The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-11-15

tia tax 299 per cent since 1912. The
figures include the state, counties,
cities over $500 population, towns,
and every other subdivision of the
state having power to incur debts,
collect revenues, and assess and levy
taxes.
Rapid City.-Through warfare
carried on under the direction of ths
county agent, the prairie dog popula'
ton OF Pennington county has suffer
ed a sharp decline during the past few
months. Many farmers have aided in
the work Of DISCRIMINATING prairie
dogs which are undermining their land
and eating up the grass. At the pres
ent time only a few prairie dog
towns" are in existence in the terri
tory west of the Cheyenne river.
Huron.-After trying for a month,
to devise some method by which the
81, 200, 900 plant of the Farmers Co
operative Packing company at Huron
could be put into operation, even the
most conservative member of the
board of the company now feels con-
fident that the way is open, and that
by next year the plant will be in full
operation with the control and owner
ship still in the hands of the present
stockholders.
Aberdeen-About sc per cent of all
the public high school pupils enroll
in commercial courses and about rs
per cen are definitely following COM
pNnroia1 nnnruaC oraarAinU 70 fi0nrnC
compiled by officials Of the Northern
Normal and Industrial school here.
More than IS per cent Of all the
students that leave high schools from
the seventh through the 18th grades,
enter commercial pursuits.
Pierre.-The campaign to ecu the
necessary funds to push the Standing
Butte oil test well through to a com
plete showing of this section of the
state has met with a statewide sup
port. There is yet a small amount to
be raised to make a ~3,000-foot test.
AS soon as the fund is assured ac-
tive operations again will be started
at the bottom of the present test hole.
Sioux Falls.-Senator Norbeck and
Congressman Williamson, as well as
Senator Sterling and Congressman
C~hristopherson and Johnson, of South
Dakota, will make an effort during
the coming session Of congress to have
the greater portion of the famous bad
lands region Of western South Dakota
designated a national park under the
name of Wonderland national park.
Sioux Falls.-Trapped in his little
home on wheels" on which he and
his wife were travelling about the
country, Walter A. Green, an it~inerate
painter, lately of Aberdeen, was
found burned to death when firemen
arrived on the scene and burst in the
door to the little home which had been
erected on an automobile chassis.
Pierre.-The Hughes county corn
show at the auditorium was evidence
chat this section of the state is able
to make a showing equal to any other
section in corr raising. The exhibits
brought in were good enough to at.
tract attention at any fair in the north.
west, and there were a number OF
exhibitors.
Pierre.-Jay II. Williams, former
commander of the American Legion.
department of South Dakota, who has
been reported as a candidate for
governor, denies that he is a candi-
date for governor, and that he neither
made nor authorized the recent an.
nouncement of his candidacy.
Observation-Disclosures 300
women working in 100 clubs will con
tinue the home extension club work
this year in Codington, Clark, Deuel.
and Hamlin counties, according to an
estimate mdae by Miss Laura Jones,
club extension worker in the four
counties.
Clark.-Clark county is using IL
new rural school buildings for the
first time. this fall. Contracts have
been let for -four more which will be
erected this season IL weather permits
n addition, two old buildings have
been completely remodeled.
Rapid City.-The Athletic club of
the local legion post has been official.
" r~einstated IN the good graces of
The state athletic commission and
may go ahead with it's Armistice Day
bouts.
Colome.-The Farmers Union OF
his place has decided to engage in
he elevator business and has taken
steps to purchase one of the local
elevators.
Trent.-Thirty-two residents OF
Trent took part in a crow hunt, which
,overed the territory surrounding
Trent. A total Of 26O crows were
killed.
Deadwood.-Three thousand persons
iscended Mt. Roosevelt near Dead,
wood this last year to visit the Theo.
lore Roosevelt memorial there.
Groton.-Chicken thieves, who piled
heir trade with such telling effects
last winter, have started their cam
)aign again this winter.
Bradley.-On October 26 the people
Of Bradley dedicated a fine new
school building.
Yankton.-The first steel has ar
lived for the Meridian Highway
bridge across the Missouri river at
Yankton.
Newell.-A, notice was posted on
The door Of the Newell State bank