The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-09-27

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Mr.. and Mrs. David Carlson are
over the birth OF daugh-
ter.
The weather has squared around
so that ii is again possible to work
in the hay fields.
Buffalo county Is short On preach
ers and teacheas but long on aspir-
ants for county office.
L B Laughlin of Chamberlain. ac
conpanied 10y his son X. A. Laugh
lin OF Kansas City visited the
formers farm In the northeast part
of the county, last Saturday.
W. J. Hughes departed Monday
for Des Moines and Chicago to pur-
chase goods for the store. He will
pay a visit to his old home I'm New
York state before returning
f. l. Hall, w. 0. Crockett. 0. 7.
Dye and Guy Tripp. attended u sale
OF isolated tracts at the Chamber
lain land Office, Saturday
H. B. Farren, and Milton Derby
went to Chamberlain Saturday to
meet T. &. Griffith Of Sioux City.
who Ia paying a visit to his ranch
south west Of town.
Oscar Shubert who recently dis
posed of his interests In the w. b.
Marshall place. has traded the stock
of goods he received in ON a ranch
I'm Lyman county. +. A. Martin OF
Oacnula and John dill IN of ke nebec
w:nt through to Washington
Springs. Monday to invoice the
merchandise.
To those who havelived continu-
ously in the county, the improve
ment and general prosperity of the
county and it's people, Is not 80 ap-
parent as to the one who has had
several years lapse betw&ea ses6&s
over the county. To tbosONeAly
appreciate the general esOen0eDs q
conditions for the better, ons eeovld
view the country from here north
west passing IN sight W the farms OF
Messrs Krog, Ingerson, Addison
Brathanek, Tusa and on to Et.
buuer's. Garry In the minds eye a
picture of the neighborhood at this
time Of year In the early COS, and
compare 1t with the one presented
today, with fine homes and out:
buildings. myriads of stacks of gold.
ell grain. vast coin fields and couut-
less herds Of fat cattle. and any qCes
ton as to the county's future is eas
lily ans wered. II our farmers pros
pered through years OF little. they
acc umulate riches during the plenti
ful seasons that are now with us.
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