The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-08-18
NEWS Or The STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF lhE
PAST WEEK IN SCUM
DAKOTA.
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OF BlOWU County - cPC'
one OF the greatest drainage ultcn
projects to he undertaken IN South
Dakota this year. The proposed ol'ci
will cost about 100000 anu VIII 10
claim thousands Of acres Of land IN
the county which for some years nave
been to wet to produce crops Inc
building Of the monster often VIII
make necessary the removal OF ABOUT
1000, 900 square yards of earth.
The / w. w. activities IN some
sections Of the state are becoming
evident enough that residents IN the
section effected are asking Tor state
protection. The movements OF the
members Of this organization VIII De
closely watched. and under the state
law passed several years ago, they are
subject TO ~penitcntiaTy sentences u
they are found guilty Of carrying on
their favorite methods Of intimidation
On farms OF this state.
Sportsmen. who have heon keeping
an eve on the condition Of game BIRDS
in and near the Black Hills state that
the crop of birds this year Is larger
than they have known il TO be Tor
many years. and that the excessive
amount Of rain and hail has not
seemed in injure the young in any
way.
The tale Of the threshcr is q very
favorable one SO far for South DakO.
Ia While the records Of wheat run
from 80 bushels to 80 bushels in many
localities. occasional reports show UP
higher than these figures, some OF
them going to 40 bushels.
The recent raid against bootleggers
Of WATERFOWL and vicinity has thus
far nettad the county a total Of $1,l50
in fines, part Of the nine defendants
having pleaded guilty. The raid cost
S551.75, so the county made a good
profit above the cost.
The forthcoming report Of the state
industrial department will show that
for the fiscal year ending June 80 last
relief amounting to $251,338.40 was
supplied to injured industrial workers
of the state, or to their dependents
in cases Of death.
South Dakota members of the 8Sth
division during the World war are
planning to attend the reunion Of the
division at Minneapolis, Sept. 2 and 3.
in connection with the Minnesota
state fair. The reunion will be held
al Fort Smelling.
Yankee Doodle day will be the big
event OF the summer in Madison, and
will be staged by members Of the
local American legion post during the
last half Of August, the exact date not
yet having been determined upon.
Police officers of Huron seized the
largest still ever taken in the history
of Beadle county, when they found ar
elaborate moonshine outfit on the
Campbell ranch 16 miles southwest OF
Huron on Pearl creek.
In order to replace the morning
northbound Northwestern passenger
train out of Huron, which was an,
nulled several days ago, an auto bus
line has been established between
Huron and Aberdeen.
Missing for days the badly decom'
posed body of Robert Henderson
wealthy Dawson county bachelor
farmer, was found in the center oil an
oat field on his farm. five miles north
east of Mitchell.
An implement warehouse was en-
tirely demolished and two other
buildings badly damaged by flames ID
Hartford when fire starting from an
unknown origin endangered the Whoie
city.
After lingering for a period OF more
than 4S hours, Charles f.. Keel, ageo
46, OF Rapid City, died from the effects
Of a bullet wound which was self IN
flicted in an effort to commit suicide
Fox farming. ar occupation which
until recently has been practlced ex'
clusively in Canada, will soon be
numbered among the industries OF the
Black Hills.
A sad accident happened at Carter
when JuIs EISSio, dSCu SH'S
Marie Tiedman. aged nine, were
drowned in the creek just north O
Carter.
An attempt is being made by Mod
ern Woodman O Madison to organize
a lodge band to be recruited from the
musicians of the city.
Arrangements have been completed
for a big celebration to be held al
Freeman Aug. "a. with several feat
ures of note.
Inheritance tax collections of Sill,
654,7O are shown by the state tax
commission for the fiscal year ending
June 80 last.
The South Dakota Potato Growers
association will be represented at the
state fair with a large exhibit OF
potatoes.
Ray Wright. Of Castlewood, was
struck by a bolt Of lightning and lives
to tell the story.
Five miles Of water mains are to be
constructed in Mitchell this year.
A 10 per cen reduction on agricul
tural lands in C~odington county was
recorded generally throughout the