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Dakota
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While in swimming with number
of other boys in what is known as
Pickerel pond, near Sioux Falls, Sever
Berdehl, aged sixteen, was drowned.
The front of the new vaudeville
house at Watertown fell out, burying
w. D. Rowe, who was passing, in the
ruins. Several bones were broken and
he is in a critical condition.
Carl e. Luckow. fireman on freight
train, was struck on the head by a
flash bar at Lake Preston, rendering
him unconscious and inflicting wound
that is likely to result fatally.
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Coroner L. D. Miller of Sioux Falls
has received a telegram from Sheriff
Sheldon Of Lyman county, giving in
formation of the finding of the body
OF Thomas 3. Thompson, formerly Of
Sioux Falls, hanging in a barn on the
Thompson claim near Pesho.
Mrs. Ellen Daley of Elk Point last
winter slipped on the ice, broke hip
and was confined to her bed for sever
al months. During thunder shower
last week she rose in the darkness to
Close the windows, hit some obstacle.
fell and dislocated shoulder.
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The state brand commission at its
recent meeting passed upon 1877
brands, out of which three were re-
jected on account of conflicting brands
already filed. The work of the board
brings the total number of brands now
registered with the state department
up to 6,172.
After a run Of two miles down the
sidetrack in Fantail and Whitehall
gulches, near DeaGwood, six ore cars
belonging to the Burlington railroad
dashed through an open switch to the
main line and were wrecked. No one
was hurt, but the cars, which were
empty, were demolished.
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To his skill as swimmer, Scott
Robinson, in charge of the diversion
dam at the government irrigation
works north Of Belle Fourche, owes
his life. He was knocked into the dam
after a Golfer dam had burst, and with
the greatest difficulty reached land
without being struck by some Of the
loose timbers in the seetiing water
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In order to complete the buildings
at the state normal school at Spear
fish, contracts have just been let to
d. A. Elliott and Frank McEveny for
two different portions The former
will finish the third Goor Of the dor
mitory, thus accommodating number
OF additional pupils, while the latter
has contract for the sunfinished parts
of Science hall. nj,
In a fit Of temporary insanity, e. a. i
Poore, stenographer for the st. Paul
Foundry Company of st. Paul, commit
ted suicide by throwing himself ii
front of a Northwestern train at Co
.lumbia. His body was cut to pieces,
the remains being picked up Ii a.
basket. Poore had been visiting with
his wife and children at the home Of
his wifes parents at Colombia.
very destructive wind and rain
storm did considerable damage in the
vicinity of Woonsocket. A house be.
longing to Mr.. Atkinson was blown
over. Three people who were in the
house at the time were killed BY n.y.
Ing boards and crushed beneath the
building. Several other houses in the
city were partly destroyed The tele-
phone lines to the north are all down.
The Armour Driving Park associa-
ton has about closed Geal with II.
81. Smith Cyclone Smith) s, for thirty
i've acres of land which includes the
race track. Mr.. Smith is removing to
Oklahoma and is disposing Of his in
terests at Armour. The purchase gives
the driving park association control
OF the fair grounds, buildings, etc, and
lnsures the permanency of the county
fair.
Apparently gambling is a thing 81
the past u
the past few weeks quiet attempts
have been made to resume in several
sectlons, but each effort has IN been +
promptly nipped. Sheriff Billy Moses
OF Belle Fourche raided room over q ~ ~
Chlnese restaurant recently. The sher-
~ II. seized a poker table, roulette
wheel and some chips and later the
town enjoyed bonfire Behind the
court house.
Attorney Thomas g. Harvey Of Lead.
who was the first practicing lawyer in
the Black Hills, has been honored with
request to deliver the principal ad.
dress Tres at his old home in Amboy. Ill
on Aug. IA. at the celebration Of the
GOTH anniversary of the towns exist.
ence. Mr.. Harvey was raiseu in Am.
ooy and left there in 1852 for the
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