The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-08-11

phone cOmpany's franchise has ex-
PRED and has not yet been renewed,
the question is what to do about the
poles. The company has. asked for
a renewal Of the franchise, but to
date this has not been granted.
Every payment Of loss under the
state hail insurance law this year will
be made in two warrants, Deputy
State Auditor Milo Drake has an
nounced, warrant for the amount
Of the premium going to the treasurer
of the county in which the loss &C.
Cured, and the remainder Of the
amount due under the claim on q
warrant made out to the farmer.
A new highway, north and south,
connecting the Turtle mountains in
Canada with the Black Hills in South
Dakota, known as the M~etigoshe-
Black Hills trail, has just been opened
from one terminal to the other.
The trail covers much of the
historical ground in the history of the
American Indians. Eventually the
trail will be extended to Denver.
A boy chasing a stray cat in Water
town. and reaching down into a
manger Of a barn in search of the ami
NAL resulted in the recovery Of insur-
ance policies and checks valued at
several thousand dollars, which were
stolen six weeks ago from the safe Of
the Stacy Fruit company, of Water
town.
j. j. Murphy, a member of the state
railroad commission, was appointed
temporary fuel administrator for
South Dakota to cooperate with the
federal authorities and fuel admins
traitors of surrounding states in secur-
ing for the northwest coal in suffi-
cient quantities for the coming winter.
Enough binder Irvine to harvest
about 100000 acres of South Dakota's
| grain crop was made at the South
Dakota State ~penitentiary this year,
according to figures released by the
prison officials. Approximately 2,200,-
600 pounds were turned out this year
by the prison Irvine department.
A traveller returning from a trip
over the Platte line Of the Milwaukee
railway in Charles Mix county reports
that hogs are SO thick along the rail
road right of way at some points that
they are greasing the track with hog
lard when the animals get under the
wheels of trains.
An injury sustained on the evening
of July 3, when himself and some boy
companions started a premature
celebration of independence Day, has
caused the death OF Raymond Bow.
man, the ~13-year-old son of residents
of Veblen, death resulting from lock-
jaw.
AS an outgrowth Of the recent out
rageous attack of Albert Young upon
his motherless s~tep-daughter, five
Rapid City people have filed appli-
cations to adopt children. Young's
three stepchildren were placed in
homes in Rapid City.
Land valuations set by the assessors
in Davidson county this year and
equalized by the county board Of
commissioners were placed at a
er than the final equalized value in
1921.
According to c. M. Upton, special
representative Of the department Of
labor, the supply Of harvest hands
about equals the demand, and no
shortage of labor in the harvest fields
of South Dakota is anticipated.
The Emanuel Evangelical church in
| Alban township, some miles from
| Milbank, was completely destroyed by
fire as the result of being struck by
lightning. The loss is estimated at
81, 900, with insurance Of $4,000.
To meet the need for transportation
west of Mitchell, the Sioux Falls
Transportation company has started a
new bus line from Mitchell to Cham
berlain that is expected to be heavily
p~atronized.
Playing with matches in the hayloft
on her fathers farm, Elsie Brown, s.
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jay
Brown of Trip county, set fire to the
hay and was burned to death.
Members Of the Madison lodge Of
Elks have appointed a committee to
investigate the feasibility Of the
Elks erecting a fine permanent home
Of their own.
Walter Blonde, aged IL, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Klains Blonde, of Aberdeen,
died from injuries received when he
was kicked in the body by a vicious
horse.
The board Of education at Trent
has let the contract for a new $50 900
school building. Work on the new
structure will be commenced at once.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed at Pierre for the Custer county
farm bureau, with headquarters at
Custer, and no capital stock.
Jefferson is to have protection
against fire in the future, a volunteer
fire department having been organ
| lied.
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