The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-15
News Of
South Dakota

Is expected to resume mining operat-
ions in the spring.
Kingsbury county reports a SO per
cent increase in enrolment OF BOYS
club members as a result of one weeks
organization work.
Thieves broke into a general store
in Gregory and carried away dry
goods and merchandise valued at be-
tween $500 and $1,000.
After a thorough discussion of the
question, the business and profession
al men of Lead have decided not to
organize a local Kiwanis club.
Fire which caused a loss estimated
at $4,000 wiped out a third of a bus
mess block in Chamberlain, complete
ly destroying six business houses.
The city commission of Madison
has awarded the contract for install.
ing of and water mains in that
city to contractors, whose bid was
$27,42S.
After having been blockaded by
heavy snow for a period of two weeks
the Spearfish highway again has been
opened for travel between Deadwood
and Spearfish.
That the levy for general state pur-
poses shows a decrease of AZ per cent
over that of the past year is the show.
ing of the state tax commission in its
annual reports.
1t is expected that South Dakota
will send a good sized representation
to the department Of superintendent
of the National Educational associa
ton, which meets in Chicago Febru-
airy 25-March 8.
Fire in Trip, thought to be Of in
cendiary origin. destroyed RAYMOND
hotel building and restaurant and dam
aged the clothing stock of Zieder &
Zieder, who occupy a portion of a
Building near the hotel.
The Aberdeen Retail Merchants as
sociation has cleared the decks for
action in preparation for a war on
bad check artists" which is necessi
tated by the number of bad checks
passed on local merchants.
The farmers of the Chamberlain
territory, realizing that it is not the
part Of wisdom to place their chief re
quite extensively adding herds OF
purebred stock to their farming &C
tivities.
The supreme court has handed down
decisions which validate the organ
ization Of the consolidated districts
| nf Eruyin in [inCch,,r, county onl
Hayti, in Hamlin county. and sustain
the acts which have been taken in
such districts.
Dale Barr, wealthy ~20-vear-old Nit.
chell youth, was acquitted of the muir.
der of George Clifton of washington
Springs. The jurors de~liberated
but two and a half hours. The last
two days of court were taken up with
the closing pleas Of the attorneys.
these arguments taking almost II
hours.
Being certain that the federal cen.
sns of 1920 did not do justice to the
city's population with its m
ton of 4,144, the Elks lodge in Madi.
son appointed a committee of four
men to make a complete check of the
city. This list, just completed, shows
a total of 5,056, or 912 more than the
federal figures give.
Steve Bodish, who killed a man in a
Rapid City cafe last summer at the
time Of the state convention of the
American Legion, and who was sen.
fenced to pay a $3.50 fine and costs,
with the assistance of friends at Rap
i'd City and in Philip has raised the
money. and is walking the streets OF
Rapid City, a free man.
South Dakota led all states in the
country in the Near East relief cam
paign during the first two weeks of
January, with a total Of Is carloads of
corn and two carloads of barley
shipped from the state. At the same
time the state was running a close
second to Nebraska in the total num-
Der Of carloads donated since the be-
ginning of the drive.
1t is announced that the %independ-
ent oil companies doing business in
South Dakota, with the support Of
their national association. contem.
plate instituting an action in the state
courts for the purpose of enioinino
the state from continuing to collect
the l cent per gallon special tax or
gasoline, which it is estimated viii
bring South Dakota $500. 900 per ear
for the state highway fund.
Analysing old-time statements as to
the amount OF taxes paid in compari
sol with present day taxes makes the
change look very material unless the
comparative figures are taken. II
any Of these old statements are com.
pared with the valuation of the days
In which they were paid it will be
found that the amount, while low in
dollars and cents. was equal to or
greater than the present day demands
when the mill tax levy on the valua-
tim n u0od No a basis