The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-06-15

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the work. The drillers report the
gas pressure growing stronger as the
drill goes deeper, with traces OF oil
increasing with each succeeding time
that the well is bailed out.
A new community church at Memo
will be dedicated there early this
month with appropriate exercises. The
pastor of the church will be Miss
Fanny B. Mills. who recently arrived
in the Black Hills, from New Mexico,
to assume her e duties in Memo.
Mrs. K. r. Owens OF Spain. S. D.
was instantly killed and her husband
sustained serious injuries whsa their
automobile left the Yellowstone trail
neal Webster. crashing into a seven
foot embankment and falling back
bottom side up in the ditch.
A number Of farmers in the vicinity
OF Agar will test the possibilities Of
hemp as a field crop this season.
Samples previously tried out have
made a good growth, and IL is believed
that it can be made to pay IL handled
in sufficient quantity.
That prices received by South Da.
kota stockmen during 1922 are above
the general average for the country
and n~oticeably higher than the quo
tations for 1921 is shown by the most
recent bulletin of the department Of
agriculture.
Crows are the cause OF the spread
of hog cholera. according to a prom
inent hog raiser who made public his
opinion in Pierre recently. He asks
the Inauguration of a campaign OF ex-
determination against the crow.
With 29,400 claims for soldiers
bonus filed to date it is probable that
the total number will be in excess of
the 10000 estimated when the bonus
provision was enacted. Few new
applications are coming in.
Mitchell's streets are being i'm
proved to a greater extent this sprius
than ever before. Practically all the
approaches to the city on the south
and east sides are being scraped
~graveled and rolled.
The laying of five blocks OF water
mains, to connect up with the fire
protection system, Is in progress in
Redfield. When the system is COM
pleted Redfield will have first-class
fire protection.
The residents of western Meade
county are doing everything possible
to have Fort Meade, near Sturgis,
designated a hospital for wounded
and disabled veterans of the world
war.
According to the record of ship
ments there. 1000 gallons of cream
was shipped from Gettysburg in a
period of two days, the farmers re.
ceiving a total of about $3.50 for it.
An announcement is made that
arrangements have been made with
both the Milwaukee and Omaha rail-
roads to run special trains into
Mitchell during corn palace week.
Seized with cramps while bathing
in a lake near Willow Lakes, Thomas
Macious, a Willow Lakes pool hall
manager, drowned before the eyes OF
his companion, Lloyd Berger.
The Aberdeen city commission has
awarded a paving contract for the i'm.
provement of $1,000 square yards of
Aberdeen streets and of
greatest traffic at this time.
Members of the business and pro-
f%essional women's club Of Yankton
have started a movement for the
erection of a club house or the secur.
ing Of a community home.
Matt Johnson was found dead in his
home in Canton. Death was caused
by taking strychnine. 1t is thought
that financial troubles had affected
Mr.. Johnson's mind.
The contract has been awarded for
the brick work on a fine new Masonic
temple which is to be erected in lisp.
witch. The work of construction will
soon commence.
Arrangements are being made to
open the Kirk limestones quarry near
Pringle. A large number of men will
be placed at work IN the quarry about
June /.
Because two expensive fires swept
the village during the past few years
efforts are being made to organize a
volunteer fire department in Claire
City.
The stockmen of one community OF
Haakon county have been organized
for the construction Of a dipping val
to control an outbreak of cattle scab.
Construction work on the state
highway between Iroquois and De.
Smet has made a good start from the
De Smet end of the job.
Daniel Roberts, %. employed on a
ranch, near Aberdeen. was drowned
while attempting to ford the Elm
river On horseback.
A big Improvement being made In
Miller is the removal OF all telephone
and telegraph poles from the streets
to the alleys. ,
A contract has been awarded for
the construction Of "a bridges in
Yankton county at an aggregate cost
Of $4,000.
While riding nea Interior, Charles
Wilde was struck by a bolt OF light.
ming and instantly killed.
Crops in the Dell Rapids territory
are in excellent condition and promise
large yields.