The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04

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Of winter wheat each year, but
weather conditions have usually been
adverse to the crop becoming Of
much real importance. This season
climatic and soil factors have been
quite ideal for the crop. but the I'M
satisfactory price realized for wheat
has discouraged production and there
are several agencies abroad advocat-
ing even greater reduction Of wheat"
Huron.-Whether or not the Farm
ers Cooperative Packing plant OF
Huron is to be put into operation
next spring is now directly up to the
5000 stockholders of the Institution.
The officers and directors have been
working for weeks perfecting a plan
whereby the Emerson company, Of
New York, which owns a long string
Of chain grocery and meat stores
throughout the east and south, will
furnish the operating fund, operate
the plant and handle the distribution
Of it's product, leaving the ownership
of the million dollar packing plant
here in the hands Of the original
stockholders.
Sioux F~alls.-Federal officers are
investigating the case of E. l. Rosen-
crantz, stock detective on the Pine
Ridge Indian reservation, who was
brutally beaten by some Sioux Indians
belonging on the reservation. He was
dubbed and nearly killed, according
to information reaching the federal
authorities here in a report from the
reservation. His skull was fractured
at the base Of the brain and an opera
ton was performed in a hospital.
Proceedings against the Indians has
been DELAYED pending the investiga-
ton which is being made.
Sioux Falls.-John Schamber, form.
or state treasurer Of South Dakota,
died Dec. 81, at Hot Springs, S. d. He
was born in Russia 81 years ago and
came to the United States in 1874 and
to South Dakota 40 short time later.
He finally engaged in the banking
business at Memo and Freeman. Mr..
Schamber served three terms as
county treasurer Of Hutchinson coun.
ty and was state senator in 1893 and
1895. In 1898 he was elected state
treasurer, being reelected in 1900 as
a republican.
Pierre.-An Independent petition
carrying the name of Hiram Johnson
for president, with a list Of delegates,
alternates and electors, was present.
ed to Secretary Of State Coyne for
filing. AS there is a question as to
the proper method Of such filing II
was refused and a test case will at
once be taken to the supreme court
to find If such a method of filing is
valid or whether it is necessary to
present a different petition for each
Of such candidates.
Pierre.-While the lack Of snow
and warm weather allows stock to
Craze on the prairies and saves feed.
ing, n helps out the town resident
by saving on his coal bill, it leaves
another danger which would not have
to be met with a little snow on the
ground, that of winter prairie fires.
Several have been reported from
various sections Of the state, but none
have covered any great territory.
Aberdeen.-Due t this winters
remarkably mild weather, one citizen
Of Aberdeen has been forced 10 get
his lawn mower out Of the basement
and trim the rank growth of heritage
on his lawn. On one or two occasions
therOmeters have registered 80
degrees in the sun, it has been report.
ed, but SO far there have been no
heat prostrations reported.
WakOnda.-As Q result Of the fast
progressing installation of equipment
and other facilities for the study and
practice of farm problems, the Wa
konda consolidated school will soon
rate first among all schools in South
Dakota in its possibilities for this
class Of study, according to NJ. A.
Sharp, state supervisor of agricultur.
al education.
Huron.-Advocates Of good roads
along the entire line OF the Black and
Yellow trail will meet in Huron Jan.
uary p to celebrate the fact that a
graveled highway from the Mime
sofa state line to the Missouri river
will be ready for tourists next year.
Huron.-Dr. Charles Prosser, direct.
or of the Dunwoody institute at Min.