The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-03-21
According to the standard set by

ments for a second-class office, and
unless the postoffice department sets
q different standard, the Gregory Of
flee will be put in the second-class
list next July. For an office to be-
come second class, the sale of stamps.
box e and newspaper postage must
equal $4,000 during the fiscal year.
The Gregory office not only reaches
the standard, but the receipts from
standard by $500.
One of the biggest land sales ever
carried through in that section OF the
state has been transacted near Forest
City, when at the Cheyenne agency
1O2 tracts ranging from a section to
$40 acres down to the lesser subdi-
visions, was sold. On the 245 tracts
offered there were about 200 bidders,
and 1O2 OF them were successful.
Last summer the farmers in that
territory, with the aid of business
men, erected in De Smet a stock sales
pavilion at a cost Of about ST, Oae.
The pavilion was completed last DC.
tober. Since that time five sales Of
live stock have been held from the
pavilion and these brought the farm
ers an aggregate OF $116,675.
To have crossed the Atlantic ten
times, twice with President Wilson
aboard, was the fortune OF Robert
Mills, a Sioux Falls bluejacket on the
liner George Washington, who accord.
ing to a wire received by his wife.
had just been discharged and was
about to leave New York for home.
A special election has been called
to be held in the Brookings school
district on Tuesday, March Is. At
the election the voters will have sub
mitted to them the proposition of is.
suing bonds in the sum of $4,000
for the erection of a new high schoo,
building and it's equipment.
The creamery at Wilmot on one
day recently took in 5000 pounds OF
cream, for which the farmers OF the
vicinity were paid more than $500
The creamery. and the consequent
milking of cows, is becoming an eve,
milking Of COWS, is becoming an ever
Dakota.
New settlers are coming into South
Dakota in large numbers and the Mad.
ison territory is receiving its share.
In n day nine carloads Of new set.
tiers passed through Madison on their
way to points in western and north.
western South Dakota.
Although cut much later than ever
before, the ice which has been har.
vested in the Missouri at Pierre is
OF the best quality ever secured. 1t
is this year Of astonishing clarity. not
a speck of dirt in it whatever, and OF
sufficient thickness.
Willis p. Johnson, president OF the
Northern Normal and Industrial
school at Aberdeen, has announced
his acceptance OF the prefer from
he regents Of education Of South Da.
kota OF the presidency of the State
college at Brookings.
Lead, the mining center OF the
Black Hills, is already making it's pre-.
perations to entertain in June the
1919 state convention OF Elks which
was to have been there in 1917 but
was postponed on account OF the war.
Men with their ears close to DO
litical affairs in the state are TALKING
OF w. H. King. chairman of the state
central republican committee, as .
possible candidate to succeed Gov.
Peter Norbeck at the next election.
The village Of Cayour, east of Hu.
ron, is to be lighted by electricity in
the future. A Huron concer Is in.
stalling a modern plant in the village
and expects to have it in operation ia
about 60 days.
Sioux Falls will act as host to the
harness dealers OF the state and sur
rounding trade territory at a three
day convention of the South Dakota
Harness Dealers association on MAJ
27-2S-e9.
Elaborate and extensive plans ara
being laid by committees Of the Youns
Mems Booster association for the. biz
festival and Mardi Gras to be held
al Sioux Falls May 10 to q. fnclus
i've.
The Boyle Electric company OF Get.
tysbur8 recently incorporated. are a.
fering bonds for sale SO that they
might extend their lines to- neishbor.
ing towns.
Hot Springs had a $4,000 Are last
week. It originated in the Plaza ho.
tel. q three-story stone structure. an.
tirely consuming the building and thu
one-story stone building adjoining.
The voters OF Sisseton at I anec;al
election authorized the issuance a.
bonds in the sum Of Isl. 900 to erect !
new public school building or to on,
large the present structure.
The Miller Creamery company has
let the contract for q new creamery
building and work ON the structure
VIII start rs soon Is weather condi.
tons permit.
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