The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-05-05
NEWS OR THE State
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS or
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

state were swarming with ducks, most
Of which stayed on these ponds Tor
the summer, and in the fall there were
thousands Of home-hatched young
ducks waiting for the hunters at the
opening of the hunting season. THIS
year the ponds are there just as III
the past two years, but all the ducks
to be seen upon them are in the shape
Of a few scattered pairs.
The northwest counties of the state
are rejoicing over the fact that their
long winter has ended, and that while
the heavy snow fall Of that section
made travel a hard proposition, n
kept them all busy caring for their
stock, the after result is a soil soaked
with moisture to start the spring
growth Of vegetation. They are look
ing forward to a good year to start
their crops growing this spring.
In line with the recent action taken
at Huron, when the South Dakota
association for the Promotion OF Dairy.
ing was formed, several farmers in
Vic hO1 liC Ddll vi lhS -
laid plans for more extensive dairyiug
in the future, believing that the week
ly cream check is much to be pre-
ferred to uncertain small grain crops
Reports of the various banks doing
business in Hamlin county show d
material increase in deposits and gen
eral business over the last reports.
The current reports show the 13 banks
doing business in the county have ag-
gregate deposits of $2,776,175, a gain
Of SHOTS since December 81.
Contracts have been entered into
between representatives of the big
sugar beet factory at Scottsbluff,
Neb., and sugar beet growers of the
Belle Fourche valley whereby at
Least 600 acres in the valley will this
season be devoted to the raising of
sugar beets.
Bids have been asked by the Yank-
ton park board for the construction
OF a concrete swimming tank, and If
they are satisfactory it is likely that
the work will be undertaken at once
and rushed to completion to provide
long-needed swimming facilities there.
The Canova commercial club has
started a movement to organize a
company for the PURPOSE of building
a small hospital for two doctors whom
the club is anxious to have locate in
the city, Canova being practically with
out medical services.
The Pennington county board of
commissioners in an effort to reduce
county expenses, has voted to dis.
pense with the services of a county
nurse, and also has ordered a reduct.
ion in the salaries of appointive county
officers after May /.
Roberts county farmers are prepar.
ing to get into the potato game the
coming season. A number OF farmers
are preparing to plant from 25 to 40
acres to this crop, and the new acreage
is expected to be extensive.
Extensive improvements are to be
made to the highway leading from
Rapid City to what is known as Tour.
list park, which will be a popular place
for visitors to the Black Hills this
summer.
Committees are making good pro
gress in arranging for the annual en-
campment of the South Dakota G. A
K. and Women's Relief Corps, which
will be held in Yankton on June 6
Z and s.
Plans are being made at Trent tt
call a special election for the purpose
of submitting to the voters the propo
sition of issuing bonds for the cree
ton Of a larger school building.
All the teachers in the Chamberlain
for another year at the same schedule
Of wages which was in effect during
the present school year.
A. c. Rudby, manager Of the Farm
ers Elevator company at Estelline
committed suicide before the eyes o
his wife by shooting himself with
.32-caliber revolver.
The boy, scouts of Henry are plan
ming an overland tour through tn,
Black Hills in the summer. They will
hire a truck and carry two week
supplies with them.
The rapid settlement of the Rose
bud country is shown by the fact tina
it has been found necessary to create
two new school districts in Mellett'
county.
June 9 has been selected as the an
nual Fish Day in Lake Andes. It Il
planned to make this years event thu
greatest of the kind ever held there.
The potato growers Of the Bell
Fourche valley have organized a CO
operative association, to improv,
marketing conditions.
The Carthage band has been re
organized and it is expected "a loca
musicians will become members.
Ground has been broken for the con
struction Of a Masonic temple ii
Spencer.
Holding a combined ba~ccalaureat,
service this year on June 4, Dakot;
| Wesleyan university and the Mitchell