The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-11-04
The BLACK Hills district ia expected /

a considerable sum of money in irri-
cation projects. II recently was an
nounced from Washington that $780,
900, 900 is now available for tAat pur-
pose, and that in expend:ng it em-
ployment will be given to 5000 men.
A further loan of $4,000 GEO to the
federal reclamation fund Mao is be
ing considered by congress-. Aside
from the employment feature, the con.
struction Of these irrigation projects
will open up large fields OF agriculture
industry and bring extensive produc.
ton from lands that now are unpro-
ductive.
Aspirtants for the honor of being re-
publican national committeeman for
South Dakota nay sit back and cool
their heels awhile. For like the story
of the little boy and the apple, there
isn't going to be no core" politically
speaking. at least for some time to
come. Willis C. Cook, present nation
al committeeman, announced that he
has no intention of resigning that Pc.
sition when he goes to Venezuela to
become ambassador to that country
but will serve his term out.
The signing Of the states soldier
bonus bonds has begun. Secretary
Elton w. Stanley of the state board
is first to begin the task of writing
his name 5000 times in order to
make the thing complete. Next comes
Governor McMaster, then State Secre-
tary Burkhart, and finally State
Treasurer O'Brien. Each must affix
his personal establishment the said
5000 times.
Mitchells outstanding municipal
Indebtedness, which has arisen
through a shortage in the payment OF
taxes for several years and through
additional expenses above the bond
issue when the waterworks plant and
the new city fire station were built,
is to be cared for by a bond issue by
the city council.
State Lodge. a large tourist hotel
valued at $4,000 located near Sylvan
lake, on the Harvey Peak range, was
completely destroyed by fire. The
fire 1T is believed, was caused from
an overheated furnace. The building
is owned by the state. 1t is was visited
by thousands during the past summer
According to reports reaching Lem
mon a slight flow of gas has been
struck in Lemons first oil well at
a 700-foot level. While the flow is
not sufficient to be of commercial
value, indicatio nare that the drill
will encounter a larger supply of gas
when a greater depth is reached.
With the new concrete bridge across
the river under construction and the
waterworkS soon to be started, it
looks as though Belle Fourches is COM
ing into her own and that those who
have been idle Of necessity will again
have a chance to earn an honest dol.
lar.
New oil derricks going VI in many
sections in the western part Of the
state are an assurance that tie ques-
ton, SO long discussed, as to the eX-
istence Of an oil field in western South
Dakota will be settled within tho next
few months.
A city rockpile for DRINKS and the
dispensing with fines hereafter unless
the number Of these cases show a
rapid decline, was the prediction of
a Huron judge in municipal court when
he slapped a $25 fine on an old Of
fender.
Mystery surrounds the death OF Gus
Nordby, a farmer living ten miles
west of Virgil, whose body was found
and Yellow trail with a 10-gauge
shotgun lying 100 feet from his body.
The first definite announcement re.
sarding the building of a s~tate-owned
cement plant at Rapid City was made
| public by Governor McMaster when he
announced the recent sale of 100000
| Of state cement bonds.
While grain prices are low, the al.
falfa seed growers Of the western part
the state are getting a good return
FOR their efforts and the cash receipts
will make ordinary grain farming re-
turn look small.
In spite Of the fact that statisioians
| estimate that there are more than a
million unemployed in the United
| States, Mitchell seems to be in a class
by itself, for there is 40 unemploy.
nent there.
Elsie Sittig, aged II years, daught-
er of a farmer living near Renner,
lied in q Sioux Falls hospital from
burns sustained when gasoline 81.
ploded in her home.
Requests for seed wheat and corn
from Mexico and Italy have been re-
eeived by the agronomy department
at State college within the past few
weeks.
Over 100 carloads OF potatoes have
been shipped out of Clark this year
and predictions are that the number
will run up to $50 loads for the sea-
son.
Fire DESTROYED the entire interior of