The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-09-01

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Good progress is being mace with
the preliminary work in ~conla'tior
with the erection OF a fine new hos.
pital in Canova.
With the sum Of $4,000 voted ar q
special election Bradley will erect ona
OF the finest public school buildings in
that part of the state.
The coal strike, while it is over
has greatly stimulated production Of
Ignite in the small mines in the
northern part Of this state.
At a joint meeting of members of
the commercial club and merchants
club of Madison it was decided to
merge the two clubs into one.
At a special election held at Lake
Andes, bonds in the sum of sea, goo
were authorized, with which to en-.
large the school facilities of the city.
Members of The Emery American
Legion post have decided to hold 4
big celebration and sports day. aud
have selected Labor day as the time.
A novel event in Lake Preston in
the near future Will be Lake Preston's
annual watermelon festival and ceie.
b%ration, TO be held Friday, September
1.
With the completion Of the rural
districts, the school census report
just finished shows that Codington
county has a total of 5,018 children
of school age.
Bonds of SOS, 1000 were authorized
at a special election held at Leola.
to be used for installing an up to date
municipal lighting plant and com.
plete a sewerage system.
Ccnterville gets another fine finan.
cial institution in the opening of the
Farmers Security state bank. The
bank starts in with a 5000 capital
and excellent management.
The rains of July kept the prairies
green and the cream returns at the
different shipping points over the
state show that shipments for July
were almost equal to those Of June.
One person was killed and four
persons were seriously injured when
an automobile driven by c. S. Evans,
Clark banker, crashed into a machine
driven by Christ Sugaard, near Ar
iington. Sugaard died shortly follow.
ing the collision.
Hitchcock now has a motorized
fire department, the motor truck
which will be used to handle the hose
and ladders of the local department
having just been completed. Hitch.
cock is one OF the smallest towns in
the northwest to be thus equipped.
Although the necessity OF changing
their engines from coal to straw
burning machines has confronted
many threshermen in South Dakota,
the season is now in full swing and
! approximately 5000 steam engines
and from 1000 { 0 5000 gas engines
are at work on the grain.
While John l.. Merkel and several
of his neighbors were swimming their
horses across a small creek near
Stroll, n Of the %neighbor boys fell
from his horse. Merkel leaped to the
lads rescue; but was struck by one
Of the horses and never came to the
surface. 1t was several minute
afterwards before his body was locat'
ed. The lad was rescued.
Reports from the northwestern part
of the state indicate that a band Of
horse rustlers are busy in that
section. They are picking horses
from the open range, where they VIII
not be missed for some time, but are
also cutting pasture fences and driv-
ing away work stock and saddle
horses. That section will probably
have to resume its Hotsemen's Pro-
tective association, Which was in
effect several years ago, and which
put a stop to that class of work while
it was in active operation.
M. E. Blystone, observer in charge OF
the South Dakota section of the
weather bureau, issued the following
summary of weather and crop con
ditions in South Dakota for the week
ending Aug. Is: Cool weather pre-
vailed during the early part OF the
week but during the latter part it was
very warm. Scattered light to mod
crate showers occurred about the
middle of the week and light showers
at a few places or other dates. sun
shine averaged much above normal
particularly during the latter part OF
the week. Conditions were favorable
for haying, threshing and the com
pletion of grain harvest. In some To-
~calities threshing from shock has
practically been finished. AS thresh'
ing progressed the yields of grain, par
ticularly wheat, appear to be greater
than had been anticipated. They are
mostly reported to be fair to eXcel'
lent. The quality of grain is generally
reported to be excellent. Corn adj
vanced rapidly during the week. IL
is denting in the southeastern part o.
the state. The crop needs rain badly
over most Of the northeastern quarter
of the state, though it was benefitteu
in a few localities by showers. KAN
would be beneficial in other parts Oh
the state also, but thus far it is not