The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-11

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school fund for 1923, according to
the annual apportionment by n. 4.
knight, commissioner of school ana
public lands. The Quota FOR Mime
haha county is $94, 599.74. The di-
vision is based on the school popula-
ton in the various counties. The
total amount to be divided among the
counties of the state is $l,545, 1862,
with a total school population OF 1884,
S94, or a per capita appointment or
$7.73.
Rapid City.-Rapid progress has
been made on the South Dakota state
cement plant at this city, the only
state or municipality owned plant in
the world. The outside work is well
along SO that work can go on regard.
less Of weather conditions. The ST.
000, 600 plant is assuming the pro-
portions OF a small city. Two monster
iron kilns are being unloaded from
box cars and sections rivited to.
gether. Between Is and 80 men are
employed in an endeavor to have it
ready for use by next July.
Deadwood.-What he declares to
be the biggest gold strike in late
years in the Black Hills has been
made by Bill Cruker, pioneer pros
pector and placer miner, between the
Hoodoo and Grasshopper mines neal
Mystic. The strike was made in
Cruker's claim along the old channel
of a creek which runs over the
|Grasshopper property, and believed
to be a continuation Of Grasshopper
property. A six food sediment, rich
in prospect Of coarse gold, was dis.
covered.
Dupree.-A general meeting of the
citizen Indian of this vicinity will be
held at Dupree on January 10 and 16,
according to announcements mailed
out by Iron Moccasin, one Of the
leaders in citizen Indian circles. Iron
Moccasin's announcement says in
part: The purpose of the meeting
is to elect officers and also to take
up the proposition OF expenses for
prosecution Of cases now pending in
the court, and also other matters per.
tanning to the welfare of citizen In.
dians.
Sioux Falls.-W. z. Wicks, a
Moody county farmer, claims to be
the popcorn king" of South Dakota,
During the past season he devoted a
part Of his farm to this crop, with
great success Recently he shipped a
carload OF the popcorn to San Fran
cisco, Cal, and has been offered
$4,000 for the balance of his crop. He
refused this offer and is holding for
$4,000, which he expects to get be-
fore the present negotiations are ter.
minated.
Pierre.-The close Of the year
shows that there were 6,466 more
motor vehicles registered in the
state for 1923 than for any previous
year, this increase being 5,0OS pass
enger cars and 1,45S trucks. The
department has increased its order
for license plates to 5000 over the
year just closing, and feels that this
number will take care of the expan-
sion.
Clark.-Reports made at the an.
nual meeting Of the stockholders Of
the Clark County Fair association,
which several years ago had a debt
OF 81 500, show that the association
now is clear of indebtedness. The
old board Of directors was reelected
to serve during the coming year. The
association will arrange for the hold
ing Of a county fair next fall.
Madison.-That the city Of Madi-
son is facing what might be defined
as a serious water shortage is self
evident, considering that the city
wells located at the power plant have
gone practically dry and the wells
belonging to the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul railroad are practically
in the same condition.
Pierre.-Joseph Fl. Mccarthy, 43,
a Chicago & Northwestern Weight
conductor. was instantly killed when
he fell between the cars OF a slowly
moving train west Of Wall. He was a
resident of Pierre and a railroad EN-.
ploye for % years.
Marion Junction Fire starting in
the basement OF the double store
building OF the X. & X. general store,
destroyed the stock and building Of
that company and spread to the John
b. Thomas drug store causing a loss
Of $50. 900.
Webster.--Clara Scheel. the six.
year-old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Scheel. living on a farm
north OF Webster. was killed by a fall
from an auto. She struck on her neck
and died a few minutes later.
Geddes.-Fire starting in the base.
ment of the Geddes Pharmacy COM
pany here spread quickly to four adj
joining structures. wlping out a
section OF the city's business district
with an estimated loss OF sl00, 900.
Parker.-The Citizens bank OF
Parker was closed by a state bank
examiner In charge who stated that a
low reserve and an inability to realize
on notes was the cause OF the banks