The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-04-23

starving condition in a boxcar, re-
wives an interesting story Of the find
ing OF a beautiful pearl in the James
! river near Yankton. An old trapper
and pearl fisher arrived in Yankton
one day with a beautiful rose pearl
pendant shaped. He was offered sac
for it by a local jeweler, but the old
man, himself a good judge, was not
satisfied and went to Omaha, where
he sold the pearl for several hundred
dollars. He was afterwards advised
that the pearl was sold to a New York
dealer at a stiff advance, and that
eventually Grand Duchess Olga, who
was very fond Of pearls, became the
owner at a cost of over $4,000. The
pictures of his sister Of Gar Mic. olas
Of Russia showing her wearing her
pearls, with this South Dakota pear
shaped pearl attached.
The line for a new federal state
highway which is to extend westward
from Winner will soon be run by fed
eral surveyors. At the Gregory coun-
ty line it will onnect with the next
section of the highway, which will ex-
tend through Todd county to Oak
Creek. The work of construction will
commence as soon as the surveyors
have completed their work and the
contracts can be awarded.
At a recent meeting the board OF
education decided to grant a straight
salary increase to the teachers in the
Mitchell schools next year The in
creases, taken on the whole, will aver
age approximately % per cent, and
put the salaries for teachers on a par
with those paid in any other city in
the state.
Sales of land this spring in Hughes
county have been bringing record
prices for that portion of the state,
and mark a definite progress in agri-
cultural development, indicating that
the fertile, and hitherto cheap lands Of
that portion OF the state are now fast
going into farms, and higher prices.
That section of the Black & Yellow
trail which passes through Kingsbury
county already Is in good condition
for the seasons travel. Thus far this
spring the entire section has beer
gone over with a drag and then With
a maintainer, and now there are nc
bad spots in the highway.
A mass meeting of Lutherans wiz
be held May 4 for the purpose OF
launching the world service campaign
in this state. Similar gatherings will
be held in other states. The amount
to be raised is 81, 800, 900, which wiz
be used for foreign relief and mission,
airy work.
Reports from the beet growing zee
ton Of the state on the Belle FOurche
irrigation project indicate that over
1000 acres will be planted to beets
this year. Belle Fourche is working
up this project with a sugar factory
as the outcome.
All records for South Dakota farm
land have been shattered. A farmer
living just south Of Centerville, claims
the honor Of having the highest prices
land in the state, having just acquired
20 acres south of that place at 81, 00e
per acre.
Federal agents, it is understood
have begun an Investigation in east
ern South Dakota counties to ascer
tain the standing of certain farmers
who are suspected of being affiliated
with the communist part Of America
Mitchell is to have a better grade
of city water by fall, sc that it ma!
be used for all domestic purposes
thus increasing the use OF water ant
adding water rents to the city's in
come.
Groton post Of the American Legion
has started plans for a great Fourth
Of July celebration and has invited
service men of Brown, Sphinx, Day and
Marshall counties to take part.
One of the first women au~xiliaries
to an American Legion post has bees
organized in Oldham by the wives o
men who were in the service durins
the world war.
A new Catholic parochial school IL
to be built at Lennon. It is esti
mated the cost will be $40, 600, and
most Of this already has been sub
scribed.
Wolves and bobcats are almost ex-
tinct in the Pine Hills country as the
result of an energetic winter campaign
by ranch men and professional wolf
catchers.
Merchants Of Butler are staging a
Special Sales" war and as a result
some unusually low prices, under ex-
listing condition, are being quoted.
The Harlow ranch in Sully county,
consisting of 256 acres, has just been
sold at $27 an acre. bringing the
owner $69, 900.
Hogs, cattle and sheep totaling in
sale value, s 100000 was sold through
the Sioux Falls live stock exchange in
March.
Mitchell will have q new ball park,
owned and operated exclusively by the
Mitchell baseball club, this year.
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