The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-04-02
MILLIONS FOR ROADS
SOUTH DAKOTA TO GRAVEL
MANY MILES OF HIGHWAY
THIS SEASON.

made by Frank s. Peck. engineer OF
he state highway commission. Mr..
Peck stated that between April 6 and
Is he will award the contracts for
this great amount of work. Each of
the contracts will call for from IL to
20 miles Of graveled roads and will
cost from $40, 900 to $2O0.0O0 per prof.
ect. Concrete highways, he further
stated, are out OF the question, the
prices OF material having advanced
thousands OF dollars per mile.
A general meeting Of residents OF
Hughes. Sully and Stanley counties is
to be held in Pierre to discuss mat
tiers in relation to possible oil devel-
opments in that section of the state.
AS a number OF local companies are
being organized in the different our.
ties to practically test out the ques-
ton of oil in that part Of the Missouri
valley, the meeting is called for the
purpose of getting together on n
test well to decide the issue.
places the fire losses of the state for
January at $47.132.15. The property
on which fire loses are reported car
ried insurance to the amount of $124,.
$50. This January loss was compar-
atively small, and was no doubt due
to the mild weather during that month.
In extreme winter weather the loss
generally runs up, the cause being
overheated furnaces and stove pipes.
Madison state normal school is do
ing considerable extension work this
year. This work is being done espec-
Tally for the benefit of those people
who want to do some school work
but who have neither time or money
to go to school. Some people find 1t
very convenient to do some school
work while they are earning none
on which to attend school later.
The state land department will Of
fer approximately 100000 acres Of
state land at auction during the last
week of March and the first part of
April. The prices on these lands will
range from $40 to as high as $ISS in
the different counties, and payments
will be 10 per cent of purchase price
down, with all the time desired, UP to
30 years, if wanted to pay the balance.
The showing for the state treasurer
for the close OF business February 20,
shows a total OF s1,414,O7S in all funds.
The general fund carries $3.50 32:
game fund. s41,52l; highway revoly.
ing fund. $55.314; and general highwey.
$3S5,232; Irvine plant. $153,357; coun-
ty agricultural extension. $7S.335:
land settlement fund. $94.SO3.
Fort Pierre is suffering. the worst
FLOOD for several years by the ice in
Bad river forging above the railway
n wagon bridges and running the
water through the south side OF town.
A number OF people have been com.
PEELED to move out OF flooded homes.
The Marshall County Breeders AS.
ISOLATION has decided to employ a
county farm agent, the first the county
has ever had. It also went on record
as favoring the purchase OF suitable
ground for the purpose Of holding
county fairs or stock and grain ex-
h%ibitions.
Three more school districts in Rob-
erts county have requested permits.
sion to consolidate and build a new
school. Roberts county already has
more consolidated schools than any
other county in the state, size con.
sidered.
A live stock and agricultural exposi.
ton, which it's hackers declare is to
be the nucleus for an interstate fair
in Watertown will be launched in
Watertown next fall. II extensive
plans now under way m%aterialize.
Preparations are bing made by
the state game and fish department
for the opening Of the first state fish
hatchery at Lake Kampeska with the
breaking up Of the lake and river ice.
After a long effort to get a charter.
first from the state and later from the
government. the Farmers National
bank Of South Shore has been grant.
ed a federal charter.
Women Of Mobridge have organized
the Mobridge Women's club. Already
~ A0vo oiSACu w uD III .. luC
club will interest itself in civic affairs
in the city.
Representatives of South Dakota
wool growers associations will meet
in Huron March Is for the purpose OF
organizing a state wool growers asso-
citation.
Voters of Clark county will vote on
the proposition of voting bonds for
the purpose Of graveling all the i'm.
portant roads in the county.
Preliminary steps have been made
and an election called for a proposed
consolidated school at Garretson.
This will be an active season in the
building line in Lake Preston. In ad-
dition to q number Of dwellings, sew