The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-22
Neus of
South Dakota

neer physician, dropped dead on the
streets here. Death was due TO heart
disease.
Orient.-Small grain in this locality
Is doing splendidly. The stand is
uniform and the color is the best that
has been seen in several years.
washington Springs.-The next pro-
ject which the washington Springs
Kiwanis club is fostering is the con
struction Of a tourist hut in the iity
park.
Woonsocket.-The city council has
taken up the project of erecting a city
building, for which the voters at a
special election authorized bonds of
$4,000.
Lead.-Lead will celebrate the
Fourth Of July this year. The cele-
bration will be under the auspices OF
Homestake Post Of the American
Legion.
Rapid City.-In an election here the
proposition to issue 100000 worth of
funding warrants to take up the old
Indebtedness Of the city was defeated
443 to 60.
Mitchell.-State Treasurer, w S.
O'Brien, estimates that the new South
Dakota clgaret tax, going into
effect July /, will produce S400, 900 Of
revenue annually.
Buffalo.-The Harding County Wool
Growers Association was recently
organized at Buffalo with a member
ship Of "a sheepmen from various
parts Of the country.
Emery.-The excavation for the
basement of the new Presbyterian
church has been completed and plans
for the new building are o being
sem 20 contractors for bids.
Misunderstanding will be the
next encampment city Of the G.. A.
r. and w. r. C. of South Dakota it
was decided at the annual encamp-
ments of these two organizations.
Mitchell.-The building committee
Of the local Masonic lodge has let the
contract for the drawing of plans for
the new 100000 Masonic temple.
which is to be built here this year.
New Effington.-Tony Dahl, Of New
Ellington, was instantly killed when
a sewer trench which he was en-
gagged in digging caved in and buried
him under several tons of soft sand.
Lake Norden.-Through action taken
by the local board Of education ar
enlarged high school is forcasted fol
Lake Nordon with the commencement
Of the fall and winter term next fall
Hereford.-The people Of Hereford
and vicinity are preparing to put or
an old fashioned Fourth Of July cele
bration and expect to draw a crowt
Of old-timers from over a large terri
tory.
Wall.-Fossils Of the meso hippus
or three-toed horse, ancestors Of the
present domestic horse, have beer
discovered in the Bad Lands west o
Wall by u party of Manchester college
students.
Yankton.-Although rainy weatheI
has interferred with work on Yank
tons 70 block paving program, gooC
progress is being made when possible
and already more than IL blocks have
been completed.
Yankton.-The bottom road ives
of Yankton along the Gladstone cliffs
through Smutty Bear bottom il
closed. Constant cutting of the Mis-
souri, river during the high water has
made the road unsafe.
Summit.-Ross Miller, aged 70 years
who operated a feed barn here, whil'
respondent over his continued poo
health, hanged himself in his fec
barn. The body was lot %discoveret
until about three hours later.
Watertown.-To finance the con
%struction of the water filtration plan
at the municipal waterworks pumpin.
station at Lake Kampeska, the propo
sition of issuing municipal bonds t,
the extent of $4,000 will be submitte,
to a vote Of WATERFOWL electors Jun
&c.
Pukwana.-So much mail is beinl
handled in Pukwana that il has be
come necessary to provide new an,
more extensive quarters for the post
office. and with that end in view Tot
have been purchased and preparation
uaue lot Tue eTectlOu Ol q ueW pos
office building.
Aberdeen.-CampbeIl county ha
contributed $4,000 to the fun
for erecting the bridge over tn
Missouri river at Mobridge. Tn
necessary funds were short tina
amount and The Campbell county CON
missioners agreed to supply tn
deficit. Plans are now complete 70
the bridge, and all that Is needed be
fore actual construction begins, 1
approval Of the site and specification
by the a department according I
members Of the state highway CON
mission.
Mitchell.-Encouraged by TELEGRAPH
replies from various other countie
interested in the Chamberlain bridg
project, the Dawson county board ha
sold a 5000 bond issue as Its shar
toward the payment for the Missouri
river bridge. As far as the count
commissioners here were able to lear
either bonds have been sold O
arrangements made TO contribute fror
the general fund in every one OF Ia
eight counties interested but one. an