The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-14

American bank OF Sioux Falls with
the Sioux Falls Savings bank took
place recently, the stockholders and
officers OF the two banks having re-
Gently decided to consolidate the two
institutions into one. The CONSOLIDATE.
ed bank has deposits Of over 81, zoe, 900
and resources OF $7,480, 600. William
Ontjes, president OF the Sioux Fails
Savings bank for some years, will
continue as president.
Two scholarships for French girls,
valued at $500 each will be available
each year at the University of South
Dakota, beginning in 1890, II plans
of the Vermillion chapter of the Asso.
citation OF Collegiate Alumni are car
ried out. The association, in 1918,
started the scholarship campaign and
113 French women students were en.
rolled in leading American colleges
and universities as a result.
The faculty OF the South Dakota
state college has adopted resolutions
favoring the defeat OF the United
State senate bill which, it is said.
would create a federal department OF
education and provide funds for it's
conduct. The resolutions assert that
this bill would give the proposed new
department power to dictate to the
states a policy for public schools and
to fix the details OF the policy.
An important organization was
perfected in Belle Fourche last week.
when the Butte County Fair associa-
ton started out to provide education
and pastime amusement for the large
tributary territory of three states
Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota.
The entertainment will be known as
the Tri-State Roundup, and much to
perpetuate or e-enac the old
OF pioneer days will be given.
At the regular spring election the
voters OF Vermillion will decide on a
bond issue totaling between $40. 600
and $4,000. The town owns the cleo.
trio plant. The business has increas.
ed to such extent that a new unit
must be added and more housing room
furnished A new fire department
building Is necessary and other i'm.
provements may be made.
The farmers OF Jerauld county met
in mass convention last week and
organized the Jerauld County Live
Stock & Poultry Breeders association.
The purpose OF the organization is
to improve the stock breeding bust.
ness and to erect in the county seat
a large stock pavilion. 1t is expected
that a $4,000 building will be the
final outcome.
Forty Poland China hogs, owned by
o. s. Larson, of Mt. Vernon, sold for
a trifie more than $4,000. The high.
est price paid for an individual ami.
NAL was paid by a buyer from Mime
sofa, who bid $3.50 for a blooded boar,
Breeders of blooded stock from Iowa.
Minnesota and North and South Da.
kota attended the sale.
A hearing was opened by J. Edgar
Smith, attorney examiner for the Ih.
terstate Commerce commission. In the
matter Of unfair shipping rates alleged
to have been charged the dealers and
shippers OF Aberdeen and other cities
in the northern part of the state by
the railroads running through the dis.
trict.
Arrangements have been completed
b. which two boats will be placed in
the ferry service at Pierre next year
in competition with the train ferry
service, which stops at such an early
hour in the evening that many who
desire to cross with cars are stranded
Huron business films are greatly
agitated over the orders from Wash
ington which may close the United
States employment office there. -Four.
teen kilograms are understood to have
beer sent to Washington urging con
gress to make some appropriation for
maintaining the labor office.
until the morning train is resumed.
1t is practically assured that Old.
ham will have a new lodge hall build
ing. Members of the lodges of Odd
Fellows, Masons and Modern Wood
men are working for the erection OF
such a building, which will be used
by all three lodges for their headquar.
ters and permanent homes.
MitchelTs plans for a monsre den
onstration for returned soldiers is
held up pending some definite word
from Washington regarding the time
the Dawson county men in the One
Hundred and Sixteenth supply train,
now at Camp Dix, will be sent to
Camp Dodge for demobilization.
The question of submitting a bond
issue to the voters for the purpose o.
erecting a municipal building, which
VIII contain a council chamber, Of
fices, auditorium and fire station, will
be taken up at the next meeting OF
the city council of Woonsocket.
Statistics gathered by a legislative
committee show that South Dakota is