The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-11-25
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
WEEK IN CONDENSED
FORM.

gun their work az the mouth of the
James and are now working in Sphinx
county. 1t is expected that they will
complete field work in that valley
before the cold weather stops their
movements, and that the field work OF
the Sioux valley will be carried on
next year, to get the report ready for
the next legislative session. The pur-
pose of the movement is a survey
which will show the facts for the pur-
pose of establishing proper drainage
systems for control of flood waters Of
the two streams, which many times
flood the valleys at a heavy loss to
the farmers.
Rumors hat a special session OF
the state legislature may be necessary
to satisfactorily untangle certain mat
ters in connection with the soldiers
bonus department are becoming cur
rent in state offices and elsewhere.
Governor w. H. McMasters has so far
neither confirmed nor positively de-
MED these rumors.
What is thought to have been the
work of incendiaries resulted in the
destruction by fire OF three elevators
and a large Quantity Of grain at Trip,
with a total loss estimated at approx
mately $780, 900. The loss is largely
covered by insurance.
Every one Of the 81 rural schools
in Dawson county is to be equipped
with an outfit for hot lunches. The
public health association will pur.
chase this equipment with funds de-
rived from the sale of Red Cross
Christmas seals.
What is thought to be the largest
yield Of corn reported in South Dakota
was grown on the farm of +. II. Wiley,
living near Flandreau. He has cribbed
1900 bushels from a field Of % acres.
This is an average Of nearly 83 bush
els per acre.
The Beresford chamber Of COM
merce is making preparations for a
rat determination day soon, the pur-
pose being to get concerted action on
the part of every resident in the town
that the rat pest may be eradicated
there.
Preliminary steps were taken in
washington Springs looking towards
the construction Of a community
building as a memorial to the Wes-
sington Springs boys who fought dur
ing the world war.
The 2~-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Elrod, farmers residing in Clark
county, died from burns sustained
when he fell backward into a boiler of
hot water while playing about his
home.
Eileen Sutton, infant daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. Dewey Sutton, of Red
field, is dead as the result Of burns
sustained while playing in the yard
Of a neighbours home.
The last report of the superintend-
emit of the state coal mine shows that
the mine had paid all expenses Of op,
GRAFTON and returned a profit Of $4,000
in round numbers to the state.
The contract has been awarded for
~graveling the recently graded state
highway from Henry to Watertown, a
link in the Twin Cities, Black Hills
and Yellowstone highway.
The high cost Of living has beer re,
duced in Iroquois to some extent, the
price Of shaves having been reduced
from 25 to 20 cents and hair cuts
from so to 40 cents.
A loss Of several thousand dollars
resulted from a fire which destroyed
the elevator Of the Pacific Elevator
company at Waverly, a small town
near Watertown.
The annual meeting Of the South
Dakota Farm Bureau federation will
be held in Huron on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, Jan. 4 to 6 in
elusive.
Glenn Martin was killed, DR.. L. P.
Stutenroth fatally injured and Henry
Steiner painfully bruised in an auto
accident about six miles east of Mel
lette.
Harvesting the sugar beets in the
Belle Fourche valley came to a close
recently when the last loads were de.
livered at the dumps.
Fire Of unknown origin burned the
yards Of the Hammond Lumber com
pany in wildwood. causing a loss OF
about $4,000.
Fire al Ngan destroyed the big
warehouse Of the Scharnhorst Seed
company. entailing a loss OF $4,000.
Preliminary arrangements for the
organization Of q boys stock club at
Humboldt have been made.
The contract for graveling the road
between Chamberlain and Pukwana
recently was awarded.
Potter Is the latest county in the
state to organize a farm bureau.
With the precinct primaries select.
ing the delegates who will select the
county nominees out Of the way, the
next step will be the meetings Of the
precinct delegates to select the dele
gates to the state convention. One Pc
culiar feature Of the coming campaign
Is that there is no available opposi-
ton to the denomination OF Governor