The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-08-26
NEWS OF THE STATE
A RESUME OF IMPORTANT HAP
PENlNGS OF THE
WEEK.

South Dakota Local anne Co
operative Exchange will be given to
carlot shipments Of butter, according
to f.. II. Baldwin, Of Clark, president
Of the new organization. Several
creameries have been making carlot
shipments recently under informal
agreement, and substantial gains in re.
returns have been thus secured not
only in freight rates but also in higher
prices from a product delivered in bet
ter condition anil in more regularity
Of shipment. The results obtained
have created a desire among cream
cries to form a legal organization with
ironclad contracts. Savings will also
be effected in carlot purchases Of salt
and other creamery supplies.
Subnormal temperature throughout
the state during the last week, while
it has retarded to a certain degree the
development Of the corn crop, has
been more than compensated by the
rather general light to moderately
heavy showers accompanying it, &C.
cording to reports from county agents
and the weekly crop summary Of NJ.
+. Blystone, of Huron, state meteoro-
logist for the United States depart
meut of agriculture. Some early fields
will be beyond danger OF frost within
two weeks, the Huron report states,
That the depression which hit the
live stock industry in this part Of the
country is passing was indicated by
prices paid at a recent sale Of pure
bred Duroc Jersey hogs held in Mitch
ell. The average price received for
thirty-two hogs was SOL, the top be-
ing $210. 1t is the growing impress
sion among stockmen that prices are
becoming stabilized and that the un
certain conditions Of the past few
months are gradually improving.
Joe" Foertsch, charged with the
murder of his wife at her ranch home
near Fairburn in the Black Hills, on
the night Of July 20, as the result Of
his preliminary hearing has been held
under a bond of $17,5O0 for trial in
the circuit court Of Custer county.
Thus far he has been unable to furnish
bond and occupies a cell in the Custer
county jail.
Twenty-eight persons were burned
to death or died as the result Of burns
in South Dakota during the calendar
year Of 1920, a report soon to be issued
by the state insurance department will
show. This is almost twice as many
as were burned during the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1920, and establishes
a new high mark for the state.
Stanley county sheepmen will be
given an opportunity this year to bar
ter their wool for mill products as
the result of arrangements made by
J. G. Rogers, Of Midland, president OF
the South Dakota Sheep and Woo
Growers association, who has re-
turned from a trip to Chicago for that
purpose.
To date, $3.50 has been contributed
by residents of South Dakota to
Pueblo floor sufferers through Red
Cross channels, according to figures
from the auditing department Of the
central division with headquarters in
Chicago.
A bronze tablet ordered by Hyde
county about a year ago to commem
crate those who died, were wounded
or who served during the world wal
haC incf nrriun1 an6 Snnn will he III
into place in a position yet to be
chosen.
Aroused by the many bank, postof
flee and store robberieS the citizens
Of the towns of Moody county are
forming organizations of vigilantes to
assist the sheriff in running down
robbers.
Lincoln county will be the scene OF
a hot senatorial fight, which will be
waged from this time until the primary
election next March. 1t is expected
the fight will be a three-cornered one
The Western South Dakota Alfalfa
Seed Growers exchange, with head
quarters at Rapid City, now claims tc
have 1000, 900 bushels of seed in sight
for the crop of this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elon G. Pettigrew, who
came to Moody county in 1878 and
have since resided here, celebrated
their golden WI dding at their home ir
Flandreau.
More than one-half Of the street paw
ing planned In Rapid City for this sea
son has been completed, this amount
ing to 10000 square yards.
The flour mill at Miller has beer
placed in good condition and will soor
resume operations after having beer
shut down for some time.
Never since the hog raising business
became one Of the industries Of the
state have porkers been as scarce az
they are now.
At a special election in Wagner
bonds of $4,000 were voted for the
erection of a new school building.
AS threshing progresses in thu