The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-31
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF The
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
w,s,srr H.u,,arsr rs,on News Service.

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partment is having an unprecedented
cali for maps showing the auto routes
in this state. This demand comes
from managers Of different trall as
sociations in the east, who say that
those who expect to travel west want
to place South Dakota on their line Oh
march, this on account OF the gaso-
line price situation.
Mitchell.-From the four gram
crops. corn, oats, barley n wheat
South Dakota farmers will this year
receive $4,000. geo more than in 1873.
This is the message contained III the
United States department OF agrlcuI-
ture estimates Of yields OF these I'ur
crops, together with the value per
bushel, on the farm Of each Of them.
St. Paul.-Edwin Rust, gunman and
slayer Of Sheriff l. c. Fulker, or
Brown county, who had been sought
for two months by every state, city
and county officer in the northwest,
was shot to death in a gun fight with
St. Paul detectives when they at
tempted to arrest him on a charge or
stealing a. automobile.
Watertown.-Plans are being made
according to an announcement by Col.
c. II. Englesby, for the annual con
vention of the Reserve Officers asSo-
citation of South Dakota state fair, at
Huron. All reserve officers of the
state have been urged to attend As
delegates.
Huron.-Three special cars Will take
G.. 4. II. veterans from South Dakota
to the National convention at Nil
w~aukee. The cars will leave Huron,
Mitchell and Sioux Falls on September
2. A round trip fare at half price has
been secured on all roads.
Pierre.-While reports and claims
for losses are yet coming to the state
hail. insurance department, and the
number will be increased the total
number Of claims filed this year TO
date is $3.50, while the total number
for last year was 1920.
White Lake.-Charles Rohrer, &C.
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injuries sustained in a baseball
game here between two teams made
up OF young farmers. Rohrer was at
Dat when a wild ball struck him in
the temple.
Pierre.-The only two oil propO-
sitiOns which are actively engaged
in drilling at this time are the Stand
ing Butte, northwest Of Pierre, and a
new outfit, which has started drill.
ing in the vicinity Of Isabel.
Watertown.-An outbreak of an
thraX in q purebred cattle herd near
Hayti has led to a warning to Cooling.
ton county farmers to be on the look,
out for spread Of the disease to this
county.
Rapid City.-The preliminary sur
vey of the Rapid City-New Underwood
road has been started under the
direction of William j. Grove, engi
neer of the state highway commission
Hot Springs.-The city auditorium
Of Hot Springs is undergoing severa
substantial improvements which viii
make it as fine a building for its pur
poses as there is in the state.
Rapid City.-Little Dolores Gordon
the babe who fell backwards into {
tub Of scalding water as her mother
was preparing to scrub the kitchen
flour, died from her burns.
washington Springs.-The telephone
system here has been sold at a re
c%eiver's sale to satisfy a few preferred
creditors, the company having beer
in distress for some time.
Watertown.-A shortage Of farm
labor has been experienced in thu
county since threshing has com
menced according to reports at the
county agents office.
Willow Lakes.-Willow Lakes is
enjoying a building boom this summe
several business blocks and a mum
Der Of dwellings being in course o.
construction.
Yankton.-Emil Oswald, 33, Hutch
inson county farmer, died in a Yank
ton hospital from injuries received
when he was kicked in the abdomen
by q horse.
Rapid City.-Robert e. O'Connor
Melvin V. Lane and John II. Matthias
have been certified as eligible fol
postmaster at this place.
Delmont.-Flames which attacked
the TruaX farm elevator here, also
did damage to $1,000 worth Of grain
which was in storage.
Watertown.-Spink county will com
plete the %graveling Of the state roat
from the county line west to Redfielt
his season.
Parker.-A contract has been let FOL
the grading of the Turner county line
road, south ard southwest Of Center
vile.
Aberdeen.-The Baptists' annua
state convention will be held in Alb
erdeen this fall on October, 4 and 5
Wakpala.-A fire of unknown origin
totally destroyed the general merchan
disc store Of w. M. Chambers here.
ELECTROMAGNETIC librarians will
meet in Watertown October 1913.
Undergraduates OF incorporation
have haap f;Iad hxy n cypdicota ,x,h iol