The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1921-04-28

NaIue TO CnOSe 1felgntlng goods TO
Cherry Greek and to the numerous
whites and about twelve hundred
Indians who buy groceries and re-
ccjve their mail there.
Fourth: That the State High
way commission did not survey
tn" Cherry Greek Site until after
they advertised for bids for a
bridge at the Morphedite Site, but
upon our own investigation we
find the length of bridge required
is only one hundred feet more at
Cherry Creek than at the Morphe-
lito Site and the depth to the
sh2le is about the same. Sand and
gravel is in abundance at the Cher
ry Creek Site which will be a great
saving in expense.
Fifth: The Indians have protest
cd the use of their funds for a
bridge at the Morphedite Site but
favor spending $4,000 of their
funds for a bridge at Cherry
Creek, as the bridge at the Nor
uhcdite Site would be of no value
to them due to tits inaccessability
on account Of the rough country
between Cherry Greek and mouth
of Morphedite, nearly all of the
Indians living near or west of
Cherry Greek. The Highway north
and south would connect two re-
sorvations and benefit approximate
ely 5000 Indians.
Sixth: That the proposed high
way north and south of the Cher
ry Creek Site passes through we'll
settled agricultural communities
and would be of great value to
these residing near the highway
in the marketing of grain and
other produce while the territory
north and south of the Morphe-
djto Site is rough and unsettled
and the highway would be of lit
tie value to local people, also the
expense of constructing graded
highways would be very much ex-
ucnsive to and from the Morphe-
dita Site.
Seventh: That the west of the
river portions sof the state has no
north and south railway or high
ways and there is a great need of
a north and south highway across
the state connecting with the
north and south highways of ad-
joining states. To construct
north and south highway across
the entire state via the Cherry
Creek Site would make it possible
for travel to reach any point with
out extra travel as compared with
the proposed highway via of the
Norphedite Site while the propos-
ed highway via the Morphedite
Site, would in ninety per cent of
the cases, require the travelling of
from ten to forty miles extra and
unnecessarily.
Eighth: The purpose of State
is to connect county
seat towns. The Mcintosh to Phi
lip via Cherry Creek Site would
connect Martin, Kadoka, Philip,
Dupree and Mcintosh, on a direct
highway and state highway to
Pierre, Fort Pierre and Timber
Lake. A bridge has been construc-
ted on this highway across Grand
River and county commissioners
of Ziebach county and Dewey cou-
mites have approved of a bridge
across the Moreau river.
Ninth: Haakon county objects to
building of the highway to the
Morphedite Site due to the fact
that they have prior to this time
incurred great expense in building
toward the Cherry Creek Site with
the approval of Governor Norbeck
and with his positive assurance
that such work would be a part
of the north and south highway
across the State crossing the Chey
enne River at the mouth of Cher
ry Greek.
Tenth: If two bridges are built,
III one at Cherry Greek should be
the first one as the need of a
bridge is greater at that point as
it would accommodate the most peo-
pie the most of the time.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
That a copy Of these resolutions
be forwarded to the State High
way Commission, Senators Norbeck
and Sterling, and Representative
Williamson.
William Griffith, Chairman
Cherry Greek South Dakota
Attested:
A. L. Blakeley,s Secretary