The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-06-04
TO PROSPECT FOR OIL
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY 10
FORMED AT FAITH TO
PROSPECT.

The Western Really and DeVeIoP
ment Company has been lorhleu W
business men OF Faith ana vicinity
Cor the purpose of drilling near that
city to ascertain whether oil is aVall'
able in sufficient quantities to war
rant commercialiZation. Al a MASS
meeting a few days ago. the ousl-
ness men Endorsed the proposition
and pledged themselves 10 purchase
enough stock in the company 10 IN
sure a fair test of the surrounding
land.
Residents of Villas and other towns
OF Beadle county have i~naugurated a
movement for the Improvement Oh
Lake Byron, a fine body OF water
some miles from Villas, so it can be
transformed into a leading fishing
and hunting resort Of central South
Dakota. BY the setting out OF trees
and other improvements 1T is as
serted it would make ar ideal sum-
mer resort, within easy reach or
thousands Of people.
The state finance board has decided
to increase the interest rate on state
funds deposited in the various banks
OF the state. The rate has been in
creased from 3 per CEN to 3R per
cent on inactive accounts. and from
2 per cent to 2R per cent on checking
accounts. Banks which are not I'M
der the state guaranty fund are re-
CURED Under the law to give bonds
for their deposits.
A number Of the deaf of Sioux
Falls have formed a branch of the
national fraternal society of the deaf.
The lodge is in the interest of deaf
men between the ages of Is and So.
The object of the society is to pay
death benefits for its members from
sickness or injury.
Another roundup Of violators of the
motor vehicles law is coming in the
state unless there is better compli-
ance. State Sheriff Shanks has sent
out a special notice TO his deputies to
look into violations OF this law and
see that its provisions are enforced.
Airplane service has beer started
between Pierre and Blunt. The rail-
roads, crippled by floods. are unable
to run farther west than Blunt. A
regular schedule will be followed in
carrying passengers over the route.
William Jennings Bryan will speak
in Aberdeen on June 16 on "Funda-
mentals-Man and His Relation TO
Society and Government" He comes
under the auspices OF the business
and professional women's club.
A summary of the cost Of produc-
ing an acre of wheat, is estimated by
the farm management expert of the
extension division at State college,
indicates that it costs from $40 to S25
per acre to produce this crop.
Dupree has raised $500 by public
subscription for the purpose of main
tanning a baseball team during the
coming summer. Games are being
scheduled with a number of west of
the river towns.
Belle Fourche is the first town in
western South Dakota to have aero
mai service. The Northwest Aerio
corporation, Of Newell, has beer car
rying mail between Newell and AL
zada. Mont.
Hot Springs base ball fans held a
meeting and arranged for placing a
Team I'm Tho fold The
club will cooperate In financing the
team.
The county commits sioners of Dewey
county have purchased for $4,000 the
building which has housed the u
ty offices for a number Of years.
More than fifty families In Mitchell
are quarantined with some sort OF
contagious disease, according to rec
ords OF the city health officer.
Several thousand dollars has been
subscribed towards the new sales pa
Wilton To be erected ON the Edmonds
county fair grounds at Roscoe.
Plans have been started in Volga
for u Of the largest and best Fourth
Of July celebrations that has ever been
held IN South Dakota.
A great deal OF modern f~ire-fighting
apparatus Is being added to the equip
ment of the Canton volunteer fire
department
Breeders OF Clark county have erect
cd a fine brick sales pavilion, one of
the finest structures OF its Kind In the
northwest
A fine line of sports and attractions
are being lined up for the Old Set
tiers celebration In DeSmet June 10.
The name OF the postoffice at
Breckenridge, Perkins county, has
beer changed to River Park.
Two separate districts have beer
made Of the revenue district OF North
and South Dakota.
Yankton business men have decided
against the plan OF daylight saving
this summer.
Establishment Of a city mail route
system in Milbank is practically Az