The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-07-13

section OF TINS part ~ -
The edge of it touched ftap'd NY
while the full force struck fieaHloht'
tho government Indian school,, near
RAND CITY. and the region rear her
mosa In some places he STORM was
ACCOMPANIED by a furious Wlnu' 0Maii
grain was laid flat, the loss Oh the
farm of the Indian school alone Delhg
estimated at $500.
Chamberlain increase In the
price of wool, which now ranges from
40 to As cents per pound is proving OF
great benefit to the sheep ralsers OF
South Dakota, especially those OF the
extreme western part OF the'stale' "ho
are engaged in the sheep raising III
dustry on a large scale, many OF Nheh
numbering their flOckS by the thou-
sands.
DeSmet.-One of the biggest prob
lens before the county COMMISSIONERS
of Kingsbury county this year Is mat
Of a bridge across AXE PRESTON
northeast of the city. They were pc
titiored by farmers in that vicinity
some time ago and the construction
has been under consideration the past
year.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF dollars or
damage was lone to property ana
crops here when Deadwood Il VI
cinitv was hit by a cyclone. me
twister uprooted large trees. threw
telephone poles across streets, ana
followed by a heavy hail storm caused
much additional damage to crops.
Mitchell.-Farm labor conditions in
this section OF the sttae have SHOWN
considerable improvement in the last
few weeks. Labor is more plentiful
than it has been at any time since
spring. Farmers are paying from SZ.A
a day to $50 a month and -occ' aU
board for hands.
Worthing.-It has been suggested
that a petition be circulated, securing
a sufficient number of signers to prop
erly and lawfully place the question
Of a drainage or sewer system for
Worthing before the voters and then
to proceed as rapidly as possible.
Hayti.-The town board Of Haytl
has awarded the contract for the in
stalling of an electric distributing sys-
TEN in the city. The installing of the
system will cost s. 5000. Work VIII
start as soon as material is on the
ground.
Yankton.-The Meridian Highway
Bridge company won a decision IN the
courts of Nebraska, which i'll effect
declares that stock subscriptions are
a valid debt and can be collected from
the property of the subscriber.
Parker.-Lightning played a queer
trick here during a storm when a bolt
knocked a six foot hole in the wall
of a grain elevator and made its exit
through the opposite wall after
smashing a similar hole.
Acknowledgements Of live
stock from Alexandria during the past
few weeks have been heavier than
for a number of years, from 10 to 10
carloads of cattle and hogs being sent
to market each week.
Elk Point. w. Coverdale, secre-
tary Of the farm bureau federation,
has been secured TO speak at the an
nual picnic Of the Union county farm
bureau. which will be held August "a,
at the county farm.
Pierre.-The record in the state
automobile department shows that the
fees received on the automobiles and
trucks which have been licensed in
the state for the first half Of the year
1923. is $1,SS3, 1876.
White.-The annual report Of the
White Shipping association, a coop
orofiyn onnonrn chnuyc that during the
past year the association shipped 1913
carloads of livestock, for which 1884,
TOT was received.
Iroquois.-Cavour. Iroquois and
Yale people have combined and arc"
fixing up a beach and making other
improvements at Lake CavOur, which
is becoming quite popular as a bath
ing resort.
Aberdeen.-Articles Of incorpora-
ton of the South Dakota Wheat Grow
ers' organization have been sent to.
Pierre for registration. More than a.
million bushels OF wheat have been
signed Up.
Pierre.-The attempt Of western
railways to secure a restoration OF
rates on coarse grain to the same
basis for wheat has been denied by
the interstate commerce commission.
PIERRE. L. Kirkham, state bridge
engineer, has been notified that his.
plans for bridges across the Missouri
river have received the approval or
the government engineers.
Miller,-Small grain is looking
quite good, and with rain now will fill
we'll. Corn is coming on fine. Pota-
toes are in blossom and garden stuff
is doing fine.
Howard.-One hundred seventeen
boys and girls in Miner county have
enrolled in the corn. sow-lltter, pork.
dairy, calf, poultry and clothing clubs.
Huron.-There is every indication
now that the Huron packing plant
will be in operation this fall with plen.