The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-16
sweeping changes in the state

be made following an efficiency sur
vev TO be made Of all state depart
ments in the near future. Gov. Nc
Master has announced tkaI he has
signed a contract with a New YORK
CITY firm to do the work. Some OF
the changes which are expected 10
result are a consolidation OF the var
ious commissions and departments, a
central purchasing agency, a uniform
accounting system and placing OF all
employees under civil service. The
survey was authorized by the last leg
islature.
The Canistota commercial cluh has
decided to place a large electric light
on top of the water tower, which can
be seen for miles around. A commit
tee was appointed to provide a mu-
nicipal skating pond, and also a COM
mittee was appointed to secure, or
build a place in which the school pu'
pills can play basketball.
AS the oil investigation by the state
geological survey progresses, more
favorable indications are found OF the
presence Of oil in this state. Prot. K.
A. Wilson. oil geoogist of the survey,
has recently returned from his field
work west Of the Missouri river and
north of the Cheyenne, bringing this
optimistic report.
1t is not necessary that county in
stitute warrants be audited by the
board of county commissioners, ac'
cording to to a recent opinion from
the attorney generals office. Such
warrant may be issued by the county
auditor upon certified vouchers ap'
proved by the county superintendent
Of schools.
When business men Of Nankton, IN
60 cars, made a two-day booster trip
I'D the Platte line they did something
unprecedented in the annals OF such
tours by taking with them a com
pletely equipped radio car and issuing
a special wireless edition OF q Iank'
ton newspaper in each of the % towns
visited.
c.. l.. Marsh. a Bridgewater man
has perfected an invention which it is
believed will bring him large returns
It is a device by means Of which the
doors of a garage, by its use, are
opened and closed automatically by
the wheels of the car coming in con
tact with traps arranged in the drive
way.
An effort is being made to induce
the farmers Of Turner county to en-
gage in the raising of sugar beets
The soil is rich and especially wei
adapted to the raising Of this crop. Il
is expected many farmers will mex
year turn their attention to the rails
ing of sugar beets.
Allen Gordon Ward, 5-year-old sol
, of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen w. Ward, O
F~armingdale, is a youthful prodigy
, He can read anything that is place;
E before him. His knowledge Of loca
; ton is remarkable, as he can tell in
stantly where any Town in the Unitet
States is located.
Attorney General Payne holds tina
9 a suit club, which is being conducted
DIT HURON, WleI6 ~ llltll diItc " CdSi
pay in 81 a week, one Of them to &c
: a $40 suit each week, the selection tt
be by drawing, is a lottery under tn
law of this state and therefore is il
legal.
Trappers of South Dakota look TO
prosperous times during the open sea
son for trapping ~fur-bearing animals
: which commenced December /. MUSK
rats, polecats and other animals o
the %fur-bearing variety are reporte'
=, to be numerous.
\ Fire, the origin of which is a mys
:, terry, practically wiped out Key
Z stone, one Of the Oldest OF the small
mining towns Of tho Black Hills. TIL
Z loss is estimated at from 100000 t
$25, 900, partially covered by insul
ance,
The low price record for horses
South Dakota was reached at a sal
held in Ipswich, when the sum c
/ z. 80 each was the best bid the aut
tioneer in charge of the sale coul
: get.
Inc STATE COuNclIiOu Vi IA AAhhS
lean Legion will be held at Huron !
q 1922, August 81 to %, inclusive, AZ
. cording to dates set at the ~executiv
committee meeting held at Pierre.
Fire broke out in an Egan dru
II store completely destroying the buil'
ing and contents. causing a loss {
10 several thousand dollars, which is pa
- TALLY covered by insurance.
Work on the Golden Feather mill
: Strawberry gulch near Lead, is pr
: crossing nicely, and 1t is hoped tia
" it will be ready for the treatment
&c ore in a short time.
It is stated that the contract fC
the high line connection betwee
Emery and Sioux Falls has been close
- and a force of men is working on til
. line.
The razing Of the old Beadle count