The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-02-23

Dakota in 1921, according to the re-
port OF H. o. ~Herbrandson. field agent
of the United States department OF
agriculture. was s1o4,9 2S. 900. This Is
81 per cent of the 1920 valuation, and
only 80 per cent OK the 1919 valca.
ton. Corn heads the list with 1926.
900 acres, valued at ss2.6 64. 900, and
wheat is second with 2.S45, 900 acres.
valued at s22. 603, zoe. Wild hay, oats,
tame hay, barley and potatoes follow
IN the list.
A dog owned by James Finney OF
near Redfield, IL the pride OF the Red
field police department. The canine
has been trained to hunt for lost ar,
ticles whenever It is brought to the
city by its owner The latest feat was
the finding and bringing to the police
station OF a purse containing some
cash and valuable papers. The ami
NAL is credited with the recovery OF
numerous lost articles since the be.
ginning OF training for the task.
Mrs. Nettie Halvofson OF Madison.
whose LETT eye had been sightless for
several years, had the sight restored
in an unusual hammer. She had TAX.
en- a treatment from a physician for a
headache, without telling the physi
elan that her left eye was sightless
Mrs. Halyorson left the physicians
office and after being In the open air
for a time felt her eyes smar and a
rAnpnanf lafnN If@nnvaraI th.A .f~hv
had returned to her left eve.
Volume two OF the report OF the
state auditor for 1891 has been de
~livered to the state auditor. this being
the volume which contains the sum
mary of all expenditures and collec
tons from all sources which come to
the state, whether by tax levies or
any source whatever. IL also carries
a showing of all county receipts and
expenditures, as well as those OF the
state.
Albert Shay of Elk Point. was found
dead in a burning straw pile by neigh
bors, II was decided By the coronof
that an inquest was unnecessary, as.
ii was thought the victims death was
self inflicted. He shot himself in the
mouth, as the right side of the head
and the top were blown Off, and it Is
thought the discharge of tho gun SET
fire to the straw pile.
The Huron commercial club has
added a second new division to its
club activities in the organization OF 2
division Of union labor with a regu
larly elected delegate from the Huron
Central Labor union as director il
charge and a member of the board OF
directors OF the club.
During the past few days there has
been quite an exodus of miners from
Lead, who are returning to Butte
Mont, from whence they came some
months ago when the mining eompan
les of that city closed down, and viii
again resume work with their former
employers.
Plans have been made to install q
temporary waterworks system al
White River, with a pumping plant on
the White river, which flows near the
town, until such time as the town can
put in a more permanent system.
Fire OF unknown origin destroyed
the building and plant of the Western
Utilities company, a private concern
which for some time had been pro
viding residents OF Edgemont with
electric lights and power.
The wolf hunt participated in by
over 300 men, covering the territory
between Condo and Turton, produced
three coyotes and $40 rabbits. The
proceeds OF the hunt will go to the
Salvation Army.
The Travellers club of Hot Springs
has gone on record as opposing the
remaining Of the Black Hills to Black
Hills Mountains. The club wants the
old and romantic mann retained.
Farmers OF the Groton district held
a farm account school in Groton and
during this meeting the recent farm
survey made in that district was an.
nounced and explained.
A new ferry OF ample dimensions to
handle traffic across the Missouri
river is being built at Iona, a point
about is miles down the river from
Chamberlain, ,
Christian FREEZER, 6s, an old and re-
spected resident OF Trip, where he
has for mani years conducted a har
ness and repair shop, dropped dead
in his shop while starting a fire In
his stove.
Members OF the Armour Eastern
Star and Masonic lodges have taken
up the project OF providing the two
organizations with a permanent lodge
hall.
The executive committee 70 the
Moody County Farm bureau has de
cided to continue the office OF county
agent for another six months. at least
A large deposit OF cassiterite has
been discovered on the mining prop
erty belonging to the Tin Boom com
pany in the Black Hills.
Plans for the new Renner church
have been completed and the estimat
ed cost is placed at from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Blaine Deyoe OF Whitewood, died r.
a Deadwood hospital from iniurie