The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-05-14
$4,000 PER CAPITA
BANK DEPOSIT FOR EACH IN
hABITANT OF SOUTH
DAKOTA.

perity of south Dakota for the past
ten years has brought banks deposits
up to an average of $416.62 for every
man, woman and child in the state.
There is an automobile for every six
and one-half people in the state.
The population of the state as OF
January l, 1920 compiled from every
available source of information. is
given as 675, 900. The total bank de-
pOsits of the state amount to $2Sl.-
221 800 and license records show that
there are in use 1O0,2S4 cars and
1857 trucks, or a total OF 103,984. The
farmers cooperative movement has
spread rapidly and with great success
during the past few years and IS
shown IN the in%terchurch world u
vey to comprise at the present time
319 grain dealing associations and
over 100 cooperative general stores,
besides several newer corporations
formed to buy and market live stock.
The community building idea is
spreading over the state rapidly and
is taking various forms. In the larger
cities it is a memorial hall in memory
of heroes of the war; in smaller towns
1t is a community house, usually mem
Orial, or a community school house.
Many of the fishermen are kicking
just at the present time because or
the deep snow which is hedging in the
creeks. Some of them are going out
anyway. even though they will have
TO use web snowshoes.
AS the price of sugar scars. the
idea of sorghum syrup as a partial
substitute appears to be growing over
the state, and much sorghum cane is
being planted this spring. A number
of towns are discussing the installa'
ton of the appliances for converting
this crop into syrup, and il only a
few OF the plans are fully developed,
the syrup from this source may take
the place OF sugar for many purposes
the coming year.
Reports from the northwest portion
OF the state show that it was never
better soaked than it is this spring.
For the past two years that part or
the state has suffered from dry wealth
cI IOIlultlUIo, "a llS yCoA Wv wa
start with the ground in shape to give
them an immense grass crop, and with
normal rains for the rest of the sum
men can feel certain of a return for
their efforts.
Mitchell will propably be the head
quarters of a series of raids on Illicit
stills. State deputy sheriffs assert
that along the James river moonshine
Is being made in quantities sufficient
to supply the demands OF the entire
state. 1t is declared that the men
who are operating some Of these stills
formerly operated similar places in |
the mountains of Kentucky.
Assistance to potato growers OF the
state in the recognition of potato dis
eases and suggestion Of proper rene
dies is offered by the department OF
plant diseases of the Brookings State
college. Upon request a franked tag
may be obtained. which will allow
a given number of potatoes to be sent
in for examination, free OF postage.
Reports from the central and north.
western parts of the state place the
percentage of crop OF small grain
seeded at from 10 to so in varying To-
cations. This means that either there
will be a late harvest or that many
who intended to SOW small grain will
change their acreage to corn.
A larger number of new farm build.
ings are being erected in the vicinity
OF Pierre this spring than for many
years past. This is on account Of the
transfer of land to owners who intend
to occupy and crop the same.
Eighty ex-service men Of Eureka
and vicinity will organize Fred Weller
post Of the American Legion. in honor
OF the only man from Eureka who
gave up his life during the late war.
A survey made by those who are in
terested, shows that fully 125 tractors
are at work breaking and helping in
general farm operations in the yicini
ty of Onida. in Sully county.
The Dell Rapids commercial club
expects to have a permanent home
building suitable for many town meet.
lngS and
There is a persistent rumor in
Mitchell that the Milwaukee railroad
is contemplating an 18-hOur train be-
tween Mitchell and Chicago.
The farmers of McCook county have
made good progress with their seed
ing operations, despite the cold and
frequent rains.
A movement is now on foot at
Rockham to erect q power plant and
install q city sewer and water sys-
tenn.
A movement has been inaugrated
to provide White Lake with q modern
waterWOrks system.