Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-01-05
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
SOUTH DAKOTA EVENTS IN A
CONDENSED FORM.
State Teachers Association Held a
Very Successful Meeting at
observation-disclosures Elected for
the Ensuing Year.

officers: President, b. u. Brown, Center.
vile; secretary, May II. Cowan, lroquois;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Frank
Crane, Watertown; treasurer, Martha j.
Turney, Mitchell. The meeting was
called to order by President Brown.
There was an address Of welcome by
Mayor Clutton and a response by +. 7.
Fitch OF Aberdeen. Rev. E. p. Hall adj
dressed tho Association on the subject,
''Cardinal Virtues of Character Building, -
which was n of the finest addresses ever
heard in the city. During the forenoon
and afternoon sessions on the 9th inst. the
association was addressed by the follow
ing we'll known educators: II. b. Math-
ews, BOOKINGS; +. T. Fitch, Aberdeen;
w. III. Dempster, Madison; ID. F. Small,
Armour; Mrs. +. +. Tucker, Deadwood;
n. j. Quigley. Mitchell; Geo. NJ. Smith,
Vcrmillion; w. ID. Brucalow, Watertown.
Thu general discussion brought out many
admiral imprOmptu speakers. There were
about POD teachers in attendance. In the
evening Rev. f. b. Boggess of Watertown
addressed the association.
The association closed its session on the
18th. Wednesday night DIR. j. w. Heston,
president of the agricultural college at
Brookings, delivered an address on the
subject, ''The Kind of Education for South
Dakota" and ii. ID. Warren. president of
Yankton College, on 'leading for Our
Boys and Girls" Both addresses were
able and we'll received.
During Thursdays session the following
persons addressed the meeting: Geo. NJ.
Smith. Vcrmillion; j. r. Byers, Parker;
q. Il. Muller, Springfield; Miss Cora Vern
Stein, Centerville; &. A. Fry, Kimball.
The following are officers for the ensu-
ing year: President, S. C. IIartranft,
Aberdeen; recording secretary, May Ii.
Cowan, %lroqnois: corresponding secretary,
q. ii. Dixon, Yankton; treasurer, Alice j.
Spouse. Plankinton.
The next session will be held at Yankton.
Extensive Prairie Fire.
During the high northwest winds Sat-
urday, Dec. %, a prairie fire started east OF
Eureka and swept over the country,
causing great destruction of hay and grass
Oh the ranges. The fire was the most eX-
tcnsive for years, embracing u tract
several miles wide and five miles long.
The wind blew a gale, driving the fire
with terrible rapidity through the tall
prairie grass.
Reports of the damage done by the big
ptaii!U ulS tLS CvIuIItS III. 1lc llIc Stullcu
near Thule, N. d., and swept south at a
rapid rate, never stopping until it reached
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
tracks, Il few miles west of Aberdeen.
Lcola had a narrow escape, as the fire
came within two miles of the town and
greatly alarmed the people, who feared a
repetition of the memorable fire which
wiped out almost the entire town a few
! years ago.
Rev. Geo. Il. Reds place. almost three
miles from Leola, was burned over and his
barn, grain, hay and several head of live
live stock We're destroyed.
Another farmer lost 1900 bushels OF
wheat. all his farm buildings, hay and
farm machinery. only his house being
saved.
Thousands Of tons of fine hay was
! burned. The district is quite remote from
railroads and reports of personal losses
| lave n0t begun to come in as yet. The
burned tract is from five to fifteen miles
wide and fifty miles long.