Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.

Seeding commenced i'm a number of
localities last week.
1t is claimed that the Milwaukee
will build 200 miles Ofnew road in the
state this year.
N. f. Phillips, of Sioux Falls, has
been appointed warden of the state
pcnltentiary.
Rev. A. NJ. De p. (;lidden. of the
congregational church of Mitchell,
has just fallen heir to $4,000.
Sioux Falls is about to let the con-
tract for thirteen miles of sewerage.
The cost will amount to 1926, 200 or
more.
Geo. A. Silsby, of Mitchell has re-
ceived his appointment as adjutant
general, his commission dating from
April 1.
II. J. Brogan. yardmaster of the
ls. 4 NJ. railroad at DeadwOod, died
from injuries sustained by being
caught between two freight cars.
Gov. Sheldon has approved all of
the bills passed by the legislature.
His only veto was one clause in the
appropriation bill allowing mileage
to the chief clerk.
Third annual exhibition of the
Southern South Dakota District Fair
association, embracing Yankton,
Hutchinson, Douglas and Bon HOmme
counties, will be held at Scotland
September 1922
An agent of the National Cordagc
Company has attached the warehouse,
books. mo- cs and accounts of the Da-
kota Fai mlers' Alliance Company at
of $21 ,555, contracted in 1891 for twine
advanced.
Bill Fielder, an old-time scout and
interpreter, was killed by Indian
police at the Cheyenne agency while
resisting arrest. He was wanted for
an assault on his Indian wife, in
which he fatally injured her.
William h. Sterling, United State
t.orney for South Dakota, has for
warded his rcrignatiOn to the depart
ment at Washington. L. e. Witch
er, of Highmore, and Henry G. Hinck-
ley, of Huron, are prominent appli-
cants for the place.
The winter term of the state uni
versity closes on March y, and after
a week of vacation the spring term
commences on March %. The at
tendance for this term is slightly in
excess of what 1t was during the fall.
1t has reached about 225 during the
winter.
The Tow Manufacturing company
of Huron find that the tow mill which
was erected last year cannot supply
the demand by half. They have
therefore decided to enlarge it to
double its present capacity and will
then employ between forty and fifty
hands.
While Chris Larson was working at
the bottom of a sixty-foot we'll in
Union township, Brule county, a cave
in buried him almost completely. He
was alone, but Il neighbor happened !
to go there and got assistance and
dug him out. He will recover.
Earnest Gale of Sioux Falls has
been arrested on Il charge of seduction,
preferred by Miss Lizzie Higgins.
The arrest created sensation owing
to young Gales prominence in the
city. lie is the stepson of Artemus
Gale, president of the Dakota Nation
al bank. who is rated as worth $780,
GOO.
Messrs. Bradbury and Clark, we'll
known stock men of Dawson county,
have bought the Price and TAYLOR
stock ranches at Letcher, embracing
1920 acres, with about 1000 head Of
horses and cattle. The business is to
be transacted by the Interstate stock
exchange, which also operates in
Iowa. Nebraska, Kansas. Montana
and Utah, and in connection with it
there will be q bank established at Il
Letcher, operated by Col. M. NJ. Price.
Work at the agricultural college
has opened up in very good shape.
An attendance of fully 200 is assured.
Quite a number of students are en-
tering for the short course in steam
engineering lately added. Miss Car
ric Moore Barton. lately of the state
university of Nebraska, has been Sc
lected to take charge of the art de-
partment. She comes very highly
recommended. Mrs. q. Il. West, OF
Brookings will have charge of the
work in Instrumental music.
The Huron Coursing club has ar
ranged for state meeting at Huron
on April III and IL. The prizes, AL
though not yet complete, are numer-
Gus and very liberal. There will be a
thirty-two dog stake open to all dogs
in South Dakota, $5 entrance fee and
with $1l0 added by the club, making
q purse of 1910. Arthur Massey Of
Great Bend, kas., has been named as
judge. Full information can be had
by addressing Con. r. Huntley, presi-
dent. or G. n. McIlvane, secretary, at
Huron.
M. H. Day, president of the Rapid
Valley Horse Ranch company and
Worlds Fair commissioner from
South Dakota, referring to his trou-
bles with. the ranch stockholders,
says: "rhe difficulty is the outgrowth
of an attempt on the part of the
larger stockholders to freeze out the
smaller ones and gobble up the ranch.
The plant is worth, at present prices,
$l5O,OOO, but has not cost more than
about half that sum. lam still presi-
dent of the company, notwithstand-
ing my recent arrest and the taking
possession of the books, papers, etc,