The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-03-21
NEWS Of THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service

SUI w vi lle HlSnWdy from the
crossing Of Spearfish creek to SAVOY
in Spearfish canyon. as soon as the
weather will permit. If the federal
forest service will agree to build a
highway from Elmore to Savoy. a
distance Of about four miles, Law
renee county will build a suitable
road, 16 feet wide, from the Spear
fish canyon crossing to Elmore, a
distance OF one and one-half miles.
This matter has been taken up with
the forest service.
Mobridge.-The Chicago. Milwau.
kee & st. Paul railroad will do nearly
$5OO,O0O worth Of Improvement work
on the trans Missouri division, of
which Mobridge is the headquarters.
according to recent announcement.
The money will be spent during the
spring and summer for track laying,
re-ballasting program.
Centervlle.-A corporation is be-
ing formed here, sponsored by the
Business Mems Luncheon club, for
! the erection of a $4,000 modern hotel
| building in Centerville. Since the
/ destruction of the hotel here by fire
several years ago, the town has been
wholly without hotel accommodations
Clear Lake.-The Clear Lake post
Of the American legion is circulating
petition to raise funds for memor.
ial drive which will be built around
the lake near this city. The work on
the project will be started as soon as
| the weather conditions will permit.
Mitchell.-Demands for farm hands
are beginning TO come into the office
Of the federal employment bureau
and the requests from farmers for
married men and their wives are
| heavier than they have ever been at
| this season Of the year
lroquois. fiery cross of
large dimensions, the fourth to be
seen in this locality in the last few
| days, has been further evidence that
the kuklux klan organizers are active
| ly at work in this section and want
the public to know it.
Mitchell.-Th Mitchell corn palace
will be turned into a veritable gym
na3ium on the evening Of Thursday,
March q, when more than 1900
children in the public schools of the
city will appear in a huge physical
culture demonstration.
Mitchell Mitchell will operate q
paid tourist camp this season This
decision has been reached by the
park board, under whose auspices the
tourist camp is to be operated A
charge Of 80 cents per night per car
will be made
Miller.-A vein Of high grade lig-
mite coal 100 feet under the surface
was found while drillers were sinking
a we'll on farm four miles north of
here. The thickness Of the vein has
not as yet been fully ascertained.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of work on
the state-city trunk sewer, which is
to provide a new outlet for the state
hospital and north section of this
city, is promised with the return OF
moderate weather.
Buffalo Gap.-A large new addition
to the public school in Buffalo Gap
has been completed and the school
facilities Of the city now are suffi
cient to care for the increasing nun.
Der OF students.
Hot Springs.-By vote of 366 to
20, this city has voted to issue $4,000
in bonds for the erection of a new
high and Junior school building to re
place the one destroyed by fire
Yankton-Since the breakup Of the
Missouri river here the ice has been
going out quietly, and the danger OF
gorging in this vicinity is believed to
have passed.
Chamberlain.-Wor has com
menced on the erection of a new
steel water tank, which will material
ly improve the fire fighting facilities
of the city.
MadisOn.--The city commissioners
have arranged for the extension of
the street lighting system of Madi
son this spring and other public i'm
proyments.
Aberdeer.-Fire Of unknown origin
totally destroyed the frame building
and contents Of the j. d. Garrow Hide
company here. The loss is estimated
at $4,000
Lake PreStor.-At a special elec
tion held here the voters defeated
proposed bonds of $4,000, which were
intended TO erect a new high schoo,
building.
Brandt.-H 0. Hanson's general
merchandise store here was robbed of
several hundred dollars worth of silks.
satins, neckties and shoes.
Yankton.--A 20-year gas franchise
extension asked by the Yankton
Light and Heating company was
voted three to one here.
Buffalo.-The annual Buffalo Amer.
lean Legion roundup and general cele.
bration will be held this year on June
10 and 90
Stickney.-Mr. and Mrs e. DeBoer.
Of this place, celebrated their 54th
wedding anniversary recently.