The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-04-07

ating a fund for the furnishing or
free musical concerts to the public.
1t has been announced that a grand
Jury in the Miner county circuit court
returned seven indictments against
President Peter T. Wick and Cashie
S. E.. Butler of the defunct Peoples
State bank of Canova. The indict-
ments charge misrepresentation OF
funds and classifying records of the
bank.
General John j. Pershing will be in
South Dakota to decorate the col0rs
of the 147th field artillery with the
croix de guerre. The ceremony OF
decorating the colors Of South Dako-
ta's fighting regiment will be held in
Mitchell September 8, according to
plans being made at the present time.
Trains coming into the state are
beginning to show cars with temper
airy ladders nailed to them, indicating
that they are filled with immigrant
goods. AS spring progresses these
will become more numerous, but the
early Corners are already on the road,
getting located on their new farms.
The Sioux Falls post of the Amer
lean Legion has launched a drive to
register all eX-service men in the city
and to see that jobs are obtained for
all those unemployed. C~anvasSers
will cover the entire city, and com
mitteeS will solicit business men and
obtain a list of possible openings.
The farmers elevator in Mellette,
which several weeks ago was forced
to temporarily close by the failure Of
a commission firm III Minneapolis,
which temporarily tied up the work
ing capital Of the elevator company,
has again been opened for business.
\ petition has been presented to
the Pennington county board Of com
m~issioners, signed by quite a number
Of prominent ranchmen and laborers
in the county, requesting the board to
eliminate all unnecessary expense for
tho running Of the county.
At a recent meeting of the city com,
missiOners of Sioux Falls the ordi-
nance fixing the age limit at which
boys may loiter in pool and billiard
halls was once more changed SO that
no youth under 81 years of age may
0 frequent such places.
President Mrs. John Pyle Of Hu.
ron, and Secretary Mrs. C. S. Whiting
OF Pierre, are making arrangements
for the third annual convention OF the
El-,4l ,r-at I .,~,, Ar yvD,,D, Wa
ers, which is TO be held in Huron on
April 4, 5 and 6.
A movement has been inaugurated
in Alexandria for the erection of 8
community building, to include an II.
ditorium. rest room, library room, a
lodge hall and club rooms for the ex-
service men Of the city and vicinity.
Leading educators Of the state, city
and county gathered in Brooking3 to
aid in the elaborate ceremonies at
tendant upon the dedication Of a fine
100000 high school building which
was recently completed in that city.
John McPhoe, aged 81 years, was
killed before the eyes Of his wife in
their home in WatertoWn. He was
electrocuted when he grasped a brass
electric light fixture while standing
in a bathtub full of water.
According to information reaching
Madison the Luce electric short line
will be extended this spring west OF
Hutchinson, Minnesota, and it is X
pected that Madison will be on the
route OF the extension.
During the past few weeks an cpl.
demic OF influenza has struck the
towns OF the Black Hills, incapacitat.
ing about SO per cent of the population
at a time. To date none Of the cases
have been serious.
The business men Of Draper will
give a free moving picture show each
Saturday afternoon and night during
the summer months. This is an al.
vertising venture on the part Of the
merchants.
Arrangements are being made for
the opening at different POI in
Lake county neXt fall OF Americana
alton schools, to be conducted under
the direction of the American Legion.
The Madison combat engineers unit
Of the state national guard organiza.
ton already has enlisted so men.
The full quota requires G5 men, and
. this number soon will be reached.
The greatest highway project to be
completed this year in Brown county
involves the construction of a mod.
ern highway from Hecia to Frederick,
a distance of 10 miles.
Flood waters resulting from the
melting Of the heavy snowfall have
caused serious damage to the Black
and Yellow highway east Of Highmore.
The Mitchell board of education has
given UP the idea Of staging super
vised dances for the high school pu.
pills, at least for the present.
The winter wheat crop of Hanson
county has come through the winter in
fine condition and promises a large
yield this season.