The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-10-14

lnSS are Delng held III GlfIerent com
munities TO consider the question.
From reports Of such meetings the
price is 10 range from fou" cents TO
five cents per bushel for picEiug. At
least that is the view of the Iarmer
aS TO what he can afford TO pay and
the other question as to whether men
will pick corn al hat price is yet 10
Re developed. In some sections of the
state heavy wind storms have laid the
corn flat on the ground. and ii will be
hard 10 get pickers TO work III such
fields. In some Of them hogs are being
turned in TO gather their feed from
the stalks but the hog supply or
many farms is not sufficient to clear
up the whole crop in this manner.
A new Dakota baseball league was
organized in Aberdeen with five teams
entered. Those signing for franchises
were Aberdeen. Sioux Falls, Mitchell
Watertown and Wahpeton. all mem
bers Of the old league. NJ. r. Cantillos
OF Minneapolis, Mimi, was elected
president and w. u. Sharp, Sioux
Falls, was elected treasurer. Whether
the new league will be composed OF
six or eight teams was left to the five
teams entered.
Governor McMaster has been re
quested to close the hunting easoT
in the Black Hills by Forest Super
visor Duthie, due to the danger Of
forest fires. Fire hazard conditions
in the Black Hills National forest are
reported as extremely critical due &c
weather conditions. The underground
has been dried to the inflammability
Of finder by the dry winds and frosti
of the last few weeks.
The five-mile dixie along the banki
Of the Jim river, near Aberdeen, fol
the purpose Of retaining the Ched
lake bottom has been completed, &C
cording to the contractors. 1t Is as
serted that there will be 1900 acre.
of land formerly only Of value as ha!
lands, reclaimed by he construction o.
this dixie.
Andrew Johnson, rs years old, com
mitted suicide on his farm II milei
north OF Arlington. Johnson took 6
shotgun and went to a grove Of trees
Placing the end Of the gun in hit
mouth and with the aid Of a lath ht
pushed the trigger. The discharge
nearly blew the head from the body
A large elevator and granary on the
A. F. Batien farm, ten miles west o,
Willow Lakes was entirely consumed
b<fire. The building contained abou,
1000 bushels Of wheat and 1000 bu
shells If oats, a large grain cleaner
and numerous smaller tools, and E
truck.
The South Dakota department q
the Women's Auxiliary Of the Amer
lean Legion will have eight votes a
national convention, to be held " st
Louis. The total of members for 1922
of the state department is 3.2O6, en-
titling South Dakota TO eight votes.
Actual work on prospecting for OF
in the Gregory territory has been be
gur with the erection Of derricks in 6
field adjoining the tow on the east
Drilling will be started at once. About
10, 900 acres Of land have Deen leased
in the vicinity by the oil men.
The skeleton Of a prehistoric mon
ster, with ribs IA feet long, tail bones
16 inches in diameter at the Joint, ant
more than four feet long between the
near the O. S. Chase farm rs miles
northwest Of Isabel.
Chris, Keller, pioneer resident OF
Ashton, was instantly killed there
when a boiler exploded in a hotel. The
resulting fire for a time threatened
the entire business section. Damage
to the hotel am united to $4,000.
AS a result Of being attacked by 0
liam Bush, a farmer living near Madf
son. was for some hours in a serious
condition, requiring the services OF 9
physician.
Fire which destroyed the building o.
the Nuway grocery store and damaged
the Domey & Miller undertaking par
lors in Yankton, was estimated tt
have caused a $25, 900 loss.
Drilling for oil On the Nelson struc
ture, near Deadwood continues to pro
gress favorably although for the past
few weeks hard rock has been G
hindrance.
Willow Lake township, Aurora coun.
ty, has purchased four horse-drawr
school busses to maui the children &c
their central township school.
Willis G. Cook, of Sioux Falls, has
been nominated by President Harding
as United States minister To Vene
Zuela.
a South Dakota branch of the Ma
| tional Walther league OF the Lutheran
church has been organized in Mitchell
Burt Miller, living alone in a cabin
not far from Lead. was found dead on
a bunk in his cabin.
1t is officially announced that Elan
dreau will have free mail delivery be
ginning Jan. | next.
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