The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-01-02

ney OF ADerueGn mas warned American
Legion members to be on the lookout
for a repetition OF the phosphorus
bomb outrage there this summer. He
urged amendment Of the state law
which allows a Judge to give a three
year sentence only for acts such as
this.
While the cattle OF Montana and
western North Dakota are starving
and the cattlemen Of those regions
begging for hay Faux county finds
itself with an over-abundance of ideal
prairie hay, baled and ready for ship
ment, but shippers are without cars.
Reports are current that the sidings
Of another line are filled with many
empties, awaiting transportation.
George A. Fitzgerald Post Of the
American Legion at Dell Rapids is
planning to give a minstrel show short
ly after the holidays for the purpose
Of raising funds to erect a legion
building here. The post has grown
rapidly and the members declare that
club rooms Of some sort are becoming
a necessity.
Ranchers and stockmen Of the Lime
stone country, some miles from Dead
wood, assert that during :he past five
or six weeks more deer have been
killed in the Black Hills by wolves
and coyotes than were killed by hunt
erS during the deer shooting season
last month.
The dreaded corn stalk disease is
playing havoc with the cattle in the
vicinity of Beresford. One farmer re-
ports the loss of 10 head OF cattle.
while others have sustained smaller
losses. Horses running with the cat
tie in the same corn field seem to be
immune.
Lincoln county has the honor of hav-
ing constructed the first paved piece
Of country road, and it is being used
every day in the year. Although the
stretch of paved road is slightly less
than a mile long, it demonstrates the
efficiency Of a good concrete road sur
face.
The new Security National bank OF
Mobridge will erect a tWo-story stone
structure which will be used as a
banking house. The bank has just
been organized and will open January
l in a building that will be replaced
by the new home in the spring.
There was but one prisoner in the
Yankton county Jail and the states
otfnrnnp LnnnyinO n took 90 mnnh
coal to keep this prisoner warm as it
did the whole court house, turned the
prisoner loose and thus saved that
much fuel.
In the new electric light and power
plant in Madison, which will replace
a plant destroyed by fire some months
ago, a second engine Of 250-horsepower
is being installed. 1t will not be long
until the new plant is in full opera
tio2.
Cotton authorities recently pur-
chased a road drag, and in the spring
of the town in first class condition.
Extensive street improvements are
planned during the coming year.
Onida at a recent special election
voted 158 to "a for a consolidated
school district, and the erection Of
proper buildings. The women OF the
district took an active part, and helped
to push the issue to success.
Ten members of the boys junior
extension live stock clubs of South
Dakota attended the International live
stock exposition in Chicago as free
awards for good club work during the
year.
The explosion of a gasoline tank
on the third floor OF the Wilson pack
ing plant in Sioux Falls and the fire
which resulted caused a loss estimated
at more than $4,000.
Farmers, hunters and stockmen in
the vicinity of Vivian report that
coyotes, very scarce Of late years, are
to be found in remarkable numbers
this winter.
Travellers returning from outlying
points in the Black Hills report that
stock is suffering from the shortage
of feed, caused by the heavy snowfall.
Lesterville musicians have organ
lied a band, which they plan making
one of the leading organizations OF its
kind in this part Of the state.
Voters of Mcintosh approved the
proposition for a municipal light plant
at a special election. The new plant
will be built in the spring.
Returned service men of Kimbali
and vicinity have completed orange
ments for organizing a local post Of
the American Legion.
The statement of financial condition
of the state treasury at the close OF
business November 80 showed $685.,
1873 in all funds.
The BereVford post OF the American
Legion o has eighty members and
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