The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-02-02
Of THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS or TH-
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

situation has beer obtained from the
American Railway association, said
George II. Starring, secretary of the
South Dakota Farm Bureau fedora
ton, in a statement made public here.
Also the association has agreed to co.
operate with the association recently
formed in Minnesota in forestalling
any future car shortage.
Fairfax.--The First National bank
Of this place failed to open for bust
ness Jan. 22. 1t is said to have sus'
tanned heavy deposit Withdrawals in
recent weeks, along with slow col
lections from the farming community.
1t is believed no one will sustain any
loss, though there may be delay in
final settlements owing to the slow
paper held by the bank.
Carthage.-The Farmers Shipping
association, of Carthage, according to
reports made at the annual meeting,
during the past year shipped an ag-
gregate of 127 carloads of live stock.
The shipments OF hogs brought
$149 1852. The cattle shipments
brought a cash return of $3S,177.
Sheep shipments brought over 81, 900.
Menno.-So extensive are the
groves in the Memo district that a
great deal of this timber now is being
cut by crews OF men employed for
the purpose and by farmers them
selves, the cord and stove wood find
ing a ready market in Memo and
h xy-- 80 49, l;.%rfo 80
the high price and scarcity Of coal.
Beresford.-As the cash receipts OF
the Beresford postoffice have gone
owe the necessary figure emitting the
city to free mail delivery, /. is ex-
pected that efforts now will be made
to induce the postoffice department
at Washington, to grant the necessary
authority for the employment Of a
city mail carrier.
Groton.-The city council at a
meeting accepted the bid of a st.
Paul firm for a chemical truck as ad-
ditional equipment to the fire depart
ment. This latest improvement places
Groton in a fourth class insurance
rating and gives her a lower rate than
has been applied on towns larger than
this city.
Yankton.-An extensive program
Of improvement is planned by the city
OF Yankton for the coming season,
including the paving Of about 80
blocks Of storm and sanitary sewers,
and graveling Of the north Broadway
road, one of the main entrances to
the city, to connect with the Meridian
highway.
Huron.-This winter has been the
coolest in the past five years and
there was more precipitation in the
last three months Of 1922 than in any
similar period since the year 1881, il
was declared in a statement made
public here from the office of the
United States weather bureau.
Brookings.-Sixteen farm residences,
10 water supply systems and %
sewage disposal systems were planned
and contracted in the farm-home
projects carried on by the South Da'
kota extension service at State
college during 1922, according to the
years completed report.
Yankton.-Work of river bank pro
lection west of yankton is proceed,
ing in spite Of two obstacles-mild
weather, which has made the ice sur
face Of the Missouri rather insecure
and shortage Of heavy trees to be
used as current retards.
Watertown.-~Mrs. Carrie Hansen,
shot three times by her husband
Claus T. Hansen, here, has a good
chance for recovery, surgeons an
nOunced following removal of the
three bullets from her throat.
Huron.-Eiaborate plans are o
being made for the first annual and
organized meeting Of the South Da'
kota Automobile Trades association
This meeting will be held at Sioux
Falls, February Is and 16.
Flandreau.-Suddenly attacked by
heart failure as he was seated at a
table eating with the family of his
sister, on a Moody county farm
William Tenant, aged 81, died without
an apparent struggle.
Fedora.-An old fashioned circle
AUh "oo obtoSu III A1AASA 'OdhiSS
reaching into Sanborn. At tho fina
roundup, one wolf and $50 jacsrabbits
were killed.
Milbank.-Current reports show
that during the past year the de
posits in the banks Of thir Grant
county have increased approximately
$500. 600.
Aberdeen.-Charles Zirbos, for the
past 10 years deputy ntate game
warden, died of heart failure in the
Radisson Hotel here.
Milbank.-Plans are we'll under way
for the putting on Of a big three
day winter carnival at the fail
grounds.
Quinn.-Mr. and Mrs. Jackson. o
this place, celebrated their 64tl
wedding anniversary this month.
Huron.-Four or five residents O
Beadle county have hit upon a plaI
of, temporarily at least, solving thu
high price OF automobile licenses b!