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


several years, travel in some sections
of the northwestern part of the state
is impeded by washouts and bridges
carried out by floods. The rainfall
for the whole northwest part OF the
state has been the heaviest for this
month than for any other known
record for that section. The heavy
rains fartbe. north and west are
having theirt effect upon the Missouri
river, which is at the highest sunmer
stage which it has shown for several
years.
An adjuster of a hail insurance COM
pany has completed the work OF adj
justing losses from a sever hail
storm which recently swept the region
near Waubay. A private company
which had policies with a number OF
the farmers alone will be required TO
pay losses aggregating about $4,000.
The storm was one Of the worst in re-
cent years.
George Cleveland, age "a, whose
father, NJ. Fl. Cleveland, resides at
Council Bluffs, Ia, was instantly killed
on the 1,000-foot level of the Home
stake mine in Lead, when he drilled
into a missed hole, the resulting eX-
plosion mutilating his head and face
and the upper part of the body.
After being without a United States
commissioner for more than a year
and a half, Wasta is again TO have
such an official to make out proofs
and other matters connected with
homestead entries, besides handling
the other business Of this office.
Cholera in hogs appears to run in
cycles and the disease is just ap-
preaching the peak Of one OF these
cycles in eastern South Dakota, ac-
cording to DR.. G. S. Weaver, extern
sion specialist in animal diseases OF
the %Brookings State college.
More than 2,1OO farm laborers are
needed in July by South Dakota farm
ers in II counties which are included
in the June labor report just compiled
by the South Dakota Farm Bureau
federation from information supplied
ny county ldIm bureaus.
One of the favorable features of the
fact that the rainfall throughout a
great portion of South Dakota
during June has not been ample
as during some former years, is that
it removes all danger of black rust
in small grain.
With a new screened cottage now
completed in the shade Of Forester
park, Yankton is ready TO receive and
entertain the hundreds of auto tourists
Of the season in a style that will COM
pare ~favorably with camp facilities in
any other city.
The immigration movement into the.
state this spring is feeling the effects
of farm conditions of the past veal or
two, the Northwestern railway re-
porting only II immigrant cars COM
ing into the state for the month Of
April.
Twig blight is seriously attacking
fruit trees in the vicinity Of Hot
Springs and threatens to reduce the
crop fully so per cent. Experts are ex.
aiming the orchards and will endeav-
or to prevent the spread Of the blight.
Chris Shuttle, As, a farmer living
near Columbia, shot and probably
fatally wounded himself, while officers
who had arrested him on a charge of
selling moonshine liquor waited for
him ito change his Clothes"
A movement has been inaugurated
for the people of Alexandria to
purchas an old school building, which
must be moved to make. room for a
new structure, and utilize it as a com.
munity building.
With the advent of a daughter at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
O'Brien, of Aberdeen, the 18th child
came into their family. This family
has the distinction Of being the largest
In Aberdeen.
Paul Goodsell, the 1O-year-old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Rosco Goodsell, liv-
ing southeast of Carter, was killed in
an accident while driving a mower on
the road near the Goodsell home.
Fuller township, some miles from
WdtcltOWH, lS the scene OF muCn
building, among the improvements be-
ing the erection of school buildings in
each of three districts.
The work of erecting a new school
house in Trent, for which the voters
authorized bonds Of $50, 900, will be
pushed in an effort to complete the,
building by fall.
AT the annual school election held
in Iroquois, two women were elected
members of the city board Of educa-
ton, in each case defeating male op-
ponents.
Extensive work has been done on
the highways in the vicinity of Roch-
ford and they have been made among
the best in this part of the Black Hills.
Mitchell is likely to get a lower in
surance rate in the near future If the
recommendations of life insurance
men in the city are followed.
Large crowds are daily enjoying