The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-10-04
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.

put In on the trail nOrtn OF SIOUX
Falls, where the traffic is probably
the heaviest on any highway in the
state, and while it will be only about
q mile, it will be used as a test of the
cost and durability of concrete for
highway construction in. this state.
Sturgis.-Upon completion OF the
road building program now under
way, Sturgis will have streets as good
as any city in the Black Hills, it is
said. Several streets are being Gov
cred with a heavy layer of crushed
rock, overlaid with a finer mixture of
the same substance. All of the side
streets are being graveled.
Pierre.-GOv. w. II. MCMaster wants
to know what wal mother in the state
suffered the greatest loss in the
world war in order to send her as
delegate to the War Mothers con-
~vention at Kansas City, Mo, during
the first week in October, at the ex-
pense of the governors state fund.
Faith.-The fall term of high school
has opened in a costly new high
school building which recently was
completed. The enrolment for the
first week showed an increase of %
over the enrolment for the cores
ponding period in the fall Of 1922.
Belle Fourche.-C. l.. Doody, n of
the old timers in this county and also
one OF the wealthiest, died very sud
denly at his home in this city. He
was injured in a runaway while OPP
Grating a hay rake or his ranch sew
eral miles in the country.
Hayti.-Following the plan OF re-
t%renchment adopted by other counties,
the county commissioners of Hamlin
county have pared a total Of $4,000
from the tax levy for the coming
year as compared with the levy for
the current year.
Pierre.-The growth Of alfalfa acre
age in this state is shown in the ag-
ricultural statistics compiled by the
state tax commission The acreage by
years for the past three years is: 1921,
8 4,O72; 1922, 518,351; and for 1923,
3,941.
Volin.-Volin will be greatly bene-
fitted as the result of the county com
missioners deciding to gravel the
road from the Washington Highway
north through Mission Hill, and then
east through Violin to the Clay county
line.
Yankton.-Tentative plans for the
half million dollar new section OF the
Masonic Temple in Yankton. prepared
at the direction of the Scottish Rite
Temple Association, are IN display at
the Temple for discussion.
INSTRUMENTATION now has the
only pontoon bridge on the Missouri
river. This interesting fact has been
brought about by the pontoon bridge
at Mobridge having been given up
after a lot of trouble.
Rapid City-Good progress is being
made in the work of installing near
Rapid City the s~tate-owned cement
manufacturing plant, for which the
people of the state authorized bonds
of $4,000, 900.
Lead-A five-dollar gold nugget
has been washed out near here at
Gelena, on Bear Butte creek. by John
B. Sheehan. Mr.. Sheehan is an old
time miner who has returned to phcer
mining.
Yankton.-Two bad men are in the
Yankton county Jail, believed by au'
thorities to be members Of a gang
responsible for a series Of robberies
and other crimes in this part of the
state.
Faith.-A tourist house that was
erected on the Faith tourist campaign
grounds Was utilized by hundreds OF
tourists during the summer and prov
ed a great convenience to them.
Elk Point.-South Dakota is taking
steps to improve state trunk highway
No. so which leads into Sioux City
over the Big Sioux bridge, by gravel
ing the surface this fall.
Oacoma.-While excavating on a
cut of the highway project east OF
town, the graders unearthed three
human skull and other bones OF
human skeletons.
Oral.-After efforts extending over
several years this place now has a
new railway depot, an improvement
which had been badly needed fol
many years.
Chamberlain.-This city was
plunged in darkness as the result OF a
fire which totally destroyed the
power plant of the city lighting
system.
Pierre.-The question OF securing
locations for small parks in the ce!
trail part Of town is one which IS be
ing discussed in this city.
Flandreau.-The business women Of
~Flandreau have organized what will
be known as the Business Girls club
Pierre.-There are more and more
hunting licenses being applied for in
all of the counties of the state.
Watertown.-South Dakota potato
growers are advancing their prosperi
ty by marketing their products under
the trade name of Sunshine through
the South Dakota Potato Growers Co
operative exchange, with head
quarters here.
Pierre.-The large flock OF gulls
which appear over the South Dakota
grain fields following each harve It
appear to be more numerous this ial
han in past seasons. Great clouds o
ban ORC occurring fha pif OVpr grain