The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-06-23
Jews OF The STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.

ore that time, the United States Ian
>ffice at Gregory, Timber Lake and
lennon, will cease TO exist on July
|, and the records and files Of each Of
ice will be transferred TO the office
1t Pierre, according to copies OF or
iers received in Pierre.
A suit has been instituted against
he city of Memo having for it's
purpose the taking from the corpor-
ate limits of about 60 acres of land
claimed to be farm land. If this is
done the land will escape the city sew
er and water tax.
A special night Waterman has been
engaged by the city council OF Alex
andria to be on duty each night dur
ing the summer and fall to protect the
business places Of the city from the
operation of yeggmen, and to guard
against fire.
The rainfall during recent rains
amounted to two and one-half inches
in Memo and vicinity. Hail caused
some damage in a small strip of
country south of Memo. Crops and
pastures were greatly benefited by
the rain.
Orders effective August l, 1922, dis
continuing the office of receiver in
the federal land office in Pierre have
been received from William Spry,
commissioner general of the land
| office division Of the interior depart
ment.
At the election in November the
voters of Roberts county will have sub
mitted to them the novel proposition
of whether or not the services of a
county agricultural agent will be
necessary during the year 1928.
Work on the reservoir and founda-
ton for the elevated tank for the new
municipal waterworks system at
Hitchcock is progressing we'll, the
plan benig to push the system to COM
p"letion as rapidly as possible.
According to q statement given out
by j. d. Morrison, county agent, the
Lake county fair, which lapseG three
years ago., may be revived if plans
now being formulated by the county
farm bureau mature.
At a meeting in Gettysburg an or.
ganization was perfected to put on a
county fair in Gettysburg next fall. 1t
was decided to hold the fair the
latter part of September or early in
October.
At a meeting Of the members Of
the Beadle County Wool Growers as,
ISOLATION, held in Huron, it was de
cided to pool the 1922 clip just as
they have the clips of the past two
years.
Indignation has been caused among
the residents of Carthage by the
operations of a Jack, the PEPPER
who has been annoying the residents
of the residence district late at night
Mrs. Aka Keuning, living three
miles north of Corsica, committed
suicide by %strangling herself will
binding Irvine. Her body was fount
in the basement of their home.
Arnold Zumm, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Zumm, residing a few mile
southeast Of Groton, was drowned
when he got out of his depth in tn
artesian pond near Groton.
According to the crop report issue
by the Aberdeen division of the Mi
waukee railroad the crops through
the northern half of South Dakota ar
in excellent shape.
Good progress is being made in tn
work Of erecting a new Methods
church building in Doland. 1t will b
one of the finest edifices Of the kin
in that section.
At Camp McMaster, about two mile
from the state game park, there /
considerable activity these days in tn
form Of clearing up and preparing TO
the summer
More students were enrolled for tn
Brookings state college summer scho(
on the first registration day this yea
than during the entire summer teri
In 1921.
A new rural mail route out of d,
land has been placed in operation.
will accommodate a large number
farmers and members Of their fan
lilies.
William Geisman, aged 20, son of
farmer living near Chancellor, died
a Lennox hospital from injuries su
tanned when his horses ran away.
The Huron post of the America
Legion is planning an elaborat
Fourth of July celebration for Huro
on July 4 and 5.
June "a will be Legion day in Gre
DRY, the American legion Of the entil
Rosebud country planning to tax
part.
Dennis O'Brien, an old resident
Hill city, was instantly killed by til
passenger on the Burlington line.
Cottonwood lake, near Redfield,
fast becoming an established SUNNI,
resort.
The Dell Rapids bathing beach
open to the public.