Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-02-06

residents to organize stock company
composed Of local mon and install an
electric light system. 70 .as
In accordance with Q petition filed
with the board Of trustees, OF Kidder,
a special election will be called to vote
on school consolidation. It 10 planned
to consolidate several districts
In accordance with a petition filed
with the city council that body is ar.
ranging for great deal of street paw.
Ing this year. The petition asks that
ten blocks be paved this year. It is
expected arrangements will be made
Tor the commencement of the work as
soon as spring opens.
AS a result Of the recent rounding
up Of number of Sisseton boys on a
charge of malicious mischief and de-
struction Of property, they being
charged with causing losses Of more
than $1,000, the city council has pro.
hfbited all boys under 10 years old
from entering pool halls and has pro.
hibited tobacco being sold to any boy
unday ~ ''ears Of age.
tn missouri river at Yankton,
weakened by the warm weather, broke
up Sunday afternoon and the ice went
out for miles above and below stream.
Most OF the pontoon bridge had been
removed to. a place of safety, but ice
struck the balance and wrecked It.
This is the earliest the ice has broken
up at this point since Yankton was
founded. the earliest previous date be-
Ing February II. 1917.
A colony OF Mennonites who sold
their holdings in Beadle county last
fall and went to Canada are reported
to bave returned to this section of the
country and have purchased about nine
sections of land in eastern Sully county
several miles northeast of Onida. They
will settle in that region. They tried
to purchase back their Beadle county
holdings, but could not make the deal
with the present owners.
Farmers of Beadle county, members
Of the Beadle county farm bureau, in
session here, voiced a strong senti-
ment in favor of building concrete
roads over .Beadle county. Some
said that hard surface roads were
absolutely essential II the farmers
were to get their produce to market.
The heavy traffic of the present day
from the farms and the motor trucks
which are rapidly replacing the horse
drawn lighter farm wagons have put
the dirt roads into the worst condi-
ton, and that some Improvement must
be made in the highways at once.
Several resolutions in favor Of road
building were passed and q delegate
was named to take up the matter with
the county's representatives in the
state legislature.
l A sheep pasture of 100000 acres is
what is required for the ranging of
10000 sheep In the southwest corner
of Cheyenne river reservation. The
Indians get $18,500 a year for their
4 lease of this tract of land. While the
sheep pasture covers only seven town
ships, two cattle pastures on that reser
yation are larger. The Zimmerman
pasture is thirty-six miles long and
about fifteen miles wide. Ten thous
and cattle are grazing there this warm
and open winter weather. The Moss
man pasture is fully as large, and ex
u tends east Of the Zimmerman tract
with $4,000 head Of cattle. These cattle
men pay the Indians at the rate of $3.50
] per head. From all these leases the
Indians on the Cheyenne river reser
walton get about $4,000 a year, which
4 win be distributed at an early date.
\ South Dakota. during the last year
n borrowed nearly ten and q half mil
Hon dollars for use in ioaning upon
the lands e the state. This money
was loaned to farmers ON 80 years
time at 5h Per cent, said A. w. Ewart
Il treasurer Of the Rural Credit board
The South Dakota Rural Credit law ID
simple. The state, by direct pledge
Of It's credit, borrows money and loans
1t at the lowest rates possible upon the
4 security Of farm lands practically al
4 cost. Mr.. Ewan outlined the process OF
obtaining loan as follows: Any resi-
dent land owner of the state may apply
to the South Dakota Rural Credit com
mission for loan he is at the time
or is soon to be engaged in the de.
4 yelopment Of the farm land to be
mortgaged. No loan may be made for
more than $4,000 nor for less than
$500. No loan shall be for more than
70 per cent of the appraised value of
the land plus 40 per cent Of the-insured
value of the improvements, and in NO
event can the loan exceed the average
assessed valuation Of the land for the
three preceding years. The legitimate
purposes for which money may be Dor.
rowed are. to provide for the purchase
OF farm land, equipment, fertilizers,
live stock, buildings and other i'm.
provements or to pay indebtedness
on the farm land Of the mortgagor.
The loans are made payable on the
amortization plan, which consists in
paying both principal and interest in
the given term. Thus far the annual
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