The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-12-31

ence, have decided that the require
ment for receipting for . warrant on
the back of q voucher before payment
is made u not a necessity, aud =
policy which has been in effect since
the beginning Of statehood Is elimt
mated by their action.
The state budget board has visited
the different state institutions and
heard what they want in the way OF
appropriations for the coming biennial
period. The total Of all their demands
amounts to $5,679,SS2. OF this they
want $685. 900 for new buildings, OF
which approximately $3,oO0.o 900 u
asked for the next fiscal year.
Inspectors OF the state food de-
partment have been notified from the
office OF the department in Vermillion
to be on the lookout for uncovered
foods during the holiday season. The
old custom of setting the uncovered
baskets on the floor and letting every
body help himself is tabooed.
1t is announced that the merchants
OF Bridgewater will go upon a cash
basis and sell groceries and other
goods only for cash or farm produce.
This includes all the general stores,
hardware stores, meat markets and
other business places which have been
doing a credit business.
1t is announced in Sioux Falls that
1nnCn LYlintt ~ fhn IYn;tn3 Cfnfnn
court, has signed an order for the
converting of a federal grand jury in
Sioux Falls on January 4. 1t is said
n special duty of the grand jury
will be to investigate coal prices in
South Dakota.
Madison will become the shipping
point for thousands Of tons OF ice to
supply other cities and towns in that
part OF the state. Lake Madison,
Lake Herman and other lakes in this
district furnish an abundance OF ice
for several hundred thousand people.
Since the recent striking OF oil in
the vicinity OF Edgemont the greatest
excitement has prevailed there and
t is expected that a number OF those
interested in the oil fields will be-
come m~illionaires in due time.
The Harold Shipping association.
composed OF a number Of farmers in
Hughes. Sully and Hyde counties, re-
ports the shipment OF IA cars Of live
stock lately at a cost Of one per cent
to the shippers for handling.
The letter of transmittal in the 70.
port OF the state fire marshal shows
that there were 521 fires reported in
the state for the year which closed
June 80 last, which involved a loss OF
$3.50, 655.91.
Extensive municipal buildin z
throughout the state is in sight for
next year. Improvement in the bond
market. it is said by well posted con.
tractors. is responsible for this out.
look.
That the farmers of the central part
OF the state are taking advantage OF
the weather to get their corn out OF
the fields is evidenced by the number
OF wagons in the fields.
The Canton Hiawatha Indian asylum
will receive an appropriation OF S40,.
0O0, along with the South Dakota In.
dian schools and other government in.
situations to receive appropriations.
john Wilmer. 81, was instantly
killed in the Homestake mine while
working or the 1250-foOt level when
he walked into a raise and fell 13O
feet.
A steam engine for use in motor
cars and trucks, the adoption OF which
would revolutiOnize the automobile in
dustry, has been invented and patent
ed by Emmett Saskey. a Gregory ma
WOlsey may have a union depot t.
join in the transportation over th<
Northwestern and the Milwaukee
railroads il a plan submitted to the
Huron commercial is carried out.
Lane, 11-yearold s0n Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Grams, OF Sturgis, while
coasting ON q hillside, received a frao
tured skull and died shortly after the
accident.
Brookings county farm bureau OBJ
tanned 900 members in a five-day cam
paign following closely upon the heels
Of election, when the appropriation foi
county agent work vas voted down.
Tho 12-year-old son Of Horace
Greenwood, who resides in the south
ern part OF Hughes county. waa
dragged to death by q pony he was
riding.
The Yanktoa county commission
ers have voted $4,000 to carry on the
work of the county farm agent for an
other year.
, arrival OF the drilling rig for the test
well to be drilled by their oil develop
meat company.
Blunt boosters are pleased over thu
The city commission Of Sioux Falls
refused an application Of the loca,
light and power company for an in