The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-05-11
NEWS OF THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.

fund become available for the con
struction Of a bridge over the
Missouri at Forest City, and alreauy
have started to raise the state quota
Of the cost of the bridge by the issu-
ance of bridge bonds. These bonds
will be repaid the counties from the
bridge levy. Dewey county mas
authorized an issue OF $30,OOOin bonds
and Potter county has voted $5O,OOO.
Other counties directly affected by
the construction Of the bridge are
expected to raise enough money 10
make up the states two-thirds or the
total $3.50, 900 which the proposed
bridge will cost. The balance or the
cost will be paid from the federal
road fund allotment to South Dakota.
Characteristic town board has
sold, at a premium of $500, bonds or
SIC, 900, which were issued here for
the purpose of erecting an electric
light and power distributing system
in Chancellor. The contract for con-
structing the system was at once
awarded and calls for completion in
20 days.
DeSmet.-The cream marketed in
DeSmet during the winter and thus
far this spring is fully twice the
amount marketed here during the
same period a year gao, and three
times as much as when the local
creamery started operations three
years ago.
Observation-Disclosures is expect
ed to reach the 1000 mark at the
annual convention of the South Dako-
ia district Of the Lutheran league,
comprising also the states Of Nebras-
ka, Wyoming and Colorado, which
will be held here May II to IS.
Pierre.-The office Of the secretary
Of state has announced that beginning
May /, all ears in the state which
have not been licensed under the
motor vehicle laws of the state will
be assessed by the assessor and taxed
as personal property.
Vermillion.-Lying side by side and
holding each other in close embrace
the charred bodies of George and
Ruth Danielson, aged 9 and II re
sp~ectively, who were burned to death
were unearthed from the ruins Of
their home.
Bridgewater.-Waldo Oldfather, 16
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Old
father, living six miles west of Bridge
water, was drowned while bathing il
the James river during a picnic held
by the Bridgewater high school fresh
men.
Huron.-A movement was set or
foot by the publicity and convention:
division of the Huron Commercial
club to change the name of that or
ganization from Commercial club tt
the Chamber of Commerce Of Huron
Keystone.-The Keystone bank
which recently liquidated all it's loans
and paid off all depositors and dis
continued business, may resume bust
ness when conditions in this part o
the Black Hills become better.
Salem.-tSuffering from an attacl
of influenza which caused a nervou
breakdown, Miss Violet Ainsworth
SO years old, Of Canton, drank
quantity of poison here and died abou
20 minutes later.
Pierre.-There are ZIG laws passe'
by the last session of the South Da
kota legislature which will go int
effect July /, according to checl
made of the advanced edition of tn,
session laws.
Mitchell.-A large delegation o
local and state members Of the Soutl
Dakota Federation of Women's club
is expected to be in attendance a
the annual state convention here Ma
Is and 16.
Observation-Disclosures hav
been made for a county spelling cor
test, to be held in Watertown Ma,
10, for the purpose of selecting repre-
sentatives to the state spelling cor
test.
Aberdeen.-Between 800 and 40
delegates will attend the annual dis
trict convention of the National Farm
ers Equity union to be held j
Aberdeen on June Fl and %.
White Lake.-A new fireproof plan
has replaced the Farmers creamer
that recently was burned. An expel
fenced buttermaker from Denmark, !
in charge Of the creamery.
Gregory.-To relieve the crOwde
condition in the Gregory publ
schools, the city is to start cOnstru,
tion in the Immediate future on a pe'
$4,000 grade school.
Deadwood.-The Shriners of tn
Deadwood temple are making prep;
rations for a great ceremonial, whic
will take place May 10.
Parker.-The local Sunday scho(
workers are making plans for a dali
Bible school during the summe
vacation.
Emery.-The local telephone con
pany is making extensive improv,
ments to its system.
Observation-Disclosures of moor
shine liquor are being blamed for tn
robbery Of a wholesale grocery war,
house In this city. The warehous
was broken into and three sacks r