The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-07-21
The western part of South Dakota

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while for June the amount was over
400. This makes the total for three
months over 1862, and July is show
ing heavy precipitation.
A huge dredging machine has been
at work for some time clearing out
and improving an immense drainage
ditch several miles north of Hayti.
h ditch drains a wide extent or
country. 1t is estimated that as the
result OF placing the ditch once more
in good condition several hundred
acres of crops in the region neal the
ditch will be saved this season.
What promises to be one of the best
crors OF small grain ever harvested
in the Missouri valley and the western
part of the state is going into the
shock as fast as possible. The haz.
ard Of rust, dry weather or hail will
soon be over so far as winter rye,
barley and winter wheat are CON
cerned.
Progress is being made in the con-
struction of a railroad for the War
ren-Lamb Lumber company from Fair
burn to a point about three miles
west OF Camp McMaster in the state
park near Custer. The railway line
viii soon be completed to the north
side Of the state park.
After a bitter fight, Garretson con-
solidated school district has at last
passed out of existence. Abandon
ment orders have been issued. The
consolidated district was created on
March ", 1920, and the election for
abandonment was carried August 26,
1921.
A marked increase in the number
OF children Of school age in Jones
county is shown by the figures on
the school census which have just
been announced. There is now a
total of 1929 persons OF school age.
while a year ago the number was 962.
A saving of SIS per car on livestock
shipped in mixed carloads is an
nounced by the American Farm Blu
reau federation as the result of the
decision OF the Interstate
W 81 lIIO clleCl Oh OF
before August 10.
With the aid Of a pronged stick. a
plaything belonging to one of her
children, and a short piece Of wood,
Mrs. Sam Starnes, of Mitchell, killed
the first rattlesnake that has been
seen in that section of the state for
many years.
Plans have been prepared for a
complete new sewer system which
will be installed in Burke this sum-
mer. 1t is expected the contract will
soon be awarded, SO the work of in.
stalling the system can commence.
Work will m in Mobridge
this ear on a new Masonic temple.
The financial portion Of the project
has been arranged, and ground for
the new temple will be broken during
the closing days of July.
At a meeting held at Bonesteel by
druggists from all counties of the
Rosebud country, and from Boyd
county, Nebraska, what will be known
as the Rosebud Pharmaceutical asso.
citation was formed.
w. A. King, for the last eight years
assistant to the executive accountant
has been selected to fill the vacancy
in the tax commissions office at
Pierre, caused by the resignation Of
A. G. Berneau.
Thus far more than $1,000 has been
subscribed to the fund for the con-
struction of a new hospital in Canova.
It is hoped to have the work Of con
%struction start before the close Of the
summer.
The growth Of Mobridge during the
past year is shown by the fact that
the assessed valuation of all the prop
erty in the city. now is $685. 79, a
sensational gain over last year.
Friends in Watertown have learned
that Robert Marsh, aged 81, a former
WATERFOWL man, was n Of the VIC
Tins Of the massacre Of nonunion
miners at Herrin, Ill.
Edmunds and Brown counties are
fast getting out of the class Of one
crop territory, as shown by the hogs,
cattle and sheep shipments being
made at this time.
DR.. F. E. Clore, a specialist Of the
United States bureau of animal hus.
bandry on hog cholera prevention,
has been added to the federal forces
at Pierre.
Cream shipments from Phillip
continue to be very heavy. During
a period of 80 days cream to the value
of 100000 was shipped.
The farmers Of the vicinity Of Lake
Norden will have a cooperative po.
tato marketing association, if present
plans materialize.
Miss Selma Swenson, a young wo.
man of Roberts county, died from in.
iuries sustained in an automobile &C.
cident.
Watertown has 2,6S7 children of
school age. OF this number 1,402 are
girls and 1885 are boys.
Wolsey claims South Dakota's old
est woman resident in Grandma"