The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-04-02
From Our Exchanges

Clarkield, Minnesota and the
adjacent school districts voted
for a consolidation recently. A
large school building with an ex-
perimental farm will be built. The
cost is to be nearly $500, 600. go.
Wilmot Enterprise-The petit
ton for an election on the matter
of consolidated schools is being
circulated and readily signed this
week. The proposition is meeting
with very little opposition. We
understand the Lake township dis
trict has been dropped from the
originally proposed plan upon re-
quest of residents of that district.
South Shore Message-About a
hundred and twenty votes we're
cast at the primary election held
here on Tuesday, The following
is the result OF the ballots cast;
For president, Wood SIS Lowden
3 and Johnson 81. For governor,
Richards 80 and McMastcr 50. For
U. S. Senator, Haney IS and Peter
Norbeck 81. For representative,
Balk 60, Burt IS, Mathieson and
Hildebrandt 35.
Summit Independently the
next meeting of the American Lee
gion Post No. 1O3 the question
will be submitted as to whether
the service men wish a building
OF a stone monument as a memoir
al, to be erected at Sisseton.
The public spirited citizens
of Roberts County have decided to
erect some kind Of a memorial to
the men who were in the service
and they wish an expression of
preference from the various Lee
gion Posts throughout the county.
The next meeting will be held in
the Melander Hall, April 7th.
Watertown Herald-An election
was recently held in six rural
school districts in the vicinity of
Waverly, which vote proved fav-
orable to the consolidated school
idea. About 100 votes were cast
in the election, 81 of which were
favorable, and SO against; this
being the first consolidated school
project to carry in the county.
1t is understood that other rur-
al school districts in the county
now figuring on holding elections
for consolidated schools. The
proposition has gained much fav-
or in the county in the past few
months, and it is believed Coding-
ton will be we'll up in the list of
those counties taking this forward
step by the time another year rolls
around.
Appleton Press-Base ball fans
r coming to life because Of an
effort being made to have Apple
ton join the Twin Lakes Base Ball
league. The league last year in
cluded Graceville, Ortonville,
Beardsley, Sisseton, Wheaton and
Clinton and as a result of the COM
petition within the league furnish
the fans Of that section some un-
usually good sport.
j. n Fahey Of Graceville, presi-
dent of the league states in a lett
er that the league intends to or
ganize for the season and are con
sidering an increase in the numb
er Of teams, in which they would
like to include Appleton. He says:
"The Twin Lakes Base Ball
league is contemplating another
season Of baseball and would in
crease the number of teams in the
league. If you would consider Or
ganizing a team and joining the
league, kindly let me hear from
you at an early date"
His communication was address,
ed to the manager of the baseball
team and by right of heredity
reached NJ. N. Peterson. Mr..
Peterson suggests that local
players and fans get together and
consider the matter.
"
What are the chances, Mr.. Fa-
hey for q Milbank aggregation
getting the league?