain.
Striking a COW on the track four
miles west Of Altamont, the engine,
tender. baggage and mail ears of the
westbound Chicago and Northwestern
passenger train were derailed. The
Ch6ABC tAPPCQ OtCi anu 0COi &c DCn-
nett. the. engineer, was caught In the
cab, suffering bruises and several
flesh injuries. which, however. are not
expected to prove serious. The fire.
man, mail and baggage men escaped.
the mail and baggage cars remaining
upright. The sudden jolt OF stopping
threw several passengers from their
seats and many were bumped about.
but lone was injured.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Turner Printing COM
pany, at Marion. with a capital of
SIS, 900. incorporates, w. A. Hopper
man. Martin Christopherson and Geo.
Newman. The Clarified Threshing
company, at Clearfeld. Trip county.
Capital, $1,000. Incorporators, James
D~augherty, John Fl. Noska, VIM.
Schultz. First Presbyterian church
of Stiekney. Trustees, Esther Will
Jams, Henry Ketel, j. E. Bachman.
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