The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-08-06
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
4 RESUME OF THE IMPORTANT
HAPPENINGS OF THE
WEEK,

During the last two weeks more
than 200 hail losses have been re-
ported by Charles Mix county farmers.
Census figures given out by the
bureau show the population Of Rapid
City a 5,777, an increase of 1923, or
1873 per cent.
Sioux Falls is to entertain the South
Dakota Baptist assembly from August
] to 8 inclusive with anywhere from
600 to 1000 present.
A fire department has been organ
lied in Eagle Butte. Eighteen men,
bers have signed up for voluntary
service In case Of fire.
While killing potato bugs with burn
ing gasoline, Bud Prann, OF Timber
Lake. set his clothing on fire and a
roWly escaped with his life.
Extensive good road work is being
carried on in the vicinity of Messing.
ton Springs and the highwaye are be-
ing placed in first class condition.
Extensive improvements are being
made to what is known as the Della
ware church, situated at an interior
point about seven miles south of
Lennox.
Towns on the Faith branch of the
Milwaukee road, west Of the Missouri
river, have petitioned the state rail-
road commission for better service
on the line.
Brown county boasts Of a town
within its borders that has not had a
death in the Is years it has been in
existence. Richmond is the town
which holds the unique record.
Dates for the first annual livestock
show under the auspices of the East
ern South Dakota Breeders associa-
ton in Watertown are definitely an
nounced as October II, 10, IA and Is.
Hay land in Lyman county is re-
ported as being rented at as high a
price OF $40 an acre for this year.
This is more than the land would
bring at outright sale only a few
years ago.
Arthur Thomas Ireland, well known
over the state as a band leader, will
be the G instructor in wind instru-
ments at the University of South Da-
kota this fall, having Just accepted
the position.
A trough" bridge over the Chey-
enne river has just been completed
and traffic over the river, which has
been suspended for several weeks be-
cause of the washout of the old
bridge, has been renewed.
Bids for Mitchelrs new 9 600
corn palace will be advertised and
contracts will be let within the mex
thirty days, if the plans of the city
council carry and the bids are within
the amounts allowed for construction.
James Toms, a we'll known miner.
was crushed to death in the Portland
mine OF the Trojan company, some
miles from Lead, when a mass of rock |
from the roof of the drift in which he
was operating an air shovel became
loosened and fell upon him.
Reports from the wool growing Sec
tons OF the state show, that while few
sales OF wool are being made, a mum
Der OF storage shipments are being
made to Chicago and Boston houses.
The growers are getting payment Of
20 cents a pound on these shipments.
The balance of purchase prices to be
paid at the time of sale.
Under present conditions, says Man
ley Champlin, extension agronomist at
State college, the man who attempts
to grow kanred winter wheat will
risk about SIS per acre in the hope of
securing an increased WELD of about
~ bushels OF wheat per acre. Full in
on the growing of kanred
wheat, sources of seed, etc, may be
by writing to Mr.. Champlin
at Brookings.
For a number OF years one of the
put out by the state immi-
grafton department has been a cut-out
OF an ear of corn. advertising the corn
possibilities of the state. The new
cut-out just being printed shows a
perfect South Dakota potato with
South Dakota-The Place to Grow
the face of it, which will be an
advertising feature for this year by
the department to advertise that this
the place where agriculture and in
prosper. The reverse side
OF the cut-out supplies statistics in
regard to South Dakota is do
with potatoes, and general infor-
nation about the state. South Dakota
each ear, along with other
crops, about 1905 900 acres of potatoes,
OF which 90 to select buyers in
Inc large market centers, and the i'm
migration department is bringing this
anu Otner particulars to the notice
d the people Of older states where
most OF the immigration comes. The
state has established a reputation as
corn state, and a few years will see
Il toward the top of the list Of po-