The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-06-17

nome after August lSt In Aberdeen.-
Aberdeen News.
A y. Mitchell, OF Lansing, one OF
the best sheepmen and all-round far
mefs in this big county was in the
city to attend the wool growers con-
vention. He has 100 acres of corn in
this year and reports his second sow
ingbf Alfalfa, made last year, as look
ing very fine and fully as thick as
could be desired.
1t has been many years since crops
in general have looked 80 we'll IN
Brown. Grass has made u remarkable
growth, the cool wet weather being
most favorable. The same Is true III
the wheat. Corn is good stand but
needs warmer weather. 1t has been u
good spring for planting trees and
getting tame grasses started.
Superintendent Eddy is mailing cir
culdrs this week to teachers OF the
county notifying them that il uhey
would comply with the law governing
certificates they must attend the
summer school at least three weeks.
Yhe attendance OF teachers now
numbers 78 and the number OF
teachers in the county is about 1853.
The boys OF Aberdeen seem to have
lost i%nterestin military training, as
Company L, in ordoI to take the full
compliment OF men, include a squad
of seventeen from Groton who are
now drilling for the WATERFOWL en-
campment. Sergeant Fred Meyer, a
member OF the Aberdeen company,
now living at Groton, is in command
OF the squad,
The Prairie View union Sunday
school OF Lincoln township was organ
lied at the Chapman school house
last Sunday by the Rev. John Nelson
union Sunday school missionary. W.
E. Maynard was elected superlntend-
entI and Lewis Gray assistant; Miss
Lizzie Evans, secretary and treasurer.
The school will meet at two O'Clock
every Sunday. Rev. w. Smith will
preach for the school next Sunday.
DR.. Rock is this week down at
Atlantic City as the representative
OF the South Dakota Medical Assoc.
iattpn. He stopped at Meadville on
his return to witness the marriage OF
DR.. Clemens of this city to Miss Cath
arine Weller, a niece OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Heath OF Columbia, who was
for . few years a resident OF this city
returning but a short time ago. to
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad VanWald, OF
Hansen township. wese in the city
Tuesday with a party o~frelatiyes who
reside in Wisconsin and are visit
Ping q couple Of weeks here. They
saw the new courthouse and other
things Of interest in the city and
visited friends ia Aberdeen. Among
the party we're Mr.. and Mrs. WIN.
ISchroder OF Baraboo and Mrs. Thanen
and daughters OF Alma, Buffalo
county, Wisconsin.
A Citizen-"I see blythe Democrat
there is not q criminal In our city
jail since Major Barretts announce
ment card, has been read and acted
upon, by tour present mayor. Law
breakers no longer consider Aberdeen
q .'mecca'' for their protection ana
license to burn property and violate
law.l Let our mayor .'stand pat'' and
Aberdeen will be considered a safe
placesto invest in and live I'M
The South Dakota, sheep breeders
and wool growers were in session ia
the city Wednesday and Thursday.
The attendance at,the convention was
not large, butit!ssa said the proceedings
were interesting and profitable to
the iockmasters. Brown county men
who read papers were +. M. Joslin, OF
Frederick, who treated the subject,
Landing on the Range, and J.C.Hall,
OF Ordway, whose subject was How to
Grow Rams.
]. d. Bedding, an old timer who
settled near Groton In 1882, died last
week and the remains were taken to
Bedding Michigan, the old home OF
the family He was about So years
old and was born in Iona county, Mich
igan. He was a brother Of T. c. Beld-
ing, and leaves q wife and one child,
Mrs. Bert Lender Of Havre, Montana.
The funeral services at Groton were
conducted by Mrs. Cranmer, of Aber-
deem, and Mrs. Barker OF Ipswich.
SUMMONS.
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