The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-07-09

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farmer Of the vicinity of Fulton. II
left unmolested. these little animals
usually destroy great quantities of
valuable crops. The farmer carries .
small can filled with gasoline and q
few pieces Of soft rags that will alb.
sorb the gasoline whenever ae Is
working about his farm. Wh>1 he
runs across a gopher hole he PAGES .
piece OF rag saturated with gasoline
In the hole and cover 1t 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 . 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 summer. The floods
or smaller streams earlier in the sea-
son carried away many bridges. build
ings and other lumber and timbers
and many OF these are lodged in the
sandhars in the Missouri. and are be-
ing gathered up and sold as treasure
troye.
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 condi-
tons. farmers are expected to get
plenty of men during their busy sea-
son and at lower wages than were
paid last summer
Haakun county has organized a
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 100 to 100, the resi-.
dents of the Independent school dis
trict Of Flandreau voted to issue $780,
900 in bonds for the erection of a
new school house. The board of edu-
cation will no doubt go ahead with
plans for the new structure in the
very near 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 am Of crossing, but it
is apparently a matter which will take
time to remedy.
Early in July will be held the dedi-
cation of a on Slim Buttes
to commemorate the great Indian bat
tie there many years 60. The monu-
ment will be erected by the govern
ment, it having Deer located by gov
eminent army officers.
Six prosecutions for violations Of
the state good egg law were made
by inspectors of the state food de-
partment during the past week. In
each case the violators pleaded guilty
and were fined.
Fire starting in a sanitarium in
Worthwhile, destroyed four business
houses and threatened the town.
Bucket brigade kept flames from
spreading. The loss is estimated at
$4,000.
Improv0 hents are being completed
to the plant OF the Bellman Produce
company in Yankton which will give
that city the most modern and ef-
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 1O-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 mex 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 a'pub-
lie dianer and raised $1,000, which
will go 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