The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-09-02
MANY S.D.GIRLS AIDED
ST. PAUL SALVATION ARMY RES
CUE HOME ISSUES REPORT
OF WORK DONE.

The ST. Paul rescue home OF the
Salvation Army has been a haven for
hayward girls svsr since its erection
a few years ago. Twenty-six hundred
girls in all have sought the shelter OF
this home, according to the report OF
the women's and children's depart.
ment just made public. This st. Paul
home serves all the northern province,
which includes Minnesota. North and
South Dakota, and the report shows
that the home is harboring 200 girls
annually. South Dakota has contrib
uted 107 cases &c this home and the
majority Of there girls ages have
ranged from 10 to 10 years. Country
towns contributed many OF the girls.
1t is shown that SO counties in South
Dakota recently have been represent
I'D by girls in this home, besides a
large number of country girls who
have been working in st. Paul or Min
neapolis and have given addresses of
one Of these cities. II is the policy OF
the Salvation Army not to separate
mother and child, but to train the
mother and assist her in making a
proper living for herself and her
child. The army traces each girl for
at least three years after leaving the
home and statistics show that 80 per
cent of these girls forsake the old life
and evil companions and become re.
spected members OF society. The
home service program for 1920 con-
templates the further extension,
through county advisory boards, OF the
facilities of this home to all the
country districts in the state.
The cream shipments from the
western part Of the state are again
bringing the farmers a steady rev.
enue. One farmer near Midland came
in with his weekly supply Of cream
and a few bushels or potatoes in a
light spring wagon, and got a return
Of over 500. Many farmers are get,
ting a return of over $50 a week from
cream shipments, to help keep the
expenses of living going while their
crops or their shipping cattle are ma
turing for the market. The farmer
who knows that he has this source
of income to live on does not have to
rush his other products to h market
until he gets ready to sell, and do
that with a certain knowledge that
there will not be a scarcity Of sup
plies on the farm if he waits a few
days for better prices.
According to population, South Da'
kota stood twelfth in the union in the
number Of deposit accounts in all ma
tional banks on May 4, 1920. This
is shown in the statement issued by
the treasury department at Washing,
ton. Wyoming stood first with 394
depositors per 1000 of population and
the other states in the order named
were Montana 349, Idaho 293. Penn,
s~ylvania 289, Colorado 2S0, Oregon
276, Minnesota 271, Iowa 262, Virginia
259, Vermont 255, California 248 and
South Dakota 244.
The committee in charge OF teacher
placement is working overtime dur
ing these days at the Aberdeen North
ern Normal and Industrial school.
Prof. II. G. Pryor and his assistants
are trying their best to bring together
the teacher and the employer. 1t is
the policy Of the committee to render
honest service to both parties by rec
~ommending teachers only for what
they are worth and for what they ca
do the best.
The report OF the state industrial
commissioner for the fiscal year and,
Ing June 80 last, shows that over $780,
900 was paid out to claimants under
the state workmen's compensation
law for that year, and that over $50,
900 was paid out for medical relief in
the same time.
Thieves, thugs and other gentry of
similar type will do well to go around
and not through Harrisburg, it is an.
nounced. Ex-service men. in pairs,
are from now on going to remain on
watch all night to prevent trouble
with thugs.
Due to the peculiar conditions OBJ
tanning since the war started and
prices advanced, and the big fire in
the Homestake mine at Lead last fall,
gold production of South Dakota has
showed a material falling off.
A modern quarry for supplying
Rapid City with paving rock has been
opened a short distance above Dark
canyon on the r. C. B. H. and w.
railway.
Four septic tanks for demonstrating
proper farm sewerage disposal were
staked out in Moody county a short
time ago.
The sum of $40, 900 has beer raised
by the citizens CT Chamberlain to
take owe the Chamberlain sanitarium.
August 26, 27 and % has peer fixed
as the new dates for roundup festivi
ties to be held in Madison.
An American Legion post was or
ganized at Hosmer with. 81 charter
members on the roll.
A troop of boy scouts has beer or
ganized at Tyndall.
Searchers cut scouting for wild fruit
possibilities this year report that re
CARELESS of the favorable outlook early
n the season there will be very little