The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-02-18

proposition OF issuing bonds OF 1926.
600 for improvements and extensions
to the municipal waterworks system
will be submitted to the voters. It is
necessary to increase the pressure In
the mains, and n OF the improve
ments will be the construction Of an
elevated tank. which viii 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 FRI m the coun-
try. The building will be constructed
Of dark red brick, with all trimmings
in buff stone. The structure will b.
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-
nor by auto will be interested IN the
information that a public camp shelter
e being arranged on Spring creek,
between Sheridan, Wyo. and Rapid
City. The work is being done bv the
United States forest service. A rustic
shelter OF logs that will serve as q
shelter now is nearing completion.
Members Of the Rapid City Ameri-
can Legion post. who i~naugurated a
movement to erect q new 5000. 900
hotel in Rapid City. are meeting with
| good encouragement from the ex-serv-
&c men OF this city and vicinity and
from the local business men, aud there
| appears every assurance at this time
hat the project can be pushed to =
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
'ated and should either be abolished
entirely or be replaced with legisla-
ton that can be enforced.
There were 6O4 physicians regis
tered and practicing in South Dakota
January l Of this year, according to
the records in tho office of the state
board of health. OF this number near
~ 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.
.g and will transform it into a per.
manent home for the lodge. 1t also
IS planned to erect an addition for
opera house purposes, and thus pro.
vide Athol with q playhouse, which It
,adly 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
,e~rintendent Of schools a lyceum
course extending through the summer
and fall months.
One Of the most destructive tires
Ii luS uiSlOJy vi ou6SS1 "A~A
he stock Of goods and place OF bust
aess owned by Charles Smith caught
fire, and the conditions being such
that nothing was saved. The value
II the stock OF goods alone was es-
timated at $4,000.
1ota governor two years from now.
Thomas D. Lyons, q native OF this
state and a graduate OF the college Of
aw Of the University OF South Da-
sota, is being doomed as a democratic
candidate that will please all factions.
A fire Of mysterious origin visited
Elk Point, starting in the Henkin &
| Henkin store building on Main street,
consuming that building and for sew
.ral hours threatening the entire bust
ess district. The loss IL Estimated
1t $780, 0o.
Yankton's new theater has been
| named 1.-The Hess" after its builder
and manager, A. L. Hess. 1t has the
argest theater stage in the state, 66
1873 feet, with fourteen dressing rooms.
seating capacity of yer 1000, and Ii
equipped with a 100000 pipe organ.
Work has commenced on q state
highway from Hot Springs to the
Cheyenne river county. A good por.
ton Of the highway extends through
| the foothills OF the Black Hills and
| much blasting will have to be done
through solid rock.
1t is assured that Watertown will
have a city police matron, the city
welfare committee, the mayor and
members Of the city council being In
favor of the appointment. SO the vel
fare OF the young people can be bet
ter looked after In the city.
In the Armenian orphan adoption
| drive just closed, Dawson county peo-
-le and ORGANIZATIONS pledged them