The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-17
FAIRS AND FAIRS
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
BIG CROPS AND PROSPERITY OF
THE PEOPLE SHOWN.
Carnivals and Palaces and County
Shows Among the Leaders-All the
Biggest Counties Present Some spe-,
cial Attraction Palace at
Mitchell to Open Next Week. u :. =.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
MITCHELL S. D., Sept. 1.-THE prosperity Of
South Dakota Is shown in no better way, per-
haps than by the manner in which the various
towns in the state are arranging to entertain
their neghbors this fall. Carntvals, harvest
festivals, street fairs and county fairs abound
in great array and indeed it is small COM
munity that has not arranged to do some" cele-
brating. * - ....,
Yankton leads of this week with the street
carnival, which will close the s22d, and the
Parker Amusement company will fill the bill the
entire week. Vernillion has arranged for Il
county fair to be held Sept. 18, 10, 20 and p.
and this institution has been running long enough
to be counted one Of the successes of the fall
season. Salem and Alexandria, have both ar
ranged for county fairs to be held on the same
dates, Sept. 20 and p. Agricultural products,
stock shows, horse races baseball games. etc.,
will go to make up the program. -...~. =
at Platte, beginning Sept 20 and closing Sept.
g. Armour, in Douglas county, will also have
fair this fall, the dates for which have not
IS yet been announced, altho the committees
at work getting in readiness for 1t. Mitch
ell will have her corn palace as usual from Sept.
"a to 20, and with the Kilties the Canadian
Scotch band, will be the feature of the week,
altho dozen other attractions have been Sc
cured to vary the program. The building Is
being redecorated in the finest possible designs.
which will be superior to those of last year. The
Milwaukee and the Omaha roads VIII be very
liberal in the running of special trains
Aberdeen and Sioux Falls will have their
week of amusement beginning Oct. 2. Aber-
deem will have county fair with street at
fractions, and Sioux Fails is to entertain the
people with Liberati's band and other arruse-
ments. . r.. s.:
I - The Old Well Plugged.
Woonsocket's famous artesian we'll has reached
the limit Of its usefulness, and last week it
was plugged for good. Several months ago the
casing gave evidence Of having sprung big
leak at a depth too low to reach, and at various
| times efforts were made to try and stop the
| flow thru the broken pipe, but failure resulted
| in each instance. a. $50 a.
From the well woonsocket's beautiful lake
was made, which served as summer resort,
many people going there and camping on the
shores. The well had, in its earlier days, the
strongest pressure of any in the state, and it
was used example Of the best artesfan
wells Of South Dakota.
Want to Change County Seat.
| 1t is possible that county seat fight win
| break out in Sanborn county this fall, the in.
itial step being taken by the citizens Of Forest
! burg. commercial club has been organized In
| that town, the object of which Is to promote
| the interests of Forestburg. Behind the move
| ment is Dick Richards Of Huron, who owns
large amount Of property in the vicinity OF
Forestburg, including a handsome $4,000 resi-
dence on his ranch. petition will be circulated
at once to present to the county commissioner
to secure their permission to vote on the re.
moval from Woonsocket. Forestburg is in thu
geographical center of the county and is the
line Of the Milwaukee road. Woonsocket Is or
the far western edge of the county.
: 10 Divide the County.
i movement, behind which is the new tow
4 of Murdo is on foot in Lyman county for
4 division of that large county There are ove
fifty townships in the county, and Ocama, tn,
i county seat lies at the extreme eastern ent
1 of the county. But very few of the township
are organized, and the long distance from thu
western side to the eastern, fully ninety miles
is one Of the reasons advanced for division
on north and south line 1t Is not likely tina
anything will be accomplished this year, bu
the movement has been started for the future.