The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-10-07
news Of THE STATE

IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS or THg
WEEK IN CONDENSED
FORM.
4 planshas been worked out by DON
Livingston. agricultural comm ssioner.
whereby cattle may be moved from the
ranges OF the western part OF the
state to the farm feed lots Of the
southeastern part OF the state. The
arrangement provides for cooperation
Of bankers In the two sections to pro-
vide funds necessary for the farmers
in the southeastern section to pur-
chase the stock. The proposed scheme
Is that western bankers will accept
notes Of the feeder purchases when
Endorsed by their local bankers. The
II expected to furnish q market for
CRASHED cattle, which does not now
exist. II il estimated that this also
will furnish . can Of utilizing the
iced to better advantage than present
market prices for such products nov
permit the farmer.
Yegs failed in an effort to blow the
safe Of the bank at Holabird. A ham
mer had been used to break OF the
combination knob and the charge Of
soup" or nitroglycerin, poured into
the cavity. A hole about ten inches
In diameter was torn in the outer layer
Of steel in the outside door Of the
safe. The work is thought to have
been that Of amateurs.
The graveling Of the Custer Hiway
across Hanson county has been start
| ed and the work is being rushed with
| all possible haste before cold weather
sets In. Gravel Is being laid about
six inches deep in the center OF the
road. tapering down to about two
inches ON the outer edges.
: George Clistrom. IS years old, q
rancher living at washington Springs,
was murdered by Dale Barr, Fl years
old, following a quarrel over rentals.
Barr shot the elder man through the
leg with . shotgun and Clistrom bled
to death before . physician could be
summoned.
The total enrolment Of the state
school Of mines in Rapid City has
reached the $50 mark, the largest In
the history OF the institution, and
shows q gain Of 50 per cent over the
attendance .. this time q year ago.
The University Of South Dakota In
/ vermillion opened with an increase
Of ten per cent In attendance over
last year. For the first time in the
history Of the university the years.
total win exceed the 1000 mark.
Preparations have been completed
BY the Mobridge lodge Of the Knights
Of Pythias for entertaining the grant
lodge Of South Dakota, which con
venes in that city On October S for {
two-day session.
Fur goods valued at between $1,000
md So, 900 were stolen from the But
tolph and Kurtz store in Aberdeen by
robbers who effected an entranc
through the door and escaped In al
automobile.
Water from, the artesian we'll which
was drilled by the city Of Aberdeen
has been turned into the water mains
The we'll Is flowing about $50 gallon
of water per Mute, with . pressure o
Is pounds.
Miss Ruth Esther McCollum 0
Sioux Falls, has been selecte by
Governor Mc.Master to represent tht
state Of South Dakota at the annua
Cotton Palace exposition at Waco
Texas.
Fees from all sources collected b..
he secretary Of states department
during the last fiscal year, endint
rune 30, amounted to $34.6S0.60. q.
,ording to the unofficial report.
The fall semester at the Spearfis
normal school opened with the larges
enrolment in the history Of the schoo
at the end Of the regular registration
lays.
The city commissioners Of Huro
have decided to do no further pawn
until next spring. when the project
started this year will be completed.
Ranchers in the northwest corner {
the state have formed AZ organize
ion for the shipment Of light horse
angling In that part OF the state.
s. Wesley Clark Of Redheld. ha
been formally nominated for the pos
lion OF United States district attorne''
In South Dakota.
About eighty students enrolled a
Freeman college the opening day an
1t present the enrolment 10 slight.
above 100.
The county commissioners OF Hant
county have made the tax levy for tn
coming PEAR $4,000 less than It wa
last year.
So crowded are the Bridgewate
chool facilities that the attic Of tn
;chool building has to be used K
classes.
Governor McMaster has appoint
Sanford g. Donaldson Of Yankton.
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