Take the Ideal Road to Ideal and C&W Convenience Store

"IDEAL ROAD" to Ideal Village, C & W Convenience Store to Hiway 183.

The last publication of the South Dakota Map indicates a road from Hamill to Hiway 183. It is outdated and the road is dangerous as "pop up" hill has claimed a person's life.

The right road is to continue south about 5- miles and watch for the small "Ideal" sign on the right and follow this to the Stop sign and continue west to Hiway 183. Just head west and you "kant miss it, ole chap" It's a county graveled road and pheasants boom a welcome call.

As a S. D. legislator I successfully had this route placed on the S. D. Hiway system. Times changed and this route from Hamill to Winner was driven straight south towards Winner.
Later Tripp County Commissioners adopted this route as a Farm to Market Road. It is well maintained and safe route thru the Ideal suburbal area. In a jest it was named J-90 as the County Commissioner from Ideal was a J orgensen. In the final completion of the project it also honors a past Ideal County Commissioner "Butch Best" JB-90? This road is the last northern trail across Tripp County unless you row your boat on the big White River.

Beware, however, as you cross the Thunder Creek along the roadway suicide deer are a terror to avoid.

Bison Behavior, Honda "Roundup"

It's great to have a home where the buffalo roam--not to far though. The first buffalette or Jr. arrived today. Might be a little early usually in May June . But, is it an indication of a drought continuing?the calf seems normal weight and the mama cows survived on wheat straw and prairie hay not very green.

Two days before this weather change to a super cold the herd bull sponsored a wild west show by herding all the other animals into a freak out. This is the first time I observed the antic of gougeing the land and circle the wagons (all the buffaloes) The flag tails were up . Sometime in the night they all crashed out of the container. At Noon the next day I found them at rest cudding a half mile away. I circled them and lreturned to the pen. The lead bull followed the Pied Piper Honda and returned thru the pen gates as if to apologize for prior antics.

High special land sales impact property taxes and development costs

Recently land sales indicate an astounding rise in South Central S. D. But, what impact in the local areas who do not benefit from the sales but are saddled with potential services for the invaders.

If rural development tourism, Pheasant hunting, prairie dog hunting, and calf/cattle feeding projects begin what will be the tax on the local township owners and OPERATORS of the land?

In the past a cattle feeding opeation had the local township road graded and graveled and that was paid out of township funds (tax) The recent building of an alcohol plant at Mitchell area in the rural area pojected just under a million dollar project to build a road heavy enough for the corn hauling. If the rural area have bed, booze, breakfast places that tax is not credited to the touwnship where it is situated.

The tax should go to where the burden falls. A sales tax on the real estate? Or a return where the tax is collected? Our County has hired an economic development person. Where will ecomomic development occur and will their operation contribute to a burden on the local township?. Township business is mainly ROADS. In our township about $800 is returned for the roads out of pheasant or hunting funds. What about the investment persons who bids the land beyond its farming or ranching ability. Maybe a use tax on land. Money retained in the township where it is located to be spent for roads or schools?

The rural folks are paying city sales tax at half the sales tax the State does. Eventually the cities will swarm with jogging around circles, pools to wiggle in or event centers, sports centers that collect more and more dollars. The Roman Empire idea of bread and circus will pacify the citizens. It is occuring in Rapid City and Soo Falls and even Mitchell. Who will bell the cats> Who will raise the food, or will big Box farms (Super Wall'Marts) and ranches be owned by foreign bonds

Taxes 'Til Death Do Depart?

Taxes 'Til Death Do Depart?

The coming election for placing a one percent tax on motels, booze (known as the Bed, Booze sales tax) in Winner is up for approval by citizens coming election. After a few months of wool gathering, the Mayor has started spinning the good yarn. A new unleakable water pool for old and young can be built from the new tax.

As Winner is an aging town of elders, and the spring offs have left for greener pastures the passing of the bars when they put out to pasture brings many a relation to the farewell to Dads, Mothers, Aunts. The Irish that come to toast farewell to relations wakes hardly rest in the motels . The new proposed tax will be borne by the Irish farewell. Taxes do not fade away.

Pheasants and Peasants: Greed not Need

Land of the Pheasants and peasants too. Yes, the auction of land held last Saturday in Presho was an interesting case of greed not need.

A couple of miles south and one east of the C & W convenience store at Ideal was offered by auction. The 313.9 acres of mostly farming type, a two story house and a few outbuildings that were adjoining along a county graveled road sold for $1475 an acre or a total of $483046. Whoa, before you judge this the going rate for farm ground consider that it was owned by two partners who probably couldn't agree to a buyout of one another. Each probably owned half and so it real cost to the winning bid was valued at half that amount per acre. Additional thought too that the rural water line is installed and sewer lines, elctric lines, trees, water dam and accessibility adds up to the value. Maybe a bird or two of long tales add colour to the purchase.

Another property about30 miles north on the I-90 Presho area was sold. The 931.01 acres was bid in at $1215 per acre of a total sale of $1,131,177.15 The area was not as convenient but was designed for pheasant hunting. Not too easy to find which makes it great for bird and hunter.

"I SHOT A BIRD T'WAS IN THE AIR,
IT FELL TO EARTH I KNEW NOT FAIR
THE FARMER OWNER THOUGHT IT SQUARE
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