The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-08
SUFFRAGE IS
NEWLY PASSED SOUTH DAKOTA
AMENDMENT Is ATTACKED
AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

South Dakota's women may lose the
recently won right to vote, IL . case
which has been started in Hutchinson
county is won by the plaintiffs. The
case 10 an custer suit against Sheriff
Schmidt and IL based on the charge
that he is q foreigner, who has not
yet taken out his second set Of citi-
tenship papers. Joe Kirby, Of Sioux
Pals, counsel for Schmidt, asserts
that the amendment under which the
suit has been brought was not legally
passed at the fall election OF 1918. He
says 1t was not advertised sufficiently
before being submitted to the voters.
This is amendment II, which confer
red the right OF franchise upon the
women of the state. II also carried
q provision that no foreign born per-
son could hold any elective office in
the state until they had taken out
their full citizenship papers. 1t is
asserted that II Schmidt wins his case
all the amendments passed last fall
will be unconstitutional. II so, the
state will be prevented from engaging
in any OF the development enterprises
provided by many Of these amend
ments.
The state high way commission has
granted tho request of the board OF
commits ionsrs OF Lawrence county for
financial assistance in the construc
ton Of the Boulder Canyon highway
connecting Sturgis and Deadwocd
which now is being built under con
tract. The state highway commission
has granted the 100000 asked for in
aid Of the work. Much of the new
highway will have to be constructed
through solid rock, making 1t the most
expensive road building to be done in
South Dakota this year so far as the
distance, about eight miles, is con
cerned. 1t is estimated that the cost
county line to Deadwood will be $50,
900. When completed, the highway
will be one OF the most picturesque
in the state or northwest.
At the beginning OF the next school
year In September. the University OF
South Dakota will have a high school.
The work in that department will be
carried on under the department OF
education supervision. In taking this
step South Dakota is simply placing
itself beside many leading universities
and colleges OF the country. Accord
in~ IN tho ra,Ia nn9caA hu thu rnnaufo
no student may attend the university
high school until he has exhausted
the educational facilities in his home
town or school district. The univer
sity expects to draw students from
the rural districts and from the towns
that have no high schools.
There 10 being mailed from the OF
fee OF the state food commissioner at
Vermillion a letter to all merchants
OF the state explaining briefly the new
laws relative to weights and measures
and regulating the traffic in eggs
These laws become effective July l.
After that date all dealers in Eggs will
be licensed by the food commission.
yer, and all scales. weights and meas
ures used in the state, with the excep-
ton OF scales having q capacity of a
ton or more, will be tested by inspec
tors OF the state food end drug de-
partment. The egg law will make IL
necessary for merchants to candle
eggs whap bought.
Organization OF a South Dakota
branch OF a bolshevist organization
hat is seeking to aid in a movement
TO promote anarchy is reported in
Washington and the postofice depart
ment is investigating reports that the
organization is seeking, through the
mails. to spread It's doctrines. Spread
OF bolshevist propaganda and threat
ened seizure Of industries are report
ed as the objects OF the organization,
which is said to have branches In
many states. Nearly a million copies
Of THE Anarchist Soviet Bulletin
published by the organization, have
been issued, according TO claims by
the society.
Tho town OF Letcher and the county
OF Sanborn have joined forces in an
effort to drain the lake north of that
place. The lakeshas been a source of
trouble for years TO gardeners and
farmers. The Lake h muddy and shall
low and of no commercial value.
Many attempts have been made to
drain it. but all have failed. Now,
acting under the direction OF the city
council and the county board, civil IN
gineers have begun a survey with the
object Of draining the lake into the
James river. The lake, which covers
100 acres. has been growing steadily
In accordance with a petition fled
with the board OF education and own
council Of Rec Heights, q special cleo
ton has been called for Tuesday. May
6, at which the proposition Of author.
izing the issuance Of SIS, 600 in bonds
for the erection Of . new public school
will be submitted to the voters OF Rec
Heights township. The present school
building was erected in 1883, during
pioneer days, and has long since be-
come inadequate for caring for the
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