The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-06-24
NEWS OF The STATE
A RESUME OF IMPORTANT TINT
PENINGS OF THE
WEEK.

or the state. WINE dh
field of corn is to be FOUND III 'h7
southern part Of the state when sho"
more progress than the average lne90
fields are rare exceptions, ana the
growth of corr is practically the ann
all the way from Aberdeen 10 SIOUX
Falls, in fact all over the state Wher-
ever you may go.
The Black Hills section OF the
state appears to be the outing place
for boy scouts this summer. the Dig
gest movement in that direction pelhs
the delegation from Clinton, Ia, when
will be in the Hills the latter part OF
the month. Scouts from chamberlain
are now in the Hills, and another dele
cation from Lennon OF both boy ana
girl scouts is making the tour with DIG
trucks to haul them and their camp
outfits.
The state board Of railroad commits
sioners has rendered a decision IN the
Moody county telephone cases, order
ing the Dakota Central Telephone COM
pany to permit subscribers living IN
the vicinity of the exchange towns or
Moody county TO use the lines OF the
company upon payment of an add
tional rental of $50.
Six men at the University of South
Dakota have qualified this year for
membership in the national athletic
fraternity, Sigma Delta Psi. Member
ship in this organization is purely hon
orary, depending on the candidates
ability to pass a number Of difficult
tests in various forms Of athletics and
gymnastics.
That South Dakota farm land yet
commands good prices, notwithstand-
ing the slump in the prices Of many
farm products, is shown by the sale
Of the Fbben estate near Davis,
Turner county, embracing 200 acres
of farm land, which brought 1920 an
acre cash.
Lying on a bank of ferns in his
greenhouse in Huron, Charles KnadTe
age 80 years, was found by his wife
dying, while lying beside him was 7
glass which had contained a nicotine
solution used for spraying plants. He
had swallowed an ounce OF the solu
ton.
Good progress is being made in the
work OF restocking Lake Traverse
with game fish from Big Stone lake.
The lake, which is one Of the largest
in the northwest, has an average
depth Of II or Il feet, sufficient to
insure the safety and increase OF
nearly all kinds of game fish.
That the Rapid City authorities are
in earnest in their campaign to en-
force the curfew ordinance was indi.
Gated when q number Of little boys
were rounded up by the -olice for
not observing the curfew and being
off the streets after 9 o'clock at night.
The state board of railroad com
mlssioners, as the result Of a hearing
held some time ago, has issued an
order requiring the Great Northern
railway company to install electric
lights in the Volin depot and also
light the depot platform by electricity.
Work will commence at an early
date on an electric power and heating
plant to be installed in Brookings in
accordance with the result OF a
special election, when bonds Of $50. 900
were voted for the purpose.
Local committees Of the Masonic
lodge are meeting with good success
In their efforts to secure funds for the
OF a new Masonic temple in
Dell Rapids. 1t now is believed the
project will be successful.
Governor McMaster has advised the
local committee that he is planning
20 attend the annual frontier day
celebration, to be held in Belle
on July 4, 5 and 6.
Harry Meyers, of Mitchell, who SUI.
an accident which resulted in
of the brain, regained con.
sciousness after having been in a
state OF coma for 1O2 hours.
Tens of thousands OF young trout
are being distributed in the streams
IND ponds of the Black Hills, these
coming from the federal fish hatch.
Try at Spearfish.
The baseball grandstand in Redfie]d
burned to the ground, entailing a loss
of owe $1,000. The fire is believed to
have been of i%ncendiary origin.
The washington Springs Junior col.
lege this year graduates % pupils
from the various departments of the
Celebration of the Fourth Of .July
g to be held at Lake Madison. ac.
;ording to an announcement.
South Dakota Osteopaths will meet
n Sioux Falls some time during the
month Of August.
The Carthage volunteer fire depart.
nent has been reorganized.
The residents of northern Trim
county and of Lyman county are pre-
barring for a Fourth of July celebration
at the site OF the new bridge across
White river, south Of presho. one Of
me features being tbs dedication OF
the hriloa Thax, -