The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-12-15

NGDSter.-A NUMBER OIL sdIho VI
incoming mail were destroyed by lire
at the Milwaukee railway station in
this city.
Lake Preston.-Fire destroyed the
large new barn and a silo on the farm
OF Fred Bumann, some miles from
Lake Preston.
Aberdeen.-State Adjutant General
w. A. Hazel has received notice from
the wal department of his promotion
to the rank of Colonel.
Conde.-Conde suffered a $4,000
fire loss during the storm on Thanks
giving day, when three business
places were completely destroyed.
Kimball.-Fire destroyed the Wood
raska store and also the Woodman
building at Eagle, an inland town II
miles from here. Cause Of the fire Is
unknown.
Groton.-After some difficulty with
the underground cables, which has
been remedied, Groton's white way
is in full operation, with the exception
of a couple of blocks.
Huron.-John j.. Brown, &c years
old, died here in a hospital from in
juries he received in the Northwest
ern roundhouse when two heavy To-
connective tires fell on him.
DeSmet.-Farmers have complained
considerably this year of inability to
hire men to pick corn. There seems
to be men who want wages, but they
draw the line on corn picking.
Hill City.-Because Of the heavy
SHOWS Of the past few weeks the
cattlemen of this region are beginning
to wonder where the hay to feed their
stock in the spring months will come
from.
Mitchell.-Mrs. Mary King died at
a local hospital. Mrs. King, who was
70 years old, suffered a fall, fractur-
ing her leg and hip bone. She had
been confined in the hospital ever
since hat time.
Castlewood.-An abundance Of feed
was grown in this country during the
past growing season.; plenty Of hay,
corn and other feed and with proper
care and attention livestock should
winter in fine shape.
Waubay.-There were 1900 babies
born in South Dakota during the
month Of October, while deaths in the
state during the same month number
ed only 34S, according to the monthly
report of the state board Of health.
Lemmon.-The improvement in the
highways of this part Of the state
has resulted in the resumption Of the
marketing Of grain on a large scale
in Lennon and other shipping points
on railways in this part Of the state.
Dallas.-Dallas now has the land
available for what promises to be one
of the finest city parks in the state,
as the result of the land sale at Burke
recently when Dallas purchased all
the lots offered for sale in North Dal'
las.
Dallas.-What is said to be the
highest average at any Duroc Jersey
hog sale west of Norfolk, Neb., this
section was realized by Roy ID. Lynn
at his sale when i6 head of pure
breds brought an average of $44 per
head.
Mitchell.-For the second time the
Mitchell chamber of commerce is
planning on entertaining all the men,
bers of the state legislature in the
southeastern section of the state at
a banquet here on the evening of Jan
uary 2.
Camp Crook.-Buried by a landslide
while mining coal from the ~riverbank,
Jack Nader, ~16-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Nader, me a tragic
death in the vicinity Of Box Elder
creek, IS miles north of here, near the
Nader home.
Bristol.-Bristol is to have a fine
addition to it's present school building
estimated at a cost Of $4,000. The
new addition will include a fine gym.
nasium in the basement, two class
rooms on the first floor, and recitation
rooms on the second floor.
Pierre.-As an evidence Of what
can be done in the handling of alfalfa
in the northwest part OF the state
Frank Stilwell, of Imogene, Perkins
county, recently marketed 100 bushels
Of Cossack alfalfa seed at Faith, get
ting 80 cents a pound for the crop.
Castlewood.-A large amount o.
practical road work was done in Hall
lin county curing the present season
and in addition a large number o
} bridges and ~culverts were built. I
was a favorable year for road worl
and a most pleasing and satisfactor!
l showing was made.
. Observation-Disclosures the newly elect
ed state officers have not taken offic'
yet, Miss Mabel Mccarthy, superin
tendent Of schools, of Kingsbur,
county, has announced her candidac.
I for the office of state superintendent
of public instruction at the genera
g election in 1924.
Mobridge.-George Whitney, seven
year-old son of Eugene Whitney, VIII
lives seven miles south Of Mobridge
met a tragic death when the hors
8 which he was riding slipped and fell
s and the steel standard of the saddle
horn, which had been stripped OF it