The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-10-19
Monroe.-At the last meeting of the

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Will be through county vigilance com
mittces working through q committee
appointed by the state association.
The purpose is to get every county in
the state ID organize, Turner county
is to employ armed men, TO be
especially deputized as deputy sheriffs
wherever possible.
Parker.-The old Mennonite colony
in the northern part Of Hutchinson
county Will be divided into tracts and
sold to farmers. There are about
1900 acres in the colony and the
buildings are clustered in a village as
is the custom with all Mennonite
colonies.
Yankton.-Pioneer Day, Oct. &c, as
a great Yankton homecoming at
which the old time citizen will be
brought back TO mingle with his
friends, is the object OF a strong XII
wanis-Rotary committee, which has
been selected to assist the college
students in celebrating the day.
Belle Fourche.-State Bank Ex-
aminer F. S. Barber has taken charge
of the Belle Fourche State bank
which closed its doors. Inability to
realize On loans was given as the
cause of it's closing. The guarantee
fund, it is believed, will take care Of
all depositors.
Brookings.-The common granary
weevil is causing men and farmers iii
the southeastern part OF the state con-
siderable worry again this fall. Re-
turns on some OF the grain shipments
to terminal markets show a dockage
because OF the presence Of live Vice.
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Winner.-Land buyers from Iowa
and Nebraska have made Winner and
surrounding territory compare with
the boom days OF a few years ago. Ten
tracts Of land were sold near Win
ner within the past few weeks. The
highest price paid was $135 per acre.
White Lake.-It now is assured
that the people Of White Lake will
be provided with an unlimited supply
OF good water, the city council hav-
ing entered into a contract with a
local capitalist, by which he will pro-
vide the city with q water supply.
Rapid City.-A. w. Vincent, Of this
place, was found by his 13-year-old
daughter hanging to a rafter in the
garage at his home. He had been
dead for some time. Dependency over
financial affairs is believed to have
been the cause Of his act.
Sioux Falls.-South Dakota has re-
ceived s24, 1915 and Nebraska $4,-
329.9S as their share Of receipts from
national forest resources during the
fiscal year 1923, according to an an
nounCement by the United States de-
partment Of agriculture.
Pierre.-The soldiers compensation
board, which yer out Of existence
Sept. 29, paid out in compensation to
$40, this on 2S,S74 claims which were
allowed out OF the 80, SEA which we're
filed.
Rapid City.-Representatives from
different Black Hills towns have
raised a fund to obtain the printing Of
~ z DOohACl VI IhC a. thAo
fall and to have the same ready for
distribution early next spring.
Oakton.-The Oakton schools were
again placed upon the map when the
grammar room recently won its third
knights ~bannerette pennant at the
national health crusade tournament
for the school year 1922-1923.
Springfield.-Records in the regis.
trar's office at the Southern State
Normal school at Springfield show a
larger enrolment this year than has
ever been recorded in any one
regular term.
Aberdeen.-The annual convention
OF the Association of Fire Insurance
Agents Of South Dakota, also known
as the Insurers Of South Dakota, will
be held in Aberdeen the last week in
January.
Observation-Disclosures are being cir.
culated here asking the city council
to submit to the voters CT the city
the question OF changing the city form
of government to the commission
plan.
Aberdeen.-The board OF county
commissioners of Brown county has
ordered the spreading Of gravel fol
three and one-half miles on the Hecla
Frederick road in Brown county.
Vermillion.-Race and national sol
idarity is the subject Of a book just
published by DR.. G. c. Josey, newly
appointed professor OF philosophy al
the University Of South Dakota.
Mitchell.-A search is being made
for Virgil FORMER, 20-year-old son OF
Thomas FORMER, who disappeared
from Mitchell on the evening Of Sep
tember %.
Iroquois.-It is announced that the
road grading project between Iroquois
and Cavour is to be srecded up SO a
to insure the completion Of the work
this fall.
Beresford.-H. c. Jones, a farmer
Of this district, reports that he raised
two successful drops OF sweet corn
on the same ground this summer.