The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03

hIuo SO0lty AS
started, and where leasing is yet I'M
der way. In the Lennon territory,
il is asserted that large numbers OF
tracts have been leased by the
Hoosier Oil company, Of Indianapolis
Ind. and the excitement is growing
in that section. In fact, the surface
indications Of the activities are ap-
~parently something like they were IN
the vicinity Of Pierre a dozen years
ago, when practically the whole coun-
try was placed under oil leases, n
development companies did a lot OF
talking, but never got any further.
The presence Of gas in the arteslan
flow there. has always been believed
to be an indication Of oil at some
point in the northwestern or central
part of the state. The gas conditions
which prevail here extend north, and
have been found in Saskatchewan, az
a point which would place Lennon
on a line between Pierre and the Sas-
katchewan gas find.
Billings, Mont, men for the purpose
of demonstrating to a certainty
whether or not oil can be tound IN
the Fairburn district in paying guam
titles. are erecting a rig and Will SINK
a test we'll. Experts n nave ex'
amined the Fairburn field assert tnat
the structure here is perfect ana that
there is every indication that OIL In
large quantities underlies this section
of the Black Hills. Other companies
which have been formed are prepar-
ing TO drill for the oil which is sup
nosed to be in the bowels Of the earth
in this district, and it is expected the
region soon will be a forest OF der.
ricks.
The state game warden's depart
ment is his year, for the first time,
c%onfscating the guns used by hunters
in their illegal hunting. SO far, the
arsenal in the game Warden's ofhce
is ten shotguns Of various makes and
ages. These will be sold at auction
later in the season, and If any OF the
hunters who lost fowling pieces
through their failure to read the cal
endar right, have any particular re-
gard for the particular gun Whlcn
they used to carry they can have the
right to bid on it at the sale.
At a meeting of the American Leg.
ion. acid in Pierre, it was decided to
put on a celebration on Armlstlce
day. November IL, when 4 number OF
attractions will be featured, among
them airplane fights and a football
game between some Of the fast teams
of the state. The details of the cele
bration, which will be under the man
agement Of the local post or the
American Legion have not yet been
worked out, but the plan is a celebra-
ton along the line OF the usual Fourth
of July celebrations.
The internal revenue officers III
South Dakota are preparing Tor q
statewide drive" on delinquents, and
the persons who have not taken ad'
vantage of the voluntary system OF
making payment OF their taxes WILL
be searched out and made to pay
their income taxes as well as a pen
atty provided by law for their neglect
or evasion. 1t is expected the drive
will add many thousand dollars to
the income tax collections in South
Dakota.
Reports from washington, a village
west of Huron, are that the town 10
facing a serious ice shortage and that
meat markets have been forced tc
throw away large quantities or mea'
and other %perishable goods becaus>
| of lack of refrigerating. Other small
towns near Huron are undergoing a
| shortage of ice also, and are unable
| to procure it, it is said.
Land values in the farming sections
| tributary to Huron have increased ap
proximately $50 an acre this year
over last, in the opinion OF Huron
| real estate dealers. Land is selling
at from 500 to $50 an acre with
some sales bringing as high as $3.50
an acre. Hundreds Of acres have
changed hands there this year.
All records for advance enrolment
of students at the Northern Normal
and Industrial school are being
smashed this year, and indications
now are that the 1890 year will see
the largest student body ever enrolled
in the history Of the school.
The board Of education of Sioux
Falls has ruled that the teaching Of
German will not be resumed in the
high school, and as a result an in
| creased number Of students have
taken up the study Of Spanish and
French.
II the threatened strike Of seamen
on the Great Lakes Is called, it will
seriously retard shipments Of coal In
to South Dakota and other parts of
the northwest, in the opinion of HUI
ron coal dealers.
Farm land valuation has been boost
ed 20 per cent and town and village
lots have been raised 20 per cent in
Moody county. This brings the farm
valuation up to sS7.53 per acre.
Harold, Hughes county, claims an
unique distinction. In a town OF 200