The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-04-13

South Dakota u permit to prospect for
oil in what is known as the Scenic
basin, situated about 40 miles east of
Rapid City. A permanent organization
OF those Interested will be effected,
and a committee will be placed in
charge of drilling operations in the
basin.
Many of the farmers OF Lake coun.
ty have decided to cut their acreage
Of small grain this year and devote
quite an area to the growing of clov-
ers, soy beans and other soil building
plants. The county agents office
In Madison Is furnishing thousands OF
pounds OF clover and alfalfa seed to
farmers, who have become convinced
that there Is more money and greater
value in hay crops and hay crop
seed than there is in small grain.
Mystery surrounds the death of
Oscar Carlson. aged .25. who was found
dead in a garage on his farm near the
Hamlin-Brookings boundary line. He
was killed by the discharge from a
shotgun. Whether he committed sui
eide or was killed by the accidental
discharge of the weapon has not been
fully determined.
Plans for the combined waterworks
and electric light plant to be built in
Groton this year have been accepted
by the city council and bids will be
received in April for construction. In
order to complete the new plant this
year, work Is to be started as soon as
possible.
A great deal Of corn continues to
be marketed by farmers at the market
points throughout the corn growing
sections of South Dakota. The price
paid is about 40 cents per bushel.
When they finish their corn market
ing the farmers will start the work
of seeding small grain.
Tragedy featured the funeral
services Of the late Justice Charles
s. Whiting, of the state supreme
court, held from the capitol in Pierre.
Just as the procession was leaving
the capitol steps, S. s. Ruble, funeral
director, dropped dead of heart fail
ure.
Although there will be a IL per cent
cut in purse money over last year.
the race card at the South Dakota
state fair sthis year will be excep-
tionally strong, according to a mem.
Der of the committee having in charge
the horse race program for the fair.
The United States land office at
Lennon, Timber Lake and Gregory
will be consolidated with the Pierre
land office at the end of the fiscal
year ending June 80, next, making
Pierre the only agricultural land office
in the state after that time.
Elks in Madison are pleased at the
receipt of official Information to the
effect that a di~spensation has been
granted for the organization of q lodge
OF Elks in Madison. It is expected
the new lodge will be instituted about
May 1.
Tne starting vi farm work Is solv.
ing the unemployment problem In
Yankton county. Demands OF farmers
for hired men are being supplied at
the average wage of $35 per month,
viii DodIu anu iOuSlHS.
Preliminary grading work has
started for the new armory which is
to be constructed south of the state
capitol in Pierre, and it Is expected to
push the work to completion as rapid
ly as possible.
Work on the grade approach at the
Nebraska end of the Meridian High.
way bridge across the Missouri river
at Yankton has begun and will be
pushed to completion early this
summer.
Hundreds of dead fish line the
shores of Fish lake, a fine body OF
water some miles from Mt. Vernon.
The fish mortality is believed to be
due to the overlooking of the lake.
Spring business in the sale of farm
lands in Edmunds county has com
menced, with a good demand for de-
sirable farms. A number Of farms
have thus far changed hands.
The new Methodist church building
In Rapid City is being pushed to com
pletion as rapidly as possible. 1t is
hoped TO have It ready for dedication
on Easter Sunday, April 16.
Reports made at the annual meet
ing of the stockholders OF the coop
erative creamery at White Lake show
a gratifying increase in business dur
ing the past year.
William p. Thinner, aged 80 years, q
farmer living Is miles north of Brook.
ings, committed suicide by hanging
himself in the hayloft Of the barn on
his farm.
One line of legislation which is be.
ing urged for the next legislative
session is that of "old age pension"
along the lines Of mothers pensions.
Trent is to have a community hall,
which will give the people and local
organizations a place in which to meet
and hold entertainments.
There promises to be a lively con-
test for the office of mayor at the
annual city election to be held in
Clark on April Is.
The contract has been awarded for
the erection OF a new public school
In Gettysburg, to cost about 500. 200.
That the railroads are economizing
with a vengeance is shown by the fact
that the Northwestern railway com.
pany has only one man with the fore