The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-29

me open weather OF last winter is
having its effect in many communities
in the state. In many Of the smaller
towns he ice man is announcing that
MS supply is gone, and the only way
that these communities can get ice is
to have it shipped in. which means a
neavy loss in shrinkage as we'll as
express charges, with the result that
iii scme small towns the price Is live
cents a pound, and in others, it Is not
obtaiAable at any price. Some OF the
larger towns are getting down TO low
stock, and are announcing that they
Will only supply stores and business
houses which are dependent upon ice
for carrying on the business, and the
family supply is gone.
The Indians on Cheyenne river res.
ervation will hold several agricultural
fairs this fall, one at the agency and
likely one in the northwest part OF the
reservation, and one in the southwest.
ern portion. These annual fairs are
we'll attended and the showing made
at them are an indication Of the prog,
ress Of the Sioux along agricultural
lines. While the live stock industry
appeals to the Indian to a larger ex.
tent than does grain raising, yet a
number Of the more progressive among
then are developing into good farmers.
A former Iowa farmer, who moved
to a farm near White Lake last spring,
has shown his n%eighbors something
about oats. He has finished haveSt-
ing a special tract of oats, which he
planted with what he calls Iowa 103,"
a seed he brought with him from Iowa.
The tract gave him the Tremendous
yield Of Sc bushels an acre. An ad.
Joining field, planted with the ordinary
oats used in that locality, Melted him
only forty bushels to the acre.
At a meeting Of the county commits
sioners Of McCOok county, the pro-
posed county highway system was des-
ignated. The work on the county sys-
tenn will as soon as ar.
rangements for the actual conStruc.
ton can be made. 1t is reported that
the state highway commission has des-
ignated the Washington highway from
Salem east toward Sioux Falls as one
Of the state trunk highways.
The extension division Of the South
Dakota State college will offer this
fall, correspondence courses in agri.
culture and home economics for rural
teachers. These courses will lead to
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supervision of H.. Z. Dawes, now su.
perintendent of short courses. The
subject matter of the short courses
will be supplied by members Of the
State college faculty.
Probably the only mining camp in
the United States where old fashioned
placer mining, in the old fashioned
way, with a string Of horses and rifles
is being carried on is in the Black
Hills. Dredging and hydraulic work is
being done in California and some 9th.
er mining sections Of the county, but
only in the Black Hills is placer min
ing being done.
With the harvesting of Beadle cOun,
tvs crop about over, the yield Of wheat
is estimated by farmers to average
from Z to Is bushels to the acre. The
normal wheat crop in the state is
about ~ bushels to the acre. This
yield of wheat is much larger than was
anticipated earlier in the year. Oats
are yielding about 40 bushels to the
acre.
The Black Hills Sioux Trail associa.
ton members were guests Of the Win
ner Commercial club recently at a
banquet in the clubrooms after an all
day session of the two organizations.
The visitors fere welcomed by Mayor
Davis, Of Winner. Good roads was the
topic discussed.
The Meade County Fair association
is doing its utmost to make the com
ing county fair far surpass any ever
given. The fair will be held on the
Meade County Fair grounds near Stur-
gis on September "a, Is and 26.
The state board of roadroad commits
sioners will hold a hearing in Sioux
Falls on September 6 on a petition
asking that the two telephone systems
be consolidated and conducted in fu.
ture as one system.
At the recent session of the com
missioners Of Meade county it was de-
cided to build a bridge across the Belle
Fourche river at what is known as the
Pratt crossing. Bids are to be called
for at once.
Deciding to make the Turner county
farm bureau a permanent factor in the
development Of the agricultural re.
sources of the county, the county farm
bureau has been ~reorganized.
1t has been decided by the directors
Of the Lake County Fair association
to hold a county fair at Madison this
year, and September 2, 8, 4 and 5 have
been fixed as the dates.
Wednesday, September 10, has been
fixed as the time for the annual picnic
and celebration Of the old settlers as