The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-07-01
OF THE STATE
A RESUME OF IMPORTANT HAP
PENlNGS OF THE
WEEK.

0AA SoAA AAS mas DSSA NAS
der of the day on most of the farms
Of the state. While an occasional
field of corn is to be found in the
southern part of the state which show"
more progress than the average, these
fields are rare exceptions, n the
growth Of corn is practically the same
all the way from Aberdeen to Sioux
Falls, in fact all over the state wher-
ever you may 60.
The Black Hills section of the
state appears to be the outing place
for boy scouts this summer, the big
gest movement in that direction being
the delegation from Clinton, Ia, which
will be in the Hills the latter part of
the month. Scouts from Chamberlain
are O in the Hills, and another dele
cation from Lennon of both boy and
girl scouts is making the tour with big
trucks to haul them and their camp
outfits.
The state board of railroad commits
sioners has rendered a decision in the
Moody county telephone cases, order
Ing the Dakota Central Telephone com
pany to permit subscribers living in
the vicinity of the exchange towns Of
Moody county to use the lines Of the
company upon payment of an addi-
tional rental Of $3.50.
Six men at the University Of South
Dakota have qualified this year for
membership in the national athletic
fraternity, Sigma Delta Psi. Member
ship in this organization is purely hon
orary, depending on the candidates
ability to pass a number OF difficult
tests in various forms Of athletics and
gymnastics.
That South Dakota farm land yet
commands good prices, notwithstand-
ing the slump in the prices Of many
farm products, is shown by the sale
Of the Fibben estate near Davis,
Turner county, embracing 200 acres
of farm land, which brought 1920 an
acre cash.
Lying OF a bank OF ferns in his
greenhouse in Huron. Charles Knad1e,
age 80 years, was found by his wife
dying, while lying beside him was q
glass which had contained a nicotine
solution used for spraying plants. He
had swallowed an ounce OF the solu.
ton.
Good progress is being made in the
work OF restocking Lake Traverse
with game fish from Big Stone lake.
The lake, which is one Of the largest
In the northwest, mas an average
depth Of IA or Is feet, sufficient to
nearly all kinds of game fish.
That the Rapid City authorities are
in earnest in their campaign to en-.
force the curfeW ordinance was indi.
Gated when a lumber of little boys
were rounded up by the -olice for
not observing the curfew and being
Off the streets after 8 o'clock at night.
The state board of railroad com
~missioners, as the result Of a hearing
held some time ago, has issued an
order requiring the Great Northern
railway company to install electric
lights in the Volin depot and also
light the depot platform by electricity.
Work will commence at an early
date IN an electric power and heating
plant to be installed in Brookings in
accordance with the result Of a
special election, when bonds of $50, 900
were voted for the purpose.
Local committees of the Masonic
lodge are meeting with good success
in their efforts to secure funds for the
erection of a new Masonic temple in
Dell Rapids. 1t now is believed the
project will be successful.
Governor McMaster has advised the
local committee that he is planning
to attend the annual frontier day
celebration, to be held in Belle
Fourche on July 4, 5 and 6.
Harry Meyers, of Mitchell, who SUI.
fered an accident which resulted in
conclusion of the brain, regained con-
s~ciousneis after having been in a
state Of coma for 1O2 hours.
Ten of thousands OF young trout
are being distributed in the streams
n ponds Of the Black Hills, these
coming from the federal fish hatch.
cry at Spearfish.
The baseball grandstand in Redfield
burned to the ground, entailing a loss
OF over 1000. The fire is believed to
have been Of incendiary origin.
The washington Springs Junior col-
lege this year graduates % pupils
from the various departments OF the
school.
Celebration of the Fourth of July
is to be held at Lake Madison, &C.
cOrding to an announcement.
South Dakota Osteopaths will meet
In Sioux Falls some time during the
month Of August.
The Carthage volunteer fire depart.
ment has been reorganized.
The residents of northern Trip
| county and Of LYMAN county aro nra.