The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-01-06
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT hAPPENtNoo or vhU
WEEK IN CONDENSED
FORM.

weather and river conditions permit
in spite of the prevailing financial
stringency, it was unanimously voted
by the stockholders of the Meridian
Highway Bridge company in annual
meeting at Yankton recently.
The work Of building a monster
reservoir for the waterworks system
at Montrose has been completed.
The tanks are constructed of rein
forced concrete and are Of sufficient
size to give the residents of Montrose
effective fire protection and an album
dance Of pure water for domestic pur-
poses.
The motor fuel tax law, enacted by
the last session of the legislature, be-
comes operative on January i. BY
the provisions of this law every gallon
Of gasoline or other motor fuel used
in operating automobiles and other
motor vehicles on the highways of the
state will be taxed ] cent.
OF the foreign born population OF
McCook county, nearly SO per cent
are Germans, according to the 1920
government census figures, which
show the total foreign born popula-
ton to be 1927. OF this number SIS
were born in Germany, 201 in SWed-
en- and lib in Russia.
Several counties OF the state are
evidently desiring to start h new
year with as clean a slate as possible
At public meetings it has been the
expressed desire of those attending
that grand juries be drawn to investi-
gate into general conditions within
these counties.
Two of the children OF Mrs. Carl
Vahigren were burned to death be
fore her eyes when her homestead
shack near Ludlow was destroyed by
fire. Mrs. Vahigren herself was so
seriously burned in trying to save
her children that she may not recover
Resolutions will be presented be-
fore the next state legislature asking
that the name Of the Northern Nor
NAL and Industrial school in Aber-
deem be changed to the state teach
ers' college, according to an unoffi-
.ial announcement.
Fire starting in the basement of
the Lane hotel at Whitewood, laid the
building in ruins and caused a loss
estimated at not less than $4,000.
The stock in a drug store adjoining
was damaged to the extent of $1,000.
According to figures compiled by
the state immigration department,
South Dakota stands ninth in the list
| of corn production states for the yea
1921, having taken a lead over Kan
sas in production of this cereal.
The contractors on the bridge over
the Cheyenne river nea Carlin, have
been taking advantage of the opeu
winter weather to push work On that
structure, and expect to get the foun-
dations in this winter.
The student body of the University
of South Dakota at Vermillion. at a
largely attended meeting, unanimous
ly adopted resolutions denouncing
the hanging If President Slagle in
effigy recently.
Practically every Methodist church
in the Mitchell district has shown a
marked growth in the last year, ac-
cOrding to reports submitted at the
session of the conference held in Nit
chell.
At a meeting Of the executive com
mittee of the Black Hills Poultry as
ISOLATION it was decided to hold the
next annual show in Belle Fourche on
January 81 and February l and 2.
AS a result of attempting to remove
DDS, Sebastian Schmitz, OF Estelline,
was obliged to have his right leg am
putated at the knee.
Two rattlesnakes as his kill for
the middle of December is the record
claimed by Sam Smith, a teamster
side east Of Pierre.
The first annual poultry show to be
held under the auspices of the new
pacotah Empire Poultry association
will be held in Aberdeen on Jan. 16 to
20. inclusive.
"A "a &c d~lIcuuduCc ID SAptCleu AZ
the annual convention of the South
Dakota Bee-Keepers' association, to
be held in Mitchell on Feb. IS and II,
Mrs. John Tollock Of Redfield, was
Instantly killed when an automobile
in which she was riding turned turtle
on the outskirts Of Redfield.
One-fourth Of the school children
of Dawson county are under weight.
according to a survey just completed
in that county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rowley of Nit
chell, celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary recently.
G%arretson houses and stores will be
lighted hereafter by electricity from
Sioux Falls.
Trappers in Pennington county are
reaping a harvest this year it is said
While the Cherry Creek oil boost.
ers are busy in their attempts to get