The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-12-19


City Engineer Sid Smith and it is ex-
pected that construction of the new
power house and the sinking OF Ave
new soft water wells will be begun
early next spring. The new plant will
consist of a modern pumping station
As by 100 feet in dimension. The
plant will be equipped with a new
l25-horse power boiler TO supplant the
present one OF the same capacity. A
new pump will also be added to the
equipment to increase the pressure
needed for fire protection. An office
for the superintendent OF the plant
will be fitted up in the same building.
The five new wells will be able to
furnish at least 1000. 900 gallons OF
water each day. The decision to erect
the new water plant follows a long
fight between two factions in the city
for the past Ave years or more. Bonds
were voted to the sum OF 100000 in
a recent election after a previous cam
paign had resulted in the defeat OF
the supporters Of the improvements.
Because the element of fire protection
was not stressed sufficient, 1t is be-
lieyed, the first bond election failed.
Mitchell's city water is acknowledged
to be poor and 1t is expected that a
much better quality will be obtained
by digging the new and deeper wells.
Whether or not betrothal bonds will
secure the payment of $4,000 from a
war risk insurance will be decided by
the federal government in the case ~
a young woman who vas engaged to
Jesse Christianson, a Black Hills SOL
der who died in an army camp during
the recent influenza epidemic. In a
letter TO the girl written shortly before
his death Christensen declared that
he found hat regulations forbade him
leaving his insurance policy to her be-
cause she was not his wife and was
not otherwise related. He added,
however. that he had made his
policy payable to his estate and
willed the sestate to her. A govern
ment official recently investigated the
matter, but has made no report as
yet.
An ordinary ~cottontail rabbit sour.
rying across a cornfield came near
causing the death OF Lincoln Feltman.
a young farmer in Brule county. Felt
man was operating a corn husker in
the field, and when the rabbit started
out in front OF the machine the young
man threw an ear OF corn at the f0,.
ing bunny and in this lost his balance
and fell directly In front of the ma.
chine and was caught in the husking
rollers and drawn into the machine,
but his bulk was toe large to be drawn
completely into the gear and the ma.
chine was stopped by his body wedg-
ing into the rollers in such a way
that while he was badly squeezed and
bruised no serious damage resulted. :
The federal board for care OF dis
charged soldiers is asking for CO.
operation of the states in the organ
ization OF community boards in every
city to aid the returning soldiers In
securing employment. Further it is
urged that each state send a repre-
sentative to each of the camps at
which a large number of state troops
are located to give them the informa-
ton as to where to go in their home
states to secure employment in case
such is not available at their old home
town location. The whole is intend
ed as ~unification of the different plans
under way in this direction for the
benefit Of the soldiers.
The dairy department of State col.
lege at Brookings will hold its special
creamery short course January 6 to
March 13, 1919. for the purpose of
training butter makers and can
operators. The course will be offered
with the cooperation OF the veterin-
airy and agronomy departments OF the
college and will include the following
subjects: Factory operation. testing
milk n it's products, dairy bacteriol-
osy. dairy arithmetic and
bookkeeping, creamery mechanics,
dairy laws, dairy farm management,
ACCOMMODATING feeds for dairy cat.
tie and veterinary medicins-disessss
OF dairy cattle.
The FIRST prize, offered by the inter.
national live stock exposition at Chi
cago for the best carload of feeding
steers from the northwest district OF
the United States, was awarded to
Magness Bros, Of st. Lawrence. 8. ID.
The showing comprised 20 head which
averaged a little more liam 800 pounds
In weight. The yearlings were pure
bred H~erefords, sired by bulls from
the Twentieth Century stock farm OF
Thomas J. Hartnett, Of jackson, Neb.,
and raised by Frank Yoder, OF Yves.
singtOn, s. ID.
The usual winter epidemic among
cattle. commonly known as the corn
stalk disease. has made its appearance
In herds belonging to Beadle county
farmers. Veterinarians say, however.
that the disease is by no means as
serious as In past year.
, State Superintendent Of Instruction
Shaw has called a conference of all
county superintendent OF the state
at Pierre on the 18th and 18th OF this