The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-11-10
NEWS OF The STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

old who have diplomas from grade
schools are entitled to free high
school tuition, but after they reach
the age of q are barred from the ben
efits OF free tuition, according to
Attorney General Payne. The at
torney general holds that a school
census is taken annually for the pur-
pose OF ascertaiAing the number Of
children who are entitled to the
privilege of free schooling and that
the laws define a child of school age
az being a person between the age
OF 6 and 81 years, in South Dakota.
Pierre.-That the west is to have
some relief from the car shortage
situation is indicated by a telegram
received by the state railway com
mission, in which it Is notified that
car service department of the Ameri-
can Railway association has ordered
eastern railways to make immediate
shipment of empty box cars to the
western car service division which
means the Mississippi valley states.
The telegram also announced that
this order would stand until the sur
plus cars OF the east had been sent
west.
Hot Observation-Disclosures that
q careful search has been made over
a wide scope OF country, not the
slightest trace yet has been found OF
Raymond Kline, assistant cashier of
the Peoples National bank OF Hot
Springs, who left town on his vaca-
ton on Oct. 4 and has not been heard
of since. His accounts at the bank
were in good condition. He had not
even drawn the whole OF salary money
which was due him.
Pierre.-It is reported that the sur
veys OF the Mitchell "cut-off-highway'
are practically completed and that the
work OF the survey crews Will be In
the highway department at an early
date. The survey work apparently
covers two different routes, one by
way OF Fort Thompson to Pukwana
or Kimball the other by way Of Gam
valley and east.
Highmore.-The teachers Of the
state are organizing an association OF
their own, Independent OF the South
Dakota Educational association, TO
work for the betterment OF teaching
conditions, maintain the standards OF
wages, and take up other matters OF
a more intimate nature than the
South Dakota Educational association
handles.
Colome.-A Minneapolis company
was the successful bidder for 100000
worth OF bonds issued by Colome Tor
installing a municipal waterworks
system. Owing to the inability OF
getting the material. it is thought the
system cannot be completed until
next spring.
Woonsocket.-A new artesian well
completed here is one OF the greatest
gushers in this part OF the state. the
flow was struck at a depth OF between
700 and 800 feet. The well has good
pressure and has an estimated flow
of about 600 gallons OF water per
minute.
MISUNDERSTANDING county leads
all other counties in the state in the
number OF silos with 232, Minnehaha
being second with 1914, while Cooling
ton county has "a, according to the
official figures just made public by
the commission.
Yankton.-Esther, the fi~ve-year-olt
daughter of Henry Friebel, OF Yank
ton, was killed and three othel
children, two boys and a girl, were
badly injured when the Friebel I
mobile turned over lear Lesterville
when one front wheel came off.
Hurley.-The board Of education
has granted a corn husking vacation
OF one week, due to the serious short
age of men for this work. The boy
will be required to report the numbe
Of bushels picked by them whel
school opens again.
Parker.-Parker is the smalles
town in the world to boast a Kiwani
club, but from all present indication
the club organized here promises t
be one OF the livest in the interns
tional organization.
Elkton.-Four masked bandits Bile
open the door to the vault OF tn
First State bank of Eikton and OF
tanned approximately $4,000 in cas-
and cash items, but nothing else.
Aberdeen.-The November term {
the United States district court wi
convene here November IA. A nun
Der OF cases Of wide interest are o
the calendar.
washington Springs.-The secon
local unit OF the South Dakota Aut
/ motive Trades association was o
ganized in this city with 10 men
bers.
Aberdeen.-Articles OF incorporate
have been filed at Pierre for the &c
: titled Oil Products company, at "A
erdeen, with a capital OF $500. 900.
Wall-The SIT, 900 water bono
-oted by the citizens OF Wall son
time ago have been sold.
Yankton.-Bids on the steel supe
structure Of the Meridian highwa