Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-01-30


figures show that $l.o69. 1882 is to bs
raised in the county this year by taxa.
ton, on . total valuation of S74..
013,374.
The proprietors Of Lead pool halls
we're nearly swamped with business
when their places Of business were
reopened. after having been closed
for period Of three months because
Of the influenza epidemic. During the
time the ban was on the playing Of
pool the proprietors Of the. places
were permitted to sell tobacco and
light refreshments, but they scarcely
made expenses.
The temporary fish hatchery which
the state game commission has main
tanned at Rapid City for the last two
years was destroyed by fire which
started from some unknown cause in
the end of the building which was
used by the attendants as a bunk
room. The loss is estimated at about
$4,000. half Of which was represented
by the young fry which were just be.
ing Matched.
The commissioner of school and
public lands will hold sales in the fol.
lowing counties, on the dates men.
TONED. These lands will be offered
at auction at the court house, at the
county seat. on time payments; Trip
county. April /; Brule. April 8; Hutch.
inson. April 4; Yankton, April s;
Kingsbury, April q; Brookings, April
8; Duel. April 8; Grant, April 10;
Roberts. April IL; Day. April -; Mar.
shall. April II; Faux, April Is. and
Hand. April 16.
overseas veterans returning to
South Dakota are being urged by the
University of South Dakota to donate
war relics to the collection being
formed at the university museum.
The donors name will be displayed
and the collection begun now will be
OF incalculable value to everyone in
the state. Several former students
already have sent some relics cap.
tured from the enemies of the United
States and the federal government
probably will contribute to the col.
lection.
The city Of Aberdeen, the CONNER.
cial club and the Rotary club each
have appointed committee of five
men, making Is men in all, as Joint
committee to consider the plan, origin.
ated by the Rotary club. to build,
equip and support a building and or.
gantzation similar to the Y. M. c. A..
as memorial to Brown county boys
who fought in the great war. It is
proposed to make the organization in.
dependent Of the Y. NJ. c. A. in order
that Jews. Catholics, Episcopalians
and others not Of the evangelistic
church denominations may share in
it's benefits and in its financial SUD.
port. 1t is expected that a building
costing in the neighborhood Of $780,.
900 eventually will be constructed.
]. R. Rose, 81 years old, Of Madison.
was run down by his own automobile
and killed. There were no eyewit.
nesses, so It is unknown exactly how
the accident occurred. But 1t is sup
posed that while he was taking his
car out Of his garage he left It in
gear, and had started to crank it.
when it commenced to move, knock
ing him down and pinning him under
the wheels. When the body was found
his clothes were covered with mud
and bore evidence Of having been
showed along on the ground. One Of
the front wheels rested on his breast.
The body was found by his widow,
who. alarmed by his long absence at
the garage, went to investigate. Be.
sides the widow he is survived by
three daughters and three sons.
| The prolific flow Of the artesian
wells the government put down to
supply home for the fish in Lake
Andes, has become a nuisance to the
people living around the lake, accord.
ing to a resolution by Senator Brooks,
of Charles Mix. The how is such that
in times Of natural high water the
lake overdows, according to the reso.
luton. and some $500 acres Of valu.
able agricultural lands have been
either overdowed entirely or are in.
undated often enough to make them q
practical loss to their owners. The
resolution calls upon the government,
as responsible for the sinking Of the
wells. to take some action to either
regulate their flow and stop the dam.
age, or else reimburse the owners Of
the land for the losses they have SUI.
-fered.
| With the passing Of the influenza
epidemic, which for some months has
badly disarranged bushes and other
conditions in Lead and that part of
the Black Hills, the mining industry
again is being placed upon normal
basis. This is indicated by the fact
that activities have been resumed at
the Golden Star mill, where 100
stamps out Of the full complement OF
400 now are dropping. It is believed
the remaining 100 stamps will be in
operation within the next few weeks.
All but 200 Of the 1920 stamps Of
the famous Homestake Mining com.