The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-08-05
NEWS OF THE STATE
A RESUME OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENiNGS OF THE
WEEK.

AS
years crop come from Hutchinson
county with yields Of twenty bushels
and better for winter y and wheat.
returns indicate thai while
the crop will not be up TO bumper fig
ures Of former years it will be better
weather OF June. The corn crop is re-
ported to be in good shape all over
the state, but the potato outlook is not
SO satisfactory. The returns do not
come up to the promise of the appear.
ance of the fields. While the tops
are thrifty, the yield of potatoes is
light, only a few being found in the
hills when they are opened.
Volunteer workers Of the South Da-
kota Antl-Saloon league in every part
OF the state are on the lookout for vic.
iations OF the prohibition laws. The
conduct of suspected bootleggers,
moonsniners and illicit still operators
is reported to the headquarters office
with as complete Information as can
be procured. Sometimes there are
several reports or the same ase and
q comparison OF these is helpful in To-
eating the law breaker and aiding the
officers in bringing the culprit to
justice.
street car, a relic or the day wnen
Pierre Doasted OF sucn a method or
transportation, has been recteu
. the scrap neap at Fort rierre,
where 1t has reposed for nedrly wv
decades and is oeAng moun.eu on an
automobile CHASSIS by the state imni.-
II alton department. Inc car VIA start
u the iatter part OF tnIs mon.n On d
wceAo our Oh IoWa cuuA.y Ia.ls, u
yer.is,ns South Daho.a.
The National Juul.ai OF Rural Ed
ucatlon' Nlil De5ln p~uuucal.on la
ADeIueen ABOUT SEPTEMBER /, accord
ing 10 Tue aL"nouuccAacul vi Dr. n. w.
tOsnt, prea.ueAt Vi ulc Noi.AeiA nor
Mal. Inc publication Is d part o.
Tue WORK De4ns carried on by the Ma.
aecIue at Its receaI DeS MOlaes
thseL4ng to select AueIue~u as NE
Rtace OI pu~Dllcation.
State warrants totaling ~$25,S32.93
ts.Ie strayed or nave been .os. IA
game manner since the Iirst Vi lat
Iaauary, alter they mad ieIt Pierre,
a",vruiug to the rccords IN the oAIIce
" Inc state auultor. Two olner snlall
..a ~. N u Pa knnUn Tn f4Nl nJan
oto.en and have been caShed.
tae advertising department of the
South Dakota Farm Bureau Fedora
ton has paced advertising for the
State Potato Growers Cooperative e X
change in the states OF Iowa, Kansas
and Illinois, where South Dakota po-
tatoes may be expected to be sold II
large quantities.
The Aberdeen Street Railway com
pany has asked the city commission
ers to increase its fares, which at pres
n are only 5 cents, perhaps the low
est in the country. The amount of
The new fare has not yet been fixed,
Aut may be as high as 10 cents.
Pitch-blende, which is radioactive
l%raninite, has been recently found near
keystone by DR.. A. T. koos, a chem
list and mining metallurgist, who has
spent many years in the Black Hills
In research and mining work.
Held on a charge OF connection with
the robbery Of the depot at Harris
burg, Mr.. and Mrs. James Weston,
alias John Blair, were bound over
Under $4,000 bonds each at the hear
ing at Canton.
The drill in q test oil well being
sunk in the Elk Creek district, struck
a large gas pocket, which is believed
to assure the striking Of oil at a lower
depth. The drill now is down over
200 feet.
Vesper services atop one OF the
buildings on the Yankton college cam
pus Is one way summer school Off
GERS have devised for escaping hot
weather discomforts.
Plans are being made whereby the
Cavour high school, commencing with
the new school rear in the fall, will
be able to offer a full four-year course
In the high school.
For the first time in years a rattle
snake invaded Spearfish. F. L. Ben
nett killed a 33-inch RATHER on the
sidewalk in front OF a local residence.
T. H. Launtz, aged 80 years, of
~J0hnstown, Pa, was accidentally
killed at Elkton, to which place he
beat" his way on a freight train.
Sioux Falls is to become the head.
quarters for the revenue agents for
this district, comprising South Dakota
aud part OF Minnesota.
Under the reorganization Of the ma.
tional guard in South Dakota, Madi.
son will have = selective combat en-
gineers unit.
During q period Of 80 days q total
| Of 1,7S5 cans Of cream were shipped
from Philip.