The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-03
recent order of Indian Commits

Dakota. is expected to have a bene-
fetal effect among the Indians OF
South Dakota. In accordance win
the order of Commissioned Burke, all
leases of tribal or individual Indian
land executed or approved through
the offices Of the Indian agents must
hereafter contain a liquor clause rem
dering the lease invalid if the lessee
permits liquor to be introduced upon
on manufactured on the leased tracts
Of land.
Rev. John w. Taylor, pastor of the
Presbyterian church in Wolsey, has
added another department to his pro-
fessional services to the community
he is a licensed embalmer and car
ries a full lines Of caskets. Rev. Mr..
Taylor now can officiate at the chris
tening and baptism, tie the matrimon-
ial knot, administer the last solemn
rites to the dying, do the emblaming,
sell the casket and preach the funeral
sermon for the people Of the commun.
ity.
Residents Of Plankinton who favor
consolidation of the schools Of the
town with those of the township, and
who voted for consolidation in No
vember, 1920, will have to hold a
other election in the matter, as the
result Of IN opinion rendered by the
South Dakota supreme court, which
reversed a decision of Judge Frank B.
Smith of Mitchell, in which he held
that the proceedings to consolidate
were legal.
There was an increase in circula-
ton of public library books in South
Dakota during 1921 of 16 per cent or
S6,2S1 volumes, according to the quar-
terly South Dakota Library Bulletin,
published by the free library commits
sion in Pierre. During the same per-
iod there were 1888 new books added
to the public libraries of the state and
eight new libraries were established.
A total of 2,453 garments were made
by SGT girls of the state, enrolled as
members Of girls clubs during the
year 1921, according to compilations
made at the club office of the extern
olOi SCI vi oJdlC COllCSS Vic
the work is directed. The amount of
money saved on these garments was
$1,609.
Two men, Sam Harker Of Sioux
Falls, and A. l.. Fisher Of Pipestone,
Mimi, were found dead in a tailor
&. shop in the heart Of the business dis
trict Of Sioux Falls. Death was due
to asphyXiation from gas fumes escap'
ing from a clothes pressing machine.
2 A unit of the re~organized 147th
Field Artillery is to- be located in
t Yankton, the headquarters company
t of n of the two battalions in the
D regiment, and recruiting is now in
;, progress among local ex-service men,
with a full roster virtually assured.
A petition was presented to the
! county commissioners of Brown coun.
ty, asking that the city limits of Aber
deem be extended and that some zoo
e acres of property which is at the pres
ent time without the limits be taken
in and made a part Of the city.
o A little over SO, 900, 900 of the state
soldiers bonus money has been paid
t out to date, and the cases yet to be
n passed upon are practically all such as
e will require more or less investiga
d ton before the final payments are
e made.
When South Dakota voters go to the
polls on March % for the party pri
mary elections they will be handed
n the shortest primary ballot in the his
@ tory Of the state, irrespective of the
party to which they are affiliated.
Plans have been completed to erect
n a new city building in Gregory in the
d spring. The structure will be erect
s ed with funds which have accumulat
ed in the city treasury, the city being
free from indebtedness.
The p~ostoffice department ha!
IS granted a petition for the establish
II ment of a p~ostoffice in Westover
d which was one Of the first towns to BIZ
founded between the Missouri river
and the Black Hills.
A recent event at Minnesota Of i'm
n portance was the celebration by
Grandma" Stevens of her 103d birth
g day anniversary. She enjoys the dis
t~inction of being the oldest person IL
South Dakota.
A. The fur market in Kingsbury coun
ty has been very active this year
Muskrats lead in the trapping, blu
IS there has been a great many mink
skunk and other animals caught a
d we'll.
p, At a meeting of the Doland com
lie mercial club plans were made for
number Of BODYBUILDING projects t
be worked upon during the spring an,
summer.
The meeting of county auditors witt
t. the state tax commission to conside
the matter of assessments for tn,
ID coming year has been set for March
at and 2.
n The new school building, which ha