The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-10-25
NEWS Ct TIE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF TIE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.

Can tIchet. In MS announcement ne
stated that IL elected he intended to
align himself with those senators
who ARE making a heroic fight for
the rights of the people, and pledges
he will work to the best of his ability
with other senators not only for
better agriculture but to put it on a
plane with other industries and com
nercial interests
White River.-It is officially an
nounced that on November 2 a new
rural mail route, to serve the territory
east of White River, will be establish
ed. The carrier will depart from
White River on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday of each week and return
the same day. About 20 families,
who heretofore have practically been
without mail facilities, will be bene.
fitted.
.Mitchell.-Farmers In the vicinity
Of Mitchell are starting their corn
husking, with the general average Of
prices for the work about 6 cents a
bushel. A few farmers are paying a
little more than 6 cents, but with the
favorable weather conditions and with
the good yield of corn, the farmers
are finding that there is a sufficient
supply of men to be had at that wage.
Sioux Falls.-Location Of the state
bridge over the Missouri at Chamber
lain has definitely been decided up
n In the bottom of the river at this
point a chalk rock bluff extends out
about 400 feet. One of the piers will
be built on this bluff. The other three
ain piers will be sunk to the chalk
rock approximately 40 feet below the
bottom of the river.
Chamberlain. w. Batcheller of
Mission Hill was reelected president
of the Farmers Union in South Dako-
ia at the annual convention held in
Chamberlain, attended by more than
800 delegates. other officers elected
are G. E. Barnes, Hand county, vice
president; e. H. Sauber, Yankton,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Mitchell.-Ideal weather conditions,
superlative attractions and an adj
vertising campaign which exceeded
anything ever tried before, resulted in
a net profit for the corr palace this
year of $1,000, a record for all corn
palaces, according to a report made
by w. Fl. King, manager of the palace.
Castlewood.-In accordance with
the result of a special election held
here, steps will be taken to construct
an electric transmission line, sub
stations and a distributing system in
Castlewood, the voters having author
ICED the issuance Of bonds of $4,000
for the purpose.
Lead.-Abe Aladale was discovered
dead in his room with a gun shot
wound In his breast. No one had
heard the shot. The %coroner's jury
rendered a verdict of death by gun
shot, self inflicted, accidental. .
Observation-Disclosures Parliament, ~
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Parliament, of Castlewood,
died of injuries sustained when an
automobile turned turtle on the road
from Castlewood to Hayti.
Wagner.-Dorothy, the f~our-year,old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Nc
Kiness, was instantly killed when her
brother got hold of a one-barreled
shotgun, and accidently shot her in
the head.
Oacoma.-The Oacoma-Iona bridge,
which was carried out by high water
in the big White river during the
summer, has been replaced and traffic
across the bridge has again been re-
sumed.
Cnester.-An elaborate program has
been prepared for a fair and dairy ex-
position, which will be held in Chester
October II. The fair and exposition
Is being sponsored by the Booster
club.
Lemmon.-E. j. Ziltz, of Lennon,
reports that he realized an income of
500 per acre from a tract of 10 acres
on his farm in this district. The 10
acre tract was sown to sweet clover.
PIERCE. o. Benson has been ap-
pointed examiner in charge of the
Farmers Security bank of Peever,
which has been taken over by the
state bsnking department.
Hayti-The construction work on
tho nigh electric line from Badger to
Hayti, after being IN progress during
the past three months, has been com
pieted.
South Shore-Fire of undetermined
origin destroyed a large part of the
business section of South Shore
causing a loss estimated at $3.50, 900.
Mitchell.-Mitchell will be host to
the 1923 state sale and meeting o:
the South Dakota Holstein-Fresian as
ISOLATION October Is.
Reliance.-A number Of the farmers
of the eastern part Of Lyman county
met here and organized a cooperative
shipping association.
T~yndall-It now is assured that
TyndaE will have a new creamery in
the near future.
Mitchell.-A bond OF $400, 900 was
given by the Mitchell Trust company
as executors Of the will of the late
William M. Smith, late Mitchell bank
er. sets a record in Dawson county, as
1t Is the largest ever filed here.
Pierre.-The report OF the govern
ment weather bureau at this city
places the precipitation for Septem-
Der at LII inches, which was above
$500