The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-03-30
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.

state railroad commission with The
interstate commerce commission
seeking to secure a substantial reduc-
ton in rates on shingles, lumber and
related articles srom the north Pacific
coast lumber districts to all stations
in South Dakota. At the present
time, the commission estimates, ap-
proximately so per cent of all lumber
shipped into this state comes from
the north Pacific coast district.
One Of the most expensive and at
the same time picturesque highways
in the Black Hills-or for that matter
in the VESTS what is known as the
Boulder canyon road. which will
connect Deadwood and Sturgis. The
highway passes through one of the
most rugged sections of the Black
Hills and stretches of the road have
had to be blasted through solid rock.
The South Dakota board of rail-
road commissioners has received ad-
vices that reductions in rates will be
made on a number of commodities,
especially on berries, fruits and veg
tables from Texas producing points;
on canned goods from the northwest
points to the state and on coal from
mines on the Union Pacific line in
| Wyoming.
Buffalo Gap may secure an abund-
ant supply of water for fire protect
ion and domestic purposes as the re-
suit Of an arrangement which now is
being made with local parties who
have made a proposition to the town
board to drill an artesian well at
their own risk and expense some dis
lance from town.
Dependency resulting from the
fact that he al going blind caused
William Ball, 72, a widower OF Sioux
Falls, to commit suicide by hanging
himself to a rafter in the barn at his
home. The body was found by n
of his four sons, who are the only
survivors. Ball was a retired farmer.
A grain buying firm and a live
stock shipping firm at Fairfax have
put up aerial terminals for installing
]radiophones or wireless telephones to
enable them to send and receive
market reports. This is believed to
be the first outfit of the kind to be
installed in the state.
The new bridge just completed In
Union county, west of McCook lake,
will be greatly appreciated by the
farmers living in Civil Bend township,
as considerable of this area was left
on the Dakota side when the big
Muddy" changed its course about
seven years ago..
Melting snow about the mouth OF
Bad river have broken the Ice in that
stream and carried it out into the
Missouri river, but the flood water Is
rushing off rapidly, and while there
are several gorges for about Is miles
up the river, the upper ice has not
vet started.
Income tax returns for the year 1921
are running considerably lower than
for the previous year, and only a
small proportion Of the farmers will
have to pay any tax this year., accord
ing to Deputy Internal Revenue Col.
lector w. f. Jencks.
A number Of new settlers already
have arrived and located upon farms
and ranches in the section of western
South Dakota about Owanka, indicat.
ing that there will be a heavy influx
of new settlers during the spring
months.
AS a result Of q meeting of the
OUNCE citizens Of Mitchell a junior
a;t;.nn.h;n oI,h hoe hann nrUani1nd
The purpose of the organization is to
acquaint the youthful voters with the
responsibilities of voting citizenship.
Grain men estimate that approx.
mately 100 carloads of wheat remain
unmarketed in the farming districts
tributary to Aberdeen. Practically
all of this wheat may be marketed
during the next few weeks.
Everything indicates that Aberdeen
will have quite a building boom this
year. Notwithstanding that spring
has not yet opened, work has com.
menced on several structures in the
business district.
Arrangements for the 1922 session
Of the South Dakota state fair were
made by the state board Of agricul
ture, which met in Huron at the call
OF President w. S. Hill, of Mitchell.
Amy Lois, the infant daughter Of
Jacob Balm, of Willow Lakes. died
less than As hours after she accident,
ally fell into a tub of scalding water
containing I've.
The Violin commercial club has
commenced work on several projects
One of the projects involves the mark
ing of the highways leading through
the city.
Steps have been taken to organize
an English Lutheran church society
in Lake Norden and have a resident
pastor.
The American Legion post of Tyn.
dali has organized a Legion band,
with 28 members enrolled to date.
The latest developments in the oil
activities of the Lennon field indi.
cate that the Standing Rock Oil
company, which is financed by Lem
mon and Redfield men, will star
drilling on its holdings as soon as