The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-01-13
S. D. OWNS A MINE
SOUTH DAKOTA HAS 100 ACRES
UNDER LAID WITH Ll0-
MITE Deposit.

of being the only state in the union
which is developing . coal mine OF
It's own. 1t il further claimed that
the state 10 meeting with great sue
cess in its undertaking, and that In
due time all the state in~stitutions and
many OF the cities and towns Of
South Dakota can receive their full
supplies of Ignite coal from the state
mine. The mine Is located ear
Haynes, N. D.. within q short dis
lance Of the South Dakota boundary
ON the main line Of the Milwaukee
railroad. The state has purchased
100 acres Of land on which he mine
10 located. Engineers estimate that
that is q sufficient deposit Of coal TO
keep a large force Of niners busy for
at least 1c years. Practically the en-.
tire tract Of $50 acres 10 said to be
undertake with a thick deposit OF coal
Plans have been made for mining ZOO
tons of Ignite coal daily. II h 90
timated that this will supply the needs
of the state institutions and provide q
surplus for sale TO ether enterprises
1t Is estimated that the coal from
this mine can be delivered to the
main line Of the Milwaukee for $3.50
per on.
One Of the thankless jibs IN this
state is that of member Of the state
budget board. The present board has
a Job Of pruning given to II which VIII
need be handled with care, or, as one
member of the oomming session puts
Il: eff the budget board does not do
q good job Of pruning the legislature
will have TO DO tho work with q
handax." The board as constituted
under the law consists Of certain state
officers and members OF the legisla'
ture holding and membersAelect
While the state calls upon these men
to give the state their services for
several weeks prior to the opening OF
a legislative session 1t makes no pro
vision for in any way compensating
them for their time other than tina
Of expenses. In the case OF the state
officials included, they got their sal
aries while acting. but In the case Of
the legislative members their WORK
Is asked without any return for thu
time they neglect their individual
business and travel over the state
examining the needs Of the state In
situations and then summarizing ant
shaping them up to tit h pubic
purse. Just at the present time the
board has the thankless task OF cut
ting down about $14 600, 900, as asked
for, to SIS, 900, 900, which will come
within the limits of the public purse
without increasing the levy for taxa
ton.
Since the legislature decided thai
the language of the constitution al
lows any judicial circuit OF the state
the privilege of more than one Judge
and granted that right to the Second
circuit, the Sixth circuit is the mex
one to make such q demand upon the
legislative session. At least such q
move is under way. The reason giver
is hat it In impossible for n Judge
to meet the demands made upon his
time. The Sixth circuit consists oil
the counties of Hand. Hyde. Sully and
Hughes, east CT the Missouri river
and Stanley, Haakon and Jackson
counties, west OF the river.
The campaign inaugurated by the
authorities OF Deadwood and Lead &c
rid the two cities Of undesirable char
acters already 10 bearing fruit. A
number of the idlers already have dis
appeared from their accustomed
haunts. Every person who is regard
ed as an undesirable citizen, and al
~able-bodied men who are idle and can
not give a good reason for being idle
win be run out of the two cities. In
accordance with the orders OF the
authorities some of the men who have
been idle have procured work rather
than be compelled to leave that part
of the Black Hills.
What will be known "a the Madi
son community council has been or
ganized by local people who are
members Of local Institutions which
have as their primary object the ad'
vancement Of community interest.
Hope chapel. for many years one
of the landmarks iof Rosedale town.
ship, some miles from Alexandria,
was sold at public auction and 1t is
planned to utilize 1t as town hall and
community building for the people OF
the entire township.
South Dakotans interested In the or.
ganized study OF agriculture and home
economics should write to the direct
or of correspondence study at State
College. Brookings, for information in
regard to these courses, They are
prepared to be q real help to the farm
er and the farmers wife and 1t Is the
wish OF the college to be of service In
this particular to az many people in
the state as possible.
Bonds OF 5000 for q sewerage
system carried at q special election
held In Memo.
Residents of Centerville are taking
great interest In the result of a spe-