The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-04-11

City will be we'll advanced in the ST.
000, 900 building program which has
been mapped out. Seven new BUSH
ness buildings and one church are
contemplated. The largest of these
contemplated structures will be the
Lakota Packing company to cost $780,
600. The Merchants National bank
will erect a $4,000 building and the
Baptist congregation is planning TO
erect a $4,000 church. The new
Methodist church will cost ,13. 200.
Another large project is the new $780,
GOO building to be erected at the state
school OF mines.
One of the most successful Of the
farmers shipping associations in
South Dakota is the Farmers club,
which is composed of the leading
farmers OF the Lake Preston terri
tory. The members Of the club have
just held their annual business meet
ing. The reports presented showed
that during the last year members of
the club marketed live stock which
brought them an aggregate OF $780,
696.l1. Among the shipments were
Il carloads of cattle, containing 315
head, which alone brought a total OF
$1S,337.70. q
Through the efforts OF Sioux Falls
business men arrangements have been
completed whereby a free employ.
ment service will be maintained in
Sioux Falls for the benefit OF the paD-
lie, taking over the work which dur
ing the last eight months has been
under the supervision Of the United
States department of labor, but which
it has bee forced to discontinue
through the failure of the last con-
gress to provide an appropriation.
The bureau will be maintained at the
expense of the Sioux Falls business
men.
Dawson county has stepped into
the breach made by the last session
of congress when that body failed to
provide sustenance for the federal
employment agencies. The county
commissioners, at a special called
meeting, voted to appropriate funds
to pay the expenses Of the Mitchell
agency until such time as the federal
government is able again to take up
the financing OF the project through
a congressional appropriation.
There has beer a greater number
OF transfers of city property in Pierre
the last couple of weeks than for a
long time previously. With the many
transfers of farm land. the movement
in that section of the state indicates
a general liyening up of the real es-
fore vacant tracts being opened up as
farms, a more prosperous condition
in the Missouri valley is indicated.
Preparations have been completed
for the erection in Oldham of a COM
munity building, which will be 80 by
50 feet in size and two stories in
height. The lower floor will be used
for community meetings. while the
second floor will be a lodge hall and
will be Used jointly by the Odd Eel.
lows, Masons and Woodmen. The
work of construction soon will com
hence
The city commissioners of SiouA
Falls have adopted a resolution sub.
hitting TO a vote OF the people at
the annual municipal election in
April the question of the city purchas
ing the plant and equipment of the
Sioux Falls Gas company. and the
tracks and equipment of the Sioux
Falls traction system. which operates
the electric street railway system.
Several of the civil war veterans O
Milbank and vicinity will attend tn.
annual eunio Oh April & and z oil
battle OF Shiloh. The reunion will be
held to commemorate the 57th ami
versary OF the battle. The survivors
will assemble in st. Louis. Mo, and
from that point will proceed to the
historic battle field.
1t has been announced that mer
prominent in banking circles in Siou,
Falls have arranged to establish .
new banking institution in DeSmet
county seat Of kingsbury county. TIL.
new bank will be incorporated unde
the name OF the Farmers State bank
and will have q capital Of $4,000
The charter for the new bank ha
been applied for.
Mitchell is to have a soldiers me
mortal grove. A special COMMITTEES
has been appointed by the park boart
to meet with a similar body from thu
chamber of commerce to select the
site for the grove. The question o
embedding in each tree a brass plate
bearing the name Of one Of the city,
soldiers also will be taken up by thu
committees.
Arrangements are being made foi
the paving of the principal business,
street OF Milbank, and It Is expected
It will not be long until the street
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