The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-09-09
Farmers OF Tobin township, Davi

ganiZed gang or thieves systematically
robbing the farmers OF the state and
believing further that the only cure
is self-protection, more than 400 farm.
ers in the vicinity OF Ethan have or.
ganized for the express purpose OK
running down the robbers who have
been carrying off tires, grain, live
stock, engine parts and all sorts oil
farm equipment.
A harvest hand employed in the Do
land district boosted to fellow work
men that he had stolen four automo-
biles, and would get another" before
he left the Doland territory. He kept
his word, for now he has disappeared
together with a touring car belonging
to a Doland business man. A neigh
Dor saw him c%ranking the car, but
never dreamed he was about to steal
it. Thus far no trace Of the harvest
hand or the stolen car has been found.
Oscar NJ. Osbon, formerly editor Of
newspapers at Huron and Howard.
| and doorkeeper Of the United States
| senate since 1909, died in Washington,
d. c., at the age Of rs years. Mr.. Os.
bon went to South Dakota in 1869
from Ohio. He served for a number
Of years as sergeant at arms Of the
state senate. He was a veteran Of the
civil war, and was given a military
burial in Arlington cemetery.
Conditions at the oil we'll being
drilled by the South Dakota Develop
ment and Refining company in the
Standing Butte field continue very
promising. A considerable quantity OF
natural gas has been encountered, and
when lighted at the casing-head pro
duces a flame hard to %extinguish. The
showing of Gil encountered in the last
800 feet Of drilling is also very en-.
Theodore tSelik, Of Mitchell, who
was arrestdV last month charged with
the murder of Anton Skokan, pleaded
guilty in circuit court and was SEN.
fenced to twenty years in the Sioux
Falls ~penitentiary. Selik killed Sko
kan with an ak while he lay asleep
and then gave himself up to the police
several hours later.
G.. V. Kymer, a farmer living near
Tyndall, succeeded in shooting an al
bino crow which has been making its
home on his farm for several weeks.
and sent it to the museum at the state
university. 1t has been mounted and
placed on exhibition as one Of the
curiosities Of nature.
With a record Of over 10000 arrests
during a period Of twenty-one years
with the police force Of Sioux Falls
nineteen Of which he has served as
| chief, William Nj. Martin, one of the
| most effectice and best liked police
officers in the northwest, has re-
signed.
While John Sanford and George
Lennon, who were employed in the
state park, near Hot Springs, on road
work, were working with explosives
premature explosion occurred which
resulted in the death of Lennon ant
the serious injury Of Sanford.
There is some agitation in parts o.
the Black Hills at present over a pro
posed federal road, the route OF which
is to be from Canada to the Gulf
through the state of North and Sousf
Dakota, Nebraska, and south across
the United States.
Several sh~ootings, and other genera
fights with clubs and other weapons
have been reported from different sec
tions of the state on account Of melol
and fruit raiders, who drive out man!
miles from different towns to carry OF
their work.
The contract has been awarded fol
the erection in LennOx OF what viii
be one of the most modern high schOo
buildings in that section Of South Da
kota. The structure will be 100x8l
feet, two stories and a full sized base
ment.
South Dakota has made more proc
ress in building good roads in the pas
sixteen months than any state visited
according to w. D.. Fisher, secretar,
of the Custer Battlefield Highway as
ISOLATION.
Belle Fourche, with other cites IL
the western section of the state, l
the center of much interest and eS
element as a result Of official oil re
ports which have been circulated.
A large dancing pavilion is bein
moved TO the state fair grounds il
Huron where it will be set up nea
the woman's building in preparation
for the coming state fair.
Fred B. Ray, of Yankton, was re
elected commander Of the American
Legion at the closing session of tn
third annual South Dakota Legio'
convention.
The Gregory Commercial club l
completing preparations for a commur
ity picnic, to be held in the Gregor
park early this month.
Threshing results in Walworth cour
ty show that crops in that district ar
above the average Of the state 10
1921.
Three prisoners escaped from tn