The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1908-08-20
The Great Empire of Stanley

'"e uTedl empire OF Stanley
| Long & Starbuck have dissolved
partnership in their land and livery
business, and hereafter Diamond
Long will take care of the land
business, and Mr.. Starbuck will
run the livery barn. We are glad
that their dissolution does not take
either of them from our midst. ~
they are alive to the interests of
our community, and ever ready to
lend a helping hand. -Wokama
Leader.
Everybody has returned from
Interior and report a good time.
The Indians are said to have cap-
tured all the prizes in the races
and contests. Cottonwood ball
team was defeated in the last game
by n score of IL to4. The cele-
bration was clean from start to
finish and does credit to the In
terror business men.-Cottonwood
Register.
The high esteem in which our
county superintendent, Mrs. NJ. L.
Weed, is held by the teachers at-
tending institute, was attested
Wednesday afternoon when she
Was presented with fine diamond
ring which was purchased by
them--Fort Pierre Independent.
E. J. Spencer started doinp
business in the new bank building
Monday morning. The building
is the best between Fort Pierre
and Rapid City and does much
credit to our town. It is nicely
finished on the inside with 4. green
offset on the mop-board, has two
large display windows on the
front and side giving it a neat ap-
pearance and = ~ foot cement side
walk leading around to the en-
trance OF the hall up stairs. The
old bank building.is being moved
to lots back Of the bank and will
be turned into dwelling house,
Cottonwood Register.
The Stanley County Teachers
Institute for 1908 closed Wednes-
day night after the most success
full gathering in the history of the
county. Over eighty teachers
were enrolled and tifty-one arc
taking the examinations which are
now in progress. Fort Pierre In
dependent.
John Norman, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. L. Norman who was
thrown from = horse some two
weeks ago jamming his wrist, is in
= serious condition and the doctor
says he may never be able 10 use
the arm. Grindstone Grit.
Graduation exercises for the
eighth grade throughout the coun-
ty were held At the Congregation
al church in Fort Pierre last Fri
day evening. Doane Robinson,
the well-known South Dakota
historian, was the speaker Of the
evening and entertained his audi
enoe with n address on Fort
Pierre history from its earliest
settlement in 1917. The graduat-
ing class was composed of Rose
Carson, Edmund Green, Regina
Murphy, Susie Oakes, Allison
Poste aud Hilda Zieeler Of tho
Fort Pierre school; Louis Bloom
Of Dist. Al; Julius Klemann Of
No. 2; Bessie Gapen and George
Granger of No. 80; Lottie Boyce
and James Benthine of No. 8:
Juanita Conklin of No. Is; Mar
garet Myers aud Granville Myers
of Hopewell; Grace Sullivan Of
No. /; Alma Anderson of No. S..
Roy Tolton, Fay Tolton and Her-
bert Thomas of No. l6; Clara
Thompson Of No. 90; Bessie Doro-
thy Of No. 10; Myrtle Robinson
and Mercy Ne6 of 10. 20.
The development ,of tho resi-
aence section Of our town has just
begun. There are 1t the pressot
time about half . dozen new
houspe in prospect. The shack.
will soon give way to the cottago
and add much to tho beauty Of thA