The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-19

nearly all the towns and cities alonS
the highway for a distance OF 500
miles. While the convention was
ostensibly called to discuss highway
welfare matters, 1t resolved itself al
most exclusively into a gathering to
consider plans for the building OF Q
Missouri river bridge at Chamberlain.
A sufficient amount OF financial sup.
port was pledged to raise the re-
CURED 100000 necessary to put the
bridge movement over and immediate
action will be taken to proceed with
the bridge building program as
rapidly as possible. 1t is determined
to have the bridge completed for
service within IS months.
Pierre.-The question Of coal rates
from Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky
mines, and from Lake Michigan docks
to points in South Dakota is to be
taken before a representative or the
interstate commission AT
Minneapolis commencing May ?. This
is on a complaint filed by the state
board OF railway commissioners. Other
issues in regard to northwest coal
rates will be assigned for hearing al
the same meeting and the South Da
kota commission will be represented
at this hearing.
Rapid City.-Rainbow trout TO the
number of 500, 900 have been received
here from the government fish hatch
cry at Spearfish. About 100000 OF the
largest trout at the state fish
hatchery in Rapid City have beer
shipped to the state park in thu
heart of the Black Hills, and o
will follow. At the state fish hatch
cry in this city a total of 2,000,O0e
brook trout, ranging in ages from 81,
weeks to two months, are in the
monster tanks.
Yankton.-The first section OF
Yankton county's proposed llo-milei
grayeled highway system has beer
completed and passed inspection. "
is a nine-miie stretch OF the, sun
shine highway from the west line OF
the county, through the town OF
L~esterviIle.
Huron.-South Dakota will need
over 1000 farm hands this spring
according to preliminary reports now
being compiled by the South Dakota
Farm Bureau federation, and a real
shortage exists here, as 1t seems te
exist in most of the neighborina
states.
Buffalo.-Navigation on the Little
4 Ag;,-1,,; x;ynr uyac nffiuiaIV nnanad
a few days ago when "Cap'n' G. w
jacobson, showed off" in his new
houseboat, the "Marmarth," bound
for Mobridge via Williston, Stanton
and Bismarck.
Armour.-The local lodge of the
Knights of Pythi&s has purchased the
abandoned Methodist E~piscopa
church building and workmen are
now busy overhauling the structure
preparatory 70 it's occupation by the
lodge.
Lead.-The city authorities have
decided to rebuild a monster pavilion
in the city park here, which recently
OF the great weight of snow which had
accumulated upon it, collapsed.
Plankinton.-The contract has been
awarded for the erection In Hooper
township, near here, Of what will be
one of the finest consolidated school
buildings in South Dakota. The struo
ture will cost. about $4,000.
Mitchell.-That the proposed pack.
ing plant being promoted in Mitchell
by the Independent Packing company
will not be allowed to be constructed
within the city limits, is the statement
of Mayor K. v. Bsbb.
Dell Rapids.-The 17-months-old
baby boy of Mr.. and Mrs. Bshenkamp,
who live on a farm west of Dell
Rapids, is in a critical condition as
the result OF falling into a pail Of
boiling water.
Miller.-The selection has been
made by the city council of a site
for the new city auditorium which Is
to be erected in Miller and the prop
erty has been purchased for the city.
Valley Springs.-A loss of between
$4,000 and &c., 900 was incurred here
when fire broke out in the Knutson
Hardware store building and totally
destroyed II and w other buildings.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES new electric
lights served over a high line were
turned on for the first time and
citizens notice a vast improvement
over their former service.
Watertown.-Two business blocks
in the heart of Watertown's business
district were wiped out by a blaze
which did over 5000, 900 damage to the
buildings and contents.
Kimball.-A bad prairie fire took
place In the pocket OF the Big Bend
district, near the Missouri river, and
quite q lot Of damage was done.
Lake Norden.-The local commun-
ity club Is doing unusually good work
for Lake Norden and the surrounding
farming country.
Labanon.-The board Of education
is completing plans for the erection
Of a new public school building here
this summer.
Brookings.-Search is being made
for Ollie Slocum, Of Brookings, who
has been mysteriously missing for
two weeks.
Huron.-ve-non c. Miller, former
sheriff Of Beadle county, who pleaded
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