Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-12-05
NEWS OF THE STATE
A assvMe OF IMPORTANT MAJ.
P1MlMoo or TINE
WEEK.

1Ae0S are oeln6 perfected AZ A0T00
for the organization Of county 2. w.
c. A.. Miss Pearl De Jarnetts. seors.
tary Of town and country wn7k Of the
Y. w. c. A. In the north central field.
10 here to assist in the organization.
Heavy losses have been caused to
the farmers Of Hanson county by the
appearance Of the cornstalk disease
among their cattle. Thus far about
sixty cattle have died from the dis.
ease. Others are affected. DIR. ]. T.,
E. Dinwoodie, state extension special.
list in animal disease control. has
been summoned to the county to pre-
vent the disease spreading.
It is claimed in behalf Of Miss Rosa
Weeldryer. aged 16. and Miss Minnie
Weeldryer, aged 10, daughters of a
farmer living near Chancellor, that
they are the champion women corn
pickers Of South Dakota. In one day
they each picked 70 bushels of corn in
nine hours, this record being made on
the farm Of Jacob De Neul, near
Chancellor.
A strange duck. thought to be one
OF the oaka surf species Of China, was
captured by Robert Raines while he
was hunting near Mt. Vernon. It is a
variety of game bird which is rarely
seen IN this state. This duck is little
larger than q teal and has head
like the ordinary duck, but stands
straight up unlike the ordinary water
fowl. It's eyes are yellow and its
body varicolored with green, brown
and blue predominating.
South Dakota is to be made a dis.
trict for federal animal inspection, and
will be cut of the district consisting
OF the states Of North Dakota, South
Dakota, Montana and Wyoming. DR..
Wilson will be the inspector in charge,
with headquarters at Pierre, where he
can be In conference with the state
board at any time. This will also
make him head of the work of tuber.
cular inspection. instead of working
under an inspector from st. Paul, as
has been the procedure in the past.
The raising of popcorn was a new
industry inaugurated this year by a
number of Lake county farmers. and
the result is that at least eight car.
loads OF popcorn will be shipped from
Madison to the Chicago markets. The
crop proved very profitable one to
the farmers who devoted a, small
acreage to it. A. F. Fait, who had in
eight acres, received a return equal
to $685. per acre for the land devoted
to the crop. Other farmers did
equally as we'll. w. H. Bergeson had
thirty-sfx acres Of popcorn. This has
not yet been husked, but the indica.
lions are that the yield will be fully
up to the standard Of popcorn produc-
ton.
Banks of this state are being 80.
ltcfted to take up a plan to save them
the trouble of carrying individual
Liberty bond envelopes for customers
in their vaults. The plan is the issu.
ance OF a certificate to the owner of
the bonds which shows the ownership,
and the right to call for same at any
time, but also authorizes the bank to
use the bonds as a deposit and pay
the interest as in a savings deposit.
This plan is strongly opposed by the
state banking department. not only
OF this state, but of ,other states as
we'll. This swells the deposit show.
ing, and changes the standing of many
banks which hold bonds for a mum.
Der Of customers, and the plan will
not In any way meet the approval Of
the banking department, even though
1t does apparently make work easier
for the bankers who are custodians
Of the bonds for their customers.
With the increase in the herds Of
big game animals in the state game
park in the Black Hills the state
promises in few years to be in pos.
session Of one Of the best Of such
selections in America. The game
park, which is on the state forest re
serve between Hill City and Hermosa,
is strip Of pine clad hills ~ miles
long and six miles wide, all surround
ed by high woven wire fence. In
this Enclosure there are now 800 elk
60 buffalo. Is antelope. and a number
Of deer, the census Of these animals
never having been taken, as they
have started from the deer which were
on the tract at the time 1t was fenced.
Besides these animals a number Of
beaver have been located on thu
streams on the tract and are increas
ing each year. The state has beer
purchasing the rights Of the few lane
owners within the tract, and hopes t.
soon have title to all the land on the
tract. The streams have been stock,
ed with trout, and a number of game
birds which will thrive in such loca.
lions have been released. As no hunt.
ing is allowed within the Enclosure
the animals and birds are becoming
more and more tame each year. The
work Of construction Of good high
ways has been commenced, and the
whole tract will soon be an attractive
outing place for the people Of the
state. with attractions not to be seer
in any other park.
One Of the largest cattle sales ever