The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-09-24

ancs company Of Lincoln county has
made perhaps a greater success thar
any mutual fire insurance company il
this state. The company was organ.
lied and chartered in 1890. At the
beginning OF the organization 1t had
SO policy holders, the total amount OF
insurance carried was $23, 900. Today
the company has 1.604 members rep
resenting 1,941 policies in force. and
the total amount Of insurance carried
by these policies total 35,9 ,S4S.
Work on the new live stock sales
pavilion has begun in Madison. The
pavilion is financed by the Lake
County Breeders association. The
main dimensions OF the new pavilion
are 64x130 feet, the barn part to be
64xSO feet. The sale ring and am
phitheater will occupy an area Of COX
"a feet. The exterior of the building
will be finished in Kraystone.
The heavy rainfall in the central
and western portions OF the state the
early part OF the season covered the
prairie with a heavier Goa of grass
than usual, and this means trouble
with prairie fires before the snow OF
winter covers the prairie. Several
small fires have already done slight
damage in different sections.
1t is announced that the contracts
for the construction OF the federal
road projects south Of Beresford and
at Elk Point have not been closed, for
the reason that the bids for the wOrF
were regarded as being excessive and
in excess of the amount Of road con.
struction money allotted to Unior
county.
The brick work on the new Elks
hotel building which is being erected
in Huron has started, and the struc
ture will be pushed to completion a
speedily as possible. The building
will be five stories high and wher
completed will be one of the largest
and finest hotels in South Dakota.
A verdict Of suicide was returned BY
a %coroner's jury which investigated
the death OF Mrs. Maud f. Boiling
wife of Charles e. Boiling, a residen.
Of Selby. The body Of the womal
was found in the basement OF the fam
lily home in Selby. She had been in 1
respondent mood for some time.
Marion elevators are being greatly
handicapped in grain shipments by
lack of cars. Where eight cars are
needed only about one is supplied, this
being the proportion thus far this fall
1t is feared the elevators will overflow
with grain when purchasing from the
farmers will have to stop.
All the records for live stock en-
tries at the South Dakota state fair
are broken and ii has become neces
sary at the last minute before the fair
opens to set a crew at the work OF
building new swine barns and cattle
pens to enter all of individuals.
While there was a large number OF
prospective buyers at the Indian land
sale at Greenwood only about SO pieces
OF land were bid in, less han hall
the number advertised for sale. tn,
top price paid for a quarter section
was 1928, 500.
Officers throughout the Black Hill,
are maintaining a watch for Walter
Simm, who escaped from the New
castle, Wyo., Jail, where he was hello
for the murder last June OF Fred Walk
er In the Usage oil fields.
At a business meeting of the mem
bers Of the Black Hills Rod and Cur
club, it was voted to expel from mem
bership any member who is convicted
of violating the fish and game proteo
ton laws of the state.
The assessed valuations Of South
Dakota, as shown by the figures In
the state tax department. is $685., $685.,
656. This shows an increase OF $232,
l99,478 over the assessment valua
tions Of last year.
Arrangements were completed in q
number of details for holding the an.
nual meeting of the South Dakota corn
and grain growers in Yankton next
February rs inclusive.
Tourists continue to pour into the
Black Hills, coming from many states
OF the union. Tourist travel in the
Black Hills this season has broken al
former records.
A new 1O0-horsepowcr engine. cost
ing $12, 900, has been installed at the
city. power plant in Parker, making
the plant one Of the best equipped IN
the state.
After a half century of dealing In
grocery and dry goods in Yankton
the Max Double store has gone out
OF existence and sold its stock to new
dealers.
Loans in the state OF South Dakota
through the federal land bank nov to-
tai 1874, 900, according to a state
ment from the department at Wash,
ington.
High prices Of material and labor
have no terrors for the people of Yer
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