The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-11-30
NEWS Of THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS or The
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Mitchell.-The death knell for rats
in Mitchell has been sounded. Other
knells have been sounded in the past
but the rats have escaped and multi
piled, until now it is asserted that
millions Of them are making their
homes at the city dump. With winter
coming OH it is feared that the stocks
OF merchandise in the stores and the
food supplies in private homes will
be menaced if something is not done.
Gettysburg.-The bankers OF Potter
county have offered a standing re-
ward of $500 for information leading
to the arrest and conviction, for the
capture dead or alive, OF persons who
may attempt to hold up or rob a bank
in Potter county. An organization al
80 was perfected to have men always
prepared to rush to the scene should
an attempt be made to rob any Of the
county banks.
MITCHELL. II. Snyder, Of White
Lake, president of the South Dakota
Telephone association, and Thomas
Phelan, Aberdeen, secretary of the
organization, have completed arrange
ments for the annual meeting OF the
association which will be held ! re
January Is, II and Is next. An oper-
ators' school will be held in connec
ton with the convention.
Rrookings.-A valuable handbook On
the subject Of farm sanitation, in
Guiding a brief description OF the
common infectious diseases OF cattle,
hogs and poultry in this state. has
been compiled by DR.. Gilbert S.
Weaver, extension specialist in animal
diseases at State college, and is be-
ing distributed to those interested by
the extension service.
Onida.-Onida people have made
arrangements for the shipping this
year Of 100, 900 bushels of corn, which
Will go to eastern markets. This will
mean that Onida will be a center
market for Sully county corn, and that
the contract will assure a ready
market for a good part of the surplus.
Miller.-Arrangements have been
completed for the holding of a orn
show in Miller on December 13 and
IA, to celebrate the opening of the
new city auditorium which recently
was completed. The Miller district
this year raised one of the largest and
finest corn crops in it's history.
Rapid City.-The Rapid City Com
mercial club, which faced an un-
pleasant end when the city council
withdraw it's support, has launched a
plan by which it hopes to continue in
existence. 1t would collect dues deter
mined by the value of the club to a
firm or an individual.
Pierre.-Eli Spotted Bear, one of
the oldest and best known Indians of
the Sioux tribe, Is dead at his home
here following a life filled with var
ious activities. He was one of the
signers of the Black Hills treaty and
at one time was a preacher.
Gettysburg.-The crop Of corn
raised this year on a farm purchased
near here three years ago by Benja-
min Savage brought him a return of
$11 an acre, more than the purchase
price Of the land. His corn averaged
close to 60 bushels per acre.
acknowledgements shipping
Of live stock has been SO generally APP
proved by South Dakota farmers in
recent years that there are now close
to 200 cooperative live stock shipping
associations in the state, according to
officials of State college here.
Henry.-Through action of the
town board, Henry will in the near
future be provided with a white
way" The necessary contract was
awarded, and 1t is expected the work
Of installing the necessary posts and
wires will soon be started.
.Pierre.-The state automobile de-
partment has ordered 1884, 900 automo-
bile tags for next year. The number
issued this year was a little over
40, 900. 1t is estimated that the 5000
additional will take care of the new
demand for ext year.
Parker.-Bids are now to be let by
Turner county for more road gravel
ing. The projects now under consider
alton include four miles east of Davis,
five miles north from Chancellor and
two miles east from BOLTON.
Watertown.-The board of directors
of the South Dakota Dairy association
have selected Watertown as the con-
vention city for 1924. The dates Of
the meeting are February 2O-21.
Highmore.-This city has a girl in
ventor in the person of Miss Nellie
Eustad, a student at the high school,
who has been granted a patent on an
Improvement to coaster sleds.
Mitchell.-If the plans of the corn
palace committee are carried out, an
indoor circus will be brought to
Mitchell sometime in January by the
committee.
Colome.-Colome is to entertain the
Rosebud poultry show December 20,