The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-02-22
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Announcement

dLlOn tHdL TWO wheat pOOiS "OulH u6
operated this year, a change which
will be to the advantage Of the mem
bers in that final settlement will be
brought about earlier than if only
one pool were operated. The winter
pool, therefore, will close receipts of
wheat on March l and the wheat re-
ceived after March l will be placed
in a summer pool to be closed in July.
Pierre.-County auditors over the
state are reporting freak nswer
sent back on the registration cards
sent out to voters who are required
under the law to register their party
affiliations before the primary cleo
ton. Apparently a few voters look
upon this as an attempt to interfere
with their political rights, and so
state on the cards returned, while the
main complaint is that only a small
percentage make any return at all.
Yankton.-Gov. II. A. Nestos, Of
North Dakota, one Of the leading
Lutheran laymen Of the northwest,
will be a headline speaker at the
South Dakota Luther League con-
v~ention to be held in Yankton, June
II to Is, by delegates from over the
district which comprises Wyoming,
Nebraska, Colorado and South Da-
kota.
Sioux Falls.-One Of the first sea-
planes to be received in this section
now is in the possession OF Nundale,
Tenant and Dow, Sioux Falls avia-
tors, who expect to operate 1t for
passenger flights during the coming
season, at one Of the summer resorts
near here. The plane is a Boeing
model, three-passenger ship.
De Smet.- A program is arranged
for the two day meeting for Kings
bury county people TO be held here
during balanced agriculture week,
March 3 to 9. In connection with the
two-day session March 8 to 4, there
will be a crops show, with a premium
list provided for by the business men
Of this city.
Piedmont.-Piedmont is rapidly be-
coming q shipping point OF consider
able Importance. During the month Of
Jduudly, app Oh 'IlluIClJ - Sui iOauo
of freight were shipped in and out
over it's two railroads. This freight
consisted mainly of logs, lumber, live
stock, hay and grain, lime and plaster.
Pierre.-The state game depart
ment estimates that there are now
about two thousand elk in the Black
Hills from the herds started several
years ago. In the state park so head
were located 10 years ago, and this
herd is estimated to have grown to
about eight hundred.
Pierre.-Paid hail insurance losses
for 1923 total $1,341,13 involving
10, 1852 adjusted claims with an aver
age cost of $3.42 for each adjustment,
according to a preliminary report
complete up to February l, announced
by D. E. Walker, deputy hail insur-
ance commissioners.
Huron.-Plans looking towards the
organization of a new bank to take
over the affairs Of the James Valley
Bank closed here Jan. 9, were taken
when the depositors met, went over
the situation and were advised how
a new bank could be opened without
loss to them.
Vermillion.-A Sterling for sena-
tor club is being formed among
students of the university who favor
Senator S~terling's candidacy for re-
nomination to the United States
senate. The club will be directly con.
nected with the state headquarters
at Huron.
Parker.-The city water supply is
running short, and the council is hav-
ing the wells on the court house hill
cleaned out, with hope that more
water will appear. 1t is feared that
deeper wells will have to be dug be-
fore an adequate supply can be found.
Groton.-Records of the Milwaukee
railroad here show that during the
past IL months about 800 carloads Of
cattle and hogs vent to the markets
from Groton. Livestock shipments
out Of Groton at this time are exceed
ingly heavy.
Redfield.-Fire caused by the ex-
plosion Of an alcohol stove which
ignited a large can of alcohol, Quilted
the drug store of Schmidt and Curtis
here. The Redfield fire department
controlled the blaze in a few minutes.
Pierre.-Outside of the rural
credits bonds, which are not a tax
against the people Of the state, but
are secured by real estate mortgages,
the per capita of Indebtedness OF
South Dakota is $22.27.
Pierre.-Senator Norbeck has intro
duced bills in congress for the CON
struction Of bridges over the Missouri
river at Pierre and Forest City.
Deadwood.-The Black Hills Trust
and Savings bank of this place, which
voluntarily closed its doors, hopes to
~reorganize soon.
Pierre.-The State Rural Credits
board has sold $4,000 900 worth Of
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