The Kadoka press. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1923-current, 1923-11-30
NEWS GLEANINGS
FROM EXCHANGES
Interesting Items as found CHI iOn-
lcled IN ncighboring papers

nCnOr conferred upon hun OF be-
ing chosen a member OF the Nat
lonal Board of Control OF State
Educational Institutions. He will
be vice president Of that organ
ration. Three years ago Gov. Nc
Master tittlngly. recognized his
talent by appointing him a member
of the board OF regents Of state
educational institutions.
Every county in the state has been
assigned certain series of numb
ers for the purpose Of automobile
registration. Numbers for Jack
son County will run S5-S5l to Sc
250: Haakon County will have "a
V0l-7G-4O0; Pennington County
licenses will read l20-35l to 1872
$50; Jones 81-60l to SS-l50. Sim
ilarily every county has been assig-
ned a certain range Of numbers
and those familiar with them will
be able to tell at a glance from
which county c9r is.
a certain garage at Neblen in
Marshal county was doing a rush
ing business in second hand cars,
mostly Fords. L. s. agents fer
ritod out the fact that most of
them were stolen goods, at least
to the. number Of over 100. The
exceedingly low price asked gave
away the legitimacy of the deals
BE careful when buving used cars.
Special trains have conveyed full
" 1000 teachers 10 the annual
State convention held at Water
town on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week. Sioux
Falls was chosen as the place for
the convention next year II. A.
Seymorc, president Of the Abcr-
deem Normal was chosen president
OF the association for the next
year.
Deer hunters returning from
the forest reserves of the Black
Hills are telling hard luck tales.
There is no snow to speak Of thus
the trailing is out of the question
and nimbed footed Inhabitants Of
the woods can ably care for their
lives If given a chance. The many
soft cushion gangs however have
had good exercise tramping thru
the woods. This week will end the
season.
Dick Williams. well known to
many kadokans has invented
Ford Speedometer driven from the
drive shaft like the bigger cars use.
Hc is negotiating with the Steward
Warner people for the sale Of
his product.
DR.. Willis Johnson, until re-
Gently head of the State College at
Brookings, who was said to be
thinking Of becoming a candidate
for the office of state superinten-
dent of schools, announces that he
is not in the race, but has another
position outside of the state in
view.
Quinn is following the lead of
other progressive towns in the
west river country and will ere
long have q modern water works
system.
State Highway Commissioner c.
n. Leedom and State engineer Kir-
khan have secured federal approx
al for the construction of bridges
across the Missouri river atWheel-
er. Chamberlain. Pierre and Mo-
bridge. which means that Uncle
Sam will help do his bit to pay
for them. Welcome news of course
for the bic uncle ought to help on
a project like that.
The CITY Of Yankton is on the
last lap Of its trip across the Mis-
souri, river. The piers have been
built and now the actual constru-
ction of the super structure of
steel is under way.
Gov. McMaster began selling gas
at 1919 cents at Mitchell last week
when the Standard as we'll as the
Indonendents raised their prices
from IS to 1S cents. The Governor
claims that thew ore making over
ID per cent profits. Here in kadoka
there has been no change of prices.
That Rapid Citv. where the Blue
Ribbon Journal Is published and
print red. is not entirely dry is prov
cn bv the fact that during last
month no less than fourteen ar
rests were made for drunke I Nss.
Early on Wednesday morning of
last week the residents of DrGpnr
saw a disastrous fire in their vii
lace. Three business houses burn
ed to the ground. The loss is esti
Noted ct $4,000.
The law enforcinp arm of Jones
county reached out last week and
as a result two more boOtlepoers
were BROUGHT to count. Dan FINK
living in the west part Of the cou-
ntv was ono Of the victims. Geo.
Kurtz rosidn~ near Draner was
aleo found with the goods, that
have become evidence since the
drv a,1endment went into force.
r. T. Nolor and VIM. Norton
wcrc callers at Philip Sunday aft
ernOon.
Tho columns Of the Press have
the first no'itical announcement
Of the season this week Mrs.
Laura Dawson announces her cam
didacv for the office Of county
n,,perintendent of schools on the
Rcnrhlicar ticket. She is now
teachin" school not far from Cot
tonwood near the county line.
Next Tuesday is tie state nropos-
almcn meeting Mt Pierre and iud~-
mo by the looks of the roads. #
this weather continues. there will
l. - ell ION ap1 cop,a