The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-03-18
70 BRIDGE MISSOURI
sPEctAl. TAX TO GET FUNDS
PASSED ~ eouTh Dakota
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What IL generally considered as m
II the most Constructive pieces OF leg
station enacted BY the present assem-
aly received its final passage BY the
senate and awaits only the signature
II Gov. NcNaster to make u become
affective. This bill directs the state
AK commission to make IN aLuual
evy amounting to ous-tenlh OF n
mill on ali taxable property la the
state to provide funds fer the construc-
ton Of bridges across ths Missouri
river, linking. the western half Of the
state with the eastern halt. Thu bill
was introduced In the house during the
early part Of the session. upon the rec
ommsndatoin of the budget board. I'm
der the present plaza it II hoped to
raise in the n~eignborhood Of $225, 900
each year for this bridge fund. or
enough in ten years tG construct three
bridges, one in the southern part Of
the state, ono in the central and n
in the northern part. While it is left
to the next legislature to say where
this first structure shall bs located, it
is conceded the most logical place to
begin the work would be in the south
oTn part Of the state, connecting the
Rosebud country with the south
eastern portion Of South Dakota and
thereby bring into the state a section
which. although it Is within the boun.
daries Of South Dakota, is to all in
tents aud purposes annexed to Ne
braska.
Mellette county residents believe
that they have made . find Of Ignite
coal on the side of 4 bluff in that
county. They have secured samples
of coal on the surface, and while 1t
is a poor quality OF Ignite. they think
the situation is enough to warrant a
little Investigation CT the local, ty and
find it there IL not . better quality
Of coal and In quantities which win
warrant something being done in the
way OF opening up the location. Up
to the present the Ignite beds SO far
as known In this state are located
north Of Cheyenne river, and nothing
in that line has yer been opened up
south Of tina. stream.
Sturgis IL Just now the center OF
South Dako.a in oil interests. Geolo-
gists have generally conceded thai the
sands to the east OF the Black Hills
should contain oil IS well as those In
the territory to the west OF the Wyom-
ing fields. A company has been or
ganizsd for the purpose near this city.
Other companies have beea organized
Tor the purpose ct prospecting in the
Hare Butte dome ear this city. Othe'
companies have been organized Ia
this section and drilling Of test wells
IL expected to proceed In several loca.
tions near here.
Toe In the Missouri river It Cham
berlain has ceased to run, according to
Milwaukee railway official advices
For the first time In years the Mil
waukse railway bridge at that point
Is intact after the flow. Unu"ually
light SHOWS. lack Of rain and the ex
c~aptionally early and gradual break
IN Of the Ice on the river are said t.
be the rsason Cor the pass Ags OF the
Toe without doing the annual damage
to this bridge. T-atn s~cheduieA vii
not be interrupted this spring. as ha
been the usual thing In the past.
A movement II under way Is stock
Lake Andes with clans. and It II
learned that the fame and fish com
mission has taken the matter up t.
see what oan be done. CLANS are urged
as . good thing for Lake Andes be
cause OF their tendency to absorb poi
souous substances from the wafe'. and
as this lake has no outlet 1t becomes
somewhat stagaant at certain times
Of the year.
David r. Hoffron, Of Deadwood, was
elected state adjutant OF the American
Legion Of South Dakota at the meeti'
OF the executive committee. He sue
ceeds Claude y. Harris, Of Deadwood
who goes to indianapolis as field or
ganizer Of the national organization
Rapid City was selected a. b piacS
for the next a.ate convention to %
held August % .s6.
Dawson couaty's board OF county
commissioners blocked the effort o.
the city council Of Mitchell to enlarge
the city by taking h . large tract o.
nnnlotted land on the east side OF the
town. The statute provides that the
city governing body must obtain con
sent Of the county board before It car
annex ~unplattod land.
south Dakota genius has again
scored. Fred Rsichart. OF Tyndall. y
IL announced. has just perfected and
patented : thrisi-proof faucet ior o.
storage tanks and drums. A Chicago
manufacturer has offered the inventor
an attractive proposition for the priv
ilege Of manufacturing this invention