The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-03-18

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been informed by farmers that the lat
ter contemplate planting areas which
can be cared for and harvested BY thu
normal farm help. "if 1913 conditions
prevail" Last year farmers paid farm
hands from IS to $3.50 . day aad
board and II - claimed that many Of
these workers insisted upon curtailed
working days. Preliminary surveys
are said to have indicated that the
farm labor shortage 10 more asues
than II was this time . yea ago.
South Dakota 10 TO have town
named Argonne In honor of the fam
Gus series OF battles In which 4 num-
Der OF South Dakota soldiers fell. One
OF the first OF the villages OF Miner
county was 81. Marys. which recently
has taken or new life through the sg-
t%ablishing there OF a number Of new
business institutions. A new consoli-
dated school building, to o SIS. 900.
is to be erected there this year. A
p~ostofice will be established al st.
Mary's and its name win be Argonns.
Edmunds county has planned extern
sive good road work. The county com
m~issioners will call q special election
for some adte this spring. at which
the proposition Of issuing bonds OF
$i50,o00 for good road work will be
submitted to the voters of the county.
Groton school patrons approved an
issue of bonds for $4,000 for the
purpose OF building o e school
by q large majority. They voted also
in favor Of trading the present school
site to the city in exchange for a park
site upon which to build the school.
The American Legion OF Isabel has
formed q stock company for the pur-
pose of building a town hall, which
will serve as g community center. The
members will! donate the labor and So
900 will be raised by stock sales to
purchase the building material.
The Congregational Jubilee cam
paign OF South Dakota to raise $780,
600 in a five-year pledging period for
educational institutions an omissions
Of the denomination. was adopted by
the central campaign committee at
its meeting In Mitchell.
From reports from farmers in the vi
cinity Of Pierre, there will be a large
fax acreage sown on breaking IN the
Missouri valley section OF the state.
Tractors are being secured to do q
large amount OF breaking and most OF
this will be sown to fax.
A Quinn man bought ten registered
Shorthorn cows In 1910, from which
he has in ten years sold s21, coo worth
OF stock. Besides this, he has left
on hand thirty-two registered cows.
He has purchased four head bulls.
Many lovers OF birds and men who
hunt and fish have formed the South
Dakota Game and Fish Protective
association. Its purpose Is to protect
the game the fish and tke song and
insect eating birds OF the state.
While looking over some old papers
a Yankton man came upon an entry
showing that twenty years G he had
hired q man and his team for work
on his Nebraska ranch FOR sals Der
year.
The golden anniversary Of organ.
lied Congregationalism In South Da.
kota will be celebrated In Yankton
when the annual stats conference of
the denomination meets there April 10.
A quarter OF q block OF land has
been purchased in the downtown
district OF Aberdeen by the knights of
Columbus. who plan to erect a $3.50.
600 X. c. home this summer.
That the nonpartisan league plans
political activity in Moody county his
fall Is indicated by the fact the men.
bers residing in the county have per.
fected a county organization.
The annual tournament of the South
show held In Flandreau was a great
success. One hundred and ~sixty-two
birds from different parts of tn
county were exhibited.
The voters OF Philip. by . big ma
jority. at d special election authorized
the issuance Of bonds Of $50, 900 for
the extension Of the municipal water.
works system.
Nineteen and one-half acres OF I'm
proved land one mile from the city
limits of Lake Preston sold recently
for $13.50o. an average of 1892 per
acre.
The Fulton volunteer FIRE depart,
ment has been reorganixed. It Is
planned to max the department one
of the most efficient IN the state.
A South Dakota branch OF the
American organization known as the
Friends OF Irish Freedom has been
organized.
The tournament OF the South
Dakota Firemen's association will be
held at Hot Springs on June %, as,
"a and rs.
The returned service men OF Worth
Ing and vicinity have organized q
local post OF the American Legion.
Members OF the Beadle county pure
bred live stock association will hold
their annual meeting In Huron.