The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-09-28

that In this state there are more
owners than tenants working their
farms, with an increase in both
classes over last year The owners
are put at 1881. an increase OF 500
over the previous year; the tenants
number 31,773, an increase OF 1900
over the previous year, which indi-
Gates a heavier gain in the tenant
farmer class than in the owner farmer
list.
With the passing Of the rainy sea.
son in the Black Hills the fire menace
that is always acute in the Hills
territory in the fell Is taking on a
more serious aspect Although there
has been no fires during the summer
because Of the heavy moisture, now
that the vegetation is driving out and
with the advent of the hunting sea-
son but a few days off the forest
rangers are taking on additional Wig
ilance, and with the heaviest vegeta-
ton covering the territory. IL a fire
should start II night assume alarming
proportions.
After having been in litigation for
a couple of years the city of Flan-
dreau has acquired the legal right to
a dam in the Big Sioux river there
and the water rights attached. City
officers announce that the city has
plans for utilizing the power at the
dam. 1t is planned TO put in a modern
water wheel, which will enable the
city to generate the power for its own
pumping. In addition. the dam pro-
tects the city's water supply.
Reports Of farmers planning to burn
corn as a substitute for coal have
been numerous this fall, as they were
a year ago, but farmers of the Groton
district, displeased at the present low
price Of wheat, are the first 10 an.
nounCe that they are contemplating
utilizing their surplus wheat crops
as food for hogs and chickens.
A large increased acreage OF winter
wheat has been sown In Hanson coun.
ty this fall, much OF it having been
| lrilled in the corn rows. Farmers
are now looking for rain, in order
20 give the grain a good growth be-
fore freezing up. The winter wheat
s up in many fields, but moisture is
badly needed.
A sale of Standing Rock reservation
inherited and non-competent Indian
land will be held at Fort Yates, on
Oct. 10 and Nov. 10. At the October
sale will be offered the unsold land
advertised for the sale held in Janu-
airy. About 100 new descriptions
appear on the list for the November
sale.
Wool has the greatest purchasing
power Of all commodities produced
n South Dakota, says the monthly
bulletin of the state department OF
agriculture, just issued. Potatoes
m next, then wheat. hogs, butter,
rye. beef, hay, eggs, corn, barley and
oats, in the order given.
Dates OF the Eastern South Dakota
fair, which enters upon its 80 third
annual season in Watertown this fall
we're changed at a special meeting OF
the fair board OF directors, where il
vas voted to postpone for two weeks
he opening of the fair originally set
or Sept. 10.
By roping off an area rs by zoe
'eet in the shallow water along the
Missouri river at Yankton, a swim
ming beach has been provided fol
voung and old of the city, and it is
declared to be fairly safe. The work
a done by the Yankton Rotary
Tub.
The first full car load OF "Kiwanis
Sweet" melons from the DeGrey
country was started out a few days
lgo. This followed a few small pre-
urinary shipments Of the melons t.
how just what kind can be grown
n that part Of the state.
Joseph Kratchvii, a Bohemian
section hand, was sentenced to life
Imprisonment by Judge Trip II
circuit court at Yankton, having
Dleaded guilty to murder. On Angus
30 at Lake Andes, Kratchvil cut hi!
yife's throat.
A trust deed for. $4,000 was filet
with the secretary of state, in which
he Clark County National bank loan!
he Commercial Electric Service
ompany of Clark the money for OK
ension and replacement work.
Louis N. Kennedy. 81, lost his liz,
vhen he was caught In a gigantic
rrairie fire southwest OF Witten. HI
lied shortly after. Fire fighters
ound his body in a smoke swept sec
ton of the country.
Inability to get material promptly
Ire to the shortage of cars. will make
t necessary to put over Yankton
paving program until next spring.
More than s2,50o.O0O worth OF new
buildings have been constructed IL
Mitchell during the last three year!
and q half.
A two-dav poultry school, the frs
Of its kind to be held In the state
was conducted recently In Jones
aounty.
Enrolment figures In the public
'chools of Canton this year are tn,
largest ever recorded.
Chicken thieves operating in Yank
'on county have caused a loss of ap