Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-08

have been spending the winter on
the coast, are expected home abont
the first OF April. They are now at
Everett, Wash, where they have
relatives.
| Jacob Kusler, manager o. . le
branch store of the Eureka Bazaar
at Devils Lake, N. D., accompanied
Julius Schamber to Chicago, Satur-
day, where they will purchase goods
for the two stores.
We have been enjoying very
pleasant weather for the past four
weeks and farmers are beginning
to talk of spring work. Many Of
them are buying new machinery so
as to be ready when it comes.
The passenger train which should
have arrived here yesterday morn
ing did not get in Until ABOUT $50
last evening. II got stuck ina snow
bank east OF Roscoe and il took them
about nine hours to dig their way
out.
House bill No. 275, to select state
or school lands for experimental
farm purposes passed the senate and
went to the governor for his sigma
ture. This bill calls for one section
OF state or school lands unapprop-
rated in Mcpherson county.
BY the generous actions Of our
solons at Pierre this winter, in
shutting off the real estate men from
being able to procure cheap rates or
free passes for themselves in order
to get in settlers from the outside
states, the price of our landsis liable
to change.
The Eureka State Bank opened
it's doors to the public Wednesday
and the Farmers & Merchants bank
expect to commence doing business
next week. With three banks doing
business In Eureka all OF the money
In this section ought to be taken
care OF and protected.
To show whether advertising pays
through the columns OF the German
Post, a letter was received from
South Russi asking for the address
OF DR.. Shoop, who advertises quite
extensively through the columns OF
the Post. The letter was forwarded
to DR.. Shoop where we suppose it
will be attended to.
Peter Wittmayer was in from the
farm Tuesday aud informed US that
he was operating a churn, cream
separator, feed mill and grind stone
and in fact the whole family is now
run by gasoline engine, and that
some of his neighbors contemplate
putting in an engine for the purpose
of grinding feed and separating
cream.
Some one broke intoPhilipp Elem
mer's place OF business Tuesday
night and went away with $40. 90 to
the good. The safe door was not
locked so the party, who ever they
we're, did not have much trouble to
secure what cash there was in the
safe and cash register. This Is the
first robbery Eureka has had for a
long time and this work was not
done by a professional. ..
| The train Wednesday got stalled
between Roscoe and Eureka and did
not arrive until after six O'Clock,
and after supper returned to Aber-
deem. The wind and the nurrles Of
snow piled up in the cuts and caus-
ed the delay. The heavy freight
which tried to make Roscoe Wednes-
day, only got a mile out Of town and
had to send to Eureka after shovel
ers to help them out. They returned
to Eureka, took water and after the
passenger arrived, started for Aber-
deem.
w. p. Brown of Minneapolis,
Mimi, representing the Remington
Fire. Arms Co., was among the ar.
rivals Tuesday. His many friends
in Eureka gave him generous well
come, and his old hunting dog that
he gave Mr.. Reagan several years
ago knew his master and was glad
to see him. Mr.. Browns mission
to Eureka was to sell our merchants
some first class shells for fall deliv-