Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-04-03

Tho whole total last year was S6,l57
and so 1t is expected that this years
total will considerably exceed 100000
cars registered.
Arrangements are being made for
the paving of the principal business
street Of Milbank and 1t is expected
1t will not be long until the street
has solid concrete surface. ma
jority OF those owning land along tho
street have petitioned the city council
to have the improvement made at an
early date.
Mitchell is to have soldiers me-
mortal grove. A special committee
has been appointed by the park board
to meet with similar body from the
chamber of commerce to select the
site for the grove. The question OF
embedding in each tree brass plate,
bearing the name of one OF the city's
soldiers also will be taken up by the
committees
1t has been announced that men
prominent in banking circles in Sioux
Falls have arranged to establish .
new banking institution in DeSmet,
county seat OF kingsbury county The
new bank will be incorporated under
the name Of the Farmers State bank,
and will have capital of $4,000.
The charter for the new bank has
been applied for.
Several Of the civil war veterans OF
Milbank and vicinity will attend the
annual reunion on April and of
old veterans. who participated in the
battle OF Shiloh. The reunion will be
held to commemorate the 57th ami.
versary OF the battle. The survivors
will assemble in st. Louis, Mo-, and
from that point will proceed to the
historic battle field
The city commissioners OF Sioux
Falls have adopted resolution sub
uniting to vote Of the people at
the annual municipal election in
April the question of the city purchas.
ing the plant and equipment of the
Sioux Falls Gas company, and the
tracks and equipment OF the Sioux
Falls traction system, which operates
the electric street railway system.
Preparations have been completed
for the erection in Oldham of COM
munity building. which will be 30 by
80 feet in size and two stories in
height. The lower floor will be used
for community meetings. while the
second floor will be lodge hall and
will be used jointly by the Odd Eel.
lows. Masons and Woodmen. The
work Of construction soon will com
mence
There has been greater number
of transfers Of city property in Pierre
the last couple of weeks than for a
long time previously. With the many
transfers of farm land, the movement
In that section of the state indicates
general livening up OF the real es.
tate market, and with many hereto
fore vacant tracts being opened up az
farms, more prosperous condition
in the Missouri valley is Indicated.
Dawson county has stepped into
the breach made by the last session
Of congress when that body failed to
provide sustenance for the federal
employment agencies. The county
commissioners. at special called
meeting, voted to appropriate funds
to pay the expenses Of the Mitchell
agency until such time as the federal
government is able again to take up
the financing Of the project through
congressional appropriation.
Through the efforts of Sioux Falls
business men arrangements have been
completed whereby a free employ
ment service will be maintained in
Sioux Falls for the benefit OF the pub
lie. taking over the work which dur
ing the last eight months has been
under the supervision of the United
States department of labor, but which
1t has been forced to discontinue
through the failure of the last con-
gress to provide an appropriation.
The bureau will be maintained at the
expense Of the Sioux Falls business
men.
One of the most successful Of the
farmers shipping associations in
South Dakota is the Farmers club.
which is composed of the leading
farmers of the Lake Preston terri
tory. The members of the club have
Just held their annual business meet
ing. The reports presented showed
that during the last year members of
the club marketed live stock which
brought them an aggregate Of $780,
696.11. Among the shipments were
IL carloads OF cattle, containing 3l5
head, which alone brought total of
$18,3377O
Within the next two months Rapid
City will be we'll advanced in the ST.
100000 building program which has
been mapped out Seven new bust
ness buildings and one church are
contemplated. The largest of these
contemplated structures will be the
Lakota Packing company to cost $780,
900. The Merchants National bank
will erect a $4,000 building and the