Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-03-13
NEWS OF THE STATE
A RESUME OF IMPORTANT HAP
PENlNGS OF THE
WEEK..

The Lincoln County Sunday school
convention will be held in Canton
April IL to 16.
A number Of the leading farmers
Of that vicinity who are extensive rails.
ers OF cattle and hogs held a meeting
at Scotland and started movement
to have stock pavilion erected at
that place.
A question has been raised as to the
legality of 100000 in bonds which
were voted last fall for electric light
purposes. at Madison. and it is pos
sible that another election may have
to be called to remedy the alleged
defects.
The remaining lands of the old
Tschatter Mennonite colony near EN-
cry have been sold to private persons,
the Mennonites, receiving $50 per
acre for the land, including the farm
machinery and about 1000 bushels of
grain. The Mennonites will move to
western Canada.
The state lands board will offer sew
eral thousand acres under tho Belle
Fourch project for sale on the second
of April. These offerings will be on
the state lands within the project and
will be subject to the water assess.
nents above the price at which they
ale sold to the state.
Possibility of establishing several
auto truck routes between Sioux Falls
and neighboring towns in the near flu.
ture, is foreseen in the action of the
traffic bureau of the Commercial club
of that city which named commit.
tee to investigate and report to the
bureau at the regular meeting.
The discovery of Mrs. Jay South.
worth, widow of stockman who for
many years was prominent in the
range country Of northwestern South
Dakota, is alive and we'll and now the
wife Of a young ranchman of that Sec
ton Of the state, solves mystery OF
about three and one-half years. stand
ing.
Residents Of Marion and vicinity
have inaugurated a movement to have
Silver Lake, body of water situated
some miles from Marion, made q
game preserve by the state game com
mission. 1t is reported that sui
f1cient number Of signatures have
been procured to petitions to obtain
the concession.
Episcopal ministers from all parts
OF South Dakota will convent in HUI
ron May "a, Is and 26 at the annua
convocation of the Episcopal churct
according to an announcement mad,
by Episcopal churchmen there. 1t Il
expected that approximately 125 min
listers, about half Of whom are In
dams, will attend.
James F. Kelley, postmaster q
Aberdeen since December 5, 1918, Ia,
announced that his resignation ha
been forwarded to Washington, AM
that he has just received word of 1t,
acceptance, accompanied by an an
nouncement that civil service ex
animation to choose his successor vii
shortly be held. Mr.. Kelly's resigna
ton is effective April /.
An important event in Moderl
Woodmen circles at Sisseton was tn,
holding of meeting for the purpose
OF burning the mortgage on theil
lodge hall building, the last dollar O
Indebtedness having been paid. Tn,
mortgage had been q burden on thu
members ever since the building wal
erected years ago. The event wal
suitably celebrated, a banquet ant
dancing being features.
The farm bureau Of Union county
has been instrumental in having 6
committee appointed to look aftel
good road work throughout the coun
ty during the coming spring, summe,
and fall. The committee consists o.
one man from each township in the
county and the county agent. At 6
meeting to be held soon plans will be
made by the committee for permanent
good roads building in all parts of the
county.
For heroism on the field of battle in
France, two South Dakotans, Con
gresham Royal c. johnson, of Aber
deem, and Private Henry Finn, ol
Petal, have been awarded the dis
tinguished service cross by Genera
]. ]. Pershing, commander in chief
Congressman Johnson recovered
from his wounds and has been serving
in his official capacity at Washington
while Private Finn was killed.
1t is officially announced that in the
near future the new milling .plant Of
the Custer Peak Mining company will
be completed sufficiently to commence
operations. The new mill will handle
100 tons of ore daily, producing cop
per concentrates, which will be ship
ped to an eastern smelter. The com
pany is said to have large deposi,
of valuable ore and has spent consid
cradle money in developing the prop
erty and preparing for milling. When
the new mill is placed in operation
II will no an imnOrfa nf addition, IN t,,o