The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-04-07

Da'hus Lor SfoU,OUO LOT me cOnStruC-
ton of a new high school building
We're voted by a heavy majority, the
vote Tor the funds being two to one.
q Parent-Teacher association took
the lead in the fight for the bonds.
Boys and girls of Dewey, Corson,
Campbell, Walworth, Mcpherson and
Edmunds counties who are members
OF the boys and girls clubs Of those
counties will take part in the club
camp and junior course at Selby dur
Ing the week of June Is to IS.
South Dakota, according to the re,
port sent to Washington by Paul D..
kellar, head Of the prohibition en-.
forcement in the northwest district, is
the "dryest' state of the five in the
district. The report covers the work
OF the first two months in 1921.
Philip is gradually making a recov-
cry from the disastrous fire of several
months ago, when the greater part of
the business district was destroyed.
Good progress is being made in the
work of erecting new structures to
take the place of those destroyed.
A meeting for the purpose of dis.
GUESSING the problems connected with
the enforcement of prohibition laws,
both state and national, will be held
in Mitchell April S, under the auspices
OF the South Dakota Anti-Salocn
league.
A grove OF memorial trees, in honor
OF the soldiers of Clay county and the
students Of the state university who
die in the service, will be set out in
the Vermillion cemetery, following the
plan adopted by many cities of the
country.
Mitchell dealers report hat the an
nual spring sale of farm machinery is
now on. Sales, it is said, are not so
heavy this year as last spring, but
many farmers, nevertheless are either
adding to their equipment or purchas-
ing new outfits.
After months Of delay school bonds
of $4,000 voted for the construction
of a new public school building in De-
Smet have been sold, and the board of
education now will be able to go
ahead with plans for the early ereo-
ton of the structure.
A loss of more than $1,000 resulted
from a fire which destroyed the large
hoghouse OF the ranch OF Lillibridge
& Kinzy, situated northeast OF Burke
They for some time have been en-
gagged in breeding practically their
entire herd.
Contracts for a SAB, 900 drainage
project in Sanborn county were let by
the board of commissioners of the
county. Two million dollars worth OF
drain work has been planned for San.
born county, but this is the first con-
tract to be let.
After months of delay, school bonds
of $4,000 voted for the construction of
a new public school building in De
Smet have been sold, and the board of
education now will be able to go
ahead with plans for the early cree.
ton Of the structure.
While brooding over a love affair
which is believed to have temporarily
deranged his mind, Frank Hiousek,
Jr., aged II, son of a Yankton mer.
chant, ended his life by shooting him.
self through the right temple with a
32-calibre revolver.
Advices have been received from
Washington that the United State AS
say office in Deadwood will be re.
tanned, and that an appropriation Of
$1,000 has been made by congress for
its maintenance during the coming fis-
cal year.
The residents Of Colman feel quite
elated over the fact that at the next
municipal election of Colman will be-.
come a city of the second class and
will elect a full set of city officers,
including a mayor and six aldermen.
The Association Of Commercial
Club Secretaries of South Dakota con.
Guided a successful two days meeting
in Aberdeen. WATERFOWL was chosen
as he place for the next meeting,
which will probably be held in July.
The town of Davis. in turner coun-
ty, is showing a rapid and substantial
growth. Postmaster L. w. Cameron
has received notice that ON April /
mis- office would be promoted to the
third class.
Good progress is being made in the
preliminary work Of surveying the site
for the 2,0oo, 900 state cement manu-
featuring plant, which is to be in
stalled in the outskirts of Rapid City.
The Clark County Agricultural so
ciety which has charge Of annual
Clark county fairs, has selected Sept.
27, g., and 20 as the time for this
years fair, to be held in Clark.
The use of chloroform to quiet chi.
ckens SO they could be stolen without
cackling and thus give the alarm is
the latest wrinkle adopted by chick
Ell thieves who raided coops at Cotton.
Navigation Oh the Missouri river
this season opened at Pierre with the