The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-05-13

state highway commission, has an
nounced that thus far contracts for
federal aid road work In South Da-
kota totalling over $1.052.7S7 have
been awarded by the state commits.
sion. The counties having contracts
above s100.e00 are Miner. $1o6. 5s1.S3;
Turner. $l0S.243.34: Hanson. $40, s6S.
When the twelfth annual meeting
OF the South Dakota grand lodge OF
the Degree OF Honor In
Sioux Falls on May 25. 26 and q, 1t
Is expected that an invitation will be
extended to the national grand lodge
OF the order to hold its next session
in that city.
Not for many years have the farm
ers in the Mt. Vernon territory set
out as many fruit trees and shade
trees as during the present spring.
An immense amount of nursery stock
has been unloaied at the Mt. Vernon
depot and taken to the farms in the
vicinity.
A celebration, In which will be de-
picted that various events in woman's
struggle for the franchise, is now
being prepared by the Minnehaha
League OF Women Voters to be given
whenever the news is flashed to the
world that national suffrage is a
reality.
Veterans OF the South Dakota G.. A.
X. posts and Woman's Relief corps
who go to Pierre sor the department
encampment on Juae 1. 2. and 3 will
travel on a one-and one-third rail-
0 fare. according to a notice re-
eeived by Col. c. A. p. Fox. adjutant.
Residents of Ednn nds county are
alarmed by the appearance OF a will.
low scale. which threatens to destroy
all the willow and Carolina poplar
trees. Efforts are being made to save
the trees attacked by using wire
brushes in removing the scale.
Saturday morning May /. marked
the opening of the 1920 season for
game fishing. 1t will be Illegal how
ever. to catch black bass before May
30, According to the law it will be
permitted to fish with two lines and
with two hooks to a line.
Redfield expects to have the finest
fireproof stock sales pavilion In the
northern part of the state as the re-
suit Of the fire which totally de-.
stroyed the pavilion belonging to the
Sphinx County Breeders association.
The people of WATERFOWL will vote
on a proposed bond issue of $500, 900
to pay for the installation of new
street lights. a business district
white way" and a distributing sys-
tenn for the city power plant.
Dell Rapids white way system is
now a reality after much planning by
the city council and many years Of
waiting by the citizens who voted a
$4,000 bond Issue for the new lights
over four years ago..
Bonds of ST., 900 for improvements
to the Doland electric lighting plant
at Doland were voted at the city
election. and the work OF installing
new machinery and equipment will be
taken up at once.
Crows have become SO numerous In
parts of Day county that the county
commissioners have started a cam
paign OF determination of them by Of
fering a bounty OF S cents per head
for the birds.
Bonds OF $4,000 for improvements
to the electric lighting plant were
voted at the city election Just held
at Doland. Extensive sewer improve
ments will also be taken up this year
In Doland.
One hundred girls, students at the
Aberdeen business college. have or
sanized a Bingham club and ara
pledged to wear only ginghams from
now until the close OF the school
ear
Preliminary arrangements are being
made for the annual convention of
the Roberts County Sunday School
association, which will be hsld in
Peever on June Is and 10.
The State Geological and Natural
History Survey will ask the ieEis.;s,
ture at its coming session for $4,000
a year for a term OF years.
The new stock sales pavilion al
Menno has been completed. II Is a
fine structure. we'll adapted sor stock
sales and stock shows.
One hundred and eighty American
Legion posts have been formed In
South Dakota. with a membership of
approximately 1900.
Arrangements are being made for
he annual meeting in WATERFOWL on
June % and % OF the South Dakota
Bankers association.
There will be extensive good road
work In Lincoln county this summer
rhe sum OF s127.0O now is available
for this work.
by a vote OF four to one the voters
OF Vienna have authorized a one-miII
tax for the support ef a municipal
band.
At the recent municipal election
held In Gettysburg, $4,000 bonds