The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-04-21

lead and the state teasurer, treasurer
)f the board. The other members are
Col. Fred Ray, of Yankton, as execu-
i've officer; Elton w. Stanley, of Rap.
d City; Buell. f. Jones, of Britton, as
The other members. The board will
have headquarters at Pierre and begin
work Immediately.
At a special election held in Wax
pola bonds Of $4,000 were voted
tor the erection of a large public
school building costing $64, 500.
An increase of 1852 acres, or 59.4
per cent, is noted in the acreage OF
irrigated land in South Dakota in the
ten-year period since 1909. All of
this increase occurred in Butte, Law
renee and Meade counties.
John Maendle, a freshman at Free
man college, has been declared cham
pion egg eater. He invited 80 fell
low students to his boarding house,
where they fried % egg Of which he
aye 10 within Is minutes. Two hours
later he had an offer to eat IL more
eggs. Maendle is Is years of age and
weighs $50 pounds.
An effort is being made by the
American Economic association to in
crease its membership in South Dako-
ia at least 300 percent. The men,
bership in the United States includes
public officials who are intimately
concerned with economic problems,
business men and teachers of econ.
omics.
1t is estimated that 10000 0 eggs
were destroyed in a fire which partial.
ly destroyed the building occupied by
the Roberts Poultry company in Can.
ton. A large. number of egg cases
and some poultry also were consumed
in the flames. The total loss to stock
and building is placed at $4,000.
Examination of sixteen witnesses in
a four-hour inquest failed to lift the
shroud of mystery from the tragic
death Of Mrs. w. c. Meisenholder,
wife of the mayor of Parkston, who
vas shot through the body with a
small gauge shotgun in the doorway
Of her home.
Fire at Watauga destroyed the store
Of Fred Y. Preszler, dealer in general
merchandise, and Robert Hawkins
pool hall. After buring these two
buildings the flames jumped a space
of fifty feet and damaged the town
hall. The loss is estimated at $685. 900
Mitchell is to have it's two sorely
needed school buildings. Bids on the
5000, 900 bond issue were opened, and
the number of bidders attested among
buyers as a result of the increase in
the rate of interest by one percent,
from five to six.
Farmers of Brown county will this
season devote more acreage to soy
beans, which have been found to be
a very profitable crop in other parts
Of the state, and which are highly
recommended by the state agricul-
tural college at Brookings.
Officers of the Interstate Fair asso-
citation, whose permanent grounds are
in the outskirts of Aberdeen, held a
meeting and arranged for the erection
of the necessary buildings on the
grounds.
The boys and girls club short
courses are proving very popular in
South Dakota and a number of coun.
ties are planning TO hold a weeks
junior short curse for their club peo-
pie this year.
Presence of mind in rushing her
husband TO a pile Of grain and bury
ing him in it resulted in Mrs. Jacob
Keller, wife OF a farmer living near
Labolt, saving the life of her husband
after his clothing had caught fire.
No trace seems to be found Of the.
buglars who entered the general store
of Deuschle & Hiltgen at Ravinia and
stole $500 worth of diamonds, watches
and jewelry.
Fire destroyed the R. j. Baxter Co,
building in Madison entailing a loss
of SOS, 900. Farm implements and oil,
stored in the building were destroyed
and the building was burned to the
ground.
Fire OF unknown origin starting in
he Long drug store at Virgil wiped
out the entire north side of the main
street of the town and caused esti.
mated loss of more than $4,000.
Work has commenced on the federal
aid highway project southwark from
Beresford. Four complete construc-
ton crews are at work, with tive
separate camps.
immigration Commissioners Aldrich
is planning to place exhibits for the
state at a number Of county and dis
trict fairs in Iowa, Minnesota and pos
sibly other states this fall.
A program has been completed for
the 37th annual tournament of the
South Dakota Fireman's association,
which will be held in Mobridge on
June IA, Is, 16 and IL.
After a lapse OF some months,
WATERFOWL again has a policewoman,
in the person of Mrs. Nellie Moran,