The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-02-29
NEWS Of THE STATE
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
Western Newspaper Union No~s Service.

Hamlin county will not be permitted
TO take 1t easy in the county jail
while serving sentences. The county
commissioners have decided that all
prisoners sentenced to terms in the
county jail at hard labor will have to
work instead of remaining in idle.
ness at the expense of the county.
Teams and dump wagons will he OBJ
tanned and the prisoners will be re
CURED TO assist in building graveled
highways in the county.
Yaakton.-Two special elections
nave been called by the Yankton
city commission. An election will be
held March II, to vote on the
question Of a 20-year gas franchise to
the Yankton Light and Heating com
pany, whose present franchise expires
neXt year. An election will also be
held March 25, the day of the state
wide primaries, on the question of
establishing a municipal court in
Yankton.
Athol.-This place is enjoying q
e~uas'an,Iol growth, business men say
and in order to keep things moving
they have formed an orangization
whose object is to promote the in
terests OF Athol and surrounding
territory. AthOl now is provided with
a modern street lighting system and
all the streets Of the town have been
graveled. Recently a community
hail was built.
White River.-The marketing of
cream is proving an important factor
in the prosperity Of the farmers of
the White River district who have
dairy herds. During a period Of II
months a single White River buyer
purchased an aggregate Of 1,4O4 cans
OF cream from the farmers of this
vicinity. There are two other cream
buyers in White River.
Plankinton.-The city of Plankin-
ron VIII become the owner of the old
county fair grounds in this city in
the event that the voters Of the city,
at the annual election this spring,
authorize the purchase of the proper
ty. 1t is planned, if the city gets
control, to have the grounds convert
ed into a city park, with a portion set
aside for sports.
Artesian.-William Kirsch, a farm
er who recently anne here from Min
nesota, died in a hospital as a result
OF injuries received in an automobile
accident near Fedora. He was driv-
ing a truck and was forced off the
road by another car. The truck
turned over, pinning Kirsch under
meath and crushing him.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are being
rapidly completed for the annual
state convention of the Spanish Wan
veterans, which will be held in Madi-
son June Is, 10 and 20. According to
officers of the post, one of the biggest
conventions in the history of the city
will be hat OF the veterans.
Centerville.-One Of the most re-
markable OK the aged men of this part
Of South Dakota is w. T. Holcomb,
who recently celebrated his 92nd
birthday. Mr.. Holcomb is Center
ville's oldest resident in point of
years, and was one of the first set
tiers in this community.
notwithstanding to estimates OF
sportsmen and data from H. S. He'd
rick, state game warden, at least
1000 elk exist in a wild state in the
hills west of here. They are descend.
ants 'of elk that escaped when being
put into the state game park several
years ago.
Plankinton.-A new ordinance has
gone into effect here which provides
for the licensing and regulating OF
public dance halls within the city, and
within one mile Of the outer boundary
1t also provides penalties for the VIC
lation of the provisions.
Hudson.-Plans are being made for
a farmers short course at Hudson on
Feb. 20 and March 1. A number OF
specialists on agriculture are SEIZED
uled to be present and make demon
STATIONS and deliver lectures on farm
topics.
Parker.-PNkpockets have been
active at the farm auction sales which
have been he'd near Parker this
winter. On several occasions persons
attending the sales have missed
money when they returned home.
Scotland.-Plans are going forward
for the early occupation of a new
community club house here which
houses a large auditorium and an
American legion club room.
Pierre.-The petitions of Judge
Gates, Polly and Sherwood, as can
didates to succeed themselves on the
supreme bench were filed with the
secretary Of state.
Canton.-Judge Asa Forrest, 81
years old, Of Canton, died suddenly
from a heart attack. He had been on
the bench since July 2, 1923. He was
born in Iowa.
Scenic.-Fire Of unknown origin
destroyed the elevator and warehouse
Of Thomas Arnold here, causing a loss
Of $4,000, which was covered by in,
surance.