The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-22
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grafton commissioner and koQorol Oh
rector Of the employment service. MI.
McCaffres returned from Kansas City.
whore he was In conference with A
l.. Barkman. assistant to the director
general of the United States employ.
ment service and in charge Of the
harvest hand situation. Mr.. Bark
man is the nan who took up the prob.
lem during the war when 1t seemed
almost insoluble. and brought the
wonderful crops of the past years In
to the granaries OF the country. Mr.
McCaffree says that the whole south
srn section, where harvesting has al
ready started. or will soon. has been
carefully plated and work is pro-
ceeding on e northern state. Figur-
ing on an acreage basis, the probable
needs of various sections are set
down, and district offices OF the
United States employment service,
working through county agents and
local officers, will be in a position to
distribute the men where needed and
at the proper time There will be
more men available this year, the sys-
tenn Ia in good working order, and
Mr. McCaffree does not anticipate any
considerable trouble in caring for the
situation.
Adjt. Gen. Morris has m to New
York city to provide q room and at.
tendants to meet and look after South
Dakota soldiers who land in the city
on their return home. This is In line
with the action OF ether northwest
states, which either have opened such
rooms, or are preparing to take such
action. On account OF the agitation
over the placing n retaining OF
william Randolph Hearst At the head
of the soldiers reception committee,
action by the state Of South Dakota
has been delayed. but as the inereas-
ing number OF returning soldiers, in
many cases, require attention on their
arrival in New York, sctisn generally
is being taken to provide a meeting
room in which such soldiers can feel
that they are rs much Eat home as
they would be after they had reached
their home states.
Jersuld county and washington
Springs will experience great build
ing activity during this year. The
Odd Fellows lodge is erecting q new
vail. The contract has been let and
work commenced on 1t. A new cream
cry and ice cream factory Is also un-
der construction. Both buildings will
be made OF brick and will take he
place of frame buildings on Main
street. Due to the extreme scarcity
Df houses, 1t is estimated that prob
IDLY IS modern dwellings will be add
ed during the summer. In addition
several houses and barns are being
built throughout the county. Export.
anced carpenters n builders are In
yres demand as q result OF this ac-
tivity.
Various public improvements plan
ned for this year were taken UP and
discussed at a mass meeting Of citf-
zens called by the Commercial club
1T Lake Preston. Mayor Robertson,
Of Madison. was present to give those
present the benefit of his knowledge
VI necessary public improvements and
how to go about procuring them. OnS
If the first improvements Of this kind
planned there Is the installing OF a
sewerage system. when this Is pro-
cured the work Of street Improvement
will be taken up.
The newest movement for a nation
Il highway being boosted is the Black
md Blue trail, from Bismarck. and
crossing . part Of wyoming, Colo
ado and Texas to the gulf. The resi-
dents along that line are taking up
he publicity part OF the work and
pushing tho new trail rs Q part OF the
general highway system.
The state highway commission has
let contracts for highway construc-
ton in several of the counties in the
state. totaling over $500. 600. The con-
tract in Drookings county calls for
s2o, 600; in Lincoln county. SIS, 900;
Deuel. county. $4,000: Clark county.
37Ae00. and Butte county. $4,000.
Development work on the Cowboy
and Mohawk properties, Of the Ma
tional Tin company, nea Hill City
has been resumed. The company re-
Gently was ~reorganised, and n said
to have ample capital to carry out an
extensive program Of development.
Announcement has been made that
Masonic organizations OF Rapid City
wnl build q $40.0 900 lodge home within
the next few months. II is expected
that the building will be started be-
fore July 4.
Howard and st. Marys men have
completed arrangements for establish
ing a new bank In st. Marys. II will
be known as the Farmers State bank,
and will have q capital OF 5000.
Dawson county probably will get
one of the big army motor trucks,
built for the wal department but
which BOW are Of no further use to
the government.
The AmericaRism Of the original
Americans has been sxemplineA again
in South Dakota by the subscriptions
to he Victory Loan MADE b. rhs Sioux
IrAfrrs ~ thss osofn Tod aouutv in