Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-02-20
NEWS OF THE STATE

A REsvME OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PRNlNoe OF THE
The county comma laeners Of Pork.
ins county at their annual meeting
last sspteulbsr in the interest Of war
economy failed to make an appropria.
ton for good road work throughout
the county. Therefore there now, 10
no money available for such work
and not much can be done during the
spring and summer along this line.
At their meeting In September, how.
ever, the commissioners will make
the necessary appropriation for good
road work in all parts Of the county.
OIL Of a good quantity il to be found
In South Dakota in the opinion Of
Charles Weller, president Of the
South Dakota immigration association.
Just back from trip through the
western part Of the state, Mr.. Weller
says: AT Interior, 8. D., there ID .
derrick which has been erected by
the Pennsyltania people. who believe
the country fs rich in oil deposits.
They have taken out leases on thou.
sands Of acres OF land and declare
that Just as soon az money conditions
adjust themselves they viii start drill.
ing on large SCALE
Robbers visited Utica and got away
with large quantity of stam1s,-some
cash and q 800 Liberty bond. No
trace Of the robbers. has been found,
although stranger was seen to board
the early morning Milwaukee train
that night. Entrance to the postof
nee was made by kicking q scar win.
dow out and climbing the railing
which separates the postoffice from
the local weekly, which are operated
in the same building. The Liberty
bond was . registered one, signed In
blank by Rudolph Domolgolski, No
19620S. It was Of the third issue.
From all Indications there will be
more land change hands in this part
Of South Dakota this year than TO,
many years in the past. The demand
has already started, and number Of
transfers are being made in the coun
try both east and west Of the Missouri
1.-The purchase made by the Mennon
ties i'd Suny county appear to hay.
Started something" in that county
and the sales all over the central par
Of that county appear to be rsadil.
made at prices which few years az,
would have been called out Of sight
and q figure which the present resi-
dent would never see.
County Agent w. M. Brennan an,
+. q. Mccall, state extension hort
culturtst agent, Bookings, started tn
Arst farm landscape gardening eve
done IN Davidson county, when the
laid out home site on the ]. A. Johl
son farm three. miles north Of M
Veraon. When completed the. sit
VIII DO one Of the beauty spots In th
county. An entire quarter sectto
was selected BY Mr.. johnson for. til
homo site. The house and other bull,
fnes WIN be located With regard I
) drainage; ETC., The two men marke
OFT sites for show and shade tree
a and for various other gardening 9
fects. It il believed this work vi
become popular In the state when th
farmers see what can DO done In th
/ line.
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