The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-07-29
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ers are making a good showing. The
winter rye and barley in the central
part is pretty well in the shock and
promise yields from 20 to rs bushels
to the acre. In the southern section
wheat is being cut and from this time
until the last OF the harvest is gath
cred the work will be under way in
this state. Wages are ranging from
$3.50 to as high as IS in some Sec
tons, but in the southern part Of the
state it is reported that most Of the
farmers are passing up the harvest
hand and the whole family gets out
into the fields to gather the crop.
Declaring that economic conditions
during this reconstruction period call
for the strictest economy and the elm
nation of all except absolutely neces.
sary expenditures, both individual ard
OF Yankton county assembled in mass
meeting before the board OF county
commissioners and requested the
board ito Immediately dispense with
| all road and bridge work not already
contracted for Except road dragging
and emergency work., and reduce by
at least SO per cent the road and
bridge levy for the ensuing year"
The state land department has two
| crews in the field who are carrying on
the topograph work on state lands
which have not heretofore been
plated. The same crews are also
looking after trespass on the state
lands, work which has not been
pushed for a couple Of years. They
are also looking after the destruction
of prairie dogs on lands belonging to
the state. and are altogether somewhat
busy with all the different lines Of ac'
tivity assigned to them.
The hail losses in this state will be
far heavier this ear than for any 9TH
er year since the state hail insurance
law went into effect. To date over
1000 claims have been filed. So far.
while but two or three counties OF the
state have reported losses, the heavi-
est damages appear to have been done
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The greatest number of losses come
from Brown county, which shows 626;
Edmunds, 255; Mcpherson, 14S; Rob-
erts, 131.
President Harding will not attend
| the South Dakota convention OF the
American Legion, and judging from
the tone Of the letter received at tho
state headquarters, the entire western
trip Of the country's chief executive
may be cancelled. Mr.. Harding gave
as his reason for not attending the
convention the pressure of public bus
mess during the session OF congress
and his duties and amount Of work
piled up in Washington.
Twelve bankers from financial In
stitutions of Pennington county met in
Rapid City and organized what is to be
known in name and in action as the
Western South Dakota Bankers Pro-
tective. association. The objective OF
this organization is to furnish protec-
ton SO far as possible against at
tempts at robbery of banks and, Sec
ondly, to %apprehend and convict par
ties who may be implicated in a bank
robbery.
Albert Buss, aged so, married who
had three children, who was manager
Of the Farmers Elevator company at
Rockham, died at a Redfield hospital
from embolism OF the heart as q re-
suit Of being run over by an automo-
bile during a ball game at Rockham.
BENJAMIN Quien, age %, drowned at
Athenian park, about three miles east
of Canton, while several hundred spec
tators were close at hand. The accl'
dent happened in the Sioux river.
The 2-year-old son of Mrs. Kismer.
who has been making her home on q
farm some miles from Milbank, was
drowned while playing along a creek
which passes through the farm.
Virgil, the 10-year-old son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Cunningham, who live five
miles east OF Edgemont, was shot n
almost instantly killed by a gun which
his older brother was holding.
F. F. Thorson, q we'll known Clark
man. was killed when his car turned
turtle as he was driving from the race
track, where the Clark celebration was
held, back to town.
Work has commenced at Elkton on
the construction OF a new postoffice
building, which will be n OF the Tin.
est structures OF its kind In that sec.
ton.
The board of directors of the Memo
Sales and Exhibition company has de-
cided to hold its annual livestock show
and celebration on Sept. q and %.
Miss Alice Walline, a popular young
woman Of Lake Preston, was drowned
as the result OF being seized with
cramps while bathine.
Damage estimated at $4,000 result
ed from . fire at New Underwood.
which broke out in . garage. b
was no insurance.
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