The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-05-27
SD. WHEAT IMPROVES
REPORT SHOWS THE CROP 10
BETTER THAN EARLY
ESTIMATE.

has shown an Improvement in COM
Darison with the earlier report, which
placed the acreage at LOCO, 900 bush
els less than on May j last year. &C
cording to II. o. ~Herbrandson, agri-
cultural Geld agent for South Dakota
The report states that the cool tenn
perature Of the month OF April, to-
gether with the precipitation avail
able, did much to revive the cGndi-
ton Of the rye crop in South Dakota,
and many fields that were thought un.
fit to leave for harvest have now prov
en- they will probably produce a crop.
The report continues: "On the LIST OF
May it was estimated that SO per cent
OF the spring blowing had been COM
pleted In South Dakota as compared
with SO per cen in 1919. In South
Dakota SIS per cent of the spring SOW
ing and planting was completed on
May /, as compared with SIS per cent
n year ago. Pastures In South Da-
kota were found to be In a condition
of 75 per cent as compared with so
per cent last year."
The first railway movement in the
northwest for several years is shown
in the filing OF articles OF incorpora-
tion for the Dakota Northern Railway
Co., with Huron as nominal head
quarters and Bismarck as the home
office. The new company, which Is
capitalized at 100000, proposes to
build a coal road from Walker, in Cor
son county, this state. 100 miles north
through the counties OF Morton and
Oliver. in North Dakota, to handle he
product Of ignite mines in that sec
ton.
Federal and state highway construc-
tion projects in South Dakota. for
which contracts have already been
let, total S1,405,000 according to
Andrew Warwick, state highway COM
missioner. Between now and July /.
1920, approximately $1,000. 600 worth
of highway contracts will be awarded.
with the work to start almost imme-
diately after contract is let. The year
1920 in South Dakota will see more
highway Improvement than in any
previous year.
The Brown County Bar association
will ask the special session of the leg.
islature to make provision for another
Judge in the Fifth judicial circuit Of
South Dakota, comprising the counties
OF Roberts, Grant, Marshall, Day and
Brown. The circuit is one Of the larg-
est in the state and the attorneys are
seeking help for Judge Frank Ander-
son. who finds 1t impossible to handle
the work alone.
One of the issues which will be pre-
sented to the special session OF the
legislature will be that OF salaries
which can be paid to retain the serv-
ices of employees at the capitol. Pri-
vate employers are offering salary in
ducements which are taking many OF
the trained employees from the build.
ing.
Extensive improvements are being
made to the Iroquois tight and power
company plant, which is being made
one of the best in the state. A new
oil burning engine has been substi.
tuted for the old steam engine and
other modern equipment Is being
added.
1t appears that about the only posi-,
tive action the special session OF the
legislature can take as to soldier
bonus payments is TO submit the mat
ter to the people of the state for a
constitutional amendment. which will
allow a bond issue for that purpose.
Work has commenced on the cree.
ton OF a new s150,0O0 consolidated
school building in Redfeld, which
will be OF brick-fireproof construction
and will be one OF the finest ~consoli-
dated school buildings IN the northern
part of the state.
The highest price ever paid for
Brown county land is $235 an acre,
which was the consideration In the
sale OF a quarter section adjoining
Aberdeen to the southwest.
A movement is on foot to run a
high voltage power line from Faux.
furnishing a 24-hour electric service
to the latter two towns.
Ernest B%arthold, the oldest settler
In the Black hills district, will cele
brate his 70 birthday on May 20. He
came to the Black Hill in April. 1875.
Miller has a woman delegate to the
national democratic convention at
San Francisco in July. in the person
or Mrs. May p. Christ.
At a meeting OF the Beresford
commercial club the club decided to
celebrate Independence day. July 3.
Rec Heights is enjoying quite a
building boom this year. in spite Of
the high cost Of materials.
Britton will have a third bank soon.
+ be known as the Security State
bank.
Ditching has been started on the
drainage project south OF Huron.
The condition Of the highways of
the state has practically held up to
date the work OF disease eradication
which the state and federal live stock
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