The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-09-13

Dakota, who started the sudden tumble
in the price of gasoline throughout
the Middle West by putting the state
into the retail on business
Pierre The state livestock commits
sion reports the anthrax outbreak In
the state To be under control. The out
break was severe for a time, starting
in Jones county and showing up at
many locations before il was finally
stopped by proper vaccination. Thou
sands OF head OF cattle were vaccinat
ed in the vicinies in which the
disease made its appearance, and
every possible effort has been made
to destroy the Of the n
mails which died. by burning them
The state department and the rail
ways are attempting to ecu a re
call OF the orders against shipment
which were made by Iowa and Ne
braska.
Madison.-Work OF grading the new
cutoff road on the state highway, two
miles and one-half west Of Madison,
was NCu fS1Vhtb1 III u u VI
men are also at work excavating fol-
new bridges and ~culverts which viii
be installed along the route. The
new road, which was ordered in by the
federal department OF highways tie
alleviate danger from railroad cross
ings, will diverge north from the orig
inal state highway at the point where
the road crosses the west branch OF
the Milwaukee and will run parallel
to the tracks west for three miles.
Pierre.-Hunters report that a pre-
limilary survey of the field indicates
that the chicken crop" will be a good
one this fall, and the owners of dogs
already have them out for preliminary
practice to be ready for the opening
Of the season September 16. The
duck hunting is one OF weather con
ditions for. the early hunting, and
apparently there were not as many
locally Matched ducks this year a,
there have been in former years, but
there are enough to call out many o.
the hunters to the fields and pondI
on the opening day.
Uncomfortable county's new hal
million dollar courthouse has beer
finally accepted by the board o
county commissioners, and the offices
have been moved from the Marvin
Hughitt hotel, where they have beef
housed for the last two years, to tn,
new quarters.
Vermillion James Dunlap. Of thi,
city, the watermelon king" OF THU
part OF South Dakota. has commence,
harvesting his melon crop. He hat
more than 100 acres in melons. A
one time recently he shipped thre,
carloads of the product.
Onida.-An arrangement of
unique nature has been made by tn,
bands OF Onida and Agar, which hav'
Joined their forces rather than 70
each town to strive to maintain
band organization Of its own.
Pierre.-A number of counties OF tn
state are organizing county fair as
sociations this fall, and will star
their programs OF an annual fair show
Ing the products OF the differen
counties.
hot Springs-Loweli Schiller, 80
employed in a local garage, was in
stantly killed when a large gasoline
tank which he was attempting I,
weld. exploded and crushed in hi
skull.
DeSmet-Several hundred acres o
land adjacent to DE Smet will be re
claimed for filling or made availabl,
for hay and pasture by the ditchinl
that is being done.
Yankton.-Contracts were awarde,
at the state hospital for a new boile
and stoker heating unit in the powe
plant to replace n which went ba,
last winter.
Rapid City.-According with plan
laid early in the summe the compile
tion OF a tourist club In the Rapi,
Canyon. is rapidly being consummat
ed.
Pierre,-Articles Of incorporation
have been filed for the Yanktol
Motor company. at Yankton. with
capital OF 800, 200.
Violin Violin will put on a com
munity fair this yea II will be he'll
on Thursday and Friday. Oct. 4 an'
,
Menno-Menno has developed nj
excellent musical organization In tn
Memo concert band.
Sioux Falis.--South Dakota's IA
40 families used approximately IL
SIS, 500 pounds OF soap for washing
themselves last year. spending for thi
$1.446. 700. and consuming In the pre-
cess so pounds OF soap per family 70
the year.
Huron. With $4,000 un in purses
the greatest field ri horses eyer en-
tered In the state fair speed contest
has been attracted TO Huron to fu,
nish the fastest racing ever held Il
the state. according TO Secretary Johl
r. white who has just completed tn
tabulation Of ire entries which closes
on August 81