The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-04-29

some Of the iced corn before Il had
time 70 dry out thereby and the result
was that II frexe up and In showing
poor terminating qualities this spring.
Ths applies to ssms Of the seed corn
that was picked early and hung up to
dry. as well as to that which was left
In the field until altar the freeze came.
twenty-five million dollars increase
In deposits Of stats banks for the past
year. and q Sli. zoe. coo increase since
November last year Is shown by tho
report Of condition ot state banks.
The total deposits in the state hanks
are 1876. ss3. $50. an Increase u Sii.-
89s .053. This showing Is on the re-
ports from S1 such banks. Tho
proximately sns-thira that o. the state
banks. Over t<se IL on deposit In the
banks fer svsry resident regardless
II age.
The srsatsst h~smecsming IA the
histsry Of Broskings State College In
- be . feature q ths commencement
week program. JxRe IL to 1s. Bel
eeatisns Of aiumni from New York.
Texas. Washiagtsn. Hawaii aad the
Philippines are already assured. The
kg Hipeorsaa In eAe auditorium, gift Of
TIC alanai association. to be ded-
ioated the nisAt Of June Is. The In
asguratisn Of the president 10 another
feature On the program
At = recen tstnt session q tho
Brule County Fair association and the
livestock pavilion beard at KtmSaii.
the fair association made arrange
ments te allew the pavilion board to
erect IN the fair grounds the new
livestock pavilion building with q 90.
year lease. which will be q fine aqui-
stti0h for the county fair.
Over $4,000 acres of land In the
Cheyenne and Standing Rock Indian
reservations will be sold to the highest
bidder az sales at Lennon on May ~
and at Timber Lake ON June 1. The
land has been appraised at from 60
csats to 5000 an acre.
TIE new artesian we'll q Increase
the supply Of water for fire protection
and domestic purposes In Lake Pres.
ton has been completed. The we'll Is
LII feet deep and in six inches in
diameter at the top and four and one
half inches at the bottom.
Five rural school in Lake county
will receive state aid uader the pre-
vision OF a state Law designed to en-.
courage rural schools TO become as
efficient as city schools. These
schools will receive about s15s each
from the state fund.
A shepherd deg. which was taken
from Sphinx county to Wisconsin by
his owner last wiAter, trotted. foot
sore and weary. back 70 the old home
place in Sphinx osunsy ahsut a mouth
after he had been taken east Ia q
car.
Spearlng and SEEMING of fish In the
lakes Of Day county Is permisted under
q recent ruiiAg sf the state game and
lisa department. Il Is permittea under
the ruling that picnerel are net in
the game fish class.
The contract has been awarded for
the first piece Of good read construc.
tton In Beadie csuaty Ger this season,
the construction and imprsvsmsnt OF
q Highway extending from Hnrea to
Caveur.
A genuine beaver hide hat worn al
q wedding In 1889 by the great, great,
great, great. great grandmother OF
4 Sioux Fails young woman, is on dis.
play in a Sioux Falls store.
Upwards Of 1869 miles OF highway
In South Dakota will he under perma.
nsnt Improvement during the coming
summer. a statement frem the state
highway department showa.
Jehn Harry. former cashier of the
State bank Of Pukwana, has been in.
dicted on three counts by a federal
grand jury on the charge OF using the
mails to defraud.
Application has been made for a
charter for the Midwest corporation,
capitalized at $75.00s fer the purpose
OF building a nftyroom ireproof build.
ing In Blunt.
The fourth interstats Interested.
astic track and field meet will be held
under the auspices OF the university
OF South Dakota in vermiHion on
May IA.
Arrangements are being made far
the holding OF the annual convention
Of the South Dakota Sunday School
association In Rapid City. June ]. z
and s..
Recently the directors. OF the packing
plant In Huron took over the work OF
completing the construction OF the
buildings and iHstalling the machinery.
An indication Of the rapid growth al
Corson county Is In ths TACT that six
new school buildings will be built In
rural districts this summer.
Several buildings at Miller tina,
were started last fall and work
stopped for the wintsr are being
pushed 70 completion now.
Cocnty and state anthorittes have
started q vigorous campaign in Sphinx
county to enforce the state truancy
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