The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-06-28
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

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Aberdeen.~ampbell county has
contributed $4,000 to the fund
for erecting the bridge over the
Missouri river at Mobridge. The
necessary funds were short that
amount and the Campbell county com.
missioners agreed to supply the
deficit. Plans are now complete for
the bridge, and all that is needed be-
for actual construction begins is
approval of the site and specific atoms
by the war department according to
members of the state highway com,
mission.
New Effington.-Tony Dahl, of New
Ellington, was instantly killed when
a W trench which he was IN,
gagged in digging caved in and buried
him under several tons of soft sand
Summit.-Ross Miller, aged ~ years,
who operated a feed barn here, while
respondent over his continued poor
health, hanged himself in his feed
barn. The body was not discovered
until about three hours later.
Pukwana.-So much mail is being
handled in Pukwana that it has be-
more extensive quarters for the post
office, and with that end in view lots
have been purchased and preparations
made for the erecting of a new post
office building.
Watertown.-To finance the con-
struction of the water filtration plant
at the municipal waterworks pumping
station at Lake Kampeska, the propo-
sition of issuing municipal bonds to
the extent Of S65,000 will be submitted
to a vote of WATERFOWL electors June
rs.
Yankton.-The bottom road west
Of Yankton along the Gladstone cliffs
through Smutty Bear bottom is
closed. Constant eltting Of the Mis-,
souri, river during the high water has
made the road unsafe.
Yankton.-Although rainy weather
has interferred with work on Yank.
tons 70 block paving program, good
progress is being made when possible
and already more than IL blocks have
been completed.
Wall.-Fossils Of the meso hippus.
Or three-toed' horse, ancestors of the
present domestic horse, have been
discovered in the Bad Lands west of
Wall by a party of Manchester college
Students.
Hereford.-The people Of Hereford
md vicinity are preparing to put on
an old fashioned Fourth of July cele.
bration and expect to draw a crowd
If old-timers from over a large terri.
tory.
Lake Norden.-Through action taken
by the local board of education an
enlarged high school is forcasted for
Lake Nordon with the commencement
of the fall and winter term next fall.
Mitchell.-The building committee
If the local Masonic lodge has let the
contract for the drawing Of plans for
the new 800, 900 Masonic temple,
which is to be built here this year.
MISUNDERSTANDING will be the
ext encampment city of the G. A,
r. and w. r. G. of South Dakota ii
was decided at the annual encamp,
ments of these two organizations.
Emery.-The excavation for the
basement Of the new Presbyterian
church has been completed and plans
for the new building are now being
sent to contractors for bids.
Buffalo.-The Harding County Woo
Growers Association was recently
organized at Buffalo with a member
ship of "a sheepmen from various
parts of the county.
Mitchell.-State Treasurer, w. S
O'Brien, estimates that the new South
Dakota cigaret tax, going into
effect July 1. will produce 100000 Of
revenue annually.
Rapid City.-In an election here the
proposition to issue 100000 worth Of
funding warrants to take up the old
Indebtedness OF the city was defeated
443 to So.
Lead.-Lead will celebrate the
Fourth of July this year. The cele
bration will be under the auspices Of
Homestake Post Of the American
Legion.
WORCESTERSHIRE city council ha:
taken up the project Of erecting a city
building, for which the voters at q
special election authorized bonds o.
$4,000.
washington Springs.-The next pro
ject which the washington Springs
Kiwanis club Is fostering is the con
struction of a tourist hut in the city
park.
Orient.-Small grain in this locality
is doing splendidly. The stand /:
uniform and the color is the best tha'
has been seen in several years.
Beresford.-Dr. A. v. Elliott, pho
neer physician, dropped dead on the
streets here. Death was due to hear
disease.
Colton.-The city council ha:
awarded the contract for the gravel
ing of five blocks Of Cotton streets.
Pierre.-Sheep shearing is general
iy under way all over the northwest
section Of Che state.
Pierre.-The county commissioner
have provided the money for the
erection OF the monument six miles
north Of the city to mark the centei
Of the state.
Custar.-A regular thieves den wa,