The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-17
The Mutual Fire lnSur-

this state. The company was organ
lied and chartered in 1899. AT the
beginning OF the organization 1t mad
! SO policy holders. the total amount OF
insurance carried was $4,000. Today
the company has 1904 members rep
reseuting 1871 policies in force, and
tn total amount OF insurance carried
by these policies total $5,95S,S4S.
Work on the new live stock sales
pavilion has begun in Madison. The
pavilion is financed by the Lake
County Breeders association. The
main dimensions Of the new pavilion
are 64xl30 feet, the barn part 10 be
64XS0 feet. The sale ring and am
phitheater Will occupy an area OF 50x
"a feet. The exterior of the building
will be finished in KraystOne.
The heavy rainfall in the central
and western portions Of the state the
early part of the season covered the
prairie with a heavier coat of grass
than usual, and this means trouble
with prairie fires before the snow OF
winter covers the prairie. Several
small fires have already done slight
damage in different sections.
It is announced that the contracts
for the construction Of the federal
road projects south of Beresford and
at Elk Point have not been closed, for
the reason that the bids for the work
were regarded as being excessive and
in excess of the amount Of road con
struction money allotted to Union
county.
The brick work on the new Elks
hotel building which is being erected
in Huron has started, and the struc-
ture will be pushed to competition as
speedily as possible. The building
will be five stories high and when
completed will be one of the largest
and finest hotels in South Dakota. .
A verdict Of suicide was returned by
a coroner's jury which investigated
the death of Mrs. Maud F.. Boiling,
wife of Charles f. Boiling, a resident
Of Selby. The body Of the woman
was found in the basement Of the am
lily home in Selby. She had been in a
Respondent mood for some time.
Marion elevators are being greatly
handicapped in grain shipments by
lack Of cars. Where eight cars are
needed only about one is supplied, this
being the proportion thus far this fall.
1t is feared the elevators will overflow
with grain when purchasing from the
farmers will have 70 sion
All the records for live stock en-
tries at the South Dakota state fair
are broken and it has become neces-
sary at the last minute before the fair
opens to set a crew at the work of
building new swine barns and cattle
pens to enter all OF individuals.
While there was a large number Of
prospective buyers at the Indian land
sale at Greenwood only about 80 pieces
Of land were bid in, less than half
the number advertised for sale. The
top price paid for a quarter section
was $23 $500.
Officers throughout the Black Hills
are maintaining a watch for Walter
Slmm, who escaped from the New
castle, Wyo., jail, where he was held
tor the murder last June of Fred Walk
er in the Usage oil fields.
AT a business meeting Of the men,
hers of the Black Hills Rod and Gun
club, 1t was voted to expel from mem.
/ bershlp any member who is convicted
OF violating the fish and game protec-
ton laws Of the state.
The assessed valuations Of South
Dakota, as shown by the figures in
the state tax department, is $2,257. 853..
|. 500. This shows an increase of s232-
l99,47S over the assessment valua-
i, lions Of last year.
Arrangements were comnleted IN
number OF details for holding the an.
. nual meeting OF he South Dakota corn
ana grain rover in Yankton next
r February 13 inclusive.
Tourists. continue to pour INFO tho
Black Hills, coming from many states
or the union. Tourist travel in thu
Black Hills this season has broken al,
former records.
A new 10O-horsepower engine. east.
Ing $II,OUU, mas been installed at Tho
city power plant in Parker. max ng
the plant one Of the best e~uipped ia
the state.
After a half century of dealing IN
grocery and dry goods in Yankton.
he Max Double store has gone out
Of existence and sold it's stock to new
dealers.
Loans in the state of South Dakota
through the federal land bank nov to.
tai 1884, 900, according to a state.
ment from the department at Wash.
ington.
High prices Of material and labor
have no terrors for the people of Yer.
million, who are having several mile,
Of street paving constructed.
Sioux Falls has joined some Of tho
other progressive cities Of South Da.
kota by installing an Americanization
course in its public schools.
The state equalization board baa
fixed the final valuation of Union