The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-08-20
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
a RESUME OF THE IMPORTANT
HAPPENiN0a ~ THE
WEAN.

battle field will 10 made August Is.
After = wait of over . year. the
needed elevator at Oelrichs is
a for the tri-county fair 10 be
held in Faith this month, point 10 the
biggest and best in years.
The new school building and addi.
ton to the grade school which was
recently authorized at Webster, is
now In course OF construction.
The Douglas county farm bureau
a given assistance in two drainage
projects by making the preliminary
surveys.
Aberdeen swimmers and divers will
have q chance to show their accom-.
plishments in the annual water car.
nival at Wylie park lake on August Is.
Roy w. Green, aged 2. son IF MIR.
and Mrs. w. J. Green. who reside
seven miles north Of Gettysburg, was
drowned in a big water tank ON the
farm while playing.
The Milbank volunteer fire depart.
ment has been supplied with much
new equipment. including a chemical
auto truck, and now is prepared to
fight fires of all kinds.
The Summit Farmers Elevator is
now a certainty. Over IS. 900 has been
subscribed and the figure will be al.
most doubled when all the subscrip-
tons In va hnon romiffoA
From reports from over the state
there will not be a great amount of
trouble to ecure the harvest hands
wanted for this season. The supply
to date is yet above the demand, and
the movement north has only begun.
So heavy is the small grain crop OF
he Ipswich territory that local grain
experts predict that the amount Of
grain marketed there during the fall
months will be at least 80 per cent
greater than during the banner sea.
sons of the past.
Yankton county gained considerably
IN itself in July. according to vital
statistics, which show seven weddings
to two divorces and forty-one births to
ten deaths. Children born were six
teen boys and twenty-five girls. Six
men and four women died indicating a
general advantage all around for the
women OF the county.
Numerous harvest hands have come
TO the Ipswich territory. but most OF
them are demanding such high prices
that many OF the farmers. rather than
pay them. have enlisted the aid OF
their boys and girls in carrying on
he work OF harvesting the small
grain crops. It is nothing uncommon
In that territory to see all members
OF families. who are large enough and
able. in the harvest fields driving
binders and doing other harvest work.
Reports received at the office Of
the state fish and game commissioner
show that more ducks nested in this
state d"ring the past season than for
10 years. Since the spring shooting
law has been In effect the number of
birds nesting In this state has in
creased annually. Conditions this
year have been ideal. The unusual
amount OF rain filled all the low ly.
ing country with water early in the
spring. giving the birds ideal nesting
conditions.
The directors Of the Minnehaha
County Farm Bureau. at a recent
meeting. fully examined the Lyon
memorial adopted by the house Of
representatives at the recent special
asking congress to stabilize the price
of staple farm products; expressed
it, conviction that such sterilization
10 absolutely necessary for the pros.
perity OF agriculture and { assure
q permanent and adequate supply 0k
food and clothing for the nation at
fair and reasonable prices. that will
repay the cost OF production. Being
firmly convinced that the proposed
plan IL entirely practicable and that
when accompanied by suitable tariff
regulations. the national government,
by merely agreeing to purchase at a
stipulated minimum price the surplus
0S0PAO A01u pSVOuGS0 VA 0uyJ JC1Il0lu.
Ing on hand at certain specified ter
minals shortly before the arrival OF
the new crops. a stabilize the price
for the entire year. and which will
not only DO Of inestimable value to
agriculture. but prove equally bene.
fetal to The consuming public and
to all tho various manufacturing In.
terests dependent upon agricultural
products. 1t earnestly recommended
that the directors OF other farm bu.
reaus throughout the state express
their approval Of such memorial and
that similar action be taken by the
state and national farm bureau feder-
atoms. In order to impress upon con.
gress the necessity of enacting the
necessary legislation to stabilize the
price OF wool. cotton. and other
staple farm products and eliminate
gambling. speculation and p~rofiteer.
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