The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-08-05
The failure of different institu

| the state treasury with $2,G0l ,S3l IN
! the general fund at the close OF DuSl'
! ness. June 80 last. II also leaves d
balance of Sc. 500, 600 in all tunds. VI
this, the highway department Was
| carrying $1,143,615, and the common
school interest and income tund 81
235. $50. which, if deducted, cuts the
total considerably. The Irvine pian1
was carrying $4,000, which VIII pe
| needed soon to pay for materlai lof
neXt year, the land settlement pOhlu
had s97. 600. and the fund IN the IN
surance tax for distribution among Tue
fire companies Of the state was "oo''
1876. The showing as 1t Stanus means
that the state could call in the out
standing emergency warrants anu
leave over $1,000 600 in the fuhu' Du'
as il is subject TO call for the conllhu'
ing appropriations at ANY thle tHe
total is likely to be reduced materially
on any such call.
Containing mems shoes and clothing
as well as women's wearing appaTe'' d
box Of merchandise and a case Vi
'moOnshine" are held at the water
town police headquarters awaiting {
claimant, or information as TO the
owner. This loot was found III a oarh.
The merchandise was shipped from
Tripp, S. ID. The "moonShlne
was in gallon syrup pals several OK
which are partially filled.
The recent dispatches from Spring
field. H., relative TO charges AGAINST
Fred Sterling, have given rise to some
confusion in South Dakota. freo
Sterling, formerly lived in Huron, >
D.. and Senator Thomas Sterling, OK
this state. formerly lived in Redf.eld,
s. ID. The two families both come
from near Springfield, H., in the early
SOS, but they are in no wise related
A new plan to solve the differences
of the Sphinx County Power Co, is now
proposed which contemplates the
building Of a transmission line from
a generating plant at Aberdeen to con-
meet with the present lines OF the com
pany at Mellette. Each town on the
present line is asked TO vote bonds
to make up a sum with which TINS
transmission line will be built.
Oil drilling operations are in steady
nrogress at both the Elk Creek struc-
ture and the Rapid City dome. At the
latter place the drill has rooted It's
way to a depth Of 1875 feet, while
at Elk Creek the workmen have sent
their drill down between 400 and 800
feet. Matters are expected to become
interesting at both places.
The production Of potatoes for South
Dakota will fall 25 per cent below nor
MAJ was the general average shown III
the reports given out at first nnual
meeting Of the South Dakota potato
growers cooperative exchange which
was held in the chamber of commerce
at Waterfowl.
AS a result of action taken at recent
community meetings throughout Sully
county, a threshing scale agreeable to
farmers has been agreed upon for this
community. The price for oats has
been set at s cents q bushel, barley 1
cents. rye and wheat & cents and flax
at Is cents.
Charles De Bilzan, of Clark, 40
years old, was killed when his car
turned over on a country road. DE
Bilzan's car evidently had run out OF
gasoline while he was climbing a
steep hill and the brakes failing TO
hold the machine, allowed it to run
down the hill and turn over
William Luther, Estelline, after be-
ing confined in the county Jail for one
week, charged with furnishing liquor
to another, was taken before Judge
Skinner, and entered a plea Of guilty.
He was fined 5000 and costs, amount
ing to $46.75.
While making his regular daily
round at the jungle" east Of Aber.
deem. deputy state sheriff came upon
a man making out a red" card for a
new member. The man was placed
under arrest and brought to the Brown
county lookup to await hearing.
Interested parties have joined in an
effort to put the road through Spear
fish Canyon from Hannah Creek to
Savory in condition. The most beau
tiful scenery in the Canyon is to be
found in this stretch.
"A body found floating in the Mis-.
souri, river at what is known as the
South Ferry on the shore of Wal
worth county has been identified as
that of Olaf Larson who resided near
Mound City.
The Old Settlers Association OF
Yankton county will hold its annual
picnic on September 9TH. Col. John
l.. jolly Of Vermilion is one OF the
speakers.
One hundred sixteen children, grand
children and great grand childre1 sur
vive Mrs. Jas. Dunn, who recently
died at Mitchell. She was 81 years