The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1920-12-24
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10. were for the first time In excess OF
$4,000. 900, according to Trust Com.
paniss OF the United States" just pub.
Iished by the United States Mortgage
aud Trust company Of New York The
total figures for the state ara $10.3Al,.
S7S. a gain OF $449.70o, or about 5 per
cent over last year.
II is probable that lead and zinc
production will be added to the other
industries OF the Black Hills. Plans
are being made to resume operations
on the Deadwood Lead and Zinc com
pany's mining property In Spruce
gulch. near Deadw0od The mine has
been idle for several years. Now new
processes appear to make 1t certain
that the lead and sine can be mined
at q profit.
While J. r. McHals, = baker Of
Wagner. WAS making buns for his
trade he received \ telegram which
may make him = rich man. Some
time ago he invested 81 900 In an oil
| proposition In Kansas and had given
up the amount AZ lost. The telegram
stated that oil had been struck in suf
ficisnt quantities 70 make thousands
Of dollars for Mr.. McHale.
The commissioners OF Jackson cOun
ty have advertised for bids for the
construction. Of 4 bridge across White
river, south Of Belviders. II the bids
are satisfactory the commissioners
Will themselves put In the bridge. The
construction Of the bridge will open a
vast trade territory south OF White
river to the merchants and other res.
dents Of Belviders.
The officers Of the Rutland consol.
idated school district have succeeded
ia selling bonds Of $4,000. assuring
the early erection Of = new consal
dated school building, for which The
bonds were voted. This 10 the third
district In Lake county to adopt cor
districts will hays new school k663eyg
costing in the aggregate about $500.
600.
Mrs John Schuman, q years Old
and four children were burned to
death near Winner. Mr.. Schuman, who
went TO the aid OF his wife when her
clothing became ignited, is In a hos
pital and may not recover The chill
dren's ages ranged from / to years.
Mrs. Schuman is thought to have used
kerosene Ia starting the fire when
she went to prepare breakfast anG
caused an explosion.
Mitchell merchants have decided
upon drastic measures In an effort IT,
stop the ever increasing flow OF worth
less checks. which have been dsluging
them for the past few weeks Be
ginning Immediately the credit bureau
Of the retail merchants association
will publish weekly bulletins for crcu
latioR among the trade, listing not
| only those who make practice OF
writing checks without funds to cover
them. but those whose accounts are
of too long standing.
There is considerable speskership
I talk ut this time. and while there are
four candidates In the field. differ.
ent elements appear to be lining ur
back OF one or two of them The lis'
OF candidates la the open are c. o
Berdahl, OF Minnehaha county, wht
was an aspirsnt two years ago, anu
has number OF pledges for the pres.
ent session; Jacob o. Wickrs. Of Day
! county, one OF the farmer members
OF the legislature; Ole Swanson. OF
Aberdeen. a legislative veteran o.
many years, who dropped out OF the
game in the 1919 session, but is back
/ for the coming session. and r. l..
Nordness. OF Day county. who was
one OF the active members I'm the last
! secession.
Financing the state OF South Da.
kota will be the big issue before the
new legislature. The chief finance
problem win be the prividing OF
means to raise the $1,000, 900 to b-
used for soldiers bonus This will
mean the levying Of a tax of approx.
mately 100000 year for the next
ten years. The state university prob
ably will ask an appropriation OF
about 100000 for new buildings and
| ABOUT the same amount for mainte'
nance. The capitol is overcrowded,
and 1t IL believed the solons will make
an appropriation for extsasive i'm.
provements. Another feature of the
session will be the fight between the
factions over the location OF the pro.
posed hydrO-eiectric plant. The south.
eastern part OF the state is rxliying to
ths support OF the Mulehead site on
the Rosebud, while the people OF the
north and west part of the state are
boosting for the Mobridge site. This
niIe law question also will be UP for
consideration. Attorney General by.
ron s. Payne in a special report has
recommended that the state either le-
galize Sunday thsatsrs and amateur
sports. or provide laws against them
which can w enenrcad