The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-01-23

Of South Dakota from point of serv.
Ice retired from the bench. He is
Judge Levi MCGEE. of Rapid City He
served for Il years as Judge OF the
Seventh judicial circuit. Hs is one
OF the widest known judges in the
state OF South Dakota. Members o.
the bar Of the Seventh judicial dis
trict gave a banquet in honor OF Judge
MCGEE and presented him with q hne
gold watch and chain in token OF
their friendship and regard for his
years Of service. He will remain az
his home in Rapid City and again
assume the practice OF law. ASSOCIATE
ing himself with Attorney E. b.
Adams, OF Hot Springs. Judge Nc
Gee last spring did not enter the pri-
mary race, leaving the race open to
Walter G.. Miser, who was nominated
and elected without opposition. Judge
Miser is also a Rapid City man.
The affairs OF the King sbury county
exemption board have been closed up.
During the time the board was in *
i~stence it indicted into the service
or uncle Sam 45l e.
The United States government may
be made defendant in an action
brought by John Sweeney, OF Sioux
Falls, for the failure OF the telegraph
company under the control of Post
master General Burleson to deliver q
message announcing the death of his
son in San Francisco. James Edward
Sweeney died December q in a naval
training hospital at San Francisco and
a telegram was SEN to his father
asking him what burial arrangements
he wished made. The telegram, so
Sweeney says, a. not delivered to
him and the boy was buried In a San
francisco cemetery. A week later
Mr.. Sweeney received the frst init
nation Of the boys death. He at
once got into communication with the
hospital authorities, who informed
him his son had been buried there.
Mr.. Sweeney then sent a request to
have the body exhumed and sent to
Sioux Falls, but he received no fur
Their reply.
A court case OF interest to Aber.
deem people will come up at the Feb
ruary term OF circuit court. w. J. A.
Schoppe, OF Groton, plaintiff, Is suing
Lee Cummins, Thomas Owsley and
Harold Nel2on for $4,000 damages.
Schoppe alleges that The boys painted
his buildings yellow, and even the
coat which he wore was streaked win
Yellow paint, several weeks ago. The
defendants say that Schoppe refused
to subscribe for Liberty bonds. and
] Putney, some weeks ago.
The South Dakota Civic federation,
active in 1906 and 1907, together With
the late Bishop W. H.. Hare, of Sioux
Falls, in organizing South Dakota
against the then legalized divorce
traffic into a temperate form OF law
relative to divorces. has lately merged
with the newly organized civic asso-
citation called the American White
Cross OF Minneapolis, which is to be
a helping hand to inspire merit in
the public service, it 10 announced
here.
The members Of the K~inssbury
county exemption boards have closed
up the affairs OF the board, which now
has gone " OF existence. During the
time the board was in existence 1t in
Quoted into the service of Uncle Sam
an aggregate Of i51 men. Of whom 16
were afterward rejected by tho mill.
tary authorities for physical dis
ability. The reflections amounted to
only 3h Per cent. which 10 regarded
as a good record.
Residents of Rapid City and other
parts OF Pennington county have com
menced a movement for the erection
OF a new county building. The pres
ent structure has done service many
years and has become inadequate for
the growing needs OF the county, and,
in addition, is not a safe place for
the Keeping Of valuable court and 9TH
err county records. II is planned to
erect a large and modern fireproof
courthouse.
While the United States food ad-
ministration has removed the special
price regulations on mill feeds and
those limiting wholesalers, retailers
and jobbers' margins of profit on mill
feed sales. the regulations on other
feeding stuffs remain in force and the
lifting OF these special regulations
realing with wheat mill feeds does not
affect the provisions limiting dealers
to a reasonable profit.
Miss Allie ]. Barnes, for four or
FIVE years a member OF the public
school faculty OF Milbank, rendered
her resignation and has departed for
Scott, Can, where she will take the
management OF q store. Sidney Bar
ricklow, former superintendent OF
schools OF Grant county, who recently
was discharged from the military
service. has been appointed her suo
cessor.
The new electric light system which
recently was completed at Lesterville
has been placed in operation. The
system is 1rst class in every respect
and Lestcrville nov II ono OF the
best lighted towns In the state.