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

Sioux FallS.-The Masonic DOuleS OF
this city are considering the erection
of a new temple.
Miller-A number Of arrests have
4 been made in Hand county lor the
illegal trapping of fur bearing
animals.
LennoX.-Elaborate preparation
have peer made for the annual corn
and grain show, which will be held
in Lennox on January 10 and 20.
Sioux Falls.-A special election will
be held here on January 4, 1923, to
decided on a bond issue Of 100000
for the erection of new school build
ings.
Mitchell.-Postal receipts In Mitch
ell are rising steadily after a slump
in 1921, giving what experts say are
sure indications of the return of pros
perity.
Sioux Falls.-The annual South Da-
kota radio convention will be held in
Sioux Falls on December % and %,
and will be open to all persons inter
ested in radio.
Valley Springs.-The handsome
new $50, 900 school at Valley Springs
was recently dedicated with an appro~
pirate program of addresses and eX-
e~rcises by the pupils.
Winner.-The Rosebud Grain com
pany, Of this place, has commenced
the erection OF a new elevator to re
place an elevator which was destroy
ed by fire about a month ago.
y.c .
Of the local board of education, has
Just received word that the Winfred
high school has been placed on the
accredited list of high schools in the
state.
Miller.-As a means of stirring up
more social interest among the bust
ness men of Miller. the Commercial
club has purchased a radio outfit and
amplifier which will be installed in
the club rooms shortly.
Custer.-Word has been received
here that the state tuberculosis sani-
tarium near here has been given q
postoffice all its own. Hereafter the
sanitarium is not located at Custer,
but at Sanitorium, S. d.
RuClanu.-lI CIedll SldLlOu5 are ally
indications as to the prosperity of "a
community, then the progressive town
of Rutland should be rated high in
Dun and Bradstreet's A fourth dairy
depot has been established here.
Yankton.-The city commission
voted down three ordinances which
have been before it for some time.
One was a city prohibition ordinance,
one a fire regulation ordinance and
the third a traffic regulation measure.
Observation-Disclosures of Brook
ings, Flandreau and other towns in
eastern South Dakota are quite hope.
full that during the coming year the
Luce Electric railway line will be ex-
tended from Minnesota to eastern
South Dakota.
Baltic.-The city dads" OF Baltic
have finally succeeded in selling
bonds for the construction OF a city
hall building and the fitting up of a
public park. The contract for the
erection Of the city hall will be award
ed as soon as a suitable bid is receiv-
ed.
RANDOLPH. G. Simmons, of Ran
dolph, is staring a skunk farm believ-
ing that with the present prices for
furs, this will be q profitable invest
ment, as the animals are easy TO
raise and need little attention. Mr..
Simmons, already has 60 of these
striped animals.
Murdo.-In the near future a new
town will be in existence in the Rose
bud country. The postoffice depart
ment has issued notice calling for
applications for the position of post
master at a new p~ostoffice which will
be established in Mellette county,
, south of the White river, and which
, will be known as Bokaro. .
Lemmon.-The drillers at work in
what is known as the Davis test oil
well, north of Lennon, appear con
fident Of striking oil in the near flu
ture and thus demonstrating the OIL
possibilities of this part Of northwest
A ern South Dakota. The drill in the
we'll now is down 1000 feet. and
within the next 1000 feet it is be
| lieved that an oil sand will be found
that will be productive.
|, Pierre.-One of the bills proposed
) for the coming legislative session by
State Senator-elect Henderson, of
: Roberts county, is for an a%ppropria-
ton to pay hail losses claimed by
Y farmers in the northeast part Of the
state in a storm which swept that
section shortly after the 1st of June
s this year. The state nail department
declined payment on the ground that
the law only calls for payments in
the north half of the state after the
18th of June.
: Pierre.-Approxinately 400 miles
of new state highway construction is
the program Of the highway depart
ment for e year. This work to be
covered in many different projects
t scattered generally over the state. In
addition to this new construction a
large amount OF the new construction