The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-17
LARGE ACREAGE OPEN
TOTAL OF s37 ,226 ACRES IN
aouTH DAKOTA SUBJECT
TO HOMESTEAD.

yet open to homestead 10 shown In
the latest report Of the general land
Office covering lands still open to set
tlement In South Dakota. Most Of this
acreage is, of course, west of the Mis-
souri river. but there are about 5000
acres still covered by the homestead
law which lie east OF the river. All Of
this 10 Included In the Pierre land dis
trict. X 10 described a. rough and
billy or low and wet.
Residents of Hayti who have re-
turned from Lake Norden, which for
ON years has been one Of the finest
bodies Of water in that part Of the
state, report that the high waters of
the lake are slowly eating their way
through the outlet of the lake and
that II something is not done to stop
this there will be q deep channel
which will perhaps entirely drain the
lake and ruin 1t. Those who wish to
see the lake preserved will strive to
prevent further cutting of the chan
mel by constructing the spillway from
the lake in q proper name II this
is done, Il is said, the cutting of the
channel would stop and the lake be
preserved.
School lands to the extent OF 5000
acres were offered for sale ~ Winner
by E. knight, commissioner of South
Dakota school and public lands. The
land, all located in Trip county, was
sold In tracts of 40 to $40 acres. The
lands had been appraised at SIS to
they sold were in excess of the ap-
praisement. One piece near Winner
brought S185 per acre and another
1926. Numerous other tracts brought
s75 to 800 per acre. The land Is I'M
improved and In most instances Is
without fences. Neighboring farmers
were the purchasers in most instances.
Senator Sterling has returned from
Washington and will spend several
weeks in the state. He will make a
number Of speeches on the question
Of a league OF nations. He Is opposed
to certain features Of the original ov.
enant. He has been making an init.
mate study OF the Monroe Doctrine
and what IL means. He said the sen
ate would in all probability discuss
the peace treaty in open sessions in
stead Of secret ones. He has received
resolutions of the legislature against
grain gambling and will present them
to the senate when 1t meets.
On April 7, about $50 tracts of In
dian Inheritance land will be sold on
Rosebud reservation. These sales are
made by sealed bids and on terms Of
either cash on date of sale, or one
fourth cash and the balance In three
annual payments at seven per cent.
The terms being according to the ex-
pressed desire Of the bidder. The
tracts range from so to $40 acres in
size, and at prices from 50 an acre up
to $50 an acre. Among the many
names Of present owners are, fsmale
Bear Sits UP, Bell Pail, hahnie Blue
Legs, Red Pipe Dog Trail, Joseph
Doggy Track, Kills Him Alive, and Rat
Ting Iron, with many others which
sound peculiar to the white man, but
which are every day names among
the reds.
South Dakota farmers have increas-
ed their crop acreage by S,S1S.22S in
the last 10 years, II Ia disclosed In
statistics just announced by the de.
Dartment Of agriculture at Washing.
ton, and had approximately $4,000
farms in 1918. With the same num-
Der of farms in 1918, North Dakota
increased her acreage during the past
10 years by only ~3,410,244, although
her total acreage both in 1909 and
1918 vas larger than that In South
Dakota.
Arrangements have been completed
for the operation Of two ferry boats
at Pierre the coming summer. This
assures the best crossing facilities for
automobile traffic Of any place in the
state. With the train transfer service
at regular hours through the day and
the ferry service operating independ.
emily, the tourist will not need to wait
long at any time to get across the
Missouri whom he reaches either
Pierre or Fort Pierre.
A civics club has been formed
among the women Of Hot. Springs,
which has as its object the study of
government, as we'll as Of local mat.
tiers which will ft them to take an
Intelligent part in the exercise Of the
franchise. At the last meeting OF the
club a discussion was held Of the pro-
posed establishment of a community
center, which Is to be submitted to
the voters ct the April election.
II Is announced that the American
Mica Products company, OF New York,
has purchased two mica claims To-
Gated lear oreville. 1t Is stated that
the company will equip and open a
mica splitting factory at Custer. Near.
iy the entire output of the mica mines
OF the Black Hills, all of which are
situated in the vicinity Of Custer, Is
said to have been contracted for in
the eastern markets.
During the next two years Moody