The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-17
NEWS OF The STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
western Newspaper EniSa News Service.

VO4NAAS 49,
rains. Heavy hailstorms northeast OF
here did quite a lot OF damage to corn
and flax. Oats have been threshing
out from around rs to 35 per acre so
far and wheat around 8 and 10
bushels to the acre. h hot
dry weather has affected the corn
crop badly in some localities, where
Il was in the tassel. The late corn
with good rains will make a fair crop
il the frost will hold off. Flax is do
ing quito we'll and some fields ripe
and ready to cut.
Belle Fourche.-The dead body OF
Charles Barnett, prosperous farmer,
three miles from this city, was found
In the vicinity OF Chadron, Neb., with
a bullet hole from a twenty caliber
rifle through his forehead. He was on
his way home from a visit in Wyom-
ing and stopped at Chadron to visit a
sister. He had shown symptoms OF
dependency for some time past, pre-
sumably I'VE a slight physical dis
ability.
Tyndall.-Extensive good road work
is being done in different parts OF
Bon Homme county. In all there will
be a total of 234 miles of graveled
road in the country, in addition to
highways already graveled and the
work will be completed some time
within a year. When the present pro-
gram is pushed to a conclusion all
the main Travelled highways of the
county will be graveled.
Ashton.-Hail did considerable
damage over a wide area according
to reports received here. Near Athol
the storm was a heavy one and com
pletely hailed out several corn fields.
At Cottonwood lake the hail storm
was so bad that automobile tops were
torn. The storm extended from Red
field south as far as Cottonwood Lake
and did considerable damage in the
vicinity Of Hitchcock.
Clear Lake.-Burglars who entered
Anderson's clothing store here got
$500 worth of clothing. 1t is believed
that the same gang broke open the
vault at the pestoffice during the
same night. Nothing was missing at
the postoffice, however, and it is be-
lieved that the men were scared off,
Officers are searching for them now,
but no clues have been found.
Sioux Falls.-Charles z. Ferguson
Of Sioux Falls was acquitted in dis
trict court here on a charge Of murder
ing Eugene Griffith, his neighbor,
whom he admitted killing in the early
morning Of July IS. The verdict re-
turned after a deliberation of Is min
utes by the jury, maintained that Fer
guson shot Griffith in self-defense.
Huron.-George A. Starring, who
resigned over a month ago as the
secretary Of the South Dakota Farm
Bureau federation has returned to the
state headquarters Of this ~organiza-
ton as manager, secretary and treas
urer, being placed in full charge Of the
Farm Bureau work in South Dakota.
Pierre.-That state aid has given a
great impetus to rural school develop
ment is evidenced by the fact that
three years after the state aid law
went into effect, APT Of the 5,1S4
rural schools have been approved as
standard, while only 90 were approved
the first year of the law.
Yankton.--The body of Mrs.
Bridget Callahan, II. OF Yankton, was
found in the Missouri river, seven
mites east OF here by boys swimming.
Mrs. Callahan disappeared from her
home here February 9, and it was
feared that she walked through q hole
in the ice.
misunderstanding in this part of
the state has been delayed by the wet
weather according to reports which
have come to Mitchell from a number
of farmers who had started t%hreshing
and were forced to stop and wait un-
til the grain had more chance to dry.
Mobridge.-A corn show, to be
called the Northern Corn show, will
be held here on Oct. 26 and 81, accord
ing to present plans. Territory in
cluded will be Campbell, Mcpherson,
Cdmunds, Corson, Dewey. Perkins
and Walworth counties.
l(,UUO II lS,UUV
pounds of wool were gathered in by
the Beadle County Wool Growers as
ISOLATION and shipped to the ware
house Of the wool pool in Chicago, the
car being filled out with 1000 pounds
more at Bookings.
Hot Springs.-An elaborate program
has been prepared for a big pioneer
celebration which will be held in Hot
Springs August 16 to Is. The celebra-
ton will be held under the auspices
OF the local American legion post.
Estelline.-Bandits believed to be
travelling by automobile entered the
e. F. Hofflet jewelry store here and
escaped with watches, rings and other
jewelry to the value OF between
$1,000 and $1,000.
Ferney.-Charles Bartz. a prominent
farmer, was killed by lightning while
harvesting. 1t is thought that he was
e~lectrocuted while operating a lever
to adjust the binder.
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