The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-18
INTEREST IN SCHOOLS
MANY CONSULTATIONS AND BET
TER FACILITIES FOR Chill
pREN IN THE COUNTRY.

Since the recent educational con.
ference Of national educators at Sioux
Falls and the state wide drive for
better rural school conditions in South
Dakota, there has been a noticeable
crysts lization of sentiment in many
communities for the consolidation OF
rural schools and the next few weeks
are expected TO see the proposition
put mp to the voters in many COM
munities. While South Dakota today
has but about 100 consolidated schools
there are many projects in contem-
plation n ii is expected that within
. year this number will be easily
doubled. State Superintendent Fred
l.. Shaw Is aiming TO have this state
take the lead in this educational move
ment. The school board ct Canova
has called a meeting TO discuss the
a~dyisability OF consolidating the Ca
nova and Vermilion township schools
as the present needs Of each district
are insufficient. In Sully county an
election is called for December ! and
voters will decide whether they want
q consolidated school at Onida. where
there has been much agitation for 1t.
At Montrose, in McCook county, it is
expected that an election will be called
soon for the same purpose, and at
Humboldt in Minnehaha county the
voters almost unanimously voted $685.
600 more bonds for their consolidated
project there.
The dairy department at the state
college has published a handsome bull
ietin describing its equipment, its
courses of study, trophies and medals
won by students and the great oppor'
tunities now open to dairymen and
creamery operators. According to the
bulletin. the three-months creamery
course which begins in January offers
young men without high school train.
ing an excellent opportunity to pre-
pare for interesting work at high sal
aries. Every student is in demand just
as soon as he has completed his work
The course is practical and actually
teaches creamery management.
II is said sentiment among the farm
ers of Dawson county in favor of the
construction OF a new county court
house in Mitchell has recently become
quite strong. Heretofore they have
been opposed TO the project. An eff
fort is being made to have the county
commissioners call a special election
and submit to the voters OF the county
the proposition OF issuing bonds for
court house purposes.
The construction OF a community
building as a war memorial, instead
OF a monument, is favored by the re-
turned service men OF Flandreau and
vicinity. The building will be equip
ped with gymnasium and other club
features. The citizens generally favor
the project and it is expected early
steps will be taken to have the struc-
sGre erected.
Pierre is again the center OF inter
est for gold diggers. Two big outfits
are ~eXcavating in the city park and
on the Missouri banks on a neighbor'
ing island, thinking they are going
to find a buried treasure. The tale
goes that years ago a barge with this
product was sunk at this place. and it
is hoped now to find it.
Doubtless because OF the deep SHOWS
covering their usual feed. squirrels
and birds In large numbers are attack
ing the corn used In decorating the
Mitchell corn palace and promise to
speedily denude the handsome struc-
ture.
Liquor estimated TO be worth $500
stored In Sioux Falls Easements and
cellars is said to have been stolen by
Vern Marshall, a young man taken
into custody by Sheriff Wangness. and
bis c~onfederates.
A new banking institution has been
opeDed at Corson. IL is known as the
Corson State bank and promises to
become one OF the strong financial in
situations OF this territory.
Jack Holmes was convicted in the
circuit court of Hughes county on a
charge or hrst degree m"anslaushter
for the killing OF Joe Adams and given
q twenty-fve-year sentence.
With the prospects OF a long. cold
winter ahead. the associated charities
of Huron expect to receive many calls
for assistance from the needy families
Of Huron.
South Dakota stands sixteenth in
the list of states in the health OF ~
d~raftees in the late war. according to
figures given out from Washington.
Among some OF the heavy stock
shipments out OF Kimball of late was
a special train OF some 80 carloads.
most OF which were cattle.
A chorus OF seventy voices will pre-
sent the Messiah in the state college
auditorium on the evening OF Decem
Der 16.
South Dakota's average number OF
service men who voluntarily enlisted
In the late war was l2A per cent.
A temporary organization for an
American Legion post was perfected
In Hartford.