The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-07-22
OF THE STATE
a RESUME OF IMPORTANT HAP
PENIN0s OF THE
WEEK.

A mass meeting of citizens OF High.
more will be held for the purpose OF
arranging for the erection OF a new
hotel building 70 replace the hotel
which recently was destroyed by fire
Unless other arrangements can be
made it Is probable that a stock com.
pany composed of local business men
and other residents will be organized
to finance the erection Of the pro.
posed new hotel and direct its man
agement after it is completed and
opened to the public.
General rains over South Dakota
probably have saved at least 10 per
cent of the early small grains, accord
ing to grain men. In the southeastern
section OF the state all the way from
n to two inches of rain fell. As a
result those observers who have fig
ured the early grain harvest would be
only so per cent, now estimate that
perhaps the loss will be only 40 per
cent.
On July 27 Custer will celebrate the
discovery of gold in the Black Hills
The celebration will be in the nature
OF a basket picnic, barbecue roast
pageant parade and the unwilling OF
the historical monument erected b,
this community in memory of the dis
covery Of gold, which event occurred
at Custer on .J1lv 81 1874
Charles Bintliff, for the last year
connected with the federal prohibition
department in South Dakota, has been
appointed as federal group chief of
South Dakota. The appointment of
Bintliff is effective July l, so that he
has been in charge since Dan Dough
erty was transferred to North Dakota
as group chief.
Hail losses in South Dakota for the
present season promise to be heavier
than during any season since the
state established a hail insurance bu-
reau. Thus far more than 1000 claims
for hail damage have been filed with
the bureau by farmers living in differ
emit parts Of the state.
State Road Commissioner Marvick
has awarded the contract for grading
fourteen miles on the Yellowstone
trail, beginning at the Roberts county
line near Summit, and extending east
ward to a point q few miles from Mar
win. The road work will cost over
$40 1000.
Fully fifty-two automobile loads OF
good roads boosters are expected e
reach Mitchell over the Custer Bat
tlefield highway by August %, for the
second annual convention Of the Cue
ter Battlefield Highway association
which is to be held there August 1924
General wage reductions of II pc,
cent for all Mitchell Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul railway EN-.
ployes, were put into effect July /
according to local officials. Announce
ment of the wage cuts was made by
the company about so days ago.
Farmers in Walworth county report
a band of "rustlers' at work In that
section of the state. They are doing
smooth work, only taking a few out
Of each herd, and the loss is not gen
orally discovered for several days.
A dividend of three cents per bushel
on grain, so cents q ton On coal and
n cent per pound on binder Irvine
was declared at the annual meeting
Of the stockholders of the Faulkton
Farmers Elevator company.
Several thousand people from Trip
and Lyman counties gathered at the
bridge across the White river on the
Fourth and celebrated the joining OF
the two counties by the completion OF
the bridge.
Room rate reductions giving Sioux
Falls what are claimed to be the
most moderate priced hotel accommo-
dations in South Dakota were an
nounced by two Of the leading hotels.
Hundreds OF members Of the Farm
ers' uaion Of the Rosebud country will
attend the annual picnic and celebra-
tfon OF the union, which will be held
near Gregory on July is.
Crops In the EdgemOnt district are
In unusually good condition and prom
Use large yields. Not for eight OF tan
years have the crops been better than
this season.
During a period OF 80 days an aggre-,
gate of SO carloads of livestock left
Tyndali, these bringing the farmers
many thousands OF dollars.
The dairy industry Is becoming of
importance in Mellette county, which
is one Of the thriving counties OF the
Rosebud country.
Roy Shuots. 80 years old, died from
injuries suffered when he dived into
shallow water at Wylie park. near
Aberdeen.
Good progress II being made in the
work TO drilling q test oil we'll on
Spring creek. rear st. Onge.
The Trim county fair will be held