The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-02-11

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State Horticultural society.
The trappers of this state VIII.
reaped a harvest fur several years ere
dropping the work for the year, a.
they find no profit in collecting furs
The increase in rates granted th.
Pullman company, effective until Feb
ruary /, vas extended indefinitely by
the South Dakota railway commission
Fire believed to have been caused
by a defective furnace totally de.
stroyed the Lay cottage, used by the
Yankton college as a rooming house.
Even the dogs fail TO escape the eff
forts OF the tax collectors. for the 10
port of the state tax commission
shows that in the last year the taxes
on CANNES amounted to S54, 9O1.
The board of education OF the town
Of Harold has awarded the contract
for erecting a new public school build
ing there at a cost of $73 200. The
contract requires the structure to be
completed by October l, Of this year.
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whereby the people of Raymond will
be provided with electric lights by
means of a power wire extending from
a large light and power plant at Do.
land.
According to advices from the Bald
Mountain, Ruby Basin and Ragged
Top districts Ct the Black Hills there
is a renewal OF mining activities In
those districts will this year add very
materially to the gold and other min.
eral production of the Black Hills.
Good progress is being made in the
work OF constructing a mammoth new
building for the Hearst Mercantile
company in Lead. The structure will
cost about $3.50, 900 and will be one Of
the largest and most complete Of its
kind in the state.
The American Legion post OF Yer.
million has petitiOned the county conl-
missioners to erect a soldiers and
sailors monument on the court house
square to commemorate the services
OF men from Clay county in the last
three great wars In the history OF the
Urited States.
The summary Of state aid to the
rural schools OF the state, which has
just been put out by the state educa-
tiOnal department, shows that for last
year $2S,325 was used for that pur
pose. being scattered over "A counties
OF the state in the first and second
class schools.
The open winter has made prairie
fires a n for the whole of the
winter. Two such were started neH
Orient a few days ago, and before the
first was under control, beside burn.
ing over a strip of prairie, several
stacks OF hay and straw were de-
stroyed.
The American Legion post of Stu--
gis is going ahead with the plans to
build a community building in that
city. They have purchased five lcts
on Main street and also received plans
tor the building, which are now on
display The work on the building will
be started early in the spring.
The Norwegian tongue will be
heard no longer in the pulpit of the
Norwegian Lutheran church In Mitch
ell. 1t has been replaced by the Eng
lish language as a result Of the unani-
nous vote OF the congregation. Furth-
er than that. the name Of the church
has been changed. It will be known
in the future as the First English
Lutheran church.
According to the records in the Of.
flee of the secretary of state, there
were licensed in South Dakota during
1920 liz. $50 pleasure automobiles. or
one for every Sc persons. based on
the federal census Of last year which
gave the state q population Of 635.S3s.
Besides these pleasure car licenses,
there we're issued TIT sets of motor
plates. 1,071 sets for automobile deal
ers and 1906 sets for trucks.
The appropriation of $500 which
has been made by congress for Wind
Cave during the next fiscal year viii
be expended largely for the compile
ton OF a highway to the cave, which
is n OF the wonders of the American
continent. Concrete ~culverts will re-
place the present bridges on the high
way extending to the cave. and the
road itself will be improved by cutting
down grades and keeping it surfaced
after each rain storm.
A new oil field which Is to be tested
out the coming spring is alleged to
have been discovered on the headwat-
ers Of the Moreau river, in southern
Perkins county. This Is claimed to be
one of the promising locations OF the
state for oil development and the or
ganization OF local men in that sec
ton, who believe they have a field for
operations, is making arrangements to
make . practical test early the coming
spring.
Frequent letters from citizens Of Eu-
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