The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-11-04
NEWS OF The STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
WEEK IN CONDENSED
FORM.

State politics are beginning to warm
up again in South Dakota. The state
Is still operating under the Richards
primary law. Under this statute the
precinct proposal meetings will be
ield on Nov. 5. At these meetings
men for the county proposal meetings
will be named. These pfoposalmen
will in turn meet to select the county
candidates and name the proposal
men for he state proposal meeting,
which will be held in December. At
this meeting the state candidates will
be named.
A splendid corn exhibit is the out
standing feature of practically every
one OF the unusually large number of
excellent community fairs, corn days,
harvest festivals and meetings of like
nature which are being held in South
Dakota this fall, according to report
of State college extension workers. A
common remark OF former Iowa farm
ers to be heard all over the south
eastern section Of South Dakota is
that I'VE never raised better corn
than this in Iowa"
Huron wholesalers and jobbers do
not propose to let the impending rail.
road strike find. them unprepared to
serve their customers in their imme.
date trade territory. At a. meeting
Of wholesale and jobbing division of
the Huron commercial club held re.
Gently a committee was appointed to
make a survey into the feasibility and
a~dvisability Of establishing a truck
service out of Huron in case the
strike m~aterializes.
Two murders, a daring bank hole
up in broad daylight, store robberies
and lesser crimes all go to make up
what apparently is a regular crime
wave at Woisey in the western part
OF Beadle county. Indignation on the
part of the better element in that Sec
ton is demanding that an organized
attempt be made to clean up the
rough element making its headquart.
ers in the Washington hills.
In an effort to bring about a closer
harmony between the city and the
county districts, the Mitchell Kiwanis
club has arranged to entertain the
farmers of Dawson county at a big
dinner to be given some time next
month. Every member Of the club is
to invite at least one farmer guest.
Lieut.. Gov. Carl Gunderson will be
tho nrincina1 Cno,l-1r - t1o ~.z.--
Announcement has been made By
the state railroad commission that ar.
rangements have been made with the
railroad carriers for a reduction in
rating on freight shipments of live
poultry in less than carload lots be.
tween stations in South Dakota west
of the Missouri river, from double
first-class to first-class.
The South Dakota junior dairy judg.
ing team won fourth place in the con.
test held in connection with the Ma
tional Dairy show at St. Paul. There
were 16 states competing for highest
honor. South Dakota was represent
ed by John Phillips, Reynold Lewiston
and John Connolly, all Elk Point.
In an election held in Winner re-
Gently to vote upon the issuance of
100000 bonds for the purchase Of a
new engine for the electric light plant
under the terms and conditions SCI,
forth by the Tri-State Utilities com.
pany. the bonds were defeated by a 2
to l vote.
Fewer companies making financial
reports to the state securities com.
mission for the last year show a small
er gain than in former years accord
ing to the annual report of the com
mission recently filed with Governor
McMaster.
Actual drilling operations have
commenced on the Blunt oil well,
and the work will continue night and
day until it has been clearly demon
; strated whether or not oil can be
struck in commercial quantities.
BY an overwhelming majority, citi-
zens OF Groton voted at a special
election in favor Of bonding the city
for 100000 for waterworks, and also
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. light plant.
A street improvement bee" was
participated in by nearly all the resi-
dents of Rutland, and as a result the
streets OF the town have been graded
and graveled and placed in first class
condition.
Work Of completing the interior OF
the new Congregational church in
Huron has been resumed after having
been discontinued a year ago because
of shortage of funds.
Delmar Newton, son Of Mrs. Ida
Newton, register OF deeds OF Hyde
county, was thrown from his horse
when riding yer the prairie and
killed.
The body Of r. C.. Smith, OF Brook
ings, was found near Lake Poinsett.
II is believed that Smith committed
suicide.
Sturgis is to have . pump factory