The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-10-21
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
WEEK IN CONDENSED
FORM.

awe taken an active part in farm bu'
reau work. Each township has a
chairman for the home program. Sew
eral meetings have been held and 154
dress forms made. Ten flocks OF
poultry were culled at demonstration
meetings, and Of 562 hens In the ten
hocks, SAT wers cuiled ont as slack.
ers. tuberculosis was found in four
flocks, roup in two flocks, and scaley-
leg in six flocks. A countrywide
poultry campaign is being planned for
the purpose OF doubling the profits on
poultry, which is the most neglected
art Of the farm business in the coun-
~.
The Alfalfa Seed Growers associa.
ton, with headquarters at Rapid City,
which is attempting to handle the SEED
crop OF the western part Of the state,
claims pledges of 750,0 900 pounds OF
seed to date with others coming into
the pool. They expect to obtain not
less than 20 cents a pound for their
seed this year and that more than L.
900, 000 pounds Of alfalfa seed will be
sent out by their pool before the sea
son closes.
The South Dakota normal and in
dustrial school IN Aberdeen has issued
a report Of the work accomplished by
the teachers placement office at the
school during the summer in supply.
ing the wants of the South Dakota
schools for reliable teachers. During
the summer 32S applicants for teach
ing positions registered with the bur
eau. During the same period 300 re-
quests FOR teachers were received.
Published statement in a Sioux
Falls newspaper ~intimating that there
is or has been friction in the state
bonus board at Pierre were branded
as absolutely untrue by Fred B. Ray,
executive officer of the board. Every
thing is running perfectly smoothly
and the entire personnel Of the office
force is giving loyal and efficient ser.
vice.
Near the Homestake mine, in the
Lead-Deadwood road, a spring Of
water has broken out in the side Of
a hill, and it is feared it will cause
considerable trouble and work for the
county should 1t develop. Already
masses of rock have fallen into the
ditch and on the roadway, the loosen
ing Of which was caused by the spring.
After a careful checking of receipts
for the Mitchell corr palace, corn pal
ace officials announced that one Of
Mitchell for the annual celebration at
tended the show this year. More than
10000 people passed through the
gates at the new 100000 building.
Howard is the scene of a real bar
bars war. Incidentally haircuts have
been reduced to 35 cents and shaves
to Is cents. Howard is without doubt
enjoying the distinction of having low
err barber prices han any other town
in the country.
Difficulties attending the payment
Of 81, 600, 900 in interest money to the
Sioux Indians residing on the Rosebud
reservation finally have been adjusted
and this great sum will as a result be
distributed among the Indians in the
BAL future.
Milk producers OF the Watertown
territory proposes to outline a pro-
gram looking toward the formation of
a cooperative creamery company
through which the farmers would re.
car.rn1 ~ the ~, rl-nttno nc Ia{rv mod
ucts.
Mrs. Don Arnold, aged 10, Of Blu
cyrus, a former cowgirl and expert
broncho rider, was instantly killed
when her clothing became entangled
in the gearing Of a pump at the Mil
waukee pumping station in Bucyrus.
Mobridge is to have a beautiful ma
tural park on the Missouri river, west
Of the city, as a result Of action re-
Gently taken by the city commission
ers whereby they negotiated the pur-
chase of 20 acres OF land.
John Philip Sousa and his band are
to be one OF the attractions to appear
In the new Mitchell corr palace. The
date set for he appearance Of this
band is November rs.
Great quantities OF potatoes are be-
ing marketed in C~astlewood. Hardly
an hour Of the day or night passes
that wagonloads of potatoes are not
brought in.
A good frost now would be quite a
benefit to make the corn husk much
easier. There has been no frost yet
and no one has started to husk corn.
The 1~2-yearold son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
E. G. Vorheis, of Chance, was almost
instantly killed when he was thrown
from a horse which he was riding.
The Sioux Falls branch of the Fed.
eral department Of Justice has been
transferred to Omaha.
A thirty-piece municipal band has
been organized in Lennon, with five |
women as members.
Extensive improvements have been
made to the city coliseum in Lead.