The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-03-19

duce their grain acreage this year un"
less labor prospects be improved, ac-
cording to information received ~ the
state capital. State official have
been informed by farmers that the lat
ter contemplate planting areas which
can be cared for and harvested by the
normal farm help, 'if 1919 conditions
prevail" Last year farmers paid farm
hands from So to $3.50 a day and
board and it is claimed that many of
these workers insisted upon curtailed
working. days. Preliminary surveys
are said to have indicated that the
farm labor shortage is more acute
than It was this time q year ago.
South Dakota is to have a town
named Argonne in honor OF he tam
Gus series Of battles in which a mum
Der OF South Dakota soldiers fell. One
OF the first Of the villages OF Miner
county was st. Marys, which recently
has taken on new life through the es-
tablishing there Of a number OF new
business institutions. A new consoli-
dated school building, to cost SIS, 900.
is to be erected there this year. A
p~ostoffice will be established at St.
Mary's and it's name will be ArgOnne.
Edmunds county has planned eXten.
sive good road work. The county com
missioners will call a special election
for some adte this spring, at which
the proposition OF issuing bonds OF
$3.50. 600 for good road work Will be
submitted to the voters Of the county.
Groton school patrons approved an
issue Of bonds for $1,000 for the
purpose Of building a new school
by a large majority. They voted also
in favor Of trading the present school
site to the city in exchange for a park
site upon which to build the school.
The American Legion of Isabel has
formed a stock company for the pur-
pose of building a town hall, which
will serve as a community center. The
members will donate the labor and 49,
600 will be raised by stock sales to
purchase the building material.
The Congregational Jubilee cam
paign Of South Dakota to raise $780,
600 in a five-year p%ledging period for
educational institutions an omissions
OF the denomination, was adopted by
the central campaign committee at
its meeting in Mitchell.
From reports from farmers in the vi
entity OF Pierre, there will be a large
fax acreage sown or breaking in the
Missouri valley section of the state.
Tractors are being secured to do a
large amount Of breaking and most OF
this will be sown to fax.
A Quinn man bought ten registered
Shorthorn COWS in 1910. from which
he has in ten years sold $21 600 worth
Of stock. Besides this, he has left
on hand thirty-two registered COWS.
He has purchased four head bulls.
Many lovers of birds and men who
hunt and fish have formed the South
Dakota Game and Fish Protective
association. It's purpose is to protect
the game the fish and the song and
insect eating birds of the state.
While looking over some old papers
a Yankton man came upon an entry
showing that twenty years ago he had
hired a man and his team for work
on his Nebraska ranch for $216 per
year.
The golden anniversary of organ-
lied Congregationalism in South Da-
kota will be celebrated in Yankton
when the annual state conference OF
the denomination meets there April Is.
A quarter of a block of land has
been purchased in the downtown
district Of Aberdeen by the Knights OF
Columbus, who plan to erect a $780,.
600 X. c. home this summer.
That the nonpartisan league plans
political activity in Moody county this
fall is indicated by the fact the mem
bers residing in the county have per-
fected a county organization.
The annual tournament of the South
success. One hundred and sixty-two
birds from different parts of the
county were exhibited.
The voters Of Philip, by a big ma
jority, at a special election authorized
the issuance Of bonds Of $50, 900 for
the extension of the municipal water
works system.
Nineteen and one-half acres of i'm.
proved land one mile from the city
limits of Lake Preston sold recently
for $13, 500, al average of 1892 per
acre.
The Fulton volunteer fire depart.
ment has been reorganized. It is
planned to make the department one
of the most efficient in the state.
A South Dakota branch of the
American organization known as the
Friends Of Irish Freedom has been
organized.
The annua tournament OF the South
Dakota Firemen's association will be-
held at Hot Springs on June %. q.
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