The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-31
TO ENFORCE new. LAW
g.. p. BOARD OF HEALTH TO PUT
NEW NURSE LAW IN
OPERATION.

I'd put the nurse law OIL the last iSBlS-
lative session into operation, This
law provides for the employment Of
nurses by counties and towns to look
alter the health Of the pupils in
schools Of all characters, and to visit
homes where contagious diseases are
reported, and to give advice for the
care OF such cases. Selections Of
nurses are to be made by public
boards on order OF the county board
of health or on petition Of free holders
The expense is to be provided either
through the Red Cross funds, or local
and county funds. The work of the
nurses is under the general direction
Of tho state board which selected
Mrs. e. p. Wanzer, OF Armour, as di-
rector Of public nursing in this state.
Mrs. Wanzer says that her efforts at
first will be along the line of organiza-
ton, and that she will attempt to pro-
cure several advisory nurses to travel
in the state and advise the local
nurses in case of need. She also will
direct efforts toward uniformity in the
matter Of reports to procure data for
future reference, which can be put in
shape for that purpose.
The state Of South Dakota is max
ing plans for the biggest educational
drive eve staged within its borders.
1t will be the outcome of the meeting
at Sioux Falls which was called by
Fred l.. Shaw. state superintendent,
nearly every state in the union. The
object Of the drive is the betterment
OF the rural school. There will be
20 speakers in each county who will
speak in the towns and country dis
tricts on ways and al of bringing
to the country boy and girl the same
advantages they would get in the
towns. The drive is to continue for
one month.
Conditions in the famous Homestake
mine, where a fire has been burning
two or three weeks, the mine now
being in course of flooding from the
surface for the purpose Of extinguish-
Ing the fire, are reported to be more
encouraging during the last few days.
There are evidences that the fire Is
burning over a smaller area than at
first and not so %fiercely. 1t has been
ascertained that the volume Of gas
in the workings has lessened percep-
tibly.
Six and a half million dollars of the
$35, SOC, 900 loaned by the federal re-
serve bank, of Omaha, has been
loaned to farmers in South Dakota,
according to a report by the president
has been In operation a little more
than two years, is a farmers co-epera-
tive bank operating in Iowa, South
Dakota, Nebraska and Wyoming.
A special committee has been ap-
pointed by the G~arretson commercial
club to assist in every way in promot-
ing the good roads movement, and es-
pecially to aid in producing the sup
port Of the farmers Of that district for
the proposed bond issue Of SIS, 900, 900
by Minnehaha county for the construc-
ton OF an elaborate county highway
system.
The housing problem at Mitchell has
reached such proportions that 1t has
been called to the attention of the
Chamber Of Commerce and that body,
at a special meeting, named a com
mittee to consider and report On a
plan whereby homes may be provided
quickly for Mitchell's surplus popula.
ton.
The commissioners of Union County
have decided to postpone for a time the
calling Of a special election throughout
the county for submitting to the voters
of the county the proposition of issu-
ing bonds in the sum of 81 1900, 900 for
the construction Of good roads through
cut the county.
South Dakota Red Cross chapters
are completing their organization for
the third Red Cross roll call which
will be held from November 2 to arm
istice day, November IL, when it is
0APCStCu tAat thoh 4OO,OOO oOuth
Dakota Red Cross members will en-
roll for 1920.
The women's clubs of Aberdeen
have united in the formation Of a city
federation of women's clubs. Practi-
cally every club in that city has joined
the federation, which is affiliated v. tn
the state federation Of women's clubs.
Reports made at a meeting of the
Parker commercial club indicate that
prospects are very bright for the erec-
tion in Parker Of a stock sales pavilion.
Good roads boosters have decided
TO grade some of the highways lead
ing to Beresford territory among the
best in the state.
Arrangements are being made for
q big Homecoming celebration to be
held in Freeman on armistice day
November IL.
The secondary school Of agriculture
begins it's annual work at State Col.
lege this week.
While free range" has been illegal
all owe the state for a number Of