The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-07-29

mas recently Deen occupy IhS Wv az
| tention OF many Of the schou. 0tiicerS
and members OF the school boards.
Reports show that during the past
wear many OF the rural teachers nave
been receiving S125 pc" month ana
more for their services, u some or
the taxpayers Of the vaTioHs diSlrlctS
have believed there should be u feuuc'
ton in these salaries. However, IL
also has been shown that rlral school
teachers have been charged as hlgh as
$40 and $50 per month for room ana
board at the farm houses WDc"c they
reside during their terms. IL Wlth
this sort Of q showing Of abnormal eX'
penses many Of the taxpayers have
taken the stand that the present sal
aries are not too high. and that il
first class teachers are &c lie retained
they will have to be paid first class
salaries. The school officers and
members Of school boarGS arc handI-
ing the subject Of reductions very
carefully. so an injustice viii not be
done and so as not TO alice: The high
standing OF the schools, which haNe
been paying good salaries 70 good
teachers.
Great interest is being taken at
Oacoma in the result of q special
election to be held on two bonding
propositions to be submitted TO the
voters. One of the propositions VIII
provide for the issuance 0. bonds III
the sum OF ST. 500 for ~retena.ng the
outstanding warrant Indebtedness OF
the city. The other %propos!i.c1 Is Tor
issuing bonds for installing " water
works system in the city for domestic
use and for fire protection. IL Is
planned to make the system one or
The best in the Missouri Valley.
In accordance with a decision OK
Judge Fleeger, Of the SAFE circuit
court in Sioux Fails, a special election
in the Worthing consolidated school
district, which was TO have been held
for the purpose Of voting ApOn the
abandonment Of the Consolidated
school, was not held, as il a similar
case it was decided that the elner'
gency clause attached 10 n act OF
the last Legislature proVld.l.5 Tor the
abandonment Of consolidated school
districts was invalid.
The first cow in South DAKOTA 70
produce more than 1000 pounds of but
ter in a years test is COLc@e Belle
Wayne Second, Une OF tie .cI0ers or
the state College Holsteln herd and
daughter OF College Belle Wayne, who
at one time held the words Today
milk production record The years
record Of College Belle Wayne Second,
which has just been certified, showed
a production OF 27,S9G pounds OF milk
and LAS pounds Of 50 per cent. but.
ter.
TWO murders charged to the / w.
w. in this state has started the whole
legal machine Of the state al work TO
suppress this organization, The depart
ments OF state, sheriff and attorney
general are being called upon by local
authorities for assistance and vigOr.
GUS action against the members OF the
organization was practically OUSted
from the state until this year, but they
ulc tOiIlIlS III IlulIbClC GCNAA "A'' NA
other campaign will be put IA effect.
The rate Of foreign whites to the
total population in South Dakota de.
creased from 17.2 per cent in 1910, 10
1873 per cent in 1920, the census bu-
reau announced. During the decade
the total white population Increased
9.S per cent while the negro popula-
ton increased 1.5 per cent.
Over p, 900 farmers, wives and chill
dren attended the 16l farmers short
courses held in South Dakota during
the past year under the auspices OF
the State college extension service.
There was an average attendance or
1903 at each meeting.
Harvest hands who apply for work
in C%odingtOn county may expect a
wage Of $3.50 a day with board and
room. This is the scale established
by the Codington county farm bureau
at a meeting TO discuss farm problems.
William Griffiths, %, farmer near
Cherry creek, thirty miles north OF
Philip, was killed by lightning. He
leaves a wife and two small children.
At a special meeting a potato grow.
ers' association which will be affiliat.
ed with the South Dakota Growers ex-
change, was organized at Claremont.
A number Of elevator men attended
an Elevator managers school in Aber.
deem. Grades and grading of grain and
other questions were discussed.
The Rapid City post Of the Ameri.
can Legion is completing the construc'
ton of what will be the largest dance
floor in western South Dakota.
Mrs. Katherine Gehrn4 I, Is years
old, of Huron, met death when the au.
tomobile driven by her grandson, VIM.
Jungreth, turned turtle.
The Lincoln county farm bureau
plans to increase its membership from
44O to 1000 before winter.