The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-02-13

Iesluents 10 organlze a STOCK company
composed of local men and install an
electric light system.
In accordance with a petition filed
with the board of trustees. of Kidder.
a special election viii be called to vote
on school consolidation. 1t is planned
to consolidate several districts
in accordance with a petition filed
with the city council that body is ar.
ranging for a great deal of street paw
ing this year. The petition asks that
ten blocks be paved this year. 1t is
expected arrangements will be made
for the commencement Of the work as
soon as spring opens.
As a result of the recent rounding
up of a number OF Sisseton boys on a
charge of malicious mischief and de-
struction of property, they being
charged with causing losses OF more
than $1,000, the city council has pro-
hibited all boys under Is years old
from entering pool halls and has pro.
hibited tobacco being sold to any boy
unuer Il years or age.
The Missouri river at Yankton,
weakened by the warm weather, broke
up Sunday afternoon and the ice went
out for miles above and below stream.
Most of the pontoon bridge had been
removed to a place OF safety, but ice
struck the balance and wrecked it.
This is the earliest the ice has broken
up at this point since Yankton was
founded, the earliest previous date be-
ing February II, 1917.
a colony OF Mennonites who sold
their holdings in Beadle county last
fall and went to Canada are reported
to have returned to this section of the
country and have purchased about nine
sections Of land in eastern Sully county
several miles northeast Of Onida. They
will settle in that region. They tried
to purchase back their Beadie county
holdings. but could o make the deal
with the present owners.
Farmers of Beadle county, members
of the Beadle county farm bureau, in
session here, voiced a strong senti-
ment in favor Of building concrete
roads over Beadle county. Soma
said hat hard surface roads were
absolutely essential il the farmers
were to get their produce to market.
The heavy traffic of the present day
from the farms and the motor trucks
which are rapidly replacing the horse
drawn lighter farm wagons have put
the dirt roads into the worst condt-
tion, and that some Improvement must
be made IN the highways at once.
Several resolutions in favor of road
building were passed and a delegate
was named to take up the matter with
the county's representatives In the
state legislature.
A sheep pasture OF $50 900 acres Is
what is required for the ranging of
20, 900 sheep in the southwest corner
of Cheyenne river reservation. The
Indians get S18,500 a year for their
lease of this tract of land. While the
sheep pasture covers only seven town
two cattle pastures on that reser-
walton are larger. The Zimmerman
pasture is thirty-six miles long and
about fifteen miles wide. Ten thous-
and cattle are grazing there this warm
and open winter weather. The Moss
nan pasture is fully as large, and ex-
tends east of the Zimmerman tract.
with 10000 head of cattle. These cattle
pay the Indians at the rate of $3.50
per head. From all these leases the
Indians on the Cheyenne river reser.
walton get about $4,000 a year. which
will be distributed at an early date.
South Dakota, during the last year.
borrowed nearly ten and a half mil.
lion dollars for use in loanings Upon
the lands of the state. This money
was loaned to farmers ON 80 years
time at 5h per cent, said A. w. Ewart,
treasurer of the Rural Credit board.
The South Dakota Rural Credit law is
simple. The state, by a direct pledge
Of its credit, borrows money and loans
1t at the lowest rates possible upon the
security of farm lands practically at
cost. Mr.. Ewart outlined the process OF
obtaining a loan as follows: Any resi-
dent land owner of the state may apply
to the South Dakota Rural Credit com
mission for a loan ( he is at the time,
or is o o TO be engaged in the de-.
veiopment of the farm land to be
mortgaged. No loan may be made for
more than $4,000 nor for less than
$500. No loan shall be for more than
10 per cent OF the appraised value OF
the land plus 40 per cent OF the insured
value OF the improvements. and in no
event can the loan exceed the average
assessed valuation OF the land for the
Gree preceding years. The iegitimate
purposes for which money may be bor-
rowed are. to provide for the purchase
Of farm land. equipment. fertilizers,
live stock. buildings and other i'm
provements or to pay indebtedness
on the farm land of the mortgagor.
The loans are made payable on the
amortization plan, which consists in
paying both principal and interest in
the given term. Thus far the annual
iustallmept nayment In S6S Fl FOR pach