Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-03-25
South Dakota Briefs.

The blu premium stamp concern Of
Sioux Falls has gone out of business.
One hundred and twenty-five teachers
were present at a meeting held in Milbank
recently.
Over 800 head of young cattle have been
shipped into Aurora County during the
past month.
The commissioners of Minnelaha
County at a recent meeting voted $500 for
the Omaha exposition. i.
The material for the erection of the re-.
form school at Plankinton is arriving at
the rate of six cars per week.
&C. DeJean, a hardware merchant of
Plankinton, has turned his stock over to
to his son and started for tho Klondike.
The full proceedings of the Dairy Assoc
citation meeting held at Brookings last
month are to be published in book form.
A small charge will be made for the work.
Two boys who ran away from home in
VermilliOn were caught at Mitchell by
the chief of police. The runaways give,
no reason for leaving home. Together
they had about s25 in money.
All artesian we'll is being drilled at the.
reform school at Plankinton to furnish
fire protection and If Il sufficient pressure.
is obtained it will be used for running an,
electric light plant for use at the school.
The Canning postofice case, i'm which
G.. +. Hilgenberkcr was charged with run
ming a private postofice and reducing the
revenues of his successor, was tried before
United States Court Commissioner Zins--
master and the defendant dismissed.
The following persons have received the
appointment of postmaster of their re-
spetive towns: Canova, Miner County.
Emil G. GOecke, vice l.. II. Garfield. re-
moved; Hazel, Hamlin County. C. E.
Warner, vice w. ii. Shields, removed.
The barn of Nelson Berry. a farmer
living five miles west of Elk Point. was.
struck by lightning during the storm Nom
day and burned to the ground, together
with 400 bushels of seed wheat, fifteen
tons of hay and agricultural implements.
The Minnehalla board of county CONF
missioners and the pe%nitentiary board
have decided TO experiment this season
with the cultivation of sugar beets. The
state will put in two acres on the pen farm
and two or more acres will he planted ON
the county farm.
a strong wind last week picked up a
section of sidewalk and hurled it directly
on top OF a boy named Dobson at Sioux
rails. lie was unconscious for some time.
An examination revealed that he was.
badly injured, but no bones were broken.
ana no bad results are looked for.
The supreme court has denied petitions,
Tor relearing i'll two cases of the state VS..
w. w. Taylor. They are both cases in
winch the court held that the TAYLOR.
bohdsmen were liable up 10 the full
amount of the bond given, notwithstand-
ing the fact that the bond given exceeded
the statutory requirement.
"A German colony has been organized in
Iankton County, TO be governed by com.
munism. The articles Of INCORPORATION
lor the colony have been filed in the office.
OF Inc secretary of state. The articlts
state ina any person joining must trans.
Ter all his property TO the community. and
III case OF expulsion forfeits all the inter-
est ne mas in such property. In case Of
tle aeatn oil any member all his interest,
goes 10 the community, and lie can not de.
wise any of it to his heirs.
Freeman has a new lumber FIRM III
Qucal u Co.
Many new buildings are being erected
al freeman this spring.
AS 1t looks now there will not be m
exhibit from the Black Hills Mt Omaha.
latrirk Qnirll, a scttleron the ccded nor
ll"il oil the Yaniiton Indian reservation,
makes serious charges against a neighbor
name! Weyh. 1t is alleged that during a
friendly call of Quirk at the home Of the
latter, Weyh and his wife seized him. nut a.
rope around his neck, cloked him several
tlmes, kicked and pounded him until he
was unrecognizable and compelled him by
threats OF death to ~relinquish his home-
s.eau, morse and buggy and all the money
he possessed to their daughter.
Al inc municipal election to be held
~, ne*. month Valley Springs citizens will.
De called upon to register their votes.
olt0er Tor or aCainaf licenso