The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-05-03


Bureau Of the Census. the total
mortgage debt on owned homes and
farms in the state OF South Dakota
in 1920 was $1O7. 717,S79 and the total
value OF these mortgaged homes and
farms was s458,O97.S6 {, the mortgage
debt thus representing 23.5 per cent
OF the tota, value. Rented homes,
ly owned and partly rented, it should
be noted, are not included in this re-
port The total number of homes in
the state other than farm homes was
66,944 Of which 40, 1872 or So . per cent
were owned by the occupants and
of these owned bones l0,S3S or 27.O
per ent were nortgaged. Information
regarding tho value OF the home and
the amount Of mortgage debt was
secured from $3.50 or 57.9 per cent of
these mortgaged homes. The average
mortgage debt Of the homes for which
mortgage reports were secured was
$1,646 and the average value was
$4.26S; and on the basis OF these
averages the total mortgage debt on
the m%ortgaged homes not on farms
is estimated as $17,S42,S33 and the
total value of such homes as $685.
S62 The ratio of mortgage debt to
value is sc per cent. On owned
farms the total mortgage debt, as
reported in the census OF agriculture,
vas $50, S75 GAG. while the total value
OF these m~ortgaged farms was $411,-
S37,314. the ratio of debt to value be-
ing 21.8 per cent.
Bids are being asked by the town
Of Mission Hill, in Yankton county.
for the construction of a waterworks
system, and the opening will occur on
April Is. An issue of $4,000 in bonds
has been authorized by the town
board, and the contracts will be put
to q vote OF the people early next
month, as required by law.
Action by the Lake Norden board Of
education forecasts an enlarged and
greatly improved high school for the
next school year. 1t was decided to
add another year to the high school
course, giving the students a fully
accredited three-year high school.
AS a result of the recount in the
election contest brought by Miss
Gladys Pyle of Huron against G. L..
Gordon for the third republican NOM
ination to the state legislature, Miss
Pyle was awarded the nomination by
q majority of SIS votes.
Instead OF having a new city arte.
sion we'll drilled. the Gettysburg city
council has decided to install lev
pumping machinery at the present
well and thus secure a sufficient sup
ply OF water for domestic and fire
protection purposes.
The Parker city council has pur.
chased four acres OF land on the YER
million river, one mile east of tho
city, which will be transformed into
one OF the finest and most picturesque
city parks in that part OF the state.
Ey the lease OF a building in the
business district Hudson now will
have a community building, which in
addition to local purposes will be used
by visitors to the c~ity-tourists and
others as a rest room.
While sitting at the dinner table
with members of his family, Charles
Betters, a farmer, aged 72 years, re-
siding southwest Of Broadland, was
stricken with ~appoplexy and died in
stantly.
After negotiations extending over
several weeks the town board Of Wall
has sold bonds of $4,000 which was
voted for the purpose OF installing .
new municipal waterworks system in
Wall.
All the teachers of the Bryant
schools have been r~eengaged for the
coming school year at the same saia-
ries as are paid this year, it being
decided to make no reductions.
The Lennon board Of education has
made a cut OF about seven and one
half per cent in the salaries of the
teachers of the public school for the
coming school year.
Rural school No. sc in Rome town.
ship, Dawson county, boasts OF .
unique enrolment feature. It has
three pair of twins. The boys are all
in the same grade.
The records OF the state land de
partment show that since the enact.
ment Of the law providing for oil
leases on state lands, the state has
received $l0.l0
In the annual city election at Clark
| Miss Hattie Pickles. a teacher in the
| Clark high school, was. elected mayor
of Clark. defeating two male oppo.
nents.
William Reeves post American LIE.
gion Of Huron. Is laying plans for the
biggest Fourth ut July celebration in
the history OF the state this year.
C. C Cash Haynes, Chicago, Mil.
waukee and St. Paul conductor, was
found dead Ia his acm in an Aber.
deem hotel
The Tulare board OF education has
opened bids preliminary to. arranging
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