The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-02
SD. DEPOSITS SHRINK
DECREASE OF $2,Ooo,c0o SINCE
JUNE 30 IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.

shown by the comparative abstract
compiled by the department OF bank
ing and finance at Pierre. On June
80 the check and savings deposits To-
tailed nearly s73,300,0 00, while on Sep
TENDER 5 they had dropped to q point
Just below 81. 000, 600, the checking de-
posits showing a decrease Of $2,S43.9SS
as q reflection Of the financial condi-
tons existing over the country which
many believe will commence to show
Improvement after the first Of the
coming year. The loans and discounts
naturally also show q corresponding
decrease. there being $155.ss5 ,s4s eut
on loans at September 3. ~ against
S~15s.l72.s37 on June 30.
One Of the MEASURES being actively
discussed for consideration by the leg.
islaturs At the coming session - that
Of drainage. AT present n district"
drains surplus water mae q stream and
floods lands lower 1owa in the valley.
and q demand is osiug made for q gem
eral system of drainage in which the
needs and rights OF all within the wa
tershed OF any particular drainage ba-
sin are to be looked after and cared
for in n plan.
Druggists, physicians and transpor-
tation companies, who have permits to
use, sell and transport liquor for 9TH
er than beverage purposes, will have
to renew their permits if they were
ioc,,ad nriNr tn At,on,cf 4 z 1000 nnHnr6-
ing to q statement made by the state
prohibition officer.
Liberty bond owners In Mitchell and
Dawson county are selling their bonds
rapidly. despite the low quotations on
many of them, according to statements
by local bankers. II is the opinion OF
many OF the bankers that the lack of
ready money IL causing the larger
sale.
Tight money Is % going to keep
Tyndall from making necessary civic
improvements If local citizens have
their way. Three issues of 6 per cent
bonds arc now advertised for sale and
when sold the town expects to be fl
n%ancially able to do much improving.
Crowds of men were required to re-
moe great masses of snow from the
streets and cutters of the Lead bust
ness district. The snow fell during one
of the heaviest falls OF snow expert
enced in this part Of the Black Hills
thus far this fall.
II 10 apnouncad from an ap~noraptlv
reliable source that Congressman
Candy, democrat, is likely to institute
a contest against Judge William viii.
hanson, Of Oacoma, republican, who
defeated him at the election this
month.
Emanuel Hins, 81, lost his life in the
blizzard which swept South Dakota
Monday, November /. His body was
found by one of the several parties
which have been searching for him
since the day after the storm.
The mining ground of the Anaconda
Mining company on Elk creek, some
miles from Deadwood is being extern.
sively developed preparatory to the
mine resuming operations on a large
scale early in the new year.
Plans are being made to complete
what is known as the Boulder Can
yon highway, which extends from
Whitewood to Deadwood, passing
through one of the most picturesque
portions of the Black Hills.
The Murdo school is conducting a
health crusade. The chief requisites
for membership are that the pupils
abstain from unwholesome food, take
plenty Of exercise in ;hs open air and
keep nea and clean.
Under an arrangement with the
owner of the local electric light sys-
tenn Of the city authorities OF Volga
have taken charge of the plant, and
vii. conduct it as a municipal insti.
tuition.
A letter from former Governor Yes.
sey tells that he is now located at
Pasadena, CAL, and working with one
of the largest home building ~organiz4
tons in southern California.
Through the influence of the farm
bureau. farmers in Butte county have
signed to raise about 10000 acres Of
sugar beets next year In the irrigable
parts Of the county.
Extensive improvements are being
made at Sylvan Lake. the new state
park near Custer, following the clos
ing Of the hotel there for the sea-
son.
The South Dakota Improved Live
Stock and Poultry Breeders assocla.
ton will hold it's annual meeting and
sales at Mitchell. on January lila.
The Memo band has been reorgan.
lied and will be made a leading band
organization Of southern South Da-
kota.
Four American Legion members will
hold county offices In Charles Mix
county during the mex term.
Every one Of the wounded soldiers
sent to the state college for vocational
training This rear will Iut his feet u n
der a home table and partake of a real
home Christmas dinner. ~he enter
tainment Of the hundred or more dis
abled veterans. who will have enrolled
by the holidays. Is one feature of rne
big Christmas community weak pro-