The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-03-23
NEWS Or THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

IANS -.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
James Harmacek, living near Greg.
Try, was instantly killed while driving
nto his barn. He was seated upon
he spring seat of a triple box and as
le drove into the barn his head hit
he door header, throwing his head
against the back of the spring seat
Ind breaking his neck. Death result.
I'd instantly.
Announcement Is made by the state
.ailway commission of a reduction in
ignite rates from the mines at Isabel
md Firesteel, this state, to stations
IN the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
abroad in central, northern and
northwestern South Dakota, amount
ng to approximately 40 per cent.
a light epidemic of influenza caused
oy the rapid change of weather, has
spread over the campus Of the I'm
| gersity Of South Dakota in Vermil
ion, claiming more than 100 students
rs victims. Vermillion physicians say
he illness is not serious and that re
,overy is rapid.
At a meeting of the council OF the
irant County Community League, re
aently organized in MIlbank, plan
we're made to establish night schc3,,
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rave already been established at Troy
Strandburg and Revillo.
AT the annual meeting OF the Tren
live Stock Shipping association re
,orts were made showing that the as
ISOLATION has made good progress in
IS first year and that it made a good
rrofit for the farmers of the surround
ng community.
With the advance in the price o.
hogs, Iroquois agin is becoming al
important hog market. During a per
cd Of 80 days recently 81 carloads o
logs were shipped from there to east
3rn markets, with shipments steadily
increasing.
Definite decision to go ahead and
'ay out a city park along the banks o.
he Missouri river was taken by the
park board of the Yankton city com
mission. The park will be one of tho
most picturesque in the state.
"Gradma" Venting, one OF the
best known women of that part o.
he Black Hills, met death at the home
of her son, near Pringle, as the resul
of missing her footing and fallinf
down a flight OF stairs.
The sunshine department OF the
goth Century club of F~landreau, will
undertake the work of making exten
| sive improvements in the city park a
that place. and will equip a play
| ground for children.
Preliminary arrangements are being
made for the annual spring conference
OF the agricultural agents of the coun
ties of western South Dakota, which
will be held in Deadwood On April Is
and 20.
A big new engine and generator
recently added to the Brookings pow
er plant will greatly increase the ca
pacity of the plant and provide Brook
ings with first class electric service.
South Dakota shoe repairers who
organized the Master Shoe Repairers
association at Aberdeen about &
month ago, will hold their first annua
convention in Sioux Falls July 10.
A movement has been ~inauguratef
to improve the highway from the
-Minnekahta locality int
Hot Springs. 1t is expected hat worl
will be started in the spring.
The spring reunion of the South
Dakota Consistory Of the fourth dis
trict, Scottish Rite Masons, will be
held in Aberdeen, commencing Marcl
20 and closing March rs.
The Parker post of the American
Legion has taken up the project o
providing Parker with a city park
and 1t is expected work will start a
soon as spring opens.
The Near East Relief OF the Free
man district has now shipped Over
1000 bushels of corn to stricken Rus
STA. II is expected that another ca
viii NC ppc oOOh.
Aberdeen police report that Febru
airy was one of the quietest months II
the history OF the department. Onl
16 arrests we're made during thu
month.
Since the state bonus board starte'
payments the cash has gone out a
the rate Of $1,000, 900 a month, or a
about $4,000 for each working day.
Fire Of unknown origin destroye
the store and stock of Close & Conke'
general merchants in Lane, entailin
a loss OF approximately $4,000.
Work has commenced at Memo or
the construction OF a new ~postoffice
building. 1t is being arranged espec
tally for postoffice purposes.
Geddes, which recently suffered 2
fire that destroyed its school buil6
ing. is to have a fine new moder,
structure.
A woman's auxiliary to Codingtor
county post of the American Legion
of WATERFOWL, has been organized.
A Sphinx County League of Wome'
Voters has been organized at Red
field.
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