The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-27

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South Dakota Sheep and Wool Grow
ization will withdraw from the ma.
tional wool pool financed through the
National Wool Warehouse and Stor.
& company OF Chicago, to form an
organization of its own along similar
lines to those adopted by the Montana
wool growers recently, will be the
principal item OF business taken up at
the fifth annual convention Of the
state association which meets here
March 81.
Sturgis.-Rapid progress has been
made on bridge construction work in
Meade county during the mild
weather of the winter. The bridge
across the Belle Fourche river at the
Fountain crossing is now virtually
completed. A 50-foot steel bridge
with a 45-foot approach, crossing Sui
phur creek, has also been finished. A
second bridge across Sulphur ereeS
northeast of Red Owl, Is b>iNa
planned aud bids will be received
soon.
Sturgis.--Work is progressing fav.
orably on the rehabilitation of Fort
Meade, which was commenced q
that the work will be completed in
about a fortnight. According to
present plans il is estimated that be-
tween 400 and 500 will. be here by the
first OF May. Supplies for the soldiers
are starting to arrive and bids to haul
the supplies to the post up to the end
of the fiscal year have been called
for.
Webster.-Extensive improvements
are to be made this spring at Pickerel
lake, a summer hunting and fishing
resort some miles from here. The I'm.
DrovcmcIts include q tcheggan slide
20 feet high with a 60-foot run and
the enlargement of the bath houses
on the shore of the lake. The hotel
building at the lake also will be I'M
proved, as well a. the grounds. The
driveway extending around the lake
will be placed in first class condition.
Sisseton.-The recently organized
Twin Cities-Aberdeen Scenic Short
line Highway, which runs from Min.
nesota through the lake region OF
northeastern South Dakota, to Aber'
deem, may become a division OF the
Glacier trail. Officers of the Glacier
Park highway met here with officers
Of ths Twin Cities-Aberdeen Short
| line, and offered to take the newly
; organized highway in as a division OF
| the Glacier trail.
| Vermillion.-In three years of par
! sistent effort, the r. o. T. G. unit OF
the University Of South Dakota has
! climbed from obscurity to prom.
.nence not only on the campus, but
throughout the Seventh corps area
Last year the unit succeeded in plac
ing third in excellence of all the do
partments in this district, It was an
nounCed recently. Next year promises
to be the best of all.
Lemmon.-The poultry industry is
being greatly extended in the region
surrounding Lennon, it is indicated
by the fact that carloads of eggs are
now being marketed here to supply
The home market. Last year 80 car
loads Of eggs. were shipped from
Lennon, and 1t is expected the ship
ments this year will show an increase
of 80 per cent over the 1928 ship
ments.
Custer.-Residents OF the Black
Hills now are discussing the place Il
be selected for the monument which
Annie Talent, who was the frs
white woman to enter the Black Hilli
following the discovery Of gold. None.
for the monument has been subscrib
ed by the people of the differen
cities and towns Of the Black Hills.
Webster-In addition to the none.
paid out by other creameries In thi
locality last year for butterfat, tn,
farmers cooperative creamery alon,
paid out $119,441, according to figures
announced by the secretary. In ad
dition to this over $4,000 was pait
back to the farmers in patronage
dividends at the rate of two cents
pound for all butteTfat sold them.
Hot Springs.-In accordance will
the result Of a recent special election
here, when bonds Of $S6,800 wer'
voted for school construction pur
poses, steps have been taken to com
mence at as early a date rs possible
the construction of a new junior ant
senior high school building, to replac,
a similar structure which was des
troyed by fire some weeks ago.
Watertown.-The commissioners 0
Codington county are making prepar
atoms for extensive good road worl
n the county during the spring, sum
mer and fall. Three road graders hav'
been purchased by the commissioners
as we'll az 1000 barrels of cement
Gasoline and other things necessar.
in good road work will be purchase
later.
Aberdeen.-Farm ome of Brow
county are rallying to a slogan O
mo fresh farm eggs sold for les
than Csc a dozen. They do not cor
template an egg pool but they ar
trying to reach a mutual agreemen
amonk the farmers wives who marke
heir eggs In Aberdeen and elsewher
to sell them for nothing less than 25t
piorro The flow oeroa a in fhi