The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-20
CUTWORMS ARE BUSY
aLIT SMALL GRAIN IN SOUTH DA-
kOTA is DEVELOPING
WELL.

While the cool moist weather Is
| bringing along all small grain IN n
shape over the state, 1t is NOT BOOST
ing the corr crop to the same extent.
In some sections of the state there Is
4 great deal of complaint OF the raw
ages of cutWorms in the corn helds,
as we'll as in the gardens. HAL
storms have been reported in several
| sections, but the crop has not got far
enough along to be materially dam
aged from this cause. The crop or
wild hay is said 70 be the heaviest Tor
years, both as to stooling and length
Of growth, which will mean plenty or
hay for the coming year If the men
can be found to help harvest it. There
is q strong demand from the western
part of the state for help, as the al
falfa cutting has commenced, but it
is apparently hard to get the men de-
sired. While the "hoppers" did con
siderable damage in the alfalfa fields
for several years in the central part
of the state, there is no great evidence
of their appearance this spring. Tray
elers over the western part OF North
Dakota report them active already in
that state.
Because he believes the South Da-
kota prohibition law is ~unconstltu-
tional in that it robs the individual OF
much of his personal liberty, Dan West
of Mitchell, 76 years old, publisher
of the West News, a monthly publlca'
ton. is demanding that the state au-
thorities arrest him for transporting
liquor. West returned recently from
Minneapolis, and with him came some
liquor. West went directly to the Of
fee of Judge w. Fl. Herbert, n lay
ing the liquor on the courts dest, de-
manded that he be Immediately ar
rested. The states attorney was alb
sent and no arrest was made. West
declares that he will insist upon be-
ing arrested and that he will fight the
prohibition law through all the courts.
Sioux warriors from the III
Ridge Indian reservation and real cow
boys from the plains about the Black
Hills, will do their part to entertain
the crowds during the Homecoming
week festivities, which will be staged
at Deadwood and Lead and other
Black Hills cities and towns during
the week commencing June 80 and
| closing July 5. Arrangements have
been made whereby a large number Of
Indians will be present to give exhibit
tions of their dances and other evil
dences of their skill. The cowboys
will give a series of riding feats and
other wild west features.
The Sioux Falls traffic bureau, IN
auxiliary Of the Commercial club, has
wired a protest against the proposed
increase in freight rates on lumber TO
1.-The middle west to the United States
railroad administration. In the pro
test, it was pointed out that there is
no adequate xcuse or reason why this
section should be called upon to bear
an extra burden of this nature, and an
explanation is asked.
Petitions are being circulated
throughout Sioux Falls and other
parts TO Minnehaha county ask
ing the board Of county commission
ers to call a special election in the
voting precincts Of the county to sub
NIT to the voters the proposition of
issuing bonds in the sum of 50, 500, 900
for the construction in Minnehaha
county of a hard surface highway sys-
tenn.
There is no doubt but that South
Dakota will be one of the first states
to ratify the woman suffrage amend
ment, in the opinion Of Mrs. John L.
Pyle, president of the South Dakota
League OF Women Voters. Mrs. Pyle
said Gov. Norbeck would be requested
to call a special session of the state
legislature to act upon the amend.
ment.
The history department Of Dakota
Wesleyan university this year will
take a unique part in the university
w d6l IS q
peace conference pageant. This page
ant will represent Is nations, which
are taking part in the peace confer
ence or which have been born since
the signing of the armistice.
The county commissioners of Beadle
county have passed a resolution de.
claring that the proposed new court
house shall be located on the site now
used for courthouse purposes unless
q change is made by a direct vote Of
the people at an election called for
chat purpose"
Rec Heights soon will be a full
tedged town if present plans do not
miscarry. A special election has been
called at which the proposition of in
cooperating Rec Heights in a town un-
der the general laws Of the state will
be submitted to the voters.
The women voters of Plankinton
have decided the males of the city