The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-18

Nlllu
Is also under lease bv tho Kavstora
arsenic company, has been cleaned
OUT. Specimens tested show a high
percentage of arsenic in the concen.
trates, with from $50 to $50 gold Der
ton.
Rapid City.-Thomas A. Edison has
purchased five more acres southeast
or Keystone, near the 2O.acre tract
which he bought last November AL
though no reliable information as 10
the development OF this pronertv ia
available 1T is known that the miner
al Mr.. Edison is seeking is spodu.
meme lithium bearing mineral. OF
which there are rich deposits on this
property. Lithium is used in the
manufacturer OF the Edison battery.
brooklng.-After agitation ex-
tending over many years, Bookings
Ilhally mas purchased land for a city
park. The city commissioners have
completed the purchase Of a tract OF
Is acres in the western part Of the
city, which is commonly known as
the fair grounds. Early in the
spring work will commence on trans
forming the tract into one Of the
finest city parks in the northwestern
part Of South Dakota.
NOrris.-The state engineers who
have been making a survey Of the
proposed Norris-Belvidere highway
have completed their work. The
survey made is about IS miles. This
part OF the highway extends from the
White river bridge to the north of
Norris. AS surveyed the proposed
new road will cut 2S miles off the
distance between Belvidere and
Norris by the old route between the
two towns.
Pierre.-South Dakota has suffered
an injustice in the recent federal
census bureau estimate of population
Of the several states, which gives
this state 655, 532, according TO Doane
Robinson, director of the state census.
Mr.. Robinson states the number
should have been 6S4,144 and that
ever this amount made no allowance
for growth from immigration since
the 1920 census, a considerable fac
tor.
Huron.-Percy +. Rain, conductor
on the Northwestern railway doing
freight braking, was almost instantly
killed in the yards here when he ran
through an open switch which caught
him between his engine and the ex.
ira freight from Hawarden, which he
had just brought in. He died before
he could be carried to the station
platform.
Mound City.-The Campbell county
jail, a frame building was burned to
the ground when fire, the origin Of
which is not definitely known, broke
out. 1t is thought that the fire
started when one Of the prisoners
dropped a match or lighted cigarette
stub on the floor.
Sioux Falls.-R. w. Labrie, of Do
land, S. D., has been named chief of
the field of forces for the federal
prohibition department in South Da-
kota, according to an announcement
by j.. d. Taylor, acting director. He
will begin his duties at once.
Doland.-Mr. and Mrs. d. P. Fargo,
prominent pioneer residents of this
part Of South Dakota, recently cele-
brated the 5Sth anniversary of their
marriage at the family home here.
Forty of the 5S years have been spent
in Doland.
Milbank.-Business men and resi-.
dents are making preliminary plans
for another winter carnival, which is
to be held in Milbank in the near
future. 1t is expected a date in the
latter part of January will be select.
ed.
Rapid City.--Orders have been re-
ceived from the headquarters of the
Northwestern railway tt rebuild at
once the freight depot Of the company
here, which a few days g vas dam.
aged by fire.
notwithstanding to p. c. Kram.
err, state bank examiner, who has
been winding up the affairs of the
failed Verdon State bank, the depos-
itors of the bank will be paid in full.
Mitchell.-Problems confronting
county school superintendent Of
Dawson and the surrounding coIn
ties will be discussed at a conference
in Mitchell on January 90 and %.
Parker.-The Imperial Banda Roma
is the name Of a new musical organ
ization which has been organized
here. The first public concert is to
be given at Parker. January q.
Nemo.-Sportsmen of this part OF
the Black Hills have become excited
by the information hat during the
past few days a mountain lion has,
been prowling in this vicinity.
Parker.-All the lakes in Turner
county, except Swan lake, are dry
winter. Silver lake, northwest of
Parker, has been dry but a few times
in the past so years.
Pierre.-Wisconsin dairymen are
baled alfalfa hay in the
Black Hills section Of this state at a