The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-09-28
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.

SOL1ptidllOu6 ulduC PupiiS " NN~
office Of Leslie Jensen, internal
evenue collector for South Dakota,
show that the total income tax paid
into the federal treasury by the
people of South Dakota for the year
1920 was s2,220,1S instead OF the
estimated $40. 5000 0 tax heretofore
published. The total net income for
that year for the 34,670 persons max
ing income returns was sos, 57S.036.
A mystery" fire. which started in
an icehouse. destroyed a considerable
portion OF the business section of
Bonesteel, aud for a time threatened
to wipe out the entire commercial
district. Many places Of business were
rendered total losses and five of the
best buildings in the town were
burned to the ground. The loss is
estimated at $4,000 to 100000.
Hail losses in South Dakota have
been exceptionally heavy for the nast
season and have caused a heavy draft
upon the state hail insurance fund. 1t
will be necessary to draw upon the
reserve to meet TIE losses of the year,
after paying out the premium receipts
OF this year and drawing upon the in
terest collections along with the pre-
MUM receipts.
The skeletons OF persons who are
believed to have been the victims of
warlike Indians during the early days
on the Dakota frontier were unearthed
-. --o -~nI~,, -rh;la Avn ynttnr
gravel from a hill near the Sisseton-
Britton state highway, In Roberts
county. The workmen dug up the re
mains Of four or five human beings.
A petition signed by land owners
living along the banks of the Missouri
river in Yankton county, asking that
a protection district be designated for
the purpose OF constructing reuet-
ments and retards in the stream to-
prevent cutting of the bank, has been
informally approved by the Yankton
county board Of commissioners.
Directors of an association organ
lied to push the North Divide fsriga-
ton project, at a meeting held in
Rapid City, decided to petition for
water rights which will make possible
the irrigation of 3 $4,000 acres Of land
In Rapid valley and the intensive de-
velopment of a vast farming territory
tributary to Rapid City.
The first two-room rural school
building in Bookings county has
been opened for the fall and winter
-- II L. - Aha Enrntoip dicfriof
some miles from Bookings. 1t is a
splendid brick building, complete in
every way with electric lights and
modern improvements. There are
two teachers.
Boosters for the town Of Kennebec
Lyman county, have filed with the
board of county commissioners a
petition asking that the question of
changing the county seat from
Oacoma to Kennebec be submitted to
the voters of the county at the cleo
ton N November.
The state tax of one cent a gallon
on gasoline which is used in automo
biles travelling on state highw avs has
brought $303, 019,50 into the state
treasury to date. OF this amount s37.'
1857 has been paid back in exemp
tons for gasoline used for other
purposes.
AS an cutgrowth of a recent fire
which destroyed the plant Of the
Clark creamery, the stockholders
have decided to close up the affairs
of the cooperative company which
conducted the creamery, which there.
fore will 60 out of existence.
Residents of Lyman county declare
their intention of burning cor this
winter rather than buy high priced
coal. Some wood is already being
gathered up, where il is possible to
procure 1t, but corr is expected to be
the principal fuel.
Once again the city of Woonsocket
has been without light and power
the result of coal shortage by the
local light and power plant, this time
the city being lightless for five days
tefore a carload of coal was received
On inquiry from Yankton county.
Attorney General Payne holds that
names on the political judicial
ballot. where there is more than one
candidate for any particular place be
IL alphabetical order.
Members Of the Beresford American
legion post have purchased a lot in
the business district 0 which they
plan to erect a combined post building
and city auditorium.
TIE Presbyterian synod OF South
ID kota will hold It's annual meeting
n Huron, beginning Thursday, Oct
8, and ending Sunday night, Oct. s
That a gang of amateur burglars is
operating in Milbank is indicated by
several recent attempts to rob local
business places.
The operations OF a mysterious
acid thrower, who may be a demented
person. have alarmed the residents of
F~landreau.
Although various other sections OF
the state have been receiving their
usual amount OF rainfall, Hughes
county. a portion of Sully and Hyde
counties have experienced an unusual
period of dry weather during the past