The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-08-04
News of
South Dakota


SAC, 1925 as fire tax assistance for
this year.
The American legion, Of Wolsey,
will have a sports day on August 10.
All kinds of athletic events have been
arranged.
The Potter county fair is now an
assured fact, and the dates of h first
fair have been definitely set for Sep
TENDER % and 90 at Gettysburg.
Geo. Harris, a Roberts county man,
was killed by gas while attempting
to reach the bottom Of a 7O-foot we'll,
while himself and two other men were
digging a we'll.
WATERFOWL has been selected by
the board of directors Of the South Da-
kota Farmers Grain Dealers associa-
ton as the location for it's annual con.
vention next winter.
Harold Benham, S-year-old son of
Stone Bonham, a rancher living II
miles northeast of Dupree, was, burned
10 death in a fire which totally des-
troyed the Benham home.
Robert Tolton, % years Of age. a
member Of a bridge crew or the North
western road out OF Fort Pierre, was
run over and killed west Of Fort
Pierre, by a passenger train.
Samuel Moncur of Miller, died as
the result of the automobile accident
north of Highmore, on July 9, in which
he and several other young men from
Miller and Highmore were seriously
injured.
Purses totaling $4,000 will be
offered in the racing events at the
interstate fair, which is to be held in
Lennon this fall. The program will
include automobile, harness and run
ming races.
Carl E. Chase, found unconscious in
Huron July IS, apparently from a blow
on the head, and who died following
an operation a week later. was identi-
fled as the son of Mrs. Rose c.. Chase,
of Manhattan, Kan.
Fire, which is supposed to have
originated from a spark that had been
smouldering for some time near the
boiler or in a pile of coal, destroyed
the creamery at White Lake. causing
q loss of $4,000 with insurance of
5000.
While several citizens looked on,
Holabird State bank, forced entrance
to the building, dynamited the safe
and escaped with $500 in cash and
nearly 100000 in notes, bonds and
mortgages.
The Miller creamery reports ship
ment of four cars Of butter during the
month of June. These four cars were
all shipped to Boston. The creamery
is also doing a large business in manu-
featuring ice cream for Miller and
surrounding towns.
The draining of Prior lake at Woon-
socket, and the SEEMING Of the lake for
carp are now nearing completion, the
SEEMING resulting in tons of these
game fish destroying pests being re-
moved. Some of the carp seined out
of the lake have weighed as high as
Is pounds.
The counties of the state paid out a
good many dollars the past year in
bounties on crows, magpies and 60
piers. Most of this went to boys
who were after the bounties. One
county; Jones, reports having paid out
sos on this class Of bounties for the
fiscal year just ended.
A needle which entered the foot Of
the little ~6-year-old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. c. 3. Ferris, of Draper. emerged
from the boys back. The boy was
taken to a sanitarium in Chamberlain
for treatment Of a peculiar sore spot
on his back. Upon opening the skin,
q piece of a beading needle was found.
A recent political development in
South Dakota is the announcement
that Harry L. Candy, democratic nom.
inee for congress in the Third district
embracing that part of South Dakota
west of the Missouri river, has de.
clined to make the race and has tend
cred his resignation. Business
reasons are given as the cause Of his
resignation.
Reports just compiled show that
Gregory is one of the great primary
grain markets of the Rosebud country.
According to the reports there was
marketed at the three elevators here
between May 1, 1921, and May l, 1872,
a total of 69,329 bushels of wheat and
352,925 bushels Of other grain. These
figures do not include the vast
quantities Of wheat purchased by the
Touring mill in Gregory.
One of the most successful cooper
alive companies in South Dakota is
the Farmers Elevator company, which
conducts an elevator in Wentworth,
Reports made at the annual meeting
of the stockholders show that during
the past year the company received
22,232 bushels of barley, $4,000
bushels of wheat, 109,907 bushels OF
bats, 136,412 bushels Of corn, 1850
bushels of flax. 1,O36 bushels of rye.
In the neighborhood of $4,000 was
paid to farmers for grain and seeds.
Work in the state auditors depart.