The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-02-08

ia points to Chicago markets ranga
from 5R cents to 2 cents per hundred
pounds, according to the location OF
the station. The reduction on the
Winner branch OF the Northwestern
railway to Sioux City is 2 cents per
hundred pounds. The reduction tn
Minneapolis and Duluth markets
range from 7 cents down to about >
cents. The reduction on coarse grains
will be 10 per cent less than on
wheat.
Belle Fourche.-The Great Western
Sugar company announces THAI II
will assume all freight charges on
beets shipped from the Belle Fourcba
fields to the factories for treatment
This means that the 80 cents per ton
which the grower heretofore has beaD
paying as his share of the freight
charges, will this year be eliminated
and something like twenty thousand
dollars will be added to the revenue
Of the beet farmers.
Observation-Disclosures men Of Barns.
ford and other towns report the re.
ceipt of considerable quantities OF
corn and oats, which the farmers are
now marketing after concluding that
present prices are as good as thew
could expect with the unsettled con.
ditions in the farm products market.
In Beresford and other towns about
60 cents per bushel is being paid for
dry corn, but for corn that has a
great amount of moisture in it the
price is lower.
Belle Fourche.-The first wild tur.
key ever brought to this section is on
display at a local hardware store. The
bird will be used in experimenting
in crossing the wild and domestic
turkeys with a view to making the
tame turkey more hardy and disease
resistant. The turkey business is
growing here. One farm woman is
reported to have marketed $500
worth this season.
Pierre.-Residents of eastern Cor
son county were before the state high.
way commission asking for a change
in the routing Of the Yellowstone trail
between Mclaughlin and the new
bridge. The proposed change would
place the trail south OF the Milwau-
kee road all the way from McLaugh-
lin to the bridge, and would, it is
claimed, reduce it about 10 miles in
length.
Aberdeen.-February %, Washing
tons birthday has been set as the
date for the ice carnival for the gen
eral public of Aberdeen. This carni-
x,a1 rnA~aauoI L.. IL 1-l 80.
wants club, is expected to be the
biggest affair of its kind ever at.
tempted in the northern half Of South
Dakota.
Valley Springs.-That the confid-
ence in the strength and stability OF
local banks, has not been shaken by
the financial depression recently, is
evidenced most strongly by the fact
that the Minnehaha County Bank has
shown a substantial gain in deposits
each and every day since Jan. /.
Rapid City.-With business for the
past year running a fourth greater
than any previous year, the Rapid
City Packing company has decided to
build a $4,000 building which, it is
SAPSSUSht VIA oONOIllC ~
central unit of a greatly enlarged
plant.
Parker.-The Parker barber shops
have made a 20 per cent reduction in
prices in common with the other
BARRIERS of Turner county. The prices
now are 40 cents for a haircut and
20 cents for a shave.
Geddes.-The prospects for rebuild.
ing the business houses destroyed by
the recent big fire in Geddes is most
encouraging. Already a number Of
new brick buildings are assured to
go up this summer.
Haynes.-Movement Of Ignite coal
from the South Dakota state mine
near here has attained the high point
Of the last twelve month period with
average monthly shipments reaching
$50 cars.
Mission.-The body of Harley Fur
rey, aged about 25, was found frozen
into Antelope creek, a few miles from
Mission. He was employed on the
Heinie ranch and had been out trap
ping.
Aberdeen.-An Aberdeen Knights
of Columbus building, which has
been the hope Of local members for
some years, may be built during the
present year.
Oldham.-The new public school
building in Oldham rapidly is nearing
completion, and Is expected to BIO
ready for occupancy some time during
February.
Cavour.-Cavour's new $4,000 high
school, which was completed and oc.
cupied Dec. II, was formally dedicat-
ed with suitable exercises recently.
Pierre.-Twenty-two inch ice, an
unusual thickness for the mid-chan-
mel of the Missouri river here, is be-
ing harvested this year.
Nunda.-Loot, amounting to be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000 was taken