The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-09-09
RAILWAY RATES GO UP
STATE COMMISSION PERMITS 20
PER CENT ADVANCE IN
PASSENGER FARES.

trastate rates, granting an increase OF
20 per cent, in passenger rates; with
the same increase for excess baggage
and a surcharge equal to so per cent.
OF cost space In pullmans. 1t also
granted a 20 per cent. increase in milk
and cream rates. 1t also approved an
increase of IS per cent. in many
freight schedules, but denied the In
crease applied for in class rates west
OF the Missouri river, or on shipments
to or from points east of the Missouri
river, or on shipments to or from
points east of the Missouri and west
of the river. The commission denied
the increase asked for on fuel, wood,
Ignite, live stock, immigrant NOV
ables, sand, stone and gravel. 1t fixed
q tentative rate of increase on the
schedule denied, with the right OF the
companies to a further heading unless
they set fit to accept the tentative in
crease granted, which hearing will be
held September 10, if desired. it VIII
consider the application of the express
companies for hearing on the 9th or
September.
The losses due to tuberculosis in
fowls is something appalling. A large
number of poultry breeders have beer
put out of business entirely by tuber-
culosis. The percentage OF aftected
fowls is very high in some flocKs, III
some cases running as high as 20 per
cert. This disease is not commune
bic to man or otherwise 1t would De
dangerous, but the main loss is finan-
cial. The best way to treat an affect
ed fowl is to chop off its head. In
some cases 1t may be we'll to XIII the
entire flock and take a new starr IL Is
said. No cure exists for the disease.
Gov. Norbeck has ~reappointed DR.. }.
w. Freeman, of Lead, as a member Oh
the state board of health. He has re-
appointed Lewis Severance, OF Faulk-
ton, as a member of the state board OF
agriculture; has appointed d. f. Dex-
ter, of Canton, as a member OF the
state board of pharmacy, and has ap-
pointed DIR. G.. ID. Lenker, OF Colome,
as a member of the state live stock
sanitary board to fill vacancy caused
by the resignation Of DR.. G. l.. Dunn,
Of Newell.
Resolutions we're adopted at a meet
ing of stockholders of Meridian High
wa Bridge company, approving the
course of the directors and urging that
the contracts be let for the coustruc
ton of the substructure OF the rail-
road and highway bridge across the
Missouri river at Yankton. Five hun
dred people from Nebraska, including
a representative of Governor McKelvie
and business men from Omaha were
present.
Charges that retail coal dealers in
South Dakota are being forced to bid
for the coal in the hands Of the operat.
ors and miners at prices that range
all the way from So to 81 per ton were
made by Mitchell dealers. In this
game of auction, 1t was said, no &C
count is taken of the actual cost OF
producing the fuel but it is a case OF
the dealer making the highest offer
getting the coal.
September 20 and October 20 are
the dates set for the next Standing
Rock reservation non-competent n
inherited Indian and sales. which will
be held at4Fert Yates. The land listed
for the first sale comprises about 100
tracts in North and South Dakota.
which was advertised previously and
on which bids were received and in
some cases the bid was rejected.
A strenuous effort IL being made at
Belle Fourche to send all wool con.
signments to the east before the
freight rates will be raised. Growers
are receiving an advance Of 20 cents q
pound, and believe the final remittance
when they sell will equal about ~ to
80 cents per pound. a higher price
than ever obtained prior to the war.
This year Stanley county claims to
be in line fer the largest shipments
OF Coosack alfalfa seed Of any county
Of the northwest. This seed has been
selling ut about 81 a pound, and the
growers are getting q good return for
their efforts along that line OF agri-
culture.
The wool growers of Lake county
have made another shipment OF near
ly 5000 pounds Of wool to an eastern
market. This makes a total Of 31.14S
pounds which now has been shipped
from ths county from this seasons
clip.
The name Of G. X. Howard, pioneer
Of Minnehaha county and the western
part OF the state, is to be given to the
Q county to be composed Of the
present eastern section Of Pennington
county lying east Of Cheyenne river.
Dawson county probably will be the
only county in the state which will
have a boys club camp all OF it's own
at the state fair at Huron next month.
Anton Ziller. living 5 miles south of
hot Springs, committed suicide by
taking 100 doses Of coyote poison.
After having been idle since 1893,
the old Iron Hill mine, one of the fam
Sus old mines OF the Black Hills, which
was q center OF interest Of mining
men in Black Hills pioneer days. is to
resume operations In the near future.
For some time the work Of getting