The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-05-13

going to be enforced in Elkton the
coming year? This is a question that
has been put up to the city council by
the women voters of the city. BY pc.
tition the women demand that the city
authorities advise them Immediately
as whether or not the reckless driving
OF automobiles through The city streets
is to be stopped and also if the boot
leggers" are to be compelled to dis.
continue plying their trade here. Ii
the councils reply is not satisfactory
TO the petitioners the next step of the
ome is not definitely known, but it
is limited that a recall election will be
demanded.
Farmers in Lincoln County reported
two weeks & that they thought it
would be necessary to reseed fields of
small grain, but the small grain has
started its journey toward harvest in
fair condition. All other crops are re.
ported to be doing nicely.
1t is expected that about 100 dele.
gates will attend the annual meeting
Of the Young Peoples Synodical con
ference, which will be held at Stony
Point, Lake Kampeska, for a weeks
session this summer, opening on July
l3.
AS a result of a citizens meeting
the Redfield commercial club has
undertaken to foster a movement fol
olllng the streets in the residence sec
ton in an effort to allay the dust evil
a carload of road oil having been pur
chased for experimental purposes.
An 1~1-year-old girl, Hazel Herbst, is
the best speller in Dawson County
She won the recent county spelling
bee in a field Of eighteen contest
ants, all older than she. She spelled
more than 700 words.
Independent country grain shipper.
from North and South Dakota, Mime
sofa and Wisconsin will assemble al
Minneapolis June 20 for the annua.
convention of the Tri-States Country
Grain Shippers association.
The South Dakota farm bureau fed
Grafton is on the honor roll of the
American farm bureau federation, be
ing one o. three states fully paid uI
in membership dues to the national of
flee for the first quarter in 1921.
A rifle team will be sem by the re-
serve officers training corps, of the
University of South Dakota, to the ma
tional camp, to be held at Fort Smell
ing. Mimi, this summer, to represent
this state.
The contract has been awarded fol-
the erection in Highmore Of a new
junior and senior high school building
The structure will cost 72,740, exclu
sive Of heating and plumbing, which
will cost an additional $20,947.
Redfield is to have a tourist camp
grounds where tourists travelling over
the Sunshine highway can find all the
conveniences of home while camping
out.
A verdict Of suicide was returned by
a coroner's jury which investigated
the death of Joseph Carda, a Charles
Mix County farmer, whose body was
found hanging in his barn.
The only woman pastor in the Black
Hills, and one of the few in the entire
northwest, is Mrs. A. C. Deason, who
is pastor of the Presbyterian church
at Memo, about 20 miles from Lead.
Contracts amounting to over $780,.
900 have just been let in Vermillion
for the erection of additions to the
high school building and two grade
school buildings.
Mrs. A. w. Dale and her two-months.
old daughter were burned to death and
the woman's husband severely in.
jured when fire destroyed their home
in Rec Heights.
The next sale Of Indian lands on the
Rosebud reservation will be held June
lands to be sold at that time will be
advertised about May 20.
The report Of the state fire marshal
for April gives the detailed figures of
fire losses in this state for the months
of January and February at a total OF
$26S, 300.
The crop outlook in Brown County
has not been better for some years, &C.
cording to farmers in the community
surrounding Aberdeen.
The new kimball municipal band
has given the opening concert Of the
season. The band has about 20 mem
bers.
Edward Livisky, a farmer living
near Nina, was almost instantly killed
when an airplane piloted by Frank
Wells crashed to the ground.
Sewer and water bonds and also the
proposition to issue bonds for the
support OF a municipal band were de-
feated at the election in Groton.
In South Dakota there are 70 Red
Cross chapters, with a membership of
59,811, and the state population is
| placed at 636,547.
The annual conference of the Con-