The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-07-17

northwestern was struck by light L
ing and burned on Wednesday, 1t 8
vas owned by Kruge r & Sons. The {
though considerably damaged was /
rot destroyed, and on Thursday the {
was rebuilt around it in |
iouble-auick time. ]
The opening of trenches for gas !
mains at the corner of Main street
md Second avenue shows the sod to
over three feet below the present
surface OF the street. A pretty large
number of loads of gravel and dirt
must have been dumped along Main
street during the last twenty years to
bury the old prairie sod so deep.
Ben Rice, superintendent Of the
county hospital, has returned from
his trip to the Canadian Northwest.
He says that the country around Ed
monitor is fine but that it has its
drawbacks the same as all Others,
chief among which are the clumps Of
diamond willow which must be
grubbed out before the land can be
worked.
Mr.. John H. Ley, the gentleman
who had in charge the work Of com
piling the new city directory was
making a few final v~critications Tues
day. The forthcoming directory
should be a very complete work as
Mr.. Ley has apparently been most
careful in the compilation. He says
the work will go to press by next Fri
day and will be delivered ir about two
weeks.
The crop condition in Brown coun"
ty has improved vastly within the
past two weeks. Many pieces OF
wheat pronounced worthless two
weeks ago now promise four to six
bushels. The eastern part Of the
county will have an average crop, and
in some Instances farmers claim tC
have the best wheat in many years,
Corn every where is reported UNUSUAL
ly good. Potatoes will be a big crop.
The Aberdeen school 1Oard has
given the contract for coal for the
coming year to the Reliance Grain anC
Fuel Company at $3.50 for soft. anC
SO. 80 for hard. Other bids were a!
follows, and will give an idea what
prices are likely to rule for coal dur
! ing the coming winter. McCaul
Elevator Company, soft $7.45; hard
Sl0.25 G. H. Allen, soft 81 10; hare
? 1875. Herman Prefer, soft S7.20
, hard SlO,25. Aberdeen Elevator Co.
soft $40; hard $l0.25.
Ira 0. Curtis reports the loss of hi
! English setter, Fanny. She wa
taken off the chain and one pup wa
q taken with her. She was a YER
valuable animal, possessing an in
telligence that was extraordinary. l
q is not long since valuable dogs hay
- been stolen from G. X. Haw and Chas
Bustock. Some scamp, who is
+ good Judge of bird dogs, has evidentl
reduced to Il system the re
muval Of valuable Gaines to som
: point sufficiently remote to dispose {
them TO Il good advantage.
le The Forepaugh & Sells big sho
le drew LII immense crowd to the eli
on Monday last. The weather w;
:, iueal, and the work on the farms NJ
n particularly pressing. The railroat
1S brought heavy loads from all direc
~ lions, and it was noticeable that u
crowd was largely from outside
Brown county. 1t Vas quite gene
ally conceded to be the biggest Grow
~ ever assembled in Aberdeen. T
~ show was good, too much Of it for d
~ one pairof eyes to see it all. Ofcoul
GO it was run OF the plan Of getting
~ the loose change the multitude cot
be induced to part with. The c!
&C. was well policed and good orc
ad. maintained.
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