The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-05-06
FIRE LOSS
BAD BLAZE BURNS OVER THREE
MILE STRIP IN SOUTH
p DAKOTA.

have resulted from a prairie fire
which started about six miles east OF
Seneca and two miles west of Berk-
mere, Faulk county, and travelled
northeasterly, sweeping over an area
about three miles wide. 1t burned on
forty different sections of land during
its progress, missing the village of
Berkmere by about a mile. 1t was
brought under control when it reached
the Chicago and Northwestern rail
road tracks north of Faulkton. A
total of about 100, 600 acres were
burned over. Hundreds of men fought
the fire for hours.
Many Improvements are being made
or the South Dakota state fair
grounds. G. n. McIlvaine, secretary Of
the state fair board, has announced
that another woman's buildiag will q
under construction in a short time and
will be completed for next years eX-
position. Three new swine buildings
were recently completed with a ca
pacity of tifty-five pens each. Two
new sheep barns also have recently
been completed.
The representative Of an aviation
company at Minneapolis is in CORE
spOndence with the Lead commercial
club, with the object of the club tax
ing steps to aid the company in pro-
viding a permanent landing place for
airplanes in the vicinity Of Lead. The
company, it is stated, is considering a
plan for an air route through the
Black Hills.
In an effort to tighten the burden
on the taxpayers of Hamiin county,
he board Of county commissioners
has reduced the salaries Of some Of
the deputy county officers from SIS
to $50 per month. The price FOR road
work for a man and team was fixed
at 50 per day Of ten hours; $3.50 for
a man and two teams, and So for a
man.
A reward, not to exceed 1000. has
been offered by the county commits
sioners of Clay county for the arrest
and conviction of any one on a felony
charge. The reward is offered prom
arily to assist in the apprehension Of
automobile thieves.
The April farm labor report has
been tabulated and mailed 10 all
county farm bureaus by the South Da-
kota farm bureau federation. Wages
offered for farm help run from $50 to
$40 a month. Wages for married men
vary from $40 to $65 a month.
Game and fish ~wardens in different
parts of the state have recently de-
tected anglers in the act OF catching
pike. 1t is illegal to catch pike in
South Dakota before May /, while the
bass season does not open until June
/.
In accordance with the terms of a
recent contract awarded by the city
council, work on the Improvement and
extension of the municipal waterworks
system in Scotland will commence
June 10 and be completed not later
than August Is.
Judge r. B. Trip has decided in
favor of the city Of Wagner in the ac-
ton brought to prevent the South Da-
kota Light and Power of
Wagner, from increasing its rates in
Wagner over the amount fixed in the
company's franchise of 1913.
A standard-size ferryboat, 22x56
foot LARGO nnntrnh tO T. :,
traffic, is being built, and it is expect.
ed that the ferry will be in operation
across the Missouri river, near Elk
Point, about May /.
Mobridge will have a fine new
school building as a result OF the recent
district election to vote on whether or
not bonds in the sum Of $50, 900
should be issued. The measure
passed by 76 votes.
AT a mass meeting of Lennox resi-.
dents it was practically unanimously
decided that steps should be taken
Tor the early erection Of a new public
school building, at an estimated cost
Of about s40,O
The Worthing town board has
awarded the contract for the construc.
ton Of a line for the transmission OF
electric current from Harrisburg, and
also for the installing of a distributing
system within the town.
Redfield will stage one OF the big.
gest Fourth Of July celebrations in
the history Of South Dakota this year
the commercial club and American LIE.
gion Joining forces to make the oc.
casion a success.
Word has been received from the
state highway commission at Pierre
that a state highway will be built
through Artesian, F~orestburg and
Woonsocket this season and that work
will be commenced soon.
Crop conditions in Brown county
are excellent according to farmers.
Owing to recent wholesale cattle
and horse "rustling'' and other crimes
a number Of the men of the Wood dis
trict have organized a vigilance com