The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-02-06
NEED RURALTEACl.ERS
LEGISLATURE WILL &c L3HED
To GIVE STATE
AID.

49, ~ "a taAt II"
ment OF education is preparing a bill
under the provisions of which exist
ing high schools in each of the coun-
ties of the state may be given state
aid in order to induce them TO take
up the work Of preparing suitable
teachers for rural schools. The bill
provides for an appropriation of $780,.
900 annually to be distributed among
the high schools OF the state which
will undertake the ornament mainten-
ance of normal departments especial
ly for the training of teachers for the
rural schools, Each high school with
an enrolment of at least five and not
more han ten students should be EN-
titled to an annual appropriation of
$500. Each such school having an
enrolment of over ten and less than
20 students shall be entitled to aid
mounting TO $500 annually, and each
high school with an enrolment OF 20
IT more students to receive annually
1000.
The salaries of the county Judge
and states attorney of Perkins III
ty will be reduced as the result of
several township clerks falling to
send in registration lists. Through
he same cause several other county
officers will fail to receive expected
increases in salaries. In most cases
he salaries are based OF the popula-
ion and where there is a failure to
send in registration lists the salaries
are based on the vote cast at the last
general election. The vote of 1913
was extremely light and therefore the
salaries of the comfy Judge and the
states cttorne" will have to be based
IN this vote. The result is that the
county Judge will have to be satisfied
With the dignity Of the office alone,
for his salary will be only about SIS
per month-just about enough to pay
his travelling expenses when attend
Ing terms of court. The states at
torney will receive about SIS per
month, which, as in the case Of the
county judge, will only pay the ex-
penses of the office and leave him
nothing for his work.
F. E. Mccall, state college exten.
sion specialist in horticulture, recon-
mends for South Dakota the plan Of
the American Forestry association to
plant great lines of memorial trees
along national highways. Nc. Nc
Call says that the method now in use
of marking highways with various
coiored bands about the telephone
poles has not proved satisfactory be-
eause the markings generally are a
failure from the standpoint of beauty
and very often fail from the stand
point Of utility. Those responsible
for placing such marks often have dis.
regarded rules and at many a osrner
the traveller is in a quandary as to
which is the proper road to take.
John MorrelI came recently through
the Colorado and Nebraska irrigation
fields OF the Great Western Beet Sugar
company. and while visiting the head.
quarters OF the company was told by
the chief chemist that of all the beets
used by the company In all OF it's
several factories those from the Belle
Fourche valley gave the highest sac
charine percentage. The latest IN
formation concerning the proposed
beet sugar factory in Belle Fourche
is that the Great Western Beet Sugar
company will begin building this year.
and will complete 1t in ample time
for 1920 crop.
0ffn piphInr $1,000 rE..;.- az
miles southeast of Lennon. made an
unusual catch in a trap which he had
set for coyotes. When he went to
the trap he found a large eagle
caught In it. The eagle was released
and 1t was only slightly injured. 1t
has been placed in captivity and it
is attracting a great deal OF atten-
tioL. Ptchler "a badly scratched by
the eagle while he was releasing IL,
as It made . desperate fight for free.
dom. 1t is brown in color, with a
gray head. and measures six feet from
tip to tip OF wings.
The Indians Of lower Brute reserva.
ton are raising a fund among them.
selves to purchase a home for Rev.
Luke Walker, who has been acting as
a missionary on that reserve for the
last IS years. Rev. Mr.. Walker Is a
full blood Sioux. but his wife Is a
white woman. whom he married while
both were engaged in missionary
work. The missionary has put In
more time in the last half century
looking after the spiritual needs OF
his people than in the collection of
worldly goods for himself.
Officials OF the First National Life
Insurance company, OF Pierre, the
Northwestern Life Insurance com
pany, OF Aberdeen. and the Aberdeen
Mutual Life Insurance company, of
Aberdeen. In a meeting q Huron
merged the three companies, which
win operate under the name q the
First National Northwestern Life In.
surance company. The home office
OF the company will be at Pierre and
Q branch office will be maintained at
Aberdeen.