The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-11-09
OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

vided with electricity for street ana
house lighting. Workman are BUSY
connecting up the business houses
and dwellings, the street lights al
ready being in operation.
Belle F~Ourche.-F. l.. Carlson,
president of the Holly Sugar company,
and his associates, will be in this
city soon to confer with the farmers
regarding the feasibility of locating a
sugar factory in this vicinity TO a K
care Of the beets raised in the valley.
Thunder Butte.-The posSffice at
Ada, in the Grand valley district
which had been in existence since
early homestead days. has been dis.
contiSued and the patrons OF the old
postoffice will hereafter be served by
a rural route.
Waubay.-The total number of
births in South Dakota for the month
Of September is reported as 1873 by
p. B. Jenkins, epidimologist of the
state board of health, and the total
number Of deaths for the same month
was 375.
Webster.-Webster is proud of a
new high school building which re-
Gently was completed at a cost OF
5000, 900. This new building is three
stories high and is constructed of
brick. 1t is fireproof and modern.
acknowledgements Royal G..
Johnson, upon his return from the
recent convention of the American
legion, officially denied the report
that he had announced his candidacy
for the United States senate.
Pierre.-The state automobile de-
partment reports a strong demand for
automobile license numbers, the
total having gone up to l2O.l65 to
date. This is, so far, beyond the esti.
mated demand for this year.
Rapid City.-Although all kinds Of
rumors are about no authentic in
formation is available as to the
whereabouts of John Helgert, missing
foreman of Warren-Lamb Lumber
camp No. 2.
Watertown.-The mystery sur
rounded the shooting OF Matilda
Doyne at Clark was solved in the
girls own admission that she shot
herself. She said she wished to take
her life.
Lead.-The famous Smead hotel
here is to be dismantled and sold as
the mining operations of the Home.
stake make it unwise to continue
operation of the hotel in its present
location.
Tyndall.-The financial committee
Of the federated church here has de
cided to have a basement placed un.
der the church building, to make room
for the primary department Of the
church.
Belvidere.-Corn picking is making
good progress in this part Of western
South Dakota. Yields generally are
much better than was estimated be
fore the corn crop had matured.
Mitchell.-Chamberlain was selected
to entertain the 1924 convention o
the Royal Neighbors Of the Mitchell
district at the annual convention o
the order just held here.
Rapid City.-Operating expenses o
this city have dropped $4,000 since
1921, or from $92,237 to $S3,269 in the
tax levy, according to figures just re
leased by city officials.
Mitchell.-Farmers in Dawson
county are offering eight cents
bushel for corn pickers and so ia
have been unable to obtain an ade
quate number of men.
Vermillion.-A beautiful facsimil,
Of probably the oldest manuscript o
the Bible in existence is the latest ad
dition to the library of the universit.
Of South Dakota.
Unityville.-The South Dakota bank
ing department has closed the Farm
ers State bank here. Inability to maxi
collections on notes is given as tn
principal reason.
Rapid City.-The annual alfalf;
palace held recently here, was thu
most successful celebration held il
western South Dakota for man.
years.
Brookings.--Where there were g.
students enrolled in zoology courses
at State college last year there nov
are 40 taking this work.
Sioux Falls.-The 1924 convention
of the Retail Merchants association o
South Dakota will be held in Aber
deem May 1913, 1924.
Yankton.-Edna Ulmer, IA, al
orphan, committed suicide by takinl
poison at the farm home near here
where she lived.
Colome.-Thayer-Waters post, Amer
lean legion, will hold it's annua
armistice day celebration Novembe,
the 10.
Mitchell.-A new appointment 70
the office Of postmaster Of Mitchell
will be made soon after November II
Watertown.ALuther hospital, O
Watertown has been recognized BY
the American College of surgeons.
Parker.-A total Of 566 crows were
killed IN the hunt which vas hello
here recently.
Rapid City.-The largest trout evel
caught in the state. SO far "a Is