The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-12-31
FINANCE IS BIG ISSUE
9oUTh DAKOTA LEolol AZURE
MUST RAi9E A LARGE ouAl
OF MONEY.

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kota will be the big issue before the
new Legislature. The chief finance
problem viii b thu prtvAing OF
means to raise the Ss.0eo.oee - be
used for a soldiers bonus. This will
mean the levying Of = tax Of approx.
nately 500, ooe = year for the next
ten years. The state university prob
ably viii ask IN appropriation OF
about $500, 600 for new buildings and
about b same amount for mainte.
nance. The capitol il overcrowded,
and it 10 believed the solons will make
an appropriation for extsAsive Inn
provements. Another feature Of the
session Will be the fight between the
factions over the location OF the pro-
posed hydro-electrtc plant. The south.
eastern part OF the state IL rallying to
the support Of the Mulehead site on
the Rosebud. while the people OF the
north n west part OF the state are
boosting for the kobridge site. The
blue law question also will be up for
consideration. Attorney General BY.
ron 5. Payne In q special report has
recommended that the state either le.
gaiize Sunday thcaters and amateur
sports. or provide laws against them
which q be eoforced.
There Is considerable speakershir
talk At this time. and while there are
-four candidates In the field, differ.
en- elements appear to be lining up
back OF one or two of them. The list
OF candidates in the open are C. o.
Berdahl, Of Ninnehaha county. who
was an aspirant two a ago. and
has a number Of pledges for the pres
ent session; Jacob o. Wickre, Of Day
county. one Of the farmer members
OF the legislature: Ole Swanson. Of
Aberdeen, a legislative veteran OF
many years, who dropped out Of the
game In the 1919 session. but is back
for he coming session, and r. l..
Nordness. of Day county. who was
One OF the active members in the last
secession.
Mitchell merchants have decided
upon drastic measures in an effort to
stop the ever increasing flow of worth
less checks, which have been deluging
them for the past few weeks. Be-
ginning Immediately the credit bureau
OF the retail merchants association
will publish weekly bulletins for circu-
lation among the trade, listing not
only those who make q practice OF
Writing checks without funds to cover
them. but those whose accounts are
Of too long standing.
Mrs. John Schuman. 81 years old,
and four children were burned to
death near Winner. Mr.. Schuman. who
went to the aid OF his wife when her
clothing became ignited, IL in a hos
pital and may not cover. The chill
dren's ages ranged from l to + years.
Mrs. Schuman is thought to have used
kerosene In starting the fire when
she ven to prepare breakfast and
caused an explosion.
The officers of the Rutland consol.
idated school district have succeeded
b selling bonds Of $50, 900, assuring
the early erection OF a new consoli.
dated school building. for which the
bonds were voted. This is the third
district In Lake county to adopt con.
sOlidatiOn. The three consolidated
districts will have new school houses,
costing In the aggregate about $500.
oOo.
The commissioners of jackson coun
~ have advertised for bids for the
construction Of . bridge across White
river, south Of Belvidere. II the bids
are satisfactory the commissioners
will themselves put in the bridge. The
construction Of the bridge will open 9
vast trade territory south OF White
river to the merchants and other resi-.
dents Of Belvidere.
While ]. P. McHAle, . baker OF
Wagner. was making buns for hif
trade he received 4 telegram which
may make him q rich man. Some
time ago he invested $1,000 in an oil
proposition In Kansas and had given
up the amount az lost. The telegram
stated that oil had been struck in sui
f.cient quantities to mako thousands
Of dollars for Mr.. McHale.
1t Is probable that lead and xins
production will be added to the other
industries of the Black Hills. Plans
are being made to resume operations
on the Deadwood Lead and Zinc com
pany's mining property in Spruce
gulch, lei Deadwood. The mine hal
been idle for several years. Now new
processes appear to make 1t certain
that the lead and zinc can be mined
ct q profit.
South Dakota trust company r.
sources at the close Of business June
80, were for the first time in excess OF
$40, 00O, 900, according to Trust Com
panies Of the United States" just pub
lished by the United States Mortgage
and Trust company Of New York. Thu
total figures for tho state are $10,34l.
s7s. : gain OF $44s. TOO. o. about s 20,