The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30

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insurance law they wanted. and it was
enacted. The premiums fixed were
lower than those Of the old line com.
panies, and to prevent objections be-
ing raised. the. matter OF securing
such insurance was left optional with
the grain raiser. Reports from some
counties show that most of the farm
ers are accepting the insurance pro.
vided by the state fund, only a few
taking the option OF withholding their
crop from it's provisions. In other
sections most Of the farmers are re-
ported to be asking the exemption al
lowed them under the law. In these
counties the farmers evidently take
the view Of one member OF the legis-
lature in voicing his ~disapproyal, that
they had not had a hailstorm in their
township for 20 years, and he did not
want it for himself, but that it ought
to be in effect for the next township
to the n he lived in, as they had
suffered from hail loss several times
in the past 10 years.
Nearly all OF the small grain has
been seeded in South Dakota, and
farmers are now planting corn. High
er temperatures combined with suf.
ficient moisture have put all the
growing crops in excellent condition.
In the fiat Jim river territory, it is
too wet and water covers many
hnl6g tt ia aStjp,atNd thot Tho uvat
spots in the fields may reduce the
total acreage as much as 5 per cent.
The spring wheat acreage will be
close to hat Of last yea The win.
ter rye condition continues especially
good and there is a good demand for
flax seed, many small patches OF
ground being broken for flax. Con.
siderable school land has been sold,
and this will probably be broken for
flax situation are that the increase
may be about 10 per cent over last
year. While the season is a little late
in the state, the conditions at present
are very promising.
A large majority of the voters, at a
special election, voted in favor of the
proposition Of Incorporating Montrose
as a city under the general laws OF
the state. Only 20 votes were cast
In opposition. More than a score OF
the women cast their first votes on a
municipal proposition and it is report.
ed voted largely for the change in
municipal government. Under the
new form OF organization necessary
public improvements can be made.
Instead of having periodic food
sales to dispose Of the product of the
laboratory period, the catering class
OF the home economics department
OF n University of South Dakota is
serving banquets, teas and dinners in
the homes of Vermillion people where
the girls in class have the most prac.
tical experience dealing with all the
problems OF the caterer from estimat.
ing the quantities of food needed to
serving the meal.
A large acreage Of new alfalfa will
be started in the vicinity of Pierre
this spring. Seeding is under way.
and the price OF the crop is such as
to stimulate the increase of forage
acreage. On n farm south OF Fort
Pierre, a new field of IS acres will be
seeded and over the whole section of
the state between the Missouri river
and the Black Hills the increase will
nm to thousands OF acres.
A distinctive feature Of the 37th al.
nual commencement at Yankton col.
lege, June Is to 20, will be the alumni
and former student day on June IS.
The faculty and alumni are working
together to make this a military com.
mencement in the nature of a vel.
come home for the men and women
who have been in the service OF the
country and the memorial for thoss
who gave their lives
The property at Custer which for
some years was owned by the Eagles
has been sold, the lodge there having
beer dissolved and consolidated with
the Deadwood lodge. The property of
the Custer lodge reverted to the
Deadwood lodge and it will receive
the proceeds OF the property sold.
1t is expected that several hundred
good roads enthusiasts will attend the
annual convention Of the Gregory
County Good Roads Association, which
will be held in Burke on Monday,
June 2.
Building on the farmers
tive packing plant at Huron has been
held up by a strike OF 40 non-union
laborers who sought an increase OF 10
cents an hour for their work.
The Aberdeen Commercial club has
adopted and sent out a resolution en-.
dorsing and declaring their entire
sympathy with the South Dakota De-
velopment association.
A. new curfew ordinance has gone
into effect at Flandreau and hereafter
the children Of that city will have to
be of the streets at a s~easonable time
in the evening.
A largo numhar NJ farmors tal5