The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-11-23

city will IN the near future sink q
number of test wells in an effort to
locate an adequate supply OF pure
water for the city's use. II is possible,
too, that the plan OF using water from
the Sioux river in connection with a
filtration plant will be investigated
by the city before any definite steps
are taken for securing a new water
supply.
Sturgis.-Meade county women are
dead In earnest for the enforcement
of law and for banishing from the
county the peddler of moonshine. A
representative group Of women select
ed from all the Protestant and Cath
Ollie churches are federated and or
ganlzed into a committee for law en-
forcement. They have circularixed
the entire voting strength of the oun
ty.
Pierpont.-Pierpont may continue
plans for building the high line to that
city from Andover as a result of a
recently. Previous to the hearing a
temporary injunction was granted
restraining the town Of fierpont from
having the high line built until the
hearing of the permanent injunction
in circuit court.
Vermillion.-The state contest for
young professional musicians; includ-
ing pianists, violinists and singers,
conducted under the direction of the
National Federation of Music clubs,
will be held some time between Feb
ruary Is and March 80, 1928. The
winner in each class will compete in
the national contest in Asheville, N.
c., next June.
Bryant.-Good progress Is being
made in the work of transforming and
improving the interior of the local
opera house, which will be made into
one of the finest and most comfort
able play houses in this part of the
state. The opera house was purchased
by the local American legion and will
be headquarters for the members
Chamberlain.-Much interest is be-
ing taken in efforts to raise from the
Missouri river a big railway locomo-
tive, which went into the river with
several cars when the tTestle bridge
collapsed last June. 1t is estimated
that 1t will cost $4,000 to salvage the
locomotive. Expert divers from the
Pacific coast are Delng employed.
Pierre.-The state highway com.
mission in considering the proposed
Mitchell cutoff highway is working
along a new line between this city
and Rousseau, to keep back from the
river hills and run the line east al
most to Rousseau before dropping il
down to the river grade between that
point and DeFrey.
Barnard.-A town of only SO In
habitants with me of the finest con-
%solidated schools in the northwest.
Such has been accomplished at Bar
nard by cooperation between the town
ship Of Oneota and a part of Barnard
where a magnificent school building
of 81 rooms has been erected at a cost
of $50, 0O0.
Milbank.-The survey of a proposed
pipe line by which the city of Milbank
expects to get a supply of water from
a point one mile west Of Twin Brooks
has been completed. The water can
be conveyed into a reservoir here by
gravity and thus do away with the
expense Of pumping
Badger.-Although Badger Is one Of
the smallest towns of the state, II
will have one Of the most up-to-date
electrical distributing systems In the
eastern part of the state as the result
of issuing bonds OF $4,000 for the
construction of a high line and dis.
tributing system.
Madison.-A raid Of several cottages
at Lake Madison netted the officials
three stills. 20 gallons of finished
product and soc gallons of mash.
This is the largest haul made in this
locality In several months. Two men
have been arrested.
Neutrality-suspicious. and former
students of the University of South
Dakota will hold their annual banquet
this year at Pierre ON November q.
The affair is held In connection with
the state teachers association meet
ing.
Spencer.-Owing to the fact that
orders have ceased coming in. and
that cars are hard TO get, the Spencer
quarry has closed operations for the
winter. This throws about IS men
out OF employment.
Aberdeen-The music department
at the Northern normal and industrial
school has perhaps evinced a
greater activity or showed more prom
Use than at the opening Of its present
season.
Yankton.-Plans for an outdoor
play, to be staged In Yahkton's
nattrai Greek theatre this winter. are
being made by a number Of young
persons here interested in dramatic
art
Flandreau.-Miss Belle Mead. of
this city, has retired from her duties
at the government Indian school in
this city. with which she has been
connected for a period Of 80 years.
Pferre.-Ranchers south OF Rapid
City-have harvested q good crop of
alfalfa seed this year and are selling
II on the local markets for Is cents