The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-08
NEWS Of THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF The
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
x-s,vsr,ner unIon News Service.

f1n0. "1lCll NuilA1o va |
priation of $4,000, has been exhaust
ed and no more certificates can De
paid by the state auditor. The cerllll'
Gates that may be outstanding VIII pc
filed with the state auditor, VINO VIII
hold until the legislature convene III
January, 1925, when a deficiency ap-
propriation will be necessary.
White Rfver.-Omaha, Neb., partles
are in correspondence with White Rlv-
err men IN reference to installing
a flour mill here and utilizing the
waters OF Little White river, Whlch
| are to be harnessed by the people OF
White River for the purpose OF pro-
| viding the town with water and with
power for the operation Of an electric
light and power plant.
Mitchell.-Martha Carter, 3S years
old. is in Jail charged with shooting
and killing her mother, Mrs. LEILA
| Buzzell, Go years old, following a dis
pute at the breakfast table. She also
is charged with firing two shots at
her sister, Cora Buzzell, aged 80,
wounding her in the shoulder and the
arm.
Colton.-The streets Of Cotton are
TO be made among the best in eastern
South Dakota. The city authorities
have concluded plans for having the
streets graveled, and bids now are
being called for covering the work of
graveling and the material needed in
this extensive street Improvement.
Huron.-A cottage at Sylvan lake,
in the Black Hills, where upder-nour-
ished and tubercular suspected chill
dren OF South Dakota can spend a
few weeks this summer under a com
petent nurse, is being planned by the
South Dakota Public Health associa-
ton here.
Chamberlain.-The Custer Battle
field highway west OF the Missouri
river will this summer receive the at
sion and will be extensively i'm
proved and made one Of the best sec
tons of highway in the state.
Arlington.-Mrs. Leon Crepps, 45
was almost instantly killed four miles
east of here, when the Ford sedan
in which she was riding in company
with her husband and four daughters
went off the road in passing another
car.
Woonsocket.-The term Of Post
master Hobart of this city, will eX
pire the latter part Of July Of this
r~c onl - to cAotrI thot thorn will
be not less than eight applicants fol-
appointment as his successor.
DeSmet. 1t has been definitely
learned here that the local postoffict
will return to second class July !
after a year as third class, through
falling slightly below the required
amount of business.
Redfield.-Arrangements are beinl
completed for the annual picnic of thu
Sphinx County Farm Bureau, which
will be held Thursday, June IA, il
what Is known as Fishers grove, nea
Redfield.
Bijou Hills.-Hundreds Of peopl
are expected to attend the annual pic
mic and celebration of the members o
the local lodge of Modern Woodmen
which will be held here June z.
Lead.-The road to Mt. Roosevelt
one of the picturesque peaks of tn
Black Hills and named in honor o
the late Theodore Roosevelt, now ha
been opened for the season.
Tyndall.-Articles of incorporated
have been filed at Pierre for the Com
mission Supply company Of Tyndal
with a capital of $4,000, to deal il
livestock and farm products.
Scotland.-The second district W
c.. r. u. convention will be held il
Scotland June Is, 16 and II, and plan
are being made to entertain a larg
number of delegates.
DeSmet.-Petitions are being Gil
culated and will be presented to tn
city commissioners, asking that base
ball games be prohibited on Sunda,
in DeSmet.
Scotland.-The state highway lead
ing north Of Scotland to Olivet is
busy scene. A force Of men is max
ing this road one of the best in tn
country.
Lead.-Members of the Black Hill
Rod and Gun club are busy with tn
work Of placing young trout in tn
streams of this part of the Blac,
Hills.
Huron - George A. Starring ha
rendered his resignation as ~secretar
Of the South Dakota Farm Burea
federation, to become effective Jun
30.
Winner. - Peter Grabich, an en-
ploye OF a Minneapolis constructio
company, was killed near here, whe
he fell from a truck.
Elk Point.-Articles Of incorpors
ton have been filed at Pierre for tn
Elk Point Elevator company, with
capital of $4,000.
uosmer.-Gottlied Weidrick, one G
the pioneers Of this section, was kille
In q runaway accident.
Aberdeen.-Plans are afoot for
big patriotic celebration of July
which will include some good OLE
fashioned patriotism let loose in