Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-08-21

az Pierre, 1t 10 tar below the general
level at this time of the year.
Tho returned service men OF Sturgis
and Meade counties, as the result of
meeting held. at sturgis. have perfect.
ed the organization Of Meade post, No.
80, Of the American Legion.
Work has begun. in Huron on the
erection Of a $4,000 home for the
Knights Of Columbus lodge. The
building is to be two stories high and
will cover space $50 by 100 feet.
Great preparations are being made
for the field day events and big bar.
becue to be held at the state fair
grounds in Huron under the auspices
Of Huron post of the American LEGION.
Red Lake, three miles south of Puk-
wana. is getting to be quite a fishing
resort for that part of the state. A
large dance hall pavilion has been built
near the lake, where one can indulge
in the pleasure of fishing, boating and
dancing ahnday afternoons.
All records for the number of tour
lists visiting the Black Hills have bees
broken this summer. Lead, Deadwood
and other towns swarm daily with Wis.
itors from other parts of the north.
west, who make these cities the center
from which to view the beauties Of the
Black Hills. Hotels are having diff.
Guilty caring for the crowds.
There are but few bushels of DO.
tatoes in the city Of Mitchell. There
is no meat but beef. Outside Of the
few farmers in the vicinity, whose po-
tato crops were not failures, and out.
side OF few other farmers who are
able to provide butcher stock, Mitchell
is up against prospective meat and
potato famine.
Residents of the country west of the.
Missouri river along a strip which
reaches as far west as line drawn q
short distance east of Lennon ana
Faith and through Philip on the south
to the Nebraska line are Directing to
the statements which are being made
that the whole country west of the
Missouri is dried out" The rain bel
extended about ninety miles west Of
the Missouri, and did not continue al
long as 1t did east of the river. AS a
result they have an excellent crop.
On account Of the dry conditions In
the western part Of the state. the,
movement Of cattle to the eastern mar.
kets has started about month earlier
than usual. Numbers of shipments are,
being made, the cattle maturing on tho
dry grass earlier than they would had
1t remained green. This and the
movement of cattle from the dried out
ranges in Montana and Idaho, means,
lot of shipments from South Dakota
for this season Of the year.
The work of surveying the route of
the Black and Yellow automobile trail
from Volga to Lake Preston has been
completed and stakes have been set.
The men in charge of the work an.
nounce that the contract for the con.
struction Of this section of the Black
and Yellow trail soon will be awarded.
The. contract will provide for the grad.
ing and crawling of the road for TWEEN.
ty-four miles, twelve miles in Kings.
bury county and twelve in Bookings
1t Is hoped to have work on this sec.
ton of the, trail commence this fall.
AS the result Of decision reached
at meeting of the clerks and carriers
Of the Sioux Falls postofIice, they
have notified the postoffice department
that unless prompt action is taken to
increase salaries to a point where they
are commensurate with the present
nigh cost of living, they will resign
their present places and procure other
employment. The postoftice depart.
ment has been notified that their de.
mand "must receive attention at
once" The clerks and carriers assert
they are forced to make the demand
for increased pay or go into bank.
ruptcy.
Municipalities and public institutions
will receive buffalo from any surplus
which may exist in the herds now un.
der control of the federal department
Of agriculture under the current agri.
cultural appropriation act. The de.
partment is nearing the realization of
the first stage Of the preservation Of
the specie, the acquisition of at least
1000 head Of buffalo by the govern.
ment. There are more thaa 5000 buf.
falo in the United States at the pres.
ant time, approximately 2.0Oe Of which
are owned by individuals. OF the
eight herds now under the control of
the department Of agriculture, one IL
located on the Wind Cave preserve in
South Dakota.
The report of reopening for settle.
ment Of land in the Timber Lake land
district has called out inquiries as t.
what can be procured in that opening.
As a matter Of fact, this does not give
any great number Of openings. II
merely reinstates for entry land which
was withdrawn on May Is in that dis.
.rict with intent to offer it for sale
instead of ENTRY. The land has been
"combed" over for years under the
quarter section, halt section and full
section entries, and while there may