The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-07-08

~Aopc. Ahc ldI lucI CdIIlCS a
small can filled with gasoline and a
few pieces OF soft rags that will alb
sorb the gasoline whenever he is
working about his farm. When he
runs across a gopher hole he places a
piece OF rag saturated with gasoline
in the hole and covers it up, and in
a short time the gophers come up as
far as they can and the fumes of the
gasoline kill them.
Just at present farmers are COM
planning that they are hampered in
their work of breaking prairie by the
lack of gasoline to operate their tract
ors. While there may be a scarcity, it
does not seem apparent so far as
pleasure cars are concerned. and the
tractor people are complaining that
they are not getting the motive power
necessary TO put In the crop of flax
and get the prairie ready for further
cultivation, which they should have.
Several men are making a good
thing by mining for lumber and
timbers on the sandbars of the Mis-
souri, river this ummer The floods
on smaller stream earlier in the sea-
son carried away many bridges, build
ings and other lumber and timbers
and many of these are lodged in the
sandbars in the Missouri, and are be-
ing gathered up and sold as treasure
trove.
Harvest time in South Dakota will
find a plentiful supply Of labor, It is
predicted. Thus far this season there
has been a surplus of men for every
farm Job open. With these copdi.
lions, farmers are expected to get
plenty of men during their busy sea.
son and at lower wages than were
paid last summer.
Haakon county has organized q
crops club to demonstrate a two-year
rotation plan. Each club member will
grow a plot of corn and one Of wheat.
Next year they will carry on the
work and demonstrate the value Of
crops rotation. The plan Is TO make
a specially Of good seed.
By a vote of 19G to 100, the resi-
dents of the independent school dis.
trict OF F~1andreaI voted to issue $780,.
900 In bonds for the erection OF q
new school house. The board of edu'
cation will no doubt go ahead with
plans for the new structure in the
very lear future.
While the approach to the highway
bridge at Washta is being repaired
the only crossing of that stream is by
fording, and there is considerable
complaint as to the trouble which at.
tends this manner of crossing, but 1t
is apparently a matter which will take
time to remedy.
Early In July will be held the dedi-
cation OF a monument on Slim Buttes
to commemorate the great Indian bat
tie there many years ago. The monu-
ment will be erected by the govern
ment, 1t having been located by gov.
eminent army officers.
/ Six prosecutions for violations OF
the state good g law were made
by inspectors of the state TODD de
partment during the past week. In
each case the violators pleaded guilty
and were fined.
Fire starting in q sanitarium In
Worthwhile, destroyed four business
houses and threatened the town.
Bucket brigade kept flames from
spreading. The loss is estimated at
SIS, 900.
improvements are being completed
to the plant OF the Bellman Produce
company in Yankton which will give
that city the most modern and eff.
ficient egg and poultry station in the
state.
Another active mine has been ad.
ded to the list OF Black Hills mines
which are in operation, the l0-stamp
mill CT the Anchor Mining company,
near Galena, having commenced work.
Four Epiphany business houses
were destroyed by fire. Estimates Of
the loss have not yet been made. but
it is said the total damage will be
several thousands of dollars.
Potato growers IN the vicinity OF
Ipswich expect spuds will reach SIS
per bushel next winter. and accord.
ingly have greatly increased their po-
tato acreage.
While wading In Snake creek, ten
miles north OF Rockham, with a com
panion. Raymond Moltzick stepped
into a hole over his depth and was
drowned.
Raymond business men gave q pub
lie dinner and raised $1,000, which
will 90 into a fund for the erection of
a new Presbyterian church in Ray
mond.
The contract has been awarded by
Scotland Catholics for the erection of
a fine new church building. The new
church will cost about 500, ZOO.
Grasshoppers are making their ap-
pearance In the fields of Edmonds
county and some apprehension is felt
by farmers.
Work Of installing a sewerage sys. |
tenn in Kimball and the construction
OF a septic tank now 10 making good
progress.