The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-09-06
NEWS or THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.

III tHiS St2le. InlS uemand comes
from managers of different trail as
sociations in the east, who say that
those who expect to travel west want
to place South Dakota on their line of
march, this on account Of the gaso-
line price situation.
Mitchell-From he four grain
crops, corn, oats, barley and wheat
South Dakota farmers will this year
receive $4,000, 900 more than In 1923.
This is the message contained in the
United States department of agricul-
ture estimates Of yields of these four
crops, together with the value per
bushel, on the farm OF each of them.
st. Paul.-Edwin Rust, gunman and
slayer of Sheriff /. C. Fulker, of
Brown county, who had been sought
for two months by every state, city
and county officer in the northwest,
was shot to death in a gun fight with
st. Paul detectives when they at
tempted to arrest him on a charge Of
stealing an automobile.
Watertown.-Plans are being made
according to an announcement by Col.
c. H. Englesby, for the annual con-
vention Of the Res erve Officers asso-
citation of South Dakota state fair, at
Huron. All reserve officers of the
stale have been urged to attend as
delegates.
Huron.-Three special cars will take
G.. A. r. veterans from South Dakota
to the National convention at Mil
waukee. The cars will leave Huron.
Mitchell and Sioux Falls on September
2. A round trip fare at half price has
been secured on all roads.
Pierre.-While reports and claims
for losses are yet coming to the state
hail insurance department, and the
number will be increased the total
number of claims filed this year to
date is 9,730, while the total number
for last year was 1900.
White Lake.-Charles Rohrer, &C.
year old farmer near here, died from
injuries sustained in a baseball
game here between two teams made
up of young farmers. Rohrer was at
bat when a wild ball struck him in
the temple.
Pierre.-The only two oil propo-
sitions which are actively engaged
in drilling at this time are the Stand
ing Butte, northwest of Pierre, and a
new outfit, which has started drill
ing in the vicinity of Isabel.
Watertown.-An outbreak of an.
thrax in a purebred cattle herd near
Hayti has led to a warning to Coding-
ton county farmers to be on the look
out for spread of the disease to this
county.
Rapid City.-The preliminary sur.
vey Of the Rapid City-New Underwood
road has been started under the
direction of William ]. Grove, engi-
neer of the state highway commission.
Hot Springs.-The city auditorium
Of Hot Springs is undergoing several
substantial improvements which will
make it as fine a building for its pur-
poses as there Is in the state.
Rapid City.-Little Dolores Gordon
the babe who fell backwards into a
tub Of scalding water as her mother
was preparing to scrub the kitchen
flour, died from her burns.
washington Springs.-The telephone
system here has been sold at a re-
ceiver's sale to satisfy a few preferred
creditors, the company having been
in distress for some time.
WatertowA.-A shortage Of farm
labor has been experienced in the
county since threshing has com
menced according to reports at the
county agents office.
Willow Lakes.-Willow Lakes is
enjoying a building boom this summer,
several business blocks and a num-
Der Of dwellings being in course of
construction.
Yankton.-Emil Oswald, 80, Hutch.
inson county farmer, died in a Yank.
ton hospital from injuries received
when he was kicked in the abdomen
by a horse.
Rapid City.-Robert E. O'Connor,
Melvin V. Lane and John III. Matthias
have been certified as eligible for
postmaster at this place.
Delmont.-F1ames which attacked
the Truax farm elevator here. also
did damage to $4,000 worth of grain
which was in storage.
Watertown.-Spink county will COM
plete the graveling Of the state road
from the county line west to Redfield
his season.
Parker.-A contract has been let for
the grading of the Turner county line
road, south and southwest of Center
vile.
Aberdeen.-The Baptists' annual
state convention will be held in Alb
erdeen this fall OF October. 4 and 5.
Wakpala.-A fire OF unknown origin
totally destroyed the general Eerchan-
disc store OF w. M. Chambers here.
Watertown.-State librarians will
meet in WATERFOWL October 1918.
Marion-Articles of Incorporation
have been filed by a syndicate, which
plans to construct an electric line
with the object of furnishing electric
ity to the farmers over a wide scope
OF territory In this part OF the state.
Kennebec.-Oacoma, for many
years county seat of Lyman county.
has ceased to exist as such, All the
county records. nine truck loads in all,
we're movad from Oacoma 10 this