The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-04-14

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result of the ruling OF the supreme
court in the original action brought by
the state tax commission against John
+. Erickson, county auditor of Hughes
county, in which ii was sought by man.
damus TO compel the defendant to
place upon the tax lists the parsonages
OF the Baptist and Congregational
churches in Pierre.
A novel event at Canova was q
street grading and graveling "bee,"
in which practically all of the business
men participated. Sixty farmers of
the surrounding region also responded
to he invitation of the Canova Com
mercial club and came with wagons
and trucks and aided in the street
Improvement work, which was carried
on for two days. During the two days
aggregate of 396 loads of gravel
were placed on the streets of Canova,
In connection with the semi-annual
convention Of the commercial conven.
ton of the commercial club secre-
taries' association of South Dakota, to
be held IN WATERFOWL in July, there
will be held the first summer short
course of the association, to extend
over four days. This short course will
be held at Lake Kampeska.
The citizens of West Point at a
special election called for the purpose
of deciding upon the question at to
school plan, voted to leave the old sys-
should be changed to the consolidated
whether or not the school system
tenn in effect.
The mineral production OF the Black
Hills will be further increased as the
result of an electric power line being
installed to the ground Of the Eagle
Bird Mining company's property at
the head of Squaw creek, some miles
from Deadwood.
A decision Of the state supreme
court rendered in a case arising at
Rapid City, holding that the state city
manager law is constitutional, will
mean that Rapid City will in the near
future put the city manager system
into effect.
A Waterfowl firm Of contractors
has been awarded the contract for
erecting the new high school building
in this city, for which the voters at a
recent special election authorized a
bond Issue of $3.50, 600.
Although the Missouri river has eat.
en- away some SO acres of rich bottom.
land southwest of the city of Yankton,
it has evened up the score by adding
about that amount at a point south
and southwest, according to records.
George Wright, who is mentioned as
the probable successor to Cato Sells as
commissioner of Indian affairs, is well
known to hundreds of South Dakotans,
as he was for some years a resident of
South Dakota.
The Huron police department will
soon be able to occupy quarters in the
new $4,000 city hall building, where
The city Jail is located. Heretofore
prisoners have had to be taken to the
county Jail.
Five carloads Of corn will go out
from Turned county farmers for relief
in China, Europe and the neal east
Governor McMaster has appointed
W. S. Hill, of Mitchell, as a member o,
the state fair board.
Work has commenced on the drill
ling Of an artesian well on the grounds
Of the Interstate Fair association in the
outskirts of Aberdeen, where a race
track and other improvements are be.
ing made.
The South Dakota delegation has
asked Secreatry of State Hughes to
appoint National Committeeman w.
G. Cook, of Sioux Falls, minister to
Colombia.
Emil Pallet, local railroad man, was
killed and his brother-in-law, Ed. NAL
let, had an ear torn off. when an auto
IN which they were riding on a coun.
Try road lea Yankton overturned.
Good progress continues to be made
N the preliminary work at the site
near Rapid City where the state is pre-
pairing to install at $4,000, 900 cement
manufacturing plant.
Information has been received that
Dr.. Kingsley, a former resident Of Mil.
ler, now a resident of San Diego, Cal,
is a leading candidate for election as
mayor of that city.
After drilling a well on a ranch near
Scenic, to the depth of $50 feet a
itrong indication of oil was discovered.
As a result the residents Of that region
are a trifle excited.
n accordance with an act OF the re-
cent legislature the Madison Normal
school will in the future be known as
The Eastern South Dakota Normal
school.
The work OF placing numbers on the
residences and business places OF
Flandreau is progressing rapidly, this
5eing preliminary to free mail deliv-
ary being established In F1andreau
Children playing with matches
taused an estimated loss of IS, 1000,
When fire destroyed the large barn on
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