The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-27
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.

'So'Siu NeMsphpcf Union News Service.
Deadwood.-The commissioners OF
Lawrence county have voted to make
a survey of the highway from the
crossing OF Spearfish creek to Savoy,
in Spearfish canyon. as soon as the
weather will permit. II the federal
forest service will agree to build d
highway from Gilmore to Savoy, a
distance of about four miles, Law
renee county will build a suitable
road, l6 feet wide, from the Spear.
fish canyon crossing to Elmore, a
distance Of one and one-half miles.
This matter has been taken up with
the forest service.
MObridge.-The Chicago, Milwau-
kee & St. Paul railroad will do nearly
$4,000 worth of Improvement work
on the trans-Missouri division, of
which Mobridge is the headquarters,
according to recent announcement
The money will be spent during the
spring and summer for a track laying,
reballasting program.
Centerville.-A corporation is be,
ing formed here. sponsored by the
Business Mems Luncheon club, for
the erection of a $4,000 modern hotel
building in Centerville. Since the
destruction of the hotel here by fire
several years ago., the town has been
wholly without hotel accommodations.
Clear Lake.-The Clear Lake post
Of the American legion is circulating
q petition to raise funds for Il metn0r
hal drive which will be built around
the lake near this city. The work on
the project will be started as soon as
the weather conditions will permit.
Mitchell-Demands for farm hands
are beginning to come into the office
of the federal employment bureau
and the requests from farmers for
married men and their wives are
heavier than they have ever been at
this season OF the year.
Iroquois.-Another fiery cross of
large dimensions, the fourth to be
seen in this locality in the last few
days, has been further evidence that
the kuklux khan organizers are active
ly at work in this section and want
the public to know it.
Mitchell.-The Mitchell corn palace
will be turned into a veritable gym.
nasium ON the evening of Thursday,
march 81, when more than 1900
children in the public schools Of the
city will appear in a huge physical
culture demonstration. g.
Mitchell.-Mitchell will operate q
paid tourist camp this season. This
decision has been reached by the
park board, under whose auspices the
tourist camp Is to be operated. A
charge of SO cents per night per ca,
will be made,
Miller.-A vein of high grade Zig
mite coal 100 feet under the surface
vas found while drillers were sinking
q well on a farm -four miles north Of
here. The thickness Of the vein has
not as yet been fully ascertained.
Yankton Resumption of work or
the state-city trunk sewer, which il
to provide a new outlet for the state
hospital and north section of this
city, is promised with the return n
moderate weather.
Buffalo Gap.-A large new addition
to the public school in Buffalo GaI
has been completed and the schoo
facilities of the city now are suffi
cient to care for the increasing mum
Der of students.
Hot Spr.ngs.-By a vote Of 366 II
20, this city has voted to issue $86,00t
in bonds for the erection of a new
high and junior school building to re
place the one destroyed by fire.
Yankton.-Slnce the breakup of thu
Missouri river here the ice has beer
going out quietly, and the danger o
gorging in this vicinity Is believed t.
have passed.
Chamberlain.-Work has com
menced on the erection of a new
steel water tank, which will material
ly improve the fire fighting facilities
Of the city.
Madison.-The city commissioners
have arranged for the extension o
the street lighting system of Madi
son this spring and other public i'm
provments.
Aberdeen.-Fire of unknown origin
totally destroyed the frame building
and contents of the J. ID. Garrow Hid,
company here. The loss is estimated
at $4,000.
Lake Preston.-At a special cleo
ton held here the voters defeated
proposed bonds OF $4,000, which wer'
intended to erect a new high schoo
building.
Brandt.-H. o. Hanson's genera
merchandise store here was robbed 0
several hundred dollars worth OF silks
satins, neckties and shoes.
ya1kton.-A 20-year a franchise
extension asked by the YanktoI
Light and Heating company wa
voted three to one here.
Buffalo.-The annual Buffalo Amer
lean Legion roundup and general cele
bratlon will be held this year on Jun
10 and 20.
Stickney.-Mr. and Mrs. e. DeBoer
of this place, celebrated their SAT
wedding anniversary recently. Z
Observation-Disclosures OF Nels PedeI
son Post, American Legion, are just
fiably proud OF the two trophies the
have won this year.>A silver lovin
cup was awarded this post In cor
sideration of being the first post /
tba etafa In rannrt its 1922 mamhal