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Thieves entered the creamery al
Hartford, near Sioux Falls, and carried
away 100 pounds Of butter.
So:
The formal opening of the new ire
+! mems building in Webster will take
place on Thanksgiving evening, Nov
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While on his way to visit his daugh-
ter, William MCGEE, father of Circuit
Judge Levi MCGEE, and pioneer res
ident Of Rapid City, dropped dead
from heart failure.
Without giving specific figures,
State Mine Inspector Treweelz, in his
annual report, places the gold produc-
ton in South Dakota at $1,000,0O0 less
than for last year.
Gov. Crawford has appointed as del
egates to the National Drainage con-
gress, which meets in Baltimore on
Nov Is, James Fargo and John P.
Wastlund of Vermillion and Nicholas
Nelson Of Viborg.
Mrs. George Coleman, a colored wo-
man Of Sioux Falls, according to adj
vices from Norfolk, Neb, has fallen
heir to between $500 and $4,000,
which was left her by friend who re-
Gently died in Holland.
One township In Hand county has
put telephones in the school houses.
The question Of putting them in the
schools generally Is receiving atten-
ton. In one or two instances teachers
have put. them In the schools at their
own expense.
The Buffalo County Telephone com
pany, with the intention Of construct
ing general system in that and ad-
joining counties, is the. latest to in
corporate, capitalized at $4,000. The
incorporators are all Gam Valley men,
being J. v. Drips, Arthur G. Hill and
George w. Frazer.
John and Joseph Graves, noted col
ored sprinters, are dead at Rapid City
as the result of knife and club wounds
inflicted in fight with Ed Wallace
also colored, several days ago. Wal
lace claims self-defense. It is alleged
that Wallace was beating a woman
and that the Graves brothers inter
ferec.
Nels Magee, one Of the pioneers Of
Gregory county, is in Burke, exhibit
ing a nugget of pure native gold
ffty-one grains which he
found on a gravel knoll in
Trip county. He declares that there
is much more Of equal purity in the
same locality, as this is undoubtedly
a glacial deposit.
Alleging that he passed two worth
less checks for $50 at the Security
Savings bank of Rapid City, the bank
officials caused the arrest in Dead
wood Of Harry e. James, bartender.
1t is charged that James rendered
checks on the Belvidere State Bank
Of Belvidere, signed by himself, but
that he had never had an account
there.
A fall while doing some gymnastic
work in the school room at Hill City
probably will result in Gertrude Miner,
ten-year-old girl, becoming cripple
for life. The little girl was swinging
on trapeze when her hold broke and
she fell, landing on her arm. Within
fwenty-four hours both arms were en-
tirely paralyzed, and local physicians
believe the injury will be permanent.
Nattily attired in black suit, yet
extremely nervous, Ed Wallace, slay-
or OF Frank Graves during negro
quarrel on Oct. 80, was given his pre-
liminary hearing before Justice Scrib-
or at Rapid City and bound over with
out bail on a charge Of murder in the
FIRST degree. Wallace has retained
three lawyers to try to save his life
md declares he is confident that he
will not swing.
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The Wagner, Lake Shore & Armour
Fraction company the concern that
recently secured a franchise to erect
an electric light and power plant IN
Aberdeen, Intends to organize new
company to carry on the operations
here. It will be known as the Aber-
deem Light and Power company and
will have a capital Of 5000 900. Repre-
sentatives expect to begin building
operations before the close Of the
present year. y
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s The supreme court granted new
trial on writ Of error in the case OF
State VS.. Howard "A. Jones, from
Beadle county. Jones was convicted
ln the Beadle county circuit court on a
charge Of embezzlement OF funds 81
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