The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-05
100000 FIRE LOSS
BAD BLAZE BURNS OVER THREE
MILE STRIP IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.

A loss of s100, 900 is estimated to
have resulted from a prairie fire
which started about six miles east OF
Seneca and two miles west OF Berk-
mere. Faulk county, and travelled
northeasterly, sweeping owe an area
about three miles wide. 1t burned on
forty different sections of land during
its progress, missing the village OF
Berkmere by about a mile. 1t was
brought under control when it reached
the Chicago and Northwestern rail-
road tracks north of Faulkton. "A
total of about 100, 900 acres were
burned over. Hundreds Of men fought
the fire for hours.
Many improvements are being made
on the South Dakota state falr
grounds. G.. N. McIlvaine. secretary OF
the state fair board, has announced
that another woman's building will be
under construction in a short time and
will be completed for next years ex-
position. Three new swine buildings
were recently completed with a ca
patty VI LlLSYtANO PSho SoSh'
new sheep barns also have recently
been completed.
The representative of an aviation
company at Minneapolis is in CORE
spondence with the Lead commercial
club, with the object Of the club TAX
ing steps to aid the company in pro-
viding a permanent landing place for
airplanes in the vicinity of Lead. The
company, it is stated, is considering a
plan for an air route through the
Black Hills.
In an effort to tighten the burden
on the taxpayers of Hamlin county,
the board of county commissioners
has reduced the salaries of some of
the deputy county officers from SIS
to s25 per month. The price for road
work for a man and team was fixed
at So per day of ten hours; $3.50 for
a man and two teams, and SO for a
man.
A reward, not to exceed 81, 900, has
been offered by the county commits
sioners Of Clay county for the arrest
and conviction OF any one on a felony
charge. The reward is offered prom
arily to assist in the apprehension of
automobile thieves.
The April farm labor report has
been tabulated and mailed to all
county farm bureaus by the South Da-
kota farm bureau federation. Wages
offered for farm help run from $50 to
$40 a month. Wages for married men
vary from $40 to S65 a month.
Game and fish wardens In different
parts Of the state have recently de
tected anglers in the act of catching
pike. 1t is illegal to catch pike in
South Dakota before May 1, while the
bass season does not open until June
1.
In accordance with the terms OF a
recent contract awarded by the city
council, work on the improvement and
extension of the municipal waterworks
system in Scotland will commence
June IS aud be completed not later
than August Is.
Judge r. B. Trip has decided in
favor of the city OF Wagner in the ac-
ton brought to prevent the South Da-
kota Light and Power company, of
Wagner, from increasing its rates in
Wagner over the amount fixed in the
compa1y's franchise of 1913.
A standard-size f~erryboat, 22x56
| flnt largo nnnnnh - - L. g II
traffic, is being built, and it is expect.
ed hat the ferry will be in operation
across the Missouri river, near Elk
Point, about May 1.
M~obridge will have a fine new
school building as a result OF the recent
district election to vote on whether or
not bonds in the sum OF $3.50, 900
should be issued. The measure
passed by 76 votes.
At a mass meeting OF Lennox resi-.
dents 1t was practically unanimously
decided that steps should be taken
for the early erection OF a. new public
school building, at an estimated cost
Of about $4,000.
The Worthipg town board has
awarded the contract for the sonstruc.
ton of a line for the transmission of
electric current from Harrisburg, and
also for the installing of a distributing
system within the town.
Redfield will stage one of the big.
gest Fourth of July celebrations in
the history Of South Dakota this year
the commercial club and American LIE,
gioh Joining forces to make the oc,
casion, a success.
VOID has been received from the
state highway commission at Pierre
that q state highway will be built
through Artesian, Forestburg and
Woonsocket this season and that work
Will be commenced soon.
Crop conditions In Brown county
are excellent according 70 farmers.
Owing to recent wholesale cattle
and horse ''rustling" and other crimes,
a number of the men of the Wood dis.