The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-04

ter according TO experts. The only
drawback to the condition of the corn
is the fact that the wet season has
made an unusual quantity Of red
rust. This. however, will not affect
the quality of the crop as it will the
quantity. But regardless of the pre-
valency Of this rust, ag~riculturalists
believe the corn crop Of that section
will rival the banner crops of last
year.
During the past IL months stock
and grain shipments from Memo
have been very heavy, records show
ing that during that period a total
of $40 carloads Of live stock and
grain was sent to market. Each car
load is estimated to represent an
average value of 5 $500, which would
make the total value of the ship
ments during the last twelve months
$1,350,000. This is regarded as a
low estimate, as carloads of hogs
often run as high as $4,000 in value.
People from all over the west are
going to the little town of Keystone,
to try their luck at finding gold. The
reason for the great influx Of people
is the finding Of a rich veing of ore
by workmen digging gravel, who dis
covered a vein which resembles the
famous Holy Terror" vein, which was
lost Is years ago. In the new vein,
as in the old, the gold can be seen
in chunks with the naked eye.
Unlike the male politicians of old
the City League of Women Voters in
Mitchell will not bar men from the
monthly luncheon which will be in
augurated there, Mrs. Myra p. Weller,
president Of the league, announced
after keeping the male portion Of the
population on the anxious seat for
several days, that they would be well
come at the luncheons.
The state banking department
shows in its report of the condition
of state banks for May II, an increase
in deposits Of $2,284, 600 since March
4, a gain which was hardly expected
at this season of the year. The total
deposits Of the state banks stood at
1872, 1878 at the May call.
washington Springs is face to face
with the necessity of finding another
source OF water supply or of being
entirely without water in a short
time. The springs which heretofore
have furnished the city with water
are reported to be slowly drying up.
A golf association has been organ
lied at Alcester, with a good charter
membership. Golf links have been
established near town. The links con-
sist OF six-hole course, with a dis
lance Of n and %one-fourth miles.
The 7,825-ton cargo carrier Corson.
named for the Liberty loan commit
tee of Corson county, S. d., has been
launched at Hog Island. Miss f.. M.
Chaplin, of Mcintosh, S. D., was spon-
sor' =, w
The citizens of Sturgis have raised
funds for the purchase of a tract of
land o midway between Sturgis
and Fort Meade. and the transform
ing OF the land into a park.
At a meeting Of a number of the
leading farmers of Lake county held
in Madison, what will be known as
the Lake County Improved Live Stock
association was organized.
Hot Springs has purchased the
former Mammoth plunge building in
the north part Of town and is having
it remodeled for gymnasium, auditor.
ium and other civic uses.
The name of Sioux Falls is to go to
foreign lands. That city is to have a
ship to bear her name, in recognition
OF her wondrous record in the Liberty
loan drives.
Hot Springs has a new industry in
the form Of a mica plant, where the
product mined in that vicinity it cut
and split for marketing.
At a public picnic given by the
Sturgis Commercial club $4,000 was
raisd to purchase a city park as q
memorial for Meade county soldiers.
The low price of gold is Worrying
mining men in the Black Hills and 2
petition is being circulated to urge
congress ito do something about it,"
A Minneapolis company has been
awarded the contract for installing q
sewerage system in Lennon at a cost
of nearly $4,000.
An aggregate OF 100, 900 pounds of
cream was shipped from Lennon
during a period of 80 days, this being
valued at $4,000.
thousands of Elks from different
parts OF the state are in Lead attend.
ing the annual convention of South
Dakota Elks.
England is confronting a servant.
girl famine. There are some institu.
tons which the new democracy is hit