The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-10-12
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF TIKI
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
7e.'sru Newspaper Union New, Service.


be up on a hearing before a repre-
sentative of the interstate commerce
commission at Des Moines, beginning
October 9. The application of the car
riers is n to raise the rate on coarse
rations to the same level as the wheat
basis. This would mean an increase
of about 10 per cent on the present
rates On corn, oats, barley and rye.
Several towns and rural coramuni-
ties in South Dakota have, during the
last year or two, constructed commun.
ity buildings, and others are consid-
ering plans for such buildings. A new
bulletin showing pictures and plants
for community buildings in various
parts of the country has recently been
issued by the United States depart
ment OF agriculture, and can be Sc.
cured by those interested from the
department OF farm economics, State
college, Bookings.
Lake Andes, fronting the city OF
Lake Andes, is to be lowered SO feet
by the federal government to guard
against flooding pf valuable farm.
ing lands in hat region. An exit will
be provided for surplus water to the
Missouri river. A congressional ap.
preparation has been made for this i'm
provement. Construction work will
be started in the spring under the di.
rection OF government army engi.
neers.
A special election has been called
in Webster for Oct. 20 for the pur.
pose Of submitting to the voters the
proposition of issuing bonds OF $780,
900 for school purposes. The money
to be derived from the sale of the
bonds will be used to complete a new
public school building, which now is
about %two-thirds completed.
Roy Rasmussen, prominent music
dealer and known throughout the
northwest as a sportsman and trap
shooter, was instantly killed at Aber-
deem when his touring car turned tur.
tie on the outskirts of the city, pin.
ming him beneath the railroad tracks
and the steering wheel CT his car.
Members of the Highway fire de,
partment r striving to ascertain the
identity of an unknown person who
recently has on several occasions
tempered with fire fighting appara.
tus, oven going to the length of plug
ging the gas feeding pipe on the city
fire truck with cotton waste. ~
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companionable, according to reports
reaching Pierre from farmers and
hunters over the state. Complaint has
been made to the state game warden
that grouse are driving the prairie
chickens out Of their usual haunts.
Groton business men have started a
movement for the organization in Gro.
ton of a small claims court. Such a
court would be a great convenience as
well as an inexpensive tribunal to
both defendants and plaintiffs in the
adjustment of minor actions.
River bank protection work where
the Missouri has been cutting above
Yankton will start by Oct. 20 and will
be- completed on or before Dec. 30,
under provisions of resolution
adopted by the board Of commission
ers of Yankton county.
While it will be hard to get a rec
ord until nominations are published,
there will be a larger number of in
dependent candidates for county Of
fices in many counties in South Da-
kota than has been the rule for a
number of elections.
Thomas A. Lungberg, aged 33, a
native of Cherokee, Ia, was killed on
the 1850 foot level of the Homestake
mine in Lead when a huge boulder
struck him above the left eye, crush,
ing his forehead.
Perhaps the most gorgeous floral
display eyer afforded the people OF
South Dakota will be open to Hobo
Day visitors at Bookings State col
iege, Oct. Is, according to college of.
ficials.
The Farmers and Merchants bank
at Willow ] Ses was entered and
robbed of several thousand dollars
worth Of coupon bonds, war saving
stamps. valuable papers and cash.
Bolts of lightning caused heavy
damage when three barns in the
Parker district were struck and set on
fire and destroyed during a thunder
storm.
The Castlewood council has made
the annual tax levy for the coming
year. which shows a reduction of near.
ly $4,000 from the levy made in 1921.
Two men were seriously hurt, and
one of them not expected to recover,
when a blast at the Spencer stone
quarry went off prematurely.
Prospects are bright for Flandreau
to secure an appropriation for a gov
eminent building to be used for post
office PURPOSES.
The Dakota Central Telephone com
pany. after a number OF delays for
lack of material. has put a force OF
men to work in Pierre at rebuilding
its plant. TO make II an automatic one
instead OF the present central call
board system.
Passage OF a law by the next Sof,th
Dakota leg. Stature creating a state