The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-07-19

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while the full force struck Piedmont,
the government Indian school, nea
Rapid City, and the region near Her.
mosa. In some places the storm was
accompanied by a furious wind. Small
grain was laid flat, the loss on the
farm of the Indian school alone being
estimated at $500.
Chamberlain.-The increase In the
price OF wool, which 10Y ranges from
40 to As cents per pound is proving of
great benefit to the sheep ralsers OF
South Dakota, especially those OF the
extreme western part of the state, who
are engaged in the sheep raising in
dustry on a large scale, many OF them
numbering their flocks by the thou
sands.
DeSmet.-One of the biggest prob
lens before the county commissioners
OF Kingsbury county this year is that
of a bridge across Lake Preston,
northeast of the city. They were pc
titioned by farmers in that vicinity
some time ago and the construction
has been under consideration the past
year.
Observation-Disclosures of dollars of
damage was done to property and
crops here when Deadwood and vi
entity was hit by a cyclone. The
twister ~uprooted large trees, threw
telephone poles across streets, and
followed by a heavy hail storm caused
much additional damage to crops.
Mitchell.-Farm labor conditions in
this section of the .sttae have shown
considerable improvement in the last
few weeks. Labor is more plentiful
than it has been at any time since
spring. Farmers are paying from 500
a day to $50 a month and ROOF and
board for hands.
Worthing.-It has been suggested
that a petition be, circulated, securing
a sufficient number Of signers to prop
erly and lawfully place the question
of a drainage or sewer system for
Worthing before the voters and then
to proceed as rapidly as possible.
Hayti.-The town board of Hayti
has awarded the contract for the in
stalling of an electric distributing sys.
tenn in the city. The installing Of the
system will cost $4,000. Work will
start as soon as material is on the
ground.
Yankton.-Ehe Meridian Highway
Bridge company won a decision in the
courts of Nebraska, which in effect
declares that stock subscriptions are
a valid debt and can be collected from
the property of the subscriber.
Parker.-Lightning played a queer
trick here during a storm when a bolt
knocked a six foot hole in the wall
of a grain elevator and made its exit
through the opposite wall after
smashing a similar hole.
acknowledgements of 1--we.
stock from Alexandra during the past
few weeks have been heavier than
for a number of years, from 10 to Id
carloads of cattle and hogs being sent
to market each week.
Elk Point. w, Coyerdale, secre
tary of the farm bureau federation,
has been secured to speak at the an
nual picnic of the Union county farm
bureau, which will be held August "a,
at the county farm.
Pierre.-The. record in the state
automobile department shows that the
fees received on the automobiles and
trucks which have been licensed in
the state for the first half of the year
1923, is 1888, 1856.
White.-The annual report of the
White Shipping association, a coop.
erative concern, shows that during the
past rear the association shipped 12s
carloads of livestock, for which 1854,
TOT was received.
Iroquois.-Cavour. froquois and
Yale people have combined and are
fixing up a beach and making other
improvements at Lake Cavour, which
is becoming quite popular as a bath
ing resort.
Observation-Disclosures of incorpora.
ton of the South Dakota Wheat Grow.
ers' organization have been sent tc
Pierre for registration. More than a
million bushels of wheat have, been
signed up.
Pierre.-The attempt OF western
railways to secure a restoration OF
rates or coarse grain to the same
basis for wheat has been denied by
the interstate commission.
PIERRE. E. Kirkham, state bridge
engineer, has been notified that his
plans for bridges across the Missouri
river have received the approval OF
the government engineers.
Miller.-Smaii grain Is looking
quite good, and with rain now will fill
we'll. Corn Is coming On fine. Pota.
toes are in blossom and garden stuff
is doing fine.
Howard.-One hundred seventeen
boys and girls in Miner county have
enrolled in the corn, sow-litter, pork,
dairy, calf. poultry and clothing clubs
Huron.-There is yer indication
now that the Huron packing plant
will be in operation this fall with plen
ty of funds to continue the work.
Madison.-The work OF remodelin1
the campus of the Eastern State
Teachers college has been started by
landscape architects.
Hoyen.-Anong the new enterprises
here this year will be the construc
ton of a modern hospital.