The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-09-10
RAILWAY RATES GO UP
STATE COMMISSION PERMITS 20
PER CENT ADVANCE IN
PASSENGER FARES.

The state railway commission has
issued IN order on the application OF
common carriers for increases in in
trastate rates, granting an increase of
20 per cent. in passenger rates; with
the same increase for exces baggage
and a %surcharge equal to so per cent.
Of cos 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 will
consider the application of the express
companies for hearing on the 9th OF
September.
The losses due to tuberculosis in
fowls is something appalling. A large
number OF poultry breeders have been
put out OF business entirely by tuber
culosis. The percentage OF affected
fowls is very high in some flocks, IN
some cases running as high as 20 per
cent. This disease is not
BILE to man or otherwise 1t would De
dangerous, but the main loss IS imam
cial. The best way to treat an Affect
ed fowl is to chop off its head. IL
some cases it may be well 70 XIII lne
entire flock and take a new start IL IS
said. No cure exists for the disease.
Gov. Norbeck has reappointed Or. ).
w. Freeman, Of Lead, as a member OF
the state board of health. He mas re-
| appointed Lewis Severance. or faulK-
ton. as a member of the state board OF
| agriculture; has appointed ID. +. DeX-
ter, of Canton, as a MEMBER OIL Tue
| state board OF pharmacy, and mas ap-
pointed DR.. G. d. Lenker, or Colome,
as a member of the state live STOCK
sanitary board to fill vacancy caused
by the resignation Of DR.. c. l.. DUNN
Of Newell.
Resolutions were 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 construc.
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 IS to $4 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 and
inherited Indian land sales. which will
be held at Fort 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 is 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 a
pound, and believe the final remittance
when they sell will equal about As to
so cents per pound, a higher price
thar ever obtained prior to the war.
This year Stanley county claims to
be In line for the largest shipments
OF Coosack alfalfa seed Of arg county
OF the northwest. This seed has been
selling at about 81 a pound, and the
growers are getting a good return for
their efforts along hat 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 the county from this seasons
clip.
The name of C. K. Howard, pioneer
Of Minnehaha county and the western
part of the state, is to be given to the
new 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 its own
at the state fair at Huron next month.