The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-08

ance with recent action OF the stock.
holders, who confirmed the sale made
bv he officers of the local company
Canton.-As the result of a mass
meeting a committee from the cham
Der of is soliciting pledges
sf s25 from good roads men to have
the Atlantic Yellowstone-Pacific high
wav come south from Sioux Falls and
then turn east from here to lnwood,
Iowa, to join the North Iowa pike.
Chamberlain.-In accordance with
the result OF a recent special cleo
ton. when a majority OF the voters OF
chamberlain voted in favor of issuing
bonds Of $50, 900 for the construction
of a new city hall building, steps are
being taken for the early commence
ment of the work Of construction.
Havti-At a meeting held here by
school officers from different districts
of Hamlin county the matter OF teach
ers' salaries was discussed. A resolu-
ton finally was adopted recommend
ing that there be no change in the
present schedule Of teachers salaries.
Bonesteel.-Within two hours after
she had received her graduation GER
tificate at the high school commence
ment here, Miss Marie Taskey re-
ceived another certificate-a marri-
age certificate. She was married to
Robert ~Spitzenberger.
Aberdeen. Aria Markin was in
stantly killed and J.. V. Nord was in
iured when the car in which they
were riding swerved in a newly gray
eled road west Of town and crashed
into a ditch, turning over a number
of times.
Waubay. The total number Of
births in South Dakota for the month
of April is reported as 1907 by p. b.
jenkins, epidemiologist, OF the state
board of health here, and the total
number Of deaths for the same month
was SIS.
Huron. IA Presbyterian summer
!, conference for young people and lead
ers of young people, of the kind Coz
Quoted by the Presbyterian church
over the entire nation, is to be held
i at Huron college on July 40.
: Canton.-Burglars entered the STAN
dard Oil service station, broke the
: safe open and escaped with $50 in
: cash. The Forsmo garage was also
entered and some accessories ole
from the cars being repaired.
Miller.-A construction company at
1 Huron has beer awarded the contract
to construct a city auditorium in Mil
Ter, which will cost about $50, 900.
r The-werk Of construction will COM
mence in the near future.
~Scotland.-The board Of education
has decided to call an election to de-
eide on the selling Of a $4,000 school
bond issue for the purpose Of build
r ing a new school building. The cleo
ton date is June 26.
Y Vermillion. - Three hundred and
e twenty-five species and s~ubspecies OF
birds have been recorded in South
Dakota by Profs. William H. Over
and Craig S. Thomas of the University
of South Dakota.
G Miller.-All small grain in this vi
e cinity is looking we'll. Fields of al
h falfa look fine and p~asturage is album
n dant. Potatoes and early garden
stuff are making rapid progress.
Rapid City.-At a meeting here OF
e representatives of the Modern Wood
men of America lodges Of the Black
If Hills, it was decided to hold a conven-
ton at Rapid City, August q.
Webster.-An elaborate program OF
racing and other events is being ar
e ranged for an auto racing meet which
If is scheduled to be held on the fair
IS grounds in Webster June q.
Pierre.-A total damage of $177,675
n resulted from 65 fires in the Is South
L. Dakota counties reporting to State
Fire Marshal w. N. Van Camp for the
n month of March, 1923.
Armour.-A drive for membership
'. put on by the women's auxiliary Of the
n American Legion of this city, has
Is just closed, with a total of 2O5 mem
bers on its books.
Madison Mr.. and Mrs. August
r Hanneman, Lake county pioneers who
.e reside on a farm near Madison, cele'
E. brated their Goth wedding anniver.
y sary recently.
DSoihSt So oNe'C
d. completed for the annual picnic and
a celebration of the old settlers Of this
k district, which is to be held in DeSmet
le June II.
Yankton.-David e. Lloyd, &C, fol-
Is many years a leader in the republican
le party in the state, and prominent in
le Masonic circles, died at his home
k here.
Smithwick. - Albert Kintoff, who
Is lives six miles southwest of here, was
y buried alive and smothered to death
u while trying to dig out a nest Of coy
le otes.
WATERFOWL children's week
n with executive committees Of the
churches participating to complete
plans, will be held here June IL to II
Salem.-A Fourth Of July celebra
a. ton will be held in Salem this year
le according to plans formulated by the
q b,,cipacc mon horo