The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-26

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Ignite coal. No one knows their ex.
act depth for no one has yet had the
facilities to exploit them. They ex-
tend for miles and miles, crop out on
the surface, and for years have sup
piled residents Of that section with
fuel. No n out there thinks Of buy
ing coal and they snap their fingers
at coal dealers and Old Man Weather
and just go out and dig what they
need. 1t only takes a few wheelbar-
row loads. obtained with pick and
shovel and some elbow grease" and
a family is fixed for some time to
come. The coal beds crop out 80
much on the surface that they supply
a large section of territory. The near
est railroad is the Milwaukee's coast
line about 60 miles distant SO trans
portation is out OF the question now.
but some energetic individuals have
been striving to induce the railroads
to put in a spur to the Ignite beds.
Mrs. l.. II. S%chrader, living one mile
south OF Mt. Vernon, was all alone ON
the farm and had stepped out into
the back yard to go to the coal shed
FOR some coal Just as she was about
to enter the door OF the shed a patch
OF ground four feet square. in the
very doorway OF the shed. dropped
from sight. Investigation showed that
some time in the past a well had been
dug there. later being covered up with
boards and forgotten. The shed had
been erected, and for many years mem
bers OF the family had walked over the
path every day. with no knowledge OF
the existence OF the hidden well, which
proved to be about 25 feed deep. con-
tanning Is feet OF water.
One outfit Of Montana men who
drove their cattle over a hundred miles
to get them to Belle Fourche and
shipped them to Murdo, report that
out or 1900 head loaded at Belle
Fourche, 800 head died on the trip
from that place to Murdo, the stock
being on the train without feed or
water for nearly two days in freez-
ing weather.
Postoffice inspectors are searching
for a man who cut open and stole
the contents OF a mail SACK from a
mail car in the Northwestern yards
in Aberdeen. The car had been left
but about fifteen minutes. but dur
ing the time the thief slit open the
bag and made away with a quantity
OF registered mail.
The Lake Madison c~hautauqua as.
ISOLATION has purchased 20 acres OF
additional land adjoining the old
grounds OF the association at Lake
Madison. The association plans ex-
t~ensive improvements to it's grounds.
1t is planned to establish an thletic
park. with baseball diamond. tennis
courts, etc.
Thus far more than SIS, 900 has
been raised in the drive" being made
in behalf Of Huron college for a fund
Of $4,000 with which to make i'm
provements to the college. 1t is be-
lieved the entire amount will be sub
scribed in the near future.
At a special election it was decided
W NoIC tlaL u
should incorporate under the general
laws of the state. The first set OF
town officers will be elected at the
annual municipal election next April.
Permission has been granted by
the South Dakota railroad commits.
company to keep in force until March
1920, the war rates granted by
Postmaster General Burleson.
Ben Brave, one Of the leaders
among the Indians on Lower Brule
reservation, has peer appointed post.
master at Fort Hazel, a new office
recently established on that reserva.
ton.
Seventy-one head OF purebred HOl-
stein cattle, calves and mature cows.
sold at an average of $500 per head
at the first state sale of the Holstein-
Friesian association in Huron.
The second attempt to have the
voters OF Sioux Falls, approve a bond
issue for $525, 900 for water and
sewer improvements failed at a spe.
cial election.
Farmers. hunters and stockmen in
the vicinity of Vivian report that
coyotes, very scarce Of late years, are
to be found in remarkable numbers
this winter.
S.oux Falls now has a city public
health nurse and the work of the city
health department has been divided
and regulated with other appoint.
ments.
The Centerville board Of education
has taken steps to have the public
school building improved by the ad.
dition Of a new and larger heating
plant.
Plans for doubling the capacity of
the Sioux Falls s%tockyards were
formulated at a meeting of 40 bank
ers and other business men.