The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-02-15
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS or THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA

Lodgepole, an inland community in
the Lennon district. The institution,
Notwithstanding that it is located in
a town many miles from a railroad, is
doing a thriving bushes and is more
prosperous than many similar institu-
tons located In railroad towns.
Oacoma.-A force of men from
Oacoma have concluded the work of
replacing a washed out span of a
bridge across the White river, south
of Oacoma. Building a 60-foot span of
a bridge at this time of the yea is
considered quite a feat. The re-
placing Of the span has caused travel
across the bridge to be resumed.
Rapid City.-With litigation out
of the way, it is expected that within
a few days final arrangements will be
made for the construction near Rapid
City Of the 81, 900. 900 s~tate-owned
cement manufacturing plant, which
was authorized by the legislature and
by a vote of the people of the state.
Milbank.-The Milbank board of
education has called a special election
for February 81 to submit a bond
Issue to the voters. The purpose of
the bond issue is to enable the board
to cooperate with the city council in
the erection of a 500, 900 modern high
school building.
White Lake.-Contracts have been
let for a new sewer and waterworks
system to be constructed in White
Lake at once. Bonds Of $4,000 for
sewer construction and $4,000 for
a waterworks plant, were voted some
time ago and sold recently.
Wall-The ice harvest has COM
menced in earnest and the merchants
are filling their ice houses with a
fine grade ranging from IA to 10
inches thick. There evidently will not
be a repetition of the ice shortage ex-
p~erienced last year.
Yankton.-Pontoon bridge service
across the Missouri river has been re-
sumed here, colder weather making
the ice more secure and permitting re-
placement of the boats which were re-
moved, in part, when a possible break
up threatened.
Watauga.-The farmers and bust
ness men of Wautauga have organized
a community club to boost the work
for the betterment of Watauga and
vicinity and for the development OF
the community and village.
Burke.-H. A. Matson, Of Burke
received a check for $1,000 from the
international Harvester company as
winner of a contest open to all dealers
in the state. for the largest volume
of sales over last year.
Viborg.-First honors in the Custer
Battlefield Hiway song contest went
to Viborg and South Dakota when
James A. Sanaker of viborg, won first
prize with his composition, Your
Way and My Way"
Vermillion.-The resignation OF
Willis e. Johnson, president OF South
Dakota State college, was accepted
by the state board Of regents. The
resignation becomes effective July
/, 1923.
Flandreau.-The Flandreau com
mercial club is working on an ex-
tensive road building program. which
will be pushed to a successful conclu-
sion during the spring and summer.
Aberdeen.-Plans are now nearly
completed for the annual convention
of the South Dakota State Sunday
School association convention, to be
held in Aberdeen on May Is to IL.
Observation-Disclosures statements OF
the three PukwaDa banks show that
the total deposits are s959.56 This
Ia probably the largest amount ever
shown by the Pukwana banks
Arlington.-Corn picking is about
finished in this district, the work
having been prosecuted at intervals
during the winter. The yield is about
40 per cent of normal.
Groton.-The district Knights of
Pythias convention VIII be held in
Groton on February 10, and a great
outpourng of knights from over the
territory Is expected.
Canova-Locai railway records
show that during the past year there
was a pronounced increase in the
shipments of farm products compared
with the year 1921.
Arlington.-Up to the close Of 1922
there were a total Of 5000 cans OF
cream shipped from here over the
Chicago 4 Northwestern railway
alone.
Scotland.-Arthur S~chweinfurth was
painfully burned when he lighted a
match to see how much gasoline
there was in a barrel.
Aberdeen.-For the second year, II
Is claimed, Aberdeen viii lead the
state in the matter Of street improve
ments.
Groton.-The Mary Haywood school,
located . Terney, was completely
destroyed by fire.
Keldron -Keldron has organized
Community club.
Chamberlain-Durfng the bien-
alum ended June 80, 1922. there were
Ie boys and girls paroled from the
state training school at Plank,nton
according I the biennial report OF G
8. Powers, state parole officer, made
public have.
Beresford.-A loss Of several thou.
sand dollars resulted from a fire on
the farm OF John Il. Erickson, south
81 Begesford. The fire is supposed Ia