The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-01-29

S~OulHSLhu county VIII % the next
to try out the sentiment of voters on
the question Of hard surface high
ways. The voters of both Minnehaha
and Yankton counties turned down
this idea, and in each case il was
alleged that, thu result OF the vote
was on account of the extensive
amount asked for the work. and Cod
ingtOn county will attempt to avoid
this by asking for enough to put in
a main highway across the county for
q start, with further development left
to the future.
Insurance Commissioner w. N. Van
Camp, Of South Dakota. is out with
q conclusive statement in reply to
the Mitchell Non-Partisan League pa.
per showing the excellence of the
operation OF the South Dakota state
hail insurance over that of North Da.
kota, and further showing that d
greater protection vas given at a less
cost. The statement goes into the
matter quite in detail to prove the
facts OF the case.
A settler In the Coal Springs Sec
ton OF the state in Perkins county
claims to have discovered a deposit
OF clay in the hills near that place,
which when it is rolled into sheets
and dried makes q tough paper. If
ne can show a large enough deposit
OF this TO be practical he will help
relieve the paper shortage which is
existing at the present time.
The hunting OF big gsma was sue
cessful this year in South Dakota. The
state game warden's office shows that
there were 443 returns made on deer
killed. Last year there was 228 and
the year before 240, Both OF those
years were war years, and there were
evidently not so many hunters out for
big game.
e. j. Rawstern, a farmer OF Sphinx
county, has issued a challenge to any
man in Sphinx or Beadle counties to
show as large a family. He has IA
children between the ages of II and
40 years. the aggregate weight OF the
family being 1856 pounds or an aver.
& of 275 pounds.
Campbell county will start a large
mount OF highway Improvement this
spring, and at a meeting of the board
OF commissioners a large tractor EN-
CINE was purchased to operate the
road grading machinery.
The announcement was made IN
Sioux Falls that the Cataract hotel
property in that city. widely known
over the northwest, had been pur.
chased by the Sieax Falls Savings
bank.
A combination OF alfalfa and sugar
cane ground together is one OF the
products for cattle feeding which is
being tried out by growers in the vi
cinity Of Pierre.
Clarence Elstad post Of the Ameri.
can Legion here has launched a cam.
paign for the erection of a building
for the exclusive use Of the legion.
A new mail route from Faith TO
Plainview by way OF Zeal is to be
established as @ as a contract can
be let for carrying the mail.
During 1920 the city Of Mitchell
plans to lay 100000 square yards OF
paving. or nearly eight miles OF paved
streets.
Production OF gold in South Dakota
last year decreased more than 5 $1,000
coo. Fire, flood and labor conditions
are held responsible by the United
States geological survey. In 1919 she
state yielded 1891 900 worth OF the
yellow metal. The value OF the 1918
output was ss.565. 900. The yield in
ounces was l14.000. compared with
i52.202.
Membership OF the Mobridge Cham
Der or Commerce will be donEiad
through q vigorous campaign decided
upon by tho chamber a. the annual
meeting. .