The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-08

Agreements Tor accredited herds have
been signed by 35 owners Of pure
bred cattle and about $50 owners OF
dairy cattle. Herds from which tub
erculosis has been ~eradic&ted through
the work Of the department are ac'
credited by both the state and fed
eral departments, and from such
herds interstate shipments can be
made without testing at the time OF
shipment. Strict inspection Of cattle
shipped into the state and certificates
on file in the department show 1884,
O40 head Of cattle shipped into the
state the last fiscal year, and all Of
these except range cattle from states
where tuberculosis lis known not to
exist, were required to pass the tub
erculosis test. The state pays indem-
nifty for cattle condemned on account
OF tuberculosis, and the federal gov
eminent is arranging to pay addition
al indemnity.
The compressed air tank Of the
Howard city water-works plat En-.
ploded with terrific force, the buila-
ing in which the air compressor was
installed being blown to atoms by
the force OF the explosion. The dam
age will reach several thousand dol.
lars. The force of the explosion was
so great that buildings in different
parts OF town shook and dishes on
shelves ratified. The heavy water
tank also was lifted from its founds-
ton. At first 1t was believed there
had been an explosion OF dynamite
in the building and a suspicious act
ing stranger who was lettering about
the railway depot was taken before
the council Of defense, but nothing
could be learned connecting him with
the explosion and he vas released
The cause Of the explosion is a mys.
terry. Fortunately no one CHANGED to
be in the building at the time or
there would have been loss OF life.
c. K. Howard, one Of the besy
known Of the early pioneer residents
OF Sioux City. and South Dakota, died
here after an illness of some weeks.
He was S5 years of age. In the late
sos Mr. Howard was stationed at
Fort Pierre.M being attached to the
American Fur company. In 1858 he
located in Sioux City and engaged in
the drug business, being one Of the.
pioneer business men OF that city. In
1866 he came to Sioux Falls and was
a resident OF South Dakota the re.
mainder OF his life. For many a
he conducted q large mercantile e.
Enlistment here and later was for
some years engaged In the cattle
raising business in western South
Dakota. During the early days he
was widely known for the aid extend.
ed unfortunate settlers TO tide them
over the hard places which many Of
them encountered in the early de-
velopment Of Dakota.
The department of agriculture's DC.
tober report has been forwarded to
the state immigration department.
Comparing with the earlier months.
it is observed that maturing of the
corn and marketing the grain indi-
Gates more definitely the immense
crop grown, and the new reports
credit the state with 139 per cent
crop production, Z per cent better
than the estimate of last month. The
new report places South Dakota II
per cent ahead Of the best state
which joins our border, and 26 per
cent ahead Of the third best. while
the entire United States produced
only So per cent Of a fun crop. South
Dakota, like every other agricultural
state, has not always enjoyed the
very best good fortune, but to pro-
duce the best crops aver known In
any state to be sold ut the highest
price for half a century is a fortunate
condition.
The traveller who has landed IN
Hot Springs at any time In the last
couple Of weeks might think from the
masked people he saw on the street
that a holdup Of highwaymen was
under way. But it is only the "nu"
which is being held up. The au.
thorities of that town thought that
preparedness was better than fixht.
ing afterward, and, as o a. the
disease became epidemic in othsr
Black Hills towns, issued a general
order requiring all residents Of the
city to wear STU masks when a
the street and to protect themselves
by the same method as much az DOS.
sible at all times. The order has
been followed by all, old and young.
and Hot Springs claims to be the one,
town in the state which has not been
troubled by the epidemic, and attri.
butes 1t to the general wearing OF
masks. . af ana a~ +,
There has been q time in
the past three years when Rapid CITY
faced such . house famine a. It does
at the present time. During the past
three years there has not been q time
when there were over three modssa
houses for rent, but during the paa
six months there has not been Q
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