The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-05

senator. Iney VIII also nave lWO
names to vote on as presidential pref.
erence selections. but in the different
county tickets there is little contest In
that party. While the non-partisans
held a proposal meeting. they will
have no ballot for the primary as
there is no opposition on any OF their
candidates.
Figures covering the number Of
service records returned by the as'
SCISSORS to the county auditors. who in
turn submit them to the a~djutant gen
eral at Redteld, have been received
at the state publicity office OF the
American Legion in Watertown. AL
though over six months nave elapsed
since the time specified In chapter $50
Of the 1919 session laws, many coul-
ties are still delinquent. Securing the
record of the service OF every man in
South Dakota is OF vital importance
in the future work Of the ex-service
men and the time to secure this rec
ord Is now while II is an easy task.
On OF the most successful shipping
associations conducted by farmers IN
South Dakota is the Parker Livestock
Shipping association, which has just
held it's annual meeting. The annua!
reports show that during the past year
the association paid the farmers OF
hat vicinity an aggregate OF S322.'
s64,05 for cattle, hogs and sheep pur'
chased and shipped to eastern mar
kets.
While thousands OF IONS OF wild hay
are being baled and shipped out OF
South Dakota this year. Lyman coun
ty appears to be the heaviest tipping
section. The hay crop In hat part OF
the state last year was a heavy one,
and a number Of farmers and ranchers
cut the plentiful supply with the hope
of a market In the east. as they have
found it in past years. But h de-
mand fron that direction fell below
normal, and the west takes most OF
their supply. shipments Of whole train
loads of baled hay being sent to Wyo-
ming and Montana points. The price
runs from $40 to SIS per ton. which
makes a good return on investment in
land with no further efforts to collect
It than gathering the natural crop
The seeding and planting are attended
to by nature.
A branch of the Mutual Automobile
association has been organized in
South Dakota with headquarters In
Sioux Falls. The purpose OF this or
g~anization is to improve conditions for
motorists by lettering roads. prepar.
ing highway maps, mutual co-opera'
ton. and promoting desirable legisla-
ton. Committees are being appointed
in the cities ver the state to cooper
ate with each other and complete the
organization. 1t is expected to have a
membership of 10000 in the state by
lex summer.
A petition Is being circulated IN
Custer county, asking that the issu-
anc OF sl50,O00 worth OF road bonds
be submitted to the voters at the cleo
ton to be held on March %. which is
the date OF the statewide primary. The
county voted to issue these bonds at
q special election held last fall but ow-
ing to some irregularity in the pro-
ceedings they could not sell the bonds.
There has been spirited resistance
against this bond issue at all times,
and this technicality has given the OPP
position new impetus, however. the
friends OF the measure think 1t will
again carry.
Former service men OF Montro3e
have organized the Rustewaul post OF