The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-02-24

962.31, OF which $439.25 was trans.
ferred to the expense account for use
slong with other contributions for
that purpose, leaving a net cash bal
ance Of $~5S.523.06. The report also
shows that counties outside OF indi-
vidual subscriptions have subscribed
$23,619.53 to the cause
Residents of White Owl tell OF a
mysterious night riding airplane which
has beer seer in thai vicinity a mum
Der of times lately. The mysterious
plane only flies at night time, and is
supposed to be a "booze carrier" as
it has never alighted In that vicinity,
but makes its early evening trips from
east TO west. 1t has been seen on a
few occasions on an eastern bound
trip, but apparently makes the trip in
that direction at hours when it is not
seen very often.
The. new 100000 consolidated
school building in Argorne has been
completed and now is used for school
purposes. Three motor busses are In
operation At present for the purpose OF
taking pupils living at a distance to
and from school. TIE consolidated
school is one of the largest and best
equipped OF the kind In South Dakota.
Horace Harvey, a Mitchell youth.
will play at President-elect Warren G.
H~arding's Inauguration. Mr.. Harvey,
who entered the army in 1917, re-en-
listed q short time ago SO Al to con-
tinue his work in the 56th infantry
band, which is one of the bands to
play in Washington the day Harding is
made president of the United States.
Twenty-Five years and
months duty with the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway company Is the
record made by S. T. Turner, Of Dead
wood, car foreman of the Deadwood
yards of the company. He has just
been retired on a pension, having
passed the 7o-year age limit.
Blaine township, in Sully county.
for the construction Of a consolidated
school building in that township to
give the children of the farmers the
same school advantages at home
which they could secure by living a
a town with high school opportunities.
At a meeting OF the Deadwood city
council it was decided to donate $3.50
to the Deadwood Business Mems club
to be used by that organization in
Advertising the Black and Yellow
Trail, running from Chicago to the
Yellowstone National park.
The Milwaukee railway company
evidently fears there will not be suf-
ficient ice On the Missouri for its
needs this winter and is filling the
oompany's ice houses as far west as
The river points with ice cut on Iowa
waters.
The grand Jury in circuit court here
in Sioux Falls returned indictments
against Mrs. Anna Matheson and Carl
Oigre, charging them with the murder
Of the woman's husband, Martin Math.
eson. on the Matheson farm near
Sherman, s. d., last July.
Arrangements are being made by
members of the Mennonite denomina-
ton living in Bridgewater and vicinity
church. they will use for their owt
church purposes in future.
Ramona will make a creditable build
ng record this year. In addition to a
lumber of dwelling houses and sew
sral business places, a fine new high
5choor building to cost about $3.50, 000
will be erected.
1t is officially announced by the city
commissioners that the office of police
natron for Aberdeen has been tenn.
,rarily abolished, and hereafter the
iuties of the place will be performed
by members of the police department.
The state land board at a meeting
lecided that this spring would not be
practical time for offering state
auds for sale, and no lands will be
advertised in any OF the counties for
he coming spring.
The village Of Ramona IL to be fur
lished with electric lights by a power
wire which will be extended to that
place from the light and power plant
at Madison.
A big wolf hunt was staged by Kim
ball men In the northeast part of Brule
county. The hunters killed six wolves
nd 100 ~jackrabbits as the result OF
their final roundup
Educational problems OF the Black
Hills and adjacent country were dis
cussed at q meeting held in Rapid City
oy the teachers OF his district OF the
Black Hills.
w. 8. Hill, of Hanson county, at the
recent state convention OF farmers at
Brookings, was elected president OF
the South Dakota Farm Bureau Fed
GRAFTON.
The ONE of Philip have provided
a reading room for the entertainment
Of the people Of the city and 1t IL be-
coming a popular resort each evening
for the men and boys Of the city.
A loss of $4,000 resulted when the
Lebanon church at an isolated point
in Lincoln county was destroyed by