The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-01-21

S0osuSe Will Do pretty evenly divided
. tns question OF the proposed hydro.
seeotne power plant cropped out At the
biennial dinner gtyen to legis-
las0rs from the southeast section az
tAs stats. @, =. Patterson. OF Dallas.
a sdherent Of the Nuieshead site for
ths hydro-electric project, wan one
O the principle speakers. Senator W.
Z. VIII. Washington, admitted the
h~ydroelectric plant would be 4
mighty good thing for the state" but
10 declared he opposed the entire
schems IN tho ground Of economy.
sixteen millions he declared, was en-
eifely too much to invest in a plant
the success OF which was largely 4
natter Of conjecture.
A resolution authorizing North and
south Dakota, Minnesota. Wisconsin.
and Nebraska to make Joint ar
angement for the enforcement of
hoir laws on the streams and bodies
u waters which constitute parts Of
No boundary lines between them
was introduced in the u. s. senate re-
,ently by Senator Sterling. Any two
y more Of the states, the resolution
'rovides, may take steps for the en-
'orcement Of mutual legislative action
without being considered as infrin..
srs upon federal authority In usual
Interstate matters.
The state cement commission. at
! recent meeting practically decided
. take up their option on what II
znown as the Lime Creek site 1t
sapid City. This tract lays north Of
he Indian school at that place, and
contains oyer 500 acres, which can be
purchased at a los Of about $4,000
% the state. The price Of the tract Is
souble this amount, but Rapid City
busin ess men have agreed to make
lp tho difference. This action was
sken after consideration Of tho differ.
noes between the two sites on which
options we're taken at the time the
commission me at Rapid City, and the
probabilities now are tho Lime
Creek site will be selected.
accommodation for the establish.
mont Of = state purchasing depart.
mont for South Dakota along the lines
OF the Wisconsin plan. whereby n
central purchasing agency buys for
al state Institutions, Is contained In
the annual report Of State Auditor
Reeves. Tho State Auditor, in ex.
planning the plan. estimates that Q
"reat sav'ng would be made through
the proposed new state department
Over tho present system OF each In
stitution doing its purchasing indo.
psndently.
Every MAJ woman and child In
Mitchell Ii worth 1895. Although
some may dispte this point, figures
on the value OF all property in the
city show that the average amourt
which each person should have. reach.
% this total.
Although he had plenty of money
and appeared to be in good health,
Sylvester Aulin, a resident OF Lake
Norden Tor the past ten years. took
his life by hanging.
Every county in South Dakota with
the exception Of four. three OF these
west OF the river. SEN a student dele
cation to state college during the 1919
~ school year, not including the last
summer term.
The sale Of stamps at the Fandreau
postoffice during the year 1920 broke
all records in the history of the office
reaching an aggregate Of $12, 900. This
8 an increase OF about $1,000 over
1919.
Tuberculosis threatens to be a ser
ious hindrance to the raising Of poul-
try in South Dakota according to the
department of ~pounltry husbandry At
State COLLEGE,.
Eight OF the local business me.
have pu. CHASED the Egan movinf
picture theater and will conduct It
hereafter. giving shows twice each
week.
Preparations are heing mode by
the government authorities to distrib-
ute the sum OF $500. 900 among the
Sisseton Sioux Indians, which sum re-
reseats interests IN tribal funds now
in the United States treasury.
Tho annual encampment of the
South Dakota department Of the G. A.
r. will be in Mitchell june l. Z. and
8. it was announced by the adtutant
generals office.
Good road construction In Roberts
county during the year 1920 far *
ceeds that OF any other year in the
'Gluno3 qua 10 AIo3sIp
Carl Lien, Of Summit, has Invented
a snow plane which he operates with
a motorcycle engine, and claims .
speed Of fifty miles an hour.
Sylvester Aulin. aged ~. for the
past ten years a resident Of Hamlin
County, committed suicide by hanging
himself to q rafter in his farm homo.
So