The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-01-05

Tic ldnuS. 1nlS WALL average, SCCOEu'
ing to Mr.. Adams. $S.S5 for each OF
the 1873, 500 persons in the state under
school age.
The city council of White River 10
pushing the project Of building q dam
in the White river, in order to pro-
vide power for the operation OF the
electric light and power plant. Mem.
bers of an engineering firm have been
engaged to make a complete survey
of the proposed project. to determine
which will be the more practical con
struction.
At B~elvidere, In jackson county.
the town board at it's last meeting
cut the salary of the town marshal
from $50 a month to $40 a month,
and the ungrateful o~fficeholder re-
fused to continue his position at any
such stipend, and the town is getting
liong without any marshal until they
find one who wants the job at the
price.
A refund of 8 mills of the levy col
lected by the city OF Beresford in
taxes this year will be made to all
commencing taxpayers about January
10, according To the announcement
made by the city council, which has
been working on this matter for sew
eral weeks. Through an error, IL
mills too much taxes was levied last
year.
Reports Of tax sales over the state
indicate a lack of interest in slch
| procedure in most Of the counties.
Such sales in the past generally
brought bidders anxious to secure the
delinquent lists as investments, but
this year there were but few bidders.
and a very large majority Of the
sales were to the counties.
A formal protest against the publ
| cation of increased freights on GER
tain building and roofing materials,
which the South Dakota lines are at
tempting TO establish, has been filed
with the interstate commerce com
mission by the state board Of rail-
way commissioners.
Work on the addition to the Brook
ings power plant is now well on the
way to completion, and with the ar.
rival of the equipment, which is ex.
oected daily, Bookings and Volga
will receive a much better service
han eve before.
Allen, the ~11-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Eastland, farmers re-
siding seven miles west of Wolsey.
was burned to death and his father
s still in a critical condition as the
result of attempting to light a fire
with gasoline.
Declaring they believed that An.
rev Pody killed William ]. Patzke
in self defense, the jury at Miller try.
ing Pody on a charge of murder,
brought in a verdict Of not guilty az.
ter having been out all night.
Arlington now has a motorized fire
department., the new motor truck hav-
ng arrived. The new apparatus con
sists of a truck equipped to carry
hose, chemicals, men and a complete
equipment for fighting fires.
Seventy per cent of the total area
Of South Dakota was in farms In 1920,
according to recently announced fig
res Of the federal census. or this
amount, SO per cent, or Is, 100, $50
lcres, was improved.
Mack Warrington, arrested at Chad
on, Neb., on the charge of having
murdered On Tai, a wealthy Rapid
City Chinese laundryman, will be
brought to Rapid City and given q
preliminary hearing.
Complete equipment for Battery B,
). D. N. G., is on the way to Mitchell,
according TO an announcement made
W Lieut.. Craig of the outfit. A part
# the equipment will be 80 head OF
lorses.
The Violin Commercial club is max.
ng arrangements for a get-together
banquet to be held early In January.
t is expected that many farmers as
we'll as prominent business men will
attend.
That the city water supply OF Nit
hell Is in excellent condition bac.
t~eriologically Is the finding OF the
outh Dakota board of health, follow
ing an analysis Of a sample OF the
water.
What is said to have been the big.
gest payment OF money to the In
iians OF the Rosebud reservation wal
made by the government when each
indian received $3.50.
Jacob Stoller, aged 80 years, Of
Aberdeen, was stricken with heart
allure while entering a grocery store
and died before anyone reached him.
Governor McMaster has announced
the appointment of b. w. Baer OF
Woonsocket, to fill the vacancy on
The state tax commission.
The matter Of issuing bonds for the
Improvement and extension Of the
waterworks system in DeSmet, will
oon be put to a vote.
Rev. and Mrs. E. p. Swartout Of
Gam Valley, celebrated Their colder
wedding anniversary a short time ago
A $4,000 loss by fire occurred al
Washington when fire of unknown or
, ioin ctartaI In IN n.raoA 'M..