The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-16
WANT WOOL EMBARGO
SOUTH DAkOTANS GALL UPON
THEIR CoNcREssMEN TO
AID THEM.

Grafton il appealing in behalf OF the
South Dakota wool growers to the con-
gressmsn Of ibis state now In Wash
ington- The federation upholds the
wool marketing committee OF b
American Farm Bureau Federation
In its recent resolution urging con-
gress Immediately to place an embar-
go on the importation of woods. WOOL
ems and all sheep products or to enact
such other emergency legislation as
will prevent the humiliation OF the
wool growing industry OF this country.
il Rogers, Midland. and J. G. Holmes,
~Brookings. president and secretary.
respectively, Of the South Dakota
Wool Growers association, have asked
the state farm bureau federation to
urge the state representatives in con-
gross 20 support the resolution by i'm
mediate action. South Dakota has
more than 1000, 900 pounds of wool
stored In the national wool warehouse
at Chicago. 1000. 900 pounds In eastern
terminals. and probably 5000. 900
pounds yet in the hands Of the grow.
ers of the state.
Mass meetings have been held in
different towns of the Rosebud coun-
try for the purpose OF boosting the
Mulehead site on the Missouri river
as the place for installing an immense
state power plant, which lie to cost
upward of SIS, 900. 900. While the state
commission In charge of the project
recommended a site on the Missouri
ear Mobridge, the residents of other
parts Of southern South Dakota will
strive to have the coming session of
the legislature substitute the Mule
head site.
Yankton county claims the honor of
having the greatest motor density" of
any county in he United States, and
hence OF any similar community in the
world. This claim Is based on the
Literary Digest census which reveals
South Dakota as owning more auto
mobiles in population than any other
state in the union, or 6.1 persons to
each automobile, while Yankton coun.
ty has an automobile for every 49,.
hdLlCuSIb III CdSlClh MCduS SOuhby
report the presence Of a big antlered
deer in that section, which does not
show any great fear OF men, but picks
his living from the corr stalks in the
fields, and from other roughage or
the farms.
Bookings county voted down the ap-
preparation to employ a county agent
In the recent election. The farmers
have decided to go ahead with the
farm bureau program anyway and OBJ
tain the services of a county agent.
That a "firebug" may be operating
in Yankton, with no motive other than
the wanton destruction of proper.T,
is the belief of some officials there as
the result Of a series of fires that have
occurred In the last few weeks.
The crow hunters OF Canton, an or
g~anization that is the first known OF
its KIND in history. now has $50 in its
treasury to be spent for p~heasants
which will be liberated in the wooded
spots around the city.
The commercial club of Pierre has
taken up the work of obtaining rooms
In private homes for such members Of
the coming legislature who desire that
class Of accommodations for the SEES
sion.
The mine operators and their friends
in the Black Hills are preparing for
which will come before congress at
Its regular session In December.
Willard b. Kennedy and Verne Ken.
nedy. n Of the late C.. b. Kennedy,
wealthy citizen of Canton, are the Co
inventors OF a new office machine
which multiplies and divides.
One of the matters which viii be
presented to the legislature at the
coming session will be an %appropria.
ton to aid in rehabilitation Of those
crippled in industry.
Actual production figures gathered
In the vicinity of Harold show oat
yields running from 80 to 70 bushels
per acre, with the average about 60
bushels.
In its work toward development OF
lake sections In the state the state
game department is just at present
working on Cottonwood lake. in Sphinx
county.
Poultry fanciers OF the Rosebud
country are taking great interest in
the annual poultry show, whiea viii
be held in Gregory this month.
Bread has dropped five cents a loaf
in Armour and it is reported a big
local milling company is selling flour
at new low rates.
Philip business men are making
plans for q big rabbit and coy.te
roundup. which will take place in the
near future.
Good progress Is being made In the
work of constructing the new Elks ho-
tel building In Huron.
Coal. even at the present high
prices. is cheaper than corn as fuel.
This is the answer given by the state
food and drug commissioner to an in
quirer rom an upstate town. The
correspondent wrote COMMISSIONS