The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-11-18
NEWS Of The STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENING o. 1b,D
WEgk IN CONDENSED
PORN.

Another instance OF the increase
In dairy farming in this state has
been the showing of such increase in
Bowdie. Here the old creamery,
which hitherto has handled the bust.
ness, has become too small both in
reference to space as well as i'm.
provelments necessary to keep pace
with this growing enterprise. The old
creamery will be discarded, to give
place to : new me fern brick build.
ing.
Two Of tho main highways in south
eastern South Dakota, the Meridian
and the King of Trails, will be linked
together by the new Cornbelt High
way, organized recently at Centerville
by good roar, boosters from half a
dozen counties in that section. The
route Of the highway was deter
mined upon at a subsequent meeting
held in Parker by a specially appoint
ed route committee.
Additional night police protection
for Yankton, especially during the
coming winter, was requested of the
board OF city commissioners, by a del.
egation OF representative business
men. There are two policemen on the
night force at present, which it was
pointed out by the delegation is not
enough. The request of the petition
ers was granted.
While trying to win . wager Chas.
Nelson, of Newell. manager Of the
Standard Oil Company, was killed.
The wager was that he could get his
truck load Of gas to Stoneville, 40
miles away, sooner than the other
man could get his load there. On
the way something went wrong with
the big truck, which overturned and
killed Nelson.
Just q ear ago fire destroyed the
business section of Philip. Today
there are seven moo SRI brick build
ings in the town replacing those des-
troyed. In addition, several Of the
old buildings partially damaged have
been remodeled into up-to-date
structures.
Carl Nelson, living ON q farm just
outside Of Beresford, has raised 426
bushels Of first quality corn on six
acres OF ground. II bushels to the
acre. Carl, although just a boy, did
all the work in connection and has
The corn all husked and in the crib.
Early Ohios entered by the South
dakota Potato Growers Cooperative
exchange took sweepstakes at the re-
cent Kansas City potato show in the
open class, competing with potatoes
from nearly every potato growing Sec
ton in the United States.
In the farm bureau membership
campaign being conducted in Marshall
&C lnty for the first time, solicitors
obtained 81 per cent OF the farmers
in the first township worked and 81
per cent of the farmers in the second
township.
Action taken by county and state
road officials will result in the con-
~struction of a gravel road east from
Dell Rapids, which will give this sec
ton Of South Dakota an all-gravel
highway to the Twin cities.
The Blunt oil we'll is now down to
. depth of 100 feet and drillers assure
he board of directors that with the
,ame success they have had in form.
.r fields they will complete the Blunt
veil by Dec. Is.
AS the result of a special election
AovN in outlouyn0d thu oitu rnunni1
Is authorized to take a plunge into mu
nicipal ownership to the extent Of
purchasing the Castlewood electric
light system.
A new steel and concrete bridge has
been completed on the Washington
Highway v . the Jim river, five
miles east Of Yankton, and the high
way has again been thrown open to
traffic.
An elevated water tank. which il
part Of the water system improve
ments now being built in Redfield, 10
ready for use II the test proves that
It 10 water tight.
With 80 votes for and 40 against
It, citizens Of Tllare refused to in
dorse the issuance Of $4,000 bonds
with which to erect . new school
house.
Work on the school building In
Alexandria which because OF lack OF
funds was discontinued several months
ago, has been resumed.
Heavy shipments OF beef cattle are
being made from Conata. In one day
recently the Matador Cattle company
shipped 1000 head.
The new Holland Reformed church, |
which has just been completed. 1t
willow Lakes, has just been dedicat-
cd.
Wentworth and Rutland postmasters
have been granted r. +. d. service
Nov. is.
Work on the new consolidated
school In Egan II being rushed to com
Theodore Thiesioke, Mitchell's Pol
ish ax-murderer, IL to be deported.