The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-13
SHERIFF USES POWER
ONLY TIME THE STATE OF
FiCER EXERCISED THE
PREROGATlvE.

The first report of the state sheriff
covering the period from March 8,
1917, to June 80, 1918, shows that,
while not generally known, that de-
partment was called upon once with
in that time to exercise it's powers
under section /, which authorizes the
state sheriff to call upon the sheriffs
of the state to act as members of the
state c~onstabulary, this being in the
fall OF last year when the department
was called upon to dispense a gather.
ing Of |. w. w. at Aberdeen, when 10
sheriffs were called in TO assist in the
work, which was carried out so quiet
ly that very few knew that the power
was ever exercised. The report shows,
for the period covered, that 500 ar
rests were made, most of them for
violations Of the prohibitory law of
the state, and that on these arrests
522 convictions were secured. While
it is shown that there are 373 retail
druggists doing business in the state,
only % of these have taken out per
mits to handle intoxicating liquors un-
der the provisions OF the law, and
with these two wholesale drug firms,
have secured like permits. Only 13
physicians have secured permits to
prescribe intoxicating liquors in their
work. h reports OF sales for the
time show the disposal OF 1909 gal
Ions Of alcohol; 1850 gallons of
brandy; 1 gallon OF gin; IL gallons
OF whisky, and 141.7S gallons of wine.
The Marmarth-Camp Crook mail
truck and more than 80 sacks OF mail
were totally destroyed by fire a few
days ago. At a point in the road
about four miles from Marmarth the
driver, Mike Carney, discovered that
the truck was on fire. Beside the mail
there were two 50-gallon barrels of
gasoline on the car The barrels were
soon enveloped in flames. B. F. Lam
son, a passenger, and Mr.. Carney tried
to save the mail. but only two sacks
were pulled from the flames and pre-
served. One tank Of gas exploded
with terrific force, the head Of the
barrel flying high into the air. The
blazing fluid covered the ground with
in a radium OF 20 feet or more for a
few moments. The plug Of the other
barrel blew out and another stream
OF flaming a vas shot into the air.
The intense heat totally destroyed the
truck.
The business men and other citi-
zens OF Lead and other Black Hills
cities have taken up discussion OF the
manner Of reception that should be
rendered the returning soldiers from
this and other parts Of the Black Hills
on their arrival here and In other
cities of the region from France and
the camps in this country. The re-
ception, it is agreed, will be the most
elaborate OF anything heretofore at.
tempted in the Black Hills. 1t is
probable that complete arrangements
FOR a grand reception to the returning
soldiers will be made in the near fu-
ture, SO there will be no bitches when
the soldiers arrive, as might be the
case IL the matter of completing ar
engagements were left to the last mo-
ament.
A good example Of the money value
or farm bureaus and county agent
work In South Dakota was the ex-
perlence OF Grant county in the seed
corn crisis OF last spring. Through
the leadership OF the county agent an
electric tester with a capacity OF g.
600 ears and % other small testers
holding 100 ears each were installed
n the farm bureau office, and two sub.
tations for testing were established
the total testing capacity being Z
300 samples. The stations were oper-
ated during the late winter and early
spring, 80 cents being charged for
testing 100 ears. Altogether, G. 1000
individual ears were tested; compos-
lite tests were made of 1000 bushels
CT corn, and sos farmers became in.
crested enough to test their own
seed. Sufficient good seed was oh.
tanned for the county.
There was an interesting feature in
connection with the re-opening of the
public schools at Plankinton after be.
ing closed for some time because OF
the Influenza epidemic. The board Of
education, in an effort to have some
or the lost time made up, planned on
having school kept in session each
Saturday. When they heard Of this
the teachers went on a strike, claim
ing their contract did not require them
to perform their duties on SATURDAYS.
and accordingly the board Of educa-
ton had to abandon plans for Satur-
day school.
Governor Norbeck has received a
telegram from Adjt. Gen. Harris ask.
ing that the legal aid committees of
the different states continue in their
work Of aid to soldiers just as well
in the mastering out as in the muster.
ing in work. The need for competent
legal aid to the returning soldiers. Isl
declared to be even greater than 1t
was at the time Of mastering In, and
that many of the returning soldiers
will require legal advice to secur the
full protection Of the civil relief act.
After having been closed for some