The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-09-14
NEWS Of THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

hard coal strike and a consequent
shortage of fuel for the winter in
most parts of the United States do
not worry the residents Of North and
South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana
to the same extent as some years ago,
before the coal resources Of the four
states were developed. Before the
development of the coal resources in
the states mentioned they had to de-
pend entirely on the east for their
supplies of coal. During the past two
or three years, however, there has
been a great development in the use
of Ignite in the four states. At the
present time many OF the big con.
sumers of coal depend upon Ignite al
together. The result is that those who
have become accustomed to using
Ignite are not at all alarmed over any
possible strike condition.
Milbank.-In accordance with the
result of a special election held here,
when a large majority of the voters
authorized the issuance of bonds OF
1925, 900, early steps will be taken to
utilize the bond issue in increasing
the water supply of the Milbank mum
icipal waterworks system. The bonds
were authorized for the purpose Of
piping spring water from Mammoth
springs in the hills west of Twin
Brooks to Milbank.
YanktOn.-Although located on the
Missouri river, the city Of Yantkop
must look elsewhere for safe swim
ming facilities, and so it is building
a large concrete plunge, so feet wide
and 100 feet long, with shallow waite
at one end and deep water at the
other, to accommodate all ages. The
new plunge is located in Trip park
nearly in the center of the city, and
will be ready for use next year.
White River.-Now that the town
council of White River has rejected
the bids for Harvesting the Little
White river, with the object Of pro
viding the town of White River witt
a water supply and power for an
electric light system, it is thought an
arrangement will be made with an in
dependent contracting company to in
stall the plant.
Observation-Disclosures of the differ
end railway mems organizations il
this city have raised a fund and leased
a building in a central location, which
is being converted into a labor hall
In the new hall, meetings will be hello
by members of the organizations for
the discussion OF such labor problems
affecting them as may arise.
Pierre.-A bitter controversy over
the location Of the first state bridge
over the Missouri river in the Rosebud
territory was settled when the high
way commission announced that /.
had approved the plans Of State
Engineer j. E. Kirkham for the cree
tion Of the structure at Wheeler.
Miller.-A number of the farmers of
this (Hand) county have this summer
been marketing corn from their 1920,
1921 and 1922 crops, having held the
surplus because Of the low prices
which prevailed when they gathered
their corn crops of the three years
mentioned.
Pierre.-The home melon crop is
making it's appearance, the water
melon being the first to appear on the
market. The cantaloupe crop is re
ported to be a good one, and the melon
raisers in the DeGrey country are be
ginning to reap their annual harvest
Mitchell.-Mrs. Myrtle Carter oil
Mitchell, who, on May 20, shot he:
mother, Mrs. Sarah Beutolle, in a fiji
of anger, pleaded guilty to first de
gree ~manslaughter and was sentenced
to 13 years in prison by Judge Frank
e. Smith Of the circuit court.
Bancroft.-Local elevators since
July 1 nave shipped an aggregate o.
$4,000 bushels Of grain. Last year the
elevators shipped a total Of nearly
300, 900 bushels, and it is estimated
that they will reach the 100000 bushe
mark this year.
Sioux Falls.-Jack Syppli, ar
escaped convict from the state peni
Tertiary in this city. has been located
in a Texas prison, according to in
formation received here by the peni
tertiary authorities.
New Underwood.-The body Of thu
eight-year-Old son Of l.. p. Wilson
who was drowned in the Belle Fourcht
river when crossing that stream, wai
recovered several miles from where i
entered the water.
Bemis.-No trace can be found O
the bandits who entered the combina
ton store and postoffice at Bemis
and escaped with about 5 5000 in loot
including stamps and currency.
Quinn.-Work has been started here
on the village waterworks which
when completed, it is expected, will of
fer adequate fire protection to thi.
place.
Viborg.-Little Mildred Lund. 81,
years old, was run down and killed OF
the outskirts of Viborg by a driver
from a ~neighboring town.
Aberdeen.-Tourist travel brough
into the Aberdeen trade territor,