The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-04-22
New Advertise

Three inches more water on an al
ready wet soil is the result OF last
nights rain.
DR. Arnold was called to Hecla on
professional business Saturday, re-
turning Monday.
ID. G. Mclaughlin has put up a car
penter shGp 2SX4o, 16 foot posts on
Second venue just east of M. j. Ow-
en'sshop.
Anew democrat arrived on cleo
tion day at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph e. Kelly, the kind that can
only vote the school ticket. The
Democrat tenders congratulations.
AT the basket Social at the Thor
son schoc! house held some time ago
1.-the Sunnyside Union Sunday School
raised $22 06 to buy an organ. The
organ has just been delivered at the
school house.
ON Wednesday Father O'Hora a
ceiyed word from DeSmet that his
mother had died III tie suddenly. He
and his brother, James O'Hora left on
the next train. Father Dahlmans will
go to DeSmet to assist at the funeral
services.
On Sunday p. T. Burns was notified
by telegram that his mother had died
at Corliss, Wisconsin, where she re-
sided. Shs was seventy years old and
had suffered a stroke of paralysis two
years previous. Mr.. Burns left on
the Sunday evening train to attend
the funeral.
The rains, SHOWS and freezing wea-
ther of the last week bid fairto make
seeding the latest ever known in the
country. Some seeding that was
done quite early may have to be done
over again in spots where there has
been standing water, the seed, it is
feared, having rotted.
Jos. Meyer Of the Meyer Land Com
pany came up from Des Moines on
Friday evening. He now devides
his time between the above named
city and his Chicago office. He will
remain several days in the city. He
thinks there will be some land bust
ness this year in South Dakoto.
The rain has caused a suspen-
sion Of work puttingin the courthouse
tower clock, so for a week or more
yet re viii AYE TO depend on private.
timepieces for the time. The wei,
rig on the COURTEOUS square goes on
pounding night and day regardless of
weather. The depth reached is crowd
ing 800 feet.
The third quarterly meeting of the
state board of pharmacy was held in
Aberdeen on Wednesday. There was
a class of 28, two Of whom were Brown
county boys: w. G. Osthoff of Column
bia and =. C. Heston of Aberdeen,
Junior member of the firm of D. E.
Crowley & Co., proprietors Of the
Crescent pharmacy.
Andoyer GaZette.--Fred S. Pew
contracted with S. S. Gilbourne. of
Aberdeen, for three artesian wells;
two Of them on his farms north of
town and n on the Day County
Land Co. s addition to Andover. Mr..
Gilbourne also contracted with Hen
ry Sturm and E. f. Baxter to drill
wells on their farms.
The New Aberdeen has just passed
into the control of John Meyer OF the
Meyer Land Company. TIE new host
always genial and energetic, with the
assistance Of Mrs. Meyer, his wife,
will doubtless soon win popularity
q satisfactory patronage from the
travelling public and the local trade.
The house is in fine condition and
will be kept SO.
The National Union Of Railway
Trackmen has appointed John Nc
Neary OF Ordway as delegate to their
convention at Fort Scott. Kansas,
to meet on the 18th of this month for
the purpose OF promoting the inter-
ests OF railway trackmen. The boys
have made a coed choice as Mr.. Nc
Neary has a long experience in rail-
road building with the C. 81 N. w. r.
R., and will make good representa-
tive.
A large number OF fine trees are
being planted this year in Aberdeen.
Around the block up~on.whichth the new
residences Of G. j. Heel and Albert
Youny are located, 215 fine trees are
planted. Inthe row inside Of the
walk only Elms r planted, liz the
row outside elm and poplar alternate.