The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-06-14

ance with recent action of the stock
holders, who confirmed the sale made
by the officers Of the local company.
Canton.-As the result of a mass
meeting a committee from the cham
Der OF commerce is soliciting pledges
of SIS from good roads men to have
the Atlantic Yellowstone-Pacific high
way come south from Sioux Falls and
then u east from here to Inwood
Iowa, to join the North Iowa pike.
Chamberlain.-In accordance with
the result Of a ecent special cleo.
ton, when a majority of the voters OF
Chamberlain voted in favor of issuing
bonds of S25, 900 for the construction
Of a new city hall building, steps are
being taken for the early commence
ment Of the work Of construction.
Hayti.-At a meeting held here by
school officers from different districts
of Hamlin county the matter Of teach
ers' salaries was discussed. A resolu-
tion finally was adopted recommend
ing that there be no change in the
present schedule of teachers salaries.
Bonesteel.-Within two hours after
she had received her graduation Ger.
tificate at the high school commence
ment here, Miss Marie Taskey re-
ceived another c~ertificate-a marri.
age certificate. She was married to
Robert Spitzenberger.
Aberdeen. - Aria Markin was in
stantly killed and J. V. Nord was in.
jured when the car in which they
were riding swerved in a newly gray.
eled road west Of town and crashed
into a ditch, turning over a number
of times.
Waubay. The total number OF
births in South Dakota for the month
of April is reported as 1907 by p. B.
Jenkins, epidemiologist, Of the state
board Of health here, and h total
number Of deaths for the same month
was SIS.
Huron. A Presbyterian summer
conference for young people and lead.
ers of young people, of the kind con.
Quoted by the Presbyterian church
over the entire nation, is to be held
dl IL NoilCSS oh Juig 'iV'
Canton.-Burglars entered the Stan
dard Oil service station, broke the
safe open and escaped with $50 in
cash. The Forsmo garage was also
entered and some accessories stolen
from the cars being repaired.
Miller.-A construction company al
Huron has been awarded the contract
to construct a city auditorium in Mil
Ter, which, will cost about $50, 900
The work of construction will com
mence in the near future.
Scotland.-The board Of education
has decided to call an election to de
eide on the selling OF a $4,000 school
ing a new school building. The cleo
ton date is June 26.
Vermillion. - Three hundred and
twenty-five species and subspecies o.
birds have been recorded in South
Dakota by Profs. William H. Over
and Craig S. Thomas of the University
of South Dakota.
Miller.-All small grain in this vi
cinity is looking well. Fields OF al
falfa look fine and pasturage Is album
dant. Potatoes and early garden
stuff are making rapid progress.
Rapid City.-At a meeting here o.
representatives of the Modern Wood
men Of America lodges Of the Blacl
I Hills, 1t was decided to hold a conven
, ton at Rapid City, August 27.
Webster.-An elaborate program o
, racing and other events is being ar
, ranged for an auto racing meet which
I is scheduled to be held On the fail
) grounds in Webster June e.
Pierre.-A total damage OF S177,67l
l resulted from 65 fires in the Is Soutl
: Dakota counties reporting to STATE
, Fire Marshal w. N. Van Camp for thu
/ month of March, 1929.
Armour.-A drive for membership
. put on by the women's auxiliary OF tn
American Legion of this city, haj
just closed, with a total Of 205 mem
bers On it's books.
Madison Mr.. and Mrs. Angus
: Zimmerman, Lake county pioneers VIII
3 reside on a farm near Madison, cele
brated their Goth wedding anniver
sary recently.
Observation-Disclosures are beinI
: completed for the annual picnic an
celebration of the old settlers Of thi
: district, which is to be held in DeSme
June IL.
Yankton.-David E.. Lloyd, sc, TO
many years a leader in the republical
party in the state, and prominent Il
Masonic circles, died at his hom
here.
Smithwick. - Albert Kintoff, VIII
lives six miles southwest OF here, wa
buried alive and smothered to dealt
Il while trying to dig out a nest of COY
otes.
Watertown.-A children's weei
with executive committees of tn
churches participating to compiet
plans, will be held here June IL to Il
Salem.-A Fourth of July celebrs
: tion will be held in Salem this yea,
according to plans formulated by tn
business men here.
Rosholt.-Eling Ellingson, a farme
Z residing six miles southwest Of here
committed suicide by shooting him
self with a rifle.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. has activel
entered as a candidate for selectio
as the place for holding the annus
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