The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-11-27

ucut vi uUChS at SupSTiOT Wll iuSh
coal where needed in this state. TIC
secure shipments the railway commit
sion here should be notified OF the
kind Of bituminous coal needed and
the name OF the initial shipper, and
the orders will be transmitted. This
information must be given to secure
quick action. In case Of dire emer-
gency shipments of the road will be
diverted to meet the conditions.
People Of Rapid City are not fear
ful OF = coal famine. Available to
them are many hundreds Of cords of
good dry wood. and larger supplies
can be secured from the Black Hills.
Slab wood now sells for $3.50 a load,
with prices OF other wood in proper
ton, n it is officially announced
there will be no advance in prices.
Many OF the ranchers of the surround
ing territory are using wood
The commissioners OF Brown county
conducted a public hearing on a pro-
posed good roads system for the coun-
ty, and the system was adopted prac-
tically as agreed on in October. Three
north and south routes across the
county are provided and five east and
west routes. 1t is expected the sys-
TEN will be constructed during the
coming year.
Work had actually commenced on
surveying the route Of the Sunshine
automobile trail through South Da-
kota, from north to south. The route,
after passing through Mitchell, will
strike Redield, Woonsocket and Aber.
deem, and in the south part OF the
state will extend through Scotland,
Yankton, Vermillion and other towns.
Lewiston, one Of the Oldest post
Offices in Sully county, has been dis
continued, and mail to that office will
go to Okoboji. The office is being
discontinued for the reason that no
n in that vicinity wants to be bother.
ed witt the work Of continuing it.
The excellent weather during the
past week has greatly aided the farm
ers in corn husking. Many fields are
husking out from around % to as high
as 90 bushels per acre and the grade
is of excellent quality.
Over a million dollars a week is
the increase in deposits shown in
state banks for the past year, accord
ing to the showing in the call of con-
dition for Sept. IL, which has just
been summarized by the state bank.
ing department.
&c nUrnatAI That - .,s1 80 Aot.-
more than a week or ten days longer
to complete the flooding of the Home
stake mine. Then the fire which has
been raging for more than a month
will be e~Xtinguished.
The government is again looking
after horses for the cavalry In parts
Of the state. Officers from Fort Keogh
are in the vicinity of Pierre looking
up such stock as is acceptable for
cavalry mounts.
The power plant which furnished
Castlewood with lights was practic.
ally destroyed by an explosion, which
blew off the concrete roof and blew
out the brick walls of the building.
A wave Of consolidation OF schools
will sweep owe Brown and adjoining
counties during the winter, and by
spring a number of communities will
be ready to vote or the question.
The Huron Commercial club has
endorsed the plan of the Huron Hotel
company to erect a large hotel and
theater building there. Work on the
structure is to start oon
The United States employment OF.
fee in Huron will not be closed.
Through the efforts of the Huron com
mercial club funds have been raised
to maintain the Office.
At a special election to be held at
Humboldt the proposition of authoriz-
ing bonds of s25, 900 for the erection
of a consolidated school building will
be submitted.
Voters OF Beadle county will go to
the polls on Dec. 10 to decide whether
OF not the county shall erect a new
court house, to cost approximately
$3.50, 900.
December II to 10 has been fixed
DIS the tlile LOT Inc annual SNOW anu
exhibition OF the Tri-County Poultry
association, to be held in Beresford.
The old Windsor house. which is
n of the landmarks Of Huron, built
in 1880, is being RACED and will give
place to a modern business house.
Statisticians in Huron estimate that
the city nov has a population of IL. 900.
and that the population has increased
200 in the past three months.
Huron college and Huron high
school students went on a strike when
they were refused a holiday in OBJ
servance OF Armistice day.
Extensive improvements have been
made to the Milbank electric light
system. which is now one of the best
in that part of the state.
Plans for the South Dakota State
Poultry show, to be held in Mitchell
Jan. IL to II, are already being formu.
lated.
The returned service men OF Pier
pont and vicinity have organized q
local post OF the American Legion.
Shootiup ducks affair aupeaf hoe haau