The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-02-02
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK in SOUTH
DAKOTA.

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The city OF Castlewood has taken a
plunge into municipal semi-owener-
ship to the extent OF leasing the cleo
trio light system. The city will .e-
tain control OF the light system nader
lease until bonds voted for municipal
electric purposes at an election, held
In February Of last year. can be sold
at a satisfactory price. when II is OK.
pected the city will take steps to
permanently acquire the plant and
operate II for the benefit Of all the
resident Of Castlewood.
To live with a bullet In his brain
10 the experience of Leonard Allen.
aged Is years. of Winner, who &C.
cidentslly shot himself with a % ALI.
Der rifle which he was cleaning. He
was Immediately taken to a hospital
for treatment and an x-ray examina-
ton showed the bullet, which entered
his temple. had shattered into three
condition is critical and physicians are
uncertain whether or not he will re-
cover.
The drillers at the Blunt oil well
are now down 500 feet and have the
casing on the ground to go at least
1000 feet. They are working only
a day shift. and while the progress is
not as rapid as it would be on 24-hour
work, the drill is going deeper every
day. and they expect to get down to
the depth where they feel the issue
of existence of oil in that vicinity will
be indicated, sometime early in the
spring.
That the state gasoline tax Is going
to net the state of South Dakota con.
siderably money than was es-
timated by the state highway com
mission at the time the law vas pre-
scented to the last session Of the legis-
lature for action is apparent at the
state auditors office although all in.
ventory reports for this month have
not yet come in.
A jury In the state circuit court In
Rapid City after being out 81 hours,
returned a verdict of second degree
manslaughter in the case OF Steve
Bod.sh. an ex-service man, tried on
the charge OF stabbing and killing
William Morgan. a trick wild west
rider, at the Palace cafe In Rapid
City early in the morning Of August
IS last.
The campaign for free corn for the
near east relief corporation in South
Dakota Is nearing an end, according
to Mrs. Grace Reed Porter, state
chairman of the organization. Prac.
tically every county in the state has
them already have contributed their
share.
One man is dead and one wound.
ed with n bullet hole through his arm
as a result Of a quarrel in Aber-
deem over the payment OF money In
a poker game. The dead man is
Peter Dalahanes, the wounded man
is George Gregg, while Peter CLAWS is
held for the staying.
Mrs. John Morris, whose home was
on a farm south of Frankfort and
who vas injured when an automobile
VII y ~ hEhbo 4 u1h
and demolished the buggy in which
she was riding, died on a train
while being taken to Rochester, Mimi,
for treatment.
II Is announced that more than
1000, 900, to be loaned to the farm
ers of South Dakota. Nebraska, Iowa
and Wyoming. will be made avail.
able through the authorization OF a
new bond issue by the federal land
bank at Omaha, NGb.
AS the result OF an accident Mrs.
William Misel, wife Of a ranchman of
the Cottonwood district of western
South Dakota, accidentlly shot herself
through the heart and died instantly.
Under the direction of the local
Parent-Teachers' association. organ.
ization OF a Camp Fire Girls club has
been completed in Canton with 20
members.
The city commissioner Of Fort
Pierre have purchased W mammoth
electric motors which will be in
stalled in the city power plant.
Ministers of Lawrence county have
formed an organization, which will be
known as the Lawrence County
Ministerial federation.
A movement has been started to
erect a modern hospital in Custer. and
it is expected to be pushed Il a sue.
cessfui conclusion.
a new Catholic parochial school
which recently was completed a
White Lake, has been opened to
students.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hove. of
C~enterville. celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary.
The Masonic lodge Of Parker has
organized an all-Masenic band among
its members.
A local branch OF the league OF
Women Voters has been organized in
Sisseton.
Gettysburg will have . municipal
band this summer.
A movement has been inaugurated
in Aberdeen, for appointment OF a
turant officer who will see that all
children Of school age are kent in