The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-10-26

studeni votes, Miss Mabel Brookman,
of Vermillion, was the Miss Dakota"
at the University OF South Dakota in
the Dakota Day parade on Saturday,
October IA. She is a senior in the
College of Arts and Sciences, and her
popularity Is further proved by the
fact that she is a member OF eleven
campus organizations, Of three OF
which she is president.
MISUNDERSTANDING first place in
the national judging contest, held in
connection with the National Dairy
show, for the third time, the team
representing South Dakota State
college was awarded permanent pos.
session OF the much coveted j. G.
Cherry cup, when the results of the
1922 contest were announced. States
dairy products judging team also won
fourth place in judging all products,
fourth in milk judging and eighth In
cheese judging. Nine teams were
entered in the contest.
Huron.-The James Valley Silver
Fox company, incorporated, OF Huron,
business with the arrival OF five paiI
Of silver foxes purchased from a ranch
at Lake City, MINI, the five pail
costing close to $4,000. The company
has an option on so acres Of land
two miles southeast Of the city, part
of which has been fenced off into pens
for the foxes.
Belle Fourche-Martin Salcedo, 0
Mexican, employed on a sugar beet
farm neal Nisland, lost his life as the
result of throwing a lighted cigaret
into what he thought was an empty
can standing in one corne Of a small
building standing on the ranch. The
can contained a large quantity OF
! powder, which exploded with terrific
force.
Highmore.-The farmers of the
district are receiving large sums in
cash from shipments Of livestock
During one week SO carloads have
been shipped from Highmore. During
30 days an aggregate of 4s
carloads OF grain also have been
shipped from Highmore.
Piefre.-An almost solid stand for
prohibition is shown in a anvas OF
South Dakota congressional candi
dates. Only two candidates have
failed to publicly announce them
selves as ~favoring the Volstead act
and both are said unofficially to lean
in that direction.
AbeIdeen.-Hubert st. John and
Otto HoItz, OF Condo, were instantly
killed. and ]. b Hearnen and Sam
Moen, also Of Condo, were slightly in
jured when their car went over an
embankment two miles east OF here
OIL a bad curve on the Yellowstone
trail.
Mitthell.--Mitchell Is to be divided
into 10 voting precincts for the gen
eral election this fall and for future
elections as a result Of a re-division
OF the city which was made by the
! city council and the board OF county
commissioners.
McIntosh.-The Mcintosh division
on the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad which was discontinued by
the railway officials some months ago
has again been placed on the time
card as a division point.
Dell Rapids.-A slight burr on the
wrist caused the death of Stanley
Hester, 16. The burn gave him nc
trouble but recently the wound be
came infected and resulted in lock
jaw.
Yankton-Lockjaw developing from
a small injury to his hand caused the
death in the hospital here OF Frank
Svatos, aged SO, a well known farmer
OF Yankton county.
Pierre.-Travelers from the north
report heavy prairie fires in Wal
worth and mol them Potter counties
causing a heavy loss Of hay in stacks
and winrows.
Belle Fourche.-Good progress II
being made with the work Of harvest
ing the immense sugar beet crop Of
tue Dcttc rOuTCnS ufbt VT.
Pierre.-Licenses issued to eleva
tors. warehouses and mills during the
period ended June 80, 1921, ntmbered
l.22s.
Eurke.-At q special election hels
here bonds Of $4,000 yer voted fol
the erection OF a city hall.
Pierre.--Amoag the features Of the
annual convention OF the South Dako
ts Education association. to be helt
in Pierre on October q, rs and 70
will be the governors reception at thu
state capitol building.
Chamberlain Engineer James
Hayes. OF Chicago. and his crew o.
men have located the big CT locomo
tive which went into the Missouri
river at Chamberlain on June Il will
eight carloads OF gravel. II was
hundred yards down the river from
the site OF the pontcon bridge sn'
practically buried in the sand below
I1G fact nj uatar