The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17
NEWS Of THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.

son with present day taxes makes he
comparative figures are taken. III
any Of these old statements are com.
pared with the valuation Of the days
in which they were paid it will be
found hat the amount, while low in
dollars and cents, vas equal to or
greater than the present day demands
when the mill tax levy on the valua-
ton is used as a basis.
The thirty-one state champions in
boys and girls club work in South
at "A total of $9,70S.50, according to
figures for the past year compiled by
p. j. Scarbro. state club leader of the
extension service at State College in
Brookings. OF this number Of cham.
pions, only IA club members have
been in club work longer than one
year.
South Dakota led all states in the
country in the Near East relief cam.
paign during the first two weeks of
| january, WIFI Il lOldl III 20 u
corn and two carloads of barley
shipped from the state. At the same
time the state was running a close
second TO Nebraska in the total num-
her of carloads donated since the be
ginning of the drive.
Steve Bodish, who killed a man in a
Rapid City cafe last summer at the
time Of the state convention Of the
American Legion, and who was sen
fenced to pay a $3.50 fine and costs,
{ with the assistance of friends at Rap
id City and in Philip has raised the
money, and is walking the streets Of
Rapid City, a free a
Being certain that the federal cen
sus Of 1920 did not do justice to the
city's population with its enumera-
ton OF Ala, the Elks lodge of Madi-
sol appointed a committee of four
men to make a complete check Of the
city. This list, just completed. shows
a total Of 5,056, or 912 more than the
federal figures give.
The Blunt oil drillers report strik-
ing traces of oil at 600 feet in the
Pierre shale. A strong flow of gas
was found at the same depth, and the
oil boosters at Blunt are very much
encouraged over the outlook. They
take this find as an indication that a
better showing can be found lower
down.
Tho nra 80 thn rhnr, ~ n I =,
territory, realizing that it is not the
part of wisdom to place their chief re.
liance upon crops Of small grain. are
quite extensively adding herds OF
purebred stock to their farming &C
t~ivities.
After negotiations extending over
several weeks between business mer
of Centerville and farmers Of the
locality a creamery now is assured and
it is expected to be established ant
doing business within the next sc
days.
The Aberdeen Retail Merchants as
ISOLATION has cleared the decks fol
action in preparation for a war or
bad check artists" which is necessi
tated by the number of bad check:
passed on local merchants.
Fire in Trip, thought to be of in
cendiary origin, destroyed Raymond
hotel building and restaurant and dam
aged the clothing stock of Zieder &
Zieder. who occupy a portion of /;
building near the hotel.
While the winter season is not gen
orally considered as favorable to the
creamery business, operators in diff
ferent sections of the state repOr
more receipts of cream than usua
for the season.
In order to afford better protection
for the resident districts OF Tulare
a movement is on to induce the cit.
council to have the fire mains eX
tended a distance Of several blocks.
After having been blockaded b!
heavy snow for a period of two weeks
the Spearfish highway again has beer
opened for travel between DeadwoOt
and Spearfish.
Steps have been taken to provid,
Corona with an electric light system
Part Of the material already has beer
ordered and it will be installed a
once.
A fall produced internal injuries
from which Mrs Stephen Simmons
wife of former County COMMISSIONS
Simmons, of Potter county, died.
After a thorough discussion of tn
question, the business and profession
al men of Lead have decided not t,
organize a local Kiwanis club.
Thieves broke into a general stor'
in Gregory and carried away DIR.
good and merchandise valued at be
tween $500 and $1,000.
Kingsbury country reports a 80 pc
cent increase in enrolment Of boys
club members as a result of one week
organization work.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Peterson celebrat
ed their golden wedding at their hom'
near Clear Lake. q