The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-11-16
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.

the age ofs21 are barred from the ben
Gifts OF free tuition, according to
Attorney General Payne. The at
torney general holds that a school
census is taken annually for the pur.
pose Of a~scertaining the number Of
children who are entitled to the
privilege Of free schooling and that
the laws define a child of school age
as being a person between the age
of 6 and 81 years. in South Dakota.
Pierre.-That the west is to have
some relief from the car shortage
situation is indicated by a telegram
received by the state railway COM
mission, in which II Is notified that
car service department of the Ameri-
can Railway association has ordered
eastern railways to make immediate
shipment Of empty box cars to the
western car service division which
mean the Mississippi valley states.
The telegram also announced that
this order would stand until the sur
plus cars OF the east had been sent
west.
Hot Observation-Disclosures that
a careful search has been made over
a wide scope Of country, not the
slightest trace yet has been found of
Raymond Kline, assistant cashier of
the Peoples National bank of Hot
Springs, who left town on his vaca-
tion or Oct. 4 and has not been heard
of since. His accounts at the bank
were in good condition. He had not
ever drawn the whole of salary money
which was due him.
Pierre.-It is reported that the sur
veys of the Mitchell "cut-off-highway"
are practically completed and that the
work of the survey crews will be in
the highway department at an early
date. The survey work apparently
way of Fort Thompson to Pukwana
or Kimball the other by way Of Gam
valley and east.
Highmore.-The teachers Of the
state are organizing an association Of
their own, independent of the South
Dakota Educational association, to
work for the betterment of teaching
conditions, maintain the standards Of
wages, and take up other matters OF
a more intimate nature than the
South Dakota Educational association
handles.
Colome.-A Minneapolis company
was the successful bidder for 10000
worth of bonds issued by Colome for
installing a municipal waterworks
system. Owing to the inability OF
getting the material it is thought the
system cannot be completed until
next spring.
Woonsocket.-A new artesian well
completed here is one Of the greatest
gushers in this part of the state. The
flow was struck at a depth Of between
700 and 500 feet. The well has good
pressure and has an estimated flow
OF about 600 gallons Of water per
minute.
Notwithstanding county leads
all other counties in the state in the
number of silos with 232, Minnehaha
being second with 1914. while Cooling
ton county has "a, according to the
official figures Just made public by
the commission.
Yankton.-Estber, the five-year-old
daughter of Henry Friebel OF Yank-
ton, was killed and three other
children, two boys and a girl, were
k.Ir, ,,.y,rad ryhnn tho Erinha1 auto
mobile turned over near Lesterville,
when one front wheel came off.
Hurley.-The board of education
has granted a corn husking vacation
Of n week, due to the serious short
age of men for this work. The boys
will be required to report the number
of bushels picked by them when
school opens again.
Parker.-Parker Is the smallest
town in the world to boast a Kiwanis
club, shut from all present indications
the club organized here promises to
be one of the Invest In the interna
tional organization.
Elkton.-Four ma sked bandits blew
open the door to the vault OF the
First State bank OF Elkton and OBJ.
tanned approximately $4,000 IN cash
and cash items, but nothing e;ie.
Aberdeen.-The November term Of
the United States district court will
convene here November IA. A mum
ser of cases Of wide interest are on
he calendar.
Washington Springs.-The second
ocaI anti Of the South Dakota Auto
motive Trades ASSOC alton was or.
sanized in this city with 10 mem
oers.
Aberdeen.-Articles vi Incorporation
have been filed at Pierre for the Ger
titled Oil Products company. at Alb
erdeen. with a capital Of 5000. 900.
Wall.-The SIT. 600 water bonds
voted by the citizens Of Wall some
time ago have been sold.
Y. nkton.-Bids on the steel super.
structure of the Meridian highway
bridge across the Missouri river A.
Yankton are to be received direct and
submitted to the directors Al their an
nual meeting December IL for APP
prevail
Miller.-The most disastrous prairie
fire In the history Of Hand county
causing a property loss running into
the thousands of dollars, swept
through an area IL miles long and
five miloa wide at tho haad afarffn~