The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-02-17

0O0 Tor improvements and extensions
to the municipal waterworks system
will be submitted to the voters. 1t is
necessary to increase the pressure in
the mains. and one Of the improve.
ments will be the construction Of an
elevated tank, which will afford the
necessary pressure.
A feature OF the new consolidated
school building to be erected In Har-
rold will be a cafeteria and kitchen
for the use Of pupils from the coun-
try. The building will be constructed
OF dark red brick, with all trimmings
in buff stone. The structure will be
two full stories, with basement under
the entire building, and will include
an auditorium, gymnasium, domestic
science and manual training rooms.
Tourists who plan to visit the Black
Hills and adjacent country next sum
mer By auto will be interested In the
Information that 4 public camp shelter
Is being arranged on Spring creek,
between Sheridan, Wyo., and Rapid
City. The work Is being done by the
United States forest service. A rustic
shelter of logs that will serve as .
shelter now is nearing completion.
Members Of tho Rapid City Ameri-
a Legion post, who inaugurated a
movement to erect q new $500. 900
hotel in Rapid City, are meeting with
good encouragement from the ex-serv-
ice men OF this city and vicinity and
from the local business men, aud there
appears every assurance at this time
that the project can be pushed to Q
| successful conclusion.
The Woonsocket Commercial club
has issued circular letter requesting
! that action be taken regarding the
question of Sunday baseball in the
state. The letter points out that the
present law prohibiting the national
sport on Sunday is regularly being VIC
lated and should either be abolished
entirely or be replaced with lesisla.
| ton that can be enforced.
There were GOA physicians regis.
tered and practicing in South Dakota
January 1 OF this year, according to
| the records In the office of the state
board of health. or this number near
ly all Of them had obtained certificates
tfter passing the state examination,
only a few being granted the right to
practice through reciprocity.
Members of the Athol Modern
Woodmen Of America lodge have pur.
chased the old Columbian hotel build.
ing and will transform it into a per.
manent home for the lodge. 1t also
IS planned 10 erect an addition for
| opera house purposes, and thus pro
vide Athol with a playhouse, which II
badly needs.
To overcome the handicap suffered
by the smaller communities of Perkins
| county in being unable to have high
yrade entertainments during the year
a plan has been developed to provide
through the office of the county SUI
Nerintendent Of schools a lyceum
course extending through the summer
and fall months.
One OF the most destructive fires
n the history of Custer occurred when
he stock Of goods and place Of bust
| 1ess owned by Charles Smith caught
tire, and the conditions being such
that nothing was saved. The value
If the stock of goods alone was es
timated at $4,000.
Oklahoma may have a South Da
.ota governor two years from now
Thomas D. Lyons, a native OF this
state and a graduate of the college OF
aw Of the University of South Da
:ota, is being doomed as a democratic
,andidate that will please all factions.
A fire of mysterious origin visited
Elk Point, starting In the Henkin &
Ienkin store building on Main street,
consuming that building and for sew.
raj hours threatening the entire bust.
ess district. The loss Is estimated
It 800, 900.
Yankton's new theater has been
lamed "The Hess" after its builder
md manager, A. l.. Hess. 1t has the
argest thester stage In the state. &c
.38 feet, with fourteen dressing rooms,
seating capacity OF over 1000, and Is
,quipped with a 10000 pipe ryan.
Work has commenced ON . state
highway from Hot Springs to the
cheyenne river county. A good por-
ION OF the highway extends through
he foothills OF the Black Hills and
much blasting will have to be done
through solid rock.
II is assured that WATERFOWL will
rave a city police matron. the city
welfare committee. tins mayor and
members Of the city council being In
favor of the appointment, SO the wei.
fare OF the young people can be bet
ter looked after in the city.
In the Armenian orpharadoption
1rive just closed, Dawson county peo.
- rid o~~avi-ations p'e'oed them.
selves to the support Of A Armenian
phans. The county exceeded its
luota by IL.
The German Baptists Of Madison
ere very proud of a fine new church
building which has Just been dedi.