The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-09-16

cially apparent when w. w. Howes.
the democratic nominee for governor
appeared and filed his challenge to
w. II. McMaster, the republican nom.
inee, as required by the primary law.
This law requires filing of q chal-
lenge by the minority candidate not
later than September l, and an accept.
ance by the majority party candidate
not later than September. Failure Of
either OF these seeks to prohibit the
secretary of state certifying their
names to the voters. But the general
election law steps in and tells the Sec
rotary OF state he must certify out
the names of nominees not later than
e~ighty-five days before the election,
and that the ballots must be printed
not less than sixty-four days before
the election, both of which dates come
before the close OF date OF challenge,
end before any acceptance could be
filed. In other words under the pri-
mary law, the secretary is prohibited
from doing what the general law com.
mands him to do.
To lay drain tiles to an engineers
grade is the only safe way, unless
the fall is very great, suggests r. l..
Patty, extension engineer at State col.
lege. Takirg a chance on having them
laid wrong is certainly a poor bust.
labor expensive as it is. The fact that
water runs through the tiles as soon
as they are laid is by no means proof
that they are laid right. There could
easily be enough "backfall' in them
to cause them to fill up with dirt in
two or three years time and still they
would carry water at first if the MINER
end was higher than the outlet. When
they are laid to an engineers grade
and checked up" after they are laid,
there is no guess-work about it. The
engineer can also figure the proper
size tile for the outlet line. There
are plenty of Tiers in South Dakota
today that LAY tile to targets" and
they do not charge a cent more for
their work than water lever Tiers
III ldCl, uloSI VI lhSHi tlldI &c less.
Results of experiments at the South
Dakota Experiment Station show that
when pigs received all the tankage
and shelled corn they wanted from
the self-feeder for a period Of Jos days,
both in the dry lot and on bluegrass
pasture. there was a difference OF 81
Of a pound daily in the gain in favor
Of the bluegrass pasture lot. Two
other lots were fed under the same
conditions, but received barley as the
grain ration and made a return OF II
Of a pound more daily in favor OF the
grass pasture lot. These results in.
djcate that bluegrass pasture is very
valuable in f~attening pigs for mar.
ket ever il, tankage and grains are
supplied in abundance and the ~ is
allowed to help himself. A bulletin
giving results in detail is being pre-
pared which may be had by address
ing, James w. Wilson, director OF ex
pertinent station, Brookings.
The voters of Vermillion are taking
great interest in the result of a spe.
cial election, to be held Tuesday, Sep
TENDER IA, when the proposition OF
authorizing the issue of bonds of $3.50,
eco for the erection OF additions to
the high school and other school build
ings will be submitted to the voters
1t is expected the bonds will carry, as
there is great need for increased
school facilities.
A telegram has been received al
Hill City from the New York offices
Of the Hill City Tin Mine company
ordering that the mines be shut down.
The order has been complied with and
but a few men are retained to clean
up the premises.
The Fall River county authorities
have a murder mystery to solve, the
victim being a colored man. whose
identity has no been discovered. The
body of the negro was found near the
village of Rumford.
A number OF farmers. now breeders
Of thoroughbred hogs and cattle. have
already made arrangements for
hibiting their stock at the coming
Hutchinson county fair.
1.-The Better Sires, Better Stock
campaign which Is being ~furthered In
Sully county by the county agent will
have the backing Of Onida bank insti'
buttons.
The work OF grading the Yellow
stone Trail from the Day county line
10 the johnson" corner, including the
main street OF Groton, is now under
way.
Extensive improvements are being
made to the Ipswich electric light
plant. Among the e equipment Ii
a 125-horsepower engine.
The United States government Is
Just $1,000 richer as the result OF O
tire ZEAL Geddes when that noun Of
Liberty bonds burned up.
Between $250,O00 and $500. 900 hal
been lost by Brown county farmers
due to hail storms in that section dur
ing June and July.
Hot Springs experienced a pro
nounced earthquake shock recently
Small objects were upset and build
ngs were shaken.
Preparations are being made for the
annual Milestone Valley fair. which
sill ne held y Zig Stone on Septemr