The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-08-10
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.

atives companies IN South Dakota Is
the Farmers Elevator company, which
conducts an elevator IN Wentworth.
Reports made at the annual meeting
Of the stockholders show that during
the past year the company received
22,232 bushels OF barley. l9l, 900
bushels OF wheat. l09, GOT bushels OF
oats. l36,412 bushels of corn. 7,7S0
bushels OF flax, l,036 bushels of rye In
the neighborhood Of $4,000 was paid
TO farmers for grain and seeds
Reports just compiled show that
Gregory is one of the great primary
grain markets of the Rosebud country.
According to the reports there was
marketed at the three elevators here
between May /, 1921, and May 1, 1922.
a total of So, 1929 bushels of wheat and
1852. 925 bushels OF other grain. These
figures do not include the vast
quantities of wheat purchased by the
Touring mill in Gregory.
A recent political development In
South Dakota is the announcement
hat Harry l.. Candy, democratic nom.
inee for congress in the Third district
embracing that part of South Dakota
west of the Missouri river, has de.
clined TO make the race and has tend
cred his resignation. Business
reasons are given as the cause of his
resignation.
A needle which entered the foot Of
the little 6.year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. B. Ferris, Of Draper. emerged
from the boys back. The boy was
taken to a sanitarium in Chamberlain
for treatment of a peculiar sore spot
on his back Upon opening the skin.
a piece Of q beading needle was found,
The counties of the state paid out a
good many dollars the past year in
bounties on crows, magpies and go.
piers. Most Of this went to boys
who were after the bounties. One
county. Jones. reports having paid out
s205 on this class Of bounties for the
fiscal rear just ended.
One shearing outfit near Faith has
closed its work for the season after
shear!nS 2s,9oo sheep. The wool pro.
duction Of that county Is heavy and
the shearing outfit in question is only
one of several which have been at
work in the eastern part of Meade
county this summer.
The Miller creamery reports ship
ment of four cars of butter during the
month of June. These o u cars were
all shipped to Boston. The creamery
Is also doing a large business in manu-
featuring ice cream for Miller and
surrounding towns.
While several citizens looked on
five armed bandits drove up to the
Holabird State bank, forced entrance
10 the building, dynamited the safe
and escaped with $500 in cash and
nearly $4,000 in notes. bonds and
mortgages.
Fire, which is supposed to have
originated from a spark that had been
smouldering for some time ear the
boiler or in a pile Of coal, destroyed
the creamery at white Lake, causing
q loss Of $4,000 with insurance Of
$4,000.
Figures compiled at the Aberdeen
postoffice show that during the last
calendar year the office had total
gross receipts Of sl73.S4S SIS. this be
ing an increase Of nearly s100. 900 over
the report of 10 years ago.
Total receipts from the one cent a
gallon tax on gasoline used on the
highways Of the state for the first
six months of 1922 amounted to $2l1.
1909. according to the records OF
the state auditor.
Purses totaling $4,000 will be
offered in the racing vents at the
interstate fair. which is 10 be held in
Lennon this fall The program will
include automobile. harness and run
ming races
After setting off five charges Of
nitroglycerin in al attempt to force
open the vault. robbers who broke in
to the bank Of Kingsburg were forced
to go away without any loot.
Harold Benham. Swear cid son of
Stone Benham, a rancher living IL
miles northeast NJ Dupree. was burned
TO death in a fire which totally des
troved the Benham home
WATERFOWL has been selected by
the board Of directors Of the South Da
kota Farmers Grain Dealers associa
ton as the location for its annual con
vention ext winter.
Poles are being set for the electric
line from all Aberdeen plant to Groton.
which will provide the residents OF
Groton with electric lights and with
electricNpower.
The Potter county fair is now an
assured fact. and the dates Of the first
fair have been definitely set for Sep
TENDER Is and 20 at Gettysburg
The American legion. of Wolsey,
will have a sports day on August 10.
All kinds Of athletic events have been
arranged.
VIM Janke. a clerk In a store at
Scotland. was drowned in the Jim
river at the Maxwell colony dam.
Librarians OF South Dakota will
gather In Yankton Oct 2. 3 and 4 for
instruction in library institute work.
and Immediately upon the close OF
this the State Library association will
open its sessions. continuing through
Saturday. Oct Z.
Work on the Interior decorating
Cf the corn palace In Mitchell now Is