The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-12
MUST CONSERVE COAL
WARNING ISSUED BY CHAIRMAN
MURPHY OF RAILROAD
COMMISSION.

He desired to issue a public warning
that consumers should not underestl'
mate the situation, and that only by
the most rigid economy in every com
munity in the state could South Da-
kota avoid i'll results. The fact that
this state is now entirely dependent
on the coal supply at the docks at
Duluth caused many people to fail to
realize how great the shortage might
be il they are not careful, Mr.. Murphy
declared. Closing down buildings not
used for necessary and possible light
less nights were means of economy,
he pointed out.
Indications point to the fact hat
a special meeting of the legislature
TO pass upon the equal suffrage amend
TO the national constitution will not be
held at the time Of the meeting or the
state proposal committees on Deem
Der 2. This for the reason that a
majority of the members Of the two
houses are not responding to he re
quest that they meet at that time,
when il is certain that another special
session will be called within the neXi
few weeks. A session has been de
cided upon for some time the latter
part Of February or early in March,
and the equal suffrage franchise will
be up at that session.
The present high price OF eggs
makes certain provisions Of the South
Dakota egg law especially valuable to
the housewife, according TO reports
received at the office of the state
food commissioner. This law states
that eggs" shall be fresh, sweet
eggs" unless the seller otherwise de-
scribes them, and storage eggs and
eggs preserved by waterglass, lime
or other preservative must be plainly
indicated as such by conspicuous
signs.
The showing of the department Of
the secretary of state for the last
fiscal year is that OF receipts amount
ing to $~24,48750 For the year Ola
domestic corporations filed articles
with an approximate combined capital
of $1S7, 900, 900. Thirty-eight foreign
corporations filed copies Of their ar
ticles, and 81 new banks were char.
tered, with a combined capital Of
1,065, 900. NOtarial commissions were
granted to 1864 applicants.
The state has received $16,784.91
from the national government for dis
tribution in the national forest re.
serves. This fund is apportioned to
the different national reserves in the
state and divided among the counties
within these reserves, half OF it for
highway taxes and half for school
taxes. The Black Hills reserve gets
$S,827.91, the Harvey reserve S6,6l7 SO
and the Sioux reserve 81 1852.
South Dakota State college won the
football championship of North and
South Dakota when she defeated the
University Of South Dakota on the
Sioux Falls field. Coach Vests men
have not been defeated this year. The
reco"d is: Northern Normal, AZ to O;
Dakota Wesleyan, Z to O; North Da-
kota Aggies, 0 to o.; North Dakota
university, 9 to Z and South Dakota
university, 13 to 6.
Col. NJ. l.. Shade, state commander
OF the American Legion, has an
nounced that G.. j. Harris, OF Sioux
Falls, state secretary of the ~associa-
ton, will represent the South Dakota
members at a conference with the con-
gressional committe on war risk in
surance which is to be held at Wash
ington On December s..
A fractured arm which he received
in a fall from a platform at the city
warehouse in Aberdeen, where he is
storekeeper, made William Buck break
his record Of never missing a day for
the past thirty-two years. He expects
to be working in a few days.
South Dakota teachers will take
steps to have legislation enacted pro-
viding for equal pay for men and wo-
men for equal work in education. 1t
was SO decided at the South Dakota
Educational association meeting in
session at Mitchell.
1t is reported that contracts have
been secured for about $50 buffalo out
OF the Phillip herd at Fort Pierre for
the Christmas trade. These orders
will include many northwestern cities.
and some for the farther eastern cities
Of the country.
State college gets a fine ~recogni.
ton in the new book just issued by the
Bookings commercial club. A double
page spread shows all the main build
ings OF the college with an appropriate
description.
Mitchell members of the knights of
Columbus will have a new club home
within a few months, as a result of
h purchase by this organization of
. building on Main street.
E. C. Woolburn. president OF the
state normal school at Spearfish. was
elected president Of the South Dakota
Educational association.
DIR. N. E. Hansen. professor OF horti.
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