The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-11-02
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA

Napid City.-Attorney General
Payne, acting for the state Of South
Dakota. has commenced a legal action
TO acquire what 10 known as the Rock
Products company site in this city for
the location Of the state cement man
u~facturing plant. which Is to be in.
stalled and operated by authority Of
an act Of the last legislature. Papers
have been served on the n OF
the property and made returnable ON
November 3. The cement commission
had made a definite offer to the
owner of the property for the pur.
chase Of the site. The offer was re.
fused and the result is the filing Of
the suit to condemn the property for
use by the state. The state owned
cement plant will cost So. 000, 000.
Lake Preston.-The local com.
mercial club and other civic organi-
cations have offered to contribute
toward the expense OF installing a
number of additional electric lights
on the main business street of Lake
Preston, the plan being to make it
one of the best lighted in the state.
In accordance with a petition filed
with the city council favorable action
was taken upon the project and the
additional lights will be installed as
soon as equipment can be received
and installed.
Pierre.-A. C. Whitbeck, Of Cham
berlain, in his application to the sec
rotary OF state for a renewal of a no.
tarial commission states that he has
been continuously acting as a notary
in Brule county for SO years, and re-
year period. The new certificate was
granted him and If he lives to fill u
the term of the new commission he
will have a record for continuous
length of service as a notary within
this state.
Stockholm.-The local creamery,
which is owned and operated by
farmers of this district, rapidly Is
taking its place as one Of the most
successful creameries In tine state.
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creamery in 1921 showed a 3S per
cent increase over tho 1920 product
and 1t Is expected the output of butter
for 1922 will show an increase Of
SIS per cent over the 1921 output.
notwithstanding to word given
out by Superintendent r. N. Stewards
office, officials of the Northwestern
road do not know as yet when the
passenger train service will be put
back on a pre-strike basis. The
engines taken from the service during
the strike have not as yet been re-
paired sufficiently TO be put back on
runs again.
Miller.-At the election in Novem
Der the voters of this (Hand) county
will have submitted to them the
question whether or not an appropria.
ton shall be made by the board of
county commissioners for maintaining
a county agricultural agent during the
coming year.
Lake Misunderstanding to stats.
tics issued by the State Tax Commits
sion Hamlin county leads every other
county In the state In It's potato
acreage. as this county alone has al
most one tenth OF the entire states
potato acreage
vermillion.-Gutted by AZ early
morning fire OF undetermined origin,
the Truax elevator in this city was
partially destroyed and several
thousand bushels OF grain damaged
before firemen extinguished the blaze.
Webster.-The local commercial
club has gone on record In favor Of
the issuance OF additional bonds OF
100000 for the completion Of a fine
high school building which is In
course of construction in Webster.
Groton.--Actuai work on Groton's
white way has started In the business
district. Holes are being dug for the
posts. and II 10 thought that the work
down town win be completed In a
short time.
Observation-Disclosures Ia being
pushed on a new artesian we'll which
Is designed to furnish the residents
OF w~oonsocket with an abundance OF
water for fire protection and domestic
purposes.
Canton.-Tho new gymnasium at
the Cantor Lutheran Normal Is now
well under construction aud within a
few months II will be at the disposal
Of the students.
Doiand.-The new Methodist church
In nov In the hands OF the piasterers
and the structure ought to be ready
for occupancy by the first OF Decem.
Der.
Yankton.-There are q total OF 7o9
pupils In the grade schools OF Yank.
ton this year, OF which ss6 are girls
nnd 343 are boys.
Trent.--Work on the new school
building has been temporarily delayed
due to the shortage Of material
Aberdeen.-Fire losses in Aberdeen
during the month OF September
aggregated s3.663.13.
Yanktcn.-Three thousand tons of
rocks have been ordered from the
Jasper, MINI. Quarries by the Meri.
dian Highway bridge company, which
are to be placed for revetment and
bank protection around Pier 8 OF the
bridge across the Missouri river here.
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