The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-26

Va SAANN W hhO
club members TO be s4,621.53S.03. This
report makes South Dakota the ban.
ner club state for 1926. The South
Dakota boys and girls also headed the
list in the work for 1919, the Sun
shine state taking first place OF all
the states in the union for the past
two years.
Canton may finally obtain a new
government building to be used for
postoffice purposes. Postmaster Jones
has been asked by the postoffice de-
partment at Washington to furnish it
with information necessary for it to
determine the need for a government
building in this city.
Formal organization OF the South
Dakota Potato Growers Cooperative
Exchange, a subsidiary association OF
the State Potato Growers association.
for the marketing OF the states DO
tate crop, was completed at a meet.
ing Of the potato growers ineWater.
town.
Through the efforts OF members OF
the Black Hills Rod and Gun club OF
Lead an aggregate of more than 200,.
600 young fish will be placed in ponds
which have been constructed by the
club along the banks OF Spearfish
creek and other streams OF the Black
Hills near Lead.
Conversion OF the courthouse
square into a playground for the chill
dren OF WATERFOWL and the whole
county, and the construction OF seats
about the bandstand for persons at.
tending the weekly programs there
was planned at a meeting Of the
Watertown Rotary club.
Forming an association similar 10
one now in existence in Minneapolis
and other larger cities, the freight
agents and the shipperes of Aberdeen
Will attempt to gain cooperation
from both sides for the purpose OF
maintaining better service for local
merchants.
Mellette county and Jackson coun.
ty have locked horns over payment
Tor a bridge constructed across White
river at Belvidere, the Mellette coun.
ty end OF the bridge being at the ex.
IRENE northwest corner of Mellette
county.
Miss Laura LindIey, who for the
past nine years has been connected
with the South Dakota Anti-Saloon
league, has been summoned to Wash.
ington to take charge Of the National
~Anti-Saloon league headquarters al
that place.
Bread loaves will be cheaper in
Mitchell after July / when bakers, in
compliance with the state law passed
at the last session of the legislature.
begin to scale a uniform loaf which
will retail at 10 cents a pound.
= After months OF effort the Melle.te
county Red Cross hospital has been
opened in White River. 1t will be
one OF the few hospitals in the north.
vest to be installed and operated I'm.
der the direction of the Red Cross.
Another gold producing mine win
De added to the other mines OF the
Kind in the Black Hills as the result
If development work now in progress
by the Eagle Bird Mining company
IN its ground on Squaw creek.
Mrs. Arthur Luke, wife of a Ham.
lin county farmer, and her 7-year-
I'D son, were badly burned and had
narrow escapes from death when a
can Of kerosene used by Mrs. Luke
n kindling a fire caught fire.
Under the supervision of the forest
i~ervice, hen are engaged in improv.
ing the highway from Deadwood to
VT. Roosevelt In anticipation of a
leavy tourist travel to the famous
mountain this simmer.
Completion of arrangements to Dor.
ow the money needed to build Mitch
alPs proposed new st. Joseph's hos.
oital. resulted in the announcement
being made that construction will be
lnder way by May 20.
The average wages being paid to
Unmarried men on South Dakota
arms during May are S34 per month.
according to the monthly labor sur
ey conducted by the state farm bu-
eau federation.
The work of erecting a fine new
lublic school building in Highmore has
commenced and will be pushed in hope
VI having the structure complete in
ime for the opening OF the fall term
Of school.
The city council OF Mitchell at its
asst meeting used the pairing knife on
salaries of city employees, Topping off
from $40 to SIS from the pay Of all
but five of the workers.
Extensive improvements are to be
made to the leuit court rooms in the
county building in Deadwood, which
will be transformed into ~up-to1date
quarters for holding court.
Members Of the Madison American
legion post are making preliminary
arrangements for a celebration and
athletic and water carnival to be
held at Lake Madison on June %.
Keapfnp chfIdran of school a1a ont