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From the present outlook the orr,
prospect in Faulk county is belts,
than was ever before known in N.
history of the county.
The Sioux Falls Brewing commas
has begun the construction of a lary.
cement block in Egan, in which will h
located Crook Bros saloon and !,
cold storage room.
John McRae, the ex-solicitor who
forged a check few weeks ago, wa,
sentsrced at Sturgis by Judge Rice To
two years in the penitentiary at SiouI
Falls.
The application of Mrs. Roland r
Molineaux for divorce is said to have
been rejected because she sen. a nots
to a reporter admitting that she was in
South Dakota to secure a divorce,
One of the most interesting land
contest cases in the history of Faux
county has just closed, which occupied
almost two weeks taking the test.
mony in the case. M. II. ODonnell
contestant, VS.. w. H. Race.
The water mains are laid, the well
dug and the foundation for the power
house almost completed for a fine wa
terworks system at Egan. The Ma
tional Construction company is rush
ing the work.
Robert Wilson, who was arrested a
short time ago for the theft of a guam
tity of wheat from a farmer near Brit
ton, has been bound over for appear
ance at the next term of the state cir
cult court TO answer to the charge
against him.
The equalization board at Faulkton
has Just closed a two weeks session
One of Faulkton's very well-to-do bus
mess men had been paying taxes on
S1,00, which the board raised to $1,000
Mr.. A. went before the board on oath
and alleged that he was not worth one
dollar.
During the past week the town Of
Faulkton has been improved by tbs
laying Of a number of new cement
walks and crosswalks. Several con
tracts have been let for cement walks
in the business portion of the city
The erection of fine Catholic church
will commence at once
Meyer Winter of Westover was
bound over to the circuit court 10
bonds of 5000, on the charge of brand
ing an animal which is alleged to have
belonged TO County Treasurer Walker.
The evidence before the justice was
divided, and he announced that the
case ought to be determined by the
circuit court.
Filing Opsal, formerly engaged In
the Canadian land business, has been
appointed sheriff OF Lincoln county
by the board of county commissioners
to succeed Robert Buchanan, resigned.
Mr.. Opsal was sheriff of the county
four years prior to the election of Mr..
buchanan and It is thought that ne
will give entire satisfaction.
Rev. w. II. Thrall of Huron dedi'
Gated a Congregational church in
Clear Lake, preaching the dedicatory
sermon to a very large crowd, The
church cost more than $4,000 and was
dedicated free from debt. Rev. N
Z. Hammond is the pastor. In the
evening a platform meeting was held
in which the different pastors Of the
city participated, the occasion being
one Of the greatest in the history Of
Clear Lake.
l.. 8. Gillette Of Minneapolis, who
came to Fort Pierre to collect for the
steel furnished by the Gillette-Herzog
Bridge company of that city for a
bridge across Bad river, was not sat
isfied with the action of the Stanley
county commissioners in the matter
and started to obstTuct the bridge by
tearing up part of the floor He was
stopped by being arrested on a charge
of committing a public nuisance, but
was allowed to leave for home by put
ting up bonds for an appearance.
Much. feeling has developed at Rec
Heights against a citizen of that town
on accounts of reports that he has
been mistreating his ten-year-old step,
son. 1t is said that he beat the child
so numerically that the neighbors
had to interfere. They took the CHA
and found his arms and legs black ana
blue and swollen from the effects OF
the brutal treatment. The other morn
ing an effigy was found hanging from
a tree stretched across one OF tns
principal streets. Popular feeling u
running very high, and there is pos
sibility of more developments.