The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-07-13
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF The
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

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ment manufacturing districts Of the
western half Of the United States is
the firm belief Of local men, who are
in close touch with the cement situa-
ton. With the assurance Of the con-
struction Of a state-owned cement
manufacturing plant here, for which
the sum OF So 5000, 600 was voted by the
voters Of South Dakota, and a rival
plant to be erected by the Globe Port
land Cement company, which recently
purchased l,120 acres of land within
a mile Of the site Of the ~state-owned
cement plant, Rapid City will become
an important manufacturing and ship
ping point for cement.
Vivian.-Mrs. w. r. Curtis, wife OF
the superintendent Of schools of AL
ton, H., was killed, and her son, aged
20, was perhaps fatally injured and
both Mr.. Curtis and a daughter, Mar
garet Anne. s year old, were both
slightly injured when the automobile
in which they were riding was struck
by a west bound freight within half a
block of the depot here.
Chamberlain.-The water in four
artesian wells which were drilled on
the shores of Red Lake, a summer re.
sort some miles from Chamberlain,
several years ago, is failing rapidly in
volume and at present the stage OF
water in the lake is much lower tina
formerly. The wells were drilled by
the county, with state assistance.
DeSmet.-Horse power will replace
the tractor in the maintenance OF
roads in K~ingsbury county, it was an
nounced recently by the highway SUI
perintendent. Four-horse teams have
been used this spring on some of the
roads, tractors on others, and con-.
parison in cost and work favors the
horses.
Huron.-The biggest small grain
crop that South Dakota has harvested
for several years now seems assured,
according to farmers of this district,
where the rains of the last three
weeks are causing the wheat, oats, rye
and barley to look the best it has in
many years at this eason Of the year,
Dell Rapids.-Because the street
signs have not been erected any many
people have not installed mail boxes
at their homes and business places
it has been announced that the pro-
posed inauguration of free mail de-
livery in this city will not be forth
coming for several weeks.
Ur;llou, r oLac -pacidoptc re fbic
place are taking great interest in the
result of a special election, at which
the proposition Of issuing bonds of
$4,000 for installing a municipal
waterworks system will be submitted
to the voters.
Seneca.-This part of South Dakota
continues to receive a great amount
of rain. The farmers have had a
hard time to get their corr plowed.
but most Of it is in good shape. Con-
ditions could not be better for bumper
crops.
Dell Rapids.-The seven-year-old
son Of Scott Griffin, negro,o of this city,
was kidd in an automobile accident
two miles south of here when the
Buick touring car being driven by the
father left the grade and turned over.
Yankton-Rumors have been abroad
of the presence of blackleg among cat.
tie herds of the county, and with
many farmers now entering the ranks
Of thoroughbred stock raisers the
ramon has been rather disquieting.
Whitewood.-Oak Park at White
wood was recently purchased by the
city council and many new improve
ments are now being added for the
use this beautiful site.
Woonsocket.-The Sunshine High
way, now 1000 miles long, is to be ex-
tended south through Nebraska this
slmmer, according to J. r. Dalton,
secretary Of the Sunshine Highway
association here.
Belvidere.-Sixty-four m Of cream
were shipped from Belvidere in one
day recently, being the largest ship
ment for any one day. Nearly 200
cans are being shipped from here each
week now.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for $4,000 for
the building Of a new modern school
building at Bridgewater were voted
down by the people Of that town in
an election held there recently.
Sioux Falls.-Crawling in a wash
tug in which there was only three or
four inches Of water. the IL months
old baby boy of Mr.. and Mrs. C. Nit.
eel, was drowned.
Acknowledgement for the new
Piedmont school building, a modern
structure, have been let and active
work has commenced.
Scotland.-The election for the sell.
ing Of school bonds for a new unity
school building was carried by a ma
jority of 63.
Ferney.-Ferney has sold the bonds
| recently voted to erect a new school
building.
Salem.-The Salem Unity club has
just celebrated its first anniversary.
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