The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-12-10
WANT WOOL EMBARGO
SOUTH DAKOTAES CALL OPON
THEIR CONGRESSMEN TO
AID THEM.

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ington. The federation upholds the
wool marketing committee OF the
American Farm Bureau FED ration
in its recent resolution urging con
gress Immediately to place an empar-
20 on the importation OF WOODS, WOOL
ems and all sheep products or to enacc
such other emergency legislation as
will prevent the aninhilatlOn or the
wool growing industry OF this country.
]. l. Rogers, Midland, and J. {. Holmes,
BrookLuES, president and secretary,
respectively, of the South Dakot
WOOL Growers association, have asked
he state farm bureau federation to
lrgc the state representatives IN con-
5ress to support the resolution by I'M
mediate action. South Dakota has
more than 1000. 600 pounds of wool
stored in the national wool warehouse
At Chicago. 1000, 600 pounds in crn
terminals. and probably 100000
pounds yet in the hands Of the grow
ars OF the state.
Mass meetings have been held in
different towns of the Rosebud u
try for the purpose OF boosting the
Mulehead site on the Missouri river
as the place for installing an immense
state power plant. which is to cost
upward of $4,000. 600. While the state
commission in charge Of the project
recommended a site on the Missouri
near M%obridge, the residents of other
parts Of southern South Dakota will
strive 70 have the coming session of
the legislature substitute the Mule
head site.
Yankton county claims the honor Of
having The greatest motor density" Of
any county in the United States. and
hence Of any similar community in the
world. This claim is based on the
Literary Digest census which reveals
South Dakota as owning more auto
mobiles in population than any other
state in the union, or 6.1 persons to
each automobile. while Yankton coun'
~ has an automobile for every 40.
Ranchers in eastern Meade county
report the presence of a big antlered
deer in that sec ion, which does not
show any great fear Of men, but picks
his living from the corn stalks in the
fields, and from other roughage OF
the farms.
Brookings county voted down the ap'
preparation to employ a county agent
in the recent election. The farmers
have decided to go ahead with the
farm bureau program anyway and Oh
tain the services of a county agent.
That a "firebug" may be operating
In YarktOr, with no motive other than
the wanton destruction Of propec:"
s. the belief Of some officials there as
me result Of a series of fires that have
occurred in the last few weeks.
The crow hunters of Canton, an or
,anization that is the first known OF
Is kind in history, now has $50 in its
treasury to be spent for pheasants
which will be liberated in the wooded
SRObo dlOu.Ad liC Wy
The commercial club Of Pierre has
taken up the work Of obtaining rooms
in private homes for such members OF
the coming legislature who desire thai
class OF accommodations for the SEES
sion.
The mine operators and their friends
in the Black Hills are preparing for
the. coming gold bonus campaign,
which will come before congress at
its regular session in December.
Willard B. Kennedy and Verne Ken,
nedy, sons OF the late c.. B. Kennedy,
wealthy citizen OF Canton, are the co.
inventors Of a new office machine
which multiplies and divides.
One Of the matters which will be
presented to the legislature at the
coming session will be an a%ppropria.
ton to aid in rehabilitation of those
crippled in industry.
Actual production figures gathered
in the vicinity of Harold show oat
yields running from so to 10 bushels
per acre, with the average about 60
bushels.
In it's work toward development OF
lake sections in the state the state
game department is just at present
working on Cottonwood lake, in Sphinx
county.
Poultry fancicrs Of the Rosebud
country are taking great interest in
the annual poultry show, when will
be held in Gregory this month.
Bread has dropped five cents a loaf
In Armour and it is reported a big
local milling company is selling flour
at new low rates.
Philip business men are making
plans for a big rabbit and coyote
roundup, which will take place in the
near future.
Good progress is being made in the
work Of constructing the new Elks no.
lei building in Huron.
Coal, even at the present high
prices, is cheaper than corn as fuel.
This is the answer given by the state
.o0d and drug commissioner to an in.
luirer from an upstate town. The
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