The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-24

WHICH pE0eCTlO0b IAAI tAo SAVOhUchp
mileage, etc.. incurred by a sheriff In
m unsuccessful attempt to serve q
criminal warrant can not be paid by
the county. 1t is supposed the law
makers intended to thus make a sher-
if diligent in his work. In actual
practice the law has the very opposite
effect. When a case seems unlikely
Of accomplishment the sheriff Is not
very anxious to pursue his man, with
much attendant expense, knowing that
he will have to foot the bill IL the
man is not taken and the criminal
warrant can not be served. Upon in
quiry to the attorney general as to
whether the law can be construed so
as to meet the expense Of the sheriff
in the unsuccessful cases he replies
that 1t can not be done.
The South Dakota experiment sta
ton at Brookings State college will
conduct an experiment this winter to
determine the value OF sunfiower sill
age as compared with silage made
from corn and green millet. Prof. j.
w. Wilson, director Of the experiment
station, says that the ordinary corn
binder cuts the 10 10 14-foot sunf1ower
stalks without difficulty. The silage
cutter handles them about as easily
as corn. The corn, however, is more
convenient to handle than bundles Of
sunflowers. The peth of the latter
contained sufficient juice to preserve
the silage when we'll packed. Results
Of this experiment will be available
next spring.
The little town Of Harold in Hughes
county claims to lead any other com
munity Of its size, and many larger
ones In the volume OF land business
being transacted. At a recent sale at
public auction 1000 acres were sold
at an average price Of more than $50
an acre, the ans being from 1872. so
to S87. so. A free wild duck dinner
was served the crowd attending the
auction and more than 100 automo-
biles were in the procession which
went from farm to farm on the day Of
the sale. Besides this public sale many
private sales are being made every
day.
Old timers in Deadwood had to rub
their eyes when they read in their
daily papers that a curfew ordinance
had been put into effect requiring all
children under the age of 16 to be off
the streets at 9 o'clock at night. In
the old days, when Deadwood was one
Of the widest mining camps in the
world, 9 O'Clock at night was early"
and marked the opening Of the towns
night festivities, which were punctured
at intervals by the reports Of six
shooters and other firearms.
Notwithstanding the crops in this
part of the state were reduced by
excessively hot and dry weather dur
ing the critical part Of the growing
season, the people Of the Lennon ter
ritory are about as prosperous as ever
before. This is shown by the TACT that
the deposits of the three Lennon
banks aggregate more than 81, 100000.
This is practically double the amount
of deposits five years ago.
The most comprehensive and expen-
sive piece of road work ever under
taken in Dawson county will begin
this week, when fourteen miles Of
highway between Mitchell and the east
line of Aurora county will be started.
This stretch of road is to be graded
and graveled and it is estimated it will
- l. 49, x-;r1 u 0rhApl OP cox 0A0
and will take ten months to complete.
Buyers Of potatoes n apples in
bulk from cars or other sources should
insist upon receiving full measure, Is
the statement of the state inspector
of weights and measures issued from
his office in Vermillion. Thousands Of
bushels are now being sold from cars,
and unless they are sold by weight
it Is very easy for the buyer to re-
ceive up to 10 per cent short weight.
Ethan and Dimock will have cleo
trio lights by Christmas IL the Armour
Power company can get the necessary
labor to install the equipment. The
residents Of the two towns have raised
s25, 900, purchasing stock. and the Ar
mour has agreed to furnish
the power. Both streets and resi-
dences will be lighted. Farmers also
may purchase the current.
Health conditions in Huron are OK.
ceptionally good, according to a state
ment just made by the local board
of health. The only infectious dis
ease there at present is one case OF
scarlet fever. School chilren are in
general good health.
The city commission OF Lennon has
awarded contracts for the improve
ment of the waterworks system. Mains
will be extended 10 parts of the city
which have been without water serv-
ice.
There has been an abatement Of the
oil excitement at Bixby, and 1t Is not
expected there will be a revival until