The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-05-04
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS or THIS
PACT WEEK IN souTH
DAKOTA.

1865 ~ Sa@ASao WI
the northern and central parts Of the
state were swarming With ducks. most
OF which stayed en- these ponds for
the summer, and IN the tai! .hsre were
thousands OF home. hatchsd young
ducks waiting for the hunters AZ the
opening of the huntins season This
ear the ponds are there Just as IN
to be G e upon them are In he shape
Of a few scattered pairs
The northwest n OF the state
are rejoicing over the fact that their
long winter has ended. and that whne
the heavy snow fall ~ that section
made travel a hard proposition. and
kept them all busy caring for their
stock, the after result is o soil soaked
With moisture to start the spring
growth OF vegetation They are look.
ing forward to a good yea to start
their crops growing this spring
In line with the recent action taken
at Heron. when the South Dakota
association for the Promotion of Dairy
ing was formed, several farmers In
the northern part OF the state have
laid plans for more extensive dairying
in the future, believing that the week
ly cream check is much 10 be pre-
ferred to uncertain small grain crops
Reports of the various banks doing
bushes in Hamlin county show a
material increase in deposits and gen.
eral business over the last reports.
The current reports show the 10 banks
doing business in the county have ag.
gregate deposits Of $2.776,175 a gain
Of s1l0,79s since December 81.
Contracts have been entered into
between representatives OF the big
sugar beet factory al S~cottsbluff.
Neb., and sugar beet growers OF the
Belle Fourche valley whereby al
least 600 acres in the valley will this
season he devoted TO the raising OF
sugar beets.
Bids have been asked by the Yank.
ton park board for the construction
Of a concrete swimming tank, and IL
they are satisfactory il is likely that
the work will be undertaken al once
and rushed to completion TO provide
long needed swimming facilities there.
The Canova commercial club has
started a movement TO organize q
company for the purpose Of building
a small hospital for two doctors whom
inc club is anxious 10 have locate in
he city. Canova being practically with
out medical services
The Pennington county boarf OF
commissioners in an effort to reduce
COT nty expenses, has voted to dis
pense with the services OF a county
nurse. and also has ordered a reduct.
Ion in the salaries Of appointive county
officers after May I.
Roberts county farmers arc prerar
ing to get into the potato game me
coming season. A number Of farmers
are preparing to plant from rs to 40
acres to this crop. and the new acreage
is expected TO be extensive.
Extensive improvements are to be
made to the highway leading from
Rapid City to what Is known as Four
ist park, winch will be a popular place
for visitors 70 the Black Hills this
summer.
Committees are making good pro
gress in arranging for the annual en-
campment OF the South Dakota q. A.
r.. and Women's Relief Corps. which
will be held in Yankton on June Q.
2 and 5
rlans are being made at Trent to
call a special election for the purpose
of submitting TO the voters the propo-
sition of issuing bonds for the erec-
ton OF a larger school building.
All the teachers in the Chamberlain
school but two have been reengaged
for another year at the same schedule
Of wage which was in effect during
the present school year.
A. C. Ruby. manager OF the Farm
ers Elevator company at Estciiine.
committed suicide before he eyes OF
his wife by shooting himself with q
s2caiibes revolver.
The boy scouts OF Henry are plan
ming an overland tour through the
Black Hills In the summer. They will
hire a truck and carry " weeks
supplies with them.
The rapid settlement Of the Rose
bud country Is shown by the fact that
II has been found necessary to create
two new school districts In Mellette
:ounty.
june 8 has been selected as the am
nua, Fish Day in Lake Andes. II 10
MANNED to make this wears even the
greatest OF the kind ever held there.
The potato growers OF the Belle
Fourche valley have organized a CO.
Operatives association. to improve
marketing conditions
The Carthage band has been TO
organized and Il Is expected ~ local
musicians viii become members.
Ground has been broken for the con
struction OF a Masonic temple / n
Spencer
Holding q combined b~accalaureate
service this yrar on June 4. Dakota
wesleyan university and the Mitchell
high school will stage o commence
ment such as has before been
held here. The exercises viii be held
IN The corn palace.
Minnesota parties aftsr an insesti-
ration or the creamery question In
f.emmon and the Lennon district.