The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-24
NEWS Of THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF The
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.

place for their curative properties, ana
the people of the place itself have
used this hot water in a number OF
ways. But there has been no particu'
lar movement to call the attention or
the outside world to the conditions at
that place. Now a company has been
organized to build a large hotel at
Capa and to bring the properties OF
this we'll to more public attention.
Another chapter has been started
in the Wakonda consolidated school
matter, which will tend to lengthen
out the strife over the proposition OF
consolidation. The opponents or con-
solidation have filed petitions for an
other election to be called on tho
matter of disbanding, and these petit
tons ask that instead of voting at q
central point that elections be called
in each one of the six districts con-
cerned in the consolidation.
Apparently the Wyoming oil inter
ests are beginning to look toward cen
trail South Dakota as a prospective
oil field, as several of the leading
drilling outfits from Wyoming have
announced their intention OF sending
their leading biologists and locators
to look over the field between Pierre
and the Cheyenne river as soon as
the snow leaves the ground in the
spring.
Ice cutters at Pierre, with the con
ditions of last winter in mind, started
cutting when the crop was about IA
inches thick. They filled their
houses and outside orders and cleared
the work several days ago. Since
that the ice has formed to a thickness
of two feet, and the smaller users who
are putting up home supplies are get
ting heavier ice for their packing.
The citizens of Harrisburg, believ-
ing their telephone rates should be
reduced to prewar rates, held a mass
meeting and presented to the tele-
phone company a petition, signed by
30 resident phone patrons, demand
ing that the perwar rates Of 81 per
month for residence phones be rees-
tablished, or said phones taken out.
A trip over the state these days
| shows that the bobsled is taking the
| place of the auto for travel. The high.
ways show most Of the travel by this
method, and the towns which gener-
ally show a large number Of autos
-.,lxol -.- NLn rtnAafn non- chow
long lines Of bobsleds.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed a
! general store and confectionery at
Surrey, causing $4,000 damage. The
loss OF the. store. the only one in Sur
! rey, is working a handicap to the res.
| idents of that village since they have
no means of securing groceries and
other provisions.
Thousands of dollars are to be
spent this spring on the Custer bat
tlefied highway between Mitchell and
the Jim river. The improvements fol
low the completion Of the new $4,000
steel creek.
With a half emptied bottle of moon
shine beside him and six burners OF
q gas stove opened, A. j. Struckman
was found dead in a chair at his home
in Watertown by his wife and son on
their return from downtown.
An accident in which his hand was
caught and mangled in a gasoline en-.
oiua OF bio form, poar ToLo NOrdop
resulted fatally for Carl Knutson.
He died In a Watertown hospital OF
tstanus. or lockjaw.
Business conditions in the Dallas
community r gradually recovering
from the depression of general financ.
ial conditions. Farmers are selling
more grain than at any other time
since harvest.
The first months registration of
motor vehicles in the department OF
the secretary 70 state shows 46,927
automobiles registered; 4,006 trucks
end SO motorcycles properly licensed.
Word that the Underwood high
school has been placed on the accred-
tied ~three-year list has been received
there with a great deal of enthusiasm
by pupils and teachers alike.
Ben Regan, prominent farmer, liv.
ing just outside Of Mitchell, was found
dead in a tumble down shack near the
railroad tracks, a victim Of alcohol
poisoning.
The new community school build.
ing, which is nearing completion in
Hill City, is expected to be opened
for class work about March /.
Joseph Rykman, aged II, a promi
nent pioneer farmer of Clark county,
during a fit Of dependency, shot and
killed himself.
Preliminary plans are being made
for a farmers short course, which ii
is planned to hold in Spencer this
month.
The Faux county Shorthorn breed
ers have selected June z as the date
for their annual sale.
State college at Bookings Is ar.