The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-09-04
OIL EXCITEME NTAGAIN
AMPLE MONEY HAS BEEN SUB
sCRIBED FOR THE WORK
AT FAITH.

no DiAby anu attn olStI lCLS, uOItu'
east of the Black Hills. are scenes OF
the latest oil excitement In western
South Dakota. An expert from the
Edgemont oil fields, who has Just Wis
tied the oil prospects In the vicinity
Of Bixby expresses the belief that the
tome which has attracted attention Is
. good oLe and that the prospect for
el Is excellent. At Faith. which 10
only a short distance from the new
field, there Ii a great deal of excite
ment and ample money has been sub
scribed to exploit the supposed oil
fields and definitely determine whether
or not oil can be found in paying
quantities. Portable rigs. with a capac-
ity of drilling 5000 feet into the bow
els Of the earth, II necessary, will be
taken TO the scenes of the new oil
excitement for the purpose of develop
Ing the fields by the drilling OF wells.
The forthcoming report Of the state
fire marshal will show figures OF fire
losses for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1918, and June 80, 1919, with the
comparative summary. For the first
fiscal year there were fifteen elevator
fires with a loss Of $3.50, 25S.39, and 579
miscellaneous fires with a loss OF ST.
403, 250.46. Fol- the second year there
were five elevator fires with q loss OF
SAT, 050, and 4T miscellaneous fires
with a loss of STAT 1881. This re-
duction of practically SO per cent in
fro Inqa 10 otfrihyfnA RI q 10 rOa nxfonr
to the fire prevention campaign which
is carried on every day by the depart
ment.
A number Of stata departments are
finding it hard to a1ure and hold EN-.
ployees under the salary restrictions
placed by the legislature. Pay is so
much higher In many lines Of private
employment that the private employer
gets the men. One Of the latest is the
head Of the engineering department at
the state agricultural college stepping
out to take the position of county high.
way engineer as a better paying job.
In fact counties generally are paying
more than the state highway depart
ment can pay for like work.
Federal agents state that special
men are to placed in the field with
autos and every effort made to en-.
force the game laws. 1t has been re.
ported from certain sections of this
state hat birds have already been
slaughtered. The open season for prai
RE chickens begins September 16 and
continues until the close Of October 10
The duck season opens ON the same
day and remains open until Deem
Der /.
The supreme court has sustained the
the constitution adopted at the las
general election and incidentally al
other amendments adopted al the cleo
ton. This ruling was in the Hutchin
son county sheriff case where Kar
Schmidt was elected as sheriff, bu'
had never completed his citizenship
The decision acts as an custer SO fal
as Schmidt acting as sheriff is con
cerned.
The residents of Garretson have
pe~titioned the county commissioner
to construct q modern road from tn,
Minnesota line, there connecting will
state roads In Minnesota. An exten
sive road improvement program hal
been arranged in Minnekaha county
and the petitioners ask that an add
tion of the two miles east from Gar
retson to be added to the origina
The commissioners of Bonhomm,
county will be p~etitioned to make al
appropriation for the erection Of a So
dier's memorial In honor Of the Bon
homme county young mon who los
their lives In the world wal and thos
time. The exact form of the memoria
has not been determined upon, but tina
1t will be erected in Tyndalls which
the county seat, is assured.
All former records for the tota
amount of wool marketed in Bell
Fourche were broken during the voc
marketing season which has closat
Approximately 10000 o pounds Q
wool were handled by buyers durin
the present season. One warehous
alona handled 100000 pounds. Tn
wool was sold at In average price Q
from 57h cents to IS cents per pound
Preparation Of the old One Hundre
and Forty-seventh field artillery reg
ment in South Dakota, - a part Q
this states share in the new nations
guard. which the var department is OF
ganizing, Is forecast In dispatches RI
ceived nom Ad1t. Gen. Morris, at Rec
field.
No trace has yet been found of ny
known yeggmen. who entered the pos
Office at Elkton, blew the safe "A 81
capped with 5000 in stamps and money
It is believed they were provided wit
a high powered automobile.
Miss Marie Toohey. a young woma
Of Sioux Falls, has bean selected I
christen the merchant steamer Siou
Falls. which will be launched at d.
luth soon.
A bronze tablet has been selected a