The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-09-21

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custom in the past. Bids will be in
the same form, sealed, and carrying
10 per cent of the bidding price. All
sales will be only on advertisement
and at a minimum appraisal price.
Various claims have been set forth
about the highest yield of winter
wheat, especially the Kanred variety
in South Dakota. The newest claim
comes from Herman Boeckenhauer, q
farmer living seven miles east Of
Faulkton, who reports a yield of 42h
bushels to the acre on a. l0-acre field.
Ten other yields varied from 30 to 40
bushels to the acre on the same farm.
In order to better curb the activi.
ties of the children of Canistota, the
chief of police has gievn notice that,
commencing at once, the curfew
ordinance will be strictly enforced.
This requires all boys and girls under
16 years of age to be off the streets
after 9 o'clock at night, unless
accompanied by parents or author
lied guardian.
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freight rates on building material
from various manufacturing points to
cities in South Dakota will become ef-
~fective Oct. 2, according to a decision
made by the interstate commerce
commission and received by he
state board of railroad commissioners,
An unidentified bandit was killed
by Sheriff Martin, of Day county. at
Andover. He held up six harvest
laborers in the railroad yards and
then tried to escape by forcing the
driver of an automobile at the point
Of two guns to drive him away. The
driver happened to lie the sheriff.
The biggest potato show eve heiG
in South Dakota is the goal OF the
South Dakota Potato Growers ssso-
citation, which has made the prelim.
mary plans for a big exhibit probably
during November. Watertown in all
probability will be chosen as the
place for holding the show.
Potato digging will soon be under
full Roadway in Hamlin county and
the crop is a pretty fair one Unless
there is an improvement in the strike
conditions considerable difficulty ma
be encountered In securing the cars
required to ship the crop to the ter
| minal markets.
Seized with an attack of heart
failure as himself and little daughter
were sitting in his auto while they
we're getting a supply of gasoline and
| oil at a local oil station, Monte Moore,
| aged 40, a well known resident OF
| Canistota, collapsed and died almost
instantly.
Farmers Of Hand county who cannot
ship their wheat to market owing to
lie car shortage, will find a ready
market in Miller for their wheat
product, as the local flour mill has
| again commenced operations after
being shut down for some time.
Huron's new Elks hotel, the Marvin
| Hughitt, celebrated its first ami.
| yersary, the records showing that in
It's first year the hotel has entertained
2S,342 guests, representing every
state in the union and nearly every
| city in South Dakota.
A new mail route has been estab-
lished between Deawood and Memo.
The round trip will be made every
day except Sunday, the person in
charge going over from Deadwood in
the morning and returning in the
afternoon.
The First State bank OF Nina, was
robbed by unknown persons. In the
neighborhood of $1,700 in cash was
stolen. Entrance was gained through
he front door and the bank vault vas
literally blown to pieces.
The people of Lyman county will
not go cold this winter even il coal
s scarce. The farmers are already
declaring their intention of burning
corn In preference to buying high.
E.icei coal.
August FOSSIL, 10 years old, of Bijou
Hills, vas instantly killed when he
ell from a load of bundles. Fessel
fell in front of the wagon and the
wheels passed over the body of the
boy.
A safety pin which lodged in her
.hroat and worked itself into her
lungs caused tn death of Alberta
Johnson, the litt.,, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A. j. Johnson. Of Murdo.
The annual fall sale Of the Black
Hills Hereford association will be
held In Whitewood on Oct. 16. Sixty.
i've head of purebred stock will be
placed on sale that day.
A new division in the form of a
Junior high school which will include
he seventh. eighth and ninth grades,
s being added to the Eastern normal
1t Madison this year.
The Union Presbyterian church, a
community church, near Winfred, Is
promising to become one OF the most
active little churches In the state.
Monroe will have a 24-hour electric
power service after Oct. Is, when the
Northern States Power company be.
gins furnishing current.
Presho is pushing the hay interests
again this fall and expects to hold
the title OF the heaviest hay shipping
point in the northwest.
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