The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-03-14
OF THE STATE
A NEoUM9 OF IMPORTANT HAP
pENle0o or THE
WEEK.

V8WJWO0 W THe
WEEK.
Petitions asking that the city com.
mfSsioAers OF Sioux Fails submit 10
the voters the proposition OF the city
engaging in municipal ownership to
the extent OF purchasing the gas plant
and the street railway system are be.
Ing circulated tn Sioux Falls.
A program u being prepared for the
annual ~convsntioa OF the Miner County
Sunday School association. which win
Be held ct CAnova on Saturday and
Sunday, March : and >. Several lead
ing Sunday school workers q the
state will be present and make ad-
dresses.
To Cheyenne river reservation In
dams at A Indian council have voted
to oppose : Devement - open their
reservation 10 settlers. The move
nsat was inauguratsA BY InlAas who
have been gvanteA fall citizenship.
The majority st the central council
decided that Che opening Of the rsssr-
walton would AFFECT the tribal rela-
tions and customs o. the Indian.
Red Cross headquarters 1t Mitchell
has received . check for $e,113 from
the Scotland Red Cross with instruc.
lions to forward 1t to Washington
headquarters to Be used in the work
Of relieving the suffering in the de-
vastated regions Of Europe. Besides
this amount. the full quota OF $3.50
was sent from the same place for tho
collection OF tho fund for Syrian war
sufferers.
May - to June 1 has been fixed as
the time for the annual convention in
Sioux Falls Of the South Dakota dis.
trict Of the Norwegian Lutheran
Church Of America. The South Da
kota district includes the Dakotas,
Nebraska. Colorado and Wyoming. 1t
is expected that about 400 regular
delegates will attend the convention.
In addition there will b : large nsm
Der o.. other visitors.
The Y. w. C. A. Of Mitchell 10 plan
ming the opening Of . rest room and
cafeteria in the business district
soon. As a result of blue triangle
tag day. in which the r. w. C. A.
girls raised more than $500 over the
county quota in tho national drive, the
Mitchell organization retained the
surplus, which will be used as the
nucleus Of a fund to be devoted to the
opening Of q place downtown for the
girls.
Arrangements are being made to
have Rec Heights Incorporated O. an
independent town and the ,preliminary
plat showing the territory that will
b included in the new town now is
being prepared. When this plat is
flled with the board Of county com
missioners ! special election will be
called and the question OF incorporat-
ing submitted to the residents OF the
territory sought to be included in the
new town.
South Dakota republicans have or
ganixed the Roosevelt Club OF South
Dakota. This organization 10 the out,
growth Of . series Of republican ban
Quets which the state republican CON.
mittee has been holding in the state
and will take the place in . way OF
tho old time state convention. An.
nual meeting Of tho club will be held
In Pierre In those years when the leg.
islature IL in session and in other
cities throughout the state during OF
years.
Records OF real estate transfers
which will take place March / are
beginning to b nled In the office oil
the Dawson county register OF deeds
and point to N unprecedented busy
season since last fall in both city and
farm transfers. An unusually large
amount Of city property has been sold,
= treat deal Of Il T. people Who will
move there after March I. A. ! re.
sult the housing problem. already
serious because Of the stoppage Of
building last year, viii become even
greater.
Reports from Washington concern.
ing . proposed change In the original
plan to AZ the price Of wheat 1t see
per bashel are far from pleasing to
wheat farmers Of South Dakota. The
tenOs - the report - that there l. ia
b . reduction IN the selling price OF
wheat. below that guaranteed by the
proclamation Of the president, and
that the diherenco II to b paid the
farmers By the government. They do
not look 1Do0 this q 1t Al practical.
6ut . DlA1 which, II attempted. would
mean the creation Of another bureau
ct . Aeavy expense to try 20 carry out
ssch : plan. and contend that many
farmers would never get The roturn
thsy would rscstvs II they we're paid
Tor their wheat the agreed price q
tins - doliveTy. It has boen sug.
eestsd that II would be . much more
0i0Dlo plan. and ct the same time
nueh more satisfactory 10 the farm
ers, 4 The government weuld pay the