The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-02-04
South Dakota
News

OF q telephone there.
A third special election has been
called in Scotland for the purpose OF
voting bonds for the enlargement OF
the present school facilities of the
city. The election will be held Feb
ruary l, when the proposition OF is-
suing s 5000 of additional school
bonds will be submitted to the voters.
Tests to determine the quality Of the
water in the sand stratum beneath. the
bed OF the Missouri river, as a pre-
liminary to efforts for securing q new
water supply for Yankton, are to be
made under the direction Of City Com.
missioner Rapalee. There has been
some difference. OF opinion as to
whether or not it would be better to
have Missouri river water from the
sand stratum beneath the bank OF the
river. while a sample Of channel wa
ter also will be analysed.
The town Of Irene is to be given
the chance to get into n county. in
stead of three as 1t is now situated, II
the joint resolution introduced in the
state senate is acted upon ~favorably.
The bill provides that any town IN
South Dakota that has part OF it's cor.
porate limits in two or more counties
may by election Of the legal voters OF
that city or town, cnoose the county
in which IL would rather be looted.
This would give them M c~ounty-seat,
instead of two o. three.
D. H. Lotus of Desmet is n OF
the oldest merchants in South Dakota
in point of service as the proprietor OF
a store. He has Just started on his
41st year as a business man OF De-
Smet. In the 40 years he has con-
%tinuously been engaged in business he
has sold merchandise to young couples
starting out in life, later to their chill.
dren, and now supplies their chill
dren's children with the necessities OF
life.
Dodging the law is not n OF the
favorite indoor sports that 1t is popu.
larly supposed to be, according to the
third annual report issued by State
Sheriff John C.. Shanks, for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1920. The report
shows that during the past year a
total of S96 arrests were made by spe'
cial agents Of the department., and OF
this number 657 have already been
convicted and their fines reported to
the office of the sheriff. There were
II cases in which the fines and sen
fences were suspended, and 228 cases
which have not been disposed OF as
vet.
With January half gone, the stock
men OF the central part Of the state
are holding their stock OF hay prac.i
cally as they put it up last fall. This
assures them hat they will not find
themselves short of feed at any time
for this winter. Their cattle are Tat
and in shape to stand cold weather
il it should come for the rest OF the
winter. This is a decided contrast
with conditions q year g the middle
Of January. At that time feed had
pra ctically run out on many ranches
and there was a general shortage AL
over the country. with the result that
cattle were thin and not in shape to
stand severe weather, and many
losses occurred from this fact.
Ten thousand hogs are being taken
out Of the Sioux City territory In
South Dakota weekly by Pacific coast
packing companies, according to J. J.
Donohue, vice president Of the Rice
Bros. Commission company. Mr.. Don.
ohs,n ~D;~t ont fhot IN tOrnnnr voQrA
packers located at Spokane, Seattle
and Tacoma, Wash; Butte and Great
Falls, Mont. and many other points.
purchased their supplies in the states
of Montana, western Nebraska, Wash
ington, Idaho, Wyoming and North Da
kota, but now, due to a three-year
drought, which practically wiped out
hog raising in the states mentioned,
the far western or Pacific coast
slaughtering houses are invading South
Dakota.
In an effort to stem the tide OF cat
tie rustling and various other kinds OF
live stock thieving which is sweeping
the western part Of the state, an or.
ganization to be known as the TIL
State Live Stock Protective Associa.
ton, has been perfected here with a
charter membership Of approximately
1901. The increase in live stock
thefts has increased at an alarming
rate during the last year. stockmen
say, and local authorities have been
unable, on account Of limited facili.
ties. 70 cope with the situation. Two
months ago the Tri-State Sheep Breed.
ers' Association posted q standing re.
ward of $500 tor the arrest and con.
viction Of persons engaged in the bus.
mess. The new association will offer
rewards. and Il necessary, will employ
men to assist in the running down
ct the thieves. The charter members
include sorne Of the largest stock rails.
ers ir Wyoming, Montana and South
Dakota.
Mitchell'a growing impOrtanco A q