The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28

string OF constitutional amendments
submitted to a vote of the people at
that time there VIII this year be only
two. One would eliminate the con.
stitutional figures On pay Of elective
state officers, leaving II to the lsgis-
lature to nx these salaries by q two
thirds vote. in the same manner a.
they now AZ those Of appointive OF
hcers except that these only require
q majority now. The other would
provide a state board Of control OF
three members to replace the present
board Of charities, with the legisla-
ture authorized to add powers and
duties Of other state boards as they
may see At. Various other amend.
ments were offered In the legislature.
but these two we're the only ones in
which sufficient merit was @ e to
put the state to the expense Of a vote
on them.
B. n. Lesk, an attorney of Minot,
n. d., who arrived in Sioux Falls sew
eral days ago, has been assigned the
LOT VI III CttlHS q uIlNC WAltu Will
be made in South Dakota to raise the
sum Of $50, 900 for the Jewish wal
sufferers OF Europe. The nationwide
campaign Is being carried on at the
urgent request Of Henry Morganthau,
former ambassador to Turkey, and
Nathan Strauss, philanthropist. Of
New York. Governor Norbeck has
fixed Wednesday, March 26, as the
date for the drive throughout South
Dakota. From advance information,
which has been received, there is lit
tie doubt hat most communities will
go we'll lover the top" before the
drive Is far advanced.
At a meeting in Elk Point OF q mum
Der OF the leading women Of Union
county, an organization was perfect
ed, which has for it's purpose the ex.
tending of aid and encouragement to
children OF the county who have not,
for n reason or another, availed
themselves of the opportunities to
procure a good education. The mem.
bers Of the new organization will
urge that all neglected children be
given opportunities to attend school
regularly, and they also will look aft.
err the health of these children.
The new Mitchell corn palace and
auditorium is n step nearer realiza-
ton as the result Of a representative
meeting OF the men and women OF the
city. approximately 200 citizens gath.
cred IT. the city hall to hear the re.
ports OF the three committees ap-
pointed some time g to map out
tentative plans for the new structure.
AS a result of the meeting 1t was de-.
termined that the building must cost
at least 5000, 600 and must, above all
else, contain an auditorium capable OF
seating $500 people.
Failure of congress to pass the civil
sundry service bill and thus provide
funds for the maintenance OF the free
employment bureau Of the department
Of m and labor means that
these. offices, which have been estab.
lished at a great expense throughout
the country to care Tor the returning
soldiers and assist in solving the prob.
lem of unemployment, will cease func.
tioning almost any day. The depart.
ment has no further funds to carry on
this work.
The matter of purchasing a tract
Of land adjoining the city and trans.
forming it into an elaborate city park
is being considered by the city au.
thorities Of Brookings. In the park 1t
is proposed to plant a tree for each
young man from Brookings county
who entered the service Of his coun.
try as a sailor, soldier or marine.
Different varieties Of trees would be
planted for the different ranks which
these Brookings county young men At
tanned.
The Great Western Sugar company
suffered a loss estimated al $4,000
when SO head Of three-year-old steers
belonging to the company were
drowned in Redwater creek, near
Lead. Thirty-nine Of the animals
went upon the ice at the bend Of
the river near the old Cook & Ben.
nett sheep pens, when the ice broke
and plunged the cattle into several
feet Of icy water. Only three OF them
could be saved.
A report just made by H. o. Her.
GRANDSON, fled agent in South Dakota
Of the bureau Of crop estimates,
shows that South Dakota at the pres.
ent time has a orn surplus Of about
10000 bushels greater than one
year ago. notwithstanding that the
farmers Of the United States On
March / Of this year, had in reserve
about 500, 900, 600 bushels less corn
than On March / Of last year.
A movement has been started at
Winner for the erection of a modern
hotel to cost $4,000 to $780, 600. II
Is expected to have the building ~
der way early in the spring. There