The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-06-24
A BLOW TO SCHOOLS
RULING OF SOUTH DAKOTA 81.
PREME COURT AFFECTS
MANY TOWNS.

On rehearing the supreme court has
refused to change its views on the
aayti consolidated school question.
The court held that the consolidated
rural school plan voted at that place
was invalid, ON the ground that the
law does not show that an ~independ-
ant district can be included In a con-
solidated rural school plan. This is
q Ease in which most of the consoli-
dated schools OF the stare have a vital
interest. The state educational de-
partment states that the decision not
only decides the matter for the Hayti
district, but also affects in greater
or less degree the consolidated school
plans of the towns OF Groton, kimball,
Pukwana, Wakonda. Toronto, Faux,
ton, Bonesteel. Fairfax. Canning, Lane,
Erwin, Worthing, Reliance, Oacoma.
Vivian, Presho, Montrose, Spencer,
Humboldt, Baltic. Garretson, Cotton.
Gettysburg, Fort Pierre and Hurley.
This will no doubt mean a flood or
validating acts to be presented to the
special session OF the legislature, and
an amendment to the consolidated
school law to eliminate the trouble
found in the present law under the
holding OF the supreme court on the
Hayti case.
The South Dakota sheep and wool
growers association is now becoming
we'll organized and has promise OF 81
cars of wool to go to the state pool.
Every county agent who has a part of
a car Of wool in his county is working
up a pool and five counties not having
county agents are arranging to elect
local and pool their wool
and ship to the state pool. The CO.
operation Of wool growers is imper'
alive in order to get the wool graded
fairly and the man that produces wool
of quality will get the high prices.
In charge of Judge John McPhaul
and assistants from the General Land
office at Washington, a sale OF gov
eminent land is being conducted at
Lennon and will be continued until
$4,000 acres are disposed OF. The
land Is mostly grazing but contains
a few pieces suitable for farming.
The average appraisement is from "
to $3.50 per acre and the terms re-
quired are one-half cash down when
the purchase is made.
Postoffice officials are making ev'
cry effort to recover the box contain
ing the official census OF twentyrone
- Nk1 thsrd Gnnth Vln-
kota district. The box containing the
enumerations was lost or misplaced
in the mails. The authorities have
denied the theory that the box was
lost in the Missouri river in a rail
road wreck. "
Work will begin 9. Aberdeen to i'm
prove the 100 acres OF land purchased
by the Tri-State Fair board for the
site of the proposed fair. Prepare
tions are under way to condct a fair
this fall, but 1t will not be possible TO
carry out the entire program agreed
upon.
There appears to be a race between
the oil test plans in Perkins county
and those in Stanley county, and one
of the two is likely to be able to state
whether or not oil exists in this state
before winter, as both show indica-
tions OF meaning actual business.
The entire holdings Of the Britton
Cooperative Milling company and the
Britton Electric company were pur-
chased by a Britton man. The mill
will be operated and improvements
made in the electric service by the
new owner.
After getting along without a coun-
~ agent for a couple OF years Sully
county commissioners have arranged
| for the appointment OF such a repre-
sentative for the farmers, n a new
man will be picked for the place.
Miss Ruth York. of Huron, who
made several long distance swims last
summer, maintains her reputation as
one of Huron's leading swimmers
when she swan a distance OF about
five miles.
The report OF the C. & N. w. rail-
way for its lines east OF h Black
| Hills shows that SIS cars OF emigrant
goods we're brought into South Da-
kota on these lines during April.
It will be q month before the entire
work of repairing the track and grad.
ing Of the G. and N. w. near Blunt
and Wasta, destroyed by washouts.
Is completed.
Troop No. 3 of Spearfish Boy Scouts
were the recipients of the handsome
present of a camp site at h n
OF the Homestake Gold Mining com
pany.
Building projects begun In Mitchell
during the month of May totaled $32.-
800, according to records from the of
flee of the city engineer.
An explosion at the plant OF the
Aberdeen Gas company virtually para.
lyzed all industries depending on gas
for fuel.
Mitchell has given up twilight base
ball for the time being.
New Underwood has gone into the
flour milling business TO insure an