The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-13
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Huron.-For the purpose Of more
closely uniting the educators in the
IA counties tributary to Huron, where
educational problems cover very
similar grounds, an educational con-
ference has been called of the eastern
central counties Of the state for
Huron, April 81 and %.
White River.-Bonds, voted for in
stalling a water works system and an
electric light plant here, have been
delivered to the bonding company
which purchased them, and the sum
OF $2S,500 now is available. The,
projects involve the Harvesting OF
the Little White river.
Madison.-As q result OF a crow
shoot put on by the American Legion
here 400 crows were brought in. The
drive was held for the purpose OF
raising funds from the bounty paid on
the birds to assist in the state Legion
convention, to be held here this
summer
Yankton.-Reports from the Bon
Homme county Mennonite colony, on
the Missouri river between Yankton
and Springfield, indicate that the
people there have abandoned the idea
of selling out and moving. away, and
plan to stay and build up their colony.
De Smet.-Funds are now available
for the state road to be built between
Clark and De Smet, work on which
will begin this ummer. Committees
from Clark, Merton, Willow Lakes
and De Smet expect to meet soon and
decide the new roads exact route.
Madison.-A fire Of unknown origin,
%endangering the entire city Of Madi-
son, broke out in the rear end OF a
bakery, and before the flames were
extinguished $4,000 damage was done
to the machinery. Several hundred
sacks of flour were destroyed.
Ramona.-Fire, believed to have
started from an overheated stove in
the rooms occupied by the high
school here, destroyed the opera
house, the upper floor Of which is
used as a high school, and the city
water and light plant.
Madison.-A drive for 500 members
has been started by the Madison lodge
Of Elks as a point from which to
start a building campaign. 1t is
planned to erect either a hotel or
office building in which the lodge
rooms can be placed.
Gregory.-The First National bank
20 Grnroru m nf tho ~ninnnnr hank
ing institutions Of the Rosebud
county, closed it's doors. Failure to
make collections and Withdrawals OF
deposits were given as reasons for
the banks failure.
Lemmon.-The city commissioners
lave decided to submit to the voters
at the annual municipal election on
Tuesday, April II, the question OF
issuing bonds Of $4,000 for the i'm.
= provement of the municipal water
works system.
Woonsocket.-The forthcoming cleo
ton, to be held April II, promises to
be a hot contest. The real bone OF
contention is the electric light and
power rates, which have been the
subject Of dispute for nearly two
years.
misunderstanding to the plans
formed by the committee of the
South Dakota district of the Lutheran
churches on elementary Christian
education, a convention will be held
in this city on April "a to 25.
Irene.-At a meeting to be held here
members of the Farmers Union of
this district will take steps to organ
lie a farmers produce company, with
the object of installing a produce
handling station in Irene.
Parkston.-Another school bond
issue in South Dakota was decided
affirmatively when Parkston voted
397 to 1877 to erect a modern high
school and grade school to meet
existing needs.
Huron.-Edith Lorraine, 13-month-
old daughter of H..A. STAN, a railroad
man here, died as the result of eating
s%trychnine tablets which an elder
sister gave her thinking they were
candy.
Emery.-The local Presbyterians
have decided to erect a fine new
church edifice this summer, and also
a parsonage, the estimated cost Of
which is about $4,000.
Redfield.-A loss estimated at
$4,000 resulted when fire destroyed
the house on a farm belonging to Mrs.
Mamie Clark, some miles from Red
field.
Pierre.-Otto Ellerman, of Lead,
has been reappointed as state mine
inspector, a position which he has
filled for a number OF years.
Observation-Disclosures will short.
ly vote on a proposed bond issue of
$4,000 for the construction of a mod
ern high school.
Betts.-Martin Shelstead, a farmer
residing on the %Jergenson farm south
Of Belts, committed suicide by shoot
Ing himself.
Howard.-Fire, caused by an ex-
plosion in a general store, resulted in