The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-05-10
Of THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF the
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Mrs. j. Z. Scermerhorn, living on q
farm near Redfield, was shot n
killed when a small caliber rifle in
the hands Of her 13-year-old son is be.
lieved to have been ~accidently dis.
charged. Fearing he would be pun.
shed, according to the county coroner,
the boy shot his father in the jaw and
then inflicted a wound in his own
forehead which physicians say may
prove fatal.
The work of making a SIS per cap
ita payment to the Sioux Indians on
the Standing Rock Reservation has
been completed by representatives OF
the government, approximately 100000
having been distributed among the
Indians. The payment was timely
and is proving of assistance to the
Indians, who were in need Of funds
for spring expenses.
Erection Of a memorial arch and .
monument of DIR. Joseph Ward, found,
err of Yankton college, on Observatory
Hill, a prominent knoll Immediately
south Of the college campus, has beer
decided upon by a committee which
was appointed a year ago to investi
gate the matter of improving this hill
Construction of the Black and Vel
low Trail between DeSmet and Iroquoia
has commenced and will be pGshed tc
completion as speedily as possible
The stretch OF highway is a little over
IA miles in length and the construc
ton work calls for contracts that total
about $40, 900.
Rapid progress has been made dur
ing the past week with small grain
seeding operations throughout South
Dakota, with the result that in many
localities the work is completed.
while in other districts it will be com.
pleted with a few days more of favor
able weather.
Although a search has been main
tanned at intervals since last January.
when F. B. Fisher, a Lake Norden
business man, disappeared under
mysterious circumstances not the
slightest trace of the missing man has
yet been found.
First steps have been taken towards
the erection of what is planned to be
the largest Protestant church in Sioux
Falls. A structure to cost between
$15O,O0O and 5000, 900 is proposed by
members of the First Lutheran church
of that city.
A great deal of pubic improvement
work will be done in Miller this sea-
son. Among the projects will be the
extensive construction of w and
the graveling Of the Black and Yellow
trail, which passes through the city.
For the second time within a few
years, fire of unknown origin pract.
cally destroyed the Episcopal mission
school building at st. Marys mission
on the Rosebud Indian reservation il
southern South Dakota.
The contract was awarded for the
construction of a highway leading
through and westward from Fort
Pierre. The road will cost nearly
$4,000 and must be completed by the
middle of September.
Farmers in the vicinity of Memo
who last fall put in winter wheat and
winter rye report that the grain never
looked better at this season of the
year, assuring an abundant crop of
both grains.
Contracts have been awarded for
installing a new municipal water
works system in Groton, including
1920 feet of mains, a reservoir and a
tower. The contracts total nearly
$4,000.
R~efuniing bonds OF $25. 900 of the
Britton school district have been sold
and will be used to take up floating
Indebtedness OF the district. mater
tally reducing interest charges.
Fire Of unknown organ Quilted the
second story of the Tea Cup Inn, an
Aberdeen dance hall. and damaged Of
ices on the first floor. The loss was
estimated at $4,000.
Admirers of Geo. w. Egan. sen
fenced following his conviction in the
insurance case, to two years in the
p~enitentiary, are busy raising a fund
In his defense.
Bankers of Group l, comprising
eight counties in the southeastern
part OF the state, will meet in Yankton
on May 10 for their annual group
meeting.
1t is estimated that during the build
ing season which now has opened In
Mitchell new structures 10 the aggre-
gate value of $500, 900 will be erected.
Work has commenced ON the con-
struction of a large new Wesleyan
Methodist church building to be erect
ed in Mobridge.
Surveying is now being done pre-
liminary to starting work on Aber-
deems big project OF street paving
this year.
Fire Of unknown origin completely
destroyed the Lennox Milling com
pany plant at LennOx.
Regular ferry service across the
Missouri opposite VermilliOn has been