The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-04-05

Potato growers in the vicinity or
Nisland held a meeting there recently
and took steps to organize a potato
growers association.
Yankton has been assigned Battery
e" Of the ~reorganized 1l7th Field
Artillery, instead of the headquarters
detachment of the First Battalion.
Flood waters resulting from the
melting of the heavy snowfall have
caused serious damage to the Black
and Yellow highway east of Highmore.
1t is expected that the matter Of
making a tax levy for the support of a
municipal band will come before the
voters of Chamberlain at the annual
city election in April.
The Madison combat engineers unit
Of the state national guard %organiza-
ton already has enlisted SO lei
The full quota requires s. men, and
this number soon will be reached.
Arrangements are being made for
the opening at different points ir
Lake county mex fall of Americana
alton schools, to be conducted unde-
the direction of the American Legion
Mystery surrounds the suicide OF
Henry E.. Bairey, a well known farmer
residing near Ola, Brule county He
was found dead in his home, lying or
a cot. with a % caliber rifle lying
near him.
At a meeting held in Volsa by .
large number Of farmers from thu
surrounding district, a farmers coop.
eratiye livestock shipping association
was organized with a large charter
membership.
According to information reaching
Madison the Luce electric short line
will be extended this spring west OF
Hutchinson, Minnesota, and it is ex.
pected that Madison will be on the
route of the extension.
John McPhee, aged "a years. was
killed before the eyes of his wife in
their home in Watertown. He was
electrocuted when he grasped a brass
electric light fixture while standing
in a bathtub full of water.
The ~nine-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Ferguson, residing on Plum
creek, northeast of Philip, thus far
has been the only victim of the pres
ent floods in South Dakota. The boy
was drowned in Plum creek.
Leading educators of the state, city
and county gathered in Brookings to
aid in the elaborate ceremonies at
tendant upon the dedication of a fine
100000 high school building which
was recently completed in that city.
President Mrs. John Pyle of HUI.
ron, and Secretary Mrs. C. S.. Whiting
of Pierre, are making arrangements
for the third annual convention of the
South Dakota League of Women Vot.
ers, which Is to be held in Huron on
April 4. S and 6.
Soldier bonus claims have been paid
to $500 ex-soldiers by the South Da.
kota bonus board. There have been
on an average of 200 claims a day
paid, representing a total expendi.
ture of 1852. 935, or an approximate
average of s19S a claim.
A petition has been presented to
the Pennington county board of com.
~missioners, signed by quite a number
vi pAoulluCHI IdASuIleH anu ldUOE6TS
in the county, requesting the board to
eliminate all unnecessary expense for
the running of the county.
Plans are being made for extensive
good road building in Brule county
this ear The sum of $50, 900 is
available for the work this year, and
it is expected that practically all of
this will be required to complete the
years road-building program.
The Sioux Falls post of the Ameri.
can Legion has launched a drive to
register all eX-service men in the city
and to see that jobs are obtained for
all those unemployed. Canvassers
will Owe the entire city, and COM
mittees will solicit business men and
obtain a list Of possible openings.
Trains coming into the state are
beginning to show cars with temper.
airy ladders nailed to them, indicating
that they are filled with immigrant
goods. AS spring progresses these
will become more numerous, but the
early corners are already on the road,
getting located on their new farms.
General John J.. Pershing will be in
South Dakota to decorate the colors
OF the 147th field artillery with the
croix de guerre. The of
decorating the colors of South Dako-
as fighting regiment will be held in
Mitchell September 9, according to
plans being made at the present time.
1t has been announced that a grand
jury in the Miner county circuit court
returned seven indictments against
President Peter T. Wick and Cashier
S. E. Butler of the defunct PEOPLES
State bank of Canova. The indict.
ments charge transportation of
funds and classifying records of the
bank.
Interest in amateur radio work.
which has experienced a mushroom.
~ growth throughout the United
States since the close OF the world