The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27
DAKOTA NEWS


Vetoed.
Governor Herreid has vetoed two OF
tie many bills left for his considera.
ton by the late legislature. One
OF these provides for licensing solicit
tors for charitable organizations,
which is disapproved on the ground
of numerous errors in the engrossed
bill, and that it savors of freak legis-
lation.
The other is a senate bill which at
tempts to define the effect of a rec
orded instrument other than a war
ranty deed, which is objected to as a
bill opening the way for fraud by
spectators through quit claim deeds.
The commission for C. S. Whiting
as judge of the new ninth circuit was
issued and will end the fight which
was in progress among some Of the
ambitious attorneys in hat district.
Killed.
Frank McGonigal, a miner in the
employ of the Mount Aetna Mining
company, was instantly killed by a
cave-in while at work in the tunnel
of the Lucky Boy mine at Keystone.
Richard MAXWELL and T. J.. Lester,
who were working with McGonigal,
were also caught in the cave-in, and
were severely injured, although they
will ecover.
The accident occurred Immediately
after the noon hour. When the men
left for luncheon they fired a round
of blasts. Some of the broken rock
was left hanging to the roof of the
tunnel, and it is supposed that the
first stroke of their picks. after re-
turning to work, brought it down
upon them.
Scared Chickens.
A flock of prairie chickens, hun
gerly pursued by a large eagle, few
into the town of Orient a day or two
ago with such swiftness and at such
random as to knock down a horse
hitched to a post.
One bird went through the heavy
plate glass front of Conway's store,
wrecking crocllery and glassware in
side and then falling dead from its
wounds. During the severe weather
of winter or when pursued by hawks
or eagles the chickens seem to fly to
the towns for protection.
A Big Convention.
President w. I. Graham of Dakota
university has arranged for one of
the greatest educational conventions
that has ever assembled in the state.
1t will be held, in Mitchell on May 12,
10, IA, and will be attended by minis
tiers and the laity of the Methodist
church, the object being to bring
the preachers and laymen into closer
relations for the upbuilding of the
Methodist institution in this city.
President Graham says the CONVEX
ton will be attended by about 400
people.
Nearly Killed.
Stephen Horn, a prominent Gregory
county stockman, met with an acct
dent which came lea costing him
his life. He was cutting down a large
tree, and as it was falling the wind
shifted, changing the course of the
tree SO that it struck him and pinned
him to the ground.
His little children, who CHANGED to
be with him, gave the alarm and in a
short time he was released more dead
than alive. He is seriously injured,
but will probably ecove
Foot Ball Saved.
The college men of the state will
be able to play football for the next
two years without molestation. In
vestigation reveals the fact that
through both houses passed an anti
football bill, in some way the mea-
r was neglected on the last day
and there was a failure of the two
houses to concur. This defeats the
measure which thus fails to become
a law in spite of the fact that it pass
ed both houses as reported.
Secured a Verdict.
The jury in the case of Regina
Erickson. against Andrew Stevenson,
B. F. Nichols and H. X. Lee at Elan
dreau brought in a evrdict for S 1900
for the plaintiff. This was an action
for damages for the death of the
plaintiffs husband, caused by selling
liquor to him while intoxicated. The
defendants are the bondsmen of the
saloonkeeper.
News Notes.
This staid old town of Mound City
lsande the new town Of Herreid have
again locked horns; this time over the
contemplate fremoval of the Method
list Episcopal church building from
this place to Herreid. Local Method
lists will oppose to the last ditch all
efforts to remove.