Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-04-24

eio'S Va various klHuS OF spruce anu
other evergreens will be planted this
spring In Hitchcock park. A largo
natural bowlder will be placed In the
center OF the grove and brass tablet
carrying the names of all the Mitchell
men who were In either the army or
navy. will be inlaid in the stone.
DR.. Harold w. Foght has been elect
ed head Of the Northern Normal and
Industrial school to succeed DR..
Willis E. Johnson, who recently was
elected to head State College at
Brookings. DIR. Foght was director OF
the statewide educational survey ord
cred by the South Dakota legislature
and since 1912 has been specialist
in rural education for the federal bu-
reau Of education.
Returned soldiers of the world war
In Sioux Falls and vicinity, as we'll as
throughout the state, are taking deep
interest in the announced plan for the
formation in South Dakota OF
branches OF the American legion. the
organization OF veterans of the world
war started in Paris by Lieut.. Col.
/ =
the near future a number of such
branches will be forced in South Da,
kota.
4 Negotiations have been closed by
the Interstate Fair association for the
purchase of grounds in Lennon
which have been leased by the as
ISOLATION during the last four years
ana upon which the annual fairs of
the association have been held. The
tract purchased contains between IS
ana Az acres, and the price paid was
$lOO an acre. On the grounds the fair
association already has buildings and
a race track.
Train service throughout the Black
Hills again is becoming normal after
the great snowstorm of few DAYS
ago, when three feet Of snow fell nj
deadwood and other parts of the north.
ern Black Hills. The officers of tho
Chlcago. burlington and Quincy rail-
ROAD, AFTER strenuous WORT, succeeded
IN opening its line from Deadwood to
opearflsh. For six days Spearfsh
was cut off from railroad communica.
ton with the outside world.
Members of the Springfield Congre-
gatlonal Church society have pur-
chased three lots in desirable loca-
ton, on which the society will erect a
new church building. Preliminary
plans for the new church have been
completed. The structure will be 48
by % feet In size on the ground. and
| will have full basement. The ex.
ternal architecture will be OF the
Tudor Gothic style. The building will
be constructed of pressed brick.
Preparations are being made for the
erection OF new consolidated school
building in Franklin township, some
miles from Madison. the voters OF the
district having at recent election de-
clared in favor of the schools Of the
district being consolidated. In Orland
township. which also recently voted
for school consultations special cleo
ton will be called to vote on the ques-
ton of issuing bonds OF $4,000 or
$4,000 for the erection Of consoli-
dated building.
After several months negotiations,
the stockholders Of the cooperative
creamery at Flandreau, have decided
to sell the creamery to new COM
pany composed of farmers of that ter
ritory.~ 1t is understood that the price
to be paid for the plant is $1,000. 1t
is probable the new owners will incor.
porate and issue stock The cream
cry is one Of the best equipped in
situations of it's kind in that part of
the state and the business has been
growing year by year.
Harry N. Fisher and j. F. Mabie. or.
ganizers for the non-partisan league,
failed to appear in the United States
court to prosecute their charges
against members of the home guard
and councils of defense of Gregory
and Lyman counties, and accordingly
the actions were dismissed. In each
case 100000 for alleged mistreatment
and illegal Imprisonment was demand
ed by the plaintiffs. Costs were as.
sessed against the nonpartisan league
men. The alleged mistreatment and
imprisonment had their origin last
year when the two men were organic
ing Gregory and Lyman counties for
the league.
Capt. Seth Bullock, encouragement
Martin, H. 8. Vincent and r. C. Hayes.
Of Deadwoodf forming the committee
appointed to decide upon the form Of
the memorial monument which will be
erected on Mount Theodore Roosevelt,
near Deadwood. in honor of the dead
ex-president, have completed the
work OF preparing the design of the
monument. The memorial monument
will be in the form OF circular tower,
rising from an attractive and orna.
mental base to height of 30 feet, SO
built that it will afford a place of
resting and shelter. 1t will be so con.
structed that it will offer spendid
vantage point from which to view the
scenery for miles around, which is
among the grandest in the Black
Hills or on the American continent.