The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-07-15
OF TIE STATE
A RESUME or IMPORTANT HAP
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which recently was destroyed u! 4Hc'
Unless other arrangements can De
made it is probable that a STOCK com
pany composed Of local business men
and other residents will be organized
to finance the erection OF the pro
posed new hotel and direct It's a
agement after it is completed ana
opened to the public,
General rains over South Dakota
probably have saved at least 10 per
cent of the early small grains, accord
ing TO grain men. In the southeastern
section Of the state all the way from
one to two inches Of rain fell. AS a
result those observers who have zig
ured the early grain harvest would be
only so per cent, now estimate that
perhaps the loss will be only 40 per
cent.
On July 27 Custer will celebrate the
discovery IF gold in the Black Hills
The celebration will be in the nature
OF a basket picnic. barbecue roast
pageant parade and the unveiing or
the historical monument erected bJ
this community in memory OF the dis
covery of gold, which event occurred
at Custer on July p, 1874.
Charles Bintliff. for the last year
connected with the federal prohibition
department in South Dakota, has been
appointed as federal group chief OF
South Dakota. The appointment Of
Bintliff is effective July /, so that he
has been in charge since Dan Dough.
erty was transferred TO North Dakota
as group chief.
Hail losses in South Dakota for the
present season promise to be heavier
than during any season since the
state established a hail insurance bu-
reau. Thus far more than 1000 claims
for hail damage have been filed with
the bureau by farmers living in differ
ent parts of the state.
State Road Commissioner Marvick
has awarded the contract for grading
fourteen miles on the Yellowstone
trail, beginning at the Roberts county
$4,000
line near Summit, and extending east
ward to a point a few miles from Mar
vim. The road work will cost over
$40, 600.
Fully fifty-two automobile loads OF
rood roads boosters are expected t
reach Mitchell over the Custer Bat
tlefield highway by August %, for the
second annual convention Of the Gus
ter Battlefield Highway association
which is to be held there August 1924
General wage reductions of II pc
cen for all Mitchell Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul railway EN-
ployes, were put into effect July l
according to local officials. Announce
ment Of the wage cuts was made b.
the company about so days ago.
Farmers in Walworth county repOr
a band of "rustlers" at work in tina
section of the state. They are doin'
smooth work, only taking a few on
Of each herd, and the loss is not gen
orally discovered for several days.
A dividend of three cents per bushe
on grain, 80 cents a ton on coal am
one cen per pound on binder twin
was declared at the annual meeting
of the stockholders Of the Faulktol
Farmers Elevator company.
Several thousand people from Trip
and Lyman counties gathered at tn
bridge across the White river on tn
Fourth and celebrated the joining o
the two counties by the completion o
the bridge.
Room rate reductions giving Siou,
Falls what are claimed to be thu
most moderate priced hotel accommC
dations in South Dakota were an
nounced by two Of the leading hotels
Hundreds of members of the Farm
ers' union of the Rosebud country will
attend the annual picnic and celebra
ton of the union, which will be helt
near Gregory on July 16.
Crops in the Edgemont district ar
in unusually good condition and prom
Use large yields. Not for eight or tel
years have the crops been better thar
this season.
During a period of 80 days an aggre
gate of SO carloads of livestock lef
Tyndall, these bringing the farmer
many thousands Of dollars.
The dairy industry IS becoming c
importance in Mellette county, whlc
is one of the thriving counties OF tn
Rosebud country.
Roy Shuots, 80 years old, died fror
injuries suffered when he dived int
shallow water at Wylie park, nea
Aberdeen.
Good progress is being made in tn
work 70 drilling a test oil well o
Spring creek, near st. Onge.
The Trip county fair will be hel
in Winner September 5, 6 and Z.
Good progress is being made in tn
work of harvesting winter wheat an
winter rye in the southern section {
South Dakota and in other district
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