The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-08-26


part Of the state shows the harvest
well along, in some sections over rs
per cent of the small grain being in the
shock, and the machines putting the
rest in shape as rapidly as possible.
Complaint comes from several sec.
tions that rust has badly damaged
What looks like a good crop, but
county agents who keep watch of the
situation report that practically all
he rust was in fields sown SO late that
the grain should not have been put in.
The earlier sown grain got past the
show a good yield. To the present
time the supply of men to handle the
crop has been moving along without
any delay, and there is not the short
age of help which has been complained
of for several years. The average
price paid is about SIS. with some OF
the force asking for higher wages, but
n so cents an hour scale has been
very general. Men are wanted at
present in the western part of the
state for haying operations, but most
OF the ranches want their help on the
month basis at a scale running from
SIS to 500 per month, most Of them
standing out on the SIS rate. Thresh-
ing has been started in many sections.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul railroad is making extensive i'm
proyements in the roadbed of the
Black Hills division, the line running
between Mitchell and Rapid City.
More than 1000 laborers and three
the tracks, miles Of which were dam
aged or washed out entirely by the
heavy rains of the spring and summer.
The grade in many places is being
raised, the dumps widened and the
cuts improved. Additional snow.
breaks are also being made and will
be set up at the cuts. Every effort, it
is declared, will be made this winter
to keep The Black Hills division open
and running. Next year the tracks
also will be in a far better condition
TO withstand floods and high water.
One Of the biggest improvements on
the line is the new bridge which is
being built across the Missouri river
at Chamberlain. The spans are nearly
all finished and it is expected the
bridge itself will be finished within a
few weeks.
The first good roads conference I'M
der the auspices of the South Dakota
Development association vas held re-
confined to the larger commercial
and farm organizations of the state,
and was to deterNin what organization
or association should lead in an edu-
cational work and what lead to a sys.
tenn OF hard-surfaced state highways,
and what support whould be given by
these larger organizations. It was de-
finitely determined that the South Da-
kota Development association should
take the lead in providing ways and
means to secure a system of hard.
surfaced highways throughout the
state OF South Dakota. The matter
OF financing the education campaign
proposed to be conducted was taken
care of.
The state educational department,
under the direction Of State Superin-
tendent Fred l.. Shaw, is pushing the
work Of vitalized agriculture for this
state. and during the balance OF this
month and early in September six
short courses in this work are to be
held at Huron. Mitchell, Aberdeen.
Rapid City. WATERFOWL and Bonesteel.
Moody county farmers estimate that
they are getting a greatly increased re.
turn per acre from growing soy beans
with their corn crop for feed, accord.
ing to a farm bureau report from tina
county. A large number of farmers in
that county are seeding soy beans with
corn this year.
A statewide meeting of dry workers
will be held in Mitchell during the
week of September II to October 2 for
the purpose Of taking the steps neces.
sary to see that the prohibition Jaws of
South Dakota are not altered by the
next session OF the state legislature.
A large number of accessions to the
museum of the University of South
Dakota will be the result of . trip of
w. II. Over. assistant curator Of the
museum, to the camping grounds of
ancient Indian tribes west Of the Mis-.
souri, river.
Fire originating in tho Midway hotel
in Wolsey. destroyed the hotel. tsle.
phone building. a general store. bar
Der shop, pool hall and q real estate
office. The total damage was esti.
mated at 500, 900.
A bumper crop is being harvested
in Walworth and Campbell counties
at present. A yield we'll over the nor
NAL mark Is very evident and corn
looks the most promising 1t has for
years.
Hay shippers at Presho this year
are basing their crop o. the 1919
basis as TO extent and demand, and
are expecting to ship 1000 cars OF that
product from their town this year.
An aero service station is the plan
OF the recently Mobridga