The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-09-02
Considerable interest was taken ir

in accordance with the filing OF a ref.
erendum petition. The amendment
carried by a heavy majority. The
amendment provides that all boys and
girls up to the age Of Is years must
not appear N the streets or in other
public places after 8 o'clock at night
unless accompanied by parent or
guardian.
The state winners in the contest
among high s"hool pupils on the bene.
Tits OF improved highways were Miss
Madeline Young. of the Faulkton high
school. first; James Dean. Of the
Sioux Falls high school, second; Lest
er Earls, Of the Dell Rapids high
school, third. This places these three
in line for the national contest in
which several Of the winners will be
given free scholarships in any college
IN the country which they may select.
One hundred thousand bushels CT
corn and $4,000 bushels Of wheat from
The farmers of South Dakota before
October l, is the goal set by Mrs.
Grace Reed Porter, state director Of
the e east relief for the starving
people of Armenia. "A special commit.
tee to direct this campaign is being
selected, consisting Of prominent bus.
mess men from the various agricuL
tural organizations in the state. The
drive will commence Immediately.
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TORS are expected to attend the sec.
ond annual convention of the Yankton
Circuit Young Peoples Lutheran
League, which will be held in Yank-
ton August 1928. They will come
from the territory comprising the cir
cult, Gregory, Charles Mix, Douglas,
Hutchinson, Bon Homme, Yankton
and parts of Turner and Clay counties.
Work on the new state highway
bridge across the Cheyenne river, near
Carlin, will be pushed to early COM
pletlon now, 1t is expected, as the ma
terial is in transit and men are on
the site to begin construction OF a
camp. This bridge will be the means
If saving considerable time in travel
ing from the north part OF the state
70 southern points.
c. V. Evmer, of Bon Homme county,
Who is perhaps the closest student OF
nature and wild life In that part of
he country, reports that he has OBJ
served an albino crow in the fields on
his farm. He states that it is not
>ften that mother nature slips a cog
n the usual color Of fowls or animals,
out that she occasionally does.
The organizations in the morgan
ized counties Of the state are kept up
by appointments by the governor in.
stead Of by election. and in that line
Governor McMaster has appointed
David Whiting, of st. Francis, a con-
stable for Todd county.
A traffic bureau through which the
hipping interests Of Watertown in.
end to conduct a fight against pres
mt harmful determinations in freight
rates against that point that are al.
ieged to exist, will be an actually, by
Sept. l.
Bids for the construction OF Pen.
lington county's new $780, 900 fire.
proof court house and Jail were
opened by the county commissioners,
Who have closed a deal for the dis
posal of the $500, 900 bonds.
The new Ipswich school building,
representing an investment Of $50, 900,
was accepted officially by the school
board at a regular meeting and bids
We're let for furnishing it in readiness
for use by September l.
Christine May Lang, ~16-year-old
laughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Lang,
# the Herried district, was accident
ally shot by her younger brother with
l % caliber rifle, dying a few hours
later.
The Watertown post OF the Amert
a Legion now has 600 paid-up mem.
5ers, still retaining its rank as Sec
md largest post of the American LIE.
yion IN the state of South Dakota.
Improvement of the Missouri river
front, to make it one Of the beauty
pots of the city, is contemplated by
the Yankton park board in its program
Tor mex year.
Many of the business men of North.
vile are planning on rebuilding homes
for their business enterprises de-
stroyed by fires during the past year
and a half.
The 1922 conclave Of the South Da-
kota Knights Templar is to be held in
Brookings, according to a decision
# the grand ~commandary.
State hail insurance in Brown cou
ty Is going to mean a loss OF some
SAC, 900 to the state of South Dakota
Turing the year Of 1921.
The Hutchinson county fair will held
n Trip this year September 6, Z, 8
and 8. Horse racing will be n of
The feature attractions.
Gov. McMas,er has appointed G. =.