The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-11-17
Neus of
South Dakota
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Spencer.-The Masonic temple,
which has been under construction
since early last summer, has been
completed.
Vermillion.-The local commercial
club has taken up several projects of
a town building character and will
push them to a successful conclusion
during the coming months.
Watertown.-Found lying dead
across the road near his farm home
IL miles west of Watertown, Abraham
Strub is believed to have been the
victim Of a sudden attack of heart
failure.
Aberdeen.-Samuel Leroy Duncan,
car repairman Of the Milwaukee rail
road. died at a local hospital as a re-
suit of injuries received when he fell
from a ladder, while at work at the
railroad shops.
Mitchel.-Outdoor sports will be
encouraged this year among girls at
the senior high school in Mitchell to
a greater extent than ever in the past,
according to plans which have been
outlined by the Girls Athletic asso-
citation.
Brookings.-The chemistry depart
ment of State college has been de
signated analyst for the South Dakota
cement commission and a large num-
Der of samples from borings for &C.
ment deposits in the Black Hills will
be sent to the college for analysis.
Observation-Disclosures Fred Steck,
of the Great Western Sugar Co, avs
that the total acreage in the Belle
Fourche valley of sugar beets for the
year amounted to approximately 534
acres and the yield averaged II tons
to the acre, making a gross tonnage
OF about $500 tons.
Pierre.-Secretary Of State c. a.
Burkhart died at his home in this
city Nov. 5. from heart disease. He
was near the close Of his second term
as secretary OF state. He had filled
the office Of member of the house
! from Gregory county two terms be-
fore his election as secretary of state.
Watertown.-PlanS were formulated
at a meeting OF committees for a fund
subscription campaign which it is in
tended to finance the completion OF
the Salvation Army citadel in Water
town. and at the same time provide a
budget for the maintenance of the Sal
walton Army corps III this city for the
ensuing year.
Mitchell.-Steps are already under
way for the Improvement Of rural
schools in Dawson county, according
to an announcement made by Mrs.
Alma Leighty, county superintendent.
Three modern rural school buildings
are under construction and contracts
for additional modern buildings will
be let in the near future.
Observation-Disclosures will soon
take it's place among the towns OF the
state which are lighted in a modern
manner The city recently purchased
an engine for a municipal electric
light system and thi1 is being installed
in an addition which has been built
to the city hall, which will serve as a
power house for the new system.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES straw.
berries have produced so we'll in South
Dakota this year that Edward Sterner,
strawberry grower Of Murdo, is plan.
ming on continuing his crop through
the winter. He is going to put a
tent over his strawberry patch and
provide artificial heat later in the
winter. If the experiment is success
full Mr.. Sterner will raise strawberries
the year round.
Huron.-Former Beadle county
Sheriff Vern G.. Miller who was re-
Gently captured in st. Paul on orders
from here where he is charged with
embezzling county funds was return
ed to Huron and occupies a cell in the
county Jail. Miller disappeared from
Beadle county about the middle Of
July and police authorities through
out the northwest have been busy I'M
til his capture making every effort to
locate him.
Hot Springs.-Work shortly will be
started by the state highway depart
ment on the construction Of a wooden
bridge across the Cheyenne river near
Hot Springs to connect with q high
way to Cascade. The bridge will be
INC Of the most important III western
South Dakota. The length Of the en-,
tire structure, including approaches,
will be about 450 feet. There will be
three spans of 81 feet each which will
rest on concrete abutments.
Big Stone.-With a record of having
put up an aggregate of 1900 900 cans
Of sweet corn this year, the corn
canning factory in Big Stone has
demonstrated that it is one of the
most successful industries in the
state. This amounts to 70 car loads
and with the incoming freight taken
into consideration because of the 10
cation here o. the canning factory
the income to inc railroad company
in freight charges in connection will
shipments to and from the factory il
close to $5O 5000 a year.
Pierre.-The issuing Of hunting