The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-08-19

Six hundren freshmen is the pre-
diction made for the opening of the
University of South Dakota t. is fall.
II this number materializes the total
enrolment of all classes will be over
a thousand at the start. The freshman
class last fall numbered $40, the larg.
est In the history of the school. Most
Of these will return this fall. Re-
quests for catalogs and information
are flooding the office of the president
and the demand has already exceeded
that of last summer
Harry Lawrence. moving picture
actor. globe trotter and jack Of all
trades. will soon leave Mitchell to
make a trip around the world. The
trip is being taken upon a wager OF
wager Lawrence is given three years
to make the trip. He cannot, however,
spend any none on the trip, and as
another handicap must return to the
United States at the end OF the three
years with $1,000 In his pocket.
Members of the Blunt American
Legion post are making good prog
ress in the work of erecting a Legion
theater building. The business men
and other residents are cooperating
with them in the project. The sec
ond floor of the theater will be used
as a permanent home for the Legion,
while the first floor will be divided
between a moving picture house and a
dance hall.
Anthrax has again broken out
among cattle and hogs on the Choteau
creek bottoms northeast of Ravinia
and through the east end OF Charles
Mix county. Many animals are re-
ported to be dying from the disease.
State veterinarians are IN the ground
v~accinating cattle and hogs in the in,
to arrest the spread OF the epidemic
With the arrest n conviction OF
Lawrence York, 19 years old, Mitchell
police believe they have succeeded in
taking the first step toward breaking
up a gang of youthful bandits who
have been engaged for several months
in a series OF petty robberies, in
which various automobile garages
have been victimized.
Harvest is well under way over the
state, and the general comment OF
farmers is that the crop is about the
best they have ever harvested. They
say the cutting takes far more Irvine
than usual on ccou Of the heavy
growth Of straw.
Insurance Commissioner Van Camp
estimates that the insurance fund will
be called upon to meet losses Of APP
proximately 1000, 900 this season.
this out of a general hail loss of ap-
p~roximately $4,000, 600 for the whole
state.
Huron has entered the list of cam
didates for selection as the place for
holding the 1921 convention of the
American Legion Of South Dakota.
Other cities seeking the honor are
Aberdeen, Mitchell and Rapid City.
State School Inspector Ernest Note.
boom announces that the regular sum.
mer school of vitalized agriculture for
the state country school teachers will
be held in Mitchell. beginning August
2 and continuing for a week.
Another candidate for United States
senator in South Dakota has entered
the race, l.. J. Manbeck. Of Armour, a
pioneer OF Douglas county, having filed
as an Independent candidate at the
November election.
r. o. Richards, of Huron. has
filed his petition as an independent
candidate for United States senator at
four candidates in the field for the
fall election.
Fairfax Masons have bought the
old school building and have let the
contract to have 1t moved to the old
courthouse lots where II will be re-
modelled and converted into a Masonic
hall.
The new Dakotah Packing company
will open their new stock yards in
Rapid City during the last week of
this month. according to an an.
nouncement OF the management.
A 100-yard boulevard that cannot b,
equalled in the country is the result
OF the labors OF $50 business men of
Rapid City. who sacrificed a day for
the good of the cause.
The average wages paid for farm
help throughout the harvest In Cod.
ington county will be 81 a day for
haying and $3.50 a day for harvest
with a l0-hour day.
The final arrangements for build
ing the new Salvation Army hall in
Watertown have been completed and
the work on the building will be COM
menced at once.
For the third summe a community
canning kitchen under the direction OF
an expert In canning and preserving.
is being conducted at Milbank.
Dawson county's real estate and
personal property this year Is worth
$35. 757 ,602. according to the final re-
port OF the county commissioners.
Thus far this season "a bridges, in
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