The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-03-23
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF The
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.

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on April 2 they will make the second
bonus payment Of 81 per ton on beats
grown in this district last year, Daseu
on the sliding scale offered growers
at the time contracts were signed UP.
Ii is also announced that 1t Is pos
sible a third bonus Of 81 will be pald
later if the market price Tor sugar
remains at the present figure.
Lake Andes.-Federal and state
construction engineers have COM
menced preliminary work on the spill
way project at Lake Andes. Inc
federal government has made an ap-
preparation for the construction or the
spillway SO that level OF the laAe can
be lowered and thus reclaim alua
farm lands which has been Hooded
by high water in the lake.
Tyndall.-George Cooley, charged
With the murder of Mrs. John u
loft, in her home at Tabor, 5. d., jan
uary 26, was bound over to the district
court and his bonds fixed at So0,Ooo
by Justice Of the Peace Paul Weiss
ner. The district court conveneS mere
March 10, at which time both Cooley
and James w. Jarman, a Sioux CITY
youth, will be tried.
Worthing.-Hog rustlers in this
vicinity are operating on a large scale.
Losses OF Prom five TO a dozen head
OF hogs have been reported by farm
ers. The thieves drive up with trucks
and load up such animals as they
want, and are gone before their
presence is discovered. The farmers
may be compelled to organize vigi-
lance committees.
Alexandria.-The city council has
made arrangements for the installing
Of a tourists camp in Alexandria, and
it is planned to make it one OF the
finest in this section. The camp
will be installed on land belonging to
the city, composing the permanent
county fair grounds, which are con-
v~eniently located.
Pierre.-While the frost is not yet
out of the ground to any great depth,
seeding is reported to be under way in
different localities over the state, the
early farmer believing in getting seed
into the ground as soon as the sur
face is thawed to sufficient depth to
allow the use of the seeder.
Aberdeen.-George w. Miller, gen.
eral secretary of the South Dakota
Sunday school association, has spared
no efforts in bringing together half
a dozen Of the best speakers obtain
able in this field for the annual con-
vention which is to meet in Aber-
deem May Is, 16 and II.
Pierre.-Gov. McMaster has cleaned
up the last Of the legislative work
by turning over the last bills to the
secretary of state. Eight of them had
his veto attached. These, together
with a former one, make nine bills
which did not meet his approval.
B~radley.-An O%rtonville, Mimi,
company has been awarded the con-
tract to erect a new school building
in Bradley. The structure will cost
nearly $4,000. The work Of con
struction will commence as soon as
the frost is out of the ground.
Belle Fourche.-A peculiar and de-
cidedly unusual incident occurred at
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. O. Chris
topherson, just one hour later in the
day than occurred the birth of their
first son, March 4, 1922.
Webster.-The board of education
has awarded the contract for a public
school building. The contract price
was $32,220. A few days g the
board sold bonds for $685. OO and the
cash from these now has been re-
ceived.
st. Onge.-St. Onge suffered a loss
Of approximately $4,000 in the com
plete destruction of four buildings, the
Farmers Cooperative creamery, a
store-room adjoining, an ice-house and
the residence of B. E. Colby, banker,
Mitchell.-The woman's auxiliary
of Coacher post, the Mitchell branch
of the American legion, has started q
movement to build a new tuberculosis
ward at the state tuberculosis sani
tarium at Custer.
Lake Preston.-Interest already is
being taken here In the outcome Of
the annual municipal election in April
Among city officers to be elected viii
be a mayor.
Groton.-The Groton German Luth
eran Ladies' aid is improving the
church considerably by the installa
ton of a new 900-pound bell made Of
copper.
Belle Fourche.-Plans for the an
nMal Tri-State roundup, to be hello
here early in July, are being made by
members Of the commercial club.
Spearfish.-The contract has been
let for the new building to be erected
by the Bank of Spearfish, On the site
OF the old banking house.
Elk POint.-Lash Edwards was
found dead, with his throat cut from
ear to ear, on the floor of his home.
Huron.-Thirty-five Beadle county
boys have enrolled in four pig clubs
Huron.-Huron college ia making
elaborate preparations for it's $500, OOC
endowment drive Oyer the state S1o5