The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-07-08

ton for the week ending June 20: Gen
eral. Crops have suffered material
damage during the week IN large areas
OF the state because OF lack Oh MOST
ure and extremely high temperatures
Corn: Corn is being laid by IN the
very southern counties, fully ~ days
earlier than usual. Acreage probapis
increased from one year ago lhN
crop is in excellent condltICn. Wihle'
wheat: Our minor acreage IS III w
filling stage. Heat is damaging '"7
| crop. Spring wheat: Growth has DeeH
rapid but excessive neat and contlnuei
lack Of precipitation have done mucIi
damage, especially in the northeFh
central portion of the state. MNch Oh
the crop is ruined. Mucn OF the crop
is headed. Oats: Forced haadln& pe'
! cause OF heat. Extremely short III
growth. Barley: Same as oats. RAPID
ly maturing but very short in growth.
Hay: First crop OF alfalfa has Deeh
cut. Yield heavy. Growth Of all grass
and hay is being retarded by drouth.
The water, light and power com.
pany which owns a plant in Hot
| Springs, recently obtained a tempo.
rary order from the federal court re
straining the city authorities from tax
ing action to prevent the company in
creasing the rates charged patrons.
| The company claims that If il cannot
| increase its rates it will be compelled
to do business at a loss, and that his
would virtually amount to a confiscaE
ton Of the company's property by the
city.
Damage estimated at several thou
sand dollars was done to crops when
a hail storm swept through sections
OF Lincoln county, laying the grain
flat in a swath of from two TO three
miles in width and twenty TO thirty
miles in length. According TO farmers
in the territory visited by the storm,
small grain crops are a total loss, the
fields appearing as if they had been
cut with a binder. Corn was not Sc
riously damaged.
"a AliNNoA oHC'toIlC Noot " NNil'
with having saved Paul Lier. of
Mitchell. from serious injury when his
auto got beyond control and backed
down u hill. Lier jumped from the
moving machine and tried to stop it,
when he was pushed against a barbed
wire fence. The barbs tore his fore.
arm and ripped the clothes across his
breast, but were prevented from in.
flicting wounds by the metal case.
OF the many unusual things which
have occurred in the past on Harvey
peak, the highest point in the Black
Hills, the most recent stunt was a
band concert given by Boy Scouts OF
Lennon. Guests at Sylvan lake and
Custer listened in over the telephone
to the music.
The retail merchants association Of
Mitchell turned down a petition of the
ministerial association to close their
doors a half day in each week during
the remainder of the summer to give
employees a day and a half rest. This
plan is said to be impractical at this
time.
In accordance with the result OF a
recent special election, when bonds of
$165, 900 we're voted for the erection
of a new high school building in Can
ton, it is expected that arrangements.
will be made at an early date for I lie
starting Of the work of construction.
Mrs. Dan West, age 81 years, SAID
to have been the first woman to ar
rive in Alexandria by train, died re-
Gently in Mitchell. Mrs. West came
to Alexandria in 1880 on the first
train run over the Milwaukee road.
Charles f. Bartlett, Sioux Falls at
torney, who was injured in the auto
Edwin r. Winans, assistant attorney
general of South Dakota, was killed,
died at a hospital at Geddes.
1t is believed hat the First National
bank Of Davis, which recently closed
it's doors and was taken in charge by
a federal bank examiner, will be re.
opened in the near future.
Quite a number Of Lead young men
have applied for admission to the
training camp at Fort Smelling, and
among them are several boys from the
high school.
Trout poachers are causing some
wardens considerable trouble along
Spearfish creek by catching trout with
snares or killing them with ex.
plosives.
Plans have been completed for a big
celebration in Custer on July 81. com.
menOrating the 40th anniversary OF
the discovery Of gold in the Black
Hills.
A decision was reached by the city
commissioners of Lennon at a recent
meeting to greatly improve the tour.
lists camping grounds in the city.
The city commissioners Of Sioux
Falls have ordered that gas rates in
the city be reduced to pre-war SEIZED.
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