The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-04-10

IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.


Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Pierre.-Backed by shipping in.
terests OF WATERFOWL. Sioux Falls,
and Sioux City. the board of railroad
commissioners has entered a petition
to halt a raise in class rates from
jobbers in WATERFOWL. Sioux Falls,
Sioux City and Minnesota points re-
Gently recommended by an examiner
Tor the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. If adopted, this increase will
spread in substantial degree over
these states, according to a state
ment of the board.
Pierre.-N. Z. Knight, state land
commissioner, has been getting lease
minimums arranged for the different
counties of the state, and on his
list the grazing leases are approx
mately the same as they were for last
year, ranging from six cents an acre
in Harding county to as high as SO
cents in some of the southern counties
west of the river, but the general
range in that part Of the state being
about IL to 16 cents.
Pierre.-Approximately $500 In
dian residents of South Dakota are
entitled to vote under the three-fold
provision by which they are given full
rights of American citizenship as has
again been outlined in a written
opinion issued by the attorney-gen-
eral, according to data on the last
Indian census filed in the state, de-
partment of history. The census set
the Indian population of the state at
23. 1000.
Castlewood.-The engineers plans
for the ditch which is to be dug from
the Big Sioux river to Dry lake, for
the purpose of diverting the surplus
waters of the Big Sioux through Dry
lake into Lake Poinsett, have been
received. According to statements
made in official quarters it will not
be long until this important project
will get underway.
Sturgis.-a telegram was received
by Mayor Atwater from Senator Ster
ling's secretary at Washington that
the secretary of war had ordered the
transfer of the First squadron of The
Fourth cavalry to Fort Meade from
Fort Sam Houston, Tex, and tina,
they would arrive here about May l
The cavalry was formerly stationed
at Fort Meade.
Chancellor.-A movement has been
inaugurated by movements Of the
Baptist church to enlarge and re
model their church edifice. 1t is
hoped to have everything in readiness
so the work can start in the spring
The plan is to make the church build
ing one of the finest of its kind in the
state.
Chancellor.-C. ], Jauron, former
business man of Chancellor, has be
come an inventor, having invented {
device hat eliminates the scratchy
effect on monograph records. 1t Is
reported here that a company has
been organized to manufacture the
device and put it upon the market.
Acknowledgement for a special SEES
sion of the South Dakota Legislature
to pass laws to protect depositors il
closed state banks and make good OF
that state guaranty of deposits, ha'
been made here by r. o. Richard.
and other leaders in the farmer-labO
movement.
Sioux Falls.-A car carrying Franz
Kellar, a well digger of Fedora, strucl
a hog on the highway eight miles ives
of Howard and overturned, pinnini
Kellar underneath and causing hi
death almost instantly.
Mitchell.-Officers Of 1923 were re
elected for the ensuing year AM
Watertown was sele ted as tn
place for the 1925 convention at thu
sixth annual convention of the Soutl
Dakota Ice Dealers association
which was held here.
Observation-Disclosures of the Amer
lean legion post here have takel
steps necessary to the construction
of a legion and auxiliary club hous'
building. The project will be financ
ed by giving entertainments durin!
the coming months.
Yankton.-Twenty-flve of the rura
school districts in Yankton count!
had 100 per cen attendance o
teachers and officers at the annua
meeting Of school teachers and Off
GERS here.
Canton.-The residents of Cantor
are expected to accept the new tele
phone rates which will go into effec
in The near future. after having mad
an effort to obtain a substantial re
duction.
Beresford.-South Dakota farm lan'
again is commanding a good price. /
Is demonstrated by the sale Of
tract Of &C acres, adjoining Beresford
at a price of 5000 per acre.
Junius.-Farmers of the Juniu
district donated their seTvicet All,
grayeled the main street of the town
The farmers furnished the labor
teams, wagons and time.
Rapid City.-Hardware stores ar
b .sy selling rods, reels and lines 70
the opening of the fishing season.
Canton.-Canton will do a grea
deal of street paving this year.
Pierre.-An old family clock manu-