The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-05-28
S. D. WHEAT IMPROVES
REPORT SHOWS THE CROP IL
BETTER THAN EARLY
ESTIMATE.


placed the acreage at 100000 bush
els less than on May / last year, ac-
cording to II. o. H~erbrandson, agrl-
cultural field agent for South DaKota.
The report states that he cool tenn
perature Of the month or April TO-
gether with the precipitation avail
able, did much TO revive the conul-
ton Of the rye crop in South DAKOTA
and many fields that were thought I'M
fit to leave for harvest have now prov
en- they will probably produce a crop.
The report continues: "On the LIST OF
May it was estimated that 90 per cent
Of the spring blowing had been com.
pleted in South Dakota as compared
with So per cent in 1919. In South
Dakota 55 per cen Of the spring SOW
ing and planting was completed on
May /, as compared with 60 per cent
one year ago. Pastures in South Da-
kota were found to be in a condition
Of rs per cen as compared with ~
per cent last year"
The first railway movement in the
northwest for several years is shown
in the filing Of articles Of incorpora-
ton for the Dakota Northern Railway
&C., with Huron as nominal head
quarters and Bismarck as the nome
office. The new company, which Is
capitalized 1T 500, 900, proposes to
bund a coal road from Walker, in Cor
son county, this state, 100 miles north
through the counties Of Morton and
Oliver, In North Dakota, to handle the
product Of Ignite mines in that Sec
tion.
Federal and state highway construc-
ton projects in South Dakota, for
which contracts have already been
let, total $1,405, 900 according to
Andrew Marvick, state highway COM
missioner. Between now and July /,
1920, approximately $4,000 worth
Of highway contracts will be awarded,
with the work to start almost imme-
diately after contract is let. The year
1920 in South Dakota will see more
highway improvement than in any
previous year.
The Brown County Bar association
will ask the special session OF the leg
islature to make provision for another
Judge in the Fifth judicial circuit OF
South Dakota, comprising the counties
Of Roberts, Grant, Marshall, Day and
Brown. The circuit is one of the larg-
est in the state and the attorneys are
seeking help for Judge Frank Ander-
son, who finds it impossible to handle
the work alone.
One Of the issues which will be pre-
scented to the special session Of the
legislature will be that of salaries
which can be paid to retain the serv-
ices Of employees at the capitol. Pri-
vate employers are offering salary in
ducements which are taking many OF
the trained employees from the build
ing.
Extensive improvements n being
made to the %Iroquois light and power
company plant, which is being made
one Of the best in the state. A new
oil burning engine has been substi-
tuted for the old steam engine and
other modern equipment is being
added.
1t appears that about the only posi-
tive action the special session OF the
legislature can take as to soldier
bonus payments is to submit the mat
ter to the people Of the state for a
constitutions which will
allow a bond issue for that purpose.
Work has commenced on the cree
ton 'of a new $500 0 consolidated
school building in Redfeld, which
will be Of brick-fireproof construction
and will be one Of the finest consoli-
dated school buildings in the northern
part Of the state.
The highest price ever paid for
Brown county land is 1895 an acre.
which was the consideration in the
sale of a quarter section adjoining
Aberdeen to the southwest.
A movement is on foot to run a
high voltage power line from Faulk'
ton to Orient and Rockham, thereby
furnishing a 24-hour electric service
to the latter two towns.
Ernest Barthold, the Oldest settler
In the Black hills district, will cele
brate his 70 birthday on May 20. He
came to the Black Hill in April, 1875.
Miller has a woman delegate to the
national democratic convention at
San Francisco in July, in the person
Of Mrs. May p. Christ.
At q meeting OF the Beresford
commercial club the club decided to
celebrate Independence day, July 8.
Rec Heights is enjoying quite q
building boom this year, in spite Of
the high cost Of materials.
Britton will have q third bank soon,
to be known as the Security State
bank.
Ditching has been started on the
drainage project south Of Huron.
The condition Of the highways Of
the state has practically held up to
date the work Of disease eradication
which the state and federal live stock
departments had arranged for the
spring, this being to permanently