The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-30
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF TIE
WEEK IN CONDENSED
FORM.

.ired as secretary of the South Dakot
State Fair board after having served
in that capacity Is years, has just
completed his finnal report on the
1921 fair, showing a total net loss Ct
S17,011 on the conduct OF this fair.
This loss is due to the two days OF
ain prior to the fair and the five
days and nights rain during the fair,
which cut down the attendance to a
fourth Of what it was last year. The
receipts from concessions were like
wise less than half of what they were
during the years Of 1919 and 1920,
and less than the receipts Of the two
years previous.
Sheriff Miller of Beadle county. has
devised a way whereby he can utilize
the large quantity of mOonshine LID
uor he has seized in the past few
months. The sheriff does not be-
lieve in thrown this hooch down the
sewer and then purchasing denatured
alcohol at rs cents per gallon for the
radiator Of his car. The result is
that he feeds illicitly-made booze into
the radiator Of his Ford, and finds
that it serves the purpose perfectly.
Cancellation of the annual show Of
tho South Dakota Poultry association,
scheduled to be held inn Mitchell
early in January, has been announced
by officers Of the association. All
plans were complete for the show
when it was learned that the state aid
for the annual show, which would
amount TO about $500, was not avail
able this year because Of a clerical
error in the listing OF the state APP
preparations for the year.
Crawling has started on the high
way west of Miller, the gravel being
shipped from Blunt to Miller and Rec
Heights. An effort is being made to
have the graveling extended from
Miller to st. Lawrence, on the Black
and Yellow trail, the 80 per cent re-
duction in freight rates on gravel
making this now possible.
Mons is said to have been a benefit in
ese day to Sioux Falls. Farmers in
southeastern part of the state who
70 re been shipping to the big pack
r~enters are said to be afraid to
i''r' the chance and as a consequence
aufe hipping to the Sioux Falls mar
JrsM
Complete report of the South Da.
kota farm bureau gift corn project
last spring, just received from the
Chicago office of the Anglican Farm
BuAau federation, credits South Da-
kota farmers with a total donation of
more than ~1,176,OOO pounds prepared
corn food.
Patrick McNaboe, a wealthy farmer
living II miles northeast of Bridge.
water, is believed to have been muir
dered. A former hired hand is be-
lieved to have done the killing, which
took place at the McNaboe farm.
The dates of the annual convention
Of the South Dakota Farm Bureau
federation have been changed from
January 4, 5 and 6 to January 3, 4 and
5 by the executive committee Of the
association.
An interesting fact cleaned from
the 1920 census figures is that the
entire population of Miner county is
white, there being no negroes, In
dams, Chinese or Jananese in the
county.
Little change in the employment
situation was noted in South Dakota
during November, according to he In
dustrlai Employment Survey Bulletin
issued by tie United States govern
ment.
Hunters over the state generally
report that rabbits are more numer
Gus than usual this winter, and many
hunting parties are reporting large
bags" Of the cottontails On their
trips.
Owing to the fact that the farmers
of that section are devoting a great
deal Of attention to dairy interests, &
| movement has been started to organ
ize a cooperative creamery in VOlga
A large number of road signs di
TcCLluS TIC way W lyuudL nave joel
purchased by the Tyndall commercial
club and will be placed along the var
Gus highways as an aid to travellers.
Not guilty was the verdict of the
Jury on the case of Zell Coffin
charged with the death Of Ross How
ard, both of near Ardmore, after de
liberating three hours.
A fine new schoo' building in Els
feline will soon be ready for occu
pancy. This school, when completed
will be the best equipped in Hamlir
county.
The Sully County Credit Mems AS
ISOLATION vas formed at Onida re
Gently by merchants and professional
men from the several towns in the
county.
The owners of the Philips buffalo
herd near FIT. Pierre, expect to shiI
the Of about 60 buffalo t
the eastern markets this rear.
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