The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-14
Pierre.-The figures on freight rs-

the station. The reduction on the
Winner branch Of the Northwestern
railway to Sioux City is 2 cents per
hundred pounds. The reduction to
Minneapolis and Duluth markets
range from Z cents down to about 2
cents. The reduction on coarse grains
will be 10 per cent less than on
wheat.
Belle Fourche.-The Great Western
Sugar company announces that il
will assume all freight charges on
beets shipped FROM the Belle Fourcfa
fields to the factories for treatment.
This means that the 90 cents per ton
which the grower heretofore has been
paying as his share of the freight
charges, will this year be eliminated
and something like twenty thousand
dollars viii be added TO the revenue
Of the beet farmers. .
Beresford.-Grain men of Beres-
ford, and other towns report the re.
ceipt of considerable quantities of
now marketing after concluding that
present prices are as good as they
could expect with the unsettled con
ditions in the farm products market
In Beresford and other towns about
60 cents per bushel is being paid for
dry corn, but for corn that has q
great amount of moisture in l. the
price is lower.
Belle Fourche.-The first wild tur
key eve brought to this section is on
display at a local hardware store. The
bird will be used in experimenting
in crossing the wild and domestic
turkeys with a view to making the
tame turkey more hardy and disease
resistant. The turkey business 10
growing here. One farm woman 10
reported to have marketed $500
worth this season.
Pierre.-Residents of eastern Cor.
son county were, before the state high.
way commission asking for a change
in the routing OF the Yellowstone trail
between Mclaughlin and the new
bridge. The proposed change would
place the trail south of the Milwau.
kee road all the way from McLaugh.
lin to the bridge. and would, IL Ia
claimed, reduce it about Is miles in
length.
Aberdeen.-February %, Washing
TONS birthday has been set as thu
date for the ice carnival for the gen
eral public of Aberdeen. This carni
val, sponsored by the Aberdeen XII
wants club. is expected to be thu
biggest affair of its kind ever at
tempted in the northern half of Soutt
Dakota.
Valley Sprlngs.-That the confid
ence in the strength and stability o
local banks, has not been shaken b,
the financial depression recently. II
evidenced most strongly by the fac
that the Minnehaha County Bank hal
shown a substantial gain in deposit.
each and every day since Jan /.
Rapid City.-With business for III,
past year running Il fourth greater
than any previous year, the RaPit
City Packing company has decided II
build a $4,000 building which, 1t 1,
expected, will eventually become ths
central unit of a greatly enlarged
plant.
Parker.-The Parker barber shop.
have made a 20 per cent reduction In
prices in common with the othel
BARRIERS Of Turner county. The prices
now are 40 cents for a haircut and
20 cents for a shave.
Geddes.-The prospects for rebuild
ing the business houses destroyed by
the recent big fire in Geddes is mos
encouraging. Already a number o.
new brick buildings are assured u
go up this summer.
Haynes.-Movement of Ignite Goa
from the South Dakota state mn
near here has attained the high point
Of the last twelve month period with
average monthly shipments reaching
$50 cars.
Mission.-The body of Harley Fur
rey, aged about rs, was found frozer
into Antelope creek, a few miles from
Mission. He was employed on ths
Helnie ranch and had been out trap
ping.
Aberdeen An Aberdeen Knight,
Of Columbus building, which ma.
been the hope of local members fol
some years, may be built during the
present year.
Oldham.-The new public schoo
building in Oldham rapidly is nearing
completion, and is expected t bt
ready for occupancy some time during
~Tebruagy.
Cavour.-Cavour's new $4,000 high
tchool, which was completed and 90
cupied Dec. II, was formally dedicat
ed with suitable exercises recently.
Pierre.-Twenty-two inch ice, 81
unusual thickness for the mid-chan
mel of the Missouri river here, is be
ng harvested this year.
Nunda.-Loot, amounting to be
tween 1000. and $4,000 was taker
from the J. Fl. Johnson general stor,
here by thieves.
Rapid City.-The second chapter O
DeMoyal to be established in tn,
Black Hills was inaugurated at Rapis
City recently.
Hnron.-The Farmers State banl
at DeSmet has been closed and placed
il the hands of the state banking Dc