Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-02-23
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Mound City Progress.
Last Saturday the railryad surveyors
received orders to discontinue the pre-
liminary survey and proceed TO locate
the line, which they are now doing
This looks as though the company which
they represent means business and also
indicates that Mound City may, at least
for time, be the terminus Of the road.
Pollock Progress,
Mrs. J. w. Yocum and two little
daughters returned last week from a
lengthy visit with her sister in Mime
sofa. Jim" is now looking somewhat
happier.
Owing to the heavy snow this winter
and tie consequent inability of stock TO
''rustle" their feed on the prairles, much
more hay is being consumed than many
stockmen figure on. The price of hay
has been going up lately and the indica.
tions are that it will be still higher.
Herred Picayune.
Mrs. DR.. Poehler left for Minneapolis
on yesterday mornings train, where she
will visit her mother and recruit her
health, which has not been good of late.
Lots at Mound City are on the boom.
TheO. WOsuuCk has bought all the lots
formerly owned by J. E. Horton. Simon
Liedle has sold eight lots to David Helm;
John Larson his two acre tract to Ed
GOsing. Prices are advancing rapidly
an all the vacant lots and our much de-
rded cellar holes will come in use again.
The railroad surveyors, it is under
stood, received orders to locate the lire
surveyed and are now engaged in that
work. From present indications this
would be the end Of the road for time
According to report the Mound City
postoftice question has been decided in
favor Of E. E. Eroman, who will un-
dOubtedly be appointed to succeed Miss
Martha KIundt, who does not desire the
position of postmaster any longer. The
other applicants were Mrs. ClapD and
Judge Kruger.
The railroad surveyors at Mound City
have concluded to 60 no further than
that point, and are said to be setting the
grade stakes between Mound City and
Eureka.
Aberdeen News.
Announcement is made by a promj.
nent business man Of this city that a
large wholesale grocery firm of St. Paul
is negotiating for the purchase of 100
feet Of trackage on the Milwaukee be-
tween Main and Kline streets and is in
tending to erect large storage house
He says he is not at liberty at the pres
ent time to give more details but he
thinks that the company is serious in it's
intentions. He feels confident that here
will be important developments.
r, w. BOettcher has opened his office
in the new HatZ building, where he will
conduct general rea! estate aud loan
business, in connection with the man
agement from this point of the many
financial matters in which he is interest
ed Mr.. BoeCtcher is president Of the
German Bank Of Eureka, and large
slockholder in the Herreid Milling Co.,
Of Herreid; the Mitchell Lumber Co.,
the Hague State Bank Of Hague, n. d.;
the Artas State Bank Of Artas, and many
other institutions in the counties west
Mr. Boettcher is valuable addition to
the financial circles Of Aberdeen.
Mss EmelIa Schamber of Eureka de-
parted for her home this morning after
spending Sunday and Monday in this
Citv visiting relatives and attending to
business matters. While here she filed
on claim near her home town.
A number Of German residents of
WaIwOrth county nave entered protest
against being compelled to send their
children to day school, when. as they
alIege, they have complied with the
compulsory school law by sending their
children to denOminational school
where German is taught The authorl-
ttss have held that the compulsory
school law compeIs 'attehda6Ce at a
school where English is taught.