The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-09-04

in the state. In many of the smaller
towns the ice man Is announcing that
his supply is gone, and the only way
that these communities can get ice Is
to rave it shipped in. which means Q
heavy loss in shrinkage az well as
express charges, with the result that
In some small towns the price Is nye
cent? a pound, and in others, 1t Ii NOT
o~btainable at any price. Some OF ths
larger towns are getting down to low
stock, and are announcing that they
will only supply stores and business
houses which are dependent upon Ice
for carrying on the business, and the
family supply Is gone.
The Indians on Cheyenne river res.
ervation will hold several agricultural
fairs this fall, one at the agency and
likely one In the northwest part OF the
reservation, and enc In the southwest
ern portion. These annual fairs are
we'll attended and the showing made
at them are an indication of the prog.
ress of the Sioux along agricultural
lines. While the live stock industry
appeals to the Indian to a larger ex.
tent than does grain raising, yet q
number Of the more progressive among
then are developing into good farmers.
A former Iowa farmer, who moved
to a farm near White Lake last spring,
has shown his neighbors something
about oats. He has finished havest-
ing a special tract Of oats, which he
planted with what he calls Iowa 103."
a seed he brought with him from Iowa.
The tract gave him the tremendous
yield of So bushels an acre. An ad-
joining field, planted with the ordinary
oats used in that locality, Melted him
only forty bushels to the acre.
At a meeting of the county commits
sioners of McCook county, the pro-
posed county highway system was des-
ignated. The work on the county sys-
tenn will commence as soon as ar
rangements for the actual construc-
ton can be made. 1t is reported that
the state highway commission has des-
ignated the Washington highway from
Salem east toward Sioux Falls as one
Of the state trunk highways.
The extension division OF the South
Dakota State college will offer this
fall, correspondence courses In agrf
culture and home economies for rural
teachers. These courses will lead to
college credit and will be under the
supervision of H. e. Dawes, now su
p~erintendent Of short courses. Thu
subject matter of the short courses
will be supplied by members Of the
State college faculty.
Probably the only mining camp IL
the United States where old fashioned
placer mining, In the old fashioned
way, with a string Of horses and rifles
is being carried on is In the Blaci
Hills. Dredging and hydraulic work II
being done in California and some 9th
er mining sections of the county, bu
only in the Black Hills is placer min
ing being done.
With the harvesting of Beadle coun
tvs crop about over, the yield of whea'
is estimated by farmers to averag,
from 7 to Is bushels to the acre. Tn,
normal wheat crop in the state II
about IL bushels to the acre. Thil
yield of wheat Is much larger thar wal
anticipated earlier in the year. Oati
are yielding about 40 bushels to tn,
acre.
The Black Hills Sioux Trail associa
ton members were guests of the Win
ner COMMERCIAL club recently at
banquet in the clubrooms after an al
day session of the two organizations
The visitors fere welcomed by Mayo
} Davis, Of Winner. Good roads was tn,
topic discussed.
The Meade County Fair association
is doing it's utmost to make the com
! ing county fair far surpass any eve
given. The fair will be held on tn,
Meade County Fair grounds near Stul
gis on September "a, rs and 26.
The state board of roadroad commits
! sioners will hold a hearing in Siou
Falls on September 6 on q petitio
asking that the two telephone system
l be consolidated and conducted In H
ture as n system.
At the recent session of the con
missioners of Meade county 1t was d.
] cided to build a bridge across the Bell
Fourche river at what is known rs tn
Pratt crossing. Bids are to be Gale
/ for at once.
: Deciding to make the Turner count
farm bureau a permanent factor In tn
! development of the agricultural r,
: sources of the county, the county farz
: bureau has been reorganized.
1t has been decided by the director
: Of the Lake County Fair associate
to hold a county fair at Madison thi
7, year. and September 2. 8, Z and 5 hav
been fixed as the dates.
Wednesday, September 10. has bee
fixed as the time for the annual Dicni
and celebration Of the old settlers a
ISOLATION of Lincoln county, to be hel
In Canton
Approximately thirty-nve blocks {
paving will be laid In Huron this yea