The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-06-16
NEWS Of THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF The
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Lyman county is promised a county
seat contest at the fall election, the
people of Kennebec, situated near the
enter of the county, feeling that they
are in better location han is Oacona
in the southeastern corner OF the
county, which secured the county seat
honors before Lyman county had a
railroad. The county has staged
several contests, but rivalry of several
towns back from the river have al
ways prevented any vote for removal
going through.
The last bulletin Of the state fire
marshal, covering fire losses for tSe
month Of April, shows the fire loss
of the state for the month to have
been $50, $50 10, this being covered in
81 different fires. The greatest num-
Der Of fires in any one county was 81,
in Minnehaha, but in these the loss
was only $5,756.14, while Brown
county, with 10 fires, shows a loss OF
$25,316. Out of the total loss, $21,324
is credited to incendiary fires.
AS a rule when the northern and
western portions Of the state have
heavy rainfall the southern portion
gets an excess, and is t~hroughly
soaked. This year appears to be an
exception to that rule. The northern
and western portions have been re-
ceiving ample rainfall to put their
crop average up toward the top to
this date, while the southern counties
OF the state are experiencing a short
age.
With the new Cheyenne river bridge
completed at Carlin, Stanley and
Haakon counties on the south and
Ziebach county on the north are pre-
pairing to construct highways to reach
this bridge. At present there are no
regularly graded highways to that
point, and it will take a little work to
get them lined up, but the work will
be done this summer
The American legion and Dell
Rapids commercial club are working
together in an effort to secure for
Dell Rapids the ceremonies Of Off
cially decorating the colors Of the 18th
Field artillery. The ceremonies will
take place some time in September
and Gen. Pershing and French army
officers are to be present to take part
in the festivities.
The work of spreading gravel on
the state highway between Colman
and Egan is making good progress.
When the stretch of highway is
finished travellers can go from Elan
dreau to Madison on a first-class
gravel road.
Heavy shipments of grain are being
made by the farmers Of the Chancellor
territory. In a period OF one week
the farmers elevator in Chancellor re.
ceived and handled a total of 369
wagon loads of grain.
At a mass meeting of Huron citi-
zens, plans were made for a Fourth
Of July celebration in Huron this
year that will eclipse all such celebra.
tions held in the past in Huron or
Beadle county.
That South Dakota farm land is
coming back" after the slump in
prices during the financial depression
is shown by the sale of a farm Of 120
acres near Milbank at a price of 1925
per acre.
Twelve community organizations
in Fall River county now hold regular
monthly meetings under county farm
bureau auspices. Two new communi
ties have just recently been organized
The fifth annual Tri-state roundup
to be held in Belle Fourche on July 3
and a heap" more entertaining than
any former efforts along this line.
The currents crop reports gathered
by agents of the Milwaukee railway
company show conditions generally
to be very good on all lines of that
railway in South Dakota.
Construction of a fence around the
Site Of old Fort Sully, 2S miles up the
Missouri river from Pierre, has been
commenced by the state historical
department.
The Miller creamery recently ship
ped 10000 pounds of butter to Boston
The shipment was valued at $4,000
and was prepared in 10 days.
The strawberry king Of the Cotton
district is HI. A. Rice, who estimates
that he will have 5000 quarts or more
Of the berries to market.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Frederick Building and
Loan association at Frederick, with
a capital Of 500, 600.
Good progress is being made in the
movement to have a community hos.
pital installed and operated in Ca
nova
Sheepmen of the Belle Fourch ter.
ritory are now exceedingly busy, as
the shearing season is at hand.
Farmers in the vicinity of Rowena
are planning to organize a farm bu.