The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-03-06
EDGEMONT OIL E0OM
GENUINE OIL BOOM IS AT FEVER
HEIGHT IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.

realised. will make the town a city
before fall. About IL miles Rorth-
west of that place In the Moss Agate
basin, new exploiting Work is under
full Roadway. Large oil companies,
like the Midwest, Ohio. Standard.
United and many others, have oil rigs
either On the grounds or en- route
there. Dozens OF large auto trucks
are being unloaded from the trains
daily and semi to the oil fields, loaded
with fuel, lumber and other material.
A genuine oil boom is at Its fever
height. Claims are being staked out
in the new field by the hundred. and
in some cases three filings have been
made on one claim. Jumping claims
seems to be q common sport, and the
shotgun policy has had to be adopted.
South Dakota surpassed every other
state in the union in the condition OF
all crops on September 1, according to
figures recently prepared by the bu-
reau Of crop estimates Of the United
States department Of agriculture. This
report is based on the quality, weight
and relative importance OF the crops
In each state for the last 10 years with
100 per cent representing the aver
age condition. On September 1, South
Dakota was 1912 per cen perfect and
on October L had increased to 1922
per cent. Minnesota ~ second with
1851 per cent and North Dakota third
with HOS per cent. Oklahoma, Texas
and Arkansas were at the bottom of
the list with percentages varying
from IS to So. Best conditions existed
in South Dakota. Minnesota. North
Dakota, Indiana. Wisconsin and
| Wyoming. In both Montana and west.
ern Texas last yea was the third con
~secutive year OF poor crops.
Sioux Falls sportsmen held . meet.
ing recently and organized ~ associa-
ton for tie general bettermeut OF fab
and game hunting conditions In South
Dakota. II In expected that the action
taken win be followed by similar or
ganisations in every county In the
state. 1t Is intended to- form Q per-
HiAnsnt isAgue OF statewide scope. At
a meeting to be held later it is plan
ned to have one delegate from each
county whJl the county organisations
are completed to formulate q state
wide league which will better serve
the interest OF the fishermen and
hunters of South Dakota. C. M. Buch.
anan, Of Sioux Fall1 was elected presi-
dent of the county organization FORM
ed at Sioux Falls.
Losey J. Williams, irst lieutenant
r. s., retired. is the new commandant
at South Dakota State college. Lieu
tenant Williams was a former student
there and was major Of the college
cadet battalion in 1894. From 1898 to
1917, he was in the Philippine Islands
two years In the Philippine con.
stabulary and since 1912 IN the Philip.
pine Scouts, United States army. In
1917 be rst.rned to the United States.
and was retired fer physicai disaAil-
ity contracted in line OF duty. due to
long service In the tropics. He has
been On college details since. at the
University Of Michigan ana later at
Northwestern University.
Professor C.. G. orMara. Of the State
School Of Mines who made . survey
OF the South Dakota coal regions last
summer, places the available supply
as shown by the work at over . bill.
lion tons. He Gala attention TO the
possibilities in mining this coal with
steam shovels BY stripping on the
surface and taking cut the coal In
the same way. q method which is sue
cessfuily used In ZONE OF the soft coal
fields Of Illinois ana other states fer
thsr east. Much Of the coal lies neal
enough the surface ~ to make this
mean OF mining profitable.
A movement was inaugurated Il
Sioux Falls to have . monument In
honor II Minnehaha county and Sfoul
Falls soldiers who ease their lives Il
their country during tho great war
erected on ground belonging to the
county~in that city. 1t IL proposed to
have the main shaft OF Sioux Falls
Jasper. with panels of marble. or
which are to be engraved the names
OF the dead heroes, together with date
OF death and the name OF the battle
field on which they fell, or the can
tOnment at which they died.
A stock company is being formed
by leading farmers in the vicinity OF
Egan Tor the purpose OF establishing
a creamery. As an inducement foI
them to locate the institution in Egan
business men and other residents have
contributed . fund. which will be
given them as a bonus on condition
that Egan Is selected as the place for
the creamery.
Readjustment to changed trade con.
ditions incident to the cessation oi
the war will be one Of the chief topics
for discussion at the 18th annual
meeting OF the South Dakota Hard,
ware association to be held in the
Sioux 4alis coliseum on February IS
rs and "a, Committees have been &C
lively engaged In preparing a program
1t practically has been decided e
hold . hig tractor show and demon
stration in Sioux FAlis in June and Al