The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-08-24
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS or THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
Western Newspaper Union News serv,cs.

projects TO be undertaken In South
Dakota this year. The proposed ditch
will cost about $500, 900 and will re.
claim thousands of acres Of land In
the county which for some years have
building of the monster ditch will
make necessary the removal Of about
1.000, 900 square yards of earth.
The /. w. w. activities in some
sections of the state are becoming
evident enough hat residents in the
section effected are asking for state
protection. The movements of the
members of this organization will be
closely watched, and under the state
Jaw passed several years ago, they are
subject to penitenstary sentences If
they are found guilty of carrying on
their favorite methods Of intimidation
on farms of this state.
Sportsmen. who have been keeping
an eye Oh the condition of game birds
in and near the Black Hills state tl.at
the crop of birds this year is larger
than they have known it to be for
many years, and that the excessive
amount of rain and hail has not
seemed in iniure the young in any
way.
The tale of the thresher IL . very
favorable n so far for South Dako-
ia While the records Of wheat run
from 80 bushels to 35 bushels in many
localities, occasional reports show up
higher than these figures, some of
them going to 40 bushels.
The recent raid against ~bootleggers
OF Watertown and vicinity has thus
far netted the county a total of 81 ,150
in fines. part of the nine defendants
having pleaded guilty. The raid cost
$551.75, so the county made a good
profit above the cost.
The forthcoming report Of the state
Industrial department will show that
for the fiscal year ending June 80 last,
relief amounting to S251 33S.40 was
supplied to injured industrial workers
of the state, or to their dependents
in cases of death.
South Dakota members Of the SSth
division during the World war are
planning to attend the reunion of the
division at Minneapolis, Sept. 2 and 3.
in connection with the Minnesota
state fair. The reunion will be held
at Fort Smelling.
Yankee Doodle day viii be the big
event of the summer in Madison, and
will be staged by members of the
local American legion post during the
last half Of August, the exact date not
yet having been determined upon.
Police officers of Huron seized the
largest still ever taken in the history
Of Beadle county, when they found an
elaborate moonshine outfit on the
Campbell ranch Is miles southwest OF
Huron on Pearl creek.
In order to replace the morning
northbound Northwestern passenger
train out Of Huron, which vas al
nulled several days ago, an auto bus
line has been established between
Huron and Aberdeen.
Missing for days the badly decom
posed body of Robert Henderson
wealthy Dawson county bachelor
farmer, was found in the center of ar
oat field on his farm, five miles north.
east of Mitchell.
An implement warehouse was IN
tireiy demolished and two other
buildings badly damaged by flames in
Hartford when fire starting from an
unknown origin endangered the whole
city.
After lingering for a period Of more
than 48 hours, Charles 4. Keel, ageG
46, of Rapid City, died from the effects
Of a bullet wound which was self in
flicted in an effort to commit suicide
Fox farming, an occupation which
until recently has been practiced TX,
clusively in Canada. will soon be
numbered among the industries of the
Black Hills.
A sad accident happened at Carte
when June Engels, aged seven, and
Marie Tiedman, aged nine, were
drowned in the creek just north of
Carter.
An attempt is being made by Mod.
ern Woodman o Madison to organize
a lodge band to be recruited from the
musicians of the city.
Arrangements have been completed
for a big celebration to be held al
Freeman Aug. "a. with several feat.
ures of note.
Inheritance tax collections OF s117,-
654.70 are shown by the state tax
commission for the fiscal year ending
June 30 last.
The South Dakota Potato Growers
association will be represented at the
state fair with a large exhibit OF
potatoes.
Ray Wright. of C~astlewood. was
struck by a bolt Of lightning and lives
to tell the story.
Five miles of water mains are to be
constructed in Mitchell this year.
A 10 per cent reduction on agricul.
tural lands in Codington county was
recorded generally throughout the
county, and a slight lowering a most
all personal property Is shown In the
tax report forwarded from Codington
at Pierre.
Charles e White. one of the best
known pioneers OF Edmunds county,
died suddenly In Ipswich. Up to a few
days ago he was active. He cast hi.