The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-02-02

five South Dakota communities
adopted some phase of crop improve
ment work as a part OF their extern
| sion project during 1922, according 10
the annual report issued from the eX-
tension office at State college. More
than 5000 farmers during the year
planted selected seed corn, All gram
growers treated seed wheat for smut,
and bean culture, with improved
methods, was introduced on -
farms.
Fort Pierre.-In the circuit co"rt,
| Judge Walter c.. Miser presiding, the
murder case wherein A. II. Colvin'
Kiran Hughes, Francis Hughes
Robert Turner, A.. S. Senter and
Arthur Duncan were charged with the
murder of Robert Tolton last uiy
and OF then placing his body on the
railway track, was dismissed at the
request of States Attorney Callahan.
Beresford.-Additional petitions for
street paving have been filed with the
city council and thus far so blocks OK
paving have been approved by the
council as the paving program for the
spring, summer n fall OF 1923. The
paving now in sight will v practi-.
cally the entire city and make Beres-
ford one Of the best improved towns
OF it's size in South Dakota.
Huron.-Driving without lights
caused the death OF Alvin ApJietoft.
IS years old, an employe OF the Huron
Yards company, here. Appletoft and
another member of the night craw at
the stock yards, were going to work.
King driving. Just as they crossed
the bridge on the Black and Yellow
trail, they struck a team driving in
from the yards.
Redfield.-James Dougherty, herds
man OF the cattle belonging to the
state school and home for the feeble
minded in this city reports that one
Of the Holstein cows of the herd has
broken the state record for a junior
3-year-old, by producing 1858 pounds
Of butter from 605.6 pounds of milk
in seven days or An official test.
Lead-South Dakota had i'll 1922
an output Of $685., 900 in gold and
lGU,UUU OuUCcS u SlNcIy tAuI pal GU
with S6.6O5. 167 in gold and 112,46i
ounces Of silver in 1921, according to
a report recently received here from
Charles w. Henderson, Of the United
States geological survey, department
Of the interior.
Aberdeen.-According to the stats
teal records in the office OF Clerk OF
Ta,rf NoInAn xhn.n ,,nno xAn-
riages during the month of December
and but two divorce DEGREES granted.
There were 70 births and but II
deaths. During December there were
two sets OF first papers granted by
the court.
Lake Norden.-Reports Of the Lake
Norden Livestock Shipping associa-
ton, made at the annual meeting
showed gross receipts for the past
!, year amounting to $112,757. Ninety
n carloads of livestock were ship
ped during the year A total OF 3,793
: hogs and GIG head of cattle were
handled.
Canistota.-Reports made at a
meeting of the Farmers Shipping as
[ ooSidIioh VI IHlo place SHOW tuIL
3 during the past year live stock to the
D value of S152, 600 was shipped by the
association. OF this amount, $4,000
represented hog shipments, $4,000
was for cattle and $4,000 for sheep.
| Madison.-In it's campaign for new
3 members and funds with which I?
mold the state convention, the Amer
ioan TnUinn YNnct re Mnd;cnn hoe hnon
very successful and has added to tho
present roll call, over 40 new men,
bers, giving the post a total of So
paid up members.
| Canton.-One Of the best con-
structed gynnasia in South Dakota is
located on the campus Of the Canton
. Lutheran Normal school, having been
erected at a total cost of s23,0 900. and
dedicated a short time ago.
Sioux Falls.-Unknown bandits
took a crowbar and broke one of the
large lights Of glass in the front OF
3 the Frank Hyde jewelry store here,
entered the building and escaped with
' diamonds valued at $1,000.
Chester.-The principals Of a ma.
= JoiilJ VI LahS SOuiiNy cShoOAo 60
perfected an organization for the pur-
< pose of promoting various school
activities for the schools OF tho
Y county.
4 Miller.-Seven calves in two years.
5 including two pair OF twins and n
set Of triplets, is the record made b.
t a COW owned by Paul Daley, u farmer
residing near Miller.
e Vilas.-A 2-year old baby escaped
injuries when it's mother was killed
| in an automobile accident near here.
s She was Mrs. c.. o. Moe, 80 years old,
Of Fedora.
v Flandreau.-Quite a lively battle is
developing Tor the postmastership
in Flandreau. Several prominent
Y citizens of the city are after the
plum.
e Scotland.-Mr. and Mrs. william
Q Behl, pioneer settlers of this region,