The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-06-29
NEWS OF THE STATE.
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.

Lennon. will cease to exis, on July
!. and the records and files OF each Of
flee will be transferred to the office
ders received 10 Pierre.
A suit has been instituted against
the city OF Memo having for its
purpose the taking from the corpor.
ate limits OF about 60 acres OF land
claimed to be farm land. II this is
done the land will escape the city sew.
or and water tax.
A special night Waterman has been
engaged by the city council of Alex,
andria to be on duty each night dur,
ing the summe and fall to protect the
business places Of the city from the
operation os yeggmen. and to guard
against fire.
The rainfall during recent rains
amounted to two and one.half inches
In Memo and vicinity Hail caused
some damage in "A small strip OF
country south OF Memo Crops and
pastures we're greatly benefited by
the rain.
Orders effective August I, 1922. dis
continuing the office OF receiver in
the federal land office in Pierre have
bean received from William Spry,
commissioner general OF the land
office division OF the interior depart,
ment.
At the election In November the
voters OF Roberts county will have sub
mitted to them the novel proposition
OF whether or not the services OF a
county agricultural agent will be-
necessary during the year 1929
Work on the reservoir and founda
ton for the elevated tank for the new
municipal waterworks system at
Hitchcock is progressing well. the
plan being to pnsh the system to con
pletion as rapidly as possible
According TO a statement given out
by ]. d. Morrison. county agent the
Lake county fair. which lapsed three
years ago, may be revived II plans
now being formulated by the county
farm bureau mature.
At q meeting in Gettysburg an or
ganization was perfected to put on a
county fair in Gettysburg next fall II
was decided to hold the fair the
latter part of September or early in
October.
At a meeting OF the members OF
the Beadle County Wool Growers as
ISOLATION, held in Huron. IL was de
cided to pool the 1922 clip Just as
they have the clips of the past two
years.
Indignation has been caused among
the residents OF Carthage by the
operations OF a Jack, the Pepper"
who has been annoying the residents
OF the residence district late at night
Mrs. Aka Keuning. living three
miles north of Corsica. committed
suicide by %strangling herself with
binding Irvine. Her bodv was found
In the basement of their home.
Arnold Zumm, son of Mr. aud Mrs
Charles Zumm, residing o few miles
southeast of Groton. was drowned
when he got out of his depth in the
artesian pond near Groton.
According to the crop report issued
by the Aberdeen division OF the Mil
waukee railroad the crops through
the northern half OF South Dakota arc
In excellent shape.
Good progress is being made in the
work of erecting a new Methodist
church building in Doland. II will be
one OF the finest edifices OF the kind
In that section.
At Camp McMaster. about two miles
from the state game park. there is
considerable activity these days in the
form OF clearing up and preparing fol
the summer.
Moro students were enrolled for the
Brookings state college summer schoo'
on the first registration day this year
than during the entire summer tern
IN 1891.
A new rural mail ronte put Of Do
land has been placed In operation II
will accommodate a large number Of
farmers and members OF their fam
tiles.
William Geisman, aged %. son OF 9
farmer living near Chancellor. died In
q Lennox hospital from injuries sus
tanned when his Horses ran away.
The Huron post of the American
Legion Is planning nm elaborate
Fourth of July celebration for Huron
on July 4 and 5.
June "a will be Legion day In Greg
DRY. the American legion OF the entire
Rosebud country planning to take
part.
Dennis O'Brien. an old resident o
Hill city. was instantly killed BY the
passenger on the Burlington line
Cottonwood lake. hear Redfield. Il
fast becoming an established summer
resort.
The Dell Rapids bathing beach 4,
now open to the public.
Elmer ]. Albright OF Fort Dodge. Ia.
but more recently OF Madison, was re
sentiy given n check for $1,000 for his
heroism In saving the life of Mrs G.
W. Parker and daughter nj Lake
Madison. popular South Dakota re-
sort.
Astonishing proof OF the rapid
yrowth Of the ~radionhone service in
fonth oarots is the fact that nearly
5000 people within q radius Of SOC
niles liStenad IN mn mi ert a uuauf n,