The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-11-18


part OF the state and the other in the
southern part. who are fighting fer the
first location Of such plant, and It u
esnsidsred q forsgons conclusion that
the coming session OF the legislature
will take the first steps toward actual
development, after two years Of en-.
ginserin: work on the project. Tho
one thing which might De feared at the
session 10 that the contestins organ.
izations may be able to work up their
followers to q pitch where they would
get into q legislative deadlock on an
appropriation for the purpose, and
each defeat the general purpose which
both want.
An effort is being made by an avia-
tor who makes his headquarters at
Marmath. to make arrangements for
the carrying Of mail by airplane from
Marmath, situated on the railroad. to
Camp Crook, remote from the railway.
Clark county has taken . leading po-
sition In South Dakota In tuberculosis
eradication. with 100 herds Of cattle
signed for test under the federal 40
credited herds plan. A special federal
tester 10 assigned to Clark county.
Fire. at Aberdeen, the origin OF
which could not be determined, com.
pletely destroyed the building occu.
pied by the Aberdeen branch OF the
]. T. Bellman Produce company. The
contents were also a total loss.
The report OF the secretary Of state
will show the receipts of that depart
ment to have been $33. 1925 for the
fiscal year ending June 80 last, a me-
ain OK $S,62l.7 aver the receipts OF
the previous year.
The Faux county farm bureau Is
doing constructive work for the farm
ers through the introduction of good
seed. Last spring the organization dis
tributed seed for 1000 acres of alfalfa
and sweet clover.
At a mass meeting OF citizens Of In
terror, a volunteer fire department
was organized and steps were taken to
secure the necessary f~ire-fighting
equipment to make the town safe from
disastrous TRES.
During the past few years the Sphinx
| county farm bureau has handled ap-
| proximately loo, 900 pounds OF wool for
he farmers at q profit OF from 5 to
10 cents per pound above the usual
price.
At a special election held at Worth
ing a majority OF the voters expressed
themselves as opposed to the issuance
Of bonds for the erection of a new
consolidated school building there.
The Fiandreau city council has
awarded the contract FOR a water fill
| terins plant which Is 10 be installed
here, SO the residents Of Flandfeau
will have a pure water supply.
A number OF the farmers md resi-.
dents of. Mobridge have become inter.
ested In the organization of a co-opera.
i've company, which will install q CO.
operative store in Mobridge.
Robbers backed a truck up to the
rear of the Farmers General store at
White and loaded on $1,000 worth OF
he most expensive goods in the store
md made their escape.
The new consolidated school build
ing at Orland rapidly is nearing COM
p~letion. When completed ii will be one
Of the finest consolidated school build
!ngs in South Dakota.
Work has commenced on remodel
ng the Baptist church In Alcester
which will be made into n Of the
NEST edifices OF its kind in Southern
iouth Dakota.
A big farm bureau membership
campaign with 237 solicitors In the
field will be conducted in Edmunds.
Brown. Sphinx, Clark, Hand and Lyman
counties.
Forty of the $50 rural schools and
sehool oom in Brown county have
become members Of the Junior Red
Cross society Of the county.
During the past year the Penning-
on county farm bureau has succeeded
n poisoning about 5000 acres OF land
infested with prairie dogs.
The Roberts county farm bureau has
Started and helped organize three
drainage districts and has five others
in process Of organization.
Weary Willies" are hitting the
trail To the sunny south as winter
approaches and harvest La The north
las drawn to q close.
Mr.. and Mrs James Whealey. who
came to Minnshaha county in 1875. eel.
.bratsa their fifty-sscond wedding IN.
liversary recently. Z
A$7.e0o live stock sales pavilion has
been constructed at ksnnebec through
he effsrts Of The Lyman county farm
bureau.
A recent snowfall throughout the
Black Hills will make conditions ideal
for the opening Of Tie deer shooting
seaso
A nsw Catholic parochial school II
nearing esmplstion in Lemmen and in
he lear future will De opened for sta.
dents.
The marksmen of Howard n Nj
e counties made . good record in
killing ersws during the annual county
hunt.
A campaign to enforce the conpul.