The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-02-20
LIKE S. D. EGG PLAN
BILL CONSIDERED AT PIERRE
GETS NATIONAL REC
IGNITION.

gu COnl0TeuCt III d.. LouiS uu biii
now before the legislature at Pierre
providing for regulation OF traffic in
eggs was made the basis Of a pro-
posed uniform model g control law,
the passage Of which will be urged
In all state legislatures at an early
date. The food departments Of eleven
states in the Mississippi valley n
Texas were represented in the confer
ence and there were present also DR..
c. l.. Alsberg, chief Of the bureau Of
chemistry, and DIR. Mary K. Penning-
ton, head OF the food research labora-
tory OF the bureau and leading author
ity on egg marketing problems, rep
resenting the United States depart
ment of agriculture. Representatives
of the United States food administra-
ton, the executive committee Of the
National Poultry, Butter and Egg as
sociation and many trade representa-
tives took part in the conference.
Although Turner county has been
settled for more han thirty years,
wolves in some remote parts of the
county continue quite numerous and
cause a great zeal of damage to the
farmers. Clyde Costain, who lives
some miles from Parker. reports that
during the last year wolves have killed
twenty-one of his sheep. He recently
sent TO Kentucky for a couple OF hunt.
ing dogs, which now have arrived
They will be the central figures in a
grand wolf roundup which now is be-
ing planned, and in which scores OF
farmers will participate in an effort
to annihilate the wolves.
Hanson county will be among the
will carry ON good road work on a
large scale. While no concrete roads
will be constructed in the county dur
ing the year, great stretches OF public
highways will be graveled and made
among the hardest and most service
able in the state. The county is re-
ported to have purchased a large tract
OF ground near Alexandria, on which
there are vast beds OF gravel. An
automatic loader will be installed and
the gravel hauled to points where the
highways are being improved.
Through the efforts of Capt. Seth
Bullock, Black Hills pioneer and for
years the personal friend of Theodore
Roosevelt, the Black Hills Pioneer So
ciety has changed the name OF Sheep
mountain, near Deadwood, to Mt. The
odore Roosevelt. 1t also was decided,
- .z.s- - C,.k D,1laAl that Nv
July 4 a monument is to be unveiled
on the summet of Mt. Roosevelt to
the ex-president. From the summit OF
the mountain one car see owe the
plains where Theodore Roosevelt rode
as a young man when a cattleman Of
western Dakota.
Mrs. A. w. Johnston. wife OF a Rob.
erts county farmer, during the last
twelve months has made q record for
activity which doubtless has not been
equaled by any other oma in South
Dakota. In addition to performing her
household duties she raised and sold
nearly $500 worth OF turkeys. MIXED
eight or ten COWS twice each day, and
during the harvesting and stacking
season. when her husband was short
of Inale help. she tool her place in
the fields and performed as much work
each day harvesting and stacking as
a man could do.
Much interest is being aroused
among baseball fans in Huron over
the prospect of a professional team
in Huron this summer. The matter
is being given serious consideration
and prospects are bright for the for
nation OF a team Of diamond stars.
WATERFOWL and Mitchell are under
stood to be taking up the project and
it is possible that some sort of state
league may be formed.
At a meeting OF Sioux Falls tractor
dealers q committee was appointed to
report on the ACCESSIBILITY OF the trac.
tor men organizing a local association.
with the object of holding a tractor
show and demonstration In the near
future. 1t Is expected that II will be
decided to organize and that a tractor
show and demonstration will be held
as soon as the necessary arrangements
can be made.
Deuel. county will have the priv
lege of naming one OF the new ships
scon to be launched. The name Of the
Deuel. county woman who Is to be
! sponsor at the launching of the United
States ship to be named by this coun.
ty as a reward for high distribution
in the fourth Liberty loan. is wanted
at Ninth district war loan organiza.
tion headquarters in Minneapolis.
Practical demonstrations in farm
tractors will be open to the general
public In the State College tractor
school at Brookings February 10 TO
March Is. Eight tractors will be dem.
onstrated on different days by expert
mechanics from the various compa-
MES represented. These mechanics
will tear down the machines and
make adjustments.
The decision of the board Of educa.
ton to hold school on Saturday of
zach week for a period Of ton weeks