The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-10-26
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
Eer,ern Newspaper Union News Service.

anu the COuSlI uClIOu VI d PlPS AAN ~
which water will be conveyed from
large springs in the hills west OF
Twin Brooks to Milbank, to furnish
the water supply Of the municipal
water works system.
Observation-Disclosures Of this part
of the state continue to work on the
project of turning a portion OK the
waters Of the Big Sioux river through
Dry Lake into Lake Poinsett. The
plan has been declared feasible by
state surveyors, as there is an llfoot
fall from the river to Dry Lake.
Belle Fourche.-Principal Ohmsted
of the Central City high school is IN
the Deadwood hospital as a result or
an attack made upon him by an irate
mother when he called to inquire INTO
the cause of absence Of one OF her
children from school.
Observation-Disclosures in the vicinity
Of Belvidere this year went some
what extensively into bean culture,
statement that several car loads OF
beans will be shipped from that
vicinity this year.
Vermillion.-Seven different nation
alities are represented in the Cos
mopolitan club, organized at the Uni
versity Of South Dakota. Members OF
the club are from India, Syria, Swed-
en-, Turkey, Roumania, Foremost and
the United States.
Belle Fourche.-Another test has
other attempt to settle the question
Of whether or not there is oil in this
vicinity. Several wells have been
started but so far none have given a
thorough test.
Aberdeen.-With Is solicitors in the
field the state headquarters Of the
South Dakota Wheat Growers asso-
citation has commenced its drive for
65 per cent OF the wheat farmers Of
the state as members OF the 1924 pool.
Mitchell.-Amos Allbee. a farmer
who has lived near Riverside for 20
years, died at a Mitchell hospital from
the effects Of a dose of paris green,
which he took with the evident in
tention Of taking his W life.
Kennebec.-Corn shucking Is we'll
under way in Lyman county. The
old time method Of shucking corn by
hand is rapidly giving way to the
newer and modern way Of harvesting
corn with machines.
D;0cro Nfortn~ Jo~,o lnn,tx
in the state land department, has
announced his candidacy, as a republi.
can, for the position Of commissone
Of that department in the coming
campaign.
Stratford.-F. H. Erdman's mems
furnishing store was entered and
robbed, making the third time in
about a month that business places
in this town have been victims oil
thieves.
Ipswich.-Fire which is believed tC
have been caused by lightning or {
defective wire, destroyed the Farmers
Equity grain elevator at Ipswich, ant
consumed $4,000 bushels of grain.
Sioux Falls.-Appointment Of j. d
Taylor as acting prohibition director
of South Dakota, to succeed Director
William O. Knight, resigned, is an
nounced from Washington.
Aberdeen.-Mrs. d. G.. Knisel, 81
years old, was asphyxiated in hel
home here. The woman vas heating
the house with a gas heater when the
flames Wpra blown ont
Yankton.-Ferry service on the
Missouri river here has been restored
taking the place of the pontoon bridge
which was swept out recently by
high water.
Pierre.-The cigarette tax has
brought the state $50. 245 for the frs
three months OF it's operation, or ar
average Of a little over $4,000 pei
month.
Pierre.-Howard G. Fuller, Of this
city, has announced his candidacy fol
congress from the northern district
of the state to succeed Royal G. John
son
Plankinton.-To be stricken with
neuralgia Of the heart and die in his
wagon was the fate of o. B. Camp, a
pioneer farmer Of this district.
Hayti.-The second annual South
Dakota potato show and growers con
vention will be held at Watertown
November 14-16.
Elkton.-Burglars who entered the
clothing store of Salk Bros, in this
city escaped with loot valued a,
$4,000.
Hot Springs.-Good progress is be
ing made in the work of erecting a
new Lutheran church in this city.
Pierre-N. E. Knight has made q
formal announcement Of his republi
can candidacy for governor.
Lake Norden.-Plans have been per
fected for organizing an Odd Fellows
lodge in Lake Norden.
Belvidere.--Local men have re
sumed control Of the local lighting
system.
Chamberlain.-There Is a possibility