The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-02-23

works system. 1t is proposed to con
struct a dam across the river, which
will form a settling reservoir from
which the water for use for domestic
and fire protection purposes in White
River will be pumped. The water
will be pumped to the town with
electricity generated by he surplus
water that will go over the dam, and
the surplus electric energy gener'
ated over that which is needed to
pump the water will be utilized to
supplement the present municipal
lighting system, which is entirely too
small and is ove.taxed every day.
South Dakota to obtain it's electric
supply by Harvesting a sream.
NATURALIZATION county's road
bill for the coming season will be
considerably larger than it was last
year as a result Of a revision of
prices just completed by the county
commissioners. Farmers who drag
roads are to be paid so cents a mile
this year, instead of Al cents.
Tractors will draw so cents an hour,
instead Of 40; one man and a team
will get GO cents an hour. Patrolmen
on graded highways, who work three
horses, are TO receive 60 cents an
hour.
Willow Lakes.-The Clark County
Livestock Breeders association is
urging the state legislature to in
crease its appropriation for the pur-
pose of indemnifying owner OF tuber-
cular cattle for their loss that the
work of testing and eliminating
diseased cattle may progress rapidly
instead of being brought to a stand
still for lack of an appropriation to
carry the work along.
Deadwood.-As the result of several
recent conferences the members OF
the Deadwood board Of education
have practically agreed upon plans
for a mammoth new school building
which it is planned to erect in the
city this year. 1t is estimated the
structure will cost about $25O,O0O,
making it one of the finest and most
costly school buildings in western
South Dakota.
DeSmet.-During the past season a
single local buyer paid farmers OF
this vicinity an aggregate Of more
than $4,000 for live poultry alone.
Eggs marketed during hat period
brought the farmers as much more.
The poultry industry is yearly being
extended on the farms OF the DeSmet
district and is proving very profitable.
Aberdeen.-District headquarters
for the railway mail service in South
Dakota, North Dakota nd Montana
areas in charge of a chief clerk will
be re-established in Aberdeen, accord
ing to word received from Senator
Thomas Sterling. The office was dis
continued last fall after II years and
moved to the Twin Cities.
Flandreau.-In the belief that sugar
beets can successfully be grown in
this MOODY county, a number OF
farmers are becoming interested in
the matter and tests will be made this
year to determine if the soil and
climate of the county is suitable for
the production OF this variety of
beets.
Yankton.-That Mrs. Bridget Call
ahan, aged II, Yankton pioneer, who
disappeared from her home here did
not fall into the Missouri river, but
may have persisted of exposure while
wandering on the Nebraska bottom
above Yanktop, is the latest theory
Of searchers.
Aberdeen.-Adjutant General w. A.
Halle of this city has received word
that the war department is seeking
a piece of and on a railroad line
in South Dakota suitable for training
the artillery corps Of the seventh
corps area, Of which South Dakota is
a part.
Timber Lake.-Farmers north OF
here and some of the light sleepers in
town report earth tremors recently,
which shook their houses and sent
pots and pans hurting from shelves,
The disturbance is attributed to q
slight earthquake of some kind.
Brookings.-Six thousand n hun
dred e%ighty-four purebred pigs were
raised last year by 1872 South Dakota
boys and girls enrolled in the sow
and litter club demonstration under
direction of the extention club spec
ialists at State college.
McIntosh.-A test oil well is to be
sunk in Corson county this spring
according to reports. The company
that has been organized in the district
has purchased a standard drilling rig
which will be on the ground within a
few days.
Milbank.-A petition signed by Mil
bank business men asking for lower
rates for electricity was filed with
| the council. The council is now
working on the matter and will make
a report later.
Rec Heights.-The First State bank
| of Rec Heights will offer prizes fol
a corn contest which it is believed
will prove of great interest to farm
ers of this locality.
Pollock.-Articles of incorporation