The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-10-26
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS or THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.

can wal in posts over the state. There
are only three posts in the state now,
Mitchell, Hot Springs and Sioux Falls.
At a meeting here Of the officials OF
the state department II was definitely
decided to put. workers in the fieid ia
an effort to put posts in every town
where there are 10 or more men
eligible for membership.
Pierre.-Traveling in a h%ouse.cat,
e. d. Jamison, OF Moore. Mont.
arrived at Pierre. on the Missouri
river, shopped a short time and de-
parted on the trip which will event
ually lead him to New Orleans,
according to his plans He Is accom-
panied by his wife and family. The
boat is 20 feet long, draws a small
amount OF water and supports a
comfortable cabin where the family
lives.
Observation-Disclosures OF the local
American legion post have made final
arrangements for the erection in
Beresford of a combined city auditor.
ium and post building, to cost $4,000
The site has already been purchased.
Through celebrations and other enter.
tainments the legion post has a build
ing fund of $4,000. The work OF con-
%struction will m at the ear
lest date possible.
Rapid City.-One OF the most
abundant potato crops that has ever
been harvested in the territory ad.
jacent to the Black Hills is now be-
ing dug. Yields of from 200 to $50
bushels per acre are being reported
and it is stated that the ''spuds" are
comparatively free from potato dis
eases.
Belle Fourche.-After a tieup in
stock shipping for several weeks, ow-
ing to the rail strike, stockmen In the
vicinity of Belle Fourche are again
able to move livestock, following the
arrival on one day recently of 65 cars
for shipping sheep to the southwest
ranges FOR winter feeding.
Sturgis.-One Of the big attractions
of the Meade county fair this year was
the baby clinic-where the mothers OF
the county were given an opportun-
ity Of consulting the best doctors.
surgeons and dentists in the Black
Hills during the %forenoons OF all three
days of the fair.
Pierre.-A Native American
church" is the move of Indians II
Allen, in Bennett county. on the Pine
Ridge Indian reservation. The In
dams have filed articles Of incor ror-
alton for q church under the above
name, and the first trustees are all
native Indians.
Pierre.-The two light frosts which
fell in this section of the state had no
effect upon the watermelons and can
t~aloupes, and the season is still In full
swing here. Growers declare that
this has been the best season known
for melons OF all kinds.
Howard.-The county highway run
ming from what is known as the Gus.
lex school house to the McCook o
ty line has been completed. this being
one OF the finest stretches Of high
ways in this part of the state.
Mitchell.-Despondent because he
was the victim of a maglignant can
GER, August Carlson a farmer, ~
years old. living alone, six miles
south of Belts. blew his brains out
with a .32 caliber revolver.
Wentworth.-More than 2,0co peo-
pie visited the corr show at Went
worth where in addition TO awarding
prizes for exhibits there was an in.
teresting and diversified program Of
amusements carried out.
Belle Fourche.-Articles nf incorpor-
alton have been filed at Pierre for the
Wool Growers company at Belle
Fourche, with a capital Of s100, 900. to
buy and store wool and other farm
products.
Mitchell.-Fines amounting to s915,
or more than enough to pay the ex-
penses of the city police department
for the month. were collected by the
department during September.
Huron.-The Farm Bureau is be,
ginning a drive to amend the federal
land bank act SO that the maximum
Of $4,000 for federal farm loans may
be abolished.
Menno.-A two-ysar-old son OF Mr..
and Mrs. John Stahl, Of Wolf Creek
colony. fell head first into a barrel OF
water and was drowned before he was
discovered.
White Lake.-The local lighting
plant has installed a new 50-horse.
power engine, which will greatly in
crease the capacity OF the plant.
Gettysburg.-Falling from a load OF
hay, Max Heron. Z. was killed In.
stantiy when the wagon wheel passed
over his neck.
Pierre The county superintendent
of Perkins county reports a shortage
Of teachers for that county.
Iitchell.-As a result Of a series oil
conferences held at the annual con
ventfon of the South Dakota Farmers
union what promises to be n OF the
most important farmer mutual move
ents in the state was started. An in
~surance company to handle fire and
tornado insurance was organized.
Pierre.-Fire DESTROYED the build
iugs and stock OF the Fischer Hard
ware company and the J. and j.
restaurant and caused some damage