The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-16
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF The
WEEK IN CONDENSED
FORM.

plenty OF buyers. his line OIL diSu'
ment is that by buying marks at their
present low value as an investment,
the purchaser is not only helping MS
w pocketbook but is helping the
folks back in the fatherland. He does
not tell his victims, however, that any
banker will buy him a bushel Of marks
for $25, and hat the only one who
profits by the transaction is the graft
er himself.
Sheriff Dahlin, of Union county, has
received a letter demanding that he
drop his investigation Of a recent raid
on the farm home of Les Morlan, a
wealthy land owner, by a band of
white robed men, who compelled him
to return to his tenant, Harry Hamp
ton, a note for $1,000. The letter in.
dicated that the sheriff would have "a
lot of use for a pine coffin" if he did
not cease his probe.
In saving a baby from being killed
by a tree he was telling, Blain Stew.
art, of Arlington, lost his own life.
Mr.. Stewart was cutting down cotton.
wood trees on his farm. AS a large
tree was topping over, he noticed a
neighbours child standing in the path.
Rushing to the baby, he caught it up
and tossed to a safe distance, but
was himself unable to get out of the
way in time.
After several months effort to Sc
cure a Encouragement of the rural
mail routes out of Redfield, so as to
accommodate a large number Of farm.
ers residing north Of there authorize
ton has been secured from Washing
ton for the arrangement and the ad,
dition of two more routes, conditional
on certain road work being done,
The latest oil discussion starts in a
weird tale that the Sioux Indians on
Cheyenne River reservation have for
many years known of immense oil
areas, but have kept this a secret
from the whites. Now it is said they
are making arrangements to open w
, this field on the reservation for their
own benefit.
A committee appointed at a meeting
of taxpayers Of Day county VIII ap
pear before the county commissioners
for the purpose of going over county
matters, in the hope that county ex
pepses can be reduced SO taxes will
be lighter next year.
The sheriff of Edmunds county i.
detailing some Of the business men
Funder agreement, to serve each nigh
as guards in the business section o
Ipswich. Besides the regular nigh
Waterman, two are also on duty dur
ing the night.
More than 1000 birds will be dis
played at the second annual show 0
the Create Northwest Poultry asso
citation, which will be held in the liv,
stock sales pavilion in Yankton, Dec
II to 10 inclusive.
The potato industry has been yer,
profitable for the farmers of the Hay
ii district. The farmers in the imme
date vicinity of Hayti received an ag
gregate of $4,000 for their potat'
crop.
In spite of the sudden cold snap
construction work on the new Y. M
c.. A. building, the junior high schoo
and the Washington grade school il
Aberdeen is progressing at a rapi'
rate.
Robbers entered the John Deuschl
General store and p~ostoffice at Ra
vinia, stole about $1,000 worth of mer
chandise, and blew open the postoi
flee safe and got about 5000 in stamps
1t is believed by many that a "fire
bug" is operating at Egan, and cit
zens of that city are making an il
a number of fires there recently.
Fred Gilbert, of Lead, vas accident
ally fatally shot by an Italian railroa
section foreman when the latter wa
demonstrating a large calibre revolve
with the intention of selling 1t.
Articles OF incorporation have bee
filed for the Security State bank
Canova, with a-capital Of $751; 600. Thi
is a reorganization of the bank Whic
recently failed at Canova.
Four thousand dollars toward til
reward for the capture Of the slaye
Of Rev. Father A. B. Belknap, at Lea
was pledged by state officials OF tn
Knights Of Columbus.
A number Of young men of Hookt
have started a movement for tn
erection Of a small opera house
meet the demand for a public meetin
place.
A Flandreau factory has been awar
ed the contract for building all til
grain graders put out by a graz
grading company of Minneapolis.
The state collected $277, SCOTS NOR
gage registry tax for the first ]
months Of this year, up to Nov. 1.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Jensen, of LAX
Preston, recently celebrated their cot
wedding anniversary.
Fifteen thousand bonus payment
up to Christmas is the mark while
has been set by the bonus board fore