The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-03-11

South Dakota Will be q OF tho f1rQ
states IN the union to adopt the uni.
form vital statistics law prepared and
adopted by the commission on uniform
laws 1t it, last session II the house
agrees with the action taken by the
senate. The bill is aimed to secure
complete records of births and deaths
in the state through local registrars
appointed in the several communities
and cities reporting to the state board
OF health.
It is believed that the wheat acre
age Of the Centerville territory will
be materially Increased this season,
with a corresponding decrease in the
acreage heretofore devoted to corn.
his being one OF the best corn-grow-
ing districts of South Dakota. Many
81 the farmers believe hal spring
wheat will prove a more valuable crop
to them than corn. The determina-
ton to reduce the corn acreage is due
TO the present low price of corn.
The prevailing high prices OF coal
has caused numerous residents Of
3eresford to resort to wood as fuel,
even for furnace fires. Accordingly
consumption of coal in Beresford this
winter has been lighter than for years.
The farmers Of the district also have
lepended on wood from their groves
,or their fuel supplies. Surplus wood
rom these groves is sold in Beresford
1t moderate prices.
Excavation for pier number one of
the Meridian highway bridge across
the Missouri river at Yankton. has be-
gun. marking the first definite step
n actual construction on this project
All work so far done has been OF a
preliminary nature, but with derricks
and power plant now in place, con
struction Of the substructure a now
oe pushed.
An old school building in the vii.
lage OF Osceola. Kingsbury county,
has been purchased by a syndicate Of
tarmers and will be moved to q central
location in the farming community and
used as a community hall by the farm
ars and members OF their families. A
POO; hall will be installed. The build.
ing will be used for business meetings
of the farmers and for entertainments.
The Centcrville Commercial club
has commenced work on several prof.
,cts for the upbuilding Of the city and
he surrounding territory. One OF the
matters to be pushed will be good road
construction. Among other things ef-
forts also will be made to have farm.
ers now IN other telephone lines con-
1ected with lines centering in Center.
Vile.
Bonds aggregating $165,o00 will be
voted on at the regular city election
to be held at Belle Fourche in April.
Bonds OF $4,000 will be designed for
securing an additional supply Of wa
ter for the city, and the remaining
SIS, 900. IL voted, will be used to pur-
chased the American Legion hall in
Belle Fourche.
Joseph Wingfiold. former state "a.
perintendent OF banl, OF South Da-
kota, is n Of five lormer officers
and directors OF the Commonwealth
Mortgage company, Minneapolis, who
must face district court trial there on
a charge of embezzling 1925, 900 from
the company's stockholders Marth 2s,
1918.
Reports from widely different sec.
tions of the state indicate that the
forehanded farmers took advantage OF
the weather conditions Of this month
to begin their seeding operations. A
number OF acres are reported to have
been seeded "a the vicinity Of Belle
Fourche and in SPHINX county.
All consumers Of milk in Mitchell
would be protected from receiving
dirty Or impure milk in the future N
Ter a city milk ordinance which was
placed on it's first reading at an ad-
journed regular meeting Of the cot
ell.
Gov. McMaster is expected to be the
principal speaker at a good roads
meeting. which is to be held in Dead.
WOOu during the last week OK MATCH.
The meeting will be held under the
auspices OF the Black and Yellow Trail
association.
Marie Schroeder. a Madison man,
has succeeded in capturing what is
said to be the largest pickerel ever
caught in Lake Madison, it being at
least the largest taken from the lake
in many years. The fish weighed
twenty-five and one-half pounds.
The little 15-year-old Webster girl
who recently shot and wounded her.
self In Aberdeen. because daddy and
brother were mean" to her and drove
her from home, is doing nicely at AZ
Aberdeen hospital, and will probably
live.
March 8 has been set as the date
for the proposed school bond election.
At that time the voters Of the city
will be asked to vote to raise the in
crest on the 5000, 900 worth OF school