The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-25
IL y O had q few years ago pre-.

tracts west OF the Missouri river
would be selling at more than 500
an acre at any time within the life
OF present residents he would have
been classed as either optimistic or
crazy, but at the recent sale OF state
lands in Trip county one tract OF AZ
acres sold {. $50 An acre, and . tract
OF 80 acres at 1882 An acre. This was
the price at public auction for bare
land, without any Improvements Of
any character upon it. Out in the
Belle Fourche district the bare state
land sold as high as $50 an acre, to
which the purchaser will need to d
$40 an acre water right before he a
get any of the benefits of irrigation,
besides the cost of preparing the
bitches and paying for the use Of the
water he needs, which will place the
land at rather a stiff price before it
begins to show any return to the pur-
chaser. Sales in other counties show
an active demand for the state lands
at prices higher than in former years.
The trial of several South Dakota
fishermen, who were arrested by the
authorities at Browns Valley, Mimi,
on the charge Of illegally fishing on
the Minnesota side OF Lake Traverse
is expected to procure a ruling from
the court as to the exact location Of
the boundary line between South Da.
kota and Minnesota where it extends
through the lake. Fishermen who
make trips to the lake and therefore
are interested in the matter of the
location Of the boundary line in the
lake are hopeful that there may be a
ruling that fishermen from Minnesota
and South Dakota fishing in the lake
may be permitted to fish from shore
to shore.
The officers OF the Hayti consolidat-
ed school district now are advertising
for bids for the erection of a new
school building, which will be erected
this summer for the pupils Of the con.
solidated district. The new structure
will cost about $780, 900 and will be one
OF the most modern consolidated
schools in the state. 1t is planned to
have the building ready for occupancy
at the commencement of the fall and
winter term Of school.
!. Mitchell women are showing an un.
usual Indifference to the franchise
granted them last fall in the face OF
the municipal election scheduled here
April %. Scarcely 10 per cent of the
women voters Of the city have regis
tered. Little interest is being shown
in the election, as only four aldermen
are to be reelected. The question of
levying a 1-mill tax for the mainten.
ance of the municipal band also will
be voted on.
A county sheet which has been is.
sued by the state highway department
places the state highway funds avail.
able for the next three years in this
state at $S,469,3S0 OF this, the fed
eral part is $3,343, 908. When 1t came
to handling this fund the members
of the legislature insisted that each
county should get a share, and the
issue of any state highway construc.
ton was limited to patchwork in the
different counties.
Arrangements are being made for
the annual convention of the Miner
County Sunday School association,
which will be held in Canova on Sat
urday and Sunday, May 3 and 4. The
convention has been postponed three
or four times because Of the "fiu," but
the epidemic now has abated. A
number Of prominent Sunday schooS
workers from other parts of the state
will be present and address the gath
ering.
The voters Of Gregory, at the an
nual city election will have submitted
to them the matter Of deciding by
their votes whether or not the city
shall install an electric light and pow.
er plant. There is quite a sentiment
in favor OF such a plant being install
ed. The present system belongs to a
private corporation. 1t is alleged that
its service is unsatisfactory and that
the rates charged patrons are excss-
sive.
The spring term of the Dawson
county court has opened. The cases
Of principal interest are those Of May
or j.. e. Wells and Chief of Police F.
F. Donaldson, both of whom are un.
der $500 bonds, on the charge OF H.
legally giving away intoxicing liquor.
There are nine divorce cases on the
docket. There is one case Of prejury
and another of forgery.
About the first Of the extensive
good road building to be undertaken
in South Dakota this year will be a
stretch Of between eight and 10 miles
between Milbank and Big Stone, the
contract for which was granted some
time ago. The contractor now has
machinery on the ground and the
work soon will be In full swing.
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