The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-04-06

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the city limits for the purpose of cre-
ating a fund for the furnishing of
free musical concerts to the public.
1t has been announced that a grand
jury in the Miner county circuit court
returned seven indictments against
President Peter T. Wick and Cashier
s.. E. Butler of the defunct Peoples
Stare bank Of Canova. The indict-
ments charge incorporation OF
funds and classifying records Of the
bank.
General John ]. Pershing will be in
South Dakota to decorate the colors
Of the 147th field artillery with the
croix de guerre. The ceremony OF
decorating the colors of South Dako.
ta's fighting regiment will be held in
Mitchell September 3, according to
plans being made at the present time.
Trains coming into the state are
beginning to show cars with temper
airy ladders nailed to them, indicating
that they are filled with immigrant
goods. AS spring progresses these
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early ONE are already on the road,
getting located III their new farms.
The Sioux Falls post OF the Amer.
lean Legion has launched a drive to
register all ex-service men in the city
and to see that jobs are obtained for
all those unemployed. Canvassers
will cover the entire city, and com
mittees will solicit business men and
obtain a list of possible openings.
The farmers elevator in Mellette,
which several weeks ago was forced
to temporarily close by the failure OF
a commission firm in Minneapolis.
which temporarily tied up the work.
ing capital of the elevator company,
has again been opened for business.
A petition has been presented to
the Pennington county board of COM
m~issioners, signed by quite a number
Of prominent ranchmen and laborers
in the county, requesting the board to
eliminate all unnecessary expense for
the running of the county.
At a recent meeting of the city com.
missioners of Sioux Falls the ordi.
nance fixing the age limit at which
boys may letter IL poo. and Billiard
halls was once more changed so that
no youth under 81 years of age may
now frequent such places.
President Mrs. John Pyle OF HUI.
o n, and Secretary Mrs. G. s. Whiting
of Pierre, are making arrangements
for the third annual convention of the
South Dakota League of Women Vot-
ers, which is to be held in Huron on
April 4, S and 6.
A movement has been inaugurated
in Alexandria for the erection OF a
community building. to include an au
ditorium, rest room, library room, a
lodge hall and club rooms for the ex'
Leading educators of the state, city
and county gathered IL Brookings to
aid In the elaborate ceremonies at.
tendant upon the dedication OF a fine
$500, 900 high school building which
a recently completed In that city.
John McPhee. aged Sd years. was
killed before the eyes Of his wife in
their home In Watertown. He was
electrocuted when he grasped a brass
electric light fixture while standing
in a bathtub full of water.
According to information reaching
Madison the Luce electric short line
will be extended this spring west OF
Hutchinson, Minnesota, and 1t is ex'
pected that Madison will be OF the
route of the extension.
During the past few weeks an cpl
demic OF influenza has struck the
towns of the Black Hills, incapacitat
ing about so PER cent oil the population
at a time. To data none OF the cases
have been serious.
I The business men OF Draper will
give a free moving picture show each
Saturday afternoon and night during
the summer months. This is an ad
vertising venture on the part OF the
merchants.
Arrangements are being made FOL
ne opening at different points IN
Lake county next fall OF Americana
alton schools, to be conducted under
the direction Of the American Legion
The Madison combat engineers uni
of the state national guard organiza
ton already has enlisted 80 men
The full quota requires SIS men. ant
this number soon will be reached.
The greatest highway project to be
completed this year in Brown county
involves the construction of a mod
ern highway from Hecia to Frederick
a distance Of 10 miles.
Flood waters resulting from the
melting Of the heavy Snowfall have
caused serious damage to the Biacl
and Yellow highway east of Highmore
The Mitchell board OF education hal
given up the idea Of staging super
vised dances for the high school pu
pills, at least for the present.
The winter wheat crop G; Hanson
county has come through the winter II
fine condition and promises a larg'
yield this season.
The police force in Madison hal
been reduced to some extent by tn,
city commissioners in the interest o
economy.
Under the laws OF the last legisla
tive session the Indian reservation
country will get a vote in the primar
les this yea as well as In the genera