The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-02-09
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
Western Newspaper Union News s.r,ic..

law passed last October, which EN-
powers the president t., recommend
that the offices of both registrar and
receiver may be held by the same in
cumbent. Under this ruling John
Widlon, the present registrar, will as
sumo the duties and salaries OF both
offices on March II, 1922. j. A. Full
wider, the present receiver, will re-.
tire at that time.
The South Dakota Grain Growers
association, in annual convention in
Mitchell, passed resolutions fayoring
the st. Lawrence-Great Lakes-Atlan-
tic deep waterway The association
also went on record as opposed to
guaranteed railroad rates and undue
protective tariff on manufactured
goods. Resolutions demanding lower
freight rates and more rigid seed in
spection were passed.
The Rosebud Indians evidently de-
sire a little more self determination
in the management OF their reserva-
ton affairs, and have called a meet
ing to outline a policy of control with.
in the reservation, which they claim
they want to apply equally to all up
OF that reserve. -. .-. -
Francis J. Ulrich, aged 81 years, a
resident OF Moody county the past %
years, was found dead in his corn
field near Flandreau. Ulrich was en-
gagged in gathering his corn when he
was stricken with cerebral hemorr-
hage, causing his instant death.
In accordance with the result If a
recent election, when the voters Of
DeSmet authorized the issuance of
bonds for improving the local water
system and installing a sewer system,
steps will be taken to begin actual
work as soon as possible.
Organization of the Watertown Law
Enforcement league to combat the
b%ootlegging and gambling evils in
that city, has been perfected. TEN
porary officers, with the recomrnen-
dation that they be permanently Sc
Iected, were named.
Bonds OF $4,000 voted by the tax.
payers OF Wall for the construction of
a municipal waterworks system have
been sold at par, showing there has
been a substantial Improvement in
the bond market.
The WATERFOWL Gas company.
which supplies the people of Water
town with their gas supplies, an.
ounces a reduction OF % AS cents
per 1000 feet in the rate, effective
March L. ..
A course preparing students to take
the South Dakota examinations quail
flying for the title of certified public
accountant Will be given next year at
the University of South Dakota.
Fifteen conventions will be enter
months, according to announcements
made by the convention committee OF
the Huron commercial club.
The S-year-old daughter of Jacob
Losing, living 20 miles south of Mil.
Ter, caught fire in turning a damper
in the stove and was burned to death
after running out doors.
Robert McComb, a corn club mem
Der of Brookings county, last year
broke the record corn yield in South
Dakota by producing lis bushels OF
corn on one acre.
Corn will pass as cash at 80 cents
a bushel, 5 cents better than market
Nrlce. with merchants Of Redfield in
he purchase OF goods or in paying up
of old accounts.
The South Dakota Daughters of the
American Revolution will meet in
Huron the week of March 10 as the
guests of the Alexander Tedford chap
ter.
The Alpena commercial club is max
ing arrangements for a farmers insti-
tute and short course, which will be
held there February Z, s and Q.
The fine new consolidated school
building In Chester is now almost
"ompleted, and preparations are be-
ing made for a formal opening.
Fifteen of the buffaloes from the
Philip herd at Fort Pierre, will be
shipped to Kansas City to be placed
in a park at that place.
State Bank Examiner Hirning an
| HOuuCeS tue ChdIIcIlHS VI tHe SOHi-
munity State bank at L~esterville, with
a capital of $4,000.
The total cost OF teachers insti-
tutes in all OF the various counties OF
the state during 1921 amounted to
~$6,177.O3.
Arrangements have been made for
grading and grayeling nine miles of
road leading into Lennox from the
south.
Mystery surrounds the disappear
ance Of John Mohrer, a farmer living
northeast of Lake Preston.
A Business and Professional Wo-
mems club has been organized in
Yankton.
A new Klwanis club has been form
ed in Pierre.
The board Of commissioners OF
Yankton county has declined to reeede
from its recent action In cutting the
salaries of deputies and clerks in the
county offices, except In the case OF
one deputy who is handling the work
of two offices.