The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-01-02
TO SEEK PAVED ROADS
SOUTH DAKOTA BETTER HIGH
WAYS BOOSTERS ALREADY
MAKING PLANS.

to definitely arrange for the construc-
ton OF a county system Of paved high
ways, and thus lead the way for other
counties Of the state which for some
time have been agitating the construc-
tion OF such highways. The voters
Of Minnehaha county, which was the
first to vote on the question Of issuing
bonds Of $4,000 900 for the construc-
ton OF paved highways throughout the
county, defeated the proposition some
weeks ago, and only recently the vot-
ers Of Yankton county failed to give
their approval to a proposed bond is
sue OF $3,250,000 for the construction
of a system OF paved and graveled
highways throughout Yankton county.
A movement now has been inaugu-
rated in C%odington county for h call
ing of a special election to submit the
question of issuing bonds for installing
q modern system OF paved country
highways. In both Minnehaha and
Yankton counties it was the vote OF
the farmers that defeated he pro-
posed bond issues. The good roads
boosters Of Codington county held an
informal meeting, at which represen-
tative farmers Of the county were
present. If the expressions OF these
farmers are to be accepted as a reflec.
ton of sentiment among the farmers
of the county generally, hard surface
highways will have the Endorsement
of every part of Codington county at
q special election which will be held
throughout the county in the spring
to vote on the issuance OF bonds for
a system Of county highways. 1t is
planned to construct a total OF ninety
six miles Of paved roads in the coun-
ty. The exact amount to be voted
on has not yet been determined.
A course in agricultural publicity
methods will be offered to senior and
junior students at state college next
term by the journalism department.
Some Of the subjects to be covered
are agricultural news service, distinc-
ton between what is acceptable as
news and what should be paid for as
advertising. editing farm bureau pub
lications, preparation Of plate matter,
advertising county fairs and farm
meetings, and advertising farm prod
ucts by paid newspaper and farm pa
per display, circular letters, sale bills,
sign boards and other methods. This
department has collected much orig
inal data and illustrative material for
the course.
Whether it be one of the "big five"
packers or a lowly "Chink" restaurant
keeper, all look alike to South Dakota
police magistrates when brought into
court for violation of the state pure
food laws. Armour & Co. were fined
$50 and costs in Rapid City a few
days ago for shipping rotten meat
from their Deadwood branch to a
Rapid City dealer. and a day on two
later the Chinese proprietor OF two
large Aberdeen restaurants were each
fined $50 on account OF the dirty and
~insanitary conditions found in their
kitchens.
ut an early hour recently were aroused
from their slumbers by the quaking of
the earth and a peculiar rumbling
which accompanied the quake. This
section of the Rosebud country ap-
pears to be in the earthquake zone, for
quake tremors have been felt through
out this district.
Cattle from Montana points, unload
ed in Aberdeen by the Milwaukee rail.
road for food, water and rest, are SO
weak because of lack of food that diff
fculty is experienced in getting them
out of the car and hardly a car is
handled that does not contain some
lead animals, according to Milwaukee
officials.
Stockmen who range their cattle In
the Short Pine forest reserve in the
northwestern part Of the state are in
sisting that no horses be allowed to
Craze on the reserve for the next year.
The horse market is decidedly "off'
these days, and horses are generally
considered as a liability.
firing OF waiting for ice dealers to
decide whether they would harvest
this years crop, the commercial club
of Hecla voted to rent a large ice
house and will fill it, thus assuring the
town an adequate supply next summer
Ice was short last year.
An effort is being made to have
wires extended from a lighting and
power plant at Oldham to Ramona so
Ramona can be provided with cleo
tricity for lighting and power pur-
poses.
Members of the Parker Odd Eel
lows lodge has purchased an old store
building in a central location. which
they will transform into a lodge hall,
for the permanent home of the lodge.
Alexandria will have a third bank
ing institution commencing January 2.
The stockholders are local men.
oco;poor amntOyod nv the state