The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-10
WEST DAKOTA LAND
DECIDED MOVEMENT TOWARD
THAT SECTION OF THE
STATE.

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and a number Of transfers are being
made all over the section west OF the
Missouri. Outside of the direct sales
being made, there are numerous in
Quiries as to the lands of hat part OF
the state, and many residents of the
eastern section are disposing Of their
holdings and reinvesting in the west.
ern part. Taken altogether the out
look is for a larger increase in actual
settlement of the west half Of the
state this year than at any time for
years. The homestead rush, Of course,
took a larger number OF people into
that section, but many of them had no
idea OF making that section their
homes when they located, while the
movement OF this year is that OF ac-
tual homeseekers taking advantage OF
land prices which appear to be at
tractive to them, and which the man
with average means can meet.
The following recommendations for
suggested changes in the school laws
were discussed by the teachers at their
recent meeting: Professional life GER
tiicGtes 10 college graduates; SO weeks
Of professional training for all begin
ming teachers: normal course 10 be
prescribed by the state department IN
connection with fourth year high
school work; in view of the establish
ment OF the high school normal course,
the elimination Of the two-year ele-
mertary normal course: rural one
teacher schools and consolidated
schools 10 be standardized under rules
TO be furnished by the department Il
pu0lic instruction; state aid for the
standardized schools; Standardization
Of all high schools other than consol-
idated schools under rules devised by
the state educational department;
state aid for such schools; field deputy
and office clerk for county superinten.
dents with living wage for each.
Recent reports sent from the cen
trail part OF the state were to the eff
feet that a representative Of the old
Maxwell Mennonite colony, which
moved from South Dakota to western
Canada some months ago, had arrived
in South Dakota for the purpose of
striving to purchase back the colony
lands in this state, the inference being
that the colonists had decided to re-
turn to South Dakota. Rev. Paul
Stahl of the Tschetter colony, denies
these reports, stating that the colon
lists had purchased a very fine tract Of
land in Canada, consisting of several
thousand acres, and had nc intention
Of returning to South Dakota.
The old misunderstanding regarding
the closing of the season for shooting
ducks Is again being discussed. This
question M up every year as many
hunters get the dates confused. There
is a conflict in dates between the state
and federal laws. Under the state law
the open season is from September 10
to December 20 which under the federal
laws the season does not open until
the 18th OF September and closes on
the 31st day OF December. While the
state law forbids the shooting Of ducks
after December 20, the federal law per-
mits shooting Of ducks until the 31st,
but hunters must obey the state law
or take the consequences.
The extent to which the names Of
American towns which bore German
James have been changed was noted
by Depot Agent Landmark, in charge
OF the Hudson station Of the Milwau-
kee railroad company, when examining
new railway guides which have just
been issued by his company. Among
the changes noted by him were the fol-
lowing: Berlin, Ind, railway office
closed; Berlin, Ia, name changed to
Lincoln; Germantown, Kan, changed
to MERCER; Berlin, Mich, office clos
ed; Germantown, Tenn, changed to
Neshobe; West Berlin, VT, changed
to Riverton; Krupp, Wis, changed to
Marlin.
The summary report of grain yields
for Yankton county, as compiled by
the farm bureau, shows the following
returns for the 1918 season: Wheat,
448,292 bushels from 24,525 acres; L.
679.637 bushels of oats, 1906 bushels
Of rye, 34,470 bushels of barley, z
bushels Of peas, 36S bushels Of fax,
2,426 bushels of spelt, 4 bushels buck
wheat. "a bushels sweet clover, s
bushels of cane, 5 bushels of millet, 3
bushels of alfalfa. In comparison with
1917. the yield Of wheat shows a gain
of 1885 bushels.
Announcement is made by the
Aberdeen Commercial club that that
city will not this winter tender a re,
ception and banquet to legislators
from the northern part of the state
as they gather in the city on their way
to the state capital. In times past,
for the last Is years, a banquet has
been given the legislators two or three
nights before the time Of the opening
session of the legislature. The d.
rectors Of the commercial club decid.
ed not to give the banquet and rscep-
ton this year owing to the prevalence
OF influenza in the state.
A German helmet sent to L. II.
Woodwork, Of Webster, by Lars
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