The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-01

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White river will be issued and work
VIII commence on a unique water.
works system. 1t is proposed to con.
struct a dam across the river, which
Will form a settling reservoir from
which the water for use for domestic
and fire protection purposes in White
River will be pumped. The water
will be pumped to the town with
electricity generated By the surplus
water that will go over the dam, and
the surplus electric energy gener.
ated I'VE that which is needed to
pump the water will be utilized to
supplement the present municipal
lighting system, which is entirely too
small and is overtaxed every day.
White River will be the first town in
South Dakota to obtain its electric
supply by Harvesting a sream.
NATURALIZATION county's road
bill for the coming season will be
considerably larger than it was last
year as a result of a revision of
prices just completed by the county
commissioners. Farmers who drag
roads are to be paid so cents a mile
this year, instead of ~ cents.
Tractors will draw so cents an hour,
instead Of 40; one man and a team
will get 60 cents an .hour. Patrolmen
on graded highways. WHO work three
horses, are to receive So cents an
| hour. r.
Willow Lakes.-The Clark County
Livestock Breeders association is
urging the state legislature to in.
crease its appropriation for the pur.
pose of indemnifying owners of tuber,
cular cattle for their loss that the
work of testing and eliminating
diseased cattle may progress rapidly
instead Of being brought to a stand.
still for lack of an appropriation to
carry the work along.
Deadwood.-As the result of several
recent conferences the members OF
the Deadwood board of education
have practically agreed upon plans
for a mammoth new school building
which it is planned to erect in the
city this year. 1t is estimated the
structure will cost about $2E0,000,
making it one of the finest and most
costly school buildings in western
South Dakota.
DeSmct.-paring the past season E
single local buyer paid farmers OF
this vicinity an aggregate of more
than $4,000 for live poultry alone,
Eggs marketed during that period
Brought the farmers as much more,
The poultry industry is yearly being
extended on the farms of the DeSmet
district and is proving very profitable,
Aberdeen.-District headquarters
for the railway mail service in South
areas in charge of a chief clerk will
be re-established in Aberdeen, accord,
| ing to word received from Senator
Thomas Sterling. The office was dis.
continued last fall after II years and
moved 10 the Twin Cities.
Flandreau.-In the belief that sugar
beets can success sfully be grown in
this (Moody) county, a number OF
farmers are becoming interested in
the matter and tests will be made this
year to determine If the soil and
climate of the county is suitable for
the production of this variety OF
beets.
Yankton.-That Mrs. Bridget Call.
ahan, aged II, Yankton pioneer, who
disappeared from her home here did
not fall into the Missouri river, but
may have persisted of exposure while
wandering on the Nebraska bottom
above Yankton, is the latest theory
of searchers.
Aberdeen.-Adjutant General w. A.
Halle of this city has received word
that the war department is seeking
a piece of land on a railroad line
in South Dakota suitable for training
the artillery corps OF the seventh
corps area, of which South Dakota is
a part.
Timber Lake.-Farmers north OF
here and some of the light sleepers in
town report earth tremors recently,
which shook their houses and sent
pots and PANS hurting from shelves,
The disturbance is attributed to a
slight earthquake of ONE kind.
Breokings.-Six thousand one hun
dred e~ighty-four purebred pigs were
raised last year by 7S2 South Dakota
boys and girls enrolled in the SOW
and litter club demonstration under
direction of the extention club spec
ialists at State college.
McIntosh.-A test oil well is to be
sunk in Corson county this spring,
according to reports. The company
that has been organized in the district
has purchased a standard drilling re
which will be on the ground within a
few days.
Milbank.-A petition signed by Mil
baak business men asking for lower
rates for electricity was filed with
the council. The council is now
working on the matter and will make
a rena-' later,
Rec Heights.-The First State bank
of Rec Heights will offer prizes for
a corn contes. which il is believed
will prove of great interest to farm
ers OF this locality.
Pollock-Articles of incorporation
have been filed at Pierre for the Pol
lock Hall incorporation to build a
town hall at that place with a capital
of IS .OOO.