The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-07-28
SOUTH CAkOTA NEWS.

Mrs. G. n. Getman, who vas alone in
the house of her son-in-law,. j. J. Brandt,
during the absence of the family at Big
Stone lake. was awakened by Il burglar.
Mrs. Gctman's screams aroused the neigh
bors, but before they reached the scene
the the burglar had disappeared. He had
During Il severe electrical storm on Sun.
day night two horses owned by +. II.
ilau, of Brown county, were killed by
lightning. The storm was one of the most
severe of the season. The wind blew a
gale and 1.G5 inches of rain fell. Oats,
hpelt and some wheat were blown down.,
but 1t is believed the grain will revive and
suffer but little permanent harm from the
wind.
Clerk Of Courts kellogg, of Moody coun-
", Is the first to make a report to the
census and vital statistics office under the
aew vital statistic law. No reports were
expected by the department until after
he first of August. For the first fifteen
DAYS of July Clerk kellogg reports eight
births. no deaths, two marriages, two
naturalization and one divorce. OF the
eight children reported. but two had been
named. All of the births but one had been
reported by the regular physicians.
The responses to the appeals or assista
ance for the flood sufferers at Fort Pierre
were so promptly met that the committee
selected for that work now authorizes the
statement that no further subscriptions
are needed to meet all the requirements
u the occasion. They wish to tender
sheir thanks to those who so promptly
responded to their needs. The relief funds
have been. and those on hand will be used,
to meet all necessary assistance for not
the whole Of the flooded district.
The mosquito plague is giving farmers
trouble all over the state, says reports
from Pierre. In Hand county these pests
are reported to have driven farmers out
of their corn fields, and yesterday a herd
Of stampeded cattle and horses plunged
down into the valley of Medicine creek
near Canning. breaking fences in their
rush. all attempting to escape from the
attacks of mosquitoes. The stock had
come from such a distance that the resi-
dents of that locality could not tell the
owners.
Mayor Aldrich, of Aberdeen, has re-
ceived a letter from some point in I'LL
nois. the postmark being blurred so the
town could not be identified. containing
", which the sender asked the mavor- to
place in the proper fund as compensation
for city water used from the hydrant of
a neighbor during the writer's residence
In Aberdeen. with the neighbours permis-
sion, but contrary to the city ordinances
and contrary to the law of God" The
letter was signed: Yours for righteous
appeared to be in the handwriting of a
woman.
Ira o. Curtiss. who has a field of winter
wheat on his farm near Aberdeen, has
considerable quantities. III rust is on
the stalks and not on the heads of the
grain. AS the wheat is almost ready to
harvest 1t is not believed the rust will
Mr.. Curtiss has the only field of winter
wheat in Brown county. Isaac Lincoln,
who had a small field of this wheat,
plowed 1t under early in the spring. The
the winter wheat happening to be in just
the condition to be affected by the rust
at the time the weather conditions We're
right for the propagation of the rust.