The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-08

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their wares this spring in South Da-
kota, according to information reach
ing the state food commissioners Of
ncs. As the law IN very plain in re-
gard to adulteration OF linseed oil,
Commissioner Frary advised buyers
to be very cautious In placing orders
with other than well known and de-
pendable firms. The oil most COM
monty and almost exclusively Used to
cheaper lineed oil Is . mineral oil, In
fact lubricating oil. and this will not
dry or harden in paint, therefore paint
In which IN adulterated OF Is used L.
practically worthless, and the labor
cost of applying such paint is wasted.
Very little a6ulterated OIL has been
sold in this state for several years, ac-
cordins TO Commissioner Frary.
The forthcoming report of Immi.
grafton Commissioners McCarree will
call attention to the possibilities of
the handling OF potatoes through the
manufacture of the tubers into flour"
or through dehydration. The fact is
| pointed out that there Is a market for
these products In many sections, and
while the people OF this country APP
parently prefer TO handle the POI
tatoes without any such process,
there are many sections OF the world
where the shipment of potatoes is
practically prohibited, and the ship
ment OF the flour or dehydrated pro.
duet not only is practical, but the only
way to get the shipments through.
At the O.. p. Huetson farm, east OF
Vermlllion, well diggers encountered
something quite out OF the ordinary
They were in the act Of pulling ont
casing from a tubular well, when sud-
denly gravel. mud and water began
shooting out and upward for q height
OF 80 feet. They we're unable to &C.
count for the strange occurrence, and
summoned DR.. Freeman Ward, OF the
state university. There seems to be
a strong undercurrent air pressure.
at a depth of 1876 feet, and even at
the present time the pressure is about
five pounds to the square inch, and
mud and water still are coming out
over the top Of the casing.
The city council Of Bison has award
ed the contract for the erection OF a
city auditorium, which will cost about
$1,000. Under the terms of the con
tract the structure is to be completed
and ready for occupancy by June Is.
A full basement la to be under the
building. When completed, IL will be
one of the largest public gathering
places in northwestern South Dakota.
1t now is assured that q special cleo.
tion will be called at Arlington oon
for the purpose OF submitting to the
voters the question OF issuing bonds
for the erection OF a new public school
brilding. The necessary petitions win
bs~Scirculated at once.
Electric lighting for their farm
houses and barns is demanded by
many Of the farmers of the Garrstson
territory. To meet the demand the
er plant will be increased. Probably
the first extension will be to the
region north OF town, and from there
lines will be run in different direc,
tions so farmers may have the light
ing facilities they desire. II also Is
planned to run wires from the Gar
retson plant to Valley Springs. Thu
farmers estimate that their farms will
be worth s25 an acre more as soon as
they get electricity OF their farms.
So bitter have been the complaints
in reference to the service furnished
by the Milbank electric light and pow
er plant, which belongs to Nh outside
capitalist, that the city council inform,
ed him that IL there is not an improve
ment in the service steps will be
taken to grant 4 franchise to other
persons. The owner Of the plant
went to Milbank after receiving this
notice, and while there is said to nave
stated that he would be willing to sell
the plant at a fair appraised vsluz
tion. No improvement was promised
II il probably steps viii be tAken b.
the city to acquire the system.
The South Dakota highway depart
mont will get nearly 500 trucks from
the government, II It desires them
badly enough to pay the freight from
Washington. A large number Of these
trucks, with carrying capacity from
two TO FIVE tons, which wers purchas
ed for war work and are NO longer
needed for that purpose, are to be dis
tributed to different state highway
commissions for their work on roads
and the allotment for this state
reaches nearly 500.
Back to school for all those persons
in South Dakota who can neither read
nor write. That's the dictum Of tbs
last state Legislature and the order
has gone out from the state board OF
education to enforce It risidly. AS .
result, county superintendents
throughout the state have been in.
struced to begin compiling a census
OF all persons between the ages OF Is
and Il. who do not have at least a
NTH grade education.
Dawson county II to have a
larry appointed county nurse, engaged
by the board of county commissioners