The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-12-22
Meus of
South Dakota

Rapid City.-CharleS Beeson, the
1O-year-old son OF j.. Beeson, die at
q local hospital as the result OF gun
shot wounds accidentally self-lnfllcteu.
Mitchell.-Collection of garbage IN
Mitchell under the city's direction VIII
be discontinued until next spring, IL
was decided at a meeting OF the city
council.
Pierre.-Articles of incorporation
have been filed with the secretary OF
state for the Rosebud Norwegian LII
theran church, OF Pleasantridge' PER
kins county.
/ Huron.-Work was begun of gravel'
ling the recently constructed state
highway between Huron and Wolsey'
This section of road is on the Black
and Yellow trail.
Notwithstanding to q u OF
the delinquent tax list in Brow
county, there are fewer pieces OF
property with unpaid taxes on them
this year than last year.
Deadwood.-The Lawrence county
apportionment IF South Dakota's lilo
! ulCHl VI luc ISuCla al IOiSot
fund has been received by County
Treasurer Wolff, of this city. 1t
amounts to $4,S24.57.
Sioux Falls.-The meeting OF the
South Dakota Veterinary Medical as
sociation will be held in Sioux Falls
some time during the month OF jan
uary, it has been announced by Off
Gals of the association.
Madison.-The Madison commercial
club is working on a project to pro-
vide the residents of the city with gas
supplies and is planning on installing
a plant, either as a municipal venture
or a syndicate proposition.
Observation-Disclosures Of a wom-
ans auxiliary Of Roy Anderson Post
No. IL, the American Legion, has been
decided upon by ladies eligible for
membership, and signers are now be-
ing secured to an application for a
charter.
Custer.-The warden of the Wind
Cave national park near Custer is
carrying on an extensive poisoning
campaign in the hope Of annihilating
the predatory animals in the park.
Thus far he has succeeded in poison.
ing nine coyotes.
Promise.-The Promise Indian
Farm club, which was organized
among prominent Indians in the
vicinity of Promise, or the Cheyenne
river Indian reservation, has been
-.,o. III tlo r,ohtc re tho Uhitn n m.
bers of the farm bureau of Dewey
county.
Observation-Disclosures a dispatch
from Washington indicates that the
federal assay office may be lost to
Deadwood, local interests have mo-
abandoned hope and will continue
their fight for the reopening of the
matter in an effort to secure an ap.
preparation for the maintenance of the
office during the coming fiscal year
Milbank.-One of the most success.
full farmers shipping associations in
northeastern sSouth Dakota is the
Farmers Equity Shipping association
of this city. The annual reports show
that from September /, 1921, and
December /, 1921, the receipts from
stock shipped by the association
amounted to $4,000. For the same
period of 1922 the receipts from live
stock shipped were $4,000. :.
Pierre.ATen deaths in this state
from burns within the past three
months are shown in the last bulle
tin of the state fire marshal depart
ment. Three of these lives were los
in prairie fires. Three deaths
occurred from attempting to start
fires with kerosene. The death of
Mexican resulted from his lighting
cigaret, throwing his match into wha1
he thought vas an empty keg, which
as a matter Of fact, contained severa
pounds of blasting powder.
Pierre.-Two hundred and fifty
head of buffalo will be shipped alive
shortly from the Scotty Philip buf
falo ranch near Fl. Pierre, according
to Andy Leonard, manager Of thu
ranch, having been contracted for b.
a wild animal broker Of Kansas Cit.
who will use them to stock the larg'
wild animal preserve of 10000 acre
which is being Financed by some o
the multi-millionaires Of the country
This preserve will be in Californi:
and will be used as a hunting ground
Pierre. is probable that the gov
ernor's inaugural reception and the in
augural ball will be held on separat'
nights in order not to conflict witt
each other, although only the tenta
tive arrangements are under way a
the present, 1t was stated at the gov
'ernor's office here. 1t has been DEF
initely arranged that the Inaugural
reception will be held in the evening
of Tuesday. January 2, the date Of tn,
converting of the legislature and tn
date on which the new state official
will take charge Of their offices. Thu
reception will be in the state house
Bristol.-What did M. J. Sogness
better known as 'The King" who die'
in his little tailor shop at Bristol, d.
with his money? This is a myster.
which a careful search Of the premise,
has failed to solve. The old man-h'