The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-07

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lower court in the case OF Tillie
Amundson against knudt Severson,
and the ruling Is one that will, no
doubt, have an important bearing on
other similar cases throughout the
state along the Missouri river. On Oc-
tober 25. 1909, Tillie Amundson enter
ed into a written contract with Knudt
Severson for the sale and purchase Of
certain lands southwest OF Vermillion
abutting on the Missouri river. Two
hundred dollars was paid in cash, $500
on March /, 1910, $1,000 was to be
paid March l, 1911, and the remaining
SO, 900 was to be paid on or before two
years from March 1, 1911. Possession
was to be given March /, 1910. The
defendant, after paying $500, de
manded an abstract Of title. But 1t
was not until August, 1917, that the
title was given. By this time the
greater part of the 10acre farm had
been taken by the Missouri river. In
the meantime, it was shown that Title
Amundson did not own the land, but
simply had a small interest in it as
an heir. She, therefore, at that time
could not make the sale and deliver
the title without the consent Of all
other heirs. This she failed to do IN
til 1917.
Farmers are beginning to loOk up
their help for the season and indica-
tions are there will be more men with
families hired on farms this eason
than in past years. The farmers who
need men say that married men are
more dependable han single men. The
man with a family, who is furnished
a house and garden spot and a COW
and chickens is not so likely to make
a rush for what looks like a little
higher wages right in the middle OF
the busy season on the farm, it is
asserted.
Farmers of Clay county and resi-.
dents Of Vermillion are interested in
good roads more this winter than they
ever have been before. The open win
ter has brought them face to face with
the worst roads that eyer have pre-
vailed in Clay county, and this is 60
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Of hard surface roads. Several meet
ings already have been held in the
county, and others are scheduled.
The Sisseton board of education
has called a special election, to be
held on February 20, at which the
proposition of issuing bonds in. the
sum Of $50, 600 will be submitted to
the voters. If the bonds are author
lied, $4,000 will be used to take up
outstanding warrants and the re-
mainder will be used for the erection
Of a new building or the building Of
an addition to the present structure.
Business men have started a move
ment to have the chief business street
Of Armour paved. The distance would
be about one mile. There may be
some opposition because OF the ex-
pense, but it is believed the project
Of the land owners affected and that
the improvement will be made during
the spring and summer
The fifth annual show and exhibit
of the Kingsbury Valley Poultry as-
ISOLATION, held at Lake Preston was
a success in every respect. There
was an unusually good exhibit Of poul-
try and various prizes were awarded.
The association is doing much to con.
vince farmers that it pays them to
have pure-bred poultry in their
chicken yards.
BY a decision Of the South Dakota
supreme court, Harris T. Winters, OF
st. Paul, Mimi, loses out in an at
tempt to secure the $780, 900 worth of
property belonging to the estate of
the late George Winters. OF vankton
county: By the decision Of the SUI
preme court the estate goes to the
state Of South Dakota.
The governor has appointed the fol
lowing delegates to attend the ninth
American Good Roads congress, which
meets under the supervision of the
American Builders association in
New York city from February 25 to %
inclusive: j. r. Dalton, OF WooA
socket; 0. Monserud, OF Sioux Falls.
and j. w. Parmley, of Ipswich.
Doland needs a first-class modern
hotel very badly, and the business
men have assumed the task of pro.
curing such an improvement. 1t is
thought arrangements will be made
for the erection Of the structure, even
If 1t becomes necessary to organize a
stock company Of Doland men for the
purpose.
Members of the city and county
churches, w. c. T. u, reading circle.
city. council, board Of education and
other societies held a meeting in
Beresford, to make final arrangements
Tor the establishing of a city library
and reading rooms. Several prelimin-
airy meetings have been held recently