The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-24
ST. D. CROP HUGE TOTAL
REVISED FIGURES SHOW PROD.
ucT THIS YEAR IS WORTH
$685. zoe, 100.

South Dakota's crops Of corn, oats.
wheat and fax raised during the past
seaso will retail at present prices at
the October estimate of crop condi-
tions, as issued by the United States
department Of agriculture. This sum
would be suffi cient to furnish each Of
the twenty millions of families in the
United States with n ton OF soft
coal. If used for luxuries, and divided
equally among the hundred million
people in the United States, each per-
son would receive 1924, or enough to
pay for a 81 seat at a good show, with
plenty left over for the wal tax. The
value of the South Dakota crop of this
year is only about two-thirdS as great
as the value of the crop Of 1918, as
u~nfavorable weather conditions cut the
wheat crop to about one-half the
amount of last year.
Even though your automobile re-
poses in the garage at night, and con-
%sequently it's bright lights could not
offend, the authorities rule that all
cars must be equipped with lenses
which will diffuse the light. An in
quiry has come to the attorney gen
eral from a man who says he never
drives his car after dark, and so he
wishes to know whether he must equip
it with such lenses. The reply is'that
he must do so, regardless OF the fact
of not using it at night. Even though
the owner never uses it at night, a
thief might steal it, and wish to drive
at night, and he would doubtless be
much annoyed If he were arrested for
driving a car with bright lights.
Sixteen sections of government land,
situated about twenty-five miles south
west Of Custer, was thrown open for
entry a few days ago, and all OF 1t
has been taken by actual settlers. The
sixteen sections, which join the, ma.
tional forest, and which are situated
In the noted Hell canyon" country,
had not heretofore been opened to set
Element because the first government
survey had not been accepted. Then
IL lay idle for another long period
waiting to be ~resurveyed. After that
a year or two passed before the new
survey was accepted, and more time
passed until it was ready to be opened
to settlement,
A huge dredge belonging to the state
has arrived at Watertown and has
commenced the work Of digging the
1,700-foot tunnel, cement and concrete.
which will be constructed this fall as
the first step in the erection Of a new
hospital for the insane. for which the
legislature made the necessary appro-
priation. The construction Of the tun-
mel will be the only work done this
asylum. The real work will commence
next spring, when the land surround
ing the site Of the new building will
be beautiied under the direction OF a
landscape architect.
Under the supervision OF the county
agent and other experts a campaign
has been i%naugurated to ~annihilate all
prairie dogs in Fall River county. Poi
soned grain bait is found to be the
most effective means Of killing the
dogs. The cost Of Kidding the county
Of the pests is not great, averaging
no more than SIS per farm OF 16O
acres. 1t is estimated that it will re-
quire two years under the present sys-
tenn of humiliation to exterminate all
the dogs in the county.
Last spring the state college, aided
by the local banks, started the Boys
Corn Place City Duroc Jersey pig club.
The banks advanced the money SO that
the boys could purchase the hogs, tax
ing unsecured notes from the young
steers. Next month the boys will hold
their first registered hog sale. There
are "a members Of the club. all under
Is years Of age and Is OF them al
ready have entered pigs.
A group of in Pierre, un-
der the name of Pierre Community
Buyers not satisfied with living
costs, grouped together and purchased
a carload of potatoes. getting them at
s1.82 per bushel delivered in the cell
ars of the purchasers. or a reduction
of As cents a bushel below he price
asked by shippers who sell from cars
and a still greater reduction from the
retail price.
Good progress is being made in the
work Of constructing a new municipal
electric lighting plant In Beresford.
Material for the power house Is on the
ground. Poles are being set prepare
tory to the stringing OF wires.
The Fort Pierre Aero company has
iust closed a very successful season
of passenger carrying and exhibition
flying.
At a meeting OF the business men
and other residents a commercial club
was organized at st. Onge.
Attendance at the WATERFOWL high
school has q little more than doubled
in the last eight years.
The first American Legion post in