The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-06-15
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.

strongly ag1tating an innovation in
the form of a high-powered radio
phone to receive concerts, speeches.
sermons and other features broad.
ca sted through the air by the large
stations in the twin cities. Denver.
Chicago, Catalline Islands and other
sections OF the country.
Extensive improvements are being
made to the property OF the Eagle
Bird Mining company. which owns
valuable mining ground e Dead.
wood. The contract has been awarded
for an additional 500 feet of tunnel
The mine now is operating a full
force Of men
The state hospital for the insane
in Yankton has purchased a 10 acre
tract OF land across the James river
from the hospital park. and will add
1t to the present park. New facilities
for the enjoyment of the asylum
patients are being added to the park.
A through test for oil in the Bixby
district, the starting point of the oil
boom two years ago., will be made
this summer for the first time. The
territory being inaccessible by rail.
road, drilling equipment has never be-
tore been brought in.
That the Missouri slope section OF
the state will have an opportunity to
harvest a good crop of prairie hay the
coming summe appears to be certain
from the reports which come from all
along the valley to the north line OF
he state.
An effort is being made to revive
he Moody county old settlers asso.
cation, which embraced as members
hose who located in the county in
he late '70s. II is planned to reor-
:anize and have annual meetings and
,icnics.
:. Mrs. James Bankson, 40, wife Of a
etired farmer, living at Canton, end.
I'd her life by throwing herself under
he wheels of the locomotive hauling
1 freight train as II passed on the
racks heal the Bankson home.
Tax anticipation warrants, sold last
December. totaling $1,000, 900, have
Teen paid off, leaving the state with
,ut obligations OF this nature. accord
ne to an announcement by State
treasurer William O'Brien.
A final search by friends for the
,ody OF Joseph Davis, a rancher living
m Firesteel creek nea Mobridge,
Who disappeared two months ago.
allied to disclose Tn clues as to the
ate of the missing a
Gov. McMaster has r~eappointed
Thomas j. Hunt, OF Philadelphia, as
commissioner of deeds FOR the state
" South Dakota in the state OF Penn
lylvania. His term is for a period OF
our years.
After As years of service as justice
" the peace, C. Won Woehrmann, of
Hin City, has relinquished the office.
He assumed the duties OF justice of
he peace in Hill City in 1877.
Carl Steiner. who has lived alone
IN a farm in the Gettysburg district
,or the past 80 years. bled to death
~ the result, it is believed, Of being
INJURED by some of his horses.
The officers Of the Clay County
Fair association are having a number
" improvements made at the county
air grounds in Vermillion, in prep
,ration for the annual fair.
Good progress Is being made in h
work OF installing a new waterworks
system at Hitchcock. An elevated
:ank will be constructed, to give the
necessary pressure.
Preliminary work has commenced
on the construction of a Catholic
church in P~lankinton. The old church
building will be utilized for a parochi-
al school,
The stage is being set for the 3Sth
annual convention of the South Da-
xota Firemen's association, which will
meet in Madison on June 10. IA. Is
and 16.
BY a majority OF one the voters of
Hudson, at a special election. author
zed the issue OF $4,000 in bonds for
,nlarging the school facilities of the
own.
The boys and girls of the farm
hubs of the counties of Hughes. Sully.
Potter. Stanley. Lyman and Jones will
neet I'm Pierre the last week in June.
The dates for a two-day community
celebration and sports day In Iroquois
a v been changed from July 8 and 4
/ July Is and IA.
A chicken with four complete legs
Is a freak reported at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Peterson. who live
rear Beresford.
Gov. McMaster has commenced a
hree weeks tour OF the state, talking
before graduating classes in several
high schools.
A carload OF pure bred Guernsey
,attle was recently imported for dis
tribution among Union county farm
srs.
The board Of education Of Beresford
has decided to cut the teachers sal
aries by 10 per cent.
The Colon family OF mother. father
and son. OF Aberdeen. who is Is years
OF age. were committed to the state
hospital for the insane at Yankton
after a thorough investigation OF one
u the qu~eerest cases to come before
the insanity authorities OF the state.
James B. Kelly. of Sioux City. la.
,vas hound ovar m tho 0cfoher farm I