The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-09
The corn burning and coal saving

state ana auJOlnlnB states the past
two weeks, has struck the Baltic local
ity with more than ordinary force.
Both farmers and town people are
discussing the proposition seriously,
and not a few Of both classes are
about to begin the corn burning idea,
in the sincere conviction that corn IS
a much cheaper fuel than coal at
present prices on the two commodi-
ties.
1t is reported that there is scarcely
a school district in the southeastern
part OF the state that is not compelled
to borrow money with which to oper-
ate. 1t is said that levies made last
year did not provide for the greatly
increased cost of operating the
schools, and that as a result the
schools are running short Of funds.
At the annual meeting OF the South
Dakota state board of agriculture.
more commonly known as the state
fair board, in Huron, officers for the
coming year were elected as follows:
President, w. S. Hill, Mitchell: vice
president, NJ. l.. Tobin, Huron; treas
urer, Ed j. Miller, Huron; secretary,
John +. White.
What is probably the biggest loan
ever recorded in Dawson County has
been negotiated by the board Of di.
rectors of st. JOseph's hospital in
Mitchell. The loan totalled $175 5000.
The money will Immediately become
available for construction Of the new
hospital which the Catholics are build
ing.
OF the $1,204, 060.31 coming to the
state of South Dakota for good roads,
under the federal aid law just passed,
$401 1853 will be available Immediate
ly, and the balance will be available
Jan. |. The amount voted by the fed
eral government must be matched by
a like amount voted by the state.
Fourteen carloads of grain donated
by sympathetic South Dakota farmers
to the farming classes who are starv-
ing in the Near East, have already
been shipped to the mills. to be man
ufactured into food products to be
sent direct to Asia Minor and south.
ern Russia.
With the sale of rural credits bonds
Of South Dakota to the amount OF
81 5000, 900 to the Guaranty Trust COM
pany Of New York City, South Da-
kota has sold rural credits bonds to
the aggregate sum of Sal, 900, 900 since
the rural credits law went into effect.
Aberdeen and Brown county are to
have a milk campaign. The object OF
the campaign will be to bring about
an increase in the use Of milk as a
food, especially among the children.
and incidentally to stress the produc.
ton of more and better milk.
The South Dakota Public Health as.
ISOLATION, representative Of the Ma
this state, has instituted a mutual in
surance department for the benefit OF
those in South Dakota who have tu.
berculosis.
Crawling has been started on the
Yellowstone Trail from a point east
of Groton and will be continued west
through Groton to the James river.
1t Is a state project, taken by con.
tract by the county.
A mastodon rib, which had probab-
ly been buried in the same place for
from 10000 to 10000 years, was un.
earthed in West Sioux Falls. The
bone was found In almost perfect con.
dition.
After two breakdowns Of the Iro.
quois electric light plant this fall,
new equipment has been added, as.
surfing the people of Iroquois perma.
nent light service in the future.
No trace has been found Of bandits
who entered a general store in Utica.
Their loot amounted to only a few
coats, as they were frightened away
by men passing by the store.
There is no truth in the reports en-
anating from Pierre that there is a
likelihood Of a special session Of the
legislature next spring, according to
Gov. w. Fl. McMaster.
After two years of effort, the Nit.
chell Y. w. G.. A. announces a health
program. which will be staged there
from November q to December 2.
Members Of the Spearfish Episcopal
church of All Angels are putting plans
afoot for the erection Of a $4,000 par
ish house early next year.
Fifty women Of Stanley county met
in Fort Pierre recently and organized
a branch Of the National League of
Women Voters.
At a meeting held in White Lake by
members Of the farmers union a live
stock shipping association was organ
lied.
Miss Mile Ryland Of DeSmet, end.
ed her life at the family home by
swallowing a quantity Of poison.
Drilling work in the deep test for
oil in Blunt is going ahead now with