The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-01-18
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS or THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
Western Newspaper Union New, Service.

Science club.
McLaughlin.-A permanent Nc
Laughlin Fair association has been
organized.
Aberdeen.-The annual convention
OF the South Dakota Telephone asso-
citation will be held in Huron, January
II to 10.
Presho.-Presho voted, ITS to 20, in
favor of lights, in a recent election.
Bids will be advertised at once for
the $4,000 bond issue authorized.
Sioux Falls, S. D.-Articles of in
corporation have been filed for Van
Brunt-Crossan company to handle
automobiles at Sioux Falls, capital
S125, 900.
Sioux Falls.-Farmers again in 1922
led all other classes in South Dakota
for petitions in bankruptcy filed with
the clerk of the United States court
in Sioux Falls.
Beresford.-Fire completely des-
troyed the City hotel here causing a
loss estimated at upward of $4,000,
upon which there was insurance Of
between $4,000 anG 10000.
Florence.-A drive to reduce the
number Of foxes, wolves and rabbits
roaming the country northwest of
Florence had been decided on by the
farmers OF the neighborhood.
Leal.-The new sawmill of the
Homestake Mining company at Buck
thorn has become the center of quite
q lifftn nttlnrnnnf uyhsnh Sc ot fhn
present time one of the busiest in the
Black Hills.
Isabel-With the very favorable re-
port given by the state geologist in
his bulletin No. 9 and the oil strike
at Lennon, Isabel may expect a con
siderable activity in the oil business
the coming year.
Centerville.-No trace has been
found of unknown bandits who en-,
tered the place of business of Gunder
son & Rist, in this city, and escaped
with tires, spark plugs, tools, etc,
valued at about $500.
Volga.-Robins in South Dakota
Christmas day and still here, are re-
ported by several prominent Volga
citizens of undisputed ~veracity,
strange as this may seem for South
Dakota at this time of the year.
Yankton.-Yankton's new ice skat-
ing rink, built up by the sprinkling
process on the lawn in Garfield park,
Is proving more of a success than an
ticipated, and it is being %patronized
night and day by adults as we'll as
children.
Madison.-The vital statictics re:
port for the month of November
shows that there were but three
deaths in Lake county as compared
with the large total of 80 births.
Eight marriages were all that were
recorded for the month.
noland.-Shipments of poultry from
Dcland have been unusually heavy
during the past few months. In a
period OF nine months a Doland pro-
duce company paid to farmers of this
district an aggregate of more than
100000 for poultry, eggs and cream.
Iroquois.-As the result of several
recent mass meetings of business
rnen and other residents, a commu-
nifty club has been organized in Iro-
quois, with a large charter member.
ship. The club will at once com.
mence work on projects designed to
benefit ~Iroquois and the surrounding
farming district.
Volin.-Farmers in the vicinity of
Violin are three to one in favor of the
proposed county gravel road system,
according to the vote taken at a
meeting. This is the proposal to
connect all the towns in the county
by gravel roads and bring gravel high
ways within three miles of practically
every quarter section of land in the
county,
S.sseton.-Iuformation advanced
during a meeting in Sisseton of dairy
farmers of this (Roberts) county
shows the dairy industry is making
rapid advancement in the county. The
county agent secured the butterfat
records for the past IL months, which
shows that 2o5,379 pounds of butter.
fat was shipped out of Sisseton dur.
irg that period
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farm near B~ridgewater to one of the
oil kings of the states of the south.
west is the change in condition of Carl
Degner, who is well known in Bridge
water. Friends here have received a
telegram stating that what Is believed
to be one of the largest producing oil
wells ever brought in was struck on
property belonging to Degrer.
Lemmon.-Over on the Standing
Rock reservation is one Of the most
rapidly growing villages in the state
A few years ago this village was little
more than a whistling post and to-
day it is an attractive little city with
a thriving brick and tile factory, q
full uota OF business houses and a
flour mill is under construction. This
city in the making is Watauga, about
80 miles east OF Lennon on the main
line of the Milwaukee.
Murdo-That the Milwaukee road
Is Anticipating a big increase In bust
ness over the Chamberlain Rapid
City line is evidenced from the fact
that the road is substituting CT
engines for the ca type which have
heretofore been used. The larger en-.
gins will handle 500 tons more
freight than the old type. II is under
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