The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-11-07

The attitude Of the women OF South
Dakota toward the big national n
state issues was reflected by the res
olutions adopted by the convention Of
the South Dakota League OF Women
Voters held at Mitchell. These give
strong support to prohibition and SUI.
frage, equal pay for equal work by
IN separation Of the boy and girl
inmates of the state reform school at
P%lankinton; express strong opposition
to the referendum on the state pro-
hibition law; indorse the movement
for the uniform ballot in the various
states and pledge support to the fol-
lowing movements: Better trained and
better paid teachers, A~mericanization
Of foreigners, protection of children,
removal Of illiteracy, uplifting the stan
dard OF citizenship, bill for physical
training for children in the rural
schools and supervised play.
Bankers and stock men in the vi
cinity of Mitchell have formed a
$500, 100000 company, which will be
known as the South Dakota Cattle
Loan company. Capitalized at $780, 600,
only 5000, 900 has been sold and the
balance will be retained as treasury
stock. The company expects to open
headquarters in Mitchell. Those in
terested in the company have been
working on the organization for the
past three years. Thousands Of dol
lars are paid out annually in interest
to outof-state companies by South Da-
kota cattle men. The new Company's
idea Is to loan direct to the live stock
men of the state and keep this inter
est in the state.
Reports from different parts Of h
state show that corn picking is becom-
ing general in South Dakota, and in
sections OF the state where heavy crops
Of corn were raised It is estimated
the work will not be completed much
in advance of Thanksgiving day. h
average price paid by farmers for the
work is 10 cents per bushel. So far
as known farmers generally are able
to procure a sufficient number OF men
to carry On the work.
Money sent by the Violin branch OF
the French Orphan club for the sup
port of a child in France has been
returned to the club by the father OF
the child. who states the money is not
needed. He had just returned homo
after living your years in a German
prison camp, and said he is able to
earn q living for himself and family.
The money returned will be donated
to another French child.
The Hereford sales at Fort Pierre
and Pierre recently we're held with
bad weather conditions limiting the
crowd Of buyers, but the sale at Fort
Pierre averaged $440 a head, with n
heifer selling at $4,000. The sale in
Pierre averaged about $3.50 per head,
as much OF the stuff was young and
there were no exceptionally high prices
paid.
Judge Alva E. Taylor, of Huron, has
signed a decree forbidding Russian
~colonists of the Huetterische Bruder
Gemeinde sect to engage In secular
pursuits and business other than that
authorized by It's charter n ordering
it to dispose of real estate not neces-
sary to it's business, which in no event
may exceed in valuation $50, 900.
Building permits will not be issued
free of charge in Mitchell after a short
time, as an ordinance providing for
a minimum payment Of 81 for the is.
suance Of a permit has passed its first
reading by the city council.
According to official records $3.50
horses, or a total Of 3O2 carloads, have
been inspected and shipped from Butte
county this year. This is the largest
number shipped from the county for
many years.
The Deadwood Business club author
lied the purchase Of a tract Of ground
for the use OF tourists visiting this
part Of the Black Hills each summer
Garages will be provided on the
grounds.
Negotiations have beer opened
whereby electric power lines will be
extended to Chancellor from Hartford,
SO Chancellor can have electricity for
lighting and power purposes.
DR.. Cyril G. Hopkins, the noted soil
chemist at the University of Illinois,
who died recently at Gibralter, was q
graduate o fSouth Dakota state college
in the class Of 1890.
A rancher near Wasta, a few days
ago, marketed his seasons crop of al.
falfa seed, and took a check Of 49, 0
to the bank for his seasons crop in
that line.
A body Of citizens composed prin.
cipally Of railroad men have started
plans for the establishing Of a ca.
operative food store in Mitchell.
The state highway department has
recently let contracts for highway con-
structiOn on the Black and Yellow trail
between Highmore and Miller.
The organization OF a cooperative