The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-16

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proved or unimproved land today, the
great majority of people would have
said the person who made the state
men was crazy. Yet the dreams OF
the dreamer have come true, and
where land was selling at from $3.50
to $l75 per acre at that time, at the
present 1t 10 no uncommon thing for
a farmer to let loose of his land at
from $3.50 to $500 per acre, and some
mas even gone as high as 1928 per
acre for a small, well improved tract.
Huron shippers and agents Of com.
mon carriers are devising means to
relieve the congestion OF express and
freight which has been prevalent
there. A revision OF the schedule OF
train stops has been procured which
will give Huron shippers a better op
p~ortunity to load express for ship
ment and tentative plans are being
worked out for the city and the 9 i.
tension OF facilities which will relievs
the present emergency and afford id,
ditional shipping opportunities.
IL the colony OF beavers which
have their home in Spearish canyon
are to be relied Upon, the coming
season will be a dry one In the Black
Hills country. Recent visitors to the
beaver colony in the canyon report
that recently these animals started
to build a dam between Hanna and
the crossing Of the Spearfish creek.
raising the water In the creek a foot
or two, This, following out the habits
OF the beaver, indicates a dry year
The state publicity officer OF the
American Legion Is advised by Eric
+. Wood, national secretary, that In
point of intensive organization South
Dakota is still holding fourth place
among the states on the list; this
rating is based upon the number OF
posts per 1000 men. The figures In
the national headquarters show that
South Dakota has one post chartered
for every 436 members In the service
That Indian boys around Sisseton
who served in the army during the
fNSShN VOL oto thhAAS all attlf0 III
terest in the American Legion and
becoming members of the Sisseton
post is the information received by
the state publicity office In Water
town. There are so or go ex-soldiers
among the Indians In that vicinity.
On account Of the ice shortage In
many towns Of the state following the
mild weather OF last winter q number
OF towns are arranging for the estab.
lishment Of icemaking plants to pre-
vent any further trouble from this
source, as these plants do not depend
upon the weather for the putting out
Of their product.
Mitchell's tw~enty-seventh annual
corn palace festival was one Of the
most successful in attendance that
have yer been held. II Ia estimated
that between $4,000 and 5000 per.
sons visited the city during the week.
Already plans are under way for even
a bigger celebration next year.
The state auditors department has
probably written a greater number of
individual warrants for the month of
August than for any other one month
since statehood, with 5,070. The total
expenditures covered In these war
rants reached $3.50, 0SS.
/, Last spring a Memo man sold Q
240-acre farm near Artesian for s25.
600. The purchaser now has sold the
farm to an Iowa man for S36, 900, max
ing a clear profit Of $12, 200 on the
land since last spring, and in addition
will have a share of the crops raised
this year.
AS an instance of South Dakota
prosperity, Aberdeen bank deposits
on September 13. 1914. totaled 1885,.
900. On August 81. 1918. the total dc.
posits had crown to 1862, 900, and
on September IL, 1919, to $10,028, 900.
Robert ]. Gamble, Of Sioux Falls,
former United States senator, has an
nounced his resignation as chairman
for South Dakota OF the League to
Enforce Peace.
A Flandreau la Is harvesting the
first Delicious apples ever grown In
Moody county. The apples were
grown on a grated tree, one side OF
which bears Delicious and the other
side Duchess.
A new bank will open for business
at Farmer about October /. II will
be known as the First National bank
Of Farmer and will have a capital Of
s25, 900.
The record OF the state sherif's
office shows that the deputies of that
department have made 32e arrests on
various charges since July / OF this
year.
Articles Of incorporation were fled
for a ley bank at Gettysburg. to be
known as the Gettysburg State bank,
with a capital Of $25, 1000.
Good rains visited several points
in the northernS part Of the state re.
Gently. The lowest temperature so
far this year has been 81.
The voters Of Spearish at a special
election authorized the issue OF $50.
900 in bonds for q municipal water.
works system.
The Flandreau council will take