The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-03-02

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the senate sought to remove any
possible joker in the general anti
discrimination law, and is aimed par.
ticularly at the protection OF the in
dependent cream buyer. The other is
the Independent oil dealer anti-dis.
elimination act, which passed the
house without a dissenting vote. Both
bills now go to the ether houses for
final determination of their fates.
Huron.-Huron district is taking
the initiative in the campaign inaug.
urated here a month ago by the stock
holders of the Farmers Cooperative
Packing plant TO raise the necessary
100000 operating through the me-
dunn of between $50 and 100 district
units. The Huron district has organ
lied and has already held two meet.
ings, one a public mass meeting. with
the result that it is expected the s75,.
900, which is Huron's quota, will be
raised within a very short time.
Belvidere.-At a mass meeting OF
business men, leading women and
other residents the local community
IluD was COI6dillLtu anu plans llduc
for pushing to a successful Conclu-
sion several projects for the upbuild-
ing Of Belvidere and the surrounding
country during the spring and sum
mer.
Eureka.-Three lives were lost in
the worst blizzard that has swept the
northern part of South Dakota in
years. Huddled together in q sled,
the dead forms of the daughter, aged
% years, and two sons, aged ii and
7 years, of Fred Beck, farmer, living
near Eureka, were found.
Abcrdeen.-Tom Schiller, q mackin-
list employed in the shops of the Mil
waukee railway company here. was
found dead in his room when other
occupants Of the same premises de-
tected the odor of gas in the vicinity
of the door leading TO Schuler's room.
Burke.-The proposition of voting
bonds for a new $4,000 community
hall in Burke was carried by a vote
Of 1877 to 81. The building will be
constructed of brick and tile and work
upon the structure will be started inn
mediately.
Yankton.-Twe serious fire losses
were suffered here, one completely
destroying the Great Northern round
house and contents, including two To-
comotives, and the other partially
cutting the new Evangelical church.
Brookings.-That land values in
this section of South Dakota are re-
turning to higher levels is indicated
in the announcement of the sale Of
the large Cleveland farm near Het-
land at $3.50 an acre.
Chamberlain.-A movement for the
installing of a municipal electric
light and power plant has been in
augurated by the Retail Merchants
and Business Mems association of
Chamberlain.
Observation-Disclosures of Chinese
pheasants were killed in the recent
blizzard in the north and east sections
OF South Dakota, according to farmers
who have found them lying frozen in
the fields.
Spencer.-George Muters, 46 years
old, rural mail carrier out OF Spencer,
was frozen to death when trapped
under his automobile which over
turned in a ditch 10 miles out OF
Spencer.
Aberdeen.-William Z. Grigsby.
Oldest man in South Dakota and old
est Mason in the world, celebrated his
lcsrd birthday at Sunday dinner re-
Gently with four generations OF rela-
tives.
Bradley.-The school board has re-
ceived the plans for the new school
house and they look as though the
completed building will be a very
handsome and commodieus structure.
Aberdeen.-Worry over financial af-
fairs and dependency because OF i'll
health led John J. Huff, 81, a pioneer
real estate and insurance man of
Claremont, to commit suicide.
Notwithstanding live steam
from the spout of a teakettle caused
rthe death of Susie Drost, baby
daughter of AIRY Drost, a farmer liv-
ing northwest of Brookings.
Bryant.-Fire of unknown origin
destroyed the farmers elevator in
Bryant, together with $4,000 bushels
OF grain valued at $4,000, the total
loss reaching $4,000.
Mitchell.-Members Of the Mitchell
Retail Merchants association have in.
dorsed a campaign for the moral and
financial support Of the Custer Battle
field highway.
Salem.-Voters at a special election
here authorized the issuance of bonds,
of $1,000 600 for the erection Of a school
building. The vote was 800 for to-
$50 against.
Canistota.-The electric light crew
is busy s%tringing wire around town
and it begins to look as though Can
istota is soon going to nave lights.
Y~ankton.-By a vote of 2O4 to 1913,
Yankton citizens at a special election
voted down the proposal to establish
a municipal court here.
Faulkton.-Faulk county farm bu.