The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-01-02

SIllIeHSnIp prior 10 lne udle IN Wnltu
he is required TO qualify under the
2w. In this case the candidate hal
taken out his first papers" AID on
such was nominated and elected to
the position of sheriff OF Hutchinson
county. But before the date OF his
qualification arrives the new constitu-
tiOnal provision becomes effective.
which says that he is not a citizen OF
the state, and only citizens can qualify
for official positions. He has the op.
pOrtunity 10 qualify IL he can secure
his full citizenship papers before the
date on which he is required to quail
ify TO fill he place. which is apparent
ly the first Monday in January in his
case. Otherwise there will be a va
Cancy under the law. Whether there
are any other cases in the state will
be revealed by time. Under the law
all county officers except county audi
tors must qualify on the first Monday
in January. County auditors are re-
quired to qualify the first Monday in
March.
+. II. Glau. deputy state sheriff. re-
ports the recent seizure at Mobridge
OF four trunks filed with intoxicating
liquors. all bottled and ready for con-
sumption. the seizure being made by
representatives of the United States
marshaIs Office and the state sheriff's
office. This consignment of liquor was
purchased by four residents Of Mo
bridge. at Miles City, Mont. and was
consigned as baggage to an address
in Minneapolis. When the train bear.
ing it reached Mobridge the federal
and state officials took charge OF il
and it is understood that the arrest
OF She Mobridge men who had pur-
chased and shipped the liquor will fol-
low In a few days. II had beer billed
as baggage. but no ticket had been
purchased by the person consigning
it and no excess baggage charges had
been paid upon II.
Fl. o. ~Herbrandson, field agent In
South Dakota Of the bureau of crop
estimates of the United States depart
ment Of agriculture, makes an inter-
esting report of present conditions and
the acreage of winter grain sown in
South Dakota this fall, and other mat.
tiers OF interest bearing on the pro.
duction Of crops in South Dakota. His
report shows that because of unfavor-
able weather conditions during the
period Of sowing of winter crops there
has been a decrease in the acreage
devoted to both winter wheat and win.
ter rye compared with the acreage for
1917. The winter wheat acreage in
South Dakota for 1917 was 1876. 900
acres, for 1918. los, 900 acres; winter
rye. acreage for 1917. 600. 900 acres:
for 1918, $4,000 acres. The condition
Of both crops is placed at 50. P
Peter Brassel, a farmer of Carthage,
marketed a prize load OF light fat
hogs, weighing an aggregate of 1920
pounds and bringing a total OF $500.
Their average weight was 400 pounds
each, and they brought an average
price of $70-about as much as was
paid for a good horse a few years ago.
An application has been made to
the city council Of Beresford by c. II.
Green, a local capitalist, for a fran
chise for an electric light plant. IL
granted the franchise Mr.. Green pro-
poses eventually to connec Hawar.
den, Ia, and Alcester and Beresford,
and with water power generate cleo
tricity with which 10 supply all three
The city council now is considering
the matter of granting the franchise.
which would be for a period of twenty
years.
. V1rillnru hnVa ..p, ~ ,1at.I a.. .,,.t, -
sinking an srtesian well on the
OF Frank Whipple. some miles from
Sisseton. The well is something of a
freak in that the water instead OF be-
ing very hard, as is the case with the
water from most artesian wells drilled
in the state, is as soft as rain water,
II also is as clear as the average well
water. The well has a flow of 100
gallons per minute, which is more
than ample for stock and domestic
puroses on the farm. The surplus
water is carried away in a creek. and
owing TO the fact that the water is
so soft the residents along the creek
dip water from the creek with which
TO do the family washings.
iht uliltItHt departments WHICH
have been spreading out into the COM
mittee rooms and Hobbies of the two
houses during the past two years, are
now being punched into smaller space
to clear the way for the legislative
members when they arrive, but at that
there will be few committee rooms
left open and not taken up by some
existing department. II any effort is
made to carry out the constitutional
development authorized at the late
election a number of new departments
will be required, and more space an
absolr- ,ossity.
John Kudrna, a Tabor boy who Is
serving in France. enjoys the distinc.
ton OF having blown taps for the
first three American soldiers to fall
during the great war. He writes his
parents here under date OF October
81 that he is well and has been pro-
NOTED to sergeant. He went TO France
with the first expedition under Gen.