The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-08-12
OIL DRILLING TO BEGIN
OPERATIONS IN RICH FIELDS or
STATE WILL COMMENCE
SOON.

ing company, a corporation OF Huron
D.. has made leases with the own
ers Of over $4,000 acres OF Jones
land north Of Murdo, under
the terms OF which they acquire the
to all oil and gas found there
in, giving to the lessor one-eighth OF
all oil or gas produced. The leases
run for an indefinite period in the
event that a paying production of oil
is found. 1t is the intention OF this
company to commence the drilling oil
wells on several Of these tracts al
once. Most Of the land leased lies In
the artesian belt in the north tier OF
townships of Jones county. Gas nas
been found in abundance in this ter
ritory, one ranch being equipped with
gas for both lights and heating OF
the ranch house; and there are also
many indications of oil in the arte-
sian wells drilled for watering pur-
poses. At the time the city well at
Murdo was drilled considerable oil
was found in the deposits aiken u
of il. Gas also was found in the mud
as 1t was taken out OF the hole with
the slush bucket. A lighted match ap-
piled to the top of the bucket would
often cause a considerable explosion
and the escaping gas would burn for
several minutes. Reports indicate
that the first actual drilling in n OF
the proposed oil projects in the state
outside Of that in the Black Hills
region will be on the Perkins county
deal, as they have a drilling rig on the
way to the proposed location The
question of whether or not oil car be
found in this state will be put to the
actual test of the drill at several
places before the coming Of a new
year.
Butte county is to stage a double
head county division fight at the cleo
ton this fall. The people of the east
ern part of the county petitioned for
division into two counties, one to oc-
cupy the eastern part of what is now
Butte county, with the name or LID
srty. This would give Newell a chance
at the county seat honors, and boost
ers from that town are back OF the
move. Another petition was filed for
a division of the county on an east
and west line, cutting the northern
half Of Butte county off into a e
county to be known as Castle ock
county and the residents in the vicini-
ty OF Castle Rock are back Of that
move.
That boys and girls livestock clubs
in South Dakota have been the means
Of interesting many communities in
good livestock, is shown by recent re-
ports on hand at the state club lead
er's office at State college. More than
$500 purebred brood sews were far
rowing filters for junior farmers dur
ing the past spring. Last year 1,1O9
boys and girls made a profit of $685.
61S on pigs. Sixty-five juniors are
raising sheep; 80 have purchased
purebred cows and calves.
The owners Of the electric light
plants at White Lake, Stickney and
Mt. Vernon held a conference for the
purpose Of discussing the organiza-
ton of a stock company, the chief OBJ
tect of which will be to establish a
central lighting plant to supply cleo
tricity for all three towns, thus do
ing away with two OF the plants and
thereby saving thousands of dollars
Zach year.
The boundaries Of White lake, a
fine body Of water near the town OF
White Lake, from which 1t receives
Its name, are being surveyed pre-
liminary to the people o; White Lake
commencing work on the project of
developing the lake into an ideal
summe and fishing resort
Einar Carlson, a prominent farmer
Of the Beresford territory. who re-
Gently disappeared under mysterious
circumstances, leaving a bride Of
seven months, has returned to his
home and the reunion with his wife
is complete.
Aaron Dunn, gnown in the Black
Hills as Buffalo Dunn, an Indian
fighter and one time guide and hunt
ing companion Of Theodore Roose-
welt, died liz Spruce Gulch near Dead.
wood, at the age OF II.
M. ]. Smiley, Of Belle Fourche, re-
ports completion of the shearing Of
10000 head Of sheep, and the wool
clip showing an average Of six pounds
for each fleece.
The state livestock department re-
ports dipping for scabbies practically
completed in Stanley county, and the
work being pushed in adjoining sec
tions OF Hakkon and Lyman counties.
One Of the most notable buildings
to be erected in Violin this summer
will be a permanent home for the
Farmers Guaranty State bank.
Fall river crops are in excellent con.
dition and there is every prospect that
the yield will be OF the bumper char
acter.
Stanley county will this year har-
vest one of the greatest small grain
crops In its history.
The roads through Meade, Penning-
ton and Lawrence counties are now in
excellent condition. Large crews of
men all along the black and yellow
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