The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-01-25
NEWS Of THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS or THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

LlOu nave DeeH lieu DIT fIeETe LOT the
Farmers Home Oil company, at Lake
City, with a capital of $4,000.
!. Colome.-The resignation of III. F.
Mettler as postmaster of Colome has
precipitated a fight here on the part
of several candidates for appointment
as his successor:
Sioux FallS.-Natives of Scotland
and persons Of Scotch descent will
gather here Thursday, January rs,
from various parts of South Dakota
to celebrate the birthday of Robert
Burns, Scottish poet.
Yankton.-A 10 per cen increase
in salary was granted by the board OF
commissioners of Yankton county,
at a recent session, to the deputies
and clerks in the various offices at
the courthouse here.
Milbank.-An investigation dis
closes that a hot box was responsible
for a fire which destroyed the eleva-
tor of the Farmers Elevator com
pany at LaBolt, the loss reaching
$24, 900, mostly covered by insurance.
Clark.-Holding hat the killing of
William Burke was in self defense, a
coroner's jury has released William K.
Marshall, and the states attorney an
nounCes that no complaint will be
filed for further action taken in the
matter.
Rapid City.-Bonds for approximate
~ $40, 600 to cover the city's warrant
Indebtedness were sold at a meeting
of the city council. Reduced interest
on these bonds yer the interest on
the warrants is expected to save the
city $40 900.
Waubay.-Births in South Dakota
during the month of November ex-
ceeded deaths by 76S, there being a
total of 1,175 babies born while the
deaths numbered 407, according to
the report of the state board Of health
for the month of November, 1922.
Doland.-During the year 1922 there
were 237 carloads of livestock shipped
from Doland, of which 149 were hogs
and SO were cattle. The many thou
sands of dollars received from ship
ments OF hogs and cattle brought the
farmers cash at times when they had
no small grain to sell.
Tyndall.-More than the usual num-
Der of trappers are at work in this
(Bon Homme) county this winter, and
practically al of them are reported to
be meeting with good success in trap
ping f%ur-bearing animals, which are
said to be very numerous in the
| streams Of the county.
Vermillion.-At a meeting OF local
Masons action was taken to purchase
a site for the location Of the proposed
Masonic dOrmitory sponsored by the
Square and Compass club of he state
university in this city. A resolution
was offered to set aside a sum not
greater than $4,000 for the purchase
of the site.
Hot Springs.-The city council of
Hot Springs and the local Water
Light and Power company, which pro-
vides the people of Hot Springs with
electric lights and with water for do
mestic and fire protection purposes,
have locked horns over a proposed in,
crease in the light and water rates
charged by the company.
Characterization for cream
becoming keen and apparent lack of
interest on the part of producers in
this vicinity to furnish the DeSmet
! creamery with sufficient Of their pro-
duct to make the operation OF the
creamery profitable, has resulted in
the local creamery closing its doors,
The closing probably will be per
manent.
Rapid City.-The Western Union
Telegraph company has started work
on two new wires, one wire between
Rapid City and Chadron and the other
between Rapid City and Pierre. When
these wires are strung the Western
! Union will turn oyer to the Northwest
ern two of their present wires which
the Northwestern will use for 8
second dispatchers wire between
Chadron and Pierre.
Huron.-Huron and Beadle county
are proud of the record made in the
first few weeks of operation of the
Huron livestock yards, it is shown II
the report of transaction at the yards
The Huron livestock market was
inaugurated early in December, ant
on the first Saturday 20 cars of live
stock were shipped out, the report
said. On the second Saturday "a cars
were shipped out and there remained
in the yards $50 hogs.
Observation-Disclosures III. Davis, o
Hitchcock, who was elected presiden
of the South Dakota farm bureau fed
Grafton at the fourth annual conven
ton in Huron, is n of the state,
pioneer farmers who has thus far re
fused to retire to the rest which hi
has so well deserved. Mr.. Davis cam
to Dakota in 1890 from Elkador. la.
and is now operating Grassland
farm, three miles north OF Hitchcocl
In Sphinx county, where he has a here
OF $50 head of ~purebred Shorthorns
his particular pride.
Beresford.-A woman jury. the frs
in the history of South Dakota. sat II
justice court here in a case agains
two proprietors of a motion pictur'
theatre and-disagreed. Maurice Ryal
and E. W.. Kundert. the two defend
ants. we're charged by tx. city witt
operating Oh Sunday contrary to tn
provisions OF the law. Though tn