The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-01-30
OF THE STATE
4 RESUME OF IMPORTANT HAP
PENlNGS OF THE
WEEK.

paign against high prices.
The First Natio..al bank OF Garden
City has been opened for business III
der the direction of bankers of neigh
boring cities.
For nearly a week Yankton was
without sugar, and when a carload
was received consumers were re-
quired to pay the advanced price.
The secretary Of state is busy get
ting out the copy for the publicity
pamphlet, which is to be printed I'M
der the provisions Of the Richards pri-
mary law.
Miller voters have approved bonds
for the completion of the electric light
plant and for erecting a large stand
pipe and drilling a new well to in
crease the water supply.
The city council aof Brookings has
ordered nearly four more miles of paw
Ing program for the city this year
the intention being to pave the BUSH
ness streets and the leading streets
Of the residence section.
The lights have been turned on
along the principal streets OF Wagner.
The main street is now well illumi-
mated from the depot for four blocks.
South Dakota has II French and
one English war bride. They are
married to American soldiers who
fought overseas.
For some time there have been
rumors that an Illicit liquor still has
been in operation in the vicinity OF
Cotton and that liquor manufactured
in it is being sold over quite an ex-
tensive scope OF territory. 1t is fur
Their said that the liquor commands
a price Of $40 a gallon.
The announcement that the $4,000
endowment fund for Augustana col
, secured. is OF unusual interest to the
residents of Canton. for the reason
that now that this endowment a.
been raised steps will be taken to es-
tabl.sh in Canton a Lutheran normal
school with a six-year curse.
Fifty per cent OF the grain produced
on farms OF South Dakota is handled
by farmers elevators, Isl of which
are members OF the Farmers Grain
Dealers association OF South Dakota.
1t was shown by f. o. Simonson, OF
Pierre. vice president OF the associa.
ton. who presided at the annual IN
vention Of the association. Two hun
dred a d fifty delegates attended the
opening session.
A lour-horse team on a sleigh pulled
into Alpena recently, bringing d 925-
pound big type Poland-China. The
hog was owned by Mr.. Jesse Posey
and sold at $3.50 a hundred. This
is claimed to be the largest hog ever
marketed In Alpena and several good
judges say that by feeding the hog
a little longer $50 pounds could easily
have been added to his weight. The
hog is fou years old and very active
for an ANNA. OF bis size.
There will be special elections in
the city OF Yankton. February 10, on
$95 900 in bonds, the city commission
decided. after taking up estimates by
h city engineer. OF this, $42, 600
under the resolutions adopted would
be for 20 a bonds to practically
complete the storm sewer system oil
III city. The other sos 900 would
provide for grading and paving stree,
intersections along streets for which
petitions are in asking paving this
year.
Farmers OF Brown and Sphinx coun
lies at a mace rnaatinu In Ahordnnu
approved the plan to petition the
county boards of both counties to con
duct a preliminary survey OF the
James river which flows through each
IL ascertain how the ~overfiowing Of
lS3 900 acres of valuable land could
be prevented. Whether the channe
of the river will be widened or dykes
built to hold the water in the present
channel has not been decided in the
reclamation project.
DIR. l.. G.. Meade. for twenty years
head OF the South Dakota hospital FOL
the insane at Yankton. died at the
hospital from hardening OF the art
cries. He had been in poor health
since an attack OF pneumonia abou
live ytdlS ago anu Idu bheH CoiliiIiCt
to his bed much of the time for the
last year but retained active charge
OF asylum affairs till the last. Dur
Ing his term at the head OF that in
stitutiOn he had made it and himse:
famous for its efficiency and human;
ity.
Many ranchers in the western par
OF the state are making hay" JUS
like they usually do 1t Iii summer time
When snow came early in Octobe
many thousands OF tons OF hay hat
been cut and either aid in sWath O
'windroW. Thousands OF acres remain
ed uncut. This hay has remained GOV
ered with snow until recently. whel
the SNOW melted and the ground dried
Feed being scarce and high price, tn
ranchers are making most OF their or
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