The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-02-27

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Hot Springs had an unusual exper'
fence with a deer. He was riding his
range for cattle when he happened TO
get a glimpse Of = blacktail deer just
going over a hill ahead OF him. Natur-
ally anxious to rget another sight OF
the animal, he spurred up his horse
and galloped over the hill. From this
point he could see a good distance in
all directions, but no deer was In his
range of vision. Turning to ride
away, his attention was attracted by
the action OF his horse to a nearby
spot. where he saw the deer. lying on
its back, with all four legs kicking
in the air. Upon approaching II he
saw that the deer had fallen in such
a way as t be wedged between two
rocks and was helpless. One Of its
horns evidently had been shed. and
upon the horseman taking hold Of
the. other to pull the deer from its
position that horn also gave way in
his hand, coming of close to the head.
He then lifted the animal by the ears.
finally releasing it. The deer had
been shot in the mouth, and In its
consequent weakened condition had
fallen and been caught in this strange
name The rancher turned ii loose.
but kept the horn as q souvenir.
An old piece Of paper with a mes.
sage scrawled on II with the point
Of a sharpened stick dipped in shoe
backing. telling Of, the extreme suf.
fering and poverty OF a Harding
county family has been received in
Mitchell. The letter was written by
c.. +. Sylvester. who Is ysinly en-
deavoring to find ~sustenance for his
wife and two children. The Sylvester
home, 80 miles from the nearest rail-
road, was destroyed by fire more than
two weeks G and since that time
the little family has been living ex-
posed to the winter weather. Mrs.
Sylvester, an expectant mother, is i'll
and the husband dare o leave her.
There are ranchers within a few
miles. but Sylvester says these men
are seeking to. drive out all home
steaders and will not help him. SyE
vester says he and his family have
nothing but ground wheat for food,
that everything. they owned was de-
stroyed in the fire which wiped out
their home, Residents of Mitchell
are preparing to send aid as quickly
as possible to the sufferers.
Deuel. county is the first of the
South Dakota counties to name a
sponsor for a merchant marine ship.
The ship is to be named in honor Of
this county for its high percentage in
the sales OF Liberty bonds Of the
fourth issue. Miss Marian Elaine
Wilcox. of Clear Lake, is the young
woman chosen. She is a daughter OF
Mrs. w. II. Wilcox, chairman of the
women's county Liberty loan commit
tee, and has also seen constantly as
ISOLATED with her mother I'M various
lines of patriotic activity for the past
several months.
Farmers and ranchers living in the
northern part Of Trip county report
thai coyotes are unusually numerous
this winter, and that as a result the
owners OF live stock are suffering
heavy losses. The animals have be.
come so bold that they enter barn.
yards In daylight and carry of chick.
ems and young pigs. In an effort to
rid the region Of these pests the farm.
ers and ranchers at intervals engage
in coyote roundups. The first of these
resulted in 13 coyotes being bagged
in n day, two townships being coy.
cred by hunters.
Consolidated high schools virtually
have been decided upon by two dis.
tricts in Lake county. In the Nunda
district there are four schools outside
the village, while the village has a
school with two departments. It is
proposed TO consolidate the four out.
side schools with the Nuada school
and provide a four years high school
course. In Franklin township, which
at present has seven country schools.
plans are being made to consolidate
these into one school, situated at Q
central point in the township.
The residents of Bonesteel sna
other parts OF Gregory county are
keenly interested in the passage o;
a bill in the state legislature which
provides for an appropriation OF $40.
600 for the erection of a sales pavilion
on the county fair grounds at Bone
steel. In a number OF other counties
the state has provided the funds to
erect these pavilions for the benefit
OF the patrons OF county fairs and ste
enable the stock breeders OF a count,
to have a place in which to hold sales
OF live stock.
Cows that give an average annual
yield In cream of SIS is the boast oil
William and Henry Martens. residing
near Draper. The boys have 10 such
cows and declare they received 1892.
81 for the. cream alone during 1918.
Besides, this they point to a number
OF fine calves. raised from the cow
and to a goodly number OF pigs, fat.
tened by the skim milk after the
cream had been drawn.
Plankinton has raised its waite,
rates. The minimum charge in the