The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-06-04

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college. In many cases this unused
acreage can be planted to flax. Tho
principal precautions necessary in
planting flax on old land are to do.
stroy the weeds and TO use wilt
resistant seed and to treat the seed
with a solution consisting of one pint
of formaldeyde to 40 gallons of wa.
ter. applied in the form of a very
fine spray, TO prevent the develon
ment OF the various fungi that iniure
the flax crop.
The control Of the various injurious
insects and other plant pests is one
OF the chief purposes Of farm bureau
work. Grasshoppers alone DESTROY
severak million dollars worth of crops
every year. They have been especial.
" troublesome III sections in the
western part of the state, destroying
very valuable crops Of alfalfa seed
Several of the farm bureaus are now
waging war on grasshoppers with 4
view OF preventing this loss.
The extra session Of the South Da.
kota legislature, which was to have
convened Monday, May "a, has been
postponed. Gov. Norbeck has fixed
June u as the new date. DemoraL
ization OF railroad traffic on account
of the floods caused the governor to
take action. Ii appears that there
can be no trains from the western
part of the state for a couple Of weeks
on account Of the damage by floods.
During the recent high water in the
James river hundreds of pickerel
took refuge in a small creek which
flows through the outskirts of Iro-
quois. The result is hat local fish.
ermen are having rare sport, as they
are catching large numbers of the
pickerel, many OF them of large size.
In view of the fact that Memorial
Day m on Sunday this year. and
as the act making that day a holiday
Toes not, as in other cases, make the
succeeding day a holiday, Governor
Norbeck has requested the observance
Oh Monday. May 81, as Memorial Day.
A ten-track addition to the terminal
yards Of the Milwaukee railroad in
Mitchell will be built this summer.
Additional trackage was made neces.
sary by the increased amount of
freight traffic, which has caused con.
tinuous congestion there.
Oil experts are examining the coun.
try adjacent to Faith to ascertain
whether oil exists in large enough
quantities to warrant commercializa.
ton. Traces Of oil have been found
In several directions from that city.
The city council Of Gettysburg has
purchased IA acres of land adjoining
the city which will be laid out as
a public park and athletic field. II
is also planned to develop the land
as a public playground for the schools.
The board of directors Of Dakota
wesleyan university in Mitchell has
decided to erect houses on a piece Of
property adjoining the campus which
VIII be sold to the faculty members TO
ala in solving the hosing problem.
Wool growers of Brown county will
meet in Aberdeen June 10 for the pur-
pose of forming an association to be-
come affiliated with the state wool
growers association. Brown county
has about 100 wool growers.
Freight shipments by boat are be-
ing made to farms along the Missouri
river and the residents of the farms
get freight service right at their
doors. instead Of at a railway freight
station.
A herd Of II pure bred Holstein
cattle has been purchased by the
county commissioners of Brown coun.
ty, with which to stock the cour.v
farm.
Sioux Falls has again been placed
Oh the Custer Battlefield Highway,
according TO. a notice received from
the secretary at Sheridan, Wyo.
Restoration of the old time daily
passenger service on the Northwest.
ern between Yankton and Center.
vile Is announced.
A movement has been started at
DeSmet to establish a telephone sys-
tenn covering DeSmet and all sur.
rounding territory.
The Wakpala State Bank, the first
bank IN the town, has opened for
business. 1t has a capital and sur
plus Of $16,500.
The report of the state fire mar.
shall for March fire losses in the
state places the total at SAT, S11.2 20 for
that month.
Estimated losses in bridges alone
in Minnehaha county caused by recent
floods will approximate over 5000, 900.
The annual South Dakota Sunday
school convention will be held this
year in Rapid City June 1, 2, and 8.
A high stage Of water in the Mis-.
sour river is likely to continue
longer than usual this summer.
Arrangements have beer made for
q Shorthorn breeders sale. to be held
in Iuno