The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-06-02
AT a special election at Bath. school
consolidation was defeated.

A roundup and frontier day day cele-
Dration viii be staged at st. Lawrence
on June 16, IL and Is.
A $4,000 auditorium is planned by
the members of the Britton post of the
American Legion.
Discriminating chicken thieves are
operating in Mitchell these days.
Nearly 200 standard bred chickens
have been stolen from their owners.
Elaborate arrangements are being
made for the annual sports day festiv-
tiles, which will be held at Frankfort
on June l and ID.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the annual old settlers pic
mic and celebration, to be held In De-
Smet on June 10.
The Lake Preston telephone system
Is being rebuilt and enlarged, the in
creasing number of patrons having
made expansion necessary.
Fred Ollmert, of Chicago, has decid-
ed to give WATERFOWL 3 new industry,
which will be operated under the name
OF the Waterfowl Sheet Metal works.
An interesting program has been re-
ported for the second annual meeting
of the Ponca Valley Swine Breeders
association, which will be held in Co
lone on June 10.
Fred Palmgren, IL, son Of Mr.. aud
Mrs. Charles Palmgren, residing on a
Fall River county farm, is In a serious
condition as the result Of being shot by
unknown persons.
The time for the annual stock show
and agricultural exposition of the
Eastern South Dakota Fair > be held
in Watertown, was set for the second
week in October.
The officers of the Black and Yel-
low Trail association say they are
receiving q far greater number of In
quiries this spring from prospective
tourists than for any former years.
A verdict of suicide was returned by
a coroner's jury which investigated the
death of Joseph Carda, q Charles Mix
county farmer, whose body was found
hanging in his barn.
A great deal Of work is being done
on the Deadwood.Spearfish highway,
which passes through one Of the most
picturesque sections Of the Black
Hills.
There ere but 40 reported fire in
South Dakota during the month OF
March, totalling q total loss Of $685..
1926, according to the latest report
from the office OF State Fire Marshal
Van Camp.
One Of the ~artesian well wonders Of
the northwest is the great spouter
which recently was struck on the Bear
Butte Oh dome in Meade county. The
artesian flow was struck while driilers
were sinking an oil test we'll.
Numerous farmers and practically
every business man and other resident
of Corona, together with a number OF
women and girls, turned out TO OBJ
serve a good roads day by grayeiing
the main street Of Corona.
The farm bureau campaign being
staged In Loncoln county Ia meeting
with good success, and as a result OF
1t a county farm bareau with q strong
membership il among the possible les
in the near future.
Packers Of Seattle, Wash, and other
points on the Pacific coast between
Jan. / and April 1. Of this year, shipped
aggregate Of $1,000 hogs from Aber.
deem, for which the sum of $780, 600
was paid.
Chauncey Eagle Horse post Of the
American Legion is arranging for the
erection Of a soldiers memorial o
ment at Wood. They have plare for
the monument, which will cos about
sic, 0v0.
Judge ]. H. Mccoy, of the state SUI
preme court, is expected to be one Of
the prominent figures at the annual
meeting and picnic OF the Old Set
tiers association of Day county, which
will be held in Webster Wednesday,
June Is.
Sixty thousand trout have BEEN re.
by the commercial club OF Rap
Id City from the government Fish
hatchery at Spearfish and the little
are now growing for ONE
Black Hill fishermen, In Rapid and
neighboring creeks and ponds,
Some Of the counties which we're
given large government trucks for use
in their highway work are. by action
Of the county commissioners, dropping
the trucks from their service. This
is on the ground that they are too
to maintain.
Enforcement of the game laws In
South Dakota is shown by reports b.
Christmas seals and bonds OF the
Game and Fish Protective association.
This report shows a number Of ar
on various charges, and the psn.
alties attached to each.
That Ignite coal IN sufficient guam.
tity to warrant the development OF the
Gov commercfa nyrpoHea has