The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-02-11
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The South Dakota Sheep and Wool

The South Dakota Sheep and Wool
Growers ass ociation will e at
Huron. February "a.
Material for the first printed report
board, covering the activities OF the
department since the commencement
of operations. October 1. 1917, to Jan
uary /, 1921, has been completed and
is in the hands of the printers. More
than 1891 0 $50 has been loaned, the
report shows. to 7,16S applicants dur
ing the three aud one-la.I year perloa,
1924 applications having been refusca
and 500 are still being investigated BY
the board.
One of the propositions which is re-
ceiving consideration by the state en-
gineer is that Of a general straighten-
ing OF the Jim river from the North
Dakota line to a point near Ashton.
This is a big project and is only in the
preliminary stages as yet, and ii car
ried out would cost several million
dollars. but would allow more rapid
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part OF the state. Just what effect it
world have lower down on the stream
may have to be considered before any
action is taken.
The Corn Belt National Bank at
Scotland was closed by a federal bank
examiner. The banks deposits ap-
proximate $500, 300; its capital is $685.
600. The Corn Belt is the second
bank to go under in the last few
months. Last fall the Bonnomme
County bank failed for $500, 600. Its
president Is still a fugitive, but its de-
positors, protected by the state bank
guaranty law. have been paid in full.
1t is believed that the Corn Belts fail
ure, which makes the third South Da-
kota bank failure in several years, is
directly due to the failure of the Bos-
homme county institution.
That the cooperative creamery IN
Webster is n Of the most prosperous
OF its kiLd in the state is shown by
annual reports made at a meeting of
stockholders. A 10 per CEN dividend
was declared. During 1920 the cream
cry received All. 753 pounds of cream,
from which q tota. Ut 1926 pounds
OF butterfut were obtained from the
butterfat, an aggregate Of loo .3O6
pounds Of hn.ter were manufactured.
During the year the-creamery received
more than SoS, 900 from the sa;.. Of
butter. Tho sum Of $77,S6S.74 was dis
tributed among the patrons in pay
Hent for cream.
Members OF three generations OF
one family to meet death by d owl G
IS the strange record of the Ekkstrom
family OF New Ef.ingnam. Mrs. ANA
Ekkstrom. OF that place, was advised
Of the drowning Of her son. Edgar
Ekkstrom. a ,nember Of the crew OF
the battleship Arkansas, off the west
coast of Mexico The telegram to tie
mother stated that every effort was
made to save oim. but proved unsuc-
cessful. He had been in the navy
only about five months. The father
vas drowned in the Atlantic ocean
when the liner Titanic sank nearly
ten years ago after q collision with an
iceberg. The grandfather also was
drowned with the sinking OF the II
tanic.
South Dakota's highways will come
In for their share Of legislation at the
present session OF the state legisla-
ture. it Is expected. But whether the
lawmakers take action or not. some
thine 10 nwn0nfnA IN hn Aono hu the
state early In the year in the way of
providing for the construction and
maintenance OF good roads. Compare
lively. South Dakota has not In the
past spent any great sum of money
Tor highways. In the Black Hills,
where highways must be carved out OF
solid rock. approximately twenty-five
miles Of highway have been built at q
cost OF $4,000 per mile. One Of these
roads leads from Deadwood to Lead;
another from Deadwod to Spearfish
Many plans have BEEN presented to
the public for the construction and
maintenance OF good roads. Several
counties have had the question be-
fore the voters In one way or An
other during the past Jew years. But
no acceptable plan has been found
thus Tar. OF the various features OF
several. plans made public, the Cham
bers plan to do away with the present
individual tax on motor vehicles and
70 place = graduated license tax on all
vehicles which make general use OF
the highways. Is perhaps most promi-
nent. Another proposal contemplates
the establishment Of a federal-state
system Of highways and county sys-
tenn. The federal-state system would
embrace al least n east-and-west
and n north-and-south highway
across the state, each of which would
connect the highways OF neighboring
states, with such aid from The federal
government 10 may now O. later be
provided. The county highway sys.
tam would embrace al those highways
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