The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-01-03

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system OF crossing the. Missouri on
railway bridges has been in operation
at Pierre for some time, but this is
the first year ii has been adopted at
Chamberlain to any extent. Continued
good weather, fine roads and pro.
longed tourist travel practically fore.
ed the railroad company to make
provisions for carrying automobiles
back and forth
Lead.-According TO a report made
on the financial status OF Lead, the
city during the past year has re.
duced the bonded Indebtedness by
$500: has paid off $4,000 in out.
standing warrants and has on hand
a cash balance of $ll, 900 in its
treasury. At the present time the
city has a bonded indebtedness Of
only $26,5 500.
DeSmet.-At a hearing here before
the circuit court. a dispute over trap
ping rights out at Mud Lake was tem.
porarily settled in a satisfactory
manner when the Judge ruled that
owners Of land actually under title
would have exclusive right to trap on
such land, but that other parts OF
he lake bed would be open to the
public.
Pierre.-The attorney general holds
that school boards have a discretion.
airy power or right in regard to grant.
ing permits for children being al.
lowed to absent themselves from pub.
lie schools for one hour i'm each week
Sor the purpose of attending a school
or other organization for the teach.
ing of religion.
Fairburn.-The ONE members OF
the local Methodist church are doing
unusually good work raising funds
for the completion OF a new church
edifiCe. The structure has been
finished so far as the exterior is con.
cerned, but much yet remains to be
done to the interior.
Mitchell-Plans are being com
pleted by a committee representing
the Mitchell Musical club and the
corn palace committee, which may re-
suit in bringing to Mitchell next May
as the principal feature of the annual
festival, the Minneapolis symphony
orchestra.
DeSmet.-With the state highway
construction between here and Lake
Preston accepted by the state engi'
neers, and a crew getting ready for
graveling of the stretch, Kingsbury
county will soon see the last link OF
its east and west highway completed.
Custer.-Fire Of unknown origin
caused the entire destruction of the
y. S. forest service pine seed extrac'
tion plant, and 1000 pounds of seed
Along with these went immense
amounts of pine cones, accumulated
over a period Of years,
Sioux Falls.-South Dakota will
have 13 delegates to the republican
rational convention to be held in
Cleveland, June -, 1924, according
TO action taken at the meeting OF the
national committee. This state had
10 delegates in 1920.
Mitchell.-A new wholesale grocery
house which will be a valuable ad
dition to Mitchell as a wholesale and
iobbing center, will be opened fol
business on JaDuary |. The new con
Germ is the Purcell Wholesale Gro
Gerry company.
Brookings.-County agricultural
agents of South Dakota attending the
.nnual conference OF extension work
ars at State college elected Andrew
Palm Of Watertown president of their
county agents association for the
ensuing year.
INSTRUMENTATION county's bump
ar corn crop has been harvested, and
great piles of it are conspicuous OBJ
iects on almost every farm yard. Only
a few very belated ones have not vel
completed their picking.
Trip The plasterers now are
busy at the new public school build,
ing in this city, and prospects are
good for the completion of the strue
ture early next year. probably by
Feb. 1.
Rapid City.-Plans are being made
by the associated Black Hills com
mercial clubs to entertain and accom-
modate the vast increase in tourist
traffic expected the coming season.
Parkston.-It is expected the new
school building being finished here
and the gymnasium will be completed
and ready for use Immediately after
the holiday vacation.
Pierre.-The demand for buffalo
beef is apparently not heavy this
car. as there were but three buffalo
lied in the Phillip herd for the
Christmas trade.
Elk Pojnt.-Graveling Of the high.
way from Elk Point to Sioux City ID
o begin as Don as several minor
contested noints In the contract have
been settled.
philip.-Haakon county farmers
re reaping a good return from al
ialfa feed this fall, and are market.
ing a large amount of this product.
Armonr.-Joe Kratochvil. 20 years
Did, son of a farmer living near Lake
andes, was drowned while hunting
lucks on the lake
Rapid Oity.-Pennington county
'orn raisers are reporting a bountiful
supply OF seed corr secured the pas,
,eason.