The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-05-23
OF TIE STATE
A RESUME OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENINGS OF THE
WEEK.

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government. |
Howard and St. Marys men have
completed arrangements for establish
ing a new bank in St. Marys. It Vii
known as the Farmers State bank,
and will have a capital Of SIS, 600.
Announcement has been made that
Masonic organizations OF Rapid City
will build a $40, 600 lodge home within
the next few months. 1t IL expected
that the building will be started be
tore July /.
Development work on the COWBOY
and Mohawk properties, Of the Ma
tional Tin company, near Hill City
aas been resumed. The company re-
Gently was reorganized, and is said
TO have ample capital 10 carry out an
extensive program Of development.
The state highway commission has
let contracts for highway construc-
ton III several Of the counties in the
state. totaling over $500, 600. The con-
tract in Brookinks county calls for
500. 600; in Lincoln county, $4,000:
Deuel. county. s26, 900; Clark county,
$74, 900. and Butte county. $4,000
The neWest movement for a nation
al highway being boosted is the Black
and Blue trail, from Bismarck, and
crossing a part Of Wyoming, Colo
RADIO and Texas to the gulf. The resi-
dents along that line are taking up
the publicity part OF the work ana
pushing the new trail as a part OF the
general highway system.
Various public improvements plan
ned for this year were taken up and
discussed at a mass meeting or clti-
Gems called by the Commercial club
at Lake Preston. Mayor Robertson,
OF Madison. was present TO give those
present the benefit of his knowledge
OF necessary public improvements and
how TO go about procuring them. One
Of the first Improvements Of this kind
planned there is the installing OF 2
sewerage system. When this is pro-
cured the work of street improvement
will be taken up
Jerauld county aud Washington
Springs will experience great build.
ing dfItNlIN ulIlHS lllfN Ntdit A
Odd Fellows lodge is erecting a new
hall. The contract has been let and
work commenced on it. A new cream
cry and ice cream factory is also TN
der construction Both buildings Will
be made Of brick and will take the
place of frame buildings on Main
street. Due to the extreme scarcity
sc 8,,,,gae II iG agfiro2tsH that nrnh-
al, IS modern dwellings viii be add
ed during the summer. In addition
several houses and harms are being
built throughout the county. Expert
enced carpenters and builders are in
great demand as a result of this &C.
ttyjtv.
AaJt. Gen. Morris has gone to New
York city 10 provide a room and at
tendants to meet and look after South
Dakota soldiers who Land in the city
on their return home. This is in line
with the action Of other northwest
states. which either have opened such
rooms. or are preparing 10 take such
action. On account Of the agitation
over the placing and retaining OF
W IiA41Ilt 4IllthOt2i - ~ IL A'1bN'
OF the soldiers reception committee,
action by the state OF South Dakota
has been delayed. but as the lncreas-
ing number of returning soldiers. in
many cases, require attention on their
arrival in New York, action generally
is being taken TO provide a meeting
room in which such soldiers can feel
that they are as much "at home as
they would he af er they had reached
their home states.
The coming thresh.ng season will
not see so much trouble in getting
harvest hands, in the opinion OF
Charles McCaffree. OF Pierre, immi
grafton commissioner and federal di
rector OF the employment service. MIR
McCaffree returned from Kansas City
where he was in conference with A
l.. Barkman. assistant to the director
general OF the United States employ
ment service and in charge OF the
harvest hand situation. Mr.. Bark
man Is the man who COX up the prob
lem during the war when IT seemed
almost insolunle, and brought the
wonderful crops OF the past years in
to the %granaries of the country. Mr.
McCaffree says that the whole south
ern section. where harvesting has al
ready started, or will soon, has beer
carefully plated and work is pro
ceeding on e northern state. Figur
\ ing on an acreage basis, the probable
needs of various sections are Sc
down. and district Offices OF the
United States employment service
working through county agents AM
local officers, will be in a position t.
distribute the men where needed ant
at the proper time There will bt
more men available this year, the sys
ten is in good working order. ant
Mr. McCaffree does not anticipate an.
considerable trouble in caring for tn
situation.
The Americanism of the origina
Americans has been exemplified agail
in South Dakota nv the S~lhacriDtiOn