The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-15
The new state hs,l insurance law Is

things over and endeavor to arrive at
some conclusions regarding the meth
DDS to be used in putting 1t in prac.
tice. 1t seemed to be the consensus
OF opinion that masmuch as the law
was elective with the farmer II was
not the duty Of the auditor to under
take to persuade the farmer to come
under the provisions OF the statute.
II was also agreed. however. that the
measure was one of the best the state
ever has passed. The measure fixes
the acreage. premium at approximate
~. 3h per cent. and guarantees full
loo e cent benefit in case of loss.
ferent zones, these having been mark.
ed out based on their past experience
with hail. When a certain sum has
been set aside for a sinking fund the
provides for a decrease in the
premiums. II was pointed out that
this would benefit those farmers who
would not elect to come under the
measure until that sinking fund had
been raised. But 1t was agreed there
was no way to force these men under
the law. One of the most attractive
features of the law is that II provides
that no premiums shall be paid until
the insured crop is harvested Pre-
miums will be collected at the same
time taxes are paid in January. follow.
ing the issuance of the insurance.
The first steps toward actual devel-
opment work along the improvement
OF the potential power of the Missouri
river for the benefit of the people of
the state, has been made by the selec.
ton. by the h~ydro-electric commission.
Of Daniel W. Mead and Charles V.
Seastone, of Madison. Wis, to make
the surveys and report upon the water
powers of the Missouri river, In South
Dakota as contemplated by the hydro
electric act Of the recent Legislature.
DR.. Mead is dean of engineering of
the Wisconsin university, and Is per-
haps the first authority upon hydrau.
lie engineering in the country. He is
the author of several text books which
~ 1OiOluCiC GU SldilldIu. AS a pTdC~
teal engineer he has done a great
deal of work and was the pioneer OF
the construction of sand dams, among
his efforts being the Prairie du Sac
dan in the Wisconsin river. Mr.. Sea.
stone is a notable engineer both from
the practical and theoretical view.
points; he was long engaged as engi.
neer under the Mississippi river com.
mission. and for seven years was pro.
lessor Of engineering in the state uni.
versity Of Illinois. These engineers
already have entered upon the pre-
liminary work of the survey and ex.
pect to deliver the report to the com
mission within one year.
Clark county farm women have
been canning meats under the direc.
ton Of Mary Dolve, home demonstra-
ton agent. A group of housewives ir
Merton township canned ninety-six
quarts OF meat IN day last month
after having received instruction in
club girls and three women canned a
baby beef. Trimmings from desirable
parts were made into sausage and
meat loaf and canned. Scraps and
bones were made into soup stock, re-
duced and canned.
Preparations rapidly are being made
for the homecoming celebration which
is to be held In Deadwood and other
Black Hills towns during the closing
week of June and early days of July
During this celebration-on Friday,
July mt. Roosevelt, near Deadwood.
will be dedicated in honor of the mem.
DRY of the late Theodore Roosevelt.
Gen. Leonard Wood will be the chief
speaker at the dedication ceremonies.
Gov. Norbeck will preside.
The state board of railroad commits.
sioners held a hearing in Alexandria,
and as a result made a decision au-
thorizing the Hanson County Tele-
phone company to increase it's rates
for the use Of residence telephones.
The old rate charged by the company
was 81 per month for each residence
telephone. The railroad commission
ers authorize this to be increased to
s1.35, this being held to be a fair
rental.
Reports from many localities in Gus
ter and Fall River counties indicate
that the losses OF live stock In the
two counties from the recent severe
storm, when about three feet Of snow
fell throughout the Black Hills, we're
not as heavy as appeared from the
earlier reports. In the two counties
the stockmen had an abundance of
good feed all winter, SO range animals
were in goodcondit;on to withstand
the storm.
One OF the most interesting of the
religious gatherings held In the state
this ear was the annual convention
OF the Indian presbytery of the dis.
trict including North and South Da
kota and Montana in the Goodwill
church. Roberts county. During the
convention various matters OF impor.
lance to the Indian members of ths
church were discussed.
During the last year q single Ips.
wich house SEM to eastern markets
poultry and cattle which brought