The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-03-02
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.


| change to stormy weather the stock
men of the central-western part or
the state will get through the winter
months in good Snaps. with the
prairie open for most OF the winter
they have been able to hold their sur
plus hay to have it on hand Tor spring
storms if they are required TO close
herd, their animals. The cattle are
in good condition to withstand the
| heavy SHOWS which usually come dur
ing March.
Fairfax.-The Farmers National
| bank, Of Fairfax, has again opened
for business. The new bank is a re-
| organization Of the First NATIONAL
bank, which closed voluntarily, Jan
uary %. All losses and doubtful as
sets have been eliminated. The new
stockholders and directors consist OF
leading business men and about 80
of the best farmers in this vicinity,
making it one Of the soundest and
strongest banks in the Rosebud coun-
try.
Hot Springs.-The changing OF the
course Of Cottonwood creek, which
during the spring Of each year is one
of the notable streams Of the Hot
Springs territory, is involved in i'm
provement work which o is being
done by the Burlington railway COM
pany, whose lines reach Hot Springs
and other Black Hills towns.
M.rln - n.c than ID hOnpS hnfOrp
he was to have been married, Ted
Gilchrist, of kadoka, we'll known base
ball player, was killed when his auto
plunged into the ditch and turned
turtle, pinning him underneath. The
accident occurred on the highway
between Kadoka and Weta.
Roswell.-The State bank Of Ros-
| well, which closed its doors recently
has been reorganized and reopened
under the name of the Dakota State
bank. The reorganization "a made
necessary because of insufficiency of
| reserve in the closed bank, it is said.
Observation-Disclosures death has been
added to the toll taken by the storm
of February Is which swept the north.
ern part of South Dakota. AT Roslyn,
the frozen body of Miss Laura Under,
aged %, has been dug from a drift
within two miles Of her home.
Groton.-The ordinance reducing
the light rates for the city of Groton,
passed it's final reading at the last
meeting of the city council, and new
rates governing electrical charges
will be in vogue beginning the first
of March.
Miller.-Miller has again renewed
her activities for a community hall in
which the commercial club, the
| American Legion, school events, uni
ted church meetings and large public
gatherings of all kinds can be held
Newell.-Mrs. A. E. Walker, wife OF
the vice-president of the First State
| bank, OF Newell, was burned about
the face and eyes by the explosion
of a bottle containing a linimenV
which she was shaking
%EAlpena.-Mrs. j. Smith. wife of the
owner of the Mason Smith Grain ele
vator here, was severely burned about
the face, hands and body and the ele
vator was destroyed in a fire of un
determined origin.
Canton.-His skull fractured wher
a motor car which ne was driving
Way, about 45 years old, who lived or
a farm near here, died in a hospita,
at Lennox.
Selby.-Five Walworth county
farmers will plant five acres of kota
wheat next spring, thus making the
ant hard spring wheat into the county
Olivet.-Olivet now has one of tire
most active community clubs in
South Dakota, it having been organ
lied through the efforts of the bust
ness men and other residents.
Canova.-At a meeting of wives ant
other relatives of local ex-service
men, preliminary steps were taken t.
organize a woman's American Legion
auxiliary in Canova.
Aberdeen.-Taking <time by the
forelock, the Aberdeen Teachers as
ISOLATION has started action now tc
prohibit the sale of fireworks mex
Fourth of July.
Clear Lake.-Walter Koppman, who
resided on a farm in Hidewood town
ship, committed suicide at his home
Mr.. Koppman was a bachelor ant
lived alone.
VermilliOn.-At a meeting of the
stockholders of the Clay County Fail
association it was voted to again holt
a county fair in Vermillion this year
Mitchell.-Taxpayers in the city O
Mitchell are paying this year $1.4I
more taxes on each $1,000 worth O
property than they did a yea ago.
Kimball.-The bonds for the new
consolidated 500, 900 high school build
ing have been sold at $735 premium
drawing five per cent.
Mennonite ice houses are al
filled in Memo with some Of the
finest ice they have had for severa
years.
DeSmet.-Burveea brothers and AL
bert Nordlund, farmers living north
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