The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-08-06

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The annual meeting CT the South
Dakota State Bar association viii be
held at Sioux Falls on August 4 ana D.
Elaborate plans are being made for
the annual Grant county fair, which
will be held in Milbank on September
z, s, and 9.
The state highway commission will
open bids early next month for high
way construction in several sections
of the state.
A fine new city nall building has
been completed at Lennox and Will
at once be occupied by the various
city officers.
More than 100 persons will attend
the annual meeting Of the South Da-
kota Commercial Secretaries associa-
ton in Huron on July 80 and 81.
One of the most successful of the
farmers cooperative associations OF
South Dakota is a company which
conducts an elevator in Chancellor.
While harvest is yet several weeks
ahead, quite a number Of young mon
are coming in from eastern states to
secure employment for the summer
and fall.
Crops south of Redelln were DAM
aged from rs to SO per cent by a hard
hail storm, which swept a path
through the most fertile region in
that part of the county.
That the Lake Preston Cooperative
Elevator company made a profit OF
about $8,400 during the past year ia
shown by reports made at the annual
meeting of the stockholders.
Gray wolves are doing a lot of dam.
age again in the Long Pine Hills Sec
ton OF the state, and a drive was
held In which the stockmen attempted
to get rid Of some of the pests.
Range conditions in western South
Dakota, eastern Wyoming and east
ern Montana have never beer better
than at the present time, due to
abundant rainfall all spring and SUM
mer.
That Lead is one of the wealthiest
cities Of the state is shown by the
fact that this years assessment OF
real estate and personal property,
with exemptions deducted, is $7.477,-
084.54.
Three hundred and s~ixty-five silos
have been constructed in farm bureau
counties of South Dakota as a result
of a few campaigns to promote their
use for furnishing economical feed for
live stock.
Campbell county will stage a coun-
ty seat fight at the coming election.
Herreid, a railroad town, wants the
location of the county capital, which
has been at Mound City for a mum.
Der of years.
Murdo is having a boom. A 70
acre tract of land, just plated into
city lots, has been disposed of a lot
at a time, and nearly every buyer has
indicated his intention of improving
his property in the near future.
Members Of the Highmore Masonic
lodge have awarded the contract for
the erectiong of a fine new Masonic
temple. Ground for the building al
ready has been secured by tho lodge.
Inc structure will cost about $4,000.
The voters of Humboldt are taking
interest in a special election when the
question of authorizing the issue of
bonds of $4,000 to complete the work
Of INSTALLING q tr,plz o,,n
and disposal plant in Humboldt will
be submitted to the voters.
Moving the lawn, c~ultivating a
home garden and overhauling fishing
tackle on ones ninety-second birth
day is the lot of but few men who are
classed as nonagenarians, but that's
the way Hiram Hammond, Mitchell,
spent his ninety-second birthday.
Alexandria will be one of the con.
paratively few towns of the country
to have a revision of the census. Dis.
satlfied with the population of Alex
andria as shown by a recent report
OF the census bureau, the mayor filed
a protest. Now the town has been
authorized from Washington to make
a revision Of the count, and this will
be done at once.
Crops in all parts of the state are
reported in good condition. Corn
holds its ~seasonable average and
small grain is not suffering seriously
from rust. Grains have headed nicely,
and in some localities are nearly
ready for ripening off. Early pota-
toes are beginning to come in from
some sections Of the country. Pas
lures are good and stock is in excep-
t~ionally fine condition.
The annual corr palace festival.
which for q years has carried the
fame OF Mitchell through the country,
will take on a new and unique aspect
this year. The old corn palace site
and building has been sold. prepare
tory to erecting a new and modern
100000 corn palace and auditorium.
Because OF unavoidable delays the
new building will not be ready for tbs
fete this year. So the committee in
charge has made arrangements to