The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-06-02
NEWS Of THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
torn ,s-s,-sno,sr r-r,on News Service.

~ bohONo 49,
l20 farmer members and has a capital
stock OK $4,000. The capital stock
sarRs q. semi.annual dividend Of 10
per cent. The association, which has
been in existence about five years,
has thus far loaned to farmers OF the
county an aggregate OF abou $780,
coo. The association has ample funds
on hand to meet all legitimate de-
mands Of the farmers Of the county.
Work is progressing on plans for
the new Franklin highway which Will
run from the national parks through
South Dakota to the Twin cities. The
highway will come from the parks
through Wyoming and the Black Hills
and will cross the Missouri river at
the proposed Mulehead dam site,
through Armour and Parkston, cross
the James river at Midtown, pass be-
tween Marion and Freeman to Parker,
Chancellor, Lennox, Worthing, Can
ton and then to ST. Paul and Mime
apolis.
Owing to the activity Of members
Of Lennox boys and girls clubs, that
city has been selected as the place
for the district camp for all members
Of boys and girls clubs in Lincoln and
Turner counties. The dates for the
camp have been set for JGne Z, s and
9. Hundreds of boys and girls from
the two counties will be there during
the three days. The LennoX boys and
girls clubs alone have an aggregate
of lao members.
While it would be a natural conclu-
sion that the campaigns against
wolves in the state would ultimately
reduce the number of these predatory
animals, the bounty allowance for the
present year appears to be short Of
the calls which will be made upon it.
The volunteer fire company of Sa-
lem has contributed the sum Of $500
to a fund for improving the city park
and baseball grounds. Among other
improvements a fence will be built
around the grounds and a tourist
lodge will be erected.
The Geddes board Of education has
let the contract for the construction
of the new school building to be built
this summer. The building will be
modern in every way and fireproof.
The total cost of construction will be
about $4,000.
Boys from many Of the high schools
Of the state in which Smith-Hughes
courses in agriculture are offered will
gather at the Brookings State college
June 7 and s for the second annual
vocational agriculture pupils judging
contests.
Contrary to early predictions the
crop acreage of Perkins county will,
this year exceed that of any previous
year, Much wheat has been sowr
and the remainder Of the acreage will
be devoted largely to forage crops.
Good progress is being made in the
work of constructing a new consoli
dated school building at Barnard
The structure, with equipment, will
cost $4,000, this sum having beer
voted for the purpose.
AS the result of action taken at
recent meeting in Eureka, the Nc
pherson- Campbell County Fair asso
citation has become a permanent or
ganization. The annual fair will bt
held in the fall.
With the frost danger practically
eliminated, the chances are for the
l1ox;ct o~DD ~ v,;II fr,vff o1nnn Nh
streams in the state this year that ha!
been produced for a long time.
A big affair for the old settlers O
old Stanley county, now Haakon
Jackson and Stanley counties, will b.
the old settlers picnic, to be held IL
Midland On June Is.
A site has been purchased by Meth
odists of Chamberlain, upon which
they will this summer erect one o
the finest church edifices in that par
Of the state.
The potato acreage in the vicinit!
of Vienna will be much increased owe
past years, although many potatoe
have been grown there for severa
years.
Small grain is making a fine show
ing over the state following the lat,
rains which, while local in character
have covered practically every sec
ton.
At a recent meeting Of the loca
American Legion post in Elk Poin
1t was decided to celebrate the Fourtl
OF July this year in Elk Point.
l.. The work of constructing a powe
line from a large electric light an
power plant at Aberdeen to Grotol
soon will be In progress.
The state association of South Ds
kota auctioneers will meet in its cot
annual convention in Rapid City Of
June q and %.
Sioux Falls has been selected a
the 1923 meeting place Of the Cor
gregational conference of South De-
kota.
A tennis club has been organized
FTandreau with more than 40 mem
hprs