The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-04-15

ready hired teachers for next year,
hiring them on q l2-month basis OF
payment. Under the contract these
teachers are 10 take q six weeks
training course within the year and
put In the balance OF the time not
taken up with the actual school year
in community work within the district
for which they are hired. but to draw
pay for all the time whether teaching.
or at training school or In community
work. Besides the two districts in
Sphinx county which have already
taken such action. other districts In
Day county are arranging for a like
policy, and before the school year is
ended. no doubt, a number OF teachers
will be under contract on similar
basis.
A collection OF ESQ birds eggs, In.
GLIDING many specimens from rare
and extinct birds, has been presented
to the museum OF the University of
South Dakota by +. A Patten. OF Ar.
tesian, one OF the most noted orni.
biologists OF the state. Most OF the
eggs were collected by Mr.. Patten
during the years 1880 TO 1890 from
birds which have either quit nesting
in South Dakota or have become ex.
tinct.
Augustana college Of Sioux Falls Is
assured a full four-year college course.
according to reports made at a meet.
Ing OF the committee which has In
charge the raising of the endowment
fund. Figures showed hat practically
5000, 000-the minimum amount re-
CURED to obtain full college COURSES
had been obtained, and there is still a
month before the allotted time will
have expired.
In n day 29 carloads OF livestock
was shipped from Canton to eastern
markets. The shipment represented q
value OF $4,000. which was distrib.
uted among Lincoln county farmers
whose stock made up the big ship.
ment. This is one of the largest ship
ments of live stock ever made from
one town in one day in the history OF
eastern South Dakota.
The city commission Of Aberdeen
has been asked by committees repre-.
senting the American Legion. Vet
a of Foreign Wars and the Com.
mercial club to call an election for the
purpose of voting ON a bond issue OF
$375,000 for the purpose OF building a
municipal auditorium, which will also
be a memorial for the service men oil
Brown county.
The Missouri valley section OF thu
state will begin small grain seeding
in a few days. but the small grair
crop will not be large. as most OF the
cultivation Is devoted to fodder crop,
and corn. The corr and flax acre
age will be largely increased, as m o
of the new breaking is put into flas
for the first years crop.
Five thousand dollars has been
raised for building a modern stock
pavilion in Dallas, work TO begin al
once. Dallas Is fast becoming head
quarters for blooded stock sales In the
Rosebud country and a pavilion il
badly needed.
The Pierre commercial club expect,
to put up an aggressive line OF cam
paign for the city this year. and viii
turn the work over to a regularly pait
secretary instead OF Depending upor
some local business man TO handle
the work.
New hats that looked like SIS and
cost less than S.. and made-over hats
that looked W newer and cost but
81 to remodel, were the attractions al
a millinery. designing and sewing ex
hibit OF the University Of South Da
kota.
Conferences In the nature OF mass
meetings to perfect the united siMui
taneous financial campaign OF the In
~ter-church world movement workers
will be held in every county In South
Dakota during the next two weeks.
Harry Erickson. OF Elk Point
caught a catfish that was more thar
four feet long and weighted ninety
six pounds. 1t had become stranded
in the willows In a bayou of the Mis-
souri, river south Of Burbank.
The 1920 census report has made
Hecla a city Of the second class. Al
the spring election a mayor and sir
aldermen will be- elected. The city
has a population of 553 by the latest
census
Sioux Falls is to have one OF the
series OF mass meeting arranged by
the national Lutheran council in con.
nection with the world service cam,
paign set for May 9-16 inclusive.
By the largest vote ever cast In
Hitchcock, patrons of the Alootna
school district voted S25, 900 In bonds
TO build an addition to the present
school building.
The work of stringing the new light.
ing system cables has been resumed
at Dell Rapids and 1t will not be long
until the white way will be a
reality.
The voters Of Montrose by A large
majority. authorized the issuance OF
bonds for the construction of a new
public school building.
There will be no shortage of ice in