The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-08-17

lu0 bldtun VI lilo lClCPlohC aahs
chise In Beresford Is causing a serious
complication in the matter Of the
paving of the business section, which
is about to commence. AS the tele-
| phone company's franchise has OK.
pired and has not yet been renewed.
the question is what to do about the
poles. The company has asked for
a renewal Of the franchise, but to
date this has not been granted.
Every payment of loss under the
state hail insurance law this year will
be made in two warrants, Deputy
State Auditor Milo Drake has an.
nounced, one warrant for the amount
of the premium going to the treasurer
of the county in which the loss oc-
Cured, and the remainder of the
amount due under the claim on q
warrant made out to the farmer.
A new highway, north and south.
connecting the Turtle mountains in
Canada with the Black Hills in South
Dakota, known as the Metigoshe-
Black Hills trail. has Just been opened
from one terminal to the other.
The trail covers much of the
historical ground in the history of the
American Indians. Eventually h
trail will be extended to Denver.
A boy chasing a stray cat in Water
town, and reaching down into a
manger of a barn in search of the ami
NAL resulted in the recovery OF insur.
ance policies and checks valued at
several thousand dollars. which were
stolen six weeks g from the safe OF
the Stacy Fruit company, Of Water.
town.
J. j. Murphy, a member of the state
railroad commission, was appointed
temporary fuel administrator for
South Dakota to cooperate with the
federal authorities and fuel admins.
! traitors of surrounding states in secur,
ing for the northwest coal in suffi.
cient quantities for the coming winter
Enough binder Irvine to harvest
about 100000 acres of South Dakota's
grain crop was made at the South
Dakota State p~enitentiary this year
according to figures released by tho
prison officials. Approximately 1900.
100 pounds were turned out this year
by the prison Irvine department.
A traveller returning from a trip
over the Platte line Of the Milwaukee
railway in Charles Mix county report
that hogs are so thick along the rail
road right Of way at some points that
they are greasing the track with hos
lard when the animals get under the
wheels of trains.
An injury sustained on the evening
Of July 3, when himself and some hoy
companions started a prematur,
Celebration Of Independence Dav. ha,
caused the death of Raymond Bow
man. the 13-year-old son of residentf
Of Veblen, death resulting from lock
Jaw.
rageous attack Of Albert Young ppoI
his motherless ~step-daughter, fiv&
Rapid City people have filed appli
'ations to adopt children. Young,
hree stepchildren were placed In
homes in Rapid City.
Land valuations set by the assessor,
n Davidson county his year anc
squaliZed by the county board o.
commissioners were placed at q
'igure approximately Is per cent low
af than the final equalized value In
921.
According to C. M. Upton, special
representative of the department OF
abor, the supply OF harvest hands
,bout equals the demand. and no
heritage of labor in the harvest fields
VI South Dakota is anticipated.
The Emanuel Evangelical church liz
Nban township, some miles from
Iilbank. was completely destroyed by
ire as the result of being struck by
lightning The loss is estimated al
$1,000, with insurance of $500.
To meet the need for transportation
vest of Mitchell, the Sioux Falls
Transportation company has started
new bus line from Mitchell to Cham.
'erlain that is expected to be heavily
Datronized.
Playing with matches in the hayloft
IN her fathers farm. Elsie Brown, s.
oN uoubhsSi vi WI. anu MTS. Jay
Brown OF Trip county. set fire to the
hay and was burned TO death.
Members of the Madison lodge OF
Elks have appointed a committee to
investigate the feasibility of the
Eiks erecting a fire permanent home
OF their own
Walter Blonde. aged II, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Klains Blonde, Of Aberdeen,
died from injuries received when he
was kicked In the body by a vicious
horse.
The board of education at Trent
has let the contract for a new $50. 600
school building. Work on the new
structure will be commenced at once.
Articles Of Incorporation have been
filed at Pierre for the Custer county
arm bureau. with headquarters at
ulster. and no capital stock.
Jefferson is to have protection
against fire In the future. a volunteer
fire department having been organ.
lied.
Belvidere cream shipments exceed.
ed all previous records when ~ cans
were shinnad from tbaro ooS~