The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-05-20
One Of the features OF the annual
tournament Of the South Dakota Fire

number OF leading bands OF the state
will compete for liberal prizes.
Watertown business n profes-
sional men have i~naugurated a
ment for work among boys and young
men leading to the employment OF q
full-time community boys work sec.
rotary. and the possible founding Of a
Y. M. c. A. in Watertown.
Robert Persing, age Ia years, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Persing. farm
ers living eleven miles north of Huron,
was shot and killed when a shot gun
with which he was hunting rabbits
was accidentally discharged while re.
sisting on a hay Kicker by his side.
At the home of her son, in Water
town, occurred the death OF Mrs. Ger
lang Johnson. aged 100 years. Death
resulted after an illness of only three
days. She was born in Iceland on
September q, 1920. and was perhaps
The oldest person in South Dakota.
New express rates for the state of
South Dakota. as recently granted the
American Railway Express company
by the state railway commission for
intrastate shipments, went into effect
Sunday, May l..
Redfield is looking for a purchaser
Of 100000 worth of municipal bvnds
drawing 5 per cent interest and run.
ming 20 years in order to put in storm
sewers through the business section
as a preparatory step towards paving.
Masonic interests in South Dakota
are centering upon the 41th annual
communication of the grand lodge OF
De held at the Masonic temple in
\ f.. & a. NJ. of this jurisdiction TIC
tfatertown June IA and ID
\ large number Of farmers in the
Conata and Inlay districts have
pledged themselves to put in acreages
of sugar beets this season, varying
from half an acre to three acres, as an
experiment.
There were nearly three times as
many births as there were deaths ir
South Dakota in 1920, according to the
recently completed figures compiled
by the division Of vital statistics, de
partment of history.
Seventy pieces of Mellette county
school land recently were offered for
lease TO the highest bidders. Twenty
two pieces We're leased, one OF them
at 20 cents per acre, the balance going
The state live stock board is push.
ing its campaign against scabies. II
has issued an order requiring the dip
ping OF all cattle in Hughes county,
and is preparing to take action in
Sully and Potter counties.
The Sioux Valley Lutheran pastors
conference will be held in Canton July
q to August l. Pastors from over
the entire northwest will be in session
here.
President Warren G. Harding wiz
be asked TO become honorary presi.
dent Of the Mitchell Boys club, accord
ing to plans which nave been worked
OUT by members OF the Organization.
Every effort is being made to make
the work Of three boys and girls pure
bred pig clubs of Lincoln county a
greater success his year than ever be.
fore.
Plans are now going forward for a
band at Sturgis. The organization
will be the Legion band, and will be
composed Of a number of old time play.
ers. and a number Of beginners.
Actual grading operations on the
construction Of the state highway
through Codington county on the road
west to Henry, We're started by a big
crew of road graders.
At a special election heIs in Violin
a majority Of the voters decided
against the proposed issue Of $4,000
bonds for the construction OF an addi-
ton 10 the public senool building.
The new municipal electric light
plant in Wakplda is practically com
pleted and Wakonda now takes it's
place as one OF the best lighted cities
in the state.
Construction of the viaduct to be
built By the state at the James river
crossing four miles east of Mitchell,
will probably be started within the
mex month.
The authorities OF Moody county
have declared war on booze makers
and booaeggers. and several arrests
already have been made.
Members OF the Hot Springs Cath.
Ollie church have completed plans for
the erection of a new church building,
to cost about $40. 0n0. :
Stamford. in common with several
other W of western South Dakota
is experiencing a great deal OF oil
excitement.
Cut worms are reported to be doine
considerable damage in the grain ano
alfalfa fields in northern Ilaakor
county.
Rapid City has a murder mystery, OF