The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-03-09


next thing in order is TO elect three
trustees, a clerk, treasurer, assessor
and justices OF the peace, to serve
until the April election, when these
officers will be elected for regular
terms. rive OF the school
BOARD also VIII nave 10 De erected.
Groton.-Henry township, some
miles from Groton. has a community
CLUB composed or M or the town
ship, and at a meeting they started Il
movement TO organize a cooperative
creamery. a was appointed
to confer with the owners OF an old
creamery III Ero'oh' anu II Is ne
IIeFea an ~aIlse' can De mace
whereby the creamery Can oe re-
i've pa9l9'
freeIhan.-A }. Waltner, one OF the
lc&oer3 OF q AIehnohlte colony IN the
freeman district, reports that several
representatives OF h colony are pre-
paring to leave for Mexico, where
they VIII iooK over the country pre-
urinary TO most OF the %colonists
leaFIhg SCUM dakota ana taxing up
thelr residence IN the southern re-
ppoDilc II conditions are found favor
able.
St. Lawrence.-Judge Hughes, Of
the circuit court, has dismissed an
injunction suit instituted by j. l..
Jones, of st. Lawrence, against the
st. Lawrence school district TO pre-
vent the construction of a $4,000 ad.
ditlon to the school. This assures st,
Lawrence a commodious building and
ample school facilities for the next
school year.
New Effington.-Mrs. B. A. Nahum
received q letter containing 81 from
a woman in California, who stated
that many year ago, when they were
both school children, she stole a
quarter from Mrs. Nahum. Recently
the woman experienced religion" and
decided to return the stolen nom
fourfold.
Waubay.-There is no immediate
danger Of race suicide in South Da.
kota when the births total almost
three times the total number Of
deaths. The report OF the state
board Of health shows hat in January
there was a total of 1895 births, with
only 333 deaths during the period.
Rosholt.-Much corn was left I'M
hCsked in this vicinity last fall, and
prairie chickens wintered here by the
thousands. Many were killed in the
blizzard Of February -, but the most
Of them weathered the storm. Chicken
hunting should be good in Roberts
county the coming season.
CanOva.-Figures compiled the first
Of the year showed that the perma-
nent improvements made in Canova
and the surrounding country during
1922 totaled over $500. Chief
among the city improvements was the
new Community hospital and a mod
ern hotel.
Lemmon.-The Lennon city COM
mission has adopted an ordinance
providing for the licensing Of dairy
liIH "uO Sell ulllh OF cream Ill the
city. This is the first time any such
regulation has been passed here.
White River.-Peter Goodwin. a
rancher living near Schamber. was
reading his days mail when he com.
planned that he was not feeling well.
An hour later he was dead from an
attack of heart failure.
Bradley-Bradley is to haze 2 new
$40 900 high school building. The con.
tract has been let. The building will
contain eight c~lassrooms, two assem-
bly, rooms, a gymnasium and domes.
tic science room.
Pierre.-Chief of Police Core, of
this city, declares that the publication
OF his name as one of the police
chiefs Of the country who is a mem.
Der Of the kukluk khan is q "pipe
dream"
Mitchell.-James Markham. a prom.
inent Mitchell attorney, and former
city auditor, made an unsuccessful
attempt recently to end his life by
cutting his throat with a razor.
Canton.-One of the pioneers of