The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-07-13
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
western Newspaper Union New, s.r,,c..


have a number OF elk. and In addition
have a small herd of Shetland ponies,
which run with the buffalo and elk.
One Of the buffalo cows evidently
lost her calf. and Immediately ap-
propriated one OF the Shetland colts
OF the herd for her own. and is as
watchful Of IL as she would be -of
an offspring OF her own, sucking
and caring for the adopted one and
not allowing anyone to in any way
disturb her wee baby.
Plans have been put under way at
Canova to start the sale Of $4,000
worth OF stock for the proposed Can
ova clinic. the plan being that If the
stock is not all sold in so DAYS the en-
tire project will be dropped, as il is
the understanding that unless the hos
pital can be constructed and opened
free of debt II will not be opened at
all.
The head OF a local milling com
pany is working on a power project to
be located hear Belle Fourche. He
has filed with the state engineer an
application for an appropriation of wat
err from Redwater river, near there,
for power purposes. The site of the
proposed power plant is about six
miles south of Belle Fourche.
Petitions are being circulated at
Canova to secure the consent of four.
fifths of the freeholders of the city
to the issuing Of $4,000 bonds for the
purpose of putting in 4 transmission
line and the necessary equipment for
handling power from the Minnesota
Electric Distributing company.
A preliminary survey of the pro-
posed generally diagonal highway
from Pierre to Gam Valley has been
started. the proposed road to make a
short cut between Pierre and Mitchell
and making Pierre more accessible to
the southeastern part of the state.
Mrs. Minerva Cross, widely known
as Granny who died recently at the
home of her daughter at Owanka, had
the distinction of being one of the
oldest ONE in South Dakota. She
celebrated her Tooth birthday ami
versary seven months ago.
Eluding the viligance Of two sher.
Ifs, Frank Albright. aged Is, an ex-
service man. just after being arrested
at Canistota on complaint of a Ham
lin county girl, reached into his grip,
snatched out a % caliber revolver
and blew out his brains.
Raymond Colby, 10-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs James Colby of Canton.
vas instantly killed when struck by
an automobile. He was riding on the
side step of a milk wagon and jumped
off directly In front Of an approach
ing car.
The boys ia the Smith Hughes agri-
cultural department of the Clear Lake
high school made more han S 1000 in
potatoes last year. according to the re.
port of their instructor to the state
department OF public instruction in
Pierre.
The state highway commission by
rejecting the first bids presented to it
for ~graveling contracts on state high
ways and securing new bids. cut the
cost on 1872 miles OF highway to be
graveled approximately $4,000.
The TriState Utilities company has
purchased the lighting system at
Colome and In the future will furnish
users in that city from the Winner
plant OF the company. The company
provides 24-hour service.
Tourist travel over the Yellowstone
trail through Aberdeen is daily be-.
coming heavier II is estimated that
an average of 200 tourists per day
now are passing through Aberdeen
" this trail.
Work will commence In the near
future on installing a new sewer
system in Philip and in extending the
municipal waterwofks system, bonds
of $4,000 having been voted for the
two projects.
Lola Watkins. s~ix-year-old daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Watkins, OF the
Haynes district OF Perkins county.
Is expected to die as the result OF
burns received by an explosion of
kerosene.
A bi-county fair organization of
Hughes and Sully counties for the
purpose OF conducting a fair at Blunt.
Sept. I and 2. was formed at a repre-.
sentative meeting In Blunt.
An annual revenue of over $f,f50.-
900 for highway construction in the
state Is looked for by the highway de-
partment when the new auto registra-
fiou Unea into affecf
Woman OF the South Dakota Ameri-
can Legion auxiliary were the second
OF any state OF the union in the sale
Of peoples on Memorial day.
During a period OF 81 days farm
products valued at an aggregate OF
$37.4i7 we're marketed in Clark and
shipped to eastern points.
Philip shows that II is shipping
about 160 cans of cream zach day
from that station
The interstate commerce commits
sion has declined to grant a rehearing
In the Roundup and Carpenter Creek.
Mont. coal rate case according to in
formation received by the state board
Of railway commissioners
Plenty ef rain in -csstte.i
month In small grain raising in the
Rosebud. gives assurance Of o big
crop this year Never have the crops
1 looked better than at the presanf time