The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
CROSS TO DAKOTANS
CONGRESSMAN JOHNSON AND
PRIVATE FINN CITED BY
PERsHiNG FOR BRAVERY.

For heroism on the field OF battle in
France, two South Dakotans, Con.
gresham Royal G. Johnson, OF Aber
deem, and Private Henry Finn, OF
Petal, have been awarded the dis.
tingulshed service cross by General
J. j. Pershing, commander in chief.
Congressman Johnson recovered
from his wounds and has been serving
in his official capacity at Washington,
while Private Finn was killed.
1t is officially announced that in the
near future the new milling plant or
the Custer Peak Mining company will
be completed sufficiently to commence
operations. The new mill will handle
100 tons OF ore daily, producing cop
per concentrates, which will be ship
ped TO an eastern smelter. The com
pany is said to have a large deposit
of valuable ore and has spent consid.
cradle none in developing the prop
erty and preparing for milling. When
the new mill is placed in operation
it will be an important addition to the
mining industry Of the Black Hills.
The farm bureau Of Union county
has been instrumental in having a
committee appointed to look after
good road work throughout the coun-
ty during the coming spring, summer
and fall. The committee consists Of
ooo frNn nanh fnunchin in tho
county and the county agent. At a
meeting to be held soon plans will be
made by the committee for permanent
good roads building in all parts Of the
county.
An important event in Modern
Woodmen circles at Sisseton was the
holding of a meeting for the purpose
OF burning the mortgage on their
lodge hall building, the last dollar Of
Indebtedness having been paid. The
mortgage had been a burden on the
members ever since the building was
erected years ago. The event was
suitably celebrated, a banquet and
dancing being features.
James F. Kelley, postmaster at
Aberdeen since December 5, 1913, has
announced that his resignation has
been forwarded to Washington, and
that he has just received word Of it's
nouncement that a civil service ex-
animation to choose his successor will
shortly be held. Mr.. Kelly's resigna-
ton is effective April /.
Episcopal ministers from all parts
Of South Dakota will convent in HUI
ron May "a, 60 and 26 at the annual
co~nvocAtion OF the Episcopal church
according to an announcement made
by Episcopal churchmen there. !. is
expected that approximately 125 min
listers, about half of whom are In
dians, will attend.
Residents Of Marion and vicinity
have inaugurated a movement to have
Silver Lake, a body of water situated
some miles from Marion, made a
game preserve by the state game com.
mission. 1t is reported that a suf-
licient number OF signatures have
been procured to petitions to obtain
the concession.
The discovery of Mrs. Jay South.
worth, widow of a stockman who for
many years was prominent in the
range country of northwestern South
Dakota, Is alive and we'll and now the
wife of a young ranchman of that sec
ton Of the state, solves a mystery OF
about three and one-half years stand
ing.
Possibility of establishing several
auto truck routes between Sioux Falls
and neighboring towns in the near fu.
ture, Is ~foreseen in the action of the
traffic bureau Of the Commercial club
Of that city which named a commit.
tee to investigate and report to the
bureau at the regular meeting.
The state lands board will offer sew
eral thousand acres under the Belle
Fourch project for sale on the second
OF April. These offerings will be on
the state lands within the project and
will be subject to the water assess.
ments above the price at which they
are sold to the state.
The remaining lands of the old
Tschatter Mennonite colony near EN-
cry have been sold to private persons,
the Mennonites receiving $50 per
acre for the land, including the farm
machinery and about 1000 bushels of
grain. The M%ennonites will move to
western Canada.
A question has been raised as to the
legality Of 100000 in bonds which
were voted last fall for electric light
purposes, at Madison, and It is pos
sible that another election may have
to be called to remedy the alleged
defects.
A number of the leading farmers
OF that vicinity who are extensive rails.
ers OF cattle and hogs held a meeting
at Scotland and started a movement