The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-05-31
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.

national boy scout DOdTu, WINCH mas
adopted the composition as the Off
cial march of all organizations of the
boy scouts in the United States. The
music has been printed in sheet form
and also will appear in n next
issue of Scouting" the official boy
scout magazine.
Belvidere.-The school board in the
district north of Belvidere has
awarded the contract for the erec-
ton of a new school building. The
contractor will commence work at
once, it being the plan to have the
new school completed in time for
occupancy at the opening of the fall
and winter term of school next Sep.
TENDER.
Yankton Indian Agency.-Unknown
bandits, of whom not the slightest
trace has been secured, bodily carried
away the safe from the A. H.. Kopke
store here, but were unable after
strenuous efforts, to open the safe
and secure the $1,000 of Indian pay
money which had been placed in the
safe the day before.
Henry.-This place is becoming an
important cream, poultry and egg
shipping point. In one day recently
local buyers paid farmers Of this
district an aggregate of about 1000
for cream, eggs and poultry market
ed here. The shipments are expected
to show a material increase during
The cOminp months
Murdo.-The so. 000-gallon water
tank to be erected on a tower in
connection with the new municipal
waterworks system is being put into
place as rapidly as possible. The
tower on which the monster tank will
be erected will be 100 feet high from
he concrete base to the platform.
Webster.-After July l the young
men and boys of Day county will be
given an opportunity to earn pin
money. The county will pay a bounty
of 5 cents each for all gophers killed
A bounty Of 10 cents each will be paid
for pocket gophers 10 cents each for
crows and 81 for wolves.
Wakonda.-The farmers Of this
district are receiving comfortable
sums OF cash for livestock which they
are marketing. During a period Of
30 days an aggregate OF 81 carloads
Of livestock was shipped from Wa
konda, this consisting of cattle and
hogs.
Philip.-The county commissioners
have selected August 80 to September
l.. as the dates for the annual Haakoa
county fair, which will be held in
Philip. The county farm bureau will
cooperate in making the fair a great
success.
Hot Springs-Within the next two
weeks work will be begun on cement
bridges which the Northwestern will
build, four OF them to be put in be-
tween %imithwick and Oral and two
others between Oral and Buffalo Gap.
Observation-Disclosures O the
fight with Pierre for the 1924 con
~vention Of the South Dakota District
Young Peoples Luther league at the
session here, Pierre was tentatively
promised the 1925 convention.
Aberdeen.-Reese Price, assistant
chief of police. Of Aberdeen, was In
dicted by the grand jury in federal
court here, charged with receiving
and concealing a stolen automobile,
taken from st. Paul.
Pierre.-Gov. w. II. McMaster has
announced the appointment OF Albert
Williamson, of KennebsC, as county
Judge of Lyman county, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of +. E.
Fullen.
Howard.--Plans are being made for
the largest and best Fourth of July
celebration ever held in Miner county,
under the auspices of Nels Peterson
Jost No. las, American Legion.
Madison.-Twenty-two horses for
the local national guard unit. Com.
pany ID, One Hundred and T~hirty-sixth
Engineers are to be shipped here by
the federal government July /.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is made
hat there will be a convention of
registered nurses of the Second
South Dakota district in Yankton on
September IL.
Observation-Disclosures of incorpor-
alton have been filed for the Visible
Vaporizer Manufacturing company. at
Chamberlain, with a capital of s25 900.
Wagner.-The municipal band is
making good progress. A band OF 28
pieces is expected to be in the field
in time for Decoration day.
DeSmet.--A bid OF s34,15T won the
contract for road construction be-
tween here and Lake Preston, a dis
tance Of nine miles.
Philip.-The work on the new seed
house of the Farmers Cooperative
Co, is fast nearing completion.
Willow Lakas.-The Willow Lakes
chautauqua will open on Saturday,
June 2 and continue for five days.
Murdo.-A report OF the IL towns
comprising the ninth district as divid-
ed by the South Dakota branch Of the
American Legion shows that Murdo
has the largest membership enroll
ment Of any of the towns In the
district.
Pierre.-The bill in the legislature
{ the last session for protection OF
frogs in the spawning season was
laughed ont in court" regardless of
the heavy shipments of last season
The Shipping has again started from
the northeastern part OF the state and