The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-02
WORK ON HIGHWAYS
ABOUT ThlRTY-Ei0hT MILES OF
HIGHWAY WILL BE BUILT
IN THIS STATE.

The first construction work on the
jOint federal, state and county high.
way work In South Dakota will be-
gin within short time, as bids are
being asked for about 3S miles OF
such highway In three or four coun.
ties of the eastern part Of the state.
Three miles of this to be constructed
in Minnehaha county is to be concrete
or asphalt construction, and the rest
is to be gravel. This is the beginning
of the general plan Of the state high
way department to use the funds for
such construction work on several
principal highways Of the state, gradu-
ally working westward until the state
is crossed by the improved roads.
Oueside the work in the extreme
eastern part Of the state, like con-
struction work will be done on the
highway between Sturgis and Dead
wood, following the old stage and
freighting trail, which will cut of
about seven miles on the distance to
deadwood, allowing shorter route
.han the one now used by way OF
Whitewood. Beside this joint work,
Pennington county, with state assist
ance is making the trail across Chey-
enne river at Wasta more practical,
opening up new way over "Chey-
enne" hill; On the east side Of the
valley, between Wall and Wasta, and
eliminating the present winding gum.
DO trail now into that valley. The
same county is also improving the
road out OF the valley to the west. and
in these two projects doing great
deal to make the trail to the Black
Hills better one.
The most recent dollar q year" ap-
pointment to come to South Dakota is
that Of director OF employment to which
Commissioner McCaffree Of the i'm
migration department has been
named, this because OF his connec-
ton with the free employment bureau
work Of different natures which he
has been engaged in since that policy
was established for South Dakota.
The duties under the new appoint
ment includes the general supervision
Of the federal state cooperative Of
fce at Huron, and three Offices estab-
lished by the department Of labor at
Sioux Falls, Aberdeen and Rapid
City, along with the temporary harv-
est offices which will be located at
Mitchell, Redfield and Watertown.
This service also looks to recruiting
for the different war industries, and
is planned to eventually cover the en-
tire direction Of skilled and unskilled
labor in South Dakota, as we'll as the
first need in South Dakota farm help,
In fact to cover the needs OF the state
as a free employment bureau for lab
orers of all classes.
No trace yet has been found OF
one or more unidentified persons who
entered the postoffice at Zell and es-
capped with $50 in cash. The post
mistress removed $500 In war savings
stamps just before closing the office
for the night, which prevented these
falling into the hands Of the thieves.
The robbery Ia believed TO have been
committed by experts, which may In
dicate further robberies in the state
before the perpetrators can be run
down and captured.
Rev. G. M. Westermoe. for some
time pastor OF the Lutheran church
at Lake Preston. in order that he may
do his bit" in the war, has departed
for a training school at Louisville,
KY. where he will spend several
weeks taking a course with view or
becoming chaplain in the United
States service Until called for &C
tive service he will containue as pas
tor Of the church at Lake Preston.
According to Adjt Gen. Morris, the
youths of Union county who registered
in the selective draft June 5, this
year, will be called in the August
draft, which the authorities predict
viii be for a larger number Of men
than the July call. With the prophesy
for a bigger call in August than in
July. it will take al! Of these men and
also others who have been in lower
classes 70 fill the call for men.
After being sent back from France
because he had enlisted while still
rnaer military age, Ottmar Rienke, OF
crcton. departed for Minneapolis on
his 18th birthday TO again enlist in
the service. Rienke enlisted nearly
wear ago and succeeded in passing all
the requirements here. Overseas,
however. the more vigilant eye OF the
officers detected his real age and he
was sent home.
Four boys from Elk Point have
been granted 30-day furlough 10 as
est their fathers in the harvest fields.
They are Joseph Curry, in training In
Newport, r. l.: Harold Rust, from the
Pensacola, Fla, naval training sta
tion; Jay Manning and John Bernard
from the Great Lakes training sta
tiOn.
While swinging in hammock at
the home of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Myers, who live about nine miles