The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-03-06

lower court in the case or TnliS
Amundson against Knudt Severson.
and the ruling is n that will, no
doubt. have al important bearing on
other similar cases throughout the
state along the Missouri river. On DC
tober IS. 1909, Tillie Amundson enter
ed into a written contract with knudt
| Severson for the sale and purchase of
| certain lands southwest Of Vermillion
AUDITING on the Missouri river. Two
hundred dollars was paid in cash, $500
on March /. 1910, N,eeo was to be
paid March 1. 1911, and the remaining
| $4,000 was to be paid on or before two
years from March I. 1911. Possession
was to be given March 1. 1910. The
defendant. after paying $500, de-
manded an abstract Of title. But 1t
was not until August. 1917. that the
title was given. By this time the
greater part OF the 1e-acre farm had
been taken by the Missouri river. in
the meantime. IL was shown that Title
Amundson did not own the land. but
simply had a small interest in II as
an heir. She. therefore, at that time
could not make the sale and deliver
the title without the consent OF all
other heirs. This she failed to do un.
til 1917.
Farmers are beginning to look up
their help for. the seaso and indica-
lions are there will be more men with
families hired on farms THIS season
4 than ~ mat vAnra Tho 20 r,u,ArS yyhC
need men say that married men are
more dependable than single men. The
mar with a family, who is furnished
q house and garden spot and a COW
and chickens is not 30 likely to make
q rush for what looks like . little
higher a right In the middle OF
the busy season on the farm, it is
asserted.
Farmers OF Clay county and resi-.
dents OF vermillion are interested in
good roads more this winter than they
ever have been before. The open win
ter has brought them face to face with
the worst roads that ever have pre-.
vailed in Clay county. and this is 30
ing to help rash along the proposition
Of hard surface roads. Several meet
ings already have been held In the
county. and sthsrs are scheduled.
The Sissetsn board OF education
has called . special election. to be
held OF February rs. at watch The
proposition Of issuing bonds in the
sum OF $50. eco will be submitted to
the voters. II the bends are author
lied, 8 6,eeo will be used to take up
outstanding warrants and the re.
mainder win be used for the erection
OF q now Building or the building Of
an addition to the present structure.
Business mon have startsa q move
ment to have the chief business street
Of Armour paved. The distance would
be about M mile. There may be
some opposition because Of the AK
pense. but 1t il believed the project
will be favored by q large majority
of the land owners affected and that
the Improvement will BE made during
tho spring and summer
The AftA annual show and exhibit
Of the Kingsbary Valley Pssitsy as
sociation, held at Lake Preston was
. ucoe in every respect. There
was an unusually COED sxhsbit of poul.
try aud various prisss were awarded.
The associatisa 10 doing nuch - con.
WAGE farmers 6has II pays tAsn to
have pursArsd Dsultry In their
chicken yards.
By . Ascisiea Of the South Dakota
supreme court. Harris r. Winters. OF
81. Paul, Nina. loses cut In IN at
tempt to C the $4,000 worth OF
property belonging to the estate OF
the late George Winters. of vankton
county. By the decision OF the su-
preme court the estate goes to the
state Of South Dakota
The governor has appointed the fol
lowing delegates to attend the ninth
American Good Roads congress. which
meets under the supervisors OF the
Americas Builders' association In
New York city from February Is to Is
inclusive: J. r. Dalton. Of wooiN
socket: o. Monserad. Of Sioux Falls.
and J. w. Parmlsy. 81 Ips~ioA.
DOsSn4 nuO0o AAS&-LlAo0 mO0SfH
hotel very badly. and the business
men have assumed the task Of pro
curing such an improvement. 1t is
thought arrangements VIII Dc made
for the erection Of the structure, even
II 1t becomes necessary to organize a
stock company OF DolanA men Tor the
purpose.
Members OF the city and county
churches. w. C. T. u, reading circle
city council. board Of education. and
other societies held q meeting In
Beresford, to make hnal arrangements
Tor the establishing of q city library
and reading rooms. Several prslimin.
airy meetings have been held recently
to promote this project.
Brule county now has q service nas
containing 322 stars, Of which seven
are gold and Is silver. Four Of the
dead soldiers are from Pukwana, two
from Chamberlain and one from Kim.
ball.