The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-07-14
South Dakota's total governmental

federal department of mmerce The
total cost Of operating the government
Of Minnesota during the same period
was $3.50 per capita while North Da-
kota paid $12.S3 and Iowa $10.39 per
icapita, the census reveals. Actual
OF the state governments
consumed Of these amounts 1T r
shown $15.74 in Minnesota, $10.05 in
South Dakota, $10.SS in North Dakota
and S5.9S in Iowa, while for perma.
nent improvements South Dakota
spent $3.50, Iowa SAL, Minnesota
S1.S3 and North Dakota $40 per cap.
ita during the year.
Reduction in freight rates approx
imating 10 per cen on all classes Of
goods excepting grain, livestock and
hay became effective throughout
South Dakota July / as the result OF
the general order Of the interstate
commerce commission early last
spring. The three commodities not
included in this cut were given a
lower rate several months G and
further reductions are expected as a
result of cases now pending before
the federal commission.
The land offices at Lennon, Timber
Lake and Gregory have closed their
doors so far as new business is con-
cerned, and all the business of these
departments is going to the Pierre
office, with which they have been
consolidated. The latest information
as to the head Of the office under the
new order is that John Widlon, regis
ter-receiver of the Gregory office, will
be transferred to the Pierre office as
its head, and will nave control after
Aug. /.
The contract has been awarded for
the construction in Owanka Of a
school building which will be one Of
the finest of it's kind in this part OF
western South Dakota. The structure
will be of brick, tile and concrete. 1t
is expected the work OF construction
will commence in the near future, the
intention being to have it ready for
occupancy at the opening of the fall
and winter term Of school in Septem-
Der.
The farmers of the Summit district
who have flocks Of sheep as a side line
have commenced marketing their wAl
clips. In a single day about $1,000
was paid farmers by local buyers for
wool brought to that market. The
wool is giving the farmers an income
at a season Of the year when they
have little income from other sources.
The estimated value Of farm pro.
ducts in South Dakota on May Is for
1921 and 1922, as shown by the federal
crop and market bulletin, indicates
that South Dakota, along with other
northwestern states, is in better con-
dition for 1922 than for 1921, and that
it is better than the average for the
whole country.
Salem has organized a monday
luncheon club known as the Unity
club, where business and professional
men meet each week to discuss civic
problems and lend their support to
community projects found worth
while.
Marian, the 9-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer c.. Mutchler, who
lives northwest of Owanka, was fatally
burned when a can of gasoline used
for generating an oil stove exploded,
setting her clothing on fire.
A tourist park with bathing facili-
ties for the recreation of tourists
passing through town, and for the
.t~ownspeople, has been opened in Egan.
Grounds have been secured on the
Big Sioux river.
Extensive improvements are being
made to the county fair grounds in
Custer. Among the Improvements
will be a grandstand, judges stand.
wild horse pens and "bucking" horse
chutes.
Yankton county's first fair in more
than a quarter Of a century will be
held in Yankton, Aug. 20, 80 and 81,
it has been decided by the newly
organized county fair association.
The daily weather forecasts for
South Dakota are now being daily
broadcast over the state by both radi.
ophone and radio-telegraph from the
Rapid City School of Mines.
Arrangements have been made
whereby the Bad Land View Post No.
1876, American Legion, is to put on a
Round Up celebration in Interior on
Aug. %, "a and %.
Arrangements are being completed
for a big picnic and celebration of the
Modern Woodmen of South Dakota,
to be held at Lake Madison on July
25.
It is probable that Madison will do
some street paving this ummer
Petitions are being circulated for the
paving of some of the city streets.
August % to % has been selected
as the time for the annual Clay
county fair, which will be held at the
fair grounds in Vermillion.
Many farmers in the vicinity Of
Clark, who have cut their first sea.
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