The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11
HORSES MAY BE FOOD
EXCESS ANIMALS or THE NORTH.
WEST MAY BE SENT TO
HUNGRY EUROPE.

northwest will be used to provide
meat for the European market if
plans Of the South Dakota Horse
Sales corporation are carried out.
The corporation, which was Organized
some time ago, is working TO pro-
cure the movement of the animals to
Offset a marked falling off in the de-
mand locally. They have Investigate
ed the possibility Of getting out the
lighter range stock through the
slaughter pens for the European
market. The officers Of the associa-
ton have been in communication
with the department heads at Wash
ington and the packing interests in
this country, and find the packers
are willing to put up the meat for
shipment 10 Europe il the federal au-
thoritie8 Will authorize its shipment.
If they can get this plan under way
the lighter range. horses which have
little market value at the present
time can be placed on the market for
this purpose.
The state highway commission is
asking for bids on a rOad which will
extend from Belle Fourche TO Alzada.
Mont, according to a statement
made by road contractors at Rapid
City. Fifteen miles of this road will
be in South Dakota. 1t will cut the
northeast corner Of Wyoming for 20
or % miles and then extend into Mon
tana. 1t is stated that the highway
commissioners OF Montana and Wyom-
Ing have already agreed to build their
share Of the road, which will event
ually connect with the road to Vel
Iowstone park at Miles City. The
specifications require a dirt road,
properly graded and with steel or con-
crete culyerts and bridges.
Summer Institutes for teachers in
South Dakota are a thing Of the past
after the present summer, according
to an announcement made by DR.. II.
p. Patterson, q director of the Joint
teachers institute, which has been
held every summer for years at the
Dakota Wesleyan university. The in
SbAI'AtN, "HiSA 10 aANdyS loolCu IL
week, will be discontinued because of
a new state law which prohibits any
institute from lasting more than three
days and provides that all teachers
meetings Of that nature shall be held
during the school year. Ten counties
will join with Dawson this summer
in the last Of the institutes.
The United States bureau of labor
is sending to South Dakota an agent
to preach the stay in school" doc
trine. There are five states in the
union which demand that children
under age must have federal certi-
ficates before they may work. Last
year a ~tabulation made by the gov
eminent showed that scarcely Is per
cent Of the children who applied for
federal certificates could sign their
own names. AS a result, the depart
ment this spring is putting on a cam
paign urging parents to keep their
children in school through at least the
eighth grade.
Aberdeen men who have visited the
region west Of the Missouri river in
northwestern South Dakota report
crop prospects never better for the
period Of the year. There has been
an abundance Of moisture, so the land
enters the growing season under the
best Of conditions. Similar optimistic
reports come from all sections of
northern South Dakota. From no
part Of the state do discouraging re-
ports come. Live stock, too, came
through the winter in fine condition,
owing to the mild weather.
The voters of Flandreau at the com
ing municipal election will be asked
to state whether they wish the new.
ly organized band to receive support
from the city's treasury. On the bal
lots to be voted will be the referen-
dunn clause which, if passed, will per-
nit the city council to donate freely
to the band organization in payment
for free band concerts to be given on
the streets during the coming sum.
mer.
The work Of constructing a highway
through Boulder canyon from Dead
wood to Spearfish now is. in full
swing. Much of the work has to be
done through solid rock and the seven
or eight miles of road will cost about
$4,000. When the work is complet-
ed it will be one of the most pictur.
esque stretches Of highway in the
Black Hills.
The supreme court granted an in
junction on the application Of the
state railway commission against put
ting into effect the telephone rate
fixed by Postmaster General Burle-
son in SO far as they affect intrastate
business in South Dakota.
Postoffice officials estimate that
Huron has a population. of approxi-
mately 10000 people. They base
their estimate on the number of